Meaning of mad-cap | Babel Free

Examples

“Come-on you mad-cap: Ile to the Ale-houſe vvith you preſently; […]”

“VVhy vvhat a mad-cap hath heauen lent vs here?”

“There vvas then in preſence, a certaine old Knight, called Sir Hugh Linne, a good ſouldier, but a very mad-cap, & one that liued chiefely vpon the liberalitie of noble men; […]”

“Bel[lamont]. […] [W]hat place is this? / May[bery]. Bedlam iſt not? / Bel. VVhere theſe mad-men are, I neuer vvas amongſt them, as you loue me Gentlemen, lets ſee vvhat Greekes are vvithin. / […] / Bell. Pray beſtovv your name ſir vpon vs. / Full. My name is Full-moone. / Bell. You vvell deſerue this office good maiſter Full-moone: and vvhat mad-caps haue you in your houſe.”

“Lord, that ſuch a Mad-Cap as I ſhould ever live to be jealous!”

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