Search Results / Mar-Martine I know not why a trueth in rime set out maie not as wel mar Martine and his mates, as shamelesse lies in prose-books cast about marpriests, & prelates, and subvert whole states. For where truth builds, and lying overthroes, one truth in rime, is worth ten lies in prose.
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- [London? :: s.n.,
- 1589]
7 matches in 7 items for "forswonk", "for-swonck", or "forswonke" within full text in Early English Books Online
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- ...at. / The Kirke of God may call that stower, & eke, that time vnblist, / Sith swaines forswonke, & so forswat, moght, sayen what them list. / Siker, thous bot a pruid princock t / ...