THE
COMPTERS
COMMON-WEALTH
.
OR
A
voyage
made
to
an
infernall
Iland
,
long
since
discouered
by
many
Captaines
,
Sea-faring-men
,
Gentle-men
,
Marchants
,
and
other
Tradesmen
.
The
Penner
WILLIAM
FENNOR
His
Maiesties
Seruant
.
CHAP.
I.
Containing
,
1.
The
manner
of
my
arrest
.
2.
The
description
of
a
brace
of
Sergeants
.
3.
Their
counsaile
to
me
,
4.
My
comming
into
prison
.
5.
The
Description
of
a
Iaylor
.
6.
And
my
entertainment
into
the
Masterside
.
WAlking
(
not
long
since
)
in
an
euening
through
the
city
,
when
the
Heauens
were
muffled
vp
in
clowdes
,
as
many
of
our
moderne
Gallants
faces
are
in
their
cloakes
,
and
being
in
a
fixt
meditation
with
my selfe
,
a
Trinobantine
Burger
(
comming
in
haste
)
ranne
full
but
at
me
with
his
head
,
so
that
he
had
nigh
goar'd
me
into
the
kennell
,
(
I
tooke
him
to
be
some
compleat
harnessed
benchbeleagerer
,
for
hee
had
a
wrought
night-cap
on
his
head
to
keepe
the
broath
of
his
wit
warme
,
satten
sleeues
,
a
taffata
ierkin
to
couer
his
canuasse
backe
;
and
a
paire
of
veluet
hose
.
)
I
,
for
his
vnexpected
curtesie
,
not
forgetting
to
giue
him
the
good
time
of
the
night
,
vp
with
my
sword
scabbard
and
all
,
and
tooke
him
a
sound
knock
o'rethwart
the
pate
,
that
if
the
most
head-strongst
oxe
that
euer
was
sacrificed
in
Saint
Nicholas
Shambles
,
had
receiued
but
halfe
such
a
blow
,
it
would
haue
staggered
him
;
but
hee
like
a
valiant
and
prouident
Tradesman
,
bare
it
off
with
his
Sinciput
and
shoulders
and
ranne
away
.
I
(
as
glad
I
was
rid
of
him
as
he
of
me
)
posted
as
fast
to
my
lodging
,
as
a
releast
prisoner
(
hey
ho
a
prisoner
)
from
the
Iayle
,
for
feare
he
should
run
to
the
Compter
and
enter
an
action
against
me
;
but
hauing
escap't
the
Charybdis
of
this
danger
,
I
instantly
fell
into
the
Scylla
of
a
more
deepe
and
dreadfull
then
the
first
,
for
as
I
was
making
homewards
,
a
brace
of
Bandogs
belonging
to
one
of
the
Compters
,
most
cowardly
came
snarling
behind
me
,
and
fastened
on
my
shoulder
,
giuing
me
this
salutation
.
Sir
we
arrest
you
in
the
Kings
Maiesties
name
,
and
we
charge
you
to
obey
vs
.
These
Rauens
had
no
sooner
croak't
out
this
ominous
message
,
but
I
lookt
as
blancke
as
those
that
solde
all
their
estate
,
and
ventured
it
at
a
lottery
and
drew
blancke
,
or
an
olde
Vsurer
when
hee
heares
of
a
Priuie
seale
,
or
a
coppy-holder
plow-holder
when
be
is
serued
with
a
Sub
poena
;
but
all
could
not
preuaile
,
I
was
forc't
to
obey
them
for
feare
of
further
inconuenience
,
so
rendred
my
weapon
into
their
hands
;
and
my
body
to
the
Lawes
of
my
Soueraigne
,
telling
them
the
thunder
I
so
much
feared
,
was
now
fallen
on
mine
head
.
Yet
the
thought
of
my
arrest
did
not
so
much
affright
me
as
the
countenances
of
those
peuterbuttond
,
shoulderclapping
Catch-poles
that
seazed
on
my
body
.
The
one
had
a
face
ten
times
worse
then
those
Iewes
that
are
pictured
These
Furies
had
no
sooner
fastened
their
sharpe
flesh-hookes
on
my
shoulders
,
but
they
(
as
their
fashion
is
)
began
to
exhort
mee
to
patience
,
telling
mee
,
I
ought
not
to
be
incenst
against
them
,
for
they
were
but
the
Ministers
and
Executioners
of
the
Law
,
and
that
the
Mace
which
they
held
in
their
clutches
,
was
put
into
theirs
by
the
hand
of
Iustice
,
that
they
were
both
for
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
the
discharge
of
their
owne
consciences
,
sworne
to
execute
their
office
though
it
were
vpon
their
owne
father
,
that
I
being
so
gracious
in
the
Court
,
could
not
long
be
detained
in
the
Compter
,
that
after
I
had
beene
resident
there
but
one
quarter
of
a
yeere
(
if
it
should
bee
my
ill
fate
to
stay
there
so
long
)
I
would
not
lose
the
rich
experience
I
should
learne
there
for
ten
times
so
much
debt
I
was
arrested
for
.
And
lastly
,
swore
as
they
were
Christians
,
they
would
doe
me
what
kindnesse
lay
in
their
power
,
either
perswading
my
Creditour
to
come
to
a
reasonable
composition
,
or
prouide
me
Baile
,
the
Cormorants
tolde
me
true
,
for
they
swore
as
they
were
Christians
they
would
doe
me
good
,
but
being
contrary
to
them
,
playde
the
Iewes
,
and
falsified
their
oathes
with
me
,
for
I
neuer
saw
them
after
I
was
mewed
vp
in
the
Compter
.
But
before
I
was
matriculated
in
one
of
these
city
vniuersities
,
by
perswasion
they
got
mee
into
a
Tauerne
not
farre
from
(
the
inchanted
Castle
)
the
Prison
,
and
there
milk't
me
out
of
all
my
money
to
stuffe
their
paunches
with
wine
and
good
cheere
:
but
their
guts
and
garbidge
being
full-gorg'd
,
they
told
me
it
was
time
to
repaire
to
the
Compter
,
for
if
the
Sheriffe
their
master
should
be
certified
of
their
detaining
a
Prisoner
so
long
after
an
arrest
,
it
would
bee
a
great
preiudice
to
them
,
and
small
good
to
my selfe
:
so
I
discharging
the
reckoning
,
wishing
them
choak't
,
and
all
their
fellow
varlets
,
that
euer
after
should
taste
of
my
bounty
(
when
I
began
to
sent
their
rogery
)
came
ouer
with
them
,
so
bid
them
farewell
and
behang'd
.
But
heere
is
one
serious
point
not
to
be
slipt
ouer
,
for
the
Cerberus
that
turned
the
key
of
the
Compter-gate
,
no
sooner
saw
those
hell-guides
bringing
me
in
,
but
he
set
the
doore
as
wide
open
to
receiue
me
,
as
Westminster
Hall
is
in
the
terme-time
to
country
Clients
,
which
put
me
in
minde
of
that
odde
olde
verse
in
the
Poet
,
Noctes
atque
dies
pate●
atri
ianua
Ditis
.
I
no
sooner
was
entred
into
this
Infernal
Iland
(
where
many
men
lie
winde-bound
sometimes
foure
or
fiue
yeeres
together
)
but
a
fellow
(
whom
at
first
sight
I
tooke
to
bee
a
Gardiner
,
because
hee
had
somewhat
a
reddish
beard
and
turn'd
vp
withall
)
called
mee
to
a
booke
(
no
Bible
or
Diuinity
,
but
rather
of
Negromancy
,
for
all
the
Prisoners
called
it
the
Blacke-booke
)
comming
to
it
,
hee
demanded
my
name
,
I
tolde
him
,
and
then
hee
set
it
downe
as
horses
are
in
Smithfield
at
the
Tole-booth
.
This
ceremonie
being
ended
,
hee
askt
me
whether
I
would
go
to
the
Masterside
,
the
Knights
ward
,
or
any
other
place
of
a
cheaper
rate
;
I
answered
the
best
,
though
it
were
the
dearest
,
for
I
did
hope
to
get
my
liberty
before
a
weeke
was
expired
:
vpon
this
determination
there
was
one
call'd
to
shew
me
the
way
to
my
lodging
,
who
vpon
the
first
call
made
no
delay
,
but
instantly
came
wadling
downe
staires
.
Hee
was
a
Mercury
water
in
his
necke
,
but
hauing
shot
this
gulfe
,
my
corpulent
conductour
brought
mee
through
a
little
Gallery
,
which
led
vs
to
a
spacious
Roome
,
and
then
into
a
Hall
hung
round
about
with
the
story
of
the
Prodigall
childe
(
a
very
edifying
peece
of
worke-man-ship
for
the
guests
of
that
place
)
being
come
into
this
vncouth
and
strange
place
,
my
guide
(
with
a
countenance
as
sowre
as
any
mustard-maker
in
the
City
)
bad
mee
welcome
,
and
tolde
mee
that
there
was
a
garnish
to
be
payd
:
But
I
that
vnderstood
the
Hebrew
,
the
Syriake
or
Caldean
language
as
well
as
his
speech
,
askt
him
what
that
was
,
hee
tolde
mee
two
shillings
would
discharge
it
,
I
mildely
certified
him
,
I
was
not
at
that
vnhappy
present
so
well
furnisht
,
besides
I
was
ignorant
whether
any
such
thing
were
due
to
him
,
or
no
;
at
this
answer
hee
rouz'd
himselfe
vp
like
an
angry
mastiffe
,
and
being
in
coller
,
in
a
currish
manner
barkt
out
these
words
to
me
.
Sir
,
if
you
meane
to
lie
on
this
side
,
you
must
and
shall
pay
mee
my
fees
,
or
(
though
you
be
no
Alderman
)
I
will
bee
so
bolde
as
to
vncloake
you
.
I
seeing
him
so
resolute
,
and
my selfe
Ioath
to
lie
without
a
bedde
,
because
it
was
late
,
put
mine
arme
into
my
pocket
,
which
was
so
soare
with
the
Sargeants
griping
,
that
I
had
much
adoe
to
pull
two
shillings
out
of
it
;
that
being
discharged
,
like
a
base
violl
)
he
went
grumbling
vp
staires
with
me
,
and
brought
me
to
my
lodging
,
richly
hung
with
cob-web-lawne
.
So
hauing
shewed
me
my
bed
,
whereon
he
clapt
a
paire
of
sheetes
,
that
neuer
came
nigh
Holland
by
three
hundred
mile
,
left
mee
a
peece
of
candle
scarce
so
long
as
his
nose
,
lockt
vp
the
doore
,
bidde
mee
good-night
,
went
downe
gingling
his
keyes
,
and
left
mee
to
my
repose
.
CHAP.
II.
1.
Mine
acquaintance
with
my
fellow-prisoners
.
2.
Mine
entertainment
at
dinner
time
the
next
day
.
3.
The
character
of
a
prison
.
4.
The
Keepers
kindnesse
to
me
while
I
had
money
.
