Chapter V: Part 5

[P] The last Sommer, Anno domini .1566, being in familiare talke with a walking Mort that came to my gate, I learned by her what I could, and I thought I had gathered as much for my purpose as I desired. I began to rebuke her for her leud lyfe and beastly behauor, declaring to her what punishment was prepared and heaped vp for her in the world to come for her fylthy lyuinge and wretched conuersation. "God helpe," q_uoth_ she, "how should I lyue? none wyll take me into seruice; but I labour in haruest time honestly." "I thinke but a whyle with honestie," q_uoth_ I. "Shall I tell you," q_uoth_ she, "the best of vs all may be amended; but yet, I thanke god, I dyd one good dede within this twelue mo_n_thes." "Wherein?" q_uoth_ I. Sayth she, "I woulde not haue it spoken of agayne." "Yf it be meete and necessary," q_uo_d I, "it shall lye vnder my feete." "What meane you by that?" quoth she. "I meane," q_uo_d I, "to hide the same, and neuer to discouer it to any." "Well," q_uoth_ she, and began to laugh as much as she could, and sweare by the masse that if I disclosed the same to any, she woulde neuer more[134] tell me any thinge. "The last sommer," q_uoth_ she, "I was greate with chylde, and I traueled into east kent by the sea coste, for I lusted meruelously after oysters and muskels[135], and gathered many, and in _th_e place where I found them, I opened them and eate them styll: at the last, in seking more, I reached after one, and stept into a hole, and fel in into the wast, and their dyd stycke, and I had bene drowned if the tide had come, and espyinge a man a good waye of, I cried as much as I could for helpe. I was alone, he hard me, and repaired as fast to me as he might, and finding me their fast stycking, I required for gods sake his helpe; and whether it was with stryuinge and forcing my selfe out, or for ioye I had of his comminge to me, I had a great couller in my face, and loked red and well coullered. And, to be playne with you, hee lyked me so well (as he sayd) that I should there lye styll, and I would not graunt him, that he might lye with me. And, by my trouth, I wist not what to answeare, I was in such a perplexite; for I knew the man well: he had a very honest woman to his wyfe, and was of some welth; and, one the other syde, if I weare not holpe out, I should there haue perished, and I graunted hym that I would obeye to his wyll: then he plucked me out. And because there was no conuenient place nere hande, I required hym that I might go washe my selfe, and make me somewhat clenly, and I would come to his house and lodge all night in his barne, whether he mighte repaire to me, and accomplyshe hys desire, 'but let it not be,' quoth she,[136] 'before nine of the clocke at nyghte *[leaf 22]* for then there wylbe small styrring. And I may repaire to the towne,' q_uoth_ she,[137] 'to warme and drye my selfe'; for this was about two of the clocke in the after none, 'Do so,' quoth hee; 'for I must be busie to looke oute my cattell here by before I can come home.' So I went awaye from hym, and glad was I." "And why so?" quoth I. "Because," quoth she, "his wyfe, my good dame, is my very freend, and I am much beholdinge to her. And she hath donne me so much good or this, that I weare loth nowe to harme her any waye." "Why," quoth I, "what and it hadde beene any other man, and not your good dames husbande?" "The matter had bene the lesse," quoth shee. "Tell me, I pray the," quoth I, "who was the father of thy chylde?" She stodyd a whyle, and sayde that it hadde a father. "But what was hee?" quoth I. "Nowe, by my trouth, I knowe not," quoth shee; "you brynge me out of my matter so, you do." "Well, saye on," quoth I. "Then I departed strayght to the towne, and came to my dames house, And shewed her of my mysfortune, also of her husbands vsage, in all pointes, and that I showed her the same for good wyll, and byde her take better heede to her husbande, and to her selfe: so shee gaue me great thankes, and made me good cheere, and byd me in anye case that I should be redye at the barne at that tyme and houre we had apoynted; 'for I knowe well,' quoth this good wyfe, 'my husband wyll not breake wyth the. And one thinge I warne[138] the, that thou geue me a watche worde a loud when hee goeth aboute to haue his pleasure of the, and that shall[139] bee "fye, for shame, fye," and I wyll bee harde by you wyth helpe. But I charge the keepe thys secret vntyll all bee fynesed; and holde,' saythe thys good wyfe, 'here is one of my peticotes I geue thee.' 'I thanke you, good dame,' quoth I, 'and I warrante you I wyll bee true and trustye vnto you.' So my dame lefte me settinge by a good fyre with meate and drynke; and wyth the oysters I broughte with me, I hadde greate cheere: shee wente strayght and repaired vnto her gossypes dwelling there by; and, as I dyd after vnderstande, she made her mone to them, what a naughtye, lewed, lecherous husbande shee hadde, and howe that she coulde not haue hys companye for harlotes, and that she was in feare to take some fylthy dysease of hym, he was so commen a man, hauinge lytle respecte whome he hadde to do with all; 'and,' quoth she, 'nowe here is one at my house, a poore woman that goeth aboute the countrey that he woulde haue hadde to doe withall; wherefore, good neyghboures and louinge gossypes, as you loue me, and as you would haue helpe at my hand another tyme, deuyse some remedy to make my husband a good man, _tha_t I may lyue in some suerty without disease, and that hee may saue his soule that God so derelye *[leaf 22, back]* bought.' After shee hadde tolde her tale, they caste their persinge eyes all vpon her, but one stoute dame amongst the rest had these wordes--'As your pacient bearinge of troubles, your honest behauiour among vs your neyghbours, your tender and pytifull hart to the poore of the parysh, doth moue vs to lament your case, so the vnsatiable carnalite of your faithelesse husbande doth instigate and styre vs to deuyse and inuent some speedy redresse for your ease[140] and the amendement of hys lyfe. Wherefore, this is my councell and you wyll bee aduertysed by me; for[141] I saye to you all, vnlesse it be this good wyfe, who is cheefely touched in this matter, I haue the nexte cause; for hee was in hande wyth me not longe a goe, and companye had not bene present, which was by a meruelous chaunce, he hadde, I thinke, forced me. For often hee hath bene tempering[142] with me, and yet haue I sharpely sayde him naye: therefore, let vs assemble secretly into the place where hee hathe apuynted to meete thys gyllot that is at your house, and lyrke preuelye in some corner tyll hee begyn to goe aboute his busines. And then me thought I harde you saye euen nowe that you had a watche word, at which word we wyll all stepforth, being fiue of vs besydes you, for you shalbe none because it is your husbande, but gette you to bed at your accustomed houre. And we wyll cary eche of vs[143] good byrchen rodde in our lappes, and we will all be muffeled for knowing, and se that you goe home and acquaynt that walking Morte with the matter; for we must haue her helpe to hold, for alwaies foure must hold and two lay one.' 