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Towneley Mysteries and Miracle Plays choose

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[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Play of the Dice’ line 166: I haue brysten both my balok-stones.
at ballocks, n.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Prima Pastorum’ (3) line 112: Go now, bell-weder!
at bell-wether, n.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Processus Noe Cum Fillis’ 9v: Bot thou were worthi be cled / In stafford blew For thou art alway adred.
at clad in Stafford blue, phr.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘First Shepherds’ Play’ line 79–86: Both bosters and bragers [...] Gose to and fro For to crak.
at crack, v.1
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Processus Noe Cum Filiis’ (2) line 378: In fayth, and for youre long tarying Ye shal lik on the whyp.
at drink on the whip (v.) under drink, v.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Annunciation’ line 300: Bot it is long of yowth-hede, All sich wanton playes [...] Bot Marie and I playd neuer so sam, Neuer togeder we vsid that gam.
at game, n.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘First Shepherds’ Play’ line 364: Behold how he kyppys! I shrew you so smart, And me on my hyppys, Bot if a gart Abate.
at on the hip under hip, n.3
[UK] ‘Noah’ Towneley Mysteries line 318: Haue at the, Gill! Apon the bone shal it byte.
at jill, n.1
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Prima Pastorum’ (3) line 209: Let vs go foder Oure mompyns .
at mompyns, n.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Play of the Dice’ line 169: And there is nothyng me so lefe As murder a mycher and hang a thefe.
at moocher, n.
[UK] Towneley Mysteries ‘Secunda Pastorum’ 4 line 103: Had she oones wett hyr whystyll she couth syng fulle clere.
at wet one’s whistle (v.) under wet, v.
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