5.
Their
vnkindnesse
to
mee
when
I
had
none
.
6.
Lastly
their
transporting
me
from
the
Master-side
to
the
Knights
ward
.
BVt
what
with
change
of
my
lodging
,
and
meditating
of
mine
entertainment
,
I
slept
not
at
all
,
but
like
a
true
Male-content
,
made
my
brains
the
minutes
to
euery
clocke
I
heard
,
betwixt
whose
seuerall
sounds
the
watch
of
mine
inuention
beating
vp
my
panting
heart
hammered
foorth
a
hundred
strange
cogitations
:
thus
lay
I
longing
for
day
,
at
whose
approach
,
I
might
descerne
the
manner
of
my
new
distastefull
lodging
,
which
lookt
so
confused
,
rasty
and
ominous
,
that
euery
obiect
presented
new
greefe
,
and
strucke
mee
into
further
consideration
of
this
worse
then
wofull
purgatory
,
wherein
I
lay
plunged
by
the
froward
will
of
Fate
,
dreading
the
danger
I
was
in
,
and
doubting
how
long
this
vnwelcome
affliction
might
continue
.
In
the
middest
of
my
musing
,
my
chamber-fellowes
awak't
,
whom
I
coniectured
to
bee
of
the
same
fellowship
of
affliction
that
I
my selfe
was
:
I
saluted
them
with
a
Bon-iour
,
they
perceiuing
me
to
be
a
stranger
,
gratified
my
good-morrow
with
a
Bien
,
asking
of
me
whether
I
came
in
vpon
an
arrest
or
a
command
;
I
answered
,
with
a
deepe
sigh
and
sad
voyce
,
faith
Gentle-men
I
am
arrested
to
my
greefe
,
God
help
me
,
at
which
words
I
could
scarce
refraine
from
teares
,
which
caused
my
kinde
chamber-fellowes
to
pitty
my
present
sorrowes
,
and
apply
some
words
of
comfort
to
expell
them
.
In
the
same
chamber
lay
an
Attourney
:
who
beganne
to
bee
more
busie
then
the
rest
,
who
perceiuing
I
was
apt
to
giue
eare
to
any
new
conceited
hope
,
slipt
on
his
blacke
suit
(
which
was
worne
bare
for
want
of
brushing
)
and
comming
to
my
bed
side
,
whispered
in
mine
eare
,
and
tolde
mee
if
I
would
rise
he
could
tell
mee
something
for
my
good
;
these
words
possest
each
part
with
more
then
haste
to
heare
this
vnexpected
kindnes
,
so
being
with
speed
apparrelled
,
down
the
staires
posted
I
and
my
Atturney
,
who
taking
me
by
the
hand
,
demanded
of
me
whether
I
were
in
vpon
action
or
execution
,
I
answered
,
an
action
of
100
▪
pound
,
to
which
he
replied
he
would
haue
me
out
presently
,
and
with
an
Habeas
Corpus
remooue
my
cause
to
the
Kings
Bench
and
so
farewell
.
I
(
thinking
the
dores
had
beene
blowen
open
already
by
his
breath
)
stood
in
a
maze
,
considering
with
my selfe
whether
he
were
mortall
or
no
,
yet
marking
that
his
crabbed
countenance
accorded
with
his
counsell
,
for
which
he
greedily
gaped
for
ten
groates
,
I
began
to
pause
with
my selfe
,
&
askt
him
what
the
charge
would
amount
to
,
he
told
me
for
40.
shillings
he
wold
vndertake
to
set
me
free
,
I
told
him
I
would
consider
a
little
of
it
,
&
then
he
should
heare
my
resolue
:
&
so
we
transcended
to
our
former
lodging
chamber
,
where
we
found
all
our
associates
vpon
their
legs
,
some
buttoning
,
some
trussing
,
others
taking
Tobacco
,
to
expell
noisome
sauors
,
they
all
kindly
saluted
me
,
&
so
from
complementing
&
talking
,
we
fel
to
drinking
(
the
only
remedy
to
driue
away
melancholly
,
and
bring
strangers
acquainted
)
thus
we
past
away
the
morning
while
seruicetime
,
which
being
spent
in
deuotion
,
the
table
was
couered
and
vp
came
our
dinner
,
at
which
each
man
sate
downe
without
respecting
of
persons
,
for
he
that
first
comes
is
first
seated
like
those
that
come
to
see
playes
;
or
goe
to
dinner
at
an
ordinary
,
but
I
(
being
the
youngest
prisoner
as
their
fashion
is
)
sat
at
the
vpper
end
of
the
table
,
to
which
preferment
by
much
entreaty
,
I
was
aduanc't
,
short
grace
serued
for
sharp
stomacks
,
&
so
to
't
they
fell
without
circumstance
.
But
I
seeing
all
their
teeth
laboring
so
hard
,
thought
foule
shame
mine
should
stand
idle
,
began
to
accompany
my
quicke
shauers
,
but
as
I
was
about
to
put
meat
into
my
mouth
,
one
with
his
mouth
halfe
full
,
mumbled
out
and
ill
tuned
speech
of
a
garnish
,
the
Vintners
boy
that
waights
for
such
purposes
,
was
ready
with
a
pottle
of
clarret
,
who
filling
a
boule
brimme-full
,
set
it
on
my
trencher
,
and
so
I
was
entreated
to
drinke
to
all
the
society
,
and
compelled
to
pay
for
it
when
I
had
done
:
these
plagues
diued
deeper
into
my
pockets
then
Graues-end
searchers
doe
into
shippes
,
to
finde
out
vncustomed
commodities
.
Thus
hauing
finisht
our
feast
(
and
waiting
for
no
banquet
)
we
rose
,
euery
man
disposing
of
himselfe
as
he
pleased
,
onely
my selfe
guided
by
the
euill
Fatewalkt
into
the
fore-roome
,
where
the
fraternity
of
Keepers
and
other
seruants
of
the
house
were
feeding
on
the
fragments
that
were
reserued
from
our
table
,
I
with
a
common
salutation
bad
much
good
do
them
,
but
when
they
had
emptied
their
cramd
iawes
,
told
me
there
was
a
certaine
garnish
to
bee
payd
,
I
now
being
too
well
acquainted
with
that
language
,
tolde
them
plainely
I
would
pay
no
more
,
to
which
they
replied
and
sayd
,
that
then
I
should
haue
my
liberty
no
more
,
for
all
the
rest
of
my
fellow-prisoners
had
payd
it
,
and
except
I
would
bee
their
imitators
and
come
off
roundly
,
I
should
bee
barred
of
that
priuiledge
the
rest
of
my
associates
had
,
I
,
loath
to
be
pent
vp
like
a
Lyon
in
the
Tower
,
and
haue
no
more
liberty
then
to
looke
through
an
iron
grate
,
demanded
the
summe
,
they
told
me
six-pence
,
to
send
for
a
quart
of
clarret
wine
,
which
was
the
last
testor
that
remained
in
my
peacefull
pockets
,
at
last
,
flinging
it
to
them
,
I
walkt
vp
to
my
lodging
againe
,
and
thereby
chance
espied
a
standish
and
a
sheet
of
vndefiled
paper
,
which
being
fit
for
my
purpose
,
I
made
bolde
with
,
and
in
the
middest
of
melancholly
,
writ
this
character
of
a
prison
.
It
is
a
Fabricke
built
of
the
same
stuffe
,
the
Keepers
of
it
are
made
of
,
stone
and
iron
:
It
is
an
vnwholesome
full-stuffed
humorous
body
.
which
hath
an
Hole
in
the
posteriors
of
it
,
whence
it
vents
many
stinking
,
noysome
and
vnsauoury
smels
,
which
is
the
onely
cause
there
is
such
a
perpetuall
sicknesse
and
disease
in
it
:
It
is
a
booke
where
an
honest
man
may
learne
and
read
a
lesson
of
bettering
himselfe
,
and
where
a
bad
man
may
study
to
be
ten
times
worse
:
it
is
a
costiue
creature
,
that
surfets
almost
all
the
yeere
long
,
yet
very
seldome
doth
purge
it selfe
;
and
when
it
doth
it
leaueth
abundance
of
ill
humours
behinde
;
when
Epimetheus
opened
Pandora's
box
,
there
did
not
more
mischiefes
and
maladies
flie
out
of
it
into
the
world
,
then
there
is
in
this
cursed
place
,
for
it
hath
more
sicknesses
predominating
in
it
,
then
there
are
in
twenty
French
Hospitals
,
or
at
the
Bathe
,
in
the
spring
or
fall
of
the
leafe
;
It
is
a
Bankrupts
banquetting
house
,
where
he
sits
feasting
himselfe
with
dishes
borrowed
from
other
mens
tables
,
without
any
honest
determination
to
repay
them
againe
:
It
is
a
Prodigals
purgatory
,
and
a
sicknesse
that
many
young
Gentle-men
,
and
Citizens
sonnes
and
heires
are
incident
to
be
troubled
with
,
at
the
age
of
one
and
twenty
or
much
thereabout
,
It
is
a
dicing
house
,
where
much
cheating
is
vsed
,
for
there
is
little
square
dealing
to
be
had
there
,
yet
a
man
may
haue
what
baile
hee
will
for
his
money
.
This
being
finisht
,
I
veiwed
it
ouer
,
but
as
I
was
reading
of
it
,
I
was
called
downe
to
speake
with
a
friend
that
came
to
visit
me
in
my
new
transformation
,
and
after
some
formall
gossipping
discourses
,
as
I
am
sorry
to
see
you
beere
,
How
were
you
met
with
all
,
and
what
hard
hap
had
you
,
and
such
like
)
lent
mee
a
brace
of
Angels
,
the
sight
of
which
two
faire
creatures
,
made
me
couragious
,
and
a
companion
for
the
best
,
I
then
rouz'd
▪
my
heart
vp
to
a
straine
of
mirth
,
which
caus'd
the
Gentlemen
to
delight
in
my
company
,
the
keepers
began
to
wax
diligent
,
I
could
no
sooner
name
a
bottle
of
Ale
,
but
it
was
ready
to
flie
into
my
face
,
the
Vintners
boy
was
ready
at
mine
elbow
,
that
if
I
calld
but
for
a
quart
of
sacke
or
clarret
,
would
forget
his
errand
by
the
way
,
and
for
his
owne
profit
present
me
with
a
pottle
.
In
this
iouiall
vaine
I
wasted
my
money
and
time
,
neuer
desiring
to
deale
with
mine
Attourney
for
my
liberty
,
because
I
vnderstood
by
others
,
that
it
was
onely
a
tricke
to
worme
mee
out
of
my
money
.
Many
such
supplies
I
had
to
vphold
my
mirth
,
but
none
to
dischage
my
debts
,
which
began
to
increase
,
for
euery
day
brought
in
a
new
action
,
till
the
totall
summe
of
my
debts
had
drawen
a
head
,
&
ioyn'd
their
forces
in
the
Paper-house
.
