"Annoy" used as a Noun

Your correspondent CH. will find three good instances of the use of the word *annoy* as a noun (in addition to the lines cited by him from Wordsworth) by Queen Elizabeth, George Gascoigne, and Mr. Keble: "The doubt of future woes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such snares as threaten mine *annoy*." See Ellis' *Specimens of Early English Poets*, ii. p. 136. "And as they more esteeme that merth Than dread the night's *annoy*, So must we deeme our dayes on erth But hell to heauenly joye." *Good morrowe*; see Farr's *Select Poetry, &c.*, p. 38. "High heaven, in mercy to your sad *…