'Alas!' sayth this good wyfe, 'he is to stronge for you all. I would be loth, for my sake you should receaue harme at his hande.' 'feare you not,' q_uoth_ these stout wemen, 'let her not geue the watch word vntyl his hosen be abaut his legges. And I trowe we all wylbe with him to bring before he shall haue leasure to plucke them vp againe.' They all with on voyce ag[r]ed to the matter, that the way she had deuised was the best: so this good wife repaired home; but before she departed from her gossypes, she shewed them at what houre they should preuely come in on _th_e backsid, _and_ where to tary their good our: so by _th_e time she came in, it was all most night, and found the walking Morte still setting by the fyre, and declared to her all this new deuyse aboue sayd, which promised faythfully to full fyll to her small powre as much as they hadde deuysed: within a quarter of an oure after, in co_m_meth the good man, who said that he was about his cattell. "Why, what haue we here, wyfe, setting by the fyre? _and_ yf she haue eate and dronke, send her into the barne to her lodging for this night, for she troubeleth the house." "Euen as you wyll husbande," sayth his wyfe; "you knowe she commeth once in two yeres into these *[leaf 23]* quarters. Awaye," saythe this good wyfe, "to your lodginge." "Yes, good dame," sayth she, "as fast as I can:" thus, by loking one[144] on the other, eche knewe others mynde, and so departed to her comely couche: the good man of the house shrodge hym for Ioye, thinking to hym selfe, I wyll make some pastyme with you anone. And calling to his wyfe for hys sopper, set him downe, and was very plesant, and dranke to his wyfe, _and_ fell to his mammerings, and mounched a pace, nothing vnderstanding of the bancquet that[145] was a preparing for him after sopper, _and_ according to the prouerbe, that swete meate wyll haue sowre sawce: thus, whe_n_ he was well refreshed, his sprietes being reuyued, entred into familiare talke with his wife, of many matters, how well he had spent that daye to both there proffytes, sayinge some of his cattell[146] were lyke to haue bene drowned in the dyches, dryuinge others of his neyghbours cattell out that were in his pastures, _and_ mending his fences that were broken downe. Thus profitably he had consumed the daye, nothinge talking of his helping out of the walkinge Morte out of the myre, nether of his request nor yet of her[147] promisse. Thus feding her w_i_t_h_ frendly fantacyes, consumed two houres and more. Then fayninge howe hee would se in what case his horse were in and howe they were dressed, Repaired couertly into the barne, where as his free[n]dlye foes lyrked preuely, vnlesse it were this manerly Morte, that comly couched on a bottell of strawe. "What, are you come?" q_uoth_ she; "by the masse, I would not for a hundreth pound that my dame should knowe that you were here, eyther any els of your house." "No, I warrant the," sayth this good man, "they be all safe and fast ynough at their woorke, and I wylbe at mine anon," And laye downe by her, and strayght would haue had to do w_i_t_h_ her. "Nay, fye," sayth she, "I lyke not this order: if ye lye with me, you shall surely vntrus you _and_ put downe your hosen, for that way is most easiest and best." "Sayest thou so?" quoth he, "now, by my trouth agred." And when he had vntrussed him selfe and put downe, he began to assalt the vnsatiable[148] fort "Why," quoth she, that was with out shame, sauinge for her promes, "And are you not ashamed?" "neuer a whyte," sayth he, "lye downe quickely." "Now, fye, for shame, fye," sayth shee a loude, whyche was the watche word. At the which word, these fyue furious, sturdy, muffeled gossypes flynges oute, and takes sure holde of this be trayed parson, sone[149] pluckinge his hosen downe lower, and byndinge the same fast about his feete; then byndinge his handes, and knitting a hande charcher about his eyes, that he shoulde not see; and when they had made hym sure and fast, Then they layd him one vntyll they weare windles. "Be good," sayth this Morte, "vnto my maister, for the passion of God," *[leaf 23, back]* and layd on as fast as the rest, and styll seased not to crye vpon them to bee mercyfull vnto hym, and yet layde on a pace; and when they had well beaten hym, that the bloud braste plentifullye oute in most places, they let hym lye styll bounde. With this exhortation, that he shoulde from that tyme forth knowe his wyfe from other mens, and that this punishment was but a flebyting in respect of that which should followe, yf he amended not his manners. Thus leuynge hym blustering, blowing, and fominge for payne, and malyncolye that hee neither might or coulde be reuenged of them, they vanyshed awaye, and hadde thys Morte with them, and safely conuayde her out of the towne: sone after co_m_meth into the barne one of the good mans boyes, to fet some haye for his horse. And fyndinge his maister lyinge faste bounde and greuouslye beaten with rodes, was sodenly abashed and woulde haue runne out agayne to haue called for helpe; but his maister bed hym come vnto hym and vnbynd hym; "and make no wordes," quoth he, "of this. I wylbe reuenged well inoughe;" yet not with standinge, after better aduyse, the matter beinge vnhonest, he thought it meter to let the same passe, and, not, as the prouerbe saythe, to awake the sleping dogge. "And, by my trouth," quoth this walkinge Morte, "I come nowe from that place, and was neuer there sythens this parte was playde, whiche is some what more then a yeare. And I here a very good reporte of hym now, that he loueth his wyfe well, and vseth hym selfe verye honestlye; and was not this a good acte? nowe, howe saye you?" "It was pretely handeled," quoth I, "and is here all?" "Yea," quoth she, "here is the ende."

