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A Perfect Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties choose

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[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) B4: The Gentlemen had made this exchange with vile persons: they were attyred with the Gentlemens brauerie, and the Gentlemen disgraced with their beastly manners.
at beastly, adj.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) C4: Lechery was held no sin, nor chastity, vertue: ruffens were honored [...] ruffens, bawdes and suche other brothel birds, were made senators, yea and the basest persons were married to noble women.
at bird, n.1
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) J4: All the better for a biting cheter. Close in a chamber a cogging knaue getteth more money in an houre, than many an honest man spendeth in a yere.
at bite, v.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) K1: Heere a man may finde out Brauoes of Rome and Naples, who for a pottle of wine, will make no more conscience to kill a man, than a Butcher a beast.
at bravo, n.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) H3: Then seazeth the third of these Cheaters upon this needie Gentleman, which is: The Broaker: who is (either) an olde Banckrupt Citizen; or some smoothe [...] Gentleman, farre in debte [...] bownde with hym for a C, pounds, shaarynge the Money betweene them.
at broker, n.2
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) K1: These idle persons [...] haue yet handes to filch, heades to deceiue, and friends to receiue.
at filch, v.1
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) 26: They go to some blind brothel-house where [...] for a Pottle or two of wyne, the imbracement of a paynted Harlot, and the French Pockes for a reckoning, they Punie payeth fortie shillings.
at French pox (n.) under French, adj.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) H2: He (perhaps) in a Greene Thycket getteth a Masked face, a Pystoll, and a Whypcorde, and have Inheritance in the Ile of Snatch: Aduentreth to Cape Gripe: I know not by what conning shiftes.
at gripe, n.1
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) G3: But for Tauernes and tiplyng Boothes, Drunkards should be sober against their wils.
at tippling-house, n.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) H2: They goe to some blind brothel-house wher [...] the imbracement of a paynted Harlot, and the French Pockes for a reckoning, the Punie payeth fortie shillings.
at pox, n.1
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) H2: These expert Shifters, by falce Dice, slipperie castynge, or some other nice Sleight: [...] wyll make their Purses as emptie of Money, as the Catte the Mouses headde of Braynes.
at shifter, n.1
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) H2: He (perhaps) in a Greene Thycket getteth a Masked face, a Pystoll, and a Whypcorde, and have Inheritance in the Ile of Snatch: Aduentreth to Cape Gripe: I know not by what conning shiftes.
at snatch, v.
[UK] G. Whetstone Mirrour for Magestrates of Citties (2nd edn) J1: There is a natural malice generally impressed in the hearts of the gentlemen [...] they foorwith call him A trimme merchaunt.
at trim, v.
[UK] B. Cain Perfect 205: You’re talking out of your ass instead of doing your job.
at talk out of one’s ass (v.) under talk, v.
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