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Select city quæries : discovering several cheats, abuses and subtilties of the city bawds, whores, and trapanners choose

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[UK] ‘Mercurius Philalethes’ Select city quæries 7: Whether Sir Richard Maleverer did ever lodge in Su: Lemings back Room; and whether [...] there is not yet room enough for him .
at back room (n.) under back, n.1
[UK] Select Quaeries 2 9: Whether Diana his Mistris does not carry a Fiddle in her A-, because of the frequent fingering of her Instrument.
at fiddle, n.1
[UK] ‘Mercurius Philalethes’ Select city quæries 4: [text missing] fingers so often, may not have at other mens Honey-pots.
at honeypot, n.
[UK] ‘Mercurius Philalethes’ Select city quæries 7: Whether Mrs Culpepers man William undertook the Cure of the Itch .
at itch, n.
[UK] ‘Mercurius Philalethes’ Select City Quaeries 12: Whether P — at the Crown near Broadstreet did ever read Juvenals Description of a Wittal.
at wittol, n.
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