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GREENE: THE SECOND PART OF CONY-CATCHING, GROSART VOL.10,P.69 TO PAGE 123,L.2 WHEN /SCEVOLA, GENTLEMEN, SAW HIS NATIVE CITIE BESIEGED BY /PORSENNA, C69040 AND THAT /ROME THE MISTRESSE OF THE WORLD, WAS READIE +TO BE MAISTRED BY C69060 A PROFESSED FOE TO THE PUBLICKE ESTATE: HEE ENTRED BOLDLY INTO THE C69070 ENEMIES CAMP, AND IN THE TENT OF THE KING (=TAKING HIM FOR THE C69080 KING) SLEW THE KINGS SECRETARIE:@WHEREUPON CONDEMNED, C69090 BROUGHT TO THE FIRE, HE THRUST HIS RIGHT C69100 HAND INTO THE FLAME, =BURNING IT OFF VOLUNTARIELY C69110 BECAUSE IT WAS SO INFORTUNAT +TO MISSE THE FATAL STAB C69120 HE HAD INTENDED TO HIS COUNTRIES ENIMIES, AND THEN C69130 WITH AN HONOURABLE RESOLUTION, BREATHD OUT THIS, C69140 /MALLEM /NON /ESSE /QUAM /NON /PRODESSE /PATRIAE.@ THIS C69150 INSTANCE OF /SCEVOLA GREATLY HATH EMBOLDENED MEE +TO C69160 THINKE NO PAINS NOR DANGER TOO GREAT THAT GROWETH C69170 TO THE BENEFIT OF MY COUNTRIE,@AND THOUGH I CANNOT C69180 AS HE MANNADGE WITH MY COURTLAX, NOR ATTEMPT +TO C70010 UNLEAGER /PORSENNA: YET WITH MY PEN I WILL INDEVOR C70020 +TO DISPLAY THE NATURE AND SECRETS OF DIVERS COOSENAGES C70030 MORE PREIUDICIALL TO /ENGLAND THEN THE INVASION OF C70040 /PORSENNA WAS TO /ROME.@ FOR WHEN THAT VALIANT KING C70050 SAW THE RESOLUTION OF /SCEVOLA: AS ONE DISMAID AT C70060 THE HONOUR OF HIS THOUGHTES, HE SORROWED SO BRAVE C70070 A MAN HAD SO DESPERATLY LOST HIS HAND, AND THEREUPON C70080 GREWE FRIENDS WITH THE /ROMANS.@ BUT GENTLEMEN C70090 THESE CONNY-CATCHERS, THESE VULTURES, THESE C70100 FATALL HARPIES, THAT PUTRIFIE WITH THEIR INFECTIONS C70110 THIS =FLOURISHING ESTATE OF /ENGLAND, AS IF THEY HAD C70120 THEIR CONSCIENCES SEARED WITH A HOT IRON, AND THAT C70130 AS MEN DELIVERED UP INTO A REPROBATE SENCE, GRACE C70140 WERE UTTERLY EXILD FROM THEIR HARTS,@SO WITH THE DEAFE C70150 ADDER THEY NOT ONLY STOP THEIR EARES AGAINST THE C70160 VOICE OF THE CHARMER, BUT DISSOLUTELY WITHOUT ANY SPARKE C70170 OF REMORSE, STAND UPON THEIR BRAVADOS, AND C70180 OPENLY IN WORDS AND ACTIONS MAINTAIN THEIR PALPABLE C70190 AND MANIFEST COOSENAGES, =SWEARING BY NO LESSE THEN C70200 THEIR ENEMIES BLOUD, EVEN BY GOD HIMSELFE THAT C70210 THEY WILL MAKE A MASSACRE OF HIS BONES, AND CUT OFF C70220 MY RIGHT HAND, FOR =PENNING DOWNE THEIR ABHOMINABLE C70230 PRACTISES:@BUT ALAS FOR THEM, POORE SNAKES,@WORDS C70240 ARE WIND, AND LOOKS BUT GLANCES: EVERY THUNDERCLAP C70250 HATH NOT A BOLT, NOR EVERY CONNY-CATCHERS OATH AN C70260 EXECUTION.@ I LIVE STILL, AND I LIVE +TO DISPLAY THEIR C70270 VILLANIES, WHICH, GENTLEMEN YOU SHAL SEE SET DOWN C70280 IN MOST AMPLE MANER IN THIS SMAL TREATISE:@BUT C71010 HEERE BY THE WAY, GIVE ME LEAVE +TO ANSWERE AN C71020 OBIECTION, THAT SOME INFERRED AGAINST ME,@WHICH C71030 WAS, THAT I SHEWED NO ELOQUENT PHRASES, NOR FINE C71040 FIGURATIVE CONVEIANCE IN MY FIRST BOOKE AS I HAD C71050 DONE IN OTHER OF MY WORKES: TO WHICH I REPLY THAT C71060 /TO /PREPON, A CERTAINE DECORUM IS +TO BEE KEPT IN C71070 EVERIE THING, AND NOT +TO APPLIE A HIGH STILE IN A BASE C71080 SUBIECT: BESIDE THE FACULTIE IS SO ODIOUS, AND THE C71090 MEN SO SERVILE AND SLAVISH MINDED,@THAT I SHOULD C71100 DISHONOR THAT HIGH MISTERIE OF ELOQUENCE, AND C71110 DEROGATE FROM THE DIGNITIE OF OUR /ENGLISH TOONGE, C71120 EYTHER +TO EMPLOY ANY FIGURE OR BESTOW ONE CHOYCE C71130 /ENGLISH WORD UPON SUCH DISDAINED RAKEHELS AS THOSE C71140 CONNY-CATCHERS.@ THEREFORE HUMBLY I CRAVE PARDON C71150 AND DESIRE I MAY WRITE BASELY OF SUCH BASE WRETCHES C71160 WHO LIVE ONELY +TO LIVE DISHONESTLY.@ FOR THEY SEEKE C71170 THE SPOYLE AND RUINE OF ALL, AND LIKE DROANES EATE C71180 AWAY WHAT OTHERS LABOR FOR.@ I HAVE SET DOWNE C71190 DIVERS OTHER LAWS UNTOUCHT IN THE FIRST, AS THEIR C71200 VINCENTS LAW, A NOTABLE COOSENAGE AT BOWLES, WHEN C71210 CERTAIN IDLE COMPANIONS STAND AND MAKE BETTES, C71220 =BEING COMPACTED WITH THE BOWLERS, WHO LOOKE C71230 LIKE HONEST MINDED CITIZENS, EITHER +TO WIN OR LOOSE, C71240 AS THEIR WATCH-WORDE SHALL APPOINT:@THEN THE PRIGGER C71250 OR HORSESTEALER, WITH ALL HIS GINNES =BELONGING TO C71260 HIS TRADE, AND THEYR SUBTILL CAWTELS +TO AMEND THE C71270 STATUTE:@NEXT THE =CURBING LAW, WHICH SOME CALL BUT C71280 TOO BASELY HOOKERS, WHO EYTHER DIVE IN AT WINDOWS, C72010 OR ELSE WITH A HOOK, WHICH THEY CALL A CURB, DOE FETCH C72020 OUT WHATSOEVER, EITHER APPARELL, LINNEN, OR WOLLEN, C72030 THAT BE LEFT ABROAD.@ BESIDE, I CAN SET DOWNE THE C72040 SUBTILTIE OF THE BLACKE ART, WHICH IS =PICKING OF C72050 LOCKES, A COOSENAGE AS PREIUDICIALL AS ANY OF THE C72060 REST,@AND THE NATURE OF THE LIFT, WHICH IS HE THAT C72070 STEALETH ANY PARCELS, AND SLILY TAKETH THEM AWAY.@ C72080 THIS (GENTLEMEN) HAVE I SEARCHT OUT FOR YOUR C72090 COMMODITIES, THAT I MIGHT LAY OPEN TO THE WORLD C72100 THE VILLANIE OF THESE =COOSENING CATERPILLERS, WHO ARE C72110 NOT ONELY ABHORRED OF MEN, BUT HATED OF GOD, C72120 =LIVING IDLELY TO THEMSELVES, AND ODIOUSLY TO THE C72130 WORLDE:@THEY BE THOSE FOOLISH CHILDREN THAT /SALOMON C72140 SPEAKES OF, THAT FEEDES THEMSELVES FATTE WITH C72150 INIQUITIE, THOSE UNTAMED HEIFERS, THAT WILL NOT C72160 BREAKE THE YOKE OF LABOR, BUT GET THEIR =LIVINGES C72170 BY THE PAINFULL THRIFT OF OTHER MENS HANDS.@ I C72180 CANNOT BETTER COMPARE THEM, THEN UNTO VIPERS, C72190 WHO WHILE THEY LIVE ARE HATED AND SHUNNED OF ALL C72200 MEN AS MOST PREIUDICIALL CREATURES:@THEY FEED UPON C72210 HEMLOCKE AND ACONITON, AND SUCH FATALL AND IMPOISONED C72220 HERBS,@BUT THE LEARNED APOTHECARIES TAKES C72230 THEM, CUTS OFF THEIR HEADES, AND AFTER THEY BE C72240 IMBOWELLED OF THEIR FLESH, THEY MAKE THE MOST C72250 PRETIOUS MITHRIDATE:@SO THESE CONNY-CATCHERS, FOISTS, C72260 NIPS, PRIGGERS, AND LIFTS, WHILE THEY LIVE ARE MOST C72270 IMPROFITABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMON-WEALTH:@THEY C72280 GLUT THEMSELVES AS VIPERS UPON THE MOST LOTHSOME C73010 AND DETESTABLE SINNES, =SEEKING AFTER FOLLY WITH C73020 GREEDINESSE, NEVER =DOING ANY THING THAT IS GOOD, C73030 TILL THEY BE TRUST UP AT /TIBURN:@AND THEN IS A MOST C73040 WHOLESOME MITHRIDATE MADE OF THEM, FOR BY THEIR C73050 DEATHS OTHERS ARE FOREWARNED FOR =FALLING INTO THE C73060 LIKE ENORMITIES.@ AND AS THE GANGRENA IS A DISEASE C73070 INCURABLE BY THE CENSURE OF THE CHIRURGIANS, UNLESSE C73080 THE MEMBER WHERE IT IS FIRST BE CUT OFF: SO THIS C73090 UNTOWARD GENERATION OF LOOSE LIBERTINES, CAN BY NO C73100 WHOLSOME COUNSAILES, NOR ADVISED PERSWASIONS BE C73110 DISSWADED FROM THEIR LOTHSOM KIND OF LIFE, TILL BY DEATH C73120 THEY BE FATALLY, AND FINALLY CUT OFF FROM THE C73130 COMMONWEALTH, WHEREOF SPAKE /OVID WELL IN HIS /METAMORPHOSIS.@ C73150 SITH THEN THIS CURSED CRUE, THESE /MACHAVILIANS, C73180 THAT NEITHER CARE FOR GOD NOR DEVILL, BUT SET WITH C73190 THE /EPICURES GAINE, AND EASE, THEIR /SUMMUM /BONUM, C73200 CANNOT BE CALLED TO ANIE HONEST COURSE OF =LIVING: C73210 IF THE HONORABLE AND WORSHIPFULL OF THIS LAND LOOKE C73220 INTO THEIR LIVES, AND CUT OFF SUCH =UPSTARTING SUCKARS C73230 THAT CONSUME THE SAP FROM THE ROOTE OF THE TREE: C73240 THEY SHALL NEITHER LOOSE THEIR REWARD IN HEAVEN, NOR C73250 PASSE OVER ANIE DAY WHEREIN THERE WIL NOT BE MANY C73260 FAITHFUL PRAIERS OF THE POORE, EXHIBITED FOR THEIR C73270 PROSPEROUS SUCCESSE AND WELFARE: SO DEEPELY ARE C74010 THESE MONSTROUS COOSENERS HATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH.@ C74020 THUS GENTLEMEN I HAVE DISCOVERED IN C74030 BRIEFE, WHAT I MEANE +TO PROSECUTE AT LARGE:@THOUGH C74040 NOT ELOQUENTLY, YET SO EFFECTUALLY, THAT IF YOU BE C74050 NOT ALTOGETHER CARELESSE, IT MAY REDOWND TO YOUR C74060 COMMODITIE: FOREWARNED, FOREARMED: BURNT CHILDREN C74070 DREAD THE FIRE,@AND SUCH AS NEITHER COUNSAILE, NOR C74080 OTHER MENS HARMES, MAY MAKE +TO BEWARE, ARE C74090 WORTHIE +TO LIVE LONG, AND STILL BY THE LOSSE.@ BUT C74100 =HOPING THESE SECRETS I HAVE SET ABROACH, AND MY C74110 LABOURS I HAVE TAKEN IN =SEARCHING OUT THOSE BASE C74120 VILLANIES, SHALL NOT BE ONELY TAKEN WITH THANKES, C74130 BUT APPLIED WITH CARE: I TAKE MY LEAVE WITH THIS C74140 FAREWELL.@ GOD EITHER CONFOUND, OR CONVERT SUCH C74150 BASE-MINDED COOSENERS.@ C74160 TO THE =EFFECTING OF THIS BASE VILLANY OF C75030 =PRIGGING OR HORSE =STEALING, THERE MUST C75040 OF NECESSITY BE TWO AT THE LEAST, AND THAT C75050 IS THE PRIGGAR AND THE MARTAR.@ THE PRIGGAR IS C75060 HE THAT STEALES THE HORSE, AND THE MARTAR IS HE C76010 THAT RECEIVES HIM, AND CHOPS AND CHAUNGETH HIM C76020 AWAY IN ANY FAIRE, MART, OR OTHER PLACE WHERE C76030 ANY GOOD VENT FOR HORSES IS:@ AND THEIR METHODE C76040 IS THUS.@ THE PRIGGAR IF HE BE A LAUNCE-MAN C76050 THAT IS, ONE THAT IS ALREADY HORST, THEN HE HATH C76060 MORE FOLLOWERS WITH HIM, AND THEY RIDE LIKE GENTLEMEN, C76070 AND COMMONLY IN THE FOURME OF DROVERS, AND C76080 SO =COMMING INTO PASTURE GROUNDS OR INCLOSURES, AS C76090 IF THEY MENT +TO SURVEY FOR CATTLE, DOE TAKE AN C76100 ESPECIALL AND PERFECT VIEW WHERE PRANKERS OR HORSES C76110 BE, THAT ARE OF WORTH, AND WHETHER THEY BE TRAMELD C76120 OR NO, THAT IS WHETHER THEY HAVE HORSELOCKS OR NO:@ C76130 THEN LIE THEY =HOVERING ABOUT TILL FIT OPORTUNITY C76140 SERVE, AND IN THE NIGHT THEY TAKE HIM OR THEM C76150 AWAY,@AND ARE SKILFULL IN THE BLACKE ART, FOR =PICKING C76160 OPEN THE TRAMELS OR LOCKES, AND SO MAKE HAST TIL C76170 THEY BE OUT OF THOSE QUARTERS.@ NOW IF THE PRIGGARS C76180 STEALE A HORSE IN /YORKSHIRE, COMMONLY THEY HAVE C76190 VENT FOR HIM IN /SURREY, /KENT, OR /SUSSEX, AND THEIR C76200 MARTARS THAT RECEIVE THEM AT HIS HAND, CHOPS THEM C76210 AWAY IN SOME BLIND FAIRES AFTER THEY HAVE KEPT C76220 THEM A MONETH OR TWO, TILL THE HUE AND CRY BE C76230 CEAST AND PAST OVER.