Note 221 — ACT II. SCENE I.
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mother Bumby] Or Bomby—was a wise or cunning woman of great celebrity, who told fortunes, cast waters, &c. Lilly wrote a comedy called Mother Bombie (first ed. 1594), in which she figures.
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mother Bumby] Or Bomby—was a wise or cunning woman of great celebrity, who told fortunes, cast waters, &c. Lilly wrote a comedy called Mother Bombie (first ed. 1594), in which she figures.