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Laughing Mercury 12-20 Oct. 220: A Widow had two or three Daughters that lack’d clasping for their two-leav’d books, one of them having her Book lying open.at two-leaved book (n.) under book, n.
Laughing Mercury 12-20 Oct. 220: A Widow had two or three Daughters that lack’d clasping for their two-leav’d books, one of them having her Book lying open. Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 175: [She] let such a Bum-cracke that with the winde of her Morter-piece she blew down London-bridge.at crack, n.1
Laughing Mercury 22-29 Sept. 197: A West Counrey Varmer (having a daughter whose name was Charity) [...] zent his son Dick up to London, and bidden her zeek.at dick, n.1
Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 175: Erasmus of Rotterdam’s gib’d Catt, that kitten’d of an Irish hobby-horse in the yeer 1654, in the reign of Queen Dick.at in the days of Queen Dick (adv.) under Queen Dick, n.
Laughing Mercury 15-22 Sept. 185: How now my Dutch Mullipuffs, my fat Boares in doublets, What price Herrings in Holland now? Have ye not fish’d fair and caught a frogg?at dog in a doublet (n.) under dog, n.2
Laughing Mercury 9-18 Sept. 181: For which kindenesse the Fiery Dons will a little forbeare to Persecute us in their bloody Inquisition.at don, n.
Laughing Mercury 8-16 Sept. 184: She [...] being stung very happily in a place that nothing endangered her life; some are of the judgement that she is poysoned; others that the sweling may go down again in a little time [...] Such Monsters dreadless Women fight withal, / But being stung, they soon to pieces fall.at fall to pieces (v.) under fall, v.1
Laughing Mercury 15-22 Sept. 185: How now my Dutch Mullipuffs, my fat Boares in doublets, What price Herrings in Holland now? Have ye not fish’d fair and caught a frogg?at Frog, n.
Laughing Mercury 6-12 Oct. 115: If that will not bring Luck, Hans may ene draw his Sluices.at Hans, n.
Laughing Mercury 6-12 Oct. 209: The Hogan Mogan, Pagan States of Holland.at hogan-mogan, adj.
Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 173: Mrs Doll Bitchington made a learned speech [...] That never a Tumbler that was an approved matron to a Knocking School in London, but that was better to a Jyutice of the Peace [...] than the best milch cow [...] and yeilded him a far more profitable soop.at knocking-shop, n.
Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 175: [She] let such a Bum-cracke that with the winde of her Morter-piece she blew down London-bridge.at mortar-piece (n.) under mortar, n.
Laughing Mercury 29 Sept.-6 Oct. 201: A little muck, or earthly wealth.at muck, n.1
Laughing Mercury 29 Sept.-6 Oct. 201: I could name some, but mum for that.at mum, adj.
Laughing Mercury 6-12 Oct. 115: Hans may ene draw his Sluices, or nooze himself in his Willow Neck-neckenger.at neckinger, n.
Laughing Mercury 6-12 Oct. 115: Hans may ene draw his Sluices, or nooze himself in his Willow Neck-neckenger.at noose, v.
Laughing Mercury 22-29 Sept. 197: ’Zudsfutt, quoth Dick.at ods, n.
Laughing Mercury 22-29 Sept. 197: Guds bobs (quoth Dick).at odsbobs! (excl.) under ods, n.
Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 173: There is a Pye-Corner Cook this week to be roasted on a Butchers-prick in Smithfield-Round and after to be basted to death with Pig-sauce.at pie, n.
Laughing Mercury 15-22 Sept. 186: Ye most Illustrious Pilcher-cathers; ye ingratefull Schellums; yee larded Cowards.at pilcher-catcher (n.) under pilcher, n.
Laughing Mercury 6-12 Oct. 115: The High and Mighty Pilcher-Catchers are now levying every fift man from 16 to 60.at pilcher-catcher (n.) under pilcher, n.
Laughing Mercury 8-16 Sept. 184: She [...] being stung very happily in a place that nothing endangered her life; some are of the judgement that she is poysoned; others that the sweling may go down again in a little time.at poisoned, adj.
Laughing Mercury 8-16 Sept. 184: She [...] being stung very happily in a place that nothing endangered her life; some are of the judgement that she is poysoned; others that the sweling may go down again in a little time.at sting, v.
Laughing Mercury 20-27 Oct. 228: They [i.e. ‘Swans’] do not [...] keep themselves true to their Mates, but admit of treading by any Fowl [...] and worthy the observation of any Gentleman that takes delight in Lady-Birds.at tread, v.
Laughing Mercury 25 Aug. - 8 Sept. 173: A new Committee of Tumblers convened together to think of some speedy way to satisfie some Souldiers that had latelty disturbed them , and beat up their quarters.at tumbler, n.1
Laughing Mercury 20-27 Oct. 226: Gypsies [...] that study but the black Art to [...] cheat and cozen us out of our white Coyne.at white money (n.) under white, adj.
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