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[P] A DOXE. Cap. 20.

THese Doxes be broken and spoyled of their maydenhead by the vpright men, and then they haue their name of Doxes, and not afore. And afterwarde she is commen and indifferent for any that wyll vse her, as _homo_ is a commen name to all men. Such as be fayre and some what handsome, kepe company with the walkinge Mortes, and are redye alwayes for the vpright men, and are cheifely mayntayned by them, for others shalbe spoyled for their sakes: the other, inferior, sort wyll resorte to noble mens places, and gentlemens houses, standing at the gate, eyther lurkinge on the backesyde about backe houses, eyther in hedge rowes, or some other thycket, expectinge their praye, which is for the vncomely company of some curteous gest, of whome they be refreshed with meate and some money, where eschaunge is made, ware for ware: this bread and meate they vse to carrye in their *[leaf 24]* greate hosen; so that these beastlye brybinge[150] breeches serue manye tymes for bawdye purposes. I chaunced, not longe sithens, familiarly to commen with a Doxe that came to my gate, and surelye a pleasant harlot, and not so pleasant as wytty, and not so wytty as voyd of all grace and goodnes. I founde, by her talke, that shee hadde passed her tyme lewdlye eyghttene yeares in walkinge aboute. I thoughte this a necessary instrument to attayne some knowledge by; and before I woulde grope her mynde, I made her both to eate and drynke well; that done, I made her faythfull promisse to geue her some money, yf she would open and dyscouer to me such questions as I woulde demaunde of her, and neuer to bee wraye her, neither to disclose her name. "And you shoulde," sayth she, "I were vndon:" "feare not that," quoth I; "but, I praye the," quoth I, "say nothing but trouth." "I wyll not," sayth shee. "Then, fyrste tell me," quoth I, "how many vpright men and Roges dost thou knowe, or hast thou knowne and byn conuersaunt with, and what their names be?" She paused a whyle, and sayd, "why do you aske me, or wherefore?" "For nothinge els," as I sayde, "but that I woulde knowe them when they came to my gate." "Nowe, by my trouth" (quoth she) "then are yea neuer the neare, for all myne acquayntaunce, for the moste parte, are deade." "Dead!" quoth I, "howe dyed they, for wante of cherishinge, or of paynefull diseases?" Then she sighed, and sayde they were hanged. "What, all?" quoth I, "and so manye walke abroade, as I dayelye see?" "By my trouth," quoth she, "I knowe not paste six or seuen by their names," and named the same to me. "When were they hanged?" quoth I. "Some seuen yeares a gone, some three yeares, and some w_i_t_h_in this fortnight," and declared the place where they weare executed, which I knewe well to bee true, by the report of others. "Why" (quoth I) "dyd not this sorrowfull and fearefull sight much greue the, and for thy tyme longe and euyll spent?" "I was sory," quoth shee, "by the Masse; for some of them were good louing men. For I lackt not when they had it, and they wanted not when I had it, and diuers of them I neuer dyd forsake, vntyll the Gallowes departed vs." "O, mercyfull God!" quoth I, and began to blesse me. "Why blesse ye?" quoth she. "Alas! good gentleman, euery one muste haue a lyuinge." Other matters I talked of; but this nowe maye suffice to shewe the Reader, as it weare in a glasse, the bolde beastly lyfe of these Doxes. For suche as hath gone anye tyme abroade, wyll neuer forsake their trade, to dye therefore. I haue hadde good profe thereof. There is one, a notorious harlot, of this affinitye, called Besse Bottomelye; she hath but one hande, and she hath murthered two children at the least.

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*[leaf 24, back]* [P] A DELL. Cap. 21.

A Dell is a yonge wenche, able for generation, and not yet knowen or broken by the vpright man. These go abroade yong, eyther by the death of their parentes, and no bodye to looke vnto them, or els by some sharpe mystres that they serue, do runne away out of seruice; eyther she is naturally borne one, and then she is a wyld Dell: these are broken verye yonge; when they haue beene lyen with all by the vpright man, then they be Doxes, and no Dels. These wylde dels, beinge traded vp with their monstrous mothers, must of necessytie be as euill, or worsse, then their parents, for neither we gather grapes from greene bryars, neither fygs from Thystels. But such buds, such blosoms, such euyll sede sowen, wel worsse beinge growen.

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[P] A KYNCHIN MORTE. Cap. 22.

A Kynching Morte is a lytle Gyrle: the Mortes their mothers carries them at their backes in their slates, whiche is their shetes, and bryngs them vp sauagely[151], tyll they growe to be rype, and soone rype, soone rotten.

[P] A KYNCHEN CO. Cap. 23.

A Kynchen Co is a young boye, traden vp to suche peuishe purposes as you haue harde of other young ympes before, that when he groweth vnto yeres, he is better to hang then to drawe forth.

[Header: HARMAN. DOXES VSAGE IN THE NIGHT.]

[P] THEIR VSAGE IN THE NIGHT. Cap. 24.

NOw I thinke it not vnnecessary to make the Reader vnderstand how and in what maner they lodge a nights in barnes or backe houses, and of their vsage there, for asmuch as I haue acquaynted them with their order and practises a day times. The arche and chiefe walkers that hath walked a long time, whose experience is great, because of their continuinge practise, I meane all Mortes and Doxes, for their handsomnes and diligence for making of their couches. The men neuer trouble them selues with _tha_t thing, but takes the same to be the dutye of _th_e wyfe. And she shuffels vp a quayntitye of strawe or haye into some pretye carner of the barne *[leaf 25]* where she maye conuenientlye lye, and well shakethe the same, makinge the heade some what hye, and dryues the same vpon the sydes and fete lyke abed: then she layeth her wallet, or some other lytle pack of ragges or scrype vnder her heade in the strawe, to beare vp the same, and layethe her petycote or cloke vpon and ouer the strawe, so made lyke a bedde, and that serueth for the blancket. Then she layeth her slate, which is her sheete, vpon that; and she haue no sheete, as fewe of them goe without, then she spreddeth some large cloutes or rags ouer the same, and maketh her ready, and layeth her drouselye downe. Many wyll plucke of their smockes, and laye the same vpon them in stede of their vpper sheete, and all her other pelte and trashe vpon her also; and many lyeth in their smockes. And if the rest of her clothes in colde weather be not sufficient to kepe her warme, then she taketh strawe or haye to performe the matter. The other sorte, that haue not slates, but toumble downe and couche a hogshead in their clothes, these bee styll lousye, and shall neuer be with out vermyn, vnlesse they put of theire clothes, and lye as is a boue sayde. If the vpright man come in where they lye, he hath his choyse, and crepeth in close by his Doxe: the Roge hath his leauings. If the Morts or Doxes lye or be lodged in some Farmers barne, and the dore be ether locked or made fast to them, then wyl not the vpright man presse to come in, Vnles it be in barnes and oute houses standinge alone, or some distance from houses, which be commonly knowne to them, As saint Quintens, three Cranes of the vintrey, Saynt Tybbes, and Knapsbery. These foure be with in one myle compasse neare vnto London. Then haue you iiij. more in Middlesex, drawe the pudding out of the fyre in Harrow on the hyll parish, _th_e Crose Keyes in Cranford[152] parish, Saynt Iulyans in Thystell worth parish, the house of pyty in Northhall parysh. These are their chiefe houses neare about London, where commonly they resorte vnto for Lodginge, and maye repaire thether freelye at all tymes. Sometyme shall come in some Roge, some pyckinge knaue, a nymble Prygge; he walketh in softly a nightes, when they be at their rest, and plucketh of as many garmentes as be ought worth that he maye come by, and worth money, and maye easely cary the same, and runneth a waye with the same with great seleritye, and maketh porte sale at some conuenient place of theirs, that some be soone ready in the morning, for want of their Casters _and_ Togema_n_s. Where in steede of blessinge is cursing; in place of praying, pestelent prating with odious othes _and_ terrible threatninges. The vpright men haue geuen all these nycke names to the places aboue sayde. Y[e]t haue *[leaf 25, back]* we two notable places in Kent, not fare from London: the one is betwene Detforde and Rothered, called the Kynges barne, standing alone, that they haunt commonly; the other is Ketbroke, standinge by blacke heath, halfe a myle from anye house. There wyll they boldlye drawe the latche of the doore, and go in when the good man with hys famyly be at supper, and syt downe without leaue, and eate and drinke with them, and either lye in the hall by the fyre all night, or in _th_e barne, if there be no rome in the house for them. If the doore be eyther bolted or lockt, if it be not opened vnto them when they wyl, they wyl breake the same open to his farther cost. And in this barne sometyme do lye xl. vpright men with their Doxes together at one time. And this must the poore Farmer suffer, or els they threaten him to burne him, and all that he hath.