But
at
the
end
of
the
weeke
when
they
vse
to
call
for
their
reckoning
(
which
is
for
diet
and
lodging
)
they
willingly
trusted
mee
,
telling
mee
there
was
no
such
haste
,
thus
I
frolikt
out
three
weeks
on
the
Masterside
,
thinking
my
credit
stood
built
on
the
firme
rocke
of
their
kindnesse
,
whereas
indeede
(
as
the
sequell
shall
vnfolde
)
it
was
suncke
in
the
quickesands
of
their
cruelty
.
For
hauing
run
my selfe
into
a
moneths
arrerages
,
my
friends
beganne
to
wax
weary
of
supplying
my
wants
,
and
the
keepers
(
knowing
of
it
)
vnwilling
to
trust
me
any
farther
,
thus
both
my
friends
and
hopes
shook
hands
with
me
,
and
bad
me
farewell
;
to
bee
briefe
,
the
month
being
ended
,
my
fat
fellow
(
before
mentioned
)
like
a
watch-man
came
with
a
bill
in
his
hand
,
to
make
a
priuy
search
in
my
purse
,
but
finding
it
altogether
vnprouided
for
his
purpose
,
returned
the
bill
to
the
book
without
any
crosse
language
,
vpon
the
view
of
these
vnsatisfied
figures
,
there
arose
a
thunder-clap
of
conspiracie
against
mee
,
for
my
present
transportation
ouer
from
the
Masterside
to
the
Knights
ward
,
but
I
that
scorned
to
bee
frighted
with
the
first
flash
of
false
fire
,
defended
my selfe
with
good
words
that
night
,
and
so
went
to
bed
,
determining
with
my selfe
(
rather
then
be
offensiue
to
them
which
might
more
incense
them
against
me
)
the
next
day
to
goe
quietly
ouer
my selfe
,
and
not
to
discredit
my selfe
so
much
,
as
to
bee
forced
ouer
by
compulsion
;
so
the
next
morning
,
as
soone
as
I
was
ready
,
I
tooke
my
leaue
of
all
my
fellowes
on
that
side
,
and
instantly
went
ouer
,
writing
these
few
verses
in
a
little
peece
of
paper
,
and
left
them
to
the
perusing
of
my
kinde
Comrades
.
To
all
my
friends
that
heare
this
single
story
,
If
you
to
try
their
kindnesse
haue
occasion
,
Being
possest
i'
th'
Compters
Territory
,
Whilst
money
last
they
'le
please
thee
with
perswasion
:
But
being
spent
,
they
change
their
first
euasion
To
their
owne
shapes
,
when
they
your
wealth
haue
wonne
,
With
you
they
'le
deale
,
as
they
with
me
haue
done
.
Thus
leauing
the
Masterside
,
I
kindely
entreat
your
patience
to
walke
ouer
to
the
Knights
ward
with
mee
,
and
partake
of
the
fruits
of
my
new
society
,
&
strange
vnexpected
entertainment
.
CHAP.
III.
1.
Mine
entrance
into
the
Knights
ward
.
2.
My
rough
vsage
.
3.
The
description
of
a
commanding
officer
in
that
place
.
4.
My
strange
acquaintance
with
a
company
of
Gentle-men
,
being
all
prisoners
.
5.
The
occasion
of
this
ensuing
discouery
.
6.
And
lastly
,
the
entrance
into
this
discouery
.
I
No
sooner
came
downe
the
Masterside
staires
,
but
a
key
was
turned
for
me
,
so
vp
went
I
into
the
Knights
side
,
but
did
goe
as
heauily
(
howsoeuer
I
layd
a
braue
and
guilded
out
side
vpon
my
heauy
and
leaden
discontent
)
as
those
poore
prisoners
that
goe
vp
New-gate
staires
,
after
they
come
condemned
from
the
Sessions
house
.
At
first
I
went
through
a
long
darke
gallery
,
that
represented
the
place
it
was
most
like
,
Hell
;
for
it
was
as
gloomy
,
as
if
the
Rauen-like
wings
of
night
did
continually
couer
it
,
hauing
past
through
this
Aegyptian
fogge
,
on
a
sudden
I
stept
into
the
Hall
,
where
men
were
walking
vp
and
downe
,
as
thicke
as
Marchants
doe
on
the
Exchange
betweene
twelue
and
one
in
the
afternoone
,
being
entered
,
I
began
to
play
my
part
as
well
as
I
could
,
and
thus
to
salute
them
.
Gentle
men
,
God
saue
you
all
,
may
that
you
all
long
for
happen
vnto
you
all
,
Liberty
;
courteously
they
returned
the
like
to
me
,
and
badde
me
welcome
holding
me
in
discourse
concerning
my
forsaking
the
Master-side
,
but
as
I
was
making
an
Apologeticall
defence
for
my
pouerty
,
and
a
true
narration
of
their
cruelty
that
turned
me
ouer
,
I
was
interrupted
by
a
fellow
,
whose
character
I
thus
will
describe
vnto
you
.
Hee
was
a
tall
rawboned
thing
,
and
might
very
well
at
Mid
▪
summer-time
,
haue
serued
in
steed
of
a
May-pole
,
had
he
been
in
a
country
town
,
for
all
the
hob-nail-wearers
in
the
parish
to
dance
about
;
his
face
was
much
like
a
withered
warden
,
and
wrinckled
all
ouer-like
an
Apple-Iohn
of
a
yeere
olde
,
he
was
chapfalne
,
and
lookt
like
the
picture
of
Famine
,
the
haire
that
grew
vpon
his
mussell
was
so
blacke
,
that
I
thought
he
had
a
couple
of
blacke
puddings
round
about
his
chaps
,
besides
all
these
exteriour
endowments
,
his
internall
vertues
were
as
many
,
for
he
was
as
proud
as
a
new
made
Constable
,
and
would
mooue
his
hat
no
more
to
any
man
that
came
within
his
iurisdiction
,
then
a
Lawyer
will
to
a
poore
client
,
though
he
stand
two
houres
together
bare
before
him
,
this
compound
of
ill
qualities
(
I
say
)
very
roughly
came
to
me
,
when
Heauen
knowes
I
never
dream't
of
such
a
mischeefe
,
and
thus
accosted
me
.
Sir
are
you
a
Prisoner
?
yea
sir
,
said
I
,
Fortune
and
the
world
haue
beene
my
heauy
aduersaries
,
who
conspiring
together
,
haue
concluded
that
I
must
lie
heere
while
the
Diuine
prouidence
doth
break
the
Adamantine
bond
of
my
dull
and
Saturnine
mishaps
.
But
sir
,
sayd
he
,
haue
you
any
money
?
If
I
haue
none
(
sayd
I
)
make
no
doubt
but
my
supplies
will
come
in
to
morrow
,
and
then
what
is
fit
to
be
done
,
I
will
see
satisfied
:
nay
(
said
he
)
I
must
not
be
procrastinated
,
prorogued
or
demurred
withall
,
I
must
haue
a
Garnish
of
you
,
a
parcell
of
eighteene
pence
,
I
will
not
spare
you
if
you
were
my
father
;
I
beleeued
him
,
therefore
gaue
him
faire
words
,
desiring
him
to
bee
calmer
,
and
the
next
money
that
I
was
blest
withall
,
hee
should
participate
of
,
at
this
answer
hee
beganne
to
looke
as
scuruily
on
me
,
as
a
whore
on
a
constable
,
a
begger
on
a
bead●●
or
whipping
post
,
as
a
cheater
on
a
Iustice
;
and
began
to
rent
out
three
or
foure
three-pild
,
huge
Basilisco
oaths
,
that
would
haue
torne
a
Roring-boyes
eares
in
a
thousand
shatters
,
telling
mee
,
that
the
quality
of
my
vsage
should
bee
according
to
the
quantity
of
my
money
:
which
I
found
true
,
for
when
it
drew
neere
bed
time
,
he
brought
me
to
a
priuy
lodging
(
of
indeede
a
lodging
neighbouring
nigh
the
Priuy
)
for
the
chamber
stinkes
worse
all
the
yeere
long
,
then
a
lakes-farmers
clothes
doth
at
twelue
a
clocke
at
night
.
But
dayes
rosiate
finger
had
no
sooner
boared
out
the
eyes
of
night
,
but
I
got
vp
,
and
beganne
in
a
solitary
and
sadde
manner
to
mourne
and
pitty
my selfe
,
being
more
amazed
then
those
that
dreamed
they
saw
hell
,
and
had
felt
the
tortures
thereof
,
or
those
that
drunke
of
Circes
cups
,
and
felt
themselues
turning
monsters
.
Being
thus
drencht
in
a
boundlesse
sea
of
melancholly
,
for
the
space
of
a
fortnight
or
three
weekes
together
,
Iresolued
to
walke
into
the
yard
,
to
see
if
I
could
espie
any
of
my
friends
that
were
in
the
Master-side
,
purposing
to
spend
the
day
away
in
discourse
,
but
I
walkt
there
an
houre
or
more
,
and
saw
none
but
such
as
were
as
melancholly
as
my selfe
,
so
I
determined
to
walke
vp
againe
,
but
by
chance
I
turned
my
head
aside
,
and
saw
the
cellar
doore
standing
open
,
gaping
to
swallow
any
prisoner
that
drew
neere
,
so
hoping
to
finde
some
of
mine
olde
acquaintance
there
,
I
stept
downe
,
and
being
no
sooner
descended
,
but
I
beheld
a
company
of
Gentlemen
,
all
prisoners
,
sitting
at
a
square
table
,
making
themselues
exceeding
merry
with
the
musike
the
cans
made
,
being
as
brimfull
of
beere
,
at
mine
heart
was
of
melancholly
,
or
theirs
of
mirth
,
some
hauing
the
pipes
neuer
out
of
their
mouthes
,
who
puft
more
smoake
out
of
their
noses
,
then
euer
came
out
of
Cole-harbar
chimneyes
,
or
any
brew-house
in
Saint
Katherines
:
some
againe
singing
as
merrily
,
as
if
they
had
been
as
free
as
the
mountaine
aire
,
I
seeing
them
in
these
Bacchanaliall
rages
,
faine
would
haue
slipt
by
them
,
but
one
that
sat
at
the
vpper
end
of
the
table
(
hauing
a
Can
in
one
hand
and
a
pipe
in
the
other
)
desired
me
to
approach
and
bee
one
of
their
society
(
protesting
more
kindnesse
to
me
,
then
a
Dutch-man
will
when
he
is
drunke
)
so
proffered
mee
halfe
a
can
;
I
tolde
him
I
could
not
pledge
him
so
much
,
but
I
would
drinke
a
whole
one
in
conceit
;
why
quoth
he
,
not
drinke
,
Foot
,
man
it
is
the
soule
of
good
fellowship
,
the
marrow
of
a
Poets
Minerua
,
it
makes
a
man
as
valiant
as
Hercules
,
though
he
were
as
cowardly
as
a
French
man
when
he
is
sober
,
besides
I
will
prooue
it
necessary
for
a
man
to
be
drunke
sometimes
,
for
suppose
you
should
kill
a
man
when
you
are
drunke
,
you
should
neuer
be
hanged
for
it
while
you
are
sober
,
therfore
I
thinke
it
is
good
for
you
to
be
alwaies
drunk
,
againe
,
it
is
the
kindest
companion
and
friendliest
sin
of
all
the
seauen
,
for
whereas
most
sinnes
leaue
a
man
(
by
some
accident
)
before
his
death
,
this
trusty
Trojan
Drunkennesse
will
neuer
forsake
him
while
the
breath
is
out
of
his
body
;
and
lastly
,
a
full
bowle
of
sacke
or
clarret
,
or
a
Can
of
strong
beere
,
will
drownd
all
sorrowes
;
indeede
sir
,
sayd
I
,
whether
it
will
drownd
all
sorrowes
or
no
,
I
am
not
greatly
experienct
in
,
but
I
am
sure
it
will
drownd
our
soules
,
yet
sir
,
for
your
kindnesse
I
will
bestow
the
curtesie
of
the
cellar
vpon
you
,
and
so
I
called
for
halfe
a
dozen
,
and
dranke
a
little
to
them
all
;
another
that
was
opposite
against
mee
,
askt
me
if
I
would
drink
Tobacco
,
so
proffered
me
the
pipe
,
which
I
denied
,
telling
him
that
I
would
not
be
conuersant
with
that
Indian
whore
,
that
not
onely
the
Lords
and
Gentry
of
the
Land
had
committed
adultery
with
,
but
also
euery
Tinker
,
Cobler
and
Dray-man
of
the
City
.