@ NOW IF THEIR HORSE BE OF ANY C76240 GREAT VALURE AND SORE SOUGHT AFTER, AND SO BRANDED C76250 OR EARE-MARKT, THAT THEY CAN HARDLIE SELL HIM WITHOUT C76260 EXTREAME DAUNGER, EITHER THEY BRAND HIM WITH C76270 A CROSSE-BRAND UPON THE FORMER, OR TAKE AWAY HIS C76280 EARE-MARK, AND SO KEEP HIM AT HARD-MEAT TIL HE C77010 BE HOLE, OR ELSE SELL HIM IN /CORNWALL OR /WALES, IF C77020 HE BE IN /CUMBERLAND, /LINCOLNSHIRE, /NORTHFOLKE OR C77030 /SUFFOLKE:@BUT THIS IS IF THE HORSE BEE OF GREAT VALOUR C77040 AND WORTHY THE =KEEPING:@MARRY IF HE BEE ONELY C77050 COLOURED AND WITHOUT BRANDS, THEY WILL STRAIGHT C77060 SPOTTE HIM BY SUNDRY POLLICIES, AND IN A BLACKE C77070 HORSE, MARKE SADDLE-SPOTS, OR STARRE HIM IN THE FOREHEAD C77080 AND CHANGE HIS TAILE, WHICH SECRETES I OMIT, C77090 LEAST I SHOULDE GIVE TOO GREAT A LIGHT TO OTHER +TO C77100 PRACTISE SUCH LEWD VILLANIES.@ BUT AGAINE TO OUR C77110 LAUNCE-MEN PRIGGARS, WHO AS BEFORE I SAID, CRY C77120 WITH THE LAPWING FARTHEST FROM THEIR NEST, AND C77130 FROM THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE, WHERE THEIR MOST C77140 ABODE IS, FURTHEST FROM THENCE THEY STEAL THEIR C77150 HORSES, AND THEN IN ANOTHER QUARTER AS FARRE OF THEY C77160 MAKE SALE OF THEM BY THE MARTARS MEANES, WITHOUT C77170 IT BE SOME BASE PRIGGAR THAT STEALES OF MEERE C77180 NECESSITY, AND BESIDE IS A TRAILER.@ THE TRAILER IS C77190 ONE THAT GOETH ON FOOTE, BUT MEANELY ATTIRED LIKE C77200 SOME PLAINE GRAN OF THE COUNTREY, =WALKING IN A C77210 PAIRE OF BOOTES WITHOUT SPURRES, OR ELSE WITHOUT C77220 BOOTES, =HAVING A LONG STAFFE ON HIS NECKE, AND A C77230 BLACKE BUCKRAM BAG AT HIS BACKE, LIKE SOME POORE C77240 CLIENT THAT HAD SOME =WRITING IN IT,@AND THERE HE C77250 HATH HIS SADDLE, BRIDLE AND SPURS, STIRHOPS AND C77260 STIRHOP-LEATHERS, SO QUAINTLY AND ARTIFICIALLY MADE C77270 THAT IT MAY BEE PUT IN THE SLOP OF A MANS HOSE,@FOR C77280 HIS SADDLE IS MADE WITHOUT ANY TREE, YET HATH BOTH C78010 CANTLE AND BOULSTERS, ONLY WROUGHT ARTIFICIALLY OF CLOTH C78020 AND BOMBAST, WITH FOULDS +TO WRAP UP IN A SHORT C78030 ROOME:@HIS STIRHOPS ARE MADE WITH VICES AND GINS C78040 THAT ONE MAY PUT THEM IN A PAIRE OF GLOVES, AND C78050 SO ARE HIS SPURRES, AND THEN A LITTLE WHITE LEATHER C78060 HEADSTAL AND RAINES WITH A SMALL /SCOTISH BRAKE OR C78070 SNAFFLE: ALL SO FEATELY FORMDE, THAT AS I SAID BEFORE C78080 THEY MAY BE PUT IN A BUCKRAM BAG.@ NOW THIS C78090 TRAILER HE BESTRIDES THE HORSE WHICH HE PRIGGETH, C78100 AND SADDLES AND BRIDLES HIM AS ORDERLY AS IF HE C78110 WERE HIS OWN, AND THEN CARRIES HIM FAR FROM THE C78120 PLACE OF HIS BREEDE, AND THERE SELS HIM.@ OH WILL C78130 SOME MAN SAY, IT IS EASIER +TO STEALE A HORSE THEN C78140 +TO SELL HIM, =CONSIDERING THAT HER MAIESTY AND THE C78150 HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNSAILE, HATH IN THE LAST ACT OF C78160 PARLIAMENT MADE A STRIKT STATUTE FOR HORSE-STEALING C78170 AND THE SALE OF HORSES, WHOSE PROVISO IS THIS:@ THAT C78180 NO MAN MAY BUY A HORSE UNTOULD, NOR THE TOULE BE C78190 TAKEN WITHOUT LAWFULL WITNESSES THAT THE PARTY THAT C78200 SELLETH THE HORSE IS THE TRUE OWNER OF HIM, UPPON C78210 THEIR OATH AND SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT WHO C78220 BUIETH A HORSE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE OR PROOFE, C78230 SHALL BE WITHIN THE NATURE OF FELLONY, AS WELL AS C78240 THE PARTY THAT STEALETH HIM.@ TO THIS I AUNSWERE C78250 THAT THERE IS NO ACT, STATUTE, NOR LAWE SO STRICKT C78260 CONVEYED, BUT THERE BE STRAIGHT FOUND STARTING-HOLES C78270 +TO AVOIDE IT, AS IN THIS.@ THE PRIGGAR WHEN C78280 HE HATH STOLLEN A HORSE AND HATH AGREEDE WITH HIS C79010 MARTAR, OR WITH ANY OTHER HIS CONFEDERATE, OR WITH C79020 ANY HONEST PERSON +TO SELL THE HORSE, BRINGETH TO C79030 THE TOULER, WHICH THEY CALL THE RIFLER, TWO HONEST C79040 MEN, EYTHER APPARELLED LIKE CITIZENS, OR PLAIN C79050 COUNTRY YEOMEN, AND THEY NOT ONELY AFFIRM, BUT C79060 OFFER +TO DEPOSE, THAT THEY KNOW THE HORSE +TO BE HIS, C79070 UPON THEIR PROPER KNOWLEDGE, ALTHOUGH PERHAPS C79080 THEY NEVER SAW MAN NOR HORSE BEFORE: AND C79090 THESE PERIURD KNAVES BE COMMONLY OLD KNIGHTES OF C79100 THE POST, THAT ARE FOISTED OFF FROM =BEING TAKEN FOR C79110 BALE AT THE KINGS BENCH, OR OTHER PLACES, AND =SEEING C79120 FOR OPEN PERIURIES THEY ARE REFUSED THERE, THEY TAKE C79130 THAT COURSE OF LIFE, AND ARE WRONGLY CALLED QUERRIES:@ C79140 BUT IT WERE NECESSARIE AND VERIE MUCH EXPEDIENT C79150 FOR THE COMMONWEALTH , THAT SUCH BASE ROAGUES C79160 SHOULD BE LOOKT INTO, AND BE PUNISHT AS WELL WITH C79170 THE PILLORIE, AS THE OTHER WITH THE HALTER.@ AND C79180 THUS HAVE I REVEALED THE NATURE OF PRIGGARS, OR C79190 HORSE-STEALERS BRIEFLY, WHICH IF IT MAY PROFIT, I HAVE C79200 MY DESIRE: BUT THAT I MAY RECREATE YOUR MINDES C79210 WITH A PLEASANT HISTORIE, MARKE THE SEQUEALE.@ C79220 NOT FARRE FROM /TENRO IN /CORNEWALL, A CERTAINE C79240 PRIGGAR, A HORSE-STEALER =BEING A LANCE-MAN, C79250 =SURVEYING THE PASTURES THEREABOUTES, SPIED A FAYRE C79260 BLACKE HORSE WITHOUT ANY WHITE SPOT AT ALL ABOUT C79270 HIM:@THE HORSE WAS SO FAIRE AND LUSTIE, WEL PROPORTIONED, C80010 OF A HIGH CREST, OF A LUSTY COUNTENANCE, WELL C80020 BUTTOCKT, AND STRONGLY TRUST, WHICH SET THE PRIGGARS C80030 TEETH A WATER +TO HAVE HIM:@ WELL HE KNEW THE C80040 HARDEST HAPPE WAS BUT A HALTER, AND THEREFORE HEE C80050 VENTERED FAIRE, AND STOLL AWAY THE PRANCER:@AND C80060 =SEEING HIS STOMACK WAS SO GOOD AS HIS LIMMES, HE C80070 KEPT HIM WELL, AND BY HIS POLLICIE SEARED HIM IN C80080 THE FOREHEAD, AND MADE HIM SPOTTED IN THE BACKE, C80090 AS IF HE HAD BEEN SADDLE-BITTEN, AND GAVE HIM A C80100 MARKE IN BOTH EARES, WHEREAS HE HAD BUT A MARK C80110 IN ONE.@ =DEALING THUS WITH HIS HORSE, AFTER A C80120 QUARTER OF A YEERE, THAT ALL HURLY-BURLY WAS PAST C80130 FOR THE HORSE, HEE CAME =RIDING TO /TENRO TO THE MARKET, C80140 AND THERE OFFERED HIM +TO BE SOLD.@ THE C80150 GENTLEMAN THAT LOST THE HORSE, WAS THERE PRESENT, C80160 AND =LOOKING ON HIM WITH OTHER GENTLEMEN, LIKTE C80170 HIM =PASSING WELL, AND COMMENDED HIM: INSOMUCH C80180 THAT HE BET THE PRISE OF HIM, BARGAINED, AND BOUGHT C80190 HIM:@AND SO WHEN HE WAS TOULD, AND THAT THE C80200 HORSE-STEALER CLAPT HIM GOOD LUCKE:@WELL MY C80210 FRIEND QUOTH THE GENTLEMAN, I PROMISE THEE I LIKE C80220 THE HORSE THE BETTER, IN THAT ONCE I LOST ONE AS C80230 LIKE HIM AS MIGHT BE, BUT THAT MINE WANTED THESE C80240 SADDLE SPOTS, AND THIS STARRE IN THE FOREHEAD.@ IT C80250 MAY BE SO SIR, SAID THE PRIGGAR,@AND SO THE GENTLEMAN AND HE C80260 PARTED:@THE NEXT DAY AFTER, HE CAUSED C80270 A LETTER +TO BE MADE, AND SENT THE GENTLEMAN WORD C80280 THAT HE HAD HIS HORSE AGAINE THAT HE LOST, ONELY HE C81010 HAD GIVEN HIM A MARK OR TWO, AND FOR THAT HE WAS C81020 WEL REWARDED, =HAVING TWENTIE MARKE FOR HIS LABOUR.@ C81030 THE GENTLEMAN =HEARING HOW HE WAS COSENED BY A C81040 HORSE-STEALER, AND NOT ONELY ROBD, BUT MOCKT, LET IT C81050 PASSE TILL HE MIGHT CONVENIENTLY MEETE WITH HIM +TO C81060 REVENGE IT.@ IT FORTUNED NOT LONG AFTER, THAT THIS C81070 LANCEMAN PRIGGAR WAS BROUGHT TO /TENRO JAIL FOR C81080 SOME SUCH MATTER, AND INDEEDE IT WAS ABOUT A C81090 MARE THAT HE HAD STOLNE:@BUT AS KNAVES HAVE FRIENDS, C81100 ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE WEL MONIED, HE C81110 FOUND DIVERS THAT SPAKE FOR HIM, AND WHO SAIDE IT C81120 WAS THE FIRST FAULT: AND THE PARTY PLAINTIFE GAVE BUT C81130 SLENDER EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM, SO THAT THE JUDGE C81140 SPAKE FAVOURABLY IN HYS BEHALFE:@THE GENTLEMAN AS C81150 THEN, SAT IN THE BENCH, AND =CALLING TO MINDE THE C81160 PRIGGARS COUNTENANCE, HOWE HEE HAD STOLNE HIS HORSE C81170 AND MOCKT HIM, REMEMBRED HEE HAD THE LETTER IN C81180 HIS POCKET THAT HE SENT HIM, AND THEREFORE =RISING C81190 UP, SPAKE IN HIS BEHALF, AND HIGHLY COMMENDED THE C81200 MAN, AND DESIRED THE JUDGES FOR ONE FAULT HE MIGHT C81210 NOT BE CAST AWAY,@AND BESIDES, MAY IT PLEASE YOU C81220 (QUOTH HEE) I HAD THIS MORNING A CERTIFICATE OF C81230 HIS HONESTIE AND GOOD BEHAVIOR SENT ME:@AND WITH C81240 THAT HE DELIVERED THEM THE LETTER, AND THE JUDGE C81250 AND THE REST OF THE BENCH SMILED AT THIS CONCEITE, C81260 AND ASKT THE FELLOW IF HE NEVER STOLL A HORSE FROM C81270 THAT GENTLEMAN:@ NO QUOTH THE PRIGGAR, I KNOW C81280 HIM NOT:@ YOUR HONORS MISTAKES ME,@SAID THE GENTLEMAN, C82010 HE DID BUT BORROW A BLACKE HORSE OF ME, AND C82020 MARKT HIM WITH A STARRE IN THE FOREHEAD, AND C82030 ASKT TWENTY MARKE OF ME FOR HIS LABOUR,@AND SO C82040 DISCOURST THE WHOLE MATTER:@WHEREUPON THE QUEST C82050 WENT UPON HIM, AND CONDEMNED HIM: AND SO THE C82060 PRIGGAR WENT TO HEAVEN IN A STRING, AS MANY OF HIS C82070 FACULTIE HAD DONE BEFORE.@ C82080 THE VINCENTS LAW IS A COMMON DECEIPT OR C82100 COSENAGE USED IN BOWLING-ALLIES AMONGEST THE C82110 BASER SORT OF PEOPLE, THAT COMMONLY HAUNT SUCH C82120 LEUD AND UNLAWFUL PLACES:@FOR ALTHOUGH I WILL NOT C82130 DISCOMMEND ALTOGETHER THE NATURE OF =BOWLING, IF C82140 THE TIME, PLACE, PERSONS, AND SUCH NECESSARY CIRCUMSTANCES C82150 BE OBSERVED: YET AS IT IS NOW USED, PRACTISED C82160 AND SUFFRED, IT GROWETH ALTOGETHER TO THE MAINTENANCE C82170 OF UNTHRIFTS THAT IDLELY AND DISORDERLY MAKE THAT C82180 RECREATION A COSENAGE.@ NOWE THE MANNER AND FORME C82190 OF THEIR DEVISE IS THUS AFFECTED:@THE BAWKERS, C82200 FOR SO ARE THE COMMON HAUNTERS OF THE ALLEY C82210 TERMED, APPARELLED LIKE VERY HONEST AND SUBSTANTIAL C82220 CITIZENS COME +TO BOWLE, AS THOUGH RATHER THEY DID C82230 IT FOR SPORT THEN GAINS, AND UNDER THAT COLOUR OF C82240 CARELESNES, DOE SHADOW THEIR PRETENDED KNAVERY:@ C82250 WELL, TO BOWLES THEY GOE, AND THEN THERE RESORT OF ALL SORTES C82260 OF PEOPLE +TO BEHOLDE THEM: SOME SIMPLE MEN C82270 BROUGHT IN OF PURPOSE BY SOME =COSENING COMPANIONS C83010 +TO BE STRIPT OF HIS CROWNES,@OTHERS, GENTLEMEN OR C83020 MARCHANTS, THAT DELIGHTED WITH THE SPORT, STAND C83030 THERE AS BEHOLDERS +TO PASSE AWAY THE TIME:@AMONGST C83040 THESE ARE CERTAINE OLD SOKERS, WHICH ARE LOOKERS ON, C83050 AND LISTEN FOR BETS, EITHER EVEN OR ODDE, AND THESE C83060 ARE CALLED GRYPES:@AND THESE FELLOWS WILL REFUSE NO C83070 LAY IF THE ODS MAY GROW TO THEIR ADVANTAGE,@FOR C83080 THE GRIPES AND THE BAUKERS ARE CONFEDERATE, AND C83090 THEIR FORTUNE AT PLAY EVER SORTS =ACCORDING AS THE C83100 GRIPES HAVE PLACED THEIR BETS, FOR THE BAWKER HE C83110 MARKETH HOW THE LAIES GOES, AND SO THROES HIS C83120 =CASTING:@SO THAT NOTE THIS, THE BOWLERS CAST EVER C83130 BOOTY, AND DOTH WIN OR LOOSE AS THE BET OF THE C83140 GRIPE DOTH LEAD THEM,@FOR SUPPOSE SEAVEN BE UPPE C83150 FOR THE GAME, AND THE ONE HATH THREE AND THE OTHER C83160 NONE, THEN THE VINCENT, FOR THAT IS THE SIMPLE MAN C83170 THAT STANDS BY AND IS NOT ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR C83180 COSENAGE, NOR DOTH SO MUCH AS ONCE IMAGINE THAT C83190 THE BAWKERS THAT CARRY SUCH A COUNTENAUNCE OF C83200 HONEST SUBSTANTIALL MEN, WOULD BY ANY MEANES, OR C83210 FOR ANY GAINES BE PERSWADED +TO PLAY BOOTY.