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[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF VPRIGHT MEN.]

THE NAMES OF THE VPRIGHT MEN, ROGES, AND PALLYARDS.

HEre followeth the vnrulye rablement of rascals, and the moste notoryous and wyckedst walkers that are lyuinge nowe at this present, with their true names as they be called and knowne by. And although I set and place here but thre orders, yet, good Reader, vnderstand that all the others aboue named are deriued and come out from the vpright men and Roges. Concerning the number of Mortes and Doxes, it is superfluous to wryte of them. I could well haue don it, but the number of them is great, and woulde aske a large volume.

[P] UPRIGHT MEN.

A.[153]

Antony Heymer.

Antony Iackeson.

B.

Burfet.

Bryan medcalfe.

C.

Core the Cuekold.

Chrystoner Cooke.

D.

Dowzabell skylfull in fence.

Dauid Coke.

Dycke Glouer.

Dycke Abrystowe.

Dauid Edwardes.

Dauid Holand.

Dauid Iones.

E.

Edmund Dun, a singing Man.

Edward Skiner, _alias_ Ned Skinner.

Edward Browne.

F.

Follentine Hylles.

Fardinando angell.

Fraunces Dawghton.

G.

Gryffin.

Great Iohn Graye.

George Marrinar.

George Hutchinson.

H.

Hary Hylles, alias Harry godepar.

*[leaf 26]* Harry Agglyntine.

Harry Smyth, he driueleth whe_n_ he speaketh.

Harry Ionson.

I.

Iames Barnard.

Iohn Myllar.

Iohn Walchman.

Iohn Iones.

Iohn Teddar.

Iohn Braye.

Iohn Cutter.

Iohn Bell.

Iohn Stephens.

Iohn Graye.

Iohn Whyte.

Iohn Rewe.

Iohn Mores.

Iohn a Farnando.

Iohn Newman.

Iohn Wyn, _alias_ Wylliams.

Iohn a Pycons.

Iohn Tomas.

Iohn Arter.

Ion Palmer, _alias_ Tod.

Iohn Geffrey.

Iohn Goddard.

Iohn Graye the lytle.

Iohn Graye the great.

Iohn Wylliams the Longer.

Iohn Horwood, a maker of wels; he wyll take halfe his bargayne in hand,
_and_ when hee hath wrought ii. or iii. daies, he runneth away with his
earnest.

Iohn Peter.

Iohn Porter.

Iohn Appowes.

Iohn Arter.

Iohn Bates.

Iohn Comes.

Iohn Chyles, _alias_ great Chyles.

Iohn Leuet; he maketh tappes and fausets.

Iohn Louedall, a maister of fence.

Iohn Louedale.

Iohn Mekes.

Iohn Appowell.

Iohn Chappell.

Iohn Gryffen.

Iohn Mason.

Iohn Humfrey, with the lame hand.

Iohn Stradling, with the shaking head.

Iohn Franke.

Iohn Baker.

Iohn Bascafeld.

K.

L.

Lennard Iust.

Long Greene.

Laurence Ladd.

Laurence Marshall.

M.

N.

Nicolas Wilson.

Ned Barington.

Ned Wetherdon.

Ned holmes.

O.

P.

Phyllype Greene.

Q.

R.

Robart Grauener.

Robart Gerse.

Robart Kynge.

Robart Egerton.

Robart Bell, brother to Iohn Bell.

Robart Maple.

Robart Langton.

Robyn Bell.

Robyn Toppe.

Robart Brownswerd, he werith his here long.

Robart Curtes.

Rychard Brymmysh.

Rychard Iustyce.

Rychard Barton.

Rychard Constance.

Rychard Thomas.

Rychard Cadman.

Rychard Scategood.

Rychard Apryce.

Rychard Walker.

Rychard Coper.

S.

Steuen Neuet.

T.

Thomas Bulloke. *[leaf 26, back]*

Thomas Cutter.

Thomas Garret.

Thomas Newton.

Thomas Web.

Thomas Graye, his toes be gonne.

Tom Bodel.

Thomas Wast.

Thomas Dawso_n_ _alias_ Thomas Iacklin.

Thomas Basset.

Thomas Marchant.

Thomas Web.

Thomas Awefeld.

Thomas Gybbins.

Thomas Lacon.

Thomas Bate.

Thomas Allen.

V.

W.

Welarayd Richard.

Wyllia_m_ Chamborne.

Wylliam Pannell.

Wylliam Morgan.

Wylliam Belson.

Wylliam Ebes.

Wylliam Garret.

Wylliam Robynson.

Wylliam Vmberuile.

Wylliam Dauids.

Wyll Pen.

Wylliam Iones.

Wyll Powell.

Wylliam Clarke.

Water Wirall.

Wylliam Browne.

Water Martyne.[154]

Wylliam Grace.

Wylliam Pyckering.

[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF ROGES.]

ROGES.

A.

Arche Dowglas, a Scot.

B.

Blacke Dycke.

C.

D.

Dycke Durram.

Dauid Dew neuet, a counterfet Cranke.

E.

Edward Ellys.

Edward Anseley.

F.

G.

George Belberby.

Goodman.

Gerard Gybbin, a counterfet Cranke.

H.

Hary Walles, with the lytle mouth.

Humfrey ward.

Harry Mason.

