O, did you find it now? You said you bought it ere while

B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, v. 1. The knife that was levell'd erewhile at his throat, Is employ'd now in ripping the lace from his coat. Barham , In golds by Legends, II. 16. erewhile (ar'hwil'), a. [ erewhile , adv .] Former; recent. Disraeli... has been in a great degree all things to all men, complimenting now the Home Rulers on their good taste and moderation, now some erewhile antagonist on the conscientious energy of his career.