@ C83220 WELL, THIS VINCENT, FOR SO THE COOSENERS OR GRIPES PLEASE C83230 +TO TERME HIM, =SEEING THREE TO NONE, BEGINNETH +TO C83240 OFFER ODS ON THAT SIDE THAT IS FAIREST +TO WIN:@WHAT C83250 ODS SAIES THE GRIPE?@ THREE TO ONE SAIES THE VINCENT:@ C83260 NO SAIES THE GRIPE IT IS MORE,@AND WITH THAT THEY C83270 COME TO FOURE FOR NONE:@ THEN THE VINCENT OFFERS +TO C83280 LAY FOUR TO ONE:@ I TAKE SIX TO ONE SAIES THE GRIPE,@ C84010 I LAY IT SAIES THE VINCENT,@AND SO THEY MAKE A BET C84020 OF SOME SIX CROWNES, SHILLINGS, OR PENCE AS THE C84030 VINCENT IS OF ABILITY +TO LAY, AND THUS WILL SUNDRY TAKE C84040 THEIR ODS OF HIM:@ WELL THEN, THE BAWKERS GO FORWARD C84050 WITH THEIR BOWLES, AND WINNE ANOTHER CAST C84060 WHICH IS FIVE,@THEN THE VINCENT GROWS PROUD, AND C84070 THINKS BOTH BY THE ODS AND GOODNES OF THE PLAY, C84080 THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIS SIDE +TO LOOSE, AND THERFORE C84090 TAKES AND LAIS BETS FREELY:@ THEN THE BAWKERS C84100 FORTUNE BEGIN +TO CHANGE, AND PERHAPS THEY COME C84110 TO THREE FOR FIVE,@AND STIL AS THEIR LUCK CHANGES, C84120 DIVERSITIE OF BETS GROWES ON, TIL AT LAST IT COMES TO C84130 FIVE AND FIVE,@AND THEN THE GRIPE COMES UPON THE C84140 VINCENT AND OFFERS HIM ODS, WHICH IF THE VINCENT C84150 TAKE HE LOSETH AL, FOR UPON WHAT SIDE THE GRIPE C84160 LAIES, THAT SIDE EVER WINNES, HOW GREAT SOEVER THE C84170 ODS BEE AT THE FIRST ON THE CONTRARY PART, SO THAT THE C84180 COSENAGE GROWS IN =PLAYING BOOTIE, FOR THE GRIPE C84190 AND THE BAWKER MEET AT NIGHT, AND THERE THEY SHARE C84200 WHAT SOEVER TEARMAGE THEY HAVE GOTTEN: FOR SO C84210 THEY CALL THE MONEY THAT THE POORE VINCENT LOOSETH C84220 UNTO THEM:@ NOW +TO SHADOW THE MATTER THE MORE, C84230 THE BAWKER THAT WINNES AND IS AFORE-HAND WITH THE C84240 GAME, WILL LAY FRANCKELY THAT HEE SHALL WIN, AND WILL C84250 BET HARD AND LAY GREAT ODS, BUT WITH WHOM?@ C84260 EITHER WITH THEM WHICH PLAY WITH HIM THAT ARE AS C84270 CRAFTY KNAVES AS HIMSELFE, OR ELS WITH THE GRIPE,@ C84280 AND THIS MAKES THE POORE INNOCENT VINCENT STOOPE C85010 TO THE BLOW, AND +TO LOOSE ALL THE MONEY IN HIS C85020 PURSE:@ BESIDES, IF ANY HONEST MEN THAT HOLDES THEMSELVES C85030 SKILFUL IN =BOWLIMG, OFFER +TO PLAY ANY SET C85040 MATCH AGAINST THESE COMMON BAWKERS, IF THEY FEARE C85050 +TO HAVE THE WOORSE OR SUSPECT THE OTHERS PLAY +TO C85060 BE BETTER THEN THEIRS, THEN THEY HAVE A TRICKE IN C85070 =WATERING OF THE ALLEY +TO GIVE SUCH A MOISTURE TO C85080 THE BANKE, THAT HEE THAT OFFERS +TO STRIKE A BOWLE C85090 WITH A SHOARE, SHAL NEVER HIT IT WHILST HE LIVES, C85100 BECAUSE THE MOISTURE OF THE BANK HINDERS THE PROPORTION C85110 OF HIS =AIMING.@ DIVERS OTHER PRACTISES THERE C85120 ARE IN =BOWLING =TENDING UNTO COOSENAGE, BUT THE C85130 GREATEST IS BOOTY, AND THEREFORE WOULD I WISH AL C85140 MEN THAT ARE CAREFULL OF THEIR COINE, +TO BEWARE OF C85150 SUCH COSENERS, AND NOT +TO COME IN SUCH PLACES, C85160 WHERE A HAUNT OF SUCH HEL-RAKERS ARE RESIDENT, AND C85170 NOT IN ANY WISE +TO STOOPE TO THEIR BETS, LEAST HEE C85180 BEE MADE A VINCENT, FOR SO MANIFEST AND PALPABLE C85190 IS THEIR COSENAGE, THAT I HAVE SEEN MEN STON-BLIND C85200 OFFER +TO LAY BETS FRANCKLY, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN SEE A C85210 BOWLE COME NO MORE THEN A POST, BUT ONELY =HEARING C85220 WHO PLAIES, AND HOWE THE OLDE GRIPES MAKE THEIR C85230 LAYES:@=SEEING THEN AS THE GAME IS ABUSED TO A DECEIT, C85240 THAT IS MADE FOR AN HONEST RECREATION, LET THIS LITLE C85250 BE A CAVEAT FOR MEN +TO HAVE AN INSIGHT INTO THEIR KNAVERY.@ C85260 THE PROFESSOURS OF THIS LAW, =BEEING SOMEWHAT C88010 DASHT, AND THEIR TRADE GREATLIE C88020 IMPOVERISHED BY THE LATE EDITIONS OF C88030 THEIR SECRET VILLANIES, SEEKE NOT A NEWE MEANES OF C88040 LIFE, BUT A NEWE METHODE HOW +TO FETCH IN THEIR C88050 CONNIES AND +TO PLAY THEIR PRANCKES:@FOR AS GREEVOUS C89010 IS IT FOR THEM +TO LET SLIPPE A COUNTREY FARMER COME C89020 TO THE/TEARM THAT IS WELL APPARELLED, AND IN A C89030 DIRTIE PAIR OF BOOTS (FOR THAT IS A TOKEN OF HIS NEWE C89040 =COMMING UP, AND A FULL PURSE) AS IT WAS FOR THE C89050 BOYES OF /ATHENS +TO LET /DIOGENES PASSE BY WITHOUT A C89060 HISSE.@ BUT THE COUNTRY-MEN =HAVING HAD PARTLY A C89070 CAVEAT FOR THEIR COOSENAGE, FEARE THEIR FAVORABLE C89080 SPEECHES AND THEIR COURTEOUS SALUTATIONS, AS DEADLIE C89090 AS THE /GREEKES DID THE WHISTLE OF /POLIPHEMUS.@ THE C89100 CONIE-CATCHER NOW NO SOONER COMMETH IN COMPANY, C89110 AND CALLETH FOR A PAIRE OF CARDS, BUT STRAIGHT THE C89120 POORE CONIE SMOKES HIM, AND SAIES:@MAISTERS, I C89130 BOUGHT A BOOKE OF LATE FOR A GROATE THAT WARNES C89140 ME OF CARD-PLAY, LEAST I FALL AMONGST CONIE-CATCHERS:@ C89150 WHAT, DOEST THOU TAKE US FOR SUCH SAIES THE VERSER?@ C89160 NO GENTLEMEN SAIES THE CONY, YOU MAY BEE MEN OF C89170 HONEST DISPOSITION, BUT YET PARDON ME, I HAVE FORSWORNE C89180 CARDS EVER SINCE I READ IT:@ AT THIS REPLIE C89190 GOD WOT, I HAVE MANY A =COSENING CURSE AT THESE C89200 CONNIE-CATCHERS HANDES, BUT I SOLEMPNLY STICKE TO C89210 THE OLD PROVERBE: THE FOXE THE MORE HE IS CURST, C89220 THE BETTER HEE FARES:@ BUT YET I WILL DISCOVER SOME OF C89230 THEIR NEWEST DEVISES, FOR THESE CATERPILLERS RESEMBLE C89240 THE NATURE OF THE /SYRENS, WHO =SITTING WITH THEIR C89250 =WATCHING EIES UPON THE ROCKES +TO ALLURE SEA-PASSENGERS C89260 TO THEIR EXTREAME PREIUDICE, SOUND OUT MOST C89270 HEAVENLIE MELODIE IN SUCH =PLEASING CORDS, THAT WHO C89280 SO LISTENS TO THEIR HARMONY, LENDS HIS EARE UNTO HIS C90010 OWNE BANE AND RUINE:@BUT IF ANIE WARIE /ULLISSES C90020 PASSE BY AND STOP HIS EARES AGAINST THEIR INCHANTMENTS, C90030 THEN HAVE THEY MOST DELIGHTFULL JEWELS +TO C90040 SHEWE HIM, AS GLORIOUS OBIECTES, +TO INVEAGLE HIS EIE C90050 WITH SUCH PLEASANT VANITIES, THAT =COMMING MORE C90060 NIE +TO BEHOLDE THEM, THEY MAY DASH THEIR SHIPPE C90070 AGAINST A ROCKE AND SO UTTERLY PERISH.@ SO THESE C90080 CONIE-CATCHERS, FOR THAT I SMOAKT THEM IN MY LAST C90090 BOOKE, AND LAID OPEN THEIR PLOTS AND POLICIES, C90100 WHEREWITH THEY DREW POORE CONNIES INTO THEIR C90110 HAY , =SEEKING WITH THE ORATORS /BENEVOLENTIAM C90120 /CAPTARE, AND AS THEY USE RETHORICALL TROPES AND C90130 FIGURES, THE BETTER +TO DRAWE THEIR HEARERS WITH THE C90140 DELIGHT OF VARIETIE: SO THESE MOATHES OF THE COMMONWEALTH,, C90150 APPLY THEIR WITS +TO WRAP IN WEALTHY C90160 FARMERS WITH STRAUNGE AND UNCOTH CONCEITS.@ TUSH, C90170 IT WAS SO EASIE FOR THE SETTER +TO TAKE UPPE A CONNIE C90180 BEFORE I DISCOVERED THE COSENAGE THAT ONE STIGMATICALL C90190 SHAMELESSE COMPANION AMONGST THE REST, WOULD C90200 IN A BRAVERIE WEARE PARSLY IN HIS HAT, AND SAID HE C90210 WANTED BUT /AQUA /VITAE +TO TAKE A CONNIE WITH,@BUT C90220 SINCE, HE HATH LOOKT ON HIS FEET, AND VALED HIS PLUMES C90230 WITH THE PEACOCKE, AND SWEARES BY ALL THE C90240 SH6OES IN HIS SHOP, I SHALL BE THE NEXT MAN HEE C90250 ME1NES +TO KILL, FOR =SPOYLING OF HIS OCCUPATION:@BUT C90260 I LAUGH AT HIS BRAVADOES, AND THOUGH HE SPEAKS C90270 WITH HIS EUNUCHES VOICE, AND WEARES A LONG SWORDE C90280 LIKE A MORRICE-PIKE, WERE IT NOT I THINKE HEE WOULD C91010 WITH /BATILLUS HANG HIMSELFE AT MY INVECTIVE, HIS NAME C91020 SHOULD BEE SET DOWNE WITH THE NATURE OF HIS FOLLIES:@ C91030 BUT LET HIM CALL HIMSELFE HOME FROM THIS COURSE OF LIFE C91040 AND THIS COSENAGE, AND I SHALL BEE CONTENT +TO C91050 SHADOW WHAT HE IS WITH PARDON:@BUT FROM THIS C91060 DIGRESSION AGAINE TO THE DOUBLE DILIGENCE OF THESE C91070 CONNIE-CATCHERS, WHOSE NEW SLEIGHTS, BECAUSE YOU SHALL THE C91080 MORE EASILY PERCEIVE, I WILL TELL YOU A STORY PLEASANT C91090 AND WORTH THE =NOTING.@ C91100 IT FORTUNED THAT NOT LONG SINCE CERTAINE CONNY-CATCHERS, C98040 MET BY HAP A PRANCAR OR HORS-STEALER C98050 AT /UXBRIDGE, WHO TOOK UP HIS INNE WHERE THOSE C99010 HONEST CRUES LODGED, AND AS ONE VICE FOLLOWS ANOTHER, C99020 WAS AS REDY +TO HAVE A CAST AT CARDES AS HE HAD C99030 A HAZARD AT A HORSE:@THE CONNY-CATCHERS WHO SUPT C99040 WITH HIM, =FEELING HIM PLIANT+TO RECEIVE THE BLOW, C99050 BEGAN +TO LAY THE PLOT HOW THEY MIGHT MAKE HIM C99060 STOOPE ALL THE MONEY IN HIS PURSE, AND SO FOR A PINT C99070 OF WINE DREW HIM IN AT CARDS BY DEGREES,@AS THESE C99080 RAKEHELS DO, /LENTO /GRADU, MEASURE ALL THINGS BY C99090 MINUTES: HE FELL FROM WINE TO MONEY, AND FROM C99100 PENCE TO POUNDS, THAT HEE WAS STRIPT OF ALL THAT EVER HE HAD, C99110 AS WELL CROWNES AND APPARELL AS JEWELS,@ C99120 THAT AT LAST +TO MAINTAIN THE MAIN AND +TO CHECKE C99130 VIES WITH REVIES, HE LAIDE HIS HORSE IN THE HAZARD, C99140 AND LOST HIM.@ WHEN THE PRIGGAR HAD SMOAKT THE C99150 GAME, AND PERCEIVED HE WAS BITTEN OF ALL THE BITE C99160 IN HIS BUNG, AND TURNED +TO WALKE PENYLESSE IN C99170 /MARKE LANE, AS THE OLD PROVERBE IS, HE BEGAN +TO C99180 CHAFE, AND +TO SWEARE, AND +TO RAP OUT/GOGGS/NOWNES, C99190 AND HIS PRONOUNS, WHILE AT VOLUNTARYE HE HAD C99200 SWORNE THROUGH THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH IN THE C99210 ACCIDENCE, =AVOWING THEY HAD COOSENED HIM BOTH C99220 OF HIS MONEY AND HORSE.