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God-a-mercy
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English
Alternative forms
en Godamercy
Interjection
en obsolete en God have mercy an exclamation of dismay or of relief.
I 15 Content thee, tis no matter, and Iacke Strawe godamercie,Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country:VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he,England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.
I i 2 Baſt[ard]. A foot of Honor better then I was,But many a many foot of Land the worſe.Well, now can I make any Ioane a Lady,Good den Sir Richard, Godamercy fellow,And if his name be George, Ile call him Peter;For new made honor doth forget mens names: