Let drive

Four rogues in buckram let drive at me—

[…] if ever love had any cause to revenge the wrongs which are done unto him, it is against them they ought to let drive all the arrows of his justice, and make them exemplary unto all such as abuse the name of Lovers.

While he was drinking, one of our men snatcht up his Gun, and let drive at him, and kill’d his Horse

1720, William Rufus Chetwood, The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer, London: for the author et al., Book III, p. 155, They turn’d immediately upon me, and let drive at me several Blows, which had the good Fortune not to hit me […]

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

1625, Nicholas Downton, “Extracts of the Journall of Captaine NICHOLAS DOWNTON” in Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, London: Henry Fetherstone, Book 4, Chapter 11, Section 3, p. , The Nabob sent Lacandas to informe me, that these supplyes were not for warre, but fild full of combustible matter to fire, and so to be let driue with the tyde vpon our ships in the night […]

Finding that they left us we consulted which way to steer, and resolved to let drive before the Wind.

[…] he ordered our Boats to be heaved overboard and let drive with the Wind.

Before Lefty Bill could drop his hammer, the spiggoty had turned around, drawed and let drive.