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The Bagford Ballads choose

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[UK] P. Stubbes Anatomie of Abuses in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 516: A Pinnace may be riggde with silke, / And all may be but outward show.
at pinnace, n.
[UK] ‘Jockie’s Lamentation’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 331: Yet General Lashly past the Tweed, / With his gay gang of Blew-caps tall.
at blue cap (n.) under blue, adj.1
[UK] ‘The Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1880) 485: Farewel to the Bank-side, farewel to Blackmans-street, / Where with my bouncing lasses I oftentimes did meet.
at bouncing, adj.
[UK] ‘The Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 486: Farewel unto Shore-ditch, and More-fields eke also, / Where Mobs to pick up Cullies, a night-walking do go.
at cully, n.1
[UK] ‘Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 486: At Cow-crosse and Smithfield, I have much pleasure found, / Where wenches like to Fayeries did often trace the round.
at fairy, n.1
[UK] ‘The Merry Man’s Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 486: Farewel unto Shore-ditch, and More-fields eke also, / Where Mobs to pick up Cullies, a night-walking do go.
at mob, n.1
[UK] ‘The Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1880) 485: Farewel unto West-minster, and farewel to the Strand, / Where I had choice of Mopsies, even at my own command.
at mopsy, n.
[UK] ‘The Merry Man’s Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 486: Farewel unto Shore-ditch, and More-fields eke also, / Where Mobs to pick up Cullies, a night-walking do go.
at night-walking (n.) under night walker, n.
[UK] ‘The Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 486: Farewel unto Shore-ditch, and More-fields eke also, / Where Mobs to pick up Cullies, a night-walking do go.
at pick up, v.
[UK] ‘Michaelmas Term’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 406: For when all the gallants are gone out o’ th’ town, / O then these fine Pinnaces lack their due landing.
at pinnace, n.
[UK] ‘Michaelmas Term’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 406: Where concourse of people is, they doe get most, / with rooking exploits, which they use now and then.
at rook, v.1
[UK] ‘The Merry Mans Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 485: Farewel unto Sodom, and all her painted Drabs, / And farewel unto Bloomsbury, and all their vapouring scabs.
at scab, n.1
[UK] ‘The Ranting Wanton’s Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1880) 480: Let them laugh that win, / I care not a pin.
at not care a pin, v.
[UK] ‘The Ranting Wanton’s Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1880) 480: When this Gallant’s broke, / I’ve another bespoke.
at broke, adj.1
[UK] ‘News from Chelmsford’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 739: And at one gash from Curate took / Musquet and Bandaliers.
at musket and bandeliers, n.
[UK] ‘News from Chelmsford’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 738: Psalm sung, As from Cornelius Tub, / The Parson came down, reeking.
at Mother Cornelius’ tub, n.
[UK] ‘A Merry Dialogue’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 458: The Doctor being deeply foxifi’d, / As he along the Road did chance to ride.
at foxed, adj.
[UK] ‘A Merry Dialogue’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 458: He promised her a rare green gown, / to kiss with him for half a crown.
at green gown, n.
[UK] ‘News from Chelmsford’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 738: Till he found that Hobnail’s house.
at hobnail, n.
[UK] ‘Bloody News from Chelmsford’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads II 739: Make me a Cuckold, reading Rogue! No pulpit serve but Susan’s.
at pulpit, n.
[UK] ‘The Prentices’ Answer to the Whores’ Petition’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 510: We scorn such Pocky Jades, such dirty Blowses.
at blowse, n.
[UK] ‘The Prentices’ Answer to the Whores’ Petition’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 510: ’Twas some you clapt before, that now clapt you.
at clap, v.1
[UK] ‘The Prentices’ Answer to the Whores’ Petition’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 509: You ate your doors doe stand Poxed and Painted.
at poxed (adj.) under pox, n.1
[UK] ‘The Citizen’s Reply to the Whores’ Petition and Prentices’ Answer’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 511: You are the Citties Pest-house, Suburbs sinks.
at suburb, n.
[UK] ‘The Prentices’ Answer to the Whores’ Petition’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 510: And all men know it is a dangerous thing / At the Tiburnian Tree to take a Swing.
at Tyburn tree (n.) under Tyburn, n.
[UK] ‘Whores’ Petition to the London Prentices’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 503: When they had spoil’d the Vaulters of their Tools, / They then must go to pull down Vaulting-Schools.
at vaulter, n.
[UK] ‘Wades Reformation’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 6: Too long have I been a drunken Sot, / And spent my means on the Black Pot.
at black pot (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] ‘Wades Reformation’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) I 8: Begon! quoth she, you saucy jack.
at jack, n.1
[UK] ‘The Ranting Wanton’s Resolution’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 479: Such sinners as these / My pallat will please, / Fo this is a lad that will knock it, / Provided he be / Not Niggard to me.
at knock, v.
[UK] ‘On George Villiers’ in Ebsworth Bagford Ballads (1878) II 642: The pox upon Pox has Eaten by Bits, / His T—.
at pox, n.1
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