@ WHEREUPPON THE GROSSE C99230 AS0E MORE HARDY THEN WISE, =UNDERSTANDING THE C99240 CONNY-CATCHERS WERE GONE, WENT TO THE CONSTABLE C99250 AND MADE HUE AND CRY AFTER THEM, =SAYING: THEY HAD ROBDE HIM C99260 OF HIS HORSE:@ AT THIS THE HEADBOROUGHS C99270 FOLLOWED AMAINE, AND BY CHAUNCE MET WITH AN OTHER C99280 HUE AND CRY THAT CAME FOR HIM THAT HAD STOLLEN, C00010 WHICH HUE AND CRY WAS SERVED UPON THE HORSE-STEALER,@AND C00020 AT THAT TIME AS FARRE AS I CAN EITHER C00030 CONIECTURE OR CALCULATE, THE CONNY-CATCHERS WERE C00040 TAKEN SUSPICIOUS FOR THE SAME HORSE, AND THE RATHER C00050 FOR THAT THEY WERE FOUND LOOSE LIVERS AND COULD YEELD C00060 NO HONEST METHODE OR MEANES OF THEIR MAINTENANCE:@ C00070 UPPON THIS FOR THE HORSE THEY WERE APPREHENDED, C00080 AND BOUND OVER TO THE SESSIONS AT /WESTMINSTER, +TO C00090 AUNSWER WHAT MIGHT BE OBIECTED AGAINST THEM IN C00100 HER MAIESTIES BEHALF.@ WELL, THE HORSE-STEALER BRAKE C00110 FROM HIS KEEPERS AND GOT AWAY, BUT THE REST OF C00120 THE RASCALL CRUE, THE CONNY-CATCHERS I MEAN, WERE C00130 BROUGHT TO THE PLACE OF JUDGEMENT, AND THERE LIKE C00140 VALIAUNT YOUTHS THEY THRUST TWELVE MEN INTO A C00150 CORNER, WHO FOUNDE THEM GUILTELESSE FOR THE FACT, BUT C00160 IF GREAT FAVOR HAD NOT BIN SHOWEN THEY HAD BEN C00170 CONDEMNED AND BURNT IN THE EARS FOR ROGUES.@ THUS C00180 THE HORSE STEALER MADE HUE AND CRY AFTER THE CONNY-CATCHERS,@AND THE C00190 MAN THAT HAD LOST THE HORSE HE C00200 PURSUED THE HORSE-STEALER, SO THAT A DOUBLE HUE AND C00210 CRY PASSED ON BOTH SIDES, BUT THE CONY-CATCHERS C00220 HAD THE WORSE,@FOR WHAT THEY GOT IN THE BRIDLE THEY C00230 LOST IN THE SADDLE, WHAT THEY COOSENED AT CARDES HAD C00240 LIKE +TO COST THEM THEIR NECKS AT THE SESSIONS, SO THAT C00250 WHEN THEY WERE FREE AND ACQUITED, ONE OF THE C00260 CONNY-CATCHERS IN A MERRY VAINE, SAID, HE HAD C00270 CATCHT MANY CONNIES, BUT NOW A HORSE HAD LIKE +TO C00280 HAVE CAUGHT HIM,@AND SO DEEPELY QUOTH HE, THAT C01010 /MISERERE /MEI HAD LIKE +TO HAVE BEENE MY BEST C01020 MATTINS.@ THUS WE MAY SEE /FALLERE /FALLENTEM /NON C01030 /E0T /FRAUS, EVERY DECEIPT HATH HIS DUE, HE THAT MAKETH C01040 A TRAP FALLETH INTO THE SNARE HIMSELFE.@ AND SUCH AS C01050 COVET +TO COOSEN ALL, ARE CROST THEMSELVES OFTENTIMES C01060 ALMOST TO THE CROSSE, AND THAT IS THE NEXT NEIGHBOR C01070 TO THE GALLOWS.@ WELL GENTLEMEN THUS I HAVE C01080 BEWRAIED MUCH AND GOTTEN LITTLE THANKES, I MEAN C01090 OF THE DISHONEST SORT, BUT I HOPE SUCH AS MEASURE C01100 VERTUE BY HER HONOURS, WILL JUDGE OF ME AS I C01110 DESERVE.@ MARRY THE GOOD MEN CONNY-CATCHERS, C01120 THOSE BASE EXCREMENTS OF DISHONESTY, THEY IN THEIR C01130 HUFFES REPORT THEY HAVE GOT C01140 ONE I WIL C01141 NOT BEWRAY HIS NAME, BUT A SCHOLLER THEY SAY HE IS, C01150 +TO MAKE AN INVECTIVE AGAINST ME, IN THAT HE IS A C01160 FAVOURER OF THOSE BASE REPROBATES,@BUT LET THEM, C01170 HIM, AND ALL KNOW, THE PROUDEST PEASANT OF THEM C01180 ALL, DARE NOT LIFT HIS PLUMES IN DISPARAGEMENT OF C01190 MY CREDIT: FOR IF HE DOE, I WILL FOR REVENGE ONELY C01200 APPOINT THE JAKES-FARMERS OF LONDON, WHO SHALL C01210 CAGE THEM IN THEIR FILTHY VESSELLES, AND CARRYE THEM C01220 AS DUNG +TO MANURE THE BARRAIN PLACES OF TIBOURNE:@ C01230 AND SO FOR CONNY-CATCHERS AN END.@ C01240 NOW GENTLEMEN, MARCHANTS, FARMERS AND C02010 TERMERS, YEA WHOSOEVER HE BE, THAT USETH C02020 +TO CARRIE MONEY ABOUT HIM, LET HIM ATTENDTIVELYY C02030 HEARE WHAT A PEECE OF NEWE-FOND PHILOSOPHIE, I C02040 WILL LAY OPEN TO YOU, WHOSE OPINIONS, PRINCIPLES, C02050 APHORISMES, IF YOU CAREFULLY NOTE AND RETAIN IN C02060 MEMORIE, PERHAPPES SAVE SOME CROWNES IN YOUR C03010 PURSE ERE THE YEARE PASSE, AND THEREFORE THUS:@ THE C03020 NIP AND THE FOIST, ALTHOUGH THEIR SUBIECT IS ONE C03030 WHICH THEY WORKE ON, THAT IS, A WELL-LINED PURSE, C03040 YET THEIR MANNER IS DIFFERENT, FOR THE NIP USETH HIS C03050 KNIFE, AND THE FOIST HIS HAND:@THE ONE =CUTTING THE C03060 PURSE, THE OTHER =DRAWING THE POCKET:@BUT OF THESE C03070 TWO SCURVIE TRADES, THE FOIST HOLDETH HIMSELFE OF C03080 THE HIGHEST DEGREE, AND THEREFORE, THEY TEARME C03090 THEMSELVES GENTLEMEN FOISTS, AND SO MUCH DISDAINE C03100 +TO BE CALLED CUT-PURSES, AS THE HONEST MAN THAT C03110 LIVES BY HIS HAND OR OCCUPATION, IN SO MUCH THAT C03120 THE FOIST REFUSETH EVEN +TO WEARE A KNIFE ABOUT HIM C03130 +TO CUT HIS MEAT WITHAL, LEAST HE MIGHT BE SUSPECTED C03140 +TO GROW INTO THE NATURE OF THE NIPPE,@YET AS I SAID C03150 BEFORE IS THEIR SUBIECT AND HAUNT BOTH ALIKE, FOR C03160 THEIR GAINES LIES BY ALL PLACES OF RESORT AND ASSEMBLIES:@ C03170 THERFORE THEIR CHIEFE WALKS IS /PAULES, /WESTMINSTER, C03180 THE /EXCHANGE, /PLAIES, BEARE-GARDEN, =RUNNING C03190 AT TILT, THE/LORDE-MAIORS-DAY, ANY FESTIVAL =MEETINGS C03200 FRAIES, =SHOOTINGS, OR GREAT FAIRES:@+TO BE SHORT, WHERESOEVER C03210 THERE IS ANY EXTRAORDINARIE RESORT OF PEOPLE, C03220 THERE THE NIPPE AND THE FOIST HAVE FITTEST OPORTUNITY C03230 +TO SHEWE THEIR =JUGLING AGILLITIE,@ COMMONLY, C03240 WHEN THEY SPIE A FARMER OR MARCHANT, WHOME C03250 THEY SUSPECT +TO BE WELL MONIED, THEY FOLLOWE HIM C03260 HARD UNTILL THEY SEE HIM DRAWE HIS PURSE, THEN C03270 =SPYING IN WHAT PLACE HE PUTS IT UPPE, THE STALL OR C03280 THE SHADOWE =BEEING WITH THE FOIST OR NIP, MEETS C04010 THE MAN AT SOME STRAIGHT TURNE AND JUSTLES HIM SO C04020 HARD, THAT THE MAN =MARVELING, AND PERHAPS =QUARRELING C04030 WITH HIM, THE WHILEST THE FOIST HATH HIS PURSE C04040 AND BIDS HIM FARE-WELL.@ IN PAULES (ESPECIALLIE IN C04050 THE TEARME-TIME) BETWEENE TEN AND ELEVEN, THEN IS C04060 THEIR HOWERS, AND THERE THEY WALKE, AND PERHAPS, IF C04070 THERE BE GREAT PRESSE, STRIKE A STROKE IN THE MIDDLE C04080 WALK, BUT THAT IS UPON SOME PLAINE MAN THAT STANDS C04090 =GAZING ABOUT, =HAVING NEVER SEENE THE CHURCH C04100 BEFORE:@BUT THEIR CHIEFEST TIME IS AT DIVINE SERVICE, C04110 WHEN MEN DEVOUTLY GIVEN DOE GO UP +TO HEARE C04120 EITHER A SERMON, OR ELS THE HARMONIE OF THE CHOIRE C04130 AND THE ORGANES:@THEIR THE NIP, AND THE FOIST C04140 AS DEVOUTLY AS IF HE WERE SOME ZEALOUS PERSON, C04150 STANDETH SOBERLIE, WITH HIS EIES ELEVATED UNTO HEAVEN, C04160 WHEN HIS HAND IS EITHER ON THE PURSE OR IN THE POCKET, C04170 =SURVEING EVERIE CORNER OF IT FOR COYNE:@THEN WHEN C04180 THE SERVICE IS DONE AND THE PEOPLE PRESSE AWAY, HE C04190 THRUSTETH AMIDST THE THRONG, AND THERE WORKETH HIS C04200 VILLANIE.@ SO LIKEWISE IN THE MARKETS, THEY NOTE C04210 HOW EVERYONE PUTTETH UP HIS PURSE, AND THERE C04220 EITHER IN A GREAT PRESSE, OR WHILE THE PARTIE IS C04230 =CHEAPNING OF MEAT, THE FOIST IS IN THEIR POCKET C04240 AND THE NIP HATH THE PURSE BY THE STRINGS, OR SOME C04250 TIMES CUTS OUT THE BOTTOME, FOR THEY HAVE STILL THEIR C04260 STALS =FOLLOWING THEM, WHO THRUSTETH AND JUSTLETH C04270 HIM OR HER WHOME THE FOIST IS ABOUT +TO DRAW:@ SO C04280 LIKEWISE AT PLAIES, THE NIP STANDETH THERE =LEANING C05010 LIKE SOME MANERLY GENTLEMAN AGAINST THE DOORE AS C05020 MEN GO IN, AND THERE =FINDING TALKE WITH SOME OF C05030 HIS COMPANIONS, SPIETH WHAT EVERIE MAN HATH IN HIS C05040 PURSE, AND WHERE, IN WHAT PLACE, AND IN WHICH SLEEVE C05050 OR POCKET HE PUTS THE BOUNG, AND =ACCORDING TO C05060 THAT SO HE WORKETH EITHER WHERE THE THRUST IS GREAT C05070 WITHIN, OR ELS AS THEY COME OUT AT THE DORES:@BUT C05080 SUPPOSE THAT THE FOIST IS SMOAKT, AND THE MAN MISSETH C05090 HIS PURS, AND APPREHENDETH HIM FOR IT, THEN STRAIGHT C05100 HE EITHER CONVAIETH IT TO HIS STALL, OR ELS DROPETH C05110 THE BUNG , AND WITH A GREAT BRAVE HEE DEFIETH C05120 HIS ACCUSER:@AND THOUGH THE PURSE BE FOUND AT HIS C05130 FOOTE, YET BECAUSE HE HATH IT NOT ABOUT HIM, HEE C05140 COMES NOT WITHIN COMPASSE OF LIFE.@ THUS HAVE C05150 THEY THEIR SHIFTS FOR THE LAW, AND YET AT LAST, SO LONG C05160 THE PITCHER GOETH TO THE BROOKE THAT IT COMMETH C05170 BROKEN HOME,@AND SO LONG THE FOISTS PUT THEIR C05 80 VILLANIE IN PRACTISE, THAT WEST-WARD THEY GO, AND C05190 THERE SOLEMNELY MAKE A REHEARSALL SERMON AT C05200 TIBOURNE.@ BUT AGAINE, TO THEIR PLACES OF RESORT, C05210 /WESTMINSTER, I MARIE, THAT IS THEIR CHIEFEST PLACE C05220 THAT BRINGS IN THEIR PROFITE:@THE TEARME-TIME IS C05230 THEIR HARVEST: AND THEREFORE, LIKE PROVIDENT HUSBANDMEN C05240 THEY TAKE TIME WHILE TIME SERVES, AND MAKE C05250 HAY WHILE THE SUNNE SHINES, =FOLLOWING THEIR CLIENTS, C05260 FOR THEY ARE AT THE HALL VERIE EARLY AND THERE THEY C05270 WORKE LIKE BEES, =HAUNTING EVERIE COURT, AS THE C05280 /EXCHEQUER-CHAMBER, THE /STARRE-CHAMBER, THE /KINGS-BENCH, C06010 THE/COMMON-PLEAS, AND EVERIE PLACE WHERE C06020 THE POORE CLIENT STANDETH +TO HEARE HIS LAWYER C06030 HANDLE HIS MATTER, FOR ALASSE THE POORE COUNTREY C06040 GENTLEMAN OR FARMER IS SO BUSIED WITH HIS CAUSES, C06050 AND HATH HIS MIND SO FULL OF CARES +TO SEE HIS COUNSELL C06060 AND +TO PLIE HIS ATORNEY, THAT THE LEAST THING IN HIS C06070 THOUGHT IS HIS PURSE:@BUT THE EAGLE-EYED FOIST OR C06080 NIP HE WATCHETH, AND =SEEING THE CLIENT DRAW HIS@ C06090 PURSE +TO PAY SOME CHARGES OR FEES NECESSARIE FOR THE C06100 COURT, MARKETH WHERE HE PUTTETH IT, AND THEN WHEN C06110 HE THRUSTETH INTO THE THRONG, EITHER +TO ANSWERE FOR C06120 HIMSELFE, OR +TO STAND BY HIS COUNSELLER +TO PUT HIM C06130 IN MINDE OF HIS CAUSE, THE FOIST DRAWES HIS POCKET C06140 AND LEAVES THE POORE CLIENT PENNILESSE.@ THIS DO C06150 THEY IN ALL COURTS, AND GO DISGUISED LIKE SERVING-MEN, C06160 =WRINGING THE SIMPLE PEOPLE BY THIS =JUGLING C06170 SUBTELTIE:@WELL MIGHT THEREFORE THE HONORABLE AND C06180 WORSHIP-FULL OF THOSE COURTS DOE +TO TAKE ORDER C06190 FROM SUCHE VILDE AND BASE MINDED CUTPURSES, THAT C06200 AS THE LAWE HATH PROVIDED DEATH FOR THEM IF THEY C06210 BE TAKEN, SO THEY MIGHT BE ROOTED OUT ESPECIALLY C06220 FROM /WESTMINSTER, WHERE THE POORE CLIENTS ARE UNDONE C06230 BY SUCH ROGISH CATCHERS.@ IT BOOTS NOT +TO TELL THEIR C06240 COURSE AT EVERIE REMOVE OF HER MAJESTIE, WHEN THE C06250 PEOPLE FLOCK TOGETHER, NOR AT /BARTHOLOMEW FAIRE, OR C06260 THE QUEENS DAY, AT THE TILT-YARD AND AT AL OTHER C06270 PLACES OF ASSEMBLIE:@FOR LET THIS SUFFICE, AT ANY GREAT C06280 PRESSE OF PEOPLE OR =MEETING, THERE THE FOIST AND C07010 THE NIPPE IS IN HIS KINGDOME:@ THEREFORE LET ALL C07020 MEN TAKE THIS CAVEAT, THAT WHEN THEY WALKE ABROAD C07030 AMID ANIE OF THE FORE-NAMED PLACES OR LIKE ASSEMBLIES, C07040 THAT THEY TAKE GREAT CARE FOR THEIR PURSE C07050 HOW THEY PLACE IT, AND NOT LEAVE IT CARELESSE IN THEIR C07060 POCKETS OR HOASE, FOR THE FOIST IS SO NIMBLE-HANDED C07070 THAT HEE EXCEEDS THE JUGLER FOR AGILITY, AND HATH C07080 HIS /LEGIER /DE /MAINE AS PERFECTLY:@THERFORE AN EXQUISITE C07090 FOIST MUST HAVE THREE PROPERTIES THAT A GOOD C07100 SURGION SHOULD HAVE, AND THAT IS AN EAGLES EIE, A C07110 LADIES HAND, AND A LYONS HEART:@AN EAGLES EIE +TO C07120 SPIE A PURCHASE, +TO HAVE A QUICKE INSIGHT WHERE THE C07130 BOONG LIES, AND THEN A LYONS HEART NOT +TO FEARE C07140 WHAT THE END WILL BEE, AND THEN A LADIES HAND C07150 +TO BE LITTLE AND NIMBLE, THE BETTER +TO DIVE INTO C07160 THE POCKET.