I.

Iohn Warren.

Iohn Donne, with one legge.

Iohn Elson.

Iohn Raynoles, Irysh man.

Iohn Harrys.

Iames Monkaster, a counterfet Cranke.

Iohn Dewe.

Iohn Crew, with one arme.

Iohn Browne, great stamerar.

L.

Lytle Dycke.

Lytle Robyn.

Lambart Rose.

M.

More, burnt in the hand.[155]

N.

Nicholas Adames, a great stamerar.[156]

Nycholas Crispyn.

Nycholas Blunt _alias_ Nycholas Gennings, a counterfet Cranke.

Nycholas Lynch.

R.

Rychard Brewton.

Rychard Horwod, well nere lxxx. yeares olde; he wyll byte a vi. peny
nayle a sonder w_i_t_h_ his teeth, and a bawdye *[leaf 27]* dronkard.

Richard Crane; he carieth a Kynchne Co at his backe.

Rychard Iones.

Raffe Ketley.

Robert Harrison.

S.

Simon Kynge.

T.

Thomas Paske.

[157]Thomas Bere.

Thomas Shawnean, Irish man.

Thomas Smith, _with_ the skald skyn.[157]

W.

Wylliam Carew.

Wylliam wastfield.

Wylson.

Wylliam Gynkes, with a whyte bearde, a lusty and stronge man; he runneth
about the countrey to seeke worke, with a byg boy, his sonne carying his
toles as a dawber or playsterer, but lytle worke serueth him.

[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF PALLYARDS.]

[P] PALLYARDS.

B.

Bashford.

D.

Dycke Sehan Irish.

Dauid Powell.

Dauid Iones, a counterfet Crank.

E.

Edward Heyward, hath his Morte following him, which fained the Cranke.

Edward Lewes, a dummerer.

H.

Hugh Iones.

I.

Iohn Perse,[158] a counterfet Cranke.

Iohn dauids.

Iohn Harrison.

Iohn Carew.

Iames Lane, with one eye, Irish.

Iohn Fysher.

Iohn Dewe.

Iohn Gylford, Irish, w_i_t_h_ a counterfet lisence.

L.

Laurence, with the great legge.

N.

Nycholas Newton, carieth a fained lisence.

Nicholas Decase.

P.

Prestoue.

R.

Robart Lackley.

Robart Canloke.

Richard Hylton, caryeth ii. Kynchen mortes about him.

Richard Thomas.

S.

Soth gard.

Swanders.

T.

Thomas Edwards.

Thomas Dauids.

Wylliam Thomas.

Wylliam Coper with the Harelyp.

Wyll Pettyt, beareth a Kinche_n_ mort at his back.

Wylliam Bowmer.

There is aboue an hundreth of Irish men and women that wander about to begge for their lyuing, that hath come ouer within these two yeares. They saye the[y] haue beene burned and spoyled by the Earle of Desmond, and report well of the Earle of Vrmond.

[P] All these aboue wryten for the most part walke about Essex, Myddlesex, Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. Then let the reader iudge what number walkes in other Shieres, I feare me to great a number, if they be well vnderstande.

[Header: HARMAN. PEDDELARS FRENCHE.]

*[leaf 27, back]* [159]Here followyth their pelting speche.[159]

HEre I set before the good Reader the leud, lousey language of these lewtering Luskes _and_ lasy Lorrels, where with they bye and sell the common people as they pas through the countrey. Whych language they terme Peddelars Frenche, a vnknowen toung onely, but to these bold, beastly, bawdy Beggers, and vaine Vacabondes, being halfe myngled with Englyshe, when it is famyliarlye talked, and fyrste placinge thinges by their proper names as an Introduction to this peuyshe speeche.

Nab, *a head*.

Nabchet, *a hat or cap*.

Glasyers, *eyes*.

a smelling chete, *a nose*.

gan, *a mouth*.

a pratling chete, *a tounge*.

Crashing chetes, *teeth*.

Hearing chetes, *eares*.

fambles, *handes*.

a fambling chete, *a rynge on thy hand*.

quaromes, *a body*.

prat, *a buttocke*.

stampes, *legges*.

a caster, *a cloke*.

a togeman, *a cote*.

a commission, *a shierte*.

drawers, *hosen*.

stampers, *shooes*.

a mofling chete, *a napkyn*.

a belly chete, *an apern*.

dudes, *clothes*.

a lag of dudes, *a bucke of clothes*.

a slate or slates, *a sheete or shetes*.

lybbege, *a bed*.

bunge, *a pursse*.

lowre, *monye*.

mynt, *golde*.

a bord, *a shylling*.

halfe a borde, *sixe pence*.

flagg, *a groate*.

a wyn, *a penny*.

a make, *a halfepeny*.

bowse, *drynke*.

bene, *good*.

benshyp, *very good*.

quier, *nought*.

a gage, *a quarte pot*.

a skew, *a cuppe*.

pannam,[160] *bread*.

cassan, *cheese*.

yaram,[161] *mylke*.

lap, *butter milke or whey*.

*[leaf 28]* pek, *meate*.

poppelars, *porrage*.

ruff pek, *baken*.

a grunting chete or a patricos kynchen, *a pyg*.

a cakling chete, *a cocke or capon*.

a margery prater, *a hen*.

a Roger or tyb of the buttery, *a Goose*.

a quakinge chete or a red shanke, *a drake or ducke*.

grannam, *corne*.

a lowhinge chete, *a Cowe*.

a bletinge chete, *a calfe or sheepe*.

a prauncer, *a horse*.

autem, *a church*.

Salomon, *a alter or masse*.

patrico, *a priest*.

nosegent, *a Nunne*.

a gybe, *a writinge*.

a Iarke, *a seale*.

a ken, *a house*.

a staulinge ken, *a house that wyll receaue stolen ware*.

a bousing ken, *a ale house*.

a Lypken, *a house to lye in*.

a Lybbege, *a bedde*.

glymmar, *fyre*.

Rome bouse, *wyne*.

lage, *water*.

a skypp_e_r, *a barne*.

stromell, *strawe*.

a gentry cofes ke_n_, *A nobl_e_ or gentlemans house*.

a gygger, *a doore*.

[Header: HARMAN. ROGUES: THEIR PELTING SPECHE.]

bufe, *a dogge*.

the lightmans, *the daye*.

the darkemans, *the nyght*.

Rome vyle, *London*.

dewse a vyle, *the countrey*.

Rome mort, *the Quene*.

a gentry cofe, *a noble or gentleman*.

a gentry morte, *A noble or gentle woman*.

the quyer cuffyn,[162] *the Iusticer of peace*.

the harman beck, *the Counstable*.

the harmans, *the stockes*.

