1620 T. May Heir V i: I am in a sweet case, what should I do now? Her father thinks I have lain with her; if I deny it, he’ll have a bout with me: if I say I have, this young rogue will cut my throat.at case, n.1
1620 T. May Heir I i: I was wont to serve my mother’s maids so, when I came in half foxed.at foxed, adj.
1620 T. May Heir II i: See how th’ old ape smugs up his mouldy chaps / To seize the bit?at mouldy, adj.
1620 T. May Heir I i: shal.: But will it stand with my worship to be married in private? frank.: Yes, yes; the greatest do it, when they have been nibbling beforehand.at nibble, v.
1620 T. May Heir II i: A man that never lov’d / For anything call’d good, but dross and pelf.at pelf, n.
1620 T. May Heir II i: See how th’ old ape smugs up his mouldy chaps / To seize the bit?at smug up, v.1
1620 T. May Heir V i: I am in a sweet case, what should I do now? Her father thinks I have lain with her; if I deny it, he’ll have a bout with me: if I say I have, this young rogue will cut my throat.at sweet, adj.1
1620 T. May Heir V i: The happy knot you tie, Concludes in love two houses’ enmity.at tie the knot (v.) under tie, v.