@ THESE ARE THE PERFECT PROPERTIES OF A C07170 FOIST:@BUT YOU MUST NOTE THAT THERE BE DIVERSITIES C07180 OF THIS KIND OF PEOPLE, FOR THERE BE CITTIE NIPS AND C07190 COUNTREY NIPS, WHICH HAUNT FROM FAIRE TO FAIRE, AND C07200 NEVER COME IN LONDON, UNLESSE IT BE AT /BARTHOLOMEWE C07210 FAIRE, OR SOME OTHER GREAT AND EXTRAORDINARIE C07220 ASSEMBLIES:@ NOWE THERE IS A MORTALL HATE BETWEENE C07230 THE COUNTREY FOIST AND THE CITTIE FOIST, FOR IF THE C07240 CITIE FOIST SPIE ONE OF THE CONNIES IN /LONDON, C07250 STRAIGHT HE SEEKES BY SOME MEANES +TO SMOAKE HIM,@ C07260 AND SO THE COUNTREY NIP IF HE SPIE A CITTIE NIP C07270 IN ANY FAIRE, THEN HEE SMOAKES HIM STRAIGHT, AND C07280 BRINGS HIM IN DANGER, IF HE FLEE NOT AWAY THE MORE C08010 SPEEDILIE:@BESIDE THERE BE WOMEN FOISTS &ND WOMEN C08020 NIPS, BUT THE WOMAN FOIST IS MOST DAUNGEROUS, FOR C08030 COMMONLIE THERE IS SOME OLDE HAND, OR SNOUT-FAIR C08040 STRUMPET, WHO ENVEIGLETH EITHER SOME IGNORANT MAN C08050 OR SOME YOONG YOUTH TO FOLLY:@SHE HATH STRAIGHT C08060 HER HAND IN HIS POKET AND SO FOISTS HIM OF ALL THAT C08070 HEE HATH:@BUT LET ALL MEN TAKE HEED OF SUCH COMMON C08080 HARLOTS, WHO EITHER SIT IN THE STREETS IN EVENINGS, OR C08090 ELS DWEL IN BAUDY-HOUSES AND ARE PLIANT TO EVERY C08100 MANS LURE:@SUCH ARE ALWAIES FOISTS AND PICKEPOCKETS, C08110 AND SEEKE THE SPOILE OF ALL SUCH AS MEDDLE C08120 WITH THEM, AND IN =COZENING OF SUCH BASE-MINDED C08130 LEACHERS AS GIVE THEMSELVES TO SUCH LEWD COMPANIE, C08140 ARE WOORTHY OF WHATSOEVER BEFALS, AND SOMETIME C08150 THEY CATCH SUCH A /SPANISH PIP, THAT THEY HAVE NO C08160 MORE HAIR ON THEIR HEAD THEN ON THEIR NAILS,@ BUT C08170 =LEAVING SUCH STRUMPETS TO THEIR SOULES CONFUSION AND C08180 BODIES CORRECTION IN BRIDE-WELL:@ AGAINE, TO OUR C08190 NIPS AND FOISTS, WHO HAVE A KIND OF FRATERNITY OR C08200 BROTHER-HOOD AMONG THEM, =HAVING A HALL OR PLACE C08210 OF =MEETING, WHERE THEY CONFER OF WEIGHTIE MATTERS, C08220 =TOUCHING THEIR WORKEMANSHIP, FOR THEY ARE C08230 PROVIDENT IN THAT: EVERYE ONE OF THEM HATH SOME C08240 TRUSTIE FRIEND WHOM HE CALLETH HIS TREASURER, AND C08250 WITH HIM HE LAIES UP SOME RATEABLE PORTION OF EVERY C08260 PURSE HEE DRAWES, THAT WHEN NEED REQUIRES, AND HE C08270 IS BROUGHT IN DANGER, HE MAY HAVE MONEY +TO MAKE C08280 COMPOSITION WITH THE PARTIE:@ BUT OF LATE, THERE C09010 HATH BENE A GREAT SCOURGE FALLEN AMONGST THEM,@FOR C09020 NOW IF A PURSE BEE DRAWEN OF ANY GREAT VALEW, C09030 STRAIGHT THE PARTIE MAKETH FRIENDS TO SOME ONE C09040 OR OTHER OF THE COUNSELL OR OTHER INFERIOR HER C09050 MAIESTIES JUSTICES, AND THEN THEY SEND OUT WARRAUNTS C09060 IF THEY CANNOT LEARNE WHO THE FOIST IS, TO C09070 THE KEEPERS OF /NEWGATE THAT THEY TAKE UP ALL THE C09080 NIPS AND FOISTS ABOUT THE CITTIE, AND LET THEM LIE C09090 THERE WHILE THE MONEY BE REANSWERED UNTO THE PARTY, C09100 SO THAT SOME PAY THREE POUND, NAY FIVE C09110 POUND AT A TIME, =ACCORDING AS THE SAME LOSSE DID C09120 AMOUNT UNTO, WHICH DOTH GREATLY IMPOVERISHE THEIR C09130 TRADE, AND HINDER THEIR =FIGGING LAW.@ THEREFORE C09140 ABOUT SUCH CAUSES GROWS THEIR =MEETING, FOR THEY C09150 HAVE A KINDE OF CORPORATION, AS =HAVING WARDENS OF THEIR C09160 COMPANY, AND A HALL:@ I REMEMBER THEIR HALL C09170 WAS ONCE ABOUT/BISHOPS GATE, NEERE UNTO/FISHERS C09180 /FOLLIE, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A NOTED PLACE, THEY HAVE C09190 REMOOVED IT TO /KENT-STREET, AND AS FAR AS I CAN C09200 LEARNE, IT IS KEPT AT ONE /LAURENCE /PICKERINGS HOUSE, C09210 ONE THAT HATH BENE IF HE BE NOT STILL, A NOTABLE C09220 FOIST.@ A MAN OF GOOD =CALLING HE IS, AND WELL C09230 ALLIED, BROTHER-IN-LAW TO /BULL THE HAN7MAN:@THERE C09240 KEEPE THEY THEIR FEASTS AND WEEKELY =MEETINGES, FIT C09250 FOR THEIR COMPANY.@ THUS HAVE I PARTYLE SET DOWNE C09260 THE NATURE OF THE FOIST, AND THE NIP, WITH THEIR C09270 SPECIALL HAUNTS, AS A CAVEAT TO AL ESTATES +TO BEWARE C09280 OF SUCH WICKED PERSONS, WHO ARE AS PREJUDICIALL TO C10010 THE COMMONWEALTH AS ANIE OTHER FACULTY WHATSOEVER.@ C100 0 AND ALTHOUGH THEY BE BY THE GREAT DISCRETION C10030 OF THE JUDGES AND JUSTICES DAILIE TRUST UP, YET STILL C10040 THERE SPRINGETH UPPE YOONG THAT GROW IN TIME +TO C10050 BEARE FRUIT FIT FOR THE GALLOWES:@LET THEN EVERY C10060 MAN BE AS CAREFULL AS POSSIBLY HEE MAY, AND BY THIS C10070 CAVEAT TAKE HEED OF HIS PURS, FOR THE PRAY MAKES C10080 THE THEEFE, AND THERE AND END.@ C10090 IT FORTUNED THAT A NIP AND HIS STAUL =DRINKING AT C10120 THE INN, =SITTING IN C10130 ONE OF THE ROOMES NEXT TO THE STREETE, THEY MIGHT C10140 PERCEIVE WHER A MEALE-MAN STOOD =SELLING OF MEALE, C10150 AND HAD A LARGE BAG BY HIS SIDE, WHERE BY CONJECTURE C10160 THERE WAS SOME STORE OF MONEY:@THE OLD COOLE, THE C10170 OLD CUTPURSE I MEAN, =SPYING THIS, WAS DELIGHTED C10180 WITH THE SHEW OF SO GLORIOUS AN OBJECT, FOR A FULL C10190 PURSE IS AS =PLEASING TO A CUTPURSE EIE, AS THE CURIOUS C10200 PHISNOMY OF /VENUS WAS TO THE AMOROUS GOD OF WAR,@ C10210 AND =ENTRING TO A MERRY VAINE AS ONE THAT C10220 COUNTED THAT PURCHASE HIS OWN, DISCOVERED IT TO THE C10230 NOVICE AND BAD HIM GOE AND NIP IT:@THE YOUNG C10240 TOWARD SCHOLLER ALTHOUGH PERHAPS HE HAD STRIKEN C10250 SOME FEW STROKS BEFORE, YET =SEEING NO GREAT PRESSE C10260 OF PEOPLE, AND THE MEALE-MANS HANDE OFTEN UPPON C11010 HIS BAGGE, AS IF HEE HAD IN TIMES PAST SMOAKTE SOME C11020 OF THEIR FACULTY, WAS HALFE AFRAIDE AND DOUBTED OF C11030 HIS OWNE EXPERIENCE, AND SO REFUSED +TO DOE IT.@ C11040 AWAY VILLAINE SAITH THE OLD NIPPE,@ART THOU FAINT5-HARTED?@ C11050 BELONGES IT TO OUR TRADE +TO DESPAIRE?@ IF C11060 THOU WILT ONELY DOE COMMON WORKE, AND NOT MAKE C11070 EXPERIENCE OF SOME HARDE MATTERS +TO ATTEMPT, THOU C11080 WILT NEVER BE MAISTER OF THINE OCCUPATION,@THEREFORE C11090 TRY THY WITS AND DOE IT:@AT THIS THE YOUNG =STRIPLING C11100 STALKES ME OUT OF THE TAVERN, AND =FEELING IF HIS C11110 CUTTLE-BOUNG WERE GLIBBE AND OF A GOOD EDGE, WENT TO C11120 THIS MEALE-MAN +TO ENTER COMBATE HAND TO HAND WITH C11130 HIS PURSE,@BUT =SEEING THE MEALE-MANS EYE WAS STILL C11140 ABROADE, AND FOR WANT OF OTHER SPORT THAT HE PLAIED C11150 WITH HIS PURSE, HE WAS AFRAIDE +TO TRUST EYTHER TO HIS C11160 WITTE OR FORTUNE, AND THEREFORE WENT BACKE AGAINE C11170 WITHOUT ANY ACT ATCHIEVED.@ HOW NOW SAITH THE C11180 OLDE NIP, WHAT HAST THOU DONE?@ NOTHING QUOTH HE,@ C11190 THE KNAVE IS SO WARY, THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE +TO GET C11200 ANY PURCHASE THERE, FOR HE STANDS =PLAING WITH HIS C11210 PURSE FOR WANT OF OTHER EXERCISE.@ AT THIS HIS C11220 FELLOWE LOOKES OUT AND SMILES, =MAKING THIS REPLY.@ C11230 AND DOEST THOU COUNT IT IMPOSSIBLE +TO HAVE THE C11240 MEALE-MANS BOUNG?@LEND ME THY KNIFE, FOR MINE IS C11250 LEFT AT HOME, AND THOU SHALT SEE ME STRIKE IT STRAIGHT, C11260 AND I WILL SHEW THEE A METHODE, HOW PERHAPS C11270 HEREAFTER +TO DOE THE LIKE AFTER MY EXAMPLE, AND +TO C11280 MAKE THEE A GOOD SCHOLLER:@AND THEREFORE GOE WITH C12010 ME AND DOE AS I SHALL INSTRUCT THEE:@BEGIN BUT A C12020 FAINED QUARRELL, AND WHEN I GIVE THEE A WATCHE C12030 WOORD, THEN THROWE FLOWER IN MY FACE, AND IF I C12040 MISSE HIS PURSE LET ME BE HANGED FOR MY LABOUR:@ C12050 WITH THAT HE GAVE HIM CERTAINE PRINCIPLES +TO OBSERVE, C12060 AND THEN PAIDE FOR THE WINE AND OUT THEY WENT C12070 TOGETHER,@ AS SOON AS THEY WERE COME TO THE MEALE-MAN, C12080 THE OLDE NIPPE BEGAN +TO JEST WITH THE OTHER C12090 ABOUT THE MILLERS SACKE, AND THE OTHER REPLIED AS C12100 KNAVISHLYE:@AT LAST THE ELDER CALLED THE YOUNGER C12110 ROAGUE:@ ROAGUE THOU SWAINE, QUOTH HEE, DOEST THOU C12120 OR DAREST THOU DISHONOUR MEE WITH SUCH A BASE TITLE?@ C12130 AND WITH THAT, =TAKING A WHOLE HAND FULL OF MEALE C12140 OUT OF THE SACKE, THREW IT FULL IN THE OLDE NIPPES C12150 NECKE AND HIS BREST, AND THEN RANNE AWAY.@ HEE C12160 =BEING THUS DUSTED WITH MEALE, ENTREATED THE MEALE-MAN C12170 +TO WIPE IT OUT OF HIS NECKE, AND STOOPTE DOWNE C12180 HIS HEAD:@THE MEALE-MAN =LAUGHING +TO SEE HIM SO C12190 RAYED AND WHITED, WAS =WILLING +TO SHAKE OFF THE MEALE, C12200 AND THE WHILST, WHILE HEE WAS BUSIE ABOUT THAT, THE C12210 NIPPE HAD STROKEN THE PURSE AND DONE HIS FEATE, C12220 AND BOTH COURTEOUSLY THANKED THE MEALE-MAN AND C12230 CLOSELY WENT AWAY WITH HIS PURCHASE.@ THE POORE C12240 MAN =THINKING LITTLE OF THIS CHEATE, BEGAN AGAINE +TO C12250 PLAY WITH HIS PURSE STRINGES, AND SUSPECTED NOTHING C12260 TILL HE HAD SOLDE A PECKE OF MEALE, AND OFFERED +TO C12270 CHANGE MONEY, AND THEN HEE FOUND HIS PURSE C12280 BOTTOMLESSE: WHICH STROOKE SUCH A COLDE QUANDARY C13010 TO HIS STOMACK, AS IF IN A FROSTY MORNING HEE HAD C13020 DRUNCKE A DRAUGHT OF SMALL-BEERE NEXT HIS HEART:@ C13030 HEE BEGAN THEN +TO EXCLAIME AGAINST SUCH VILLAINES, C13040 AND CALLED TO MINDE HOW IN =SHAKING THE DUST OUT C13050 OF THE GENTLEMANS NECKE, HE SHAKTE HIS MONEY OUT C13060 OF HIS PURSE, AND SO THE POORE MEALE MAN FETCHED C13070 A GREAT SIGH, KNIT UP HIS SACKE AND WENT =SORROWING HOME.@ C13080 WHILE I WAS =WRITING THIS DISCOVERY OF =FOISTING, C14010 AND WAS DESIROUS OF ANY INTELLIGENCE THAT C14020 MIGHT BE GIVEN MEE, A GENTLEMAN A FRIEND OF MINE, C14030 REPORTED UNTO ME THIS PLEASANT TALE OF A FOIST, AND C14040 AS I WELL REMEMBER, IT GREW TO THIS EFFECT.