Why
,
said
he
,
it
is
an
excellent
purge
for
the
head
,
true
,
sayd
I
,
but
it
is
a
vilde
purge
for
the
purse
,
and
that
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
had
rather
haue
a
peece
of
pudding
of
an
inch
long
for
mine
owne
eating
,
then
twenty
yards
of
pudding
Tobacco
for
my
drinking
,
they
seeing
my
fixt
and
sollid
resolution
,
let
me
alone
to
haue
mine
owne
humour
as
they
had
theirs
;
so
that
we
sat
exceeding
merry
without
any
melancholly
fit
,
and
at
the
last
,
I
began
to
giue
them
a
touch
of
my
qualitie
,
but
after
we
began
to
bee
more
familiar
together
,
he
that
first
entertained
me
,
whispered
me
in
the
eare
,
and
tolde
mee
,
if
hee
thought
I
would
bee
secret
,
hee
would
reueale
that
to
me
,
which
should
not
onely
for
euer
gaine
me
a
neuer-dying
memory
,
but
also
would
be
an
vnknowen
profit
to
the
Common-wealth
,
I
promised
him
to
be
as
secret
as
any
Surgeon
,
then
hee
called
me
aside
from
the
rest
of
our
company
,
and
tolde
me
,
if
I
would
repaire
to
him
in
the
morning
,
he
would
vnbowell
the
hugest
bulke
of
villany
,
that
euer
was
burthen
some
to
the
world
,
that
hee
would
anatomize
vice
,
and
lay
the
vlcers
and
sores
of
this
corrupted
age
,
so
apparant
to
the
sight
of
this
Kingdom
,
that
the
most
Ospray
and
Owle-eyed
spectator
should
not
chuse
but
confesse
,
there
neuer
was
a
more
necessary
and
commodious
discouery
reuealed
.
Why
sir
,
sayd
I
,
there
is
a
booke
called
Greenes
Ghost
haunts
Cony-catchers
;
another
called
Leger
demaine
,
and
The
Blacke
Dog
of
Newgate
,
but
the
most
wittiest
,
elegantest
and
eloquentest
Peece
(
Master
Dekkers
,
the
true
heire
of
Apollo
composed
)
called
The
Bell-man
of
London
,
haue
already
set
foorth
the
vices
of
the
time
so
viuely
,
that
it
is
vnpossible
the
Anchor
of
any
other
mans
braine
can
sound
the
sea
of
a
more
deepe
and
dreadfull
mischeefe
.
These
indeede
,
sayd
he
,
haue
done
(
especially
the
last
)
most
exquisitely
,
both
for
their
owne
reputation
,
and
their
countreyes
good
,
but
I
haue
that
lockt
vp
in
the
closet
of
my
brest
,
that
when
it
is
opened
and
made
apparant
to
you
will
amaze
you
.
Therefore
I
admire
that
the
Fabricke
of
the
earth
is
not
continually
shaken
with
earth-quakes
,
that
the
Earth
it selfe
(
as
shee
is
a
mother
to
beare
all
kinde
of
fruit
)
doth
not
in
gender
all
kinde
of
murthering
and
killing
creatures
,
as
Harpies
,
Cockatrices
,
wolues
and
Hyenas
to
destroy
those
that
are
continually
trampling
on
her
teeming
wombe
;
that
the
aire
is
not
choaked
with
fogs
,
and
that
blacke
pitel●y
mists
doth
not
perpetually
masque
the
face
of
Heauen
,
and
leaue
the
world
in
obscurity
,
putting
vs
in
minde
of
our
sinnes
,
a
thousand
times
blacker
then
that
ecclipse
;
and
lastly
,
that
the
sea
is
not
turnd
all
to
blood
to
put
vs
in
minde
of
the
cruelty
and
vnconscionable
vsage
of
one
man
toward
another
,
for
there
are
vices
in
this
sinne
drownd
age
,
that
are
able
to
pull
the
two
edged
sword
of
vengeance
on
our
heads
,
and
plucke
fire
from
the
forge
of
heauen
,
I
admire
that
we
haue
not
leane-faced
Famine
,
meager
mortality
,
pale
sicknesse
,
and
grim-faced
warre
tyrannizing
in
this
Land
,
as
once
it
did
in
Ierusalem
,
in
the
time
of
Titus
and
Vespasian
▪
when
the
glorious
Sanctum
Sanctorum
was
set
on
fire
;
when
the
fields
were
filled
with
slaughtered
carkasses
,
and
when
the
mother
for
want
of
food
,
was
driuen
to
kill
her
owne
child
,
to
quench
her
owne
hunger
.
Hee
would
haue
proceeded
farther
in
his
discourse
,
but
that
I
entreated
him
to
containe
himselfe
while
the
morning
,
telling
him
I
would
rather
faile
of
my
liberty
,
then
to
meet
him
to
heare
this
discouery
,
vpon
this
resolue
we
both
went
to
our
former
seats
,
and
fell
to
our
former
familiarity
,
but
on
a
sudden
,
the
Keepers
broke
off
our
mirth
,
and
commanded
euery
man
to
his
lodging
,
so
not
daring
to
displease
their
authority
,
wee
payd
the
shot
,
in
a
friendly
and
kinde
manner
tooke
our
leaues
one
of
each
other
,
went
vp
staires
,
and
euery
man
to
his
seuerall
ward
and
lodging
.
But
my
braines
like
the
wandring
stars
;
or
clocks
on
Shroue-Tuesdayes
were
neuer
at
quiet
,
but
all
night
I
lay
wondring
and
musing
what
discouery
this
should
be
,
therefore
I
longed
more
to
see
the
day
,
then
an
hungry
Courtier
will
a
table
groaning
vnderneath
the
waight
of
well-fill'd
dishes
:
but
the
Day-starre
no
sooner
began
to
cherish
the
world
with
his
all-reuiuing
light
,
but
I
sprung
from
mine
hard
couch
,
made
mee
ready
,
and
when
the
dores
were
open
(
by
much
intreaty
)
got
into
the
yard
,
where
hauing
not
walked
halfe
a
dozen
turns
,
but
I
made
my
repaire
into
the
Cellar
,
more
a
thirst
to
haue
my
mindes
pallate
quencht
with
his
discourse
,
then
my
mouth
with
the
best
liquor
in
all
the
barrels
,
but
hauing
called
for
two
Cans
of
beere
,
I
sent
for
a
quart
of
sacke
to
whet
the
point
of
his
wit
,
that
it
might
wound
vice
the
deeper
,
that
being
come
,
I
sent
for
my
friend
who
lay
in
the
Hole
,
who
was
foorth
with
let
out
(
being
an
olde
prisoner
)
and
being
come
downe
,
thus
I
began
to
salute
him
.
Ingenious
friend
,
as
well
come
to
me
as
this
faire
day
is
to
the
world
,
this
night
hath
seemed
long
,
but
the
burning
desire
I
had
to
conferre
with
you
,
concerning
the
discouery
(
you
out
of
your
loue
promised
to
reueale
)
made
it
more
tedious
,
&
if
you
will
but
disclose
the
maine
body
,
let
me
alone
to
vnmasque
the
face
,
and
lay
euery
member
open
to
the
worlds
eye
.
Sir
(
quoth
he
)
you
seeme
so
compleat
in
your
quality
,
that
I
hope
you
will
publish
what
I
shall
relate
,
if
you
should
smother
it
,
I
rather
would
keepe
it
to
my selfe
then
impart
it
,
but
not
doubting
of
your
diligence
in
this
matter
,
I
will
venture
my
discourse
,
and
good
sit
giue
a
diligent
attention
.
I
(
as
glad
to
heare
as
he
to
speake
)
tooke
vp
a
roome
in
a
priuate
place
,
and
loth
to
hold
my selfe
in
delayes
,
first
of
all
,
swept
cleane
the
channell
of
mine
at
tention
with
a
cup
of
sacke
,
drunke
an
health
to
him
,
and
the
liberty
of
all
poore
distressed
prisoners
that
lay
labouring
vnderneath
the
burthen
of
misery
,
which
being
pledg'd
in
this
(
or
such
a
)
manner
,
he
began
.
As
the
maine
Ocean
is
nourished
by
the
armes
and
riuers
,
that
pay
howerly
tribute
to
him
with
the
siluer
streames
,
and
especially
out
of
our
Land
,
by
swan-blest
Thames
,
swift
Seuerne
,
dangerous
passing
Humber
,
and
smooth-faced
Trent
,
so
is
this
turbulent
sea
the
Compter
by
these
foure
eurrents
heereafter
mentioned
:
First
,
Vnconscionable
Citizens
:
Secondly
,
Politike
Prodigals
,
alias
Ingeneers
:
Thirdly
.
Catch-poles
:
Fourthly
and
lastly
,
Constables
and
their
adherents
,
as
the
Beadle
and
his
Watch-men
,
all
whose
abuses
I
will
strip
naked
,
and
ierke
with
my
tongue
,
till
I
fetch
blood
;
the
first
of
whom
haue
beene
the
onely
cause
of
my
detaining
in
prison
this
foure
yeeres
,
yet
let
no
man
thinke
that
I
speake
against
all
Citizens
.