Quyerkyn, *a pryson house*.

Quier crampinges, *boltes or fetters*.

tryninge, *hanginge*.

chattes, *the gallowes*.

the hygh pad, *the hygh waye*.

the ruffmans, *the wodes or bushes*.

a smellinge chete, *a garden or orchard*.

crassinge chetes, *apels, peares or anye other frute*.

*to fylche, to beate, to stryke, to robbe*.[163]

to nyp a boung, *to cut a pursse*.

To skower the cramprings, *[leaf 28, back] to weare boltes or fetters*.

to heue a bough, *to robbe or rifle a boeweth*.

to cly the gerke, *to be whypped*.

to cutte benle,[164] *to speake gently*.

to cutte bene whydds, *to speake or geue good wordes*.

to cutte quyre whyddes, *to geue euell wordes or euell language*.

to cutte, *to saye*.

to towre, *to see*.

to bowse, *to drynke*.

to maunde, *to aske or requyre*.

to stall, *to make or ordaine*.

to cante, *to speake*.

to myll a ken, *to robbe a house*.

to prygge, *to ryde*.

to dup the gyger, *to open the doore*.

to couch a hogshead, *to lye downe and sleepe*.

to nygle, *to haue to do with a woman carnally*.

stow you, *holde your peace*.

bynge a waste, *go you hence*.

to the ruffian, *to the deuell*.

the ruffian cly the, *the deuyll take thee*.

[Header: HARMAN. THE VPRIGHT COFE CANTETH TO THE ROGE.]

[P] The vpright Cofe canteth to the Roge.[165]

*The vpright man speaketh to the Roge.*

VPRIGHTMAN.[166]

Bene Lightmans to thy quarromes, in what lipken hast thou lypped in
this darkemans, whether in a lybbege or in the strummell?

*God morrowe to thy body, in what house hast thou lyne in all night,
whether in a bed, or in the strawe?*

ROGE.

I couched a hogshead in a Skypper this darkemans.
*I layd[167] me downe to sleepe in a barne this night.*

VPRIGHT MAN.[168]

I towre the strummel trine vpon thy nabchet[169] _and_ Togman.
*I see the strawe hang vpon thy cap and coate.*

ROGE.

I saye by the Salomon I will lage it of with a gage of benebouse;
then cut to my nose watch.

*I sweare by the masse[170], I wull washe it of with a quart of good
drynke; [leaf 29][171] then saye to me what thou wylt.*

MAN. Why, hast thou any lowre in thy bonge to bouse?
*Why, hast thou any money in thy purse to drinke?*

ROGE. But a flagge, a wyn, and a make.
*But a grot, a penny, and a halfe penny.*

MAN. Why, where is the kene that hath the bene bouse?
*where is the house that hath good drinke?*

ROGE. A bene mort hereby at the signe of the prauncer.
*A good wyfe here by at the signe of the hors.*

MAN. I cutt it is quyer buose, I bousd a flagge the laste dark mans.
*I saye it is small and naughtye drynke. I dranke a groate there
the last night.*

ROGE. But bouse there a bord, _and_ thou shalt haue beneship.
*But drinke there a shyllinge, and thou shalt haue very good.*

Tower ye yander is the kene, dup the gygger, and maund that is bene
shyp.

*Se you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.*

MAN. This bouse is as benshyp[172] as rome bouse.
*This drinke is as good as wyne.*

Now I tower that bene bouse makes nase nabes.
*Now I se that good drinke makes a dronken heade.*

Maunde of this morte what bene pecke is in her ken.
*Aske of this wyfe what good meate shee hath in her house.*

ROGE. She hath a Cacling chete, a grunting chete, ruff Pecke, cassan,
and popplarr of yarum.
*She hath a hen, a pyg, baken, chese and mylke porrage.*

MAN. That is beneshyp to our watche.
*That is very good for vs.*

Now we haue well bousd, let vs strike some chete.
*Nowe we haue well dronke, let us steale some thinge.*

Yonder dwelleth a quyere cuffen, it were beneship to myll hym.
*Yonder dwelleth a hoggeshe and choyrlyshe man, it were very well
donne to robbe him.*

ROGE. Nowe bynge we a waste to the hygh pad, the ruffmanes is by.
Naye, let vs go hence to the hygh waye, the wodes is at hand.

MAN. So may we happen on the Harmanes, and cly the Iarke, or to the
quyerken and skower quyaer cramprings, and so to tryning on the
chates.

*[leaf 29, back] So we maye chaunce to set in the stockes, eyther
be whypped, eyther had to prison house, and there be shackled with
bolttes and fetters, and then to hange on the gallowes.*

Gerry gan, the ruffian clye thee.
*A torde in thy mouth, the deuyll take thee.*

MAN. What, stowe your bene, cofe, and cut benat whydds, and byng we
to rome vyle, to nyp a bong; so shall we haue lowre for the bousing
ken, and when we byng back to the deuseauyel, we wyll fylche some
duddes of the Ruffemans, or myll the ken for a lagge of dudes.

*What, holde your peace, good fellowe, and speake better wordes, and
go we to London, to cut a purse; then shal we haue money for the ale
house, and when wee come backe agayne into the country, wee wyll
steale some lynnen clothes of one[173] hedges, or robbe some house
for a bucke of clothes.*

[P] By this lytle ye maye holy and fully vnderstande their vntowarde talke and pelting speache, mynglede without measure; and as they haue begonne of late to deuyse some new termes for certien thinges, so wyll they in tyme alter this, and deuyse as euyll or worsse. This language nowe beinge knowen and spred abroade, yet one thinge more I wyll ad vnto, not meaninge to Englyshe the same, because I learned the same[174] of a shameles Doxe, but for the phrase of speche I set it forth onely.

There was a proude patrico and a nosegent, he tooke his Iockam in his famble, and a wappinge he went, he dokte the Dell, hee pryge to praunce, he byngd a waste into the darke mans, he fylcht the Cofe, with out any fylch man.

[Header: HARMAN. NYCHOLAS BLUNTE'S TRICKS.]

