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Araignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and unconstant Women choose

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[UK] J. Swetnam Araignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and unconstant Women 29: She haue [...] every mans fingers as deep in the dish, as thine are in the Platter, and euery man to angle, where thou castest thy hooke, holding vp to all that come [...] that so soone as one knaue is out, another is in.
at dish, n.1
[UK] J. Swetnam Araignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and unconstant Women 30: A common hackney for everyone that will ride.
at hackney, n.
[UK] J. Swetnam Araignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and unconstant Women 19: If thy head be in her lap she will make thee beleeue that thou art hard by Gods seat, when indeed thou art iust at hell gate.
at hell, n.
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