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The Parliament of Ladies choose

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[UK] Parliament of Ladies 8: Much good councell was given them to agree, and unite against the common enemy, their Husbands, and it was at length ordered that these should be reconciled, and Tom Temple to put in his blade.
at blade, n.
[UK] Parliament of Ladies 3: The Rattle-headed Ladyes being Assembled at Kates in the Covent-Garden [...] spent some time in choosing of their Speaker.
at rattle-head, n.
[UK] Parliament of Ladies 5: In comes a Seargiant from the House of Ladyes, at Mistris Chips assembled, in the name of which, he pronounces this an unlawfull Assemble, (a junto, a Mungrill Parliament) .
at mongrel, adj.
[UK] Parliament of Ladies B: Every Gun must have a rammer, and every pen must be dipped in Ink.
at pen, n.1
[UK] Parliament of Ladies 13: Sir John Suckling was dead, but truly shee lik’d his play well.
at play, n.
[UK] Parliament of Ladies 10: The Committee of Tryers, [...] named [...] the Earle of Denbeigh, to be a man of extraordinary abilities and parts, whereupon it was ordered that his Lord ship be commander in chiefe of all the standing forces of the Kingdome.
at standing, adj.
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