forsomuch as
English
Conjunction
- (obsolete) Synonym of forasmuch as.
- 1587 January, Giraldus Cambrensis [i.e., Gerald of Wales], translated by Iohn Hooker, “[The Irish Historie […]] The Besieging and Taking of the Citie of Dublin”, in Raphael Holinshed, The Second Volume of Chronicles: Conteining the Description, Conquest, Inhabitation, and Troublesome Estate of Ireland; […], 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] [Henry Denham] […] at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke, →OCLC, page 15, column 1, lines 35–39:
- But foꝛſomuch as now not caring foꝛ thy oth, noꝛ regarding the ſafetie of thy hoſtages, thou haſt ſo fondlie ⁊ lewdlie paſſed thy bounds: I am to require thée, that thou doo retire and withdꝛaw theſe excurſes of ſtrangers; […]
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “The History of Spurina”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 418:
- The curious and exact care he had of his body, is an authenticall witneſſe of it, forſomuch as hee vſed the moſt laſcivious meanes that then were in vſe, […]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 19:9, signature [H4], recto, column 2:
- This day is ſaluation come to this houſe, foꝛſomuch as he alſo is the ſonne of Abꝛaham.