No
,
as
I
hope
for
eternall
happinesse
,
I
reuerence
that
Worshipfull
,
ancient
,
and
fame-worthy
order
,
I
meane
such
as
maintaine
themselues
and
their
families
,
I
touch
not
those
that
care
not
who
looke
and
pry
into
their
consciences
,
because
their
dealings
haue
beene
so
square
and
honest
:
but
such
as
enrich
themselues
by
fraud
,
deceipt
and
sinister
meanes
,
working
vpon
the
infirmity
of
youth
,
and
greene-witted
Gallants
,
to
increase
their
owne
store
,
caring
not
how
much
they
decrease
other
mens
estates
:
such
there
are
in
the
most
flourishing
and
religious
Common-wealths
in
the
world
;
In
the
most
famous
vniuersities
in
Christendome
there
are
some
dunces
resident
.
that
not
onely
disgrace
themselues
,
but
also
their
fellow-students
;
It
is
impossible
,
but
that
in
the
most
vertuous
Court
there
will
be
some
Parasites
,
so
in
the
most
goodly
&
glorious
city
vnder
Heauens
Canopy
there
are
some
aspes
lurking
,
that
sting
the
reputation
of
their
brethren
by
their
poysonous
and
corrupt
dealings
,
such
as
these
I
will
portray
and
limme
foorth
to
you
,
and
first
of
all
I
will
discourse
vnto
you
the
extreame
abuse
of
Gaine-greedy
Citizens
,
and
in
order
will
touch
the
Politike
Prodigals
,
alias
Ingeneers
,
and
(
I
thinke
Soule-lesse
Sargeants
,
and
Constables
and
Beadles
:
but
first
of
the
first
.
CHAP.
IV.
Containing
1.
The
Subtilty
of
many
vnconscionable
Citizens
I
Haue
read
that
Italian
Mountebanckes
,
before
they
speak
in
their
drug-tongue
&
Fustian
language
to
the
auditory
of
innocent
and
ignorant
people
,
furnish
out
the
play
,
where
they
sing
their
owne
Encomians
,
with
viols
,
painted
boxes
,
and
bils
of
all
the
famous
cures
they
pretend
to
haue
done
in
many
forraine
parts
of
Christendome
,
which
base
and
vsuall
iugglings
are
onely
to
enrich
themselues
,
and
defraud
the
generall
rout
that
flocke
about
them
.
Many
Mountebancke-Citizens
haue
we
in
this
most
sumptuous
(
but
most
subtill
and
sinnefull
)
City
of
London
,
that
when
they
would
rauish
the
minde
,
and
take
the
intuitiue
sence
of
many
profuse
Prodigals
,
and
melting
Heires
with
their
Syren-like
seducings
lay
open
their
wares
,
as
satten
,
veluets
,
gold
and
siluer
lace
,
or
any
other
braided
commodities
(
or
rather
indeede
discommodities
)
which
though
they
shew
rich
,
yet
are
out
of
fashion
or
not
saleable
,
these
are
springes
to
catch
young
Countrey
Woodcockes
,
or
our
City
Dottrels
,
that
had
rather
bee
out
of
the
world
then
out
of
the
fashion
,
who
will
bee
braue
for
the
present
time
,
though
their
gallantry
cost
them
all
their
future
fortunes
,
who
with
more
feruency
▪
and
protestation
wooe
the
Citizen
for
his
trash
and
trumpery
,
then
many
decayed
Knights
will
rich
widdowes
to
inherit
their
possessions
;
but
our
tradesman
perceiuing
their
forwardnesse
and
follies
,
playes
the
rope-maker
and
will
bee
extreame
backeward
,
and
will
not
be
brought
to
trust
them
with
any
of
his
Bartholomew
faire-stuffe
vpon
any
condition
;
bonds
hee
refuseth
,
recognizances
he
disdaineth
,
iudgements
hee
will
not
heare
off
,
statutes
he
scorneth
,
&
tels
them
in
a
Puritanicall
fashion
,
that
he
had
rather
trust
a
Gentle-man
on
his
word
,
then
his
bond
or
oath
.
For
(
saith
he
)
they
that
will
not
haue
a
care
to
keepe
their
words
,
will
not
sticke
to
haue
so
large
a
conscience
as
to
breake
their
day
,
and
slight
the
payment
of
their
bonds
,
againe
,
he
tels
them
the
danger
he
is
in
of
leesing
of
his
debt
:
for
(
saith
hee
)
when
the
bonds
come
to
be
due
,
and
pay-day
at
hand
,
may
not
they
straight
flie
ouer
into
the
Low-countreyes
,
or
take
Sanctuary
in
Milford
lane
,
Duke
Humphreyes
Ordinary
,
or
get
a
Protection
Royall
from
the
King
,
and
so
defraud
me
of
my
debt
,
and
many
such
collops
as
these
haue
beene
cut
from
the
body
of
mine
estate
since
I
haue
beene
a
Tradesman
.
Therfore
good
Gentle-men
(
saith
he
)
I
cannot
dare
trust
any
longer
,
for
my
kindnesse
hath
bred
mine
owne
calamity
,
then
set
vp
your
resolutions
and
trouble
me
no
more
,
for
I
haue
giuen
you
your
answer
.
Thus
are
my
young
nouices
strucke
to
the
heart
at
the
first
venny
,
and
dares
come
no
more
for
feare
of
as
sharpe
a
repulse
.
Alas
,
alas
,
this
is
but
to
grinde
the
blunt
apperite
of
my
commodity
taker
into
a
sharper
edge
,
and
make
them
more
greedy
of
their
owne
ruines
,
imitating
the
cunning
and
deceit
of
pretty
,
but
petulant
and
close
Curtezans
,
that
are
nice
when
a
sicke-brain'd
yoong
Gallant
importunes
them
vpon
any
kindnesse
,
onely
to
make
him
more
fierce
vpon
his
owne
confusion
,
holding
him
off
,
like
a
Fencer
,
at
distance
a
moueth
or
two
,
because
he
shall
come
vp
the
roundlier
to
her
purpose
:
but
to
the
matter
.
But
some
or
one
of
my
young
Gallants
that
neuer
giues
ouer
plodding
with
himselfe
how
hee
might
get
into
the
bookes
of
some
Gold-smith
,
Habberdasher
,
Silk-man
,
Woollen
or
Linnen-draper
,
hath
some
Broker
or
other
comming
earely
in
a
morning
and
certifies
him
,
that
if
it
pleased
him
,
he
should
haue
a
commodity
that
lay
ready
to
bee
carried
away
,
if
hee
would
enter
into
bond
for
it
,
nominating
the
same
man
that
gaue
him
the
former
repulse
.
My
young
heire
(
whose
hart
knocks
against
his
ribs
for
ioy
)
kindely
bids
the
Broaker
wellcome
,
sends
for
a
cup
of
wine
,
and
drinkes
to
him
with
all
his
heart
,
resoluing
to
entertaine
his
proffer
vpon
any
condition
,
protesting
rather
then
he
will
let
such
a
blest
opportunity
slip
,
will
set
his
hands
to
more
parchment
then
a
whole
flocke
of
sheepe
are
able
to
furnish
a
Scriuener
with
;
but
my
Broaker
(
before
instructed
by
the
commodity-letter
)
tels
him
that
though
he
heard
him
speake
something
doubtfull
of
him
,
yet
if
he
would
be
ruled
by
him
,
hee
would
vndertake
to
make
his
credit
passe
as
firme
as
any
Farmers
or
Yeomen
in
Kent
,
for
(
saith
hee
)
I
am
a
great
friend
of
this
Tradesmans
,
and
make
no
doubt
but
may
preuaile
as
much
with
him
as
any
man
in
this
Towne
,
especially
if
you
will
bee
ruled
by
me
,
you
must
not
be
too
importunate
,
but
as
scornfull
as
he
is
disdainefull
,
tell
him
that
you
are
your
fathers
heire
,
and
that
such
lands
he
hath
you
must
inherit
,
and
that
the
entailement
cannot
be
cut
off
,
though
he
were
neuer
so
hainous
an
enemie
of
yours
,
besides
you
must
tell
him
you
are
about
to
marry
some
rich
widdow
which
you
know
you
might
win
,
so
that
you
could
but
haue
a
hundred
pound
or
two
,
to
put
your selfe
in
good
cloathes
.
These
spels
charmes
my
poore
Prodigall
,
so
at
last
he
and
the
Woolfe
(
that
came
as
Legate
from
the
Tyger
)
go
together
,
and
finde
my
Citizen
busie
in
his
shop
,
not
taking
any
notice
of
their
comming
,
but
(
as
to
other
passingers
)
at
first
askes
them
what
they
lack
,
and
what
they
would
buy
,
but
boldly
they
come
into
the
shoppe
and
after
acquaintance
taken
,
the
Broaker
vnfoldes
the
matter
,
and
the
occasion
of
their
comming
to
him
,
telling
him
that
he
came
with
a
friend
of
his
about
a
commodity
,
and
if
hee
were
a
friend
,
as
hee
alwaies
tooke
him
to
bee
,
as
to
condescend
to
the
Gentle
mans
request
,
and
let
him
haue
an
hundred
pound
:
for
(
saith
he
)
I
know
his
friends
are
of
faire
possessions
,
he
is
his
fathers
eldest
son
,
besides
on
my
conscience
he
would
not
trouble
you
at
this
present
,
if
he
were
not
to
marry
with
a
rich
widdow
,
whom
he
may
lose
for
want
of
setting
forth
,
and
then
no
doubt
when
the
match
is
made
vp
,
but
he
will
haue
an
honest
care
to
pay
in
your
money
▪
with
a
million
of
thankes
for
your
kindnesse
.
Now
all
the
while
the
Broaker
is
pleading
,
mine
Innocent
doth
second
him
,
and
will
rather
then
goe
without
his
trinkets
,
binde
whatsoeuer
the
Broaker
saith
with
halfe
a
score
oathes
.
The
Citizen
begin
to
hearken
after
this
,
and
protests
to
my
greene
gosling
,
that
he
would
be
glad
to
do
any
man
a
pleasure
,
but
that
he
hath
had
so
many
losses
alreadie
,
and
that
he
would
bee
willing
to
let
him
haue
an
hundred
pounds
worth
of
commodities
,
if
so
be
he
thought
it
would
redound
to
his
good
,
and
that
hee
might
bee
sure
at
the
sixe
moneths
end
to
haue
his
money
paid
in
,
the
young
Gallant
protests
,
the
Broaker
warrants
it
,
and
at
last
,
though
very
loah
,
the
Citizen
condescends
,
but
how
,
thus
,
that
if
hee
could
procure
as
good
a
man
as
himselfe
to
be
bound
with
him
,
he
should
haue
what
ware
he
could
desire
,
for
,
saith
he
,
mans
life
is
fraile
and
brittle
,
and
you
may
die
a
fortnight
or
a
weeke
hence
,
for
ought
that
I
know
,
nay
,
to
morrow
,
or
soone
at
night
,
and
then
where
is
nine
hundred
pound
,
therefore
,
good
Sir
,
looke
out
some
of
your
most
especiall
and
indeered
friends
,
and
get
one
of
them
to
be
bound
with
you
,
and
you
shall
haue
the
wares
at
a
quarter
of
an
houres
warning
.
