1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew V:Ye shall not thynke that I am come to disanull the lawe, or the prophets.
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.40:But it is in our power, if not to dissanull, at least to diminish the same, through patience ....
1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.6:it is possible ... out of mature judgment to avoid the effect, or disannul the cause, as they do that are troubled with toothache, pull them quite out.
