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The Passionate Morrice choose

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[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 62: We care not a fart for his honestie.
at not care a fart, v.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 820: They that trode right, were either clouterly caulfed, tree like set, spindle shankte, or bakerly kneed.
at baker-kneed, adj.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 54: He [...] of a coye queane, was pleased by her, with wagging his bawble and ringing his bell, while she pickt his pocket and cut his purse.
at bauble, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 54: He [...] of a coye queane, was pleased by her, with wagging his bawble and ringing his bell, while she pickt his pocket.
at bell, n.1
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 85: Beware when the woman wooes! if she be perceiued to be forward to some dispositions she shall not want the offering of a bob; so that the bobbing bable shall bob the foole with her own curious choice.
at bob, v.2
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 71: Holde thy peace, olde whore [...] or I will clapperclaw your bones.
at clapperclaw, v.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 91: It is a halting crack-halter, and a hurtfull hinderloue, and best he be knowne by his stumpe foote.
at crack halter (n.) under crack, v.2
[UK] A. Passionate Morrice in Furnivall Tell Trothe’s New Yeare’s Gift (1876) 63: I, mary, Honestie, and what then?.
at I, prep.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 91: In Shooelane there is one that selles running leather, the vertue whereof is maintained with liquor of a careless heart; so that hee or shee that cannot play light of loue, shall not be customed there.
at leather, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 63: They would then rather respect the man then money. [...] For, followed she not the greedie desire of adding muck to muck.
at muck, n.1
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 81: I left her in so extreame an agonie, and it was within two dayes after; Whome then I found clasped within a new louers pawes, as iocunde with him [...] as euer I sawe her pleasant with Master Anthonie.
at paw, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 80: I know some will say hee is a pick-thanke.
at pickthank, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 53: She cast her eyes vp to Heauen, as if she had been making her praiers to loue, sighing so bitterly, as I thought hir placket lace would haue broken. [Ibid.] 95: Seeing he crept so farre into credit with her, as he crackt her placket lace, how coold he of conscience call that iesting?
at placket, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 75: Shee would hang about his neck before all that company, as a iacke of Napes doth sitting on the bear-heards shoulder, and kisse as openly, as a dog scombers carelessly.
at scumber, v.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 83: It is more vncertaine to know now a daies whether a woman bee honestly modest, or knauishly coye, than whether a Smith-feelde horse will proue good or iadish.
at Smithfield jade (n.) under Smithfield, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 95: Now, fie of all the Beadles of Bridewell, if they spare such a sporter comming vnder their correction.
at sporter, n.
[UK] Passionate Morrice (1876) 80: [He] cannot see a wench out-start the bounds of modestie, but straight he hollowes the sight of a striker.
at striker, n.1
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