WHyle this second Impression was in printinge, it fortuned that Nycholas Blunte, who called hym selfe Nycholan Gennyns, a counterefet Cranke, that is spoken of in this booke, was fonde begging in the whyte fryers on Newe yeares day last past, Anno domini. 1567, and commytted vnto a offescer, who caried hym vnto the depetye of the ward, which co_m_mytted hym vnto the counter; _and_ as the counstable and a nother would haue caried hym thether, This counterfet Cranke ran awaye, but one lyghter of fote then the other ouer toke hym, _and_ so leading him to the counter, where he remayned three days, _and_ from thence to Brydewell, where before the maister[175] he had his dysgysed aparell put vpon hym, which was monstrous to beholde, And after stode in Chepesyde w_i_t_h_ _th_e same apparil on a scafold.[176]

A Stockes to staye sure, and safely detayne, *[leaf 30]*
Lasy lewd Leutterers, that lawes do offend,
Impudent persons, thus punished with payne,
Hardlye for all this, do meane to amende.

[Header: HARMAN. THE STOCKES.]

Fetters or shackles serue to make fast,
Male malefactours, that on myschiefe do muse,
Vntyll the learned lawes do quite or do cast,
Such, suttile searchers, as all euyll do vse.

[Header: HARMAN. THE ROGE'S END.]

{A whyp is a whysker, that wyll wrest out blood, *[lf 30, bk]*
{Of backe and of body, beaten right well.
Of all the other it doth the most good,
Experience techeth, and they can well tell.

[P] O dolefull daye! nowe death draweth nere,
Hys bytter styng doth pearce me to the harte.
I take my leaue of all that be here,
Nowe piteously playing this tragicall parte.
Neither stripes nor teachinges in tyme could conuert,
wherefore an ensample let me to you be,
And all that be present, nowe praye you for me.

[Header: HARMAN. THE COUNTERFET CRANKE.]

[177][P] This counterfet Cranke, nowe vew and beholde,
Placed in pyllory, as all maye well se:
This was he, as you haue hard the tale tolde,
before recorded with great suttylte,
Ibused manye with his inpiete,
his lothsome attyre, in most vgly manner,
was through London caried with dysplayd banner.[178]

[Header: HARMAN. CONCLUSION.]

[Symbol: Right Index] Thus I conclude my bolde Beggars booke,
That all estates most playnely maye see,
As in a glasse well pollyshed to looke,
Their double demeaner in eche degree.
Their lyues, their language, their names as they be,
That with this warning their myndes may be warmed,
To amend their mysdeedes, and so lyue vnharmed.

FINIS.

[P] Imprinted at London, in Fletestrete, at the signe of the Faulcon by Wylliam gryffith. Anno Domni. 1567.[179]

FOOTNOTES:

[42] leaf 2 _b._ Bodley edition (B).

[43] The severe Act against vagrants, Ed. VI., c. 3, was passed in 1548, only 19 years before the date of this 2nd edition.

[44] The 1573 edition reads _pynking_.

[45] So printed in both 1567 editions. 1573 reads _housholders_; but _Borsholders_ is doubtless meant.

[46] leaf 3. B.

[47] Printed "_brfore_."

[48] _reclamation._ B.

[49] The 1573 edition reads _and_.

[50] The 1573 edition here inserts the word _or_.

[51] _vanished._ B.

[52] _fyt._ B.

[53] The 1573 ed. reads _not_.

[54] This word is omitted in the 1573 ed.

[55] The chapters are not noted in the Bodley ed.

[56] The 1573 ed. here inserts the word _he_.

[57] 1573 reads _if_.

[58] 1573 has _or_.

[59] Printed "_vpreght_." _vpright_ in Bodley ed.

[60] 1573, _be_.

[61] 1573, _as_.

[62] _the._ B.

[63] _dogges._ B.

[64] 1573 inserts _and_.

[65] 1573 omits.

[66] 1573 omits.

[67] _saith._ B.

[68] 1573, _myne_.

[69] _tarying._ B.

[70] So printed. Bodley ed. has _the_.

[71] _sakes._ B.

[72] Omitted in 1573.

[73] so printed.

[74] _the._ B.

[75] Why ... end. B. omits.

[76] 1573 reads _mate_.

[77] omitted in 1573.

[78] seing ... dyd. B. omits.

[79] 1573, _was_.

[80] _horses._ B.

[81] Printed _statute_.

[82] Printed _this_.

[83] B. inserts _a_.

[84] B. omits _in_.

[85] Probably the reason why "in print" came to be considered synonymous with "correct." See 2 Gent. of Verona, act ii. sc. 1, 175.

[86] _those._ B.

[87] B. omits _the_.

[88]

Castyng_e_ of axtre & eke of ston,
Sofere hem [th]ere to vse non;
Bal, and barres, and suche play,
Out of chyche[gh]orde put a-way.--

Myrc, p. 11, l. 334-7 (E. E. T. Soc. 1868).

[89] Printed _hts_.

[90] _to to._ B.

[91] Omitted in 1573.

[92] _him (sic)._ B.

[93] This page is not in Bodley ed.

[94] 1573 reads _exclamation_.

[95] _they._ B.

[96] _my my._ B.

[97] _gyrken (et seqq.)._ B.

[98] _loose._ B.

[99] _refused._ B.

[100] _Gennins._ B.

[101] _trough._ B.

[102] 1573 reads _skolluer_.

[103] Omitted in 1573 edit.

[104] _sayih (sic)._ B.

[105] printed _dody_.

[106] _d. ob._ B.

[107] _bede._ B.

[108] _mans._ B.

[109] 1573 inserts _him; sette hym._ B.

[110] 1573 inserts _that_.

[111] _pence_ B.

[112] The 1573 edition reads _ioly ioylitie; gelowsy_. B.

[113] The 1573 edition finishes the sentence thus:--"ouer the fields to his own house, as hee afterwards said."

[114] _woulde._ B.

[115] _again til now._ B.

[116] _d. ob._ B.

