sawcie

¶ So that it may be obserued that these dishclouts of the popes kitchen haue in all ages, since their first quickening béene troublesome and mutinous, sawcie and insolent, proud [19] and malapert.

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

Why thou sawcie Varlet, Sirrah, Sirrah thank my Lady here I do not cudgel thee, — well I will settle the rest of my Estate upon her to morrow, I will Sir, — and thank God you have what you have Sir, make much on't.

Sir Patient Fancy 1678

I wil speake to him like a sawcie Lacky, and vn-der

As You Like It (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

Moreover, he prosecuted his impious purpose with such alluring perswasions: that being a weake woman, and not willing to endure over many Amorous proofes (onely to acquaint you with his most sawcie immodestie, and to revenge your selfe uppon him as best you may; your selfe beeing best able to pronounce him guiltie) I made him promise, to meete him in our Garden, presently after midde-night, and to finde mee sitting under the Pine-Tree; never meaning (as I am vertuous) to be there.

The Decameron 2004

718: As we will ours, against these sawcie walles,

King John (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

1157: Chappes, if you play the sawcie Cuttle with me.

Henry IV, Part Two (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

2940: But thou wilt braue me with these sawcie termes?

Henry VI, Part Two (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

2465: When sawcie trusting of the cosin'd thoughts

All's Well That Ends Well (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

1049: Their sawcie sweetnes, that do coyne heauens Image

Measure For Measure (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

1181: How comes the Guard so sawcie with his elbowes?

The Revenger's Tragedy 1608