_"Came."_--In Pegge's _Anecdotes of the English Language_, p. 189., we
read:
"The real preterit of the Saxon verb _coman_, is _com_. _Came_ is
therefore a violent infringement, though it is impossible to detect the
innovator, or any of his accomplices."
When was the word _came_ introduced into our language? Early instances of
its use would be very welcome.