1659, “Vincent Blenkarne”, in Sketches of Hull Celebrities: Or, Memoirs and Correspondence of Alderman Thomas Johnson, and for of his lineal descendants, from the year 1640 to 1848, Hull: Walker & Brown, published 1876, page 162:
Dame Wood [ffor yt wase ye younglie spouses name] becam ye Neece o Richarde Wood — ye Brydegume beyn Richards Nephey [yt hadde onelie beyn Trothplyghted Abowghte a Monthe] an a Propper, Gentil, an godelie lokyn younglie felloe he wase — an bothe hys spouse an hyssel becam verie Premious afteryns ye Weldin, ffor Georg Crowl gav a Craddle wi alle equyppes, Richard Wood [hir Eame] wone Thoosan Pondes, Jhon Trip a payre o Siller Chaundel Hodders, Willie Foxley a Siller Buttre-bote, Rob. Morton a Siller Servage, Vevers, a Crystal Ring, an Poppel a Tyara, an Mysel, a compleate Furnyshmente o Yek ffor ye cuppels Bedde Chaymer.
By advocating the planting of trees that are premious in honey-producing capabilities, we will help to stock the land in a few years with trees that will be remunerative to the bee-keeper, as well as serving the intent for which they were planted.
Noun (misspelling of premiums?): “additional payments, premiums”
1850 September 26, “A “Criticism” Concluded”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 14, number 106, Detroit, Mich., column 4:
At the end of the first quarter this Co. has nearly $10,000, in premious with which to pay any losses sustained during the next nine months, or tire polices amounting to one million, one hundred and twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighy-six dollars.
1912 August 12, Edward Brown & Sons, Investigation of insurance companies and Office of Commissioner of Insurance in the District of Columbia. Hearing[s] before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, numbers 14. January 13, 1913, Washington: Government Printing Office, page 1604:
At no time have we guaranteed or stated that you would receive $150,000 a year in premious for general agency from this office, and if we will reread our letter of January 25 you will note that it states “for a company * * * the premium income from this territory for the first year should be $150,000,” etc.
1917 November 7, “Great Record of Morris Bank”, in Nashville Banner, volume XLII, number 189, Nashville, Tenn., page 9, column 2:
To pay insurance premious, 1,367 loans were made, and to pay taxes, mortgages and interest 2,245.
1920, Latin-American year book for investors and merchants for 1920, New York: Criterion Publishing Syndicate, Inc., page 119:
The forest area of Brazil is estimated at 1,500,000 square miles or about 48% of the total area of the country. The Federal Government has so far left this valuable reserve unprotected by any form of forestry code but has recently begun to encourage reforestation. Under decree of March 6, 1918, various inducements were offered which included, provided certain specified conditions wore fulfilled, free distribution of seed, grants of Government land to be used for this purpose, and premious to be awarded for well-developed eighteen month old trees.
1927 July 22, “Compulsory Motor Insurance”, in The Times Recorder, volume XLIII, number 174, Zanesville, Oh., column 1:
The record of 275 fatalities compared with 267 means nothing. But the fact that under the compulsory insurance law more than [ ],000 motor registrations have been cancelled, and the licenses withdrawn, because of failure to pay premious means a whole lot.[…]In due course the law will also operate to weed out thousands of others, not for failure to pay premious, but for care[ ] driving.
1949 January 28, “Speaking The Public Mind”, in The El Paso Times, number 28, El Paso, Tex., page 5, column 3:
The individual could save his health-stamps and health-bonds to apply against medical bills, pay health insurance premious, funeral expenses, or just save them to enjoy the last few years of life in a comfortable rest home or equitable climate.
1951 April 24, “Long Okays Building Fund For Angola: Allocates $625,000 As 1st Answer to Committee Demands”, in The Shreveport Times, volume LXXVII, number 328, Shreveport, La., page 22, column 7:
$14,000 for McNeese State college, Lake Charles, to pay insurance premious and the employer’s share of teacher retirement funds.
