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Newes from Hell choose

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[UK] Dekker Newes from Hell in Works II 104: In this passage through the Citty, whet a number of Lord Mayors, Aldermens, and rich Commoners sonnes and heyres kept a hallowing out at Taverne-windowes to our knight, and wafted him to their Gascoigne shores with their hats only (for they had molted away all their feathers).
at moult one’s feathers (v.) under feather, n.
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