Molly Verney

Molley Verney
Molley Verney
Born	1 January 1675
Died	1 February 1696 (aged 21); Kingdom of England
Occupation	Genteel Lady
Known for	Having the first recorded instance of using Japan as a verb in 1683
Spouse	Mr.Kelyng

Mary Verney (1675 – February 1696) known also as Molly, & Mall Klenyg was a British noblewoman best known for having the first instance of recorded use of the word Japan as a verb in English in 1683.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Period of Queen Anne, John Percy Blake, Alfred Edward Reveirs-Hopkins, 1911, p.99, F.A.Stokes
^ Tides in English taste (1619-1800); a background for the study of literature, Allen Beverly Sprague, 1958, pp.189-203
^ Purcell: A Biography, Jonathan Keates, 1995, p.175

[1] Period of Queen Anne, John Percy Blake, Alfred Edward Reveirs-Hopkins, 1911, p.99, F.A.Stokes

[2] Tides in English taste (1619-1800); a background for the study of literature, Allen Beverly Sprague, 1958, pp.189-203

[3] Purcell: A Biography, Jonathan Keates, 1995, p.175

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Molley Verney
Born	(1675-01-01)1 January 1675
Died	1 February 1696(1696-02-01) (aged 21) Kingdom of England
Occupation	Genteel Lady
Known for	Having the first recorded instance of using Japan as a verb in 1683
Spouse	Mr.Kelyng

Molly Verney

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