The
tide
now
is
turn'd
,
and
Signior
Unthrift
put
to
his
non-plus
,
and
at
last
fals
to
intreat
Master
Broaker
to
bee
the
man
,
who
for
two
or
three
daies
together
,
will
by
no
meanes
or
perswasions
bee
won
to
enter
into
bond
with
him
,
except
hee
must
share
halfe
.
Is
not
this
extreame
and
almost
incredible
villany
?
and
most
vnconscionable
dealings
,
thus
to
snare
in
the
Gentry
of
the
land
,
and
ruine
his
fortunes
but
newly
in
the
spring
,
knowing
that
he
will
rather
let
him
haue
three
quarters
of
the
Commodity
then
goe
without
it
,
because
,
as
many
others
do
,
hee
would
goe
gallant
,
haue
money
in
his
purse
,
and
keepe
company
with
satten
and
veluet
out-sides
.
But
suppose
the
commodities
are
deliuered
,
after
they
haue
both
sealed
the
bonds
(
you
must
suppose
the
Heire
alwaies
to
bee
the
principall
)
how
must
these
Hobby
horses
,
Reames
of
browne
paper
,
Iewes-trumps
and
Bables
,
Babies
and
Rattles
be
solde
,
the
Gentle-man
is
ashamed
to
proffer
them
to
sale
himselfe
,
no
,
he
trusts
the
other
that
shares
halfe
with
him
,
to
put
them
off
▪
who
must
be
hired
to
sell
them
,
and
perhaps
when
they
are
all
solde
out
right
,
will
haue
to
his
owne
share
three
quarters
of
them
,
are
not
these
dealings
worthy
of
the
the
sharpest
rodde
Iustice
euer
did
holde
in
her
righteous
hands
,
they
are
and
haue
beene
soundly
lasht
,
and
seuerely
punisht
,
by
that
most
noble
,
graue
,
wise
and
prouident
States-man
,
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lord
high
Chancellor
of
England
,
yet
for
all
this
there
will
such
false
play
be
acted
,
though
the
Sword
of
Iustice
continually
were
hanging
ouer
their
heads
:
but
I
will
returne
to
our
former
subiect
,
let
vs
now
suppose
my
young
Gallant
reuelling
in
a
Tauerne
or
Ordinary
:
you
may
bee
sure
the
Broaker
is
triumphing
,
that
hee
pluckt
the
feathers
of
this
young
gull
,
and
meanes
ere
long
to
leaue
him
as
bare
of
meanes
as
he
is
of
braines
.
Now
my
vsurious
Citizen
dreames
of
nothing
but
his
day
,
which
he
hopes
my
nouice
will
breake
,
which
is
no
sooner
expired
,
but
instantly
,
by
some
stratagem
or
other
,
gets
him
within
the
liberty
,
then
inuites
him
to
supper
(
by
giuing
him
faire
words
)
either
to
his
owne
or
some
of
his
neighbours
houses
,
and
when
they
haue
almost
made
an
end
,
insteed
of
a
messe
of
fruit
,
or
a
peece
of
Banbury
cheese
to
close
vp
their
stomackes
,
a
Brace
(
or
more
)
of
Sargeants
are
not
farre
from
his
shoulder
,
and
except
he
presently
pay
▪
he
must
presently
to
prison
.
Are
these
worthy
the
names
of
Citizens
?
no
,
no
,
such
may
be
Citizens
of
London
,
but
neuer
of
Heauenly
Ierusalem
.
At
this
period
I
began
to
speake
to
him
,
saying
:
Sir
,
I
protest
you
haue
reuealed
a
strange
and
monstrous
abuse
to
the
Gentry
of
this
land
,
if
I
did
not
take
you
to
bee
(
what
I
thinke
you
are
)
an
honest
man
,
I
should
stand
in
a
great
doubt
,
whether
your
discourse
did
taste
of
truth
or
no
:
but
good
Sir
proceede
.
Sir
,
as
I
hope
for
saluation
,
sayd
he
,
(
an
oath
not
for
a
Christian
to
dally
with
)
I
relate
no
vntruth
,
but
what
is
as
nigh
a
kin
to
truth
as
I
am
to
misery
,
for
what
I
haue
spoken
,
I
finde
by
mine
owne
wofull
experience
to
be
true
,
and
what
hath
beene
practised
on
my selfe
by
these
City-Cormorants
,
these
trickes
haue
beene
put
on
me
,
and
for
which
I
haue
suffered
a
long
imprisonment
,
and
yet
they
will
haue
no
compassion
on
mee
,
but
rather
see
mee
starue
then
releeue
mee
,
and
either
haue
my
carkasse
or
their
coyne
,
yet
their
consciences
know
,
what
I
had
from
them
was
nothing
but
rotten
,
base
&
moth
▪
eaten
commodities
,
an
hundred
pounds
worth
,
of
which
(
according
to
their
rate
)
I
neuer
made
fifty
of
,
yet
they
sticke
not
to
demand
an
hundred
of
me
,
beside
the
interest
and
all
their
charges
.
Againe
,
marke
the
policy
they
haue
to
keep
a
poore
prisoner
in
fetters
of
aduersity
:
if
they
suppose
the
prisoner
goeth
about
to
sue
out
an
Audita
querela
,
foorthwith
they
either
put
their
debt
ouer
to
some
Alderman
,
or
else
agree
with
some
Officer
in
the
Exchequer
,
and
so
put
their
debt
ouer
to
the
king
,
faining
they
owe
him
so
much
money
,
knowing
that
the
Cauncery
wil
not
,
or
cannot
allow
any
thing
,
in
such
a
case
as
this
,
to
proceed
against
his
Maiesty
.
This
is
a
speeding
tricke
,
and
such
a
one
I
am
now
trounc't
with
,
and
many
besides
my selfe
.
I
haue
read
when
Iewes
haue
bought
a
red
hair'd
boy
,
at
first
they
will
cloath
him
in
silkes
and
taffaties
,
rauish
him
with
all
delights
that
can
bee
thought
on
,
neuer
haue
musique
from
his
eares
or
banquets
from
his
taste
,
and
thus
vse
him
vntill
such
time
they
know
he
is
plump
,
fat
and
fit
for
their
purpose
;
but
when
the
poore
Christian
least
thinkes
of
his
imminent
ruine
,
he
is
taken
by
a
brace
of
slaues
,
and
tied
vp
by
the
heels
,
so
by
degrees
beaten
to
death
with
cudgels
,
hauing
Mummie
made
of
his
braines
:
Such
as
these
are
vnconscionable
Citizens
,
that
at
first
will
cloath
our
young
Prodigals
in
silkes
and
veluets
,
golde
and
siluer
lace
,
inuite
him
home
to
dinner
,
vse
him
very
courteously
,
but
when
his
bonds
are
due
,
&
that
he
lest
dreams
of
his
misfortunes
,
a
couple
or
two
of
Sargeants
are
set
vpon
him
,
and
hurry
him
to
the
Compter
,
where
perhaps
he
shall
lie
two
▪
three
,
foure
or
fiue
yeere
,
nay
a
dozen
or
twenty
yeeres
together
before
hee
can
get
himselfe
released
,
or
if
hee
chance
to
preuaile
so
much
with
his
creditors
,
as
to
enfranchize
him
,
it
must
be
vpon
some
vnreasonable
,
vnconscionable
condition
,
as
to
giue
him
fiue
hundred
pound
for
an
hundred
at
the
death
of
his
father
.
Vulcan
fell
from
Heauen
into
the
I
le
of
Lemnos
,
and
by
that
fall
lost
the
vse
of
one
of
his
feete
,
let
all
such
vnconscionable
Citizens
take
heede
they
fall
not
from
the
earth
to
Hell
,
and
lose
their
soules
.
These
are
the
Boares
that
plow
vp
whole
acres
,
nay
whole
fields
of
Gentlemens
lands
with
their
snoutes
,
these
are
swine
that
eate
vp
whole
Orchards
,
and
these
are
they
whose
fiery
consciences
drinke
vp
whole
fish-pooles
at
a
drought
;
their
vsurious
dealings
make
so
many
Cornutos
in
the
City
as
there
are
,
for
when
young
Gentlemen
haue
beene
beggered
by
their
extortion
they
haue
no
other
meanes
then
to
fall
in
with
their
wiues
and
seek
to
them
for
supply
:
It
is
this
that
makes
Newmarket
heath
,
and
Royston-dounes
about
Christmas
time
so
full
of
high-way
men
that
poore
Countrie
people
cannot
passe
quietly
to
their
Cottages
,
but
some
Gentleman
will
borrow
all
the
mony
they
haue
(
only
indeed
they
will
make
them
take
their
bonds
)
this
makes
Tiburne
and
Wapping
haue
so
many
hangers-on
,
and
this
is
the
cause
so
many
such
Citizens
sonnes
are
plagued
after
their
fathers
deaths
as
their
fathers
when
they
were
liuing
haue
plagued
others
,
for
most
commonly
some
knaue
or
debosht
fellow
lurch
the
fooles
their
sons
as
cunningly
after
their
fathers
discease
as
they
did
others
only
to
make
their
sonnes
Gentlemen
,
who
at
last
may
as
miserably
die
in
the
Hole
for
want
of
sustenance
as
some
of
his
fathers
debtors
haue
done
before
him
.
Vpon
this
I
began
to
interrupt
him
saying
,
sir
in
this
short
time
that
I
haue
beene
here
I
haue
seen
some
Creditors
bring
their
Debtors
both
meat
,
drinke
,
and
mony
when
they
haue
beene
sicke
,
and
ill
at
ease
.
T
is
true
sir
said
he
,
I
acknowledge
it
,
but
did
you
neuer
heare
that
when
a
Lion
hath
got
a
pretty
bleating
lambe
or
kid
in
his
pawes
hee
will
play
and
tumble
vp
and
downe
with
them
a
little
while
,
but
you
must
not
thinke
it
is
for
any
loue
hee
beares
them
,
but
onely
to
chafe
their
blood
and
make
them
eate
more
sweete
,
and
tender
:
Such
are
these
kinde
of
vnkinde
Citizens
that
when
they
haue
got
young
Gentlemen
into
prison
will
(
if
the
summe
be
any
thing
weighty
)
relieue
him
with
meate
,
drinke
,
and
mony
,
(
if
they
see
him
begin
to
droope
)
but
do
you
thinke
this
is
in
loue
to
him
?
no
,
if
you
doe
you
wander
a
thousand
leagues
from
a
true
construction
,
hee
doth
it
to
keepe
him
aliue
that
hee
may
haue
his
mony
if
any
meanes
should
fall
to
him
,
and
that
the
world
may
take
notice
of
his
charitie
,
alas
,
alas
this
is
but
a
fained
holinesse
,
which
is
a
double
iniquity
:
This
kindnesse
is
but
like
Alchimy
,
or
Saint
Martins
rings
that
are
faire
to
the
eye
,
and
haue
a
rich
outside
,
but
if
a
man
should
breake
them
a
sunder
,
and
looke
into
them
,
they
are
nothing
but
brasse
,
and
copper
.
