But I pray tell me, Lady Penelope, how entertaine you the love of my Cosen sir Gyles Goosecappe.
Come, come, pray tell me uncle, how does my cosen Momford?
But I beleeve, Madam, my Lord my cosen has not told you all my good parts.
Here my cosen Norton gave me a brave cup of metheglin, [A liquor made of honey and water, boiled and fermenting.
This my cosen Elizabeth Danvers, now viscountesse Purbec, his niece, has told.
He was raunger of Woodstocke parke, and (I have heard my old cosen Whitney say) would many times in his younger yeares walke at nights in the parke with his keepers.
I heard my cosen Whitney say that he saw him in the Tower.
Quaere my cosen Montagu[685] when she began to make verses.
From her cosen Blacket, who lived with her from her swadling cloutes to eight, and taught her to read:--She informes me viz.
Twas in Jesus College library, Oxon, and my cosen Henry Vaughan (Olor Iscanus) had it in his custody.
From my cosen Lyte, of Lytes Carey, about a mile from Limmington, 30 yeares since.
My cosen Whitney[855] was coetanean with this Walter Ralegh at Oxon.
I tooke my journey about my cosens busines, to have a sight of certaine bondes in Mrs. Aldriche handes, as executrix to hir husband, wherein my cosen G.
Dyned with my cosen Watts, at my cosen Cranmers in Canterbury.
In discourse howe obstinate some are, that they will not confesse a fact, wherefore they were justly condemned, my cosen Cranmer remembred this story.
When certaine schollers returning from Italy were at the Bishops of Canterbury, amongst other they came about mycosen Cranmer with their new fashioned salutacions belowe the knee.
My cosen told me that the county of Kent hath compounded, by the mediacion of the justices of peace, with the Greene clothe to be discharged of the purueyors for the Queenes house for all victualls, &c.
My cosen Watts told me that the Bishop of Yorke, Dr.
My cosen repeated memoriter almost the first Booke of Virgils AEneids.
Proofes were produced; it seemed I should confes A murder purposed, and some treacherousnes Against a queene, my cosen and my frend, Whoe from my subiects sword did me defend.
Should I think all the ways they have to cosen Us, 'twere endless.
Now will I cosen all men without opposition: I feel my strength increase with very thought on't.
Alas, I know It was not her estate that you sought after, Your love was honester: and then that she Should cosen you!
Our life, methinks, is but the same with others: To cosenand be cosen'd makes the age.
She shall notcosen me: I'll have my horse-litter made ready straight, And leave her house.
Thank you (Unkle) my sister is my cosen yet at the last cast: Farewell sister foster.
You must be searched; the wound will rancle, Cosen And of so sweet a nature.
So am I, I fear too: [I am sure their swords were between my leggs]: Dear Cosen Why look ye pale?
My sister Fr Ashb and cosen Mary Hill did fayle of coming.
O, ay, I warrant ye, I'll have fine tricks to cosen them.
Goodman, deane of St. Paules, but he meant a priest, as I have heard my cosen John Madock say.
He did not weare a gowne there[839], as I have heard mycosen Whitney say.
My cosen Whitney's great aunt gave him a golden angell[1177] when he went to London.
This account I had many yeares since, scilicet 1642, from my cosen Edmund Lyte, who was then gentleman usher to his mother the countesse dowager.
Mr. Ashmole hath it, and also the originall copie of John Dee's hand writing, and annexed to it is a lettre of his cosen Dr.
I've heard He'd make his jack go empty to cosen neighbours.
Well, if my fortune luckily ensue, As you shall cosen him, I'll cosen you.
O, what a winking eye the wanton hath To cosen him, even when he looks upon her!
You have made me (I thanke you, Cosen Arcite) almost wanton With my Captivity: what a misery It is to live abroade, and every where!
Yes: here, Cosen Arcite, I am friends againe, till that howre.
About this houre my Cosen gave his faith To visit me againe, and with him bring Two Swords, and two good Armors; if he faile, He's neither man nor Souldier.
Poore wench, goe weepe, for whosoever wins, Looses a noble Cosen for thy sins.
Yes, sweet heart, And I am glad my Cosen Palamon Has made so faire a choice.
My cosen Roger told me the pleasant passage of a fellow's bringing a bag of letters to-day into the lobby of the House, where he left them, and withdrew himself without observation.
By and by comes out my cosen Roger to me, he being not willing to be in the House at the business of my Lord Keeling, lest he should be called upon to complain against him for his abusing him at Cambridge.
My cosen Roger Pepys showed me Granger's written confession, of his being forced by imprisonment, &c.
At my cosen Turner's, and there we staid awhile and talked: and particularly here we met with Dr.
And so through the City, not a little proud, God knows, to be seen upon so pretty a beast, and to my cosen W.
Among other discourse my cosen Roger told us a thing certain, that my Lady Castlemaine hath made a Bishop lately, namely, her uncle Dr.
Cosen away for England, haste before, And ere our comming see thou shake the bags Of hoording Abbots, imprisoned angells Set at libertie: the fat ribs of peace Must by the hungry now be fed vpon: Vse our Commission in his vtmost force Bast.
Giue vs some seates, Come cosen Angelo, In this I'll be impartiall: be you Iudge Of your owne Cause: Is this the Witnes Frier?
Lay hands on the villaine, I beleeue a meanes to cosen some bodie in this Citie vnder my countenance.
How now brother, where is my cosen your son: hath he prouided this musicke?
He's cleft the pin in two with a blind man's eyes; Though I shoot wide, I'll cosen him of the game.
A man cannot cosenyou of the sin of weakness, Or borrow it of a woman for one hour, But how he's wonder'd at!
That ev'r bore gentle Token; falsest Cosen That ever blood made kin, call'st thou her thine?
Yes: Here Cosen Arcite I'm friends again, till that hour.
Now 'twere a good jest, if I could cosen the old churl of his daughter, and get the wench for myself.
Do you hear, puppet, do you think you shall not be damned for this, to cosen a gentleman of his hopes, and compel yourself into matrimony with a man, whether he will or no with you?
But soft; I'll none of that neither: so the scholar may chance cosen me.
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