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Verse Libel in Renaissance England and Scotland choose

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[UK] ‘Placebo’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 169: Now to Sir John Baker, / He is not the greatest craker.
at crack, v.1
[UK] ‘Placebo’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 161: Nay. stope the horse then! / And yee play the tall men.
at tall, adj.
[UK] W. Birch ‘Parson of Wollaton’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 146: And then lyke a Bussarde from thense [i.e. a cheating gambling house] he gose / Unto Ralphe Bamforde’s.
at buzzard, n.
[UK] W. Birch ‘Parson of Wollaton’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 147: But when that he spied that cleare day was broke, / He put up his pypes and his leave he toke.
at put up one’s pipes (v.) under pipes, n.1
[UK] T. Chaloner ‘Wanton Bird’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 73: The darest henne the Cockrelle hath.
at hen, n.
[UK] T. Chaloner ‘Wanton Bird’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 73: A wanton burde the which in Cage I silde [i.e. sealed] / More for her nyce playe than to here her syng.
at play, n.
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 313: In Buffin gownes some cog, some foyst, / Turning all earnest into game.
at cog, v.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 336: A Laurance lane their dwelleth she, / The Curtall care for rhetorick still, / A broyling gridiron might she be.
at curtal, n.
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 313: In Buffin gownes some cog, some foyst, / Turning all earnest into game.
at foist, v.1
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 316: The English hoy flees Irish stones, / And setting her ferk sayles to view.
at fuck, v.
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 314: And horned Hammon will not see, / [...] / His copsmate now again is free, / And runnes againe her wonted race.
at horned, adj.
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 315: In Lent great symnelles be full ryfe, / [...] Keyes open lockes in payne of life, / This belly forty poundes has cost.
at lock, n.1
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 310: On hasell hange the browner sort / Of nuttes who tast do some delight; / The kernell tastes as sweet and shortg / As does the filbeard fayre and white.
at nuts, n.2
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 312: A Sammon in a Sawyer’s pitt / Did seeke to scape the fysher’s ginn.
at pit, n.
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 315: A Laundresse now whome boyes did use, / That thought to prick her husbande’s patch.
at prick, v.1
[UK] T. Buckley ‘Libel of Oxford’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 316: The English hoy flees Irish stones, / And setting her ferk sayles to view.
at stone, n.1
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 340: Well may this wyfe a Countes be, / Yf thou wilt be an Earle; / Her counte as some report to me, / Bedeckt this frontt with pearle.
at cunt, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 336: I am a post in haste with speede, / My Jade is almost tyred, / But when this failes at Cambridge stewes, / A Curtall soone is hyred.
at curtal, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 336: Tom Allen rides woynge, / [...] / Some say he hath been Doynge.
at do, v.1
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 341: Thie stones doe Rolle and geat no mosse, / Still grynding others grayne.
at grind, v.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 338: Poor Fletcher cannot hit yt right, / His bolt doth some what square.
at hit, v.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 339: A Draper Cram’d her greedie gorge, / She loves a lycorishe stycke.
at liquorice stick, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 338: A cleark doth thread her needle often, / For she doth daylye stiche.
at thread the needle (v.) under needle, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 341: If pockie Barwell’s tale be trewe, / He hath bayght on gynne.
at pocky, adj.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 337: A ryding jade, she needs no staff.
at ride, v.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 342: O Harrie Sadler, Arraunt Knight, / Well mounted on a Gray, / Thow bear’st thye price that ring by ryght, / Though Gefferey Smyth say nay.
at ring, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 338: Poor Fletcher cannot hit yt right, / His bolt doth some what square / [...] / Shoote, Richard, shoote, and take thie chaunce.
at shoot, v.
[UK] R. Commander ‘In Vituperationum Hugonis Shadwell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 93: A Carpet knight, a cancred Carle, / A Snudge or drudging mate.
at snudge, n.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 338: A cleark doth thread her needle often, / For she doth daylye stiche.
at stitch, v.
[UK] ‘Cambridg Libell’ in May & Bryson Verse Libel 341: Thie stones doe Rolle and geat no mosse, / Still grynding others grayne.
at stone, n.1
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