The Blacke Bookes Messenger, 1592: Cuthbert Conny-catcher: The Defence of Conny-catching. 1592 |
Common terms and phrases
Alewife amongst assoone began Bitch BLACKE BOOKES MESSENGER braue brother Capcase catcher Caterpiller Cheshire Churle cloake cloke Conny Conny-catcher Maister R. G. coossen coossenage corne crosbite CUTHBERT CONNY-CATCHER death deliuered deuise diuers doth dublet durst England euery eyther fantasticke farre father fauour fellow friends gaue Gelding Gentleman Gentlewoman giue giuen Godfather gowne hath haue hauing heare hir husband honest Iacke ieast Iustice knaue knauery land laughing leaue liue liued London loue Maltman Marian married maydes Miller mistris Ned Browne neighbors neuer olde Churle ouer payd pleasant Tale poore pound purse quoth the Boy reuenge Robert Greene rydes saith sayd selfe serued Seruingman shee shew shillings sith sonne stept taffata taylor thee therfore theyr thou trauaile trauel veluet verst villany vnder vnto vpon vppon vsed Vsurer wench whatsoeuer wife Wiltshire withall wiues woman yong yoong