1659, The Third Part or Walk of the Forest, ; the via antiqua is probably the ſureſt, our building is Monarchical, conſtantly framed accordingly, nothing is perfect in this World, what hath leaſt imperfection is præferable, offended with that, like Sick-men we have toſt and turn’d, yet find no eaſe, what ſhall we do?
1684, Historical Notices of Scotish Affairs, Selected from the Manuscripts of John Lauder of Fountainhall, Bart., One of the Senators of the College of Justice, Againſt this ther ware many objections made by the creditors, viz., that quoad the 9000 lƀ. a year contained in his contract of marriage, they ware præferable, being præferable and prior creditors, and ſo he was ſucceſſor titulo lucrativo poſt contractum debitum; and as to the 6000 lƀ. per annum added, 1 before that letter they had a jus quæſitum by the ſignitor; 2 They had rights præferable.
1759, George Benson, The Reasonablenesse of the Christian Religion, as Delivered in the Scriptures, Chriſtianity præferable to Deiſm, as ſtated by a deiſt.
1775, William Scott, The New Testament Illustrated, on a Plan Never Attempted Before, This is in the indicative mood (and not the imperative) i. e. “ye do conteÅ¿t and Å¿trive whoÅ¿e particular gift is beÅ¿t and moÅ¿t præferable;â€...Alluding to the JewiÅ¿h church, that upon opening the gates of the temple, the Å¿eÅ¿Å¿ion of religion is præferable to an hypocritical one;
