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The Royal King and the Loyal Subject choose

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[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject I i: Stood I but in the midst of my followers, I might say I had nothing about me but a tagge and a ragge.
at rag, tag and bobtail, n.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject III iii: Come, shall we dally together? Sit upon my knee, my sweet boy; what money hast thou in thy purse? Wilt thou bestow this upon me, my sweet chick.
at chick, n.1
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject Act III: Speake, shall you and I condogge together? I’le pay you to a haire.
at condog, v.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject I i: Cock, thy father was a fresh-water soldier, thou art not.
at freshwater soldier (n.) under Freshwater, adj.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject III iii: bawd: I’ll lead the way, and you shall come behind. clown: No, no; I will not salute you after the Italian fashion: I’ll enter before.
at Italian, adj.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject I i: Say you so, man?
at man, n.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject III iii: Here they say dwells my Lady Bawdy-face; here will we knock.
at Miss, n.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject III iii: Away you rogues! [...] Do I keep house to entertain tatterdemalions, with a pox?
at pox, n.1
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject II ii: What tatter’s that that walks there?
at tatter, n.
[UK] T. Heywood Royal King and Loyal Subject II ii: 1 gent.: Mine host, what’s here? host: A tatterdemalian, that stays to sit at the Ordinary to-day.
at tatterdemallion, n.
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