The
Apples
of
Gomorrha
haue
glorious
rinds
but
infectious
cores
.
It
is
an
extreame
misery
for
a
Prisoner
to
be
indebted
to
a
rich
man
,
or
a
very
poore
man
;
for
the
first
(
most
commonly
)
will
haue
all
or
none
,
for
if
his
debtour
chance
to
die
,
the
losse
he
may
well
spare
,
but
if
it
is
his
fortune
to
liue
,
and
pay
him
it
addes
to
his
estate
,
the
other
(
that
is
)
the
poore
man
will
haue
no
pitty
because
it
may
be
the
debt
is
all
he
is
worth
.
Thus
doe
many
Gentlemen
perish
vnder
the
hands
of
cruell
Creditours
,
nay
a
father
that
hath
brought
vp
his
childe
with
care
and
paine
,
griefe
and
heart
breaking
,
and
thinkes
to
leaue
him
such
faire
possessions
after
his
decease
,
that
he
may
liue
in
his
Countrey
like
a
Gentleman
(
as
his
auncestors
haue
done
before
him
)
either
in
his
life
time
doth
see
his
sonne
lie
rotting
in
prison
,
or
is
not
able
to
shew
his
face
out
of
his
fathers
gates
,
or
after
his
decease
,
his
brothers
,
sisters
,
friends
and
kinsfolkes
see
his
lands
extended
on
,
his
woods
felled
downe
before
his
face
,
those
legacies
and
portions
he
should
pay
to
his
brothers
and
sisters
,
paide
away
to
satisfie
his
debts
(
being
base
commodities
)
and
so
beggers
a
whole
worshipfull
Family
,
who
before
that
cursed
time
had
liued
a
hundred
yeares
or
more
in
grace
and
fauour
in
his
Country
.
Alas
,
alas
,
with
that
the
teares
fell
from
his
eyes
,
and
hee
could
speake
no
more
for
weeping
,
yet
I
desired
him
to
proceed
,
but
he
crau'd
my
pardon
,
and
tould
me
that
he
was
at
the
farthest
end
of
that
discourse
,
and
thus
(
quoth
he
)
haue
I
shewed
you
the
nature
,
property
,
and
quality
of
this
maine
arme
that
hourely
paies
tribute
to
the
Ocean
the
Compter
,
now
will
I
go
to
the
second
arme
which
is
concerning
Gentlemen-Cheaters
.
CHAP.
V.
1.
The
true
nature
and
quality
of
many
of
our
moderne
HOw
can
those
Tyrants
flourish
in
their
kingdomes
,
when
the
foundation
of
their
raigne
is
built
on
the
Sepulchers
of
the
right
and
lawfull
Heire
they
haue
murthered
?
And
how
can
those
men
prosper
whose
raisings
are
reared
vpon
other
mens
ruines
?
Many
such
there
are
in
these
most
sinfull
daies
who
being
gulled
themselues
when
they
were
ignorant-sots
by
knaues
,
turne
knaues
themselues
,
and
study
to
cheate
,
defeate
,
and
cosen
young
Heires
.
Is
not
this
a
strange
Metamorphosis
?
It
is
better
to
bee
a
poore
foole
then
a
rich
Knaue
.
Many
of
these
vnluckie
,
and
ominous
Starres
wagge
,
and
wander
perpetually
raigning
in
the
Spheare
of
this
City
,
that
hunt
after
young
Heires
as
greedily
as
the
Diuell
doth
after
Vsurers
soules
when
they
be
vpon
their
death
beds
,
for
these
like
Pyrats
or
Bandites
liue
onely
vpon
the
spoile
.
These
Souldiers
hauing
beene
beaten
to
the
world
(
or
indeed
beaten
by
the
world
)
beginne
to
summon
vp
their
sences
,
and
call
their
idle
braines
to
a
strickt
reckoning
how
to
get
that
vp
againe
their
riot
and
follies
haue
spent
,
and
thinking
there
is
no
way
to
recouer
themselues
but
by
that
they
haue
ruined
themselues
,
cast
about-them
and
beginne
to
fish
after
this
order
.
They
prepare
their
lines
,
prouide
their
baites
,
make
ready
their
hookes
which
shall
haue
such
constant
and
firme
batbs
,
that
after
they
haue
strucke
a
gudgeon
in
the
gills
shall
bee
sure
to
hold
him
though
they
suffer
him
to
play
a
little
in
the
streame
:
when
they
haue
all
these
things
in
readinesse
they
seeke
into
diuers
floods
,
as
the
Temple
,
Inns
of
Court
,
Citizens-houses
,
as
wealthy
Marchants
,
and
gold
Smiths
pry
into
Ordinaries
,
and
inquire
if
there
be
any
in
that
place
worthy
abaite
,
if
these
faile
then
they
repaire
into
Pauls-Church
,
to
Play-houses
,
Cockpits
,
Brothells
,
and
Tauernes
,
and
leaue
no
place
vnsearcht
,
but
like
the
Aire
visit
all
parts
rather
then
they
will
go
without
their
prey
,
and
if
they
haue
found
any
that
is
agreeable
to
their
minds
,
or
that
they
thinke
may
easily
bee
wrought
vpon
,
in
this
fashion
they
vse
him
.
Like
his
shaddow
they
will
neuer
be
from
his
heeles
,
but
dogge
him
into
what
place
soeuer
hee
goes
,
especially
if
he
bee
a
young
country-Gentleman
whom
his
father
hath
sent
vp
to
the
City
to
see
fashions
,
and
rather
then
he
shall
go
out
of
towne
as
raw
as
he
came
in
they
will
season
him
,
and
giue
him
a
little
of
the
City
poudring
:
They
will
first
seeke
what
meanes
his
father
doth
allow
him
,
then
of
what
nature
he
is
,
either
merry
or
melancholly
,
milde
or
dogged
,
and
according
to
the
garbe
and
fashion
he
is
of
,
beare
themselues
toward
him
:
He
shall
not
go
into
a
Tauerne
,
Ordinarie
(
or
almost
any
friends
house
)
but
they
will
be
as
nigh
his
body
as
his
sinnes
are
his
soule
,
and
by
some
sinister
way
,
sement
,
and
glue
themselues
into
his
familiaritie
whatsoeuer
it
cost
them
.
This
being
brought
to
perfection
and
themselues
growne
something
familiar
(
as
in
much
company
keeping
a
man
shall
ioyne
himselfe
to
much
society
)
they
neuer
will
bee
from
his
elbow
but
seem
to
be
his
bosome
friend
,
his
masculine
sweete
heart
,
and
that
like
Hypocrates
Twinnes
they
must
liue
and
die
together
.
The
golden-leaued
marigold
neuer
opens
her
leaues
while
the
sun
doth
rise
,
and
neuer
closeth
her selfe
while
he
doth
set
;
so
these
politicke
Prodigalls
,
neuer
will
be
stirring
while
my
Heire
is
rising
,
and
neuer
sleepe
while
they
see
him
inclining
that
way
:
because
they
would
be
sure
to
haue
him
in
their
sight
.
But
hauing
by
much
industry
and
sweat
apted
and
fitted
him
to
their
humor
and
purpose
,
and
wrought
him
to
such
a
soft
and
waxen
temperature
(
that
they
may
cast
him
into
what
mould
they
list
)
bring
him
to
their
Rendeuous
(
an
Ordinary
)
where
this
decaied
Knight
salutes
him
,
that
poore
Esquire
doth
embrace
him
,
the
other
beggerly
Gentleman
kindly
entertaines
him
,
and
all
their
seruants
vaile
bonnet
to
him
,
none
vse
him
discurteously
but
all
most
louingly
,
they
will
haue
him
to
play-houses
,
inuite
him
to
a
Tauerne
to
supper
,
and
as
yet
let
him
not
pay
a
penny
,
what
company
soeuer
he
comes
in
:
and
if
hee
chance
to
borrow
forty
or
fifty
shillings
of
them
(
nay
three
or
foure
pound
)
they
will
not
aske
a
penny
,
yet
all
this
while
hee
runnes
but
on
that
vnconscionable
score
,
which
they
will
make
him
discharge
to
the
last
farthing
before
they
leaue
him
.
This
young
innocent
(
scarce
hauing
sented
the
Citty
aire
)
all
this
while
thinkes
himselfe
in
a
heauen
vpon
earth
,
that
he
is
in
Elisium
and
sees
more
delights
then
the
Turkes
Paradise
affords
,
thinkes
himselfe
much
graced
(
as
to
be
so
much
beholding
to
them
)
as
to
be
entertained
among
Gallants
,
that
were
wrapt
vp
in
satten
suites
,
cloakes
lined
with
veluet
,
that
scorned
to
weare
any
other
then
Beauer
hats
,
and
gold
bands
,
rich
swords
and
scarfes
,
silke
stockings
and
gold
fring'd
garters
,
or
russet
bootes
and
gilt
spurres
,
and
so
compleate
cape
ape
that
he
almost
dares
take
his
corporall
oath
the
worst
of
them
is
worth
(
at
least
)
a
thousand
a
yeere
,
when
Heauen
knowes
the
best
of
them
all
for
a
month
nay
sometimes
a
yeere
together
haue
their
pockets
worse
furnished
then
Chandelors
boxes
that
haue
nothing
but
two-pences
,
pence
,
halfepence
,
and
leaden
tokens
in
them
,
yet
he
still
is
confidently
perswaded
the
Country
he
was
borne
in
yeelds
not
such
a
man
as
the
worst
he
hath
associated
himselfe
with
.
Alas
,
alas
,
I
truly
pittie
them
,
and
would
as
truly
relieue
them
if
it
lay
within
my
poore
power
,
but
when
youth
is
in
the
height
and
full
vigor
of
their
desires
,
neither
wholesome
councell
,
or
lamentable
examples
can
giue
them
sufficient
warning
of
their
future
falls
.
But
they
hurt
themselues
not
mee
.
Why
sir
(
said
I
)
this
discourse
tends
not
to
a
young
Gentlemans
hurt
,
but
(
as
I
suppose
)
rather
to
his
good
.
Sir
said
he
,
you
as
much
erre
from
the
true
conceiuing
of
this
busines
as
my
young
Gentleman
from
a
true
course
of
life
.
This
is
but
the
Praeludium
or
Prologue
to
the
play
that
is
to
come
after
,
for
my
Country-nouice
being
honnied
with
these
sweete
and
Nectar
delights
(
that
these
false
brethren
serue
him
with
)
thinks
that
all
the
kindnesse
he
can
returne
them
is
not
able
to
giue
them
a
true
and
due
satisfaction
,
and
if
at
any
time
these
practitioners
perceiue
my
fresh-Gallant
to
droop
or
languish
,
with
these
(
or
the
like
)
speeches
(
which
are
as
wholesome
as
a
Whore
in
the
Dog-daies
)
will
striue
to
shake
off
his
mellancholly
:
Why
how
now
my
noble
spirit
,
what
is
it
that
lies
within
the
reach
of
our
abilities
that
we
can
supply
you
with
?