[117] The 1573 edition continues thus:--"wherof this crafty Cranke had part him selfe, for he had both house and wife in the same parishe, as after you shall heare. But this lewde lewterar could not laye his bones to labour, hauing got once the tast of this lewd lasy lyfe, for al this fayr admonition, but deuised other suttel sleights to maintaine his ydell liuing, and so craftely clothed him selfe in mariners apparel, and associated him self with an other of his companions: they hauing both mariners apparel, went abroad to aske charity of _th_e people, fayning they hadde loste their shippe with all their goods by casualty on the seas, wherewith they gayned much. This crafty Cranke, fearinge to be mistrusted, fell to another kinde of begging, as bad or worse, and apparelled himselfe very well with a fayre black freese cote, a new payre of whyte hose, a fyne felt hat on his head, a shert of flaunders worke esteemed to be worth xvi. shillings; and vpon newe yeares day came againe into the whyt Fryers to beg: the printer, hauing occasion to go that ways, not thinking of this Cranke, by chaunce met with him, who asked his charitie for Gods sake. The printer, vewing him well, did mistrust him to be the counterfet Cranke which deceuied him vpon Alhollen daye at night, demaunded of whence he was and what was his name. 'Forsoth,' saith he, 'my name is Nicolas Genings, and I came from Lecester to seeke worke, and I am a hat-maker by my occupation, and all my money is spent, and if I coulde get money to paye for my lodging this night, I would seke work to morowe amongst the hatters.' The printer perceiuing his depe dissimulation, putting his hand into his purse, seeming to giue him some money, and with fayre allusions brought him into the streete, where he charged the constable with him, affirminge him to be the counterfet Cranke that ranne away vpon Alholon daye last. The constable being very loth to medle with him, but the printer knowing him and his depe disceit, desyred he mought be brought before the debutie of the ward, which straight was accomplished, which whe_n_ he came before the debuty, he demaunded of him of whence he was and what was his name; he answered as before he did vnto _th_e printer: the debutie asked the printer what he woulde laye vnto hys charge; he answered and aleged him to be a vagabond and depe deceyuer of the people, and the counterfet Crank that ran away vpon Alhallon day last from the constable of Newington and him, and requested him earnestly to send him to ward: the debuty thinking him to be deceiued, but neuerthelesse laid his co_m_maundement vpon him, so that the printer should beare his charges if he could not iustifie it; he agreed thereunto. And so he and the constable went to cary him to the Counter: and as they were going vnder Ludgate, this crafty Cranke toke his heeles and ran down the hill as fast as he could dryve, the constable and the printer after him as fast as they coulde; but the printer of _th_e twayn being lighter of fote, ouertoke him at fleete bridge, and with strong hand caried him to the counter, and safely deliuered him. In _th_e morow _th_e printer sent his boy that stripped him vpon Alhalon day at night to view him, because he would be sure, which boy knew him very well: this Crank confessed unto the debuty, _tha_t he had hosted the night before in Kent street in Southwarke, at the sign of the Cock, which thing to be true, the printer sente to know, and found him a lyer; but further inquiring, at length found out his habitation, dwelling in maister Hilles rentes, hauinge a pretye house, well stuffed, with a fayre ioyne table, and a fayre cubbard garnished with peuter, hauing an old auncient woman to his wyfe. The printer being sure therof, repaired vnto the Counter, and rebuked him for his beastly behaviour, and told him of his false fayning, willed him to confesse it, and aske forgivenes: he perceyued him to know his depe dissimulation, relented, and confessed all his disceit; and so remayning in the counter three dayes, was removed to Brydwel, where he was strypt starke naked, and his ougly attyre put vpo_n_ him before the maisters thereof, who wondered greatly at his dissimulation: for which offence he stode vpon the pillery in Cheapsyde, both in his ougly and handsome attyre. And after that went in the myll whyle his ougly picture was a drawing; and then was whypped at a cartes tayle through London, and his displayd banner caried before him vnto his own dore, and so backe to Brydewell again, and there remayned for a tyme, and at length let at libertie, on that condicio_n_ he would proue an houest man, and labour truly to get his liuing. And his picture remayneth in Bridewell for a monyment."--See, also, _post_, p. 89.

[118] _of his._ B.

[119] _which priest had._ B.

[120] _cal-(sic)._ B.

[121] _dumme._ B.

[122] So printed. _an._ B.

[123] _pasportes._ B.

[124] _Patriarch._ B.

[125] _faynen._ B.

[126] _lamentably._ B.

[127] _beholding this._ B.

[128] _but._ B.

[129] Omitted in 1573.

[130] Rabbitskins.

[131] B. inserts _sayth she_.

[132] Omitted in 1573.

[133] 1573 reads _I am_.

[134] Omitted in 1573.

[135] _mussels._ B.

[136] _he_, ed. 1573.

[137] _I_, ed. 1573.

[138] _warrant._ B.

[139] _should._ B.

[140] 1573 reads _case_.

[141] Omitted in 1573.

[142] 1573 reads _tempting_.

[143] B. inserts _a_.

[144] _won._ B.

[145] B. omits _that_.

[146] B. inserts _that_.

[147] 1573 reads _his_.

[148] B. reads _vnsanable_, or _vnsauable_.

[149] 1573 reads _some_.

[150] _bryberinge._ B.

[151] B. reads _safely_.

[152] 1573 reads _Crayford_.

[153] The arrangement in Bodley ed. is not alphabetical.

[154] Omitted in 1573 edit.

[155] Omitted in 1573 ed.

[156] Last three words omitted in 1573 ed.

[157] The 1573 ed. arranges these names in the following order:--

Thomas Beere.

Irish man.

Thomas Smith with the skalde skin.

Thomas Shawneam.

[158] The 1573 ed. reads _Persk_.

[159] B. omits.

[160] The 1573 ed. reads _Yannam_.

[161] B. reads _yarum_. The 1573 ed. reads _Param_.

[162] _custyn._ B.

[163] For these two lines printed in small type, the 1573 edition reads,

To fylche
*to robbe*.

[164] _benie._ B.

[165] _Roger._ B.

[166] _man._ B.

[167] _laye._ B.

[168] B. omits _vpright_.

[169] _nabches._ B.

[170] _masst._ B.

[171] This leaf is supplied in MS. in Mr Huth's edition.

[172] _good_ in the 1573 ed.

[173] The 1573 ed. has _some_.

[174] Instead of "the same," the 1573 ed. reads _that_.

[175] _maisters_. B.

[176] This paragraph is omitted in the ed. of 1573; but see note, _ante_, p. 56.

[177] B. omits this stanza and has inserted the following lines under the cut.

THIS is the fygure of the counterfet Cranke, that is spoken of in this boke of Roges, called Nycholas Blunt other wyse Nycholas Gennyngs. His tale is in the xvii. lefe [pp. 55-6] of this booke, which doth showe vnto all that reades it, woundrous suttell and crafty deseit donne of _and_ by him.

[178] This verse is omitted in the edition of 1573; also the wood-cut preceding it.

[179] B. adds 'the eight of January'. (This would make the year 1568 according to the modern reckoning. Harman's 'New Yeares day last past, Anno domini 1567', p. 86, must also be 1567/8.)

=A Sermon in Praise of Thieves and Thievery.=

[_Lansdowne MS._ 98, _leaf_ 210.]

A sermon made by P_ar_son Haben vppon a mold hill at Hartely
Row,[180] at the Comaundment of vij. theves, whoe, after they
had robbed him, Comaunded him to Preache before them.