forelay

verb3

1. •
   To lay down beforehand

   • these grounds being forelaid and understood — 1639
2. •
   To plan; contrive in advance

   • You folks had better forelay to come aboard by then. — 1917
3. •
   To waylay.

   • either some secret detractor hath forelaid thee by a whispering misintimation — 1624