Is it grammatically correct to use the word ilk as in, for example, this sentence:

> Ilk regardless, whether of noblemen or blackguards, no man has ever. . . .

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines *ilk* as kind or class of people, but the Google definition states *ilk* as an aforementioned group, that is, it has already been referred to. Is it ok to use the word *ilk* if the kind has not been mentioned yet?