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The Emperour of the East choose

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[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East IV i: By my granams ghost ’Tis a holsome zaying.
at grannam, n.2
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East IV iii: For the gonorrhea, or if you will heare it In a plainer phrase, the pox.
at pox, n.1
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East IV i: Though I am a zwaine, I haue a heart yet, As ready to doe seruice for my leege, As any Princox Peacock of you all.
at princock, n.
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East I ii: Marry there I am calde The Squire of Dames, [...] And by the allowance of some sportful Ladies Honor’d with that title.
at sport, v.
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East I ii: Marry there I am calde The Squire of Dames, or seruant of the sex.
at squire, n.
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East I ii: Minion of the suburbs, And now and then admitted to Court, And honor’d with the stile of Squire of Dames.
at suburb, n.
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East IV i: Scorne a poore Countryman! we zweat at the Plough.
at sweat, v.2
[UK] Massinger Emperour of the East IV i: Zookers had I one of you zingle with this twigge, I would so veeze you.
at zooks!, excl.
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