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Afterward, sayd I, thys roffe which is all of rede dothe apere nat to be very olde,
The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion Desiderius Erasmus 1502
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Among the Bedouins a wife may not sit in any part of the tent except her own corner, while it is disgraceful for a man to sit under the shadow of the women's _roffe_ (tent covering). [
Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family Melvin Moses Knight 1934
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Thomas Dunforth iRg of Edward W liallev comonly called Colonel Whaley. t*v: W '"(roffe cofnonly called (V) lonel Golle in their Seuerall Jurisdictions, & on their finding & appr'hending of them to bring them before some Magistrate, or fhistice of the peace that so they may be Secured, & deliuered vp to be proceeded with according as the sajd}) roclamation doeth re (juire.
Suffolk deeds 1653
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