@ THER C14050 WALKED IN THE MIDDLE WALK A PLAIN COUNTREY FARMAR, C14060 A MAN OF GOOD WEALTH, AND THAT HAD A WELL LINED C14070 PURSE, ONELY BARELY THRUST UPPE IN A ROUND SLOP, C14080 WHICH A CRUE OF FOISTS =HAVING PERCEIVED, THER HARTS C14090 WERE SET ON FIRE +TO HAVE IT, AND EVERY ONE HAD A C14100 FLING AT HIM, BUT ALL IN VAINE; FOR HE KEPT HIS HAND C14110 CLOSE IN HIS POCKET, AND HIS PURSE FAST IN HIS FIST LIKE C14120 A SUBTIL CHURLE, THAT EITHER HAD BEEN FORWARND OF C14130 /PAULES, OR ELSE HAD AFORE TIME SMOAKT SOME OF THAT C14140 FACULTY.@ WELL HOWSOEVER IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE +TO DOE C14150 ANY GOOD WITH HIM, HE WAS SO WARY.@ THE FOISTS C14160 =SPYING THIS, STRAINED THEIR WITS TO THE HIGHEST STRING C14170 HOW +TO COMPASSE THIS BOUNG, YET COULD NOT ALL THEIR C14180 POLLITICKE CONCEIPTS FETCH THE FARMAR OVER, FOR JUSTLE C14190 HIM, CHAT WITH HIM, OFFER +TO SHAKE HIM BY THE C14200 HAND, ALL WOULD NOT SERVE +TO GET HIS HAND OUT C14210 OF HIS POCKET.@ AT LAST ONE OT THE CURE THAT FOR C14220 HIS SKIL MIGHT HAVE BIN DOCTORAT IN HIS MISTERY, C14230 AMONGST THEM ALL CHOSE OUT A GOOD FOIST, ONE C14240 OF A NIMBLE HAND AND GREAT AGILITY, AND SAID TO THE C14250 REST THUS:@MASTERS IT SHAL NOT BE SAID SUCH A BASE C15010 PEASAUNT SHALL SLIP AWAY FROM SUCH A CRUE OF GENTLEMEN C15020 FOISTES AS WEE ARE, AND NOT HAVE HIS PURSE C15030 DRAWEN, AND THEREFORE THIS TIME I SHALL PLAY THE STAULE C15040 MYSELF AND IF I HITTE HIM NOT HOME, COUNT ME FOR C15050 A BUNGLER FOR EVER:@AND SO HE LEFT THEM AND WENT C15060 TO THE FARMAR AND WALKT DIRECTLY BEFORE HIM AND NEXT C15070 HIM THREE OR FOURE TURNES:@AT LAST =STANDING STILL HEE C15080 CRYED ALAS HONEST MAN HELPE ME,@I AM NOT WELL:@ C15090 AND WITH THAT SUNCKE DOWNE SUDDENLY IN A SOWNE:@ C15100 THE POOR FARMER =SEEING A PROPER YONG GENTLEMAN C15110 (AS HE THOUGHT) FALL DEAD AFORE HIM, STEPT TO HIM. C15120 HELDE HIM IN HIS ARMES, RUB'D HIM AND CHAFTE HIM:@ C15130 AT THIS THERE GATHERED A GREATE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE C15140 ABOUT HIM, AND THE WHILST THE FOISTE DREWE THE C15150 FARMERS PURSSE AND AWAYE:@BY THAT THE OTHER C15160 THOUGHT THE FEATE WAS DONE, HE BEGAN +TO COME C15170 SOMETHING TO HIMSELFE AGAIN, AND SO HALFE =STAGGERING, C15180 STUMBLED OUT OF /POULES, AND WENT AFTER THE C15190 CRUE WHERE THEY HAD APPOINTED +TO MEETE, AND THERE C15200 BOASTED OF HIS WIT AND EXPERIENCE.@ THE FARMER C15210 LITTLE =SUSPECTING THIS VILLANYE, THRUST HIS HAND INTO C15220 HIS POCKET AND MIST HIS PURSSE, SEARCHT FOR IT, BUT C15230 =LYNING AND SHELLES AND ALL WAS GON, WHICH MADE C15240 THE COUNTRY MAN IN A GREAT MAZE, THAT HE STOOD STILL C15250 IN A DUMP SO LONG, THAT A GENTLEMAN =PERCEIVING IT C15260 ASKED WHAT HE AYLD:@WHAT AILE I SIR QUOTH HE,@TRUELY C15270 I AM =THINKING HOW MEN MAY LONG AS WELL AS WOMEN:@ C15280 WHY DOOST THOU CONJECTURE THAT HONEST MAN QUOTH C16010 HE?@MARRY SIR ANSWERS THE FARMER, THE GENTLEMAN C16020 EVEN NOW THAT SOWND HERE I WARRANT HIM BREEDS C16030 HIS WIVES CHILD, FOR THE CAUSE OF HIS SODAINE QUALME C16040 THAT HE FELL DOWNE DEADE GREW OF =LONGING:@THE C16050 GENTLEMAN DEMAUNDED HOW HE KNEW THAT:@WELL C16060 ENOUGH SIR QUOTH HE, AND HE HATH HIS =LONGING TOO, C16070 FOR THE POORE MAN LONGED FOR MY PURSSE, AND C16080 THANKES BE TO GOD HE HATH IT WITH HIM.@ AT THIS C16090 ALL THE HEARERS LAUGHT, BUT NOT SO MERRILYE AS THE C16110 FOISTE AND HIS FELLOWES, THAT THEN WERE =SHARING HIS MONEY.@ C16120 A NIPPE =HAVING BY FORTUNE LOST HIS CUTTLE-BOUNG C16140 OR =HAVING NOT ONE FIT FOR HIS PURPOSE, WENTE C16150 TO A =CUNNING CUTLER +TO HAVE A NEWE MADE, AND C16160 PRESCRIBED THE CUTLER SUCH A METHOD AND FORME +TO C16170 MAKE HIS KNIFE, AND THE FASHION +TO BE SO STRONGE, C16180 =GIVING SUCH A CHARGE OF THE FINENES OF THE TEMPER C16190 AND WELL =SETTING OF THE EDGE, THAT THE CUTLER WONDRED C16200 WHAT THE GENTLEMAN WOULD DO WITH IT,@YET C16210 BECAUSE HE OFFRED SO LARGELY FOR THE =MAKING OF IT, C16220 THE CUTLER WAS SILENT AND MADE FEWE QUESTIONS, C16230 ONELY HE APPOINTED HIM THE TIME +TO COME FOR IT, C16240 AND THAT WAS THREE DAIES AFTER:@ WELL, THE TIME C16250 =BEEING EXPIRED, THE GENTLEMAN-NIP CAME, AND =SEEING C16260 HIS KNIFE LIKED IT =PASSING WELL, AND GAVE HIM HIS C16270 MONEY WITH ADVANTAGE.@ THE CUTLER DESIROUS +TO C17010 KNOW TO WHAT USE HEE WOULDE PUT IT, SAIDE TO THE C17020 CUTPURSSE THUS,@SIR QUOTH HE, I HAVE MADE MANY C17030 KNIVES IN MY DAYES, AND YET I NEVER SAWE ANY OF C17040 THIS FORME, FASHION, TEMPER OR EDGE, AND THERFORE IF C17050 WITHOUT OFFENCE, I PRAY YOU TELL ME HOW OR TO WHAT C17060 WILL YOU USE IT?@ WHILE THUS HE STOOD =TALKING WITH C17070 THE NIPPE, HE =SPYING THE PURSSE IN HIS APRONE, HAD C17080 CUT IT =PASSING =CUNNINGLY, AND THEN =HAVING HIS PURCHASE C17090 CLOSE IN HIS HAND, MADE ANSWER,@IN FAITH MY C17100 FRIEND +TO DISSEMBLE IS A FOLLY.@ IT IS +TO CUT A PURSE C17110 WITHALL AND I HOPE +TO HAVE GOOD HANSELL:@YOU ARE C17120 A MERRY GENTLEMAN QUOTH THE CUTLER:@I TELL TRUE C17130 SAID THE CUTPURSSE AND AWAY HE GOES.@ NO SOONER C17140 WAS HE GONE FROM THE STALLE, BUT THERE CAME AN C17150 OTHER AND BOUGHT A KNIFE AND SHOULD HAVE SINGLE C17160 MONEY AGAINE:@THE CUTLER =THINKING +TO PUT HIS C17170 HAND IN HIS BAGGE, THRUST IT QUIGHT THROUGH AT THE C17180 BOTTOM:@ALL HIS MONEY WAS GONE, AND THE PURSSE C17190 CUT:@=PERCEIVING THIS, AND =REMEMBRING HOW THE C17200 MAN PRAIDE HE MIGHT HAVE GOOD HANSELL, HE FETCHT C17210 A GREAT SIGH AND SAIDE,@NOW I SEE HE THAT MAKES A C17220 SNARE, FIRST FALLES INTO IT HIMSELFE:@I MADE A KNIFE C17230 +TO CUT OTHER MENS PURSSES AND MINE IS THE FIRST C17240 HANSELL:@WELL, REVENGE IS FALLEN UPON ME, BUT I C17250 HOPE THE ROAPE WILL FALL UPON HIM:@AND SO HE C17260 SMOOTHED UP THE MATTER TO HIMSELFE, LEAST MEN C17270 SHOULD LAUGH AT HIS STRANGE FORTUNE.@ C17280 THE LIFT, IS HE THAT STEALETH OR PROWLETH ANY C18010 PLATE, JUELLS, BOULTES OF SATTEN, VELVET, OR SUCH C18020 PARCELS FROM ANY PLACE, BY A SLIGHT CONVEYANCE UNDER C18030 HIS CLOKE, OR SO SECRETLY THAT IT MAY NOT BE ESPYED:@ C18040 OF LIFTS THERE BE DIVERS KINDES AS THEIR NATURES BE C18050 DIFFERENT: SOME BASE ROGES THAT LIFT WHEN THEY COME C18060 INTO ALEHOUSES QUART POTTS, PLATTERS, CLOKES, SWORDS, C18070 OR ANY SUCH PALTRIE TRASH, WHICH COMMONLY IS CALLED C18080 =PILFERING OR PETULACERIE: FOR UNDER THE CULLOUR OF C18090 =SPENDING TWO OR THREE POTS OF ALE, THEY LIFT AWAYE C18100 ANY THING THAT COMMETH WITHIN THE COMPASSE OF C18110 THEIR REACHE, =HAVING A FINE AND NIMBLE AGILITIE OF THE C18120 HAND AS THE FOIST HAD:@THESE ARE THE COMMON AND C18130 RASCALL SORTES OF LIFTS,@ BUT THE HIGHER DEGREES AND C18140 GENTLEMEN-LIFTS HAVE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR C18150 FACULTY THREE PARTIES OF NECESSITIE: THE LIFT, THE C18160 MARKAR AND THE SANTAR:@THE LIFT ATTIRED IN THE C18170 FORME OF A CIVELL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, COMES WITH C18180 THE MARKER INTO SOME MERCERS SHOP, HABERDASHERS, C18190 GOLDSMITHS, OR ANY SUCH PLACE WHERE ANY PARTICULAR C18200 PARCELS OF WORTH ARE +TO BE CONVAID, AND THERE HE C18210 CALLES +TO SEE A BOULTE OF SATTEN, VELVET OR ANY SUCH C18220 COMMODITIE, AND NOT =LIKING THE PYLE, CULLER OR C18230 BRACKE, HE CALLES FOR MORE, AND THE WHILES HE BEGINS C18240 +TO RESOLVE WHICH OF THEM MOST FITLY MAY BE LIFTED, C18250 AND WHAT GARBAGE (FOR SO HE CALLES THE GOODS STOLNE) C18260 MAY BE MOST EASILY CONVAID,@THEN HE CALLES TO THE C19010 MERCERS MAN AND SAYES,@SIRRHA REACH ME THAT PEECE C19020 OF VELVET OR SATTEN, OR THAT JUEL, CHAINE OR PEECE OF C19030 PLATE, AND WHILST THE FELLOW TURNES HIS BACKE, HE C19040 COMMITS HIS GARBAGE TO THE MARKER:@FOR NOTE, THE C19050 LIFT IS WITHOUT HIS CLOKE, IN HIS DUBLET AND HOSE, C19060 +TO AVOIDE THE MORE SUSPICION:@THE MARKER WHICH IS C19070 THE RECEIVER OF THE LIFTS LUGGAGE, GIVES A WINKE TO C19080 THE SANTAR THAT WALKES BEFORE THE WINDOWE AND C19090 THEN THE SANTAR =GOING BY IN GREAT HAST, THE MARKER C19100 CALS HIM AND SAIES, SIR A WORDE WITH YOU,@I HAVE A C19110 MESSAGE +TO DO UNTO YOU FROM A VERY FREND OF YOURS, C19120 AND THE ERRAND IS OF SOME IMPORTAUNCE:@TRUELY SIR C19130 SAIES THE SANTAR@I HAVE VERY URGENT BUSINES IN HAND, C19140 AND AS AT THIS TIME I CANNOT STAYE:@BUT ONE WORDE C19150 AND NO MORE SAIES THE MARKER,@AND THEN HE DELIVERS C19160 HIM WHATSOEVER THE LIFT HATH CONVAIDE UNTO HIM,@ C19170 AND THEN THE SANTAR GOES HIS WAY, WHO NEVER CAME C19180 WITHIN THE SHOP, AND IS A MAN UNKNOWNE TO THEM C19190 ALL:@SUPPOSE HE IS SMOAKTE AND HIS =LIFTINGE IS LOOKT C19200 INTO, THEN ARE THEY UPON THEIR PANTOPHLES, BECAUSE C19210 THERE IS NOTHING FOUND ABOUT THEM:@THEY DEFIE THE C19220 WORLD FOR THEIR HONESTIE, BECAUSE THEY BE AS DISHONEST C19230 AS ANY IN THE WORLD, AND SWEARE AS GOD C19240 SHALL JUDGE THEM THEY NEVER SAWE THE PARCELL LOST: C19250 BUT OATHES WITH THEM ARE LIKE WINDE OUT OF A C19260 BELLOWES, WHICH =BEING COOLE KINDLETH FIER:@SO THEIR C19270 VOWES ARE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE AND SO THEY CALL FOR C19280 REVENGE:@ THEREFORE LET THIS BE A CAVEAT TO ALL C20010 OCCUPACIONS, SCIENCES AND MISTERYES, THAT THEY BEWARE C20020 OF THE GENTLEMAN-LIFT, AND +TO HAVE AN EYE TO C20030 SUCH AS CHEAPEN THEIR WARES AND NOT WHEN THEY CALL C20040 +TO SEE NEW STUFFE +TO LEAVE THE OLDE BEHINDE THEM: C20050 FOR THE FINGERS OF LIFTS ARE FOURMED OF ADAMANT,@ C20060 THOUGH THEY TOUCHE NOT YET THEY HAVE VERTUE ATTRACTIVE C20070 +TO DRAWE ANY PELFE TO THEM AS THE ADAMANT C20080 DOOTH THE IRON.@ BUT YET THESE LIFTS HAVE A SUBTILL C20090 SHIFT +TO BLINDE THE WORLDE, FOR THIS CLOSE KIND OF C20100 COSONAGE THEY HAVE WHEN THEY WANT MONEY:@ONE C20110 OF THEM APPARELLES HIMSELFE LIKE A COUNTRY FARMER, C20120 AND WITH A MEMORANDUM DRAWEN IN SOME LEGALL FORME, C20130 COMES TO THE CHAMBER OF SOME COUNSAYLER OR SARGEANT-AT-LAW C20140 WITH HIS MARKER AND HIS SANTAR, AND C20150 THERE TELLS THE LAWYER HIS CASE AND DESIRES HIS C20160 COUNSAILE, THE WHILEST THE MARKER AND THE SANTAR C20170 LAY THE PLATFORME FOR ANY RAPIER, DAGGER, CLOAKE, C20180 GOWNE OR ANY OTHER PARCELL OF WORTH THAT IS IN THE C20190 =WITHDRAWING OR UTTER CHAMBER, AND ASSOONE AS THEY C20200 HAVE THEY GOE THEIR WAY:@THEN WHEN THE LAWYER C20210 HATH GIVEN HIS OPINION OF THE CASE THE LIFT REQUIRES, C20220 THEN HE PUTS IN SOME DEMURRE OR BLINDE, AND SAIES C20230 HE WILL HAVE HIS CAUSE BETTER DISCOVERED AND THEN C20240 HE WILL COME TO HIS WORSHIP AGAINE,@SO =TAKING HIS C20250 LEAVE WITHOUT HIS TEN SHILLINGS FEE, HE GOES HIS WAIES C20260 +TO SHARE WHAT HIS COMPANYONS HAD GOTTEN:@THE C20270 LIKE METHOD THEY USE WITH SCRIVENERS, FOR =COMMING C20280 BY THE SHOP AND =SEEING ANY GARBAGE WORTH THE =LIFTING C21010 ON, STARTETH IN +TO HAVE AN OBLIGATION OR BILL C21020 MADE IN HASTE, AND WHILE THE SCRIVENER IS BUSIE, THE C21030 LIFT BRINGETH THE MARKER TO THE BLOW, AND SO THE C21040 LUGGAGE IS CARRIED AWAY.