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John Badby — (died 1410), one of the early Lollard martyrs, was a tailor (or perhaps a blacksmith) in the west Midlands, and was condemned by the Worcester diocesan court for his denial of transubstantiation.Badby bluntly maintained that when Christ sat at… … Wikipedia
dirty water will quench fire — Mainly used to mean that a man’s lust can be satisfied by any woman, however loose or ugly. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. V. B2 As this prouerbe saieth, for quench yng hot desire, Foul water as soone as fayre, wyl quenche hot fire. 1796 … Proverbs new dictionary
