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A notable Strumpet having given her Footman a new Livery, 'twas his fortune as he went on some Errand, to meet a Gentleman that knew his Lady; this Gen∣tleman calls after him, desiring to know
Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he.
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- Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he.
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- Lover of ha, ha, he.
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- London :: Printed for Samuel Lowndes, and are to be sold at his shop ...,
- 1674.
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- English wit and humor.
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"Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A32424.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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of him whom he served; the Footman told him such a Lady. A Lady, quoth the other, she's a damn'd Whore. So the Footman in vindication of his Mistrisses honour, drew; but the Gentleman, more expert at his weapon, soon disarms him, and kicks him into the kennel, and spoils all his bravery. The Footman coming home in that pickle, tells his Lady how it came; saying, He hoped, that since in vindication of her Ladiships honour, he had hazarded his life, she would be plea∣sed to give him a new Livery. Begone you Rogue, says she, I shall have enough to do, to give you a new Livery for every one that calls me whore.