@ NOW, THESE LIFTS HAVE C21050 THEIR SPECIALL RECEIVERS OF THEIR STOLNE GOODS, WHICH C21060 ARE TWO SUNDRYE PARTIES,@EITHER SOME NOTORIOUS C21070 BAWDES IN WHOSE HOUSES THEY LYE, AND THEY KEEP C21080 COMMONLY =TAPPING-HOUSES AND HAVE YONG TRUGGES C21090 IN THEIR HOUSE, WHICH ARE CONSORTES TO THESE LIFTS C21100 AND LOVE THEM SO DEERE, THAT THEY NEVER LEAVE THEM C21110 TILL THEY COME TO THE GALLOWES,@OR ELSE THEY BE C21120 BROKERS, A KIND OF IDLE SORT OF LIVERS AS PERNITIOUS C21130 AS THE LIFT, FOR THEY RECEIVE AT THEIR HANDES WHATSOEVER C21140 GARBAGE IS CONVAYED, BE IT LINNEN, WOLLEN, C21150 PLATE, JUELLS: AND THIS THEY DO BY A BILL OF SAILE, C21160 =MAKING THE BILL IN THE NAME OF /IOHN /NOKES OR C21170 /IOHN /STYLES, SO THAT THEY SHADOW THE LIFT AND YET C21180 KEEPE THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE DANGER OF THE LAW.@ C21190 THUS ARE THESE BROKERS AND BAWDES AS IT WERE, C21200 EFFICIENT CAUSES OF THE LIFTERS VILLANY, FOR WERE IT C21210 NOT THEIR =ALLURING SPEECHES AND THEIR SECRET =CONSEALINGS, C21220 THE LIFT FOR WANTE OF RECEIVERS SHOULD BE FAINE C21230 +TO TAKE A NEW COURSE OF LIFE, OR ELSE BE CONTINUALLY C21240 DRIVEN INTO GREAT EXTREAMES FOR =SELLING HIS GARBAGE:@ C21250 AND THUS MUCH BREEFELY FOR THE NATURE OF THE LIFT.@ C21260 THE COURBER, WHICH THE COMMON PEOPLE CALL THE C22010 HOOKER, IS HE THAT WITH A CURBE (AS THEY C22020 TEARME IT) OR HOOKE, DO PULL OUT OF A WINDOWE ANY C22030 LOOSE LINNEN CLOTH, APPARELL, OR ELSE ANY OTHER HOUSHOLD C22040 STUFFE WHATSOEVER WHICH STOLNE PARCELLS, THEY C22050 IN THEIR ART CALL =SNAPPINGES:@TO THE PERFORMANCE OF C22060 THIS LAW THERE BE REQUIRED, ONELY TWO PERSONS, THE C22070 COURBER AND THE WARPE:@THE COURBER HIS OFFICE IS +TO C22080 SPYE IN THE DAY-TIME FIT PLACES WHERE HIS TRADE MAY C22090 BE PRACTISED AT NIGHT, AND =COMMING TO ANY WINDOW C22100 IF IT BE OPEN, THEN HE HATH HIS PURPOSE,@IF SHUT, THEN C22110 =GROWING INTO THE NATURE OF THE BLACKE ART, HATH C22120 HIS TRICKERS, WHICH ARE ENGINES OF IRON SO =CUNNINGLY C22130 WROUGHT, THAT HE WILL CUT A BARR OF IRON IN TWO C22140 WITH THEM SO EASILYE, THAT SCARCELYE SHALL THE BYSTANDERS C22150 HEARE HIM:@THEN WHEN HE HATH THE WINDOW C22160 OPEN AND SPYES ANY FAT =SNAPPINGS WORTH THE =CURBING, C22170 THEN STREIGHT HE SETS THE WARP +TO WATCH, WHO C22180 HATH A LONG CLOAK +TO COVER WHATSOEVER HE GETS, THEN C22190 DOTH THE OTHER THRUST IN A LONG HOOKE SOME NINE C22200 FOOTE IN LENGTH (WHICH HE CALLETH A CURBE) THAT C22210 HATH AT THE END A CROOKE WITH THREE TYNES TURNED C22220 CONTRARY, SO THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE +TO MISSE IF THERE BE C22230 ANYE =SNAPPINGES ABROADE:@ NOW THIS LONGE HOOKE C22240 THEY CALL A CURBE, AND BECAUSE YOU SHALL NOT WONDER C22250 HOW THEY CARRY IT FOR =BEING ESPYED, KNOW THIS THAT C22260 IT IS MADE WITH JOYNTES LIKE AN ANGLE-ROD, AND CAN BE C23010 CONVAID INTO THE FORME OF A TRUNCHION AND WORNE IN C23020 THE HAND LIKE A =WALKING STAFFE, UNTILL THEY COME C23030 TO THEIR PURPOSE AND THEN THEY LET IT OUT AT THE C23040 LENGTH AND HOOKE OR CURBE WHAT SOEVER IS LOOSE AND C23050 WITHIN THE REACHE, AND THEN HE CONVEYES IT TO THE C23060 WARPE, AND FROM THENCE (AS THEY LIST) THEIR =SNAPPINGES C23070 GOES TO THE BROKER OR TO THE BAWD, AND C23080 THERE THEY HAVE AS READY MONEY FOR IT AS MERCHANTS C23090 HAVE FOR THEIR WARE IN THE EXCHAUNGE: BESIDE, C23100 THERE IS A DYVER, WHICH IS IN THE VERY NATURE OF C23110 THE COURBER, FOR AS HE PUTS IN A HOOKE, SO THE C23120 OTHER PUTS IN AT THE WINDOWE SOME LITTLE =FIGGING C23130 BOY, WHO PLAYES HIS PARTE NOTABLY, AND PERHAPS THE C23140 YOUTH IS SO WELL INSTRUCTED THAT HE IS A SCHOLLER IN C23150 THE BLACKE ARTE, AND CAN PICK A LOCKE IF IT BE NOT C23160 TOO CROSSE WARDED, AND DELIVER TO THE DYVER WHAT C23170 =SNAPPINGES HE FINDES IN THE CHAMBER.@ C23180 THUS YOU HEARE WHAT THE COURBER DOTH AND THE DYVER, AND C23190 WHAT INCONVENIENCE GROWES TO MANY BY THEIR BASE C23200 VILLANYES: THEREFORE I DO WISH ALL MEN SERVANTS AND C23210 MAIDS, +TO BE CAREFULL FOR THEIR MASTERS COMMODITIES, C23220 AND +TO LEAVE NO LOOSE ENDES ABROADE, ESPECIALLY IN C23230 CHAMBERS WHERE WINDOWES OPEN TO THE STREETE, LEAST C23240 THE COURBER TAKE THEM AS =SNAPPINGES, AND CONVAYE C23250 THEM TO THE =COUSENINGE BROKER.@ C23260 LET THIS SUFFISE, AND NOW I WILL RECREATE YOUR C23270 WITS WITH A MERRY TALE OR TWO.@ C23280 IT FORTUNED OF LATE THAT A COURBER AND HIS WARPE, C24010 WENT =WALKING IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT, +TO SPY C24020 OUT SOME WINDOW OPEN FOR THEIR PURPOSE, AND BY C24030 CHANCE CAME BY A NOBLE MANS HOUSE ABOUT /LONDON C24040 AND SAW THE WINDOWE OF THE PORTERS LODGE OPEN, C24050 AND =LOOKING IN, SPYED FATTE =SNAPPINGS, AND BAD HIS C24060 WARPE WATCH CAREFULLY, FOR THERE WOULD BE PURCHASE, C24070 AND WITH THAT TOOK HIS COURB AND THRUST IT C24080 INTO THE CHAMBER, AND THE PORTER =LYING IN HIS BED C24090 WAS AWAKE AND SAWE ALL, AND SO WAS HIS BEDFELLOW C24100 THAT WAS YEOMAN OF THE WINE SELLER: THE PORTER C24110 STOLE OUT OF HIS BED +TO MARKE WHAT WOULD BE DOONE, C24120 AND THE FIRSTE =SNAPPING THE COURBER LIGHT ON, WAS C24130 HIS LIVERYE COATE: AS HE WAS =DRAWING IT TO THE C24140 WINDOWE, THE PORTER EASILYE LIFTED IT OFF AND SO THE C24150 COURBER DREW HIS HOOK IN VAINE, THE WHILSTE HIS BEDFELLOW C24160 STOLE OUT OF THE CHAMBER AND RAYSED UP C24170 TWO OR THREE MORE AND WENT ABOUT +TO TAKE THEM, C24180 BUT STILL THE ROGUE HE PLYED HIS BUSINES AND LIGHTED C24190 ON A GOWNE THAT HE USED +TO SIT IN IN THE PORTERS C24200 LODGE, AND WARILY DREW IT, BUT WHEN IT CAME AT THE C24210 WINDOWE, THE PORTER DREW IT OFF SO LIGHTLY THAT THE C24220 HOOKER PERCEIVED IT NOT: THEN WHEN HE SAW HIS C24230 COURBE WOULD TAKE NO HOLDE, HE SWORE AND CHAFTE C24240 AND TOLDE THE WARP HE HAD HOLDE OF TWO GOOD C24250 SNAPPES AND YET MIST THEM BOTH AND THAT THE FAULT C24260 WAS IN HIS COURB: THEN HE FELL TO =SHARPNING AND C25010 =HAMMERING OF THE HOOK +TO MAKE IT KEEP BETTER HOLD, C25020 AND IN AGAINE HE THRUSTS IT AND LIGHTES UPON A PAIRE C25030 OF BUFFE HOSE, BUT WHEN HE HAD DRAWEN THEM TO C25040 THE WINDOWE THE PORTER TOOKE THEM OFF AGAINE, C25050 WHICH MADE THE COURBER ALMOST MAD, AND SWORE C25060 HE THOUGHT THE DEVILL WAS ABRODE TO NIGHT HE HAD C25070 SUCH HARD FORTUNE: NAYE SAYES THE YEOMAN OF C25080 THE SELLER, THERE IS THREE ABROADE, AND WE ARE COME C25090 +TO FETCHE YOU AND YOUR HOOKES TO HELL: SO THEY C25100 APPREHENDED THESE BASE ROGUES AND CARRIED THEM C25110 INTO THE PORTERS LODGE AND MADE THAT THEIR PRISON.@ C25120 IN THE MORNING A CRUE OF GENTLEMEN IN THE HOUSE, C25130 SATTE FOR JUDGES (IN THAT THEY WOULD NOT TROUBLE C25140 THEIR LORD WITH SUCH FILTHY CATERPILLERS) AND BY C25150 THEM WERE FOUND GUILTIE, AND CONDEMNED +TO ABIDE C25160 FORTY BLOWES A PEECE WITH A BASTINADO, WHICH THEY C25170 HAD SOLLEMPNLY PAIDE, AND SO WENT AWAY WITHOUT C25180 ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.@ C25190 A MERRYE IEST AND AS SUBTILE, WAS REPORTED TO C25210 ME OF A =CUNNING COURBER, WHO HAD APPARRELD C25220 HIM SELFE MARVELOUS BRAVE, LIKE SOME GOOD WELFAVOURED C25230 YONG GENTLEMAN, AND IN STEAD OF A MAN C25240 HAD HIS WARPE +TO WAITE UPON HIM: THIS SMOOTHE C25250 FACED ROGUE COMES INTO MORE FEELDS, AND CAUSED C25260 HIS MAN +TO CARRY A POTTELL OF /IPOCRAS UNDER HIS C25270 CLOAK, AND THERE HAD LEARND OUT AMONGST OTHERS C26010 THAT WAS =DRYING OF CLOTHES, OF A VERY WELL FAVOURED C26020 MAIDE, THAT WAS THERE WITH HER FLASKIT OF LINNEN, C26030 WHAT HER MAISTER WAS, WHERE SHE DWELT, AND WHAT C26040 HER NAME: =HAVING GOTTEN THIS INTELLIGENCE, TO THIS C26050 MAIDE HE GOES, AND COURTEOUSLY SALUTES HER, AND C26060 AFTER SOME PRITTYE CHATTE, TELS HER HOW HE SAWE HER C26070 SUNDRY TIMES AT HER MAISTERS DOORE, AND WAS SO C26080 BESOTTED WITH HER BEAUTY, THAT HE HAD MADE INQUIRY C26090 WHAT HER QUALITIES WERE, WHICH BY THE NEIGHBOURS C26100 HE GENERALLY HEARD +TO BE SO VERTUOUS, THAT HIS DESIRE C26110 WAS THE MORE INFLAMED, AND THEREUPON IN SIGNE OF C26120 GOOD WILL, AND IN FURTHER ACQUAINTANCE, HE HAD C26130 BROUGHT HER A POTTLE OF /IPOCRAS: THE MAID =SEEING C26140 HIM A GOOD PROPER MAN, TOOKE IT VERY KINDLYE, AND C26150 THANKT HIM, AND SO THEY DRUNKE THE WINE, AND C26160 AFTER A LITTLE LOVERS PRATTLE, FOR THAT TIME THEY PARTED.@ C26120 THE MAIDS HART WAS SET ON FIRE, THAT A GENTLEMAN C26190 WAS BECOME A SUTER UNTO HER, AND SHE BEGAN C26200 +TO THINK BETTER OF HER SELFE THEN EVER SHE DID BEFORE, C26210 AND WEXED SO PROUD THAT HER OTHER SUTERS WERE C26220 COUNTED TOO BASE FOR HER, AND THERE MIGHT BE NONE C26230 WELCOME BUT THIS NEW COME GENTLEMAN HER LOVER.@ C26240 WEL, DIVERSE TIMES THEY APPOINTED =MEETINGS, THAT C26250 THEY GREW VERY FAMILIAR, AND HE OFTENTIMES WOULD C26260 COME TO HER MAISTERS HOUSE, WHEN ALL BUT SHE AND HER C26270 FELLOW MAIDES WERE A BED, SO THAT HE AND THE C26280 WARPE HIS MAN DID ALMOST KNOW EVERYE CORNER OF C27010 THE HOUSE:@ IT FORTUNED THAT SO LONG HE DALLIED, THAT C27020 AT LENGTH HE MEANT EARNEST, BUT NOT +TO MARRYE THE C27030 MAIDE WHATSOEVER HE HAD DONE ELS, AND =COMMING C27040 INTO THE FEELDES TO HER ON A =WASHING DAYE, SAWE A C27050 MIGHTIE DEALE OF FINE LINNEN, WORTH TWENTY POUND C27060 AS HE CONIECTURED: WHEREUPON HE THOUGHT THIS C27070 NIGHT +TO SET DOWNE HIS REST, AND THEREFORE HE WAS C27080 VERY PLEASANT WITH HIS LOVER, AND TOLDE HER THAT C27090 THAT NIGHT AFTER HER MAISTER AND MISTRES WERE TO C27100 BED, HE WOULD COME AND BRING A BOTTELL OF /SACKE C27110 I +F , 0 INKE WITH HER: THE MAIDE GLAD AT C27120 THESE NEWES, PROMISED +TO SIT UP FOR HIM AND SO THEY C27130 PARTED: TILL ABOUT TENNE A CLOCK AT NIGHT, WHEN C27140 HE CAME AND BROUGHT HIS MAN WITH HIM, AND ONE C27150 OTHER COURBER WITH HIS TOOLES, WHO SHOULD STAND C27160 WITHOUT THE DOORES.