Costard

Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns.

On the pavement below, a foot passer might squeeze by a costard monger’s cart, but two carts abreast could not pass.

Take him ouer the coſtard with the hilts of thy ſword, And then we wil chop him in the malmſey But in the next roome.

Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: and ’chud ha’ bin zwaggerd out of my life, ’twould not ha’bin zo long as ’tis, by a vortnight. Nay, come not neere th’old man: keepe out che vor’ye, or ice try whither your Coſtard, or my Ballow be the harder; chill be plaine with you.