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Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs choose

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[UK] ‘Fryar & Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 16: ‘Dame,’ said the goodman, ‘goe thy way, / for why, I sweare, by night nor day / thy geere is not to borrow.’.
at gear, n.
[UK] ‘When as I doe reccord’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 68: Ffull oft shee & I / within the buttery playd / att tray trippee of a dye.
at play (at)..., v.
[UK] ‘Fryar and Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 26: At that her taile did blow / Soe lowd, the assembly laught thereatt, / & said ‘her pistolls cracke was flatt, / the charge was all amisse’.
at blow, v.1
[UK] ‘Fryar and Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 24: Some in their shirts, some in their smockes, / & some starke belly naked.
at stark bollock naked, adj.
[UK] ‘Fryar & Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 19: Hardly on him was left a clout / to wrap his belly round about.
at clout, n.1
[UK] ‘Panders come Awaye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 104: Gardens neere the worss, though shee hauth made her Co[ney] / as common as the Bursse.
at cony, n.
[UK] ‘Fryar & Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 16: Ffull curstlye shee lookt on him tho; / that looke another cracke lett goe / which did a thunder rise. [Ibid.] 23: As shee dancet [...] fast her tayle did double each cracke, / loud as a water Mill.
at crack, n.1
[UK] in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 108: A dainty ducke I Chanced to meet; shee wondered what I wold doe.
at duck, n.1
[UK] ‘Panche’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 65: The woman was windye, & fisled againe.
at fizzle, v.1
[UK] ‘A Ffreinde of Mine’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 91: Ffor now itts time of the yeere / to decke, & bath, & trim ourselues / both head, hands, ffet & geere.
at gear, n.
[UK] ‘A Man and a Young Maid’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 51–2: He light in a hole ere he was aware! [...] But shee fell a-kissing, hye! / & he lay drooping, hoe, and he lay drooping, hoe. / ‘My Billy, my pilly! how now?’ quoth she; / ‘gett vp againe, Billy, if that thou louest me;’ [...] He thought Mickle shame to lye soe longe; / he gott vp againe & grew very strong.
at get it up, v.
[UK] ‘Lye alone’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 56: If he aske I will not denye; / for the case is such I must haue one.
at have it, v.
[UK] ‘A Man and a Young Maid’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 51–2: He light in a hole ere he was aware! [...] But shee fell a-kissing, hye! / & he lay drooping, hoe, and he lay drooping, hoe. / ‘My Billy, my pilly! how now?’ quoth she; / ‘gett vp againe, Billy, if that thou louest me;’ [...] He thought Mickle shame to lye soe longe; / he gott vp againe & grew very strong.
at hole, n.1
[UK] ‘Panche’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 62: When that he heard his wiffe say soe, / his anger waxed hotte.
at hot, adj.
[UK] ‘A Mayden heade’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 111: See how the little Phillipp Sparrow, / whose ioynts doe ouer-fflow with marrow, / on yonder bough how he doth proue / with his make (mace, a wife) the ioyes of loue.
at joint, n.
[UK] ‘O Watt where art tho’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 123: Cynthias you know whatt.
at you know what, n.
[UK] ‘I Cannott Bee Contented’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 95: Looke in the dam, & you may spye / heere is soe much that some runs by; / that neuer came a yeere soe drye / cold keep the Mill ffrom grindinge.
at mill, n.1
[UK] ‘Downe sate the shepherd’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 58: [She has] hayre as blacke as any croe [...] all downe along to her hynononino.
at nonny-nonny, n.
[UK] ‘Fryar and Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 15: With that shee let goe such a blast / that made the people all agast, / itt sounded through the place.
at let one go (v.) under one, n.1
[UK] ‘A Creature ffor ffeature’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 54: Alas, I cold not raise! [...] his inke was run, his pen was done.
at pen, n.1
[UK] ‘A Ffreinde of Mine’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 90: Sshe caught him ffast by the : stones: thumsbes; / whereatt he vext and greiued was, / soe that his fflesh did wrinkle; / this maid shee was noe whitt affrayed, / but caught him fast hold by the : pintle.
at pintle, n.
[UK] ‘A Creature ffor ffeature’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 53: Then thought I, & thought noe lye, / perhapps his pipe is not yett ripe.
at pipe, n.1
[UK] ‘The Sea Crabb’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 99: ‘Alas!’ quoth the goodwiffe, ‘that ever I was borne, / the devil is in the pispott, & has me on his horne.’.
at pisspot, n.
[UK] ‘Panche’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 65: The woman ffisled : ‘nay, blow not,’ quoth hee / for cold enough they bee.’ / with that shee puffed againe, / & made him angry bee.
at puff, v.
[UK] ‘Panche’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 62: Quoth he, ‘thou drabb! thou filthy Queane!
at quean, n.
[UK] ‘Be not afrayd’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 47: Then lets imbrace, & riffle & trifle.
at rifle, v.
[UK] ‘Fryar & Boye’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 12: To such poore victualls as I haue, / right welcome shall you be.
at right, adv.
[UK] ‘A Creature ffor ffeature’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 53: He kist me, & wisht me to beare with his behauior; / but hie tro lolly lolly, le silly willy cold not doe. / all content with him was spent.
at silly willy (n.) under silly, adj.
[UK] ‘A Creature ffor ffeature’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 53: He kist me, & wisht me to beare with his behauior; / but hie tro lolly lolly, le silly willy cold not doe. / all content with him was spent.
at spend, v.
[UK] ‘A Ffreinde of Mine’ in Furnivall & Hales Bishop Percy’s Folio Manuscript of Loose and Humorous Songs (1868) 90: Sshe caught him ffast by the stones: thumsbes; / whereatt he vext and greiued was, / soe that his fflesh did wrinkle.
at stone, n.1
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