@ +TO BE BREEF, WELCOME HE C27170 CAME, AND SO WELCOME AS A MAN MIGHT BE TO A C27180 MAIDE: HE THAT HAD MORE MINDE +TO SPIE THE CLOTHES, C27190 THEN +TO LOOKE ON HER FAVOUR, AT LAST PERCEIVED C27200 THEM IN A PARLOUR THAT STOOD TO THE STREET WARD, C27210 AND THERE WOULD THE MAID HAVE HAD HIM SIT: NO C27220 =SWEETING QUOTH HE, IT IS TOO NEERE THE STREETE, WE C27230 CAN NEITHER LAUGH NOR BE MERY BUT EVERY ONE THAT C27240 PASSETH BY MUST HEARE US: UPON THAT THEY REMOVED C27250 INTO ANOTHER ROOME, AND PLEASANT THEY WERE, AND C27260 TIPPLED THE /SACKE ROUND, TILL ALL WAS OUT, AND THE C27270 GENTLEMAN SWORE THAT HE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER C27280 POTTLE, AND SO SENT HIS MAN, WHO TOLDE THE OTHER C28010 COURBER THAT STOODE WITHOUT, WHERE THE WINDOW C28020 WAS HE SHOLD WORKE AT, AND AWAY GOES HE FOR MORE C28030 /SACKE AND BRINGES IT VERYE ORDERLY, AND THEN TO C28040 THEIR CUPPES THEY FALL AGAINE, WHILE THE COURBER C28050 WITHOUT HAD NOT LEFT ONE RAGGE OF LINNEN BEHINDE.@ C28060 LATE IT GREW, AND THE MORNING BEGAN +TO WAX GRAYE, C28070 AND AWAY GOES THE COURBER AND HIS MAN, =LEAVING C28080 THE MAID VERY PLEASANT WITH HIS =FLATTERING PROMISES, C28090 UNTILL SUCH TIME AS POORE SOULE SHE WENT INTO THE C28100 PARLOR, AND MIST ALL HER MAISTERS LINNEN: THEN WHAT C28110 A SORROWFUL HART SHE HAD, I REFER TO THEM THAT HAVE C28120 GREEVED AT THE LIKE LOSSE.@ C28130 THE BLACK ARTE IS =PICKING OF LOCKES, AND TO C28150 THIS BUSIE TRADE TWO PERSONS ARE REQUIRED, THE C28160 CHARME AND THE STAND: THE CHARM IS HE THAT DOTH C28170 THE FEATE, AND THE STAND IS HE THAT WATCHETH:@ THERE C28180 BE MORE THAT BELONG TO THE BURGLARY FOR =CONVAYING C28190 AWAY THE GOODS, BUT ONLY TWO ARE IMPLOIDE ABOUT C28200 THE LOCK: THE CHARME HATH MANY KEYES AND WRESTS. C28210 WHICH THEY CALL PICKLOCKS, AND FOR EVERY SUNDRY C28220 FASHION THEY HAVE A SUNDRY TERM, BUT I AM IGNORANT C28230 OF THEIR WOORDS OF ART, AND THERFORE I OMIT THEM, C28240 ONELY THIS, THEY HAVE SUCH =CUNNING IN =OPENING A C28250 LOCK, THAT THEY WILL UNDOO THE HARDEST LOCK C28260 THOUGH NEVER SO WELL WARDED, EVEN WHILE A MAN C28270 MAY TURNE HIS BACKE: SOME HAVE THEIR INSTRUMENTS C29010 FROM /ITALIE MADE OF STEELE, SOME ARE MADE HEERE BY C29020 SMITHS, THAT ARE PARTAKERS IN THEIR VILLANOUS OCCUPATIONS: C29030 BUT HOWSOEVER, WELL MAY IT BE CALLED THE C29040 BLACKE ART, FOR THE DEVIL CANNOT DOO BETTER THEN C29050 THEY IN THEIR FACULTIE.@ I ONCE SAWE THE EXPERIENCE C29060 OF IT MY SELFE, FOR =BEING IN THE COUNTER UPON A C29070 COMMAUNDEMENT, THERE CAME IN A FAMOUS FELLOW IN C29080 THE BLACKE ART, AS STRONG IN THAT QUALITYE AS /SAMSON:@ C29090 THE PARTIE NOW IS DEAD, AND BY FORTUNE DIED IN C29100 HIS BED:@ I =HERING THAT HE WAS A CHARM, BEGAN +TO C29110 ENTER FAMILIARITIE WITH HIM, AND +TO HAVE AN INSIGHT C29120 INTO HIS ART: AFTER SOME ACQUAINTANCE HE TOLDE ME C29130 MUCH, AND ONE DAY =BEING IN MY CHAMBER I SHEWED C29140 HIM MY DESKE, AND ASKT HIM IF HE COULD PICK THAT C29150 LITTLE LOCK THAT WAS SO WELL WARDED, AND TOO LITTLE C29160 AS I THOUGHT FOR ANY OF HIS GINNES.@ WHY SIR SAIES C29170 HE, I AM SO EXPERIENCED IN THE BLACKE ART, THAT IF C29180 I DOO BUT BLOWE UPON A LOCK IT SHALL FLY OPEN, AND C29190 THERFORE LET ME COME TO YOUR DESKE, AND DOO BUT C29200 TURNE FIVE TIMES ABOUT, AND YOU SHALL SEE MY =CUNNING: C29210 WITH THAT I DID AS HE BAD ME, AND ERE I HAD C29220 TURNED FIVE TIMES, HIS HAND WAS =RIFLING IN MY DESKE C29230 VERYE ORDERLYE.@ I WONDRED AT IT, AND THOUGHT C29240 VERILY THAT THE DEVILL AND HIS DAM WAS IN HIS C29250 FINGERS: MUCH DISCOMMODITY GROWES BY THIS BLACK C29260 ART IN SHOPS AND NOBLE MENS HOUSES FOR THEIR PLATE: C29270 THEREFORE ARE THEY MOST SEVERELY +TO BE LOOKT INTO C29280 BY THE HONOURABLE AND WORSHIPFULL OF /ENGLAND; C30010 AND +TO END THIS DISCOURSE AS PLEASANTLY AS THE REST, C30020 I WILL REHEARSE YOU A TRUE TALE DONE BY A MOST C30030 WORSHIPFULL KNIGHT IN /LANCASHIRE, AGAINST A TINKER C30040 THAT PROFESSED THE BLACK ART.@ C30050 NOT FAR OFF FROM /BOLTON IN THE MORES, THERE C30080 DWELLED AN AUNCIENT KNIGHT, WHO FOR CURTESIE C30090 AND HOSPITALLITIE WAS FAMOUS IN THOSE PARTES: DIVERS C30100 OF HIS TENNANTES =MAKING REPAIRE TO HIS HOUSE, C30110 OFFRED DIVERS COMPLAINTES TO HIM HOW THEIR LOCKES C30120 WERE PICKT IN THE NIGHT AND DIVERS OF THEM UTTERLY C30130 UNDOON BY THAT MEANES: AND WHO IT SHOULD BE THEY C30140 COULD NOT TELL, ONELY THEY SUSPECTED A TINKER THAT C30150 WENT ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND IN ALL PLACES DID SPEND C30160 VERYE LAVISHLYE: THE KNIGHT =WILLING, HEARD WHAT C30170 THEY EXHIBITED, AND PROMISED BOTH REDRESSE AND C30180 REVENGE IF HE OR THEY COULD LEARNE OUT THE MAN.@ C30190 IT CHAUNCED NOT LONG AFTER THEIR COMPLAINTES, BUT C30200 THIS IOLLYE TINKER (SO EXPERTE IN THE BLACK ARTE) C30210 CAME BY THE HOUSE OF THIS KNIGHT, AS THE OLDE C30220 GENTLEMAN WAS =WALKING AFORE THE GATE, AND CRYED C30230 FOR WORKE: THE KNIGHT STRAIGHT =CONIECTURING THIS C30240 SHOULD BE THAT FAMOUS ROGUE THAT DID SO MUCH C30250 HURT TO HIS TENNANTES, CALD IN AND ASKT HIM IF C30260 THEY HAD ANY WORKE FOR THE TINKER: THE COOKE C30270 AUNSWERED THERE WAS THREE OR FOURE OLD KETTLES +TO C31010 MEND, COME IN TINKER: SO THIS FELLOWE CAME IN, C31020 LAIDE DOWNE HIS BUDGET AND FELL TO HIS WORKE: A C31030 BLACK JACKE OF BEERE FOR THIS TINKER SAYES THE C31040 KNIGHT, I KNOW TINKERS HAVE DRYE SOULES: THE C31050 TINKER HE WAS PLEASANT AND THANKT HIM HUMBLYE, THE C31060 KNIGHT SATE DOWN BY HIM AND FELL A =RANSACKING HIS C31070 BUDGET, AND ASKED WHEREFORE THIS TOOLE SERVED AND C31080 WHEREFORE THAT: THE TINKER TOLDE HIM ALL: AT LAST C31090 AS HE TUMBLED AMONGST HIS OLD BRASSE, THE KNIGHT C31100 SPYED THREE OR FOWER BUNCHES OF PICK-LOCKES: HE C31110 TURND THEM OVER QUICKLY AS THOUGH HE HAD NOT SEENE THEM AND SAID, C31120 WELL TINKER I WARRANT THOU C31130 ART A =PASSING =CUNNING FELLOW AND WELL SKILD IN THINE C31140 OCCUPACION BY THE STORE OF TOOLES THOU HAST IN THY C31150 BUDGET:@ IN FAITH IF IT PLEASE YOUR WORSHIP QUOTH HE, C31160 I AM THANKES BE TO GOD MY CRAFTES MAISTER.@ I, SO C31170 MUCH I PERCEIVE THAT THOU ART A =PASSING =CUNNING C31180 FELLOWE QUOTH THE KNIGHT, THEREFORE LET US HAVE C31190 A FRESH JACKE OF BEERE AND THAT OF THE BEST AND C31200 STRONGEST FOR THE TINKER: THUS HE PAST AWAY THE C31210 TIME PLEASANTLYE, AND WHEN HE HAD DONE HIS WORKE C31220 HE ASKED WHAT HE WOULD HAVE FOR HIS PAINES? BUT C31230 TWO SHILLINGES OF YOUR WORSHIP QUOTH THE TINKER: C31240 TWO SHILLINGES SAYES THE KNIGHT, ALAS TINKER IT IS C31250 TOO LITTLE, FOR I SEE BY THY TOOLES THOU ART A =PASSING C31260 =CUNNING WORKEMAN: HOLDE THERE IS TWO SHILLINGES, C31270 COME IN, SHALT DRINKE A CUP OF WINE BEFORE THOU C31280 GOEST: BUT I PRAY TELL ME WHICH WAY TRAVAILEST C32010 THOU? FAITH SIR QUOTH THE TINKER ALL IS ONE TO ME, C32020 I AM NOT MUCH OUT OF MY WAY WHERSOEVER I GOE, C32030 BUT NOW I AM =GOING TO /LANCASTER:@ I PRAYE THEE C32040 TINKER THEN QUOTH THE KNIGHT, CARRY ME A LETTER C32050 TO THE JAYLOR, FOR I SENT IN A FELLOW THITHER THE C32060 OTHER DAY AND I WOULD SEND WORD TO THE JAYLOR HE C32070 SHOULD TAKE NO BALE FOR HIM: MARRY THAT I WILL IN C32080 MOST DUTIFULL MANNER QUOTH HE, AND MUCH MORE C32090 FOR YOUR WOORSHIP THEN THAT: GIVE HIM A CUP OF C32100 WINE QUOTH THE KNIGHT, AND SIRRHA (=SPEAKING TO HIS C32110 CLARKE) MAKE A LETTER TO THE JAYLOR, BUT THEN HE C32120 WHISPERED TO HIM AND BAD HIM MAKE A /MITTIMUS +TO C32130 SEND THE TINKER TO PRISON: THE CLARKE ANSWERED HE C32140 KNEWE NOT HIS NAME:@ ILE MAKE HIM TELL IT THEE C32150 HIM SELFE SAYES THE KNIGHT, AND THEREFORE FALL YOU C32160 TO YOUR PEN: THE CLARKE BEGAN +TO WRITE HIS /MITTIMUS, C32170 AND THE KNIGHT BEGAN +TO ASKE WHAT COUNTRYMAN C32180 HE WAS, WHERE HE DWELT, AND WHAT WAS HIS NAME: C32190 THE TINKER TOLDE HIM ALL, AND THE CLARKE SET IT IN C32200 WITH HIS /PROVISO TO THE JAYLOR, THAT HE SHOULD KEEP C32210 HIM FAST BOLTED, OR ELSE HE WOULD BREAK AWAYE.@ C32220 ASSONE AS THE /MITTIMUS WAS MADE, SEALED AND SUBSCRIBED C32230 IN FORME OF A LETTER, THE KNIGHT TOOK IT C32240 AND DELIVERED IT TO THE TINKER AND SAID, GIVE THIS TO C32250 THE CHEEFE JAYLOR OF /LANCASTER AND HERES TWO SHILLINGS C32260 MORE FOR THY LABOUR: SO THE TINCKER TOOKE THE C32270 LETTER AND THE MONEY AND WITH MANY A CAP AND C32280 KNEE THANKED THE OLDE KNIGHT AND DEPARTED: AND MADE HASTE C33010 TIL HE CAME AT /LANCASTER, AND STAID NOT IN THE C33020 TOWN SO MUCH AS +TO TASTE ONE CUP OF NAPPY C33030 ALE, BEFORE HE CAME TO THE JAILOR, AND TO HIM VERY C33040 BRISKLY HE DELIVERED HIS LETTER: THE IAILOR TOOK IT C33050 AND READ IT AND SMILDE A GOOD, AND SAID TINKER C33060 THOU ART WELCOM FOR SUCH A KNIGHTS SAKE, HE BIDS C33070 ME GIVE THEE THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT I MAY:@ I SIR C33080 QUOTH THE TINCKER THE KNIGHT LOVES ME WEL, BUT I C33090 PRAY YOU HATH THE COURTEOUS GENTLEMAN REMEMBRED C33100 SUCH A POORE MAN AS I?@ I MARRY DOTH HE TINCKER, C33110 AND THEREFORE SIRRA QUOTH HE TO ONE OF HIS MEN, TAKE THE C33120 TINKER IN THE LOWEST WARD, CLAP A STRONG PAIR OF BOLTS C33130 ON HIS HEELES, AND A BASIL OF TWENTYEIGHT POUND WEIGHT, AND C33140 THEN SIRRA SEE IF YOUR PICK LOCK WIL SERVE THE TURNE C33150 +TO BALE YOU HENCE? AT THIS THE TINKER WAS BLANK, C33160 BUT YET HE THOUGHT THE IAILOR HAD BUT IESTED: BUT C33170 WHEN HE HEARD THE /MITTIMUS, HIS HART WAS COLDE, C33180 AND HAD NOT A WORD +TO SAY: HIS CONSCIENCE ACCUSED: C33190 AND THERE HE LAY WHILE THE NEXT SESSIONS, AND WAS C33200 HANGD AT /LANCASTER, AND ALL HIS SKIL IN THE BLACK ART C33210 COULD NOT SERVE HIM.@ C33220