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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward I
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… and a base lying knave, or words to the like effect, and spit in his face, or att least did boast, and said that he spit in his face'. Process was granted on 15 February 1640 … your petitioner, base gent, base knave, base Rascall; and spit in your petitioners face, by all which your petitioner …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Maulten around August 1638? Did Maulten 'then and there *spit in Mr Wm Dingley's face and* in your hearing use these …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of divers persons called him rogue and rascall, and spit in your petitioner's face, and dared the petitioner to …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… would maintaine it' and that 'one Mr John Stepkin should spit in my face and should call me coward in my owne house.' … the fields with him and that one Mr John Stepkin should spit in my face and should call me coward in my owne house.' …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and bloody flix' and for those that have pleurisie and spit vp filthy matter' [Gerard (1633, facs. 1975)]. OED …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies