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The Merry Mercurie choose

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[UK] Merry Mercurie 28 July 16: I call all parsons black coat quoth Cit.
at black coat (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] Merry Mercurie 14 July 10: A Country lob [...] asked he that stood at the dore, what hee sold? Logger-heads quoth hee; tis a sign you have good utterance for them quoth the other, for I see but one left in the shop.
at loggerhead, n.
[UK] Merry Mercurie 14 July 7: What how now houswife quoth the Gentlewoman, doe you fart before me? truly forsooth mother answered the maid, I knew not that you had occasion to let one.
at let one go (v.) under one, n.1
[UK] Merry Mercurie 14 July 9: A company of Scollars that had more wit than money, went to make merry at an Hosts house [...] with an intent to sconce him for the reckoning.
at sconce, v.
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