42 Mary Crawford 
That Mary mott the spede, Wright’s Chaste Wife, 501. By 
the holy Mary, Mankind, 628. Sant Iame (James?), Towne- 
ley, xiii, 380. 
3. By the devil 
Be Satan, Castell of Perseverance, 552. By appolyn, Apolin (the 
destroyer), Towneley Plays, xxiii, 533; Guy of Warwick 3635. 
Devill, dewyls, York Plays, xi, 37; 403; Towneley, vii, 326; 
ix, 73; ix, 76. What (the) dyvell, York, xi, 47; Castell of 
Per., 2944; Magnyfycence, 627; 496; 795; 796; 791; 793; York, 
xi, 3253. xi, 338. In: the deuelway, York, xxxvii, 133.. A 
deuell way, Mankind 153. Where the deuyll, Magn., 1128. 
Deuell me thynketh, York, vii, 60. What the deuyll of hell, 
Magn., 1745. What the deuyll ayleth you, Magn., 636. In 
the dyuyls date, Magn., 944; 2072. The deuyll spede whyt, 
Magn., 1007. As the deuyll wolde, Magn., 941. For the 
armys of the dyce, Magn., 781. (If dyce is connected with 
dewes, as seems probable, this should be listed under 1,—oaths 
by the divine name.) By Belyalays bonys, Castell of Per., 
1823; 1799; 2187. In the deueles dispite, York, xvii, 74. 
4. Miscellaneous 
By Mahoune’s blode, Towneley Plays, xx, 157. By mahowne 
in heuen, Towmneley, xvi, 127. Be glorious Mahounde, my 
soverign Savyour, Coventry Plays, xxix. Jupiter (used in 
a whimsical sense), Henryson’s The Paddok and the Mous. 
By my syer’s soule, Magnyfycence, 1088. By the masse, 
Magn., 764; 533; 513. By the rode (rood), Magn., 1197; 
1140; 1870; Towneley, xiii, 182. By the rode of Woodstocke 
Parke, Magn., 1210. By the armes of Calys (Calais), Magn., 
675. By the harte that Gode me gave, Magn., 1782. By my 
hede (head), Morte Darthur, iv, ch. 5. On my lyf, Morte 
Darthur, vi, ch. 3. Bi this day, Towneley, xxiii, 186. Ffor 
charyte, Coventry, viii. Pur charyte, Guy of Warwick, 7204. 
A very vengeaunce, Magn., 2105; 2198. In the mare’s name, 
Magn., 1391. By my trouthe, Magn., 812; 343; 363; 537. 
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