Speake
,
you
shall
not
want
it
;
it
may
be
you
mourne
because
you
are
not
so
well
accoutred
as
those
you
keepe
Company
with
,
come
our
Taylor
shall
furnish
you
,
we
will
haue
you
strip
of
this
Deuonshire-kersie
suite
,
and
put
on
satten
,
you
shall
cast
off
this
course
cloath-cloake
,
and
be
furnish't
with
one
lined
with
veluet
,
your
foureshilings
dutch
felt
shall
be
conuerted
to
a
three
pound
Beuer
,
your
woosted
stockings
and
neatsleather-shooes
to
russet
boots
and
guilt
spurres
:
then
courage
man
,
is
it
not
better
to
liue
in
the
City
among
a
braue
society
of
Gallants
,
then
in
the
Countrey
with
a
heard
of
gulls
?
what
man
is
so
stupid
and
blockish
as
to
drinke
the
running
streames
when
he
may
quaffe
Greek-wines
?
who
will
feede
on
course
cates
when
he
may
hourely
tast
of
delicates
?
who
will
weare
poore
serg
D'bois
when
he
may
go
in
sattens
?
and
who
will
liue
in
a
smoakie
Country-cottage
,
when
he
may
lead
his
life
in
a
braue
Ordinary
in
the
City
?
You
are
your
Fathers
Heire
,
therefore
lay
it
on
while
you
may
,
if
it
should
bee
your
fortune
to
bee
clapt
vp
,
doe
you
thinke
your
friends
will
see
their
only
sonne
and
Heire
(
the
sole
hopes
of
their
house
)
perish
in
a
prison
?
no
,
therefore
play
the
Lyon
and
rouse
your selfe
vp
,
and
be
not
so
Lamblike
and
still
,
but
freely
vnfold
your
thoughts
to
vs
,
and
as
wee
are
Gentlemen
and
your
sworne
friends
wee
will
indeuour
with
our
vtmost
strength
and
abilitie
to
redresse
you
,
or
in
any
other
fashion
to
pleasure
you
.
This
draught
of
poyson
(
administred
to
him
in
a
golden
boule
)
swells
his
heart
vp
with
such
hopes
that
he
is
ready
to
burst
,
he
refuseth
not
their
proffer'd
kindnesse
but
takes
them
as
willingly
as
they
trecherously
meant
them
,
and
thinkes
that
a
rich
suite
will
immortalise
him
.
But
yet
these
cloathes
are
but
like
the
shirt
Deianira
sent
to
Hercules
which
being
poisoned
with
a
Centaures
blood
wrought
his
death
▪
so
these
rich
trappings
in
short
time
after
either
cost
foure
or
fiue
yeeres
imprisonment
(
if
his
friends
are
not
the
more
affectionate
to
him
)
or
pay
foure
or
fiue
hundred
pound
or
more
to
ransome
him
out
,
for
after
he
is
thus
inuested
it
may
be
he
reuells
it
vp
and
downe
the
City
with
his
familiars
,
drinkes
,
domineers
,
and
declares
in
euery
company
hee
comes
in
how
much
he
is
beholding
to
such
Gentlemen
,
and
hauing
his
braines
throughly
warmed
with
wine
vowes
to
doe
them
any
kindnesse
that
lies
in
his
power
,
but
marke
the
sequell
.
At
last
as
a
whole
Congregation
of
these
Caterpillers
(
that
eate
vp
some
of
the
chiefest
fruit
that
growe
in
the
Garden
of
this
Common-wealth
)
are
carrousing
healths
to
some
Strumpet
or
other
,
there
must
enter
(
hauing
his
Cue
giuen
him
)
a
Scriuener
with
a
bond
of
fiue
or
six
hundred
pound
ready
made
for
one
of
these
Gallants
my
prodigall
doth
most
of
all
doate
on
,
telling
him
if
he
can
procure
some
Gentleman
either
of
present
meanes
or
future
hopes
to
be
bound
with
him
hee
might
instantly
vpon
the
sealing
of
the
bonds
haue
so
much
mony
he
lately
spake
for
laide
downe
to
him
;
my
Polititian
being
in
a
counterfeit
maze
,
at
first
beginnes
to
fret
,
fume
,
and
sweare
,
saying
that
his
credit
was
neuer
before
this
time
so
slighted
as
not
vpon
his
owne
bond
to
be
trusted
for
so
small
a
matter
,
then
he
beginnes
to
trie
his
consorts
about
him
desiring
them
to
stand
bound
with
him
,
they
tell
him
plainely
they
will
not
enter
into
bonds
for
their
brother
,
but
if
hee
had
neede
of
a
hundred
or
six
score
pound
they
would
make
it
vp
among
them
&
lend
him
Pox
▪
of
it
(
saith
he
)
I
am
to
purchase
such
a
Lordship
of
such
a
Knight
and
two
or
three
hundred
pound
will
not
serue
my
turne
,
for
I
haue
some
two
thousand
pound
ready
and
if
I
had
this
full
summe
the
Lordshippe
were
mine
own
;
which
if
I
should
misse
I
might
leese
three
or
foure
hundred
pound
which
easily
I
may
get
if
I
were
furnished
;
besides
if
I
could
stay
while
next
Terme
I
should
haue
a
thousand
pound
paide
to
mee
vpon
a
bond
,
and
then
I
could
easily
cancel
this
.
At
this
Simon
Sandbox
the
Scriuener
is
about
to
depart
,
and
Signior
Shift
,
chafes
,
frets
,
and
is
ready
to
teare
his
haire
for
grief
that
he
cannot
be
furnished
:
At
last
hee
comes
to
Corkebraine
my
Country-nouice
desiring
him
to
stand
his
friend
;
and
stand
bound
with
him
for
that
summe
of
money
,
and
that
he
should
stand
only
for
a
Cipher
,
and
that
hee
rather
would
leese
all
his
Lands
(
you
may
beleeue
him
)
then
preiudice
him
in
the
least
thing
the
world
might
taxe
him
with
,
Now
my
young
Gallant
(
that
neuer
before
this
time
was
lapped
vp
in
Lambskinne
,
and
would
rather
set
his
hand
to
his
owne
vndoing
then
displease
him
)
takes
it
as
a
kindnesse
that
he
would
intreate
him
to
do
him
such
a
curtesie
,
so
without
any
reading
ouer
the
bond
(
to
see
how
the
condition
runnes
)
seales
and
deliuers
it
to
Signior
Security
the
Scriuener
,
neuer
dreaming
that
he
is
put
principall
,
or
of
the
after-claps
that
will
fall
heauy
on
him
about
sixe
months
after
,
or
that
this
bond
he
seald
to
,
was
for
some
base
commodities
to
furnish
his
supposed
friend
,
or
lastly
,
that
it
is
some
old
debt
,
that
now
hee
hath
shifted
from
himselfe
and
laide
on
the
Nouices
backe
,
but
still
holds
him
as
deare
to
him
as
his
life
blood
is
to
his
heart
,
and
still
they
will
reuell
together
when
all
this
while
my
Cosen
neuer
lookes
into
the
ensuing
danger
because
he
neuer
considers
of
the
day
or
what
the
penaltie
of
forfeiting
a
bond
is
;
so
to
be
short
,
when
the
time
is
expired
(
that
the
mony
should
be
paide
in
)
the
Scriuener
and
the
Cheat
plot
to
arrest
him
knowing
him
the
best
able
to
pay
,
and
on
a
sudden
,
when
they
haue
him
within
the
Citty
with
the
help
of
halfe
a
dozen
Puttocks
belonging
to
one
of
the
Compters
lay
their
clawes
on
him
,
and
seldome
stay
(
except
he
bee
able
to
discharge
the
debt
)
while
they
haue
incarcerated
him
.
Thus
is
this
poore
Gentlemans
fortunes
(
by
his
own
kindnes
and
this
villaines
policie
)
vtterly
ouerthrowne
,
who
neuer
comes
at
him
,
sends
to
him
,
nay
or
so
much
as
once
thinkes
on
him
.
Many
of
these
most
detestable
and
dishonest
trickes
haue
I
known
practised
on
young
Gentlemen
newly
come
to
the
Temple
,
Inns
of
Court
,
and
other
places
that
now
my
heart
bleeds
to
think
on
.
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
haue
heard
much
of
those
that
lie
in
priuiledged
places
being
in
debt
daring
not
shew
themselus
,
but
I
neuer
heard
they
practised
such
abuses
.
Sir
,
said
he
,
if
what
I
speake
tast
of
vntruth
may
I
neuer
inherit
eternall
happinesse
,
what
good
would
it
do●
mee
to
wrong
them
and
do
my selfe
no
good
onely
to
hold
you
in
a
discourse
?
yet
these
are
not
halfe
the
vices
that
are
daily
practised
among
them
,
for
let
a
Gentleman
come
into
their
companie
you
shall
heare
some
cursing
and
damning
for
mony
they
haue
lost
either
at
cards
or
dice
,
others
chafing
and
swearing
they
haue
lost
twentie
pound
when
their
conscience
knowes
they
haue
wonne
as
much
more
,
others
stabbing
one
another
about
some
triuiall
word
passing
betweene
them
,
so
that
there
will
bee
such
a
confused
Babylonian
language
of
blasphemy
among
them
that
none
(
but
their
truchman
the
Diuell
)
can
interpret
it
,
and
when
they
haue
lost
that
in
a
quarter
of
an
houre
at
cards
,
dice
,
tables
,
or
bowles
they
haue
borrowed
of
some
rawfreshman
(
that
lately
was
admitted
into
their
worse
then
lesuiticall
Colledge
)
what
will
they
doe
?
but
start
out
some
this
way
and
the
rest
another
,
some
betake
themselues
to
their
geldings
,
pistols
,
and
a
good
sword
,
and
not
sticke
to
bidde
a
Traueller
good
morrow
,
and
for
that
curtesie
lighten
him
of
his
purse
because
he
might
ride
the
easier
,
and
then
returne
home
againe
.
Others
lie
in
their
beds
musing
(
hauing
their
Tutor
the
Deuill
not
farre
from
them
)
where
they
may
finde
out
some
easie
Gull
of
whom
they
must
borrow
some
mony
for
a
day
or
two
,
but
whatsoeuer
they
borrow
for
one
houre
is
borrowed
for
one
age
,
for
though
they
binde
it
with
a
thousand
Dam-mees
(
that
they
will
repay
it
againe
within
the
space
of
a
weeke
)
you
may
as
well
neuer
bestow
lippe-labour
to
demand
your
mony
for
you
shall
be
sure
neuer
to
haue
it
againe
.
Others
lie
penning
baudy
letters
to
Citizens-wiues
,
inticing
them
to
let
them
haue
mony
or
wares
,
but
if
they
will
not
be
instructed
by
their
diuelish
doctrine
(
as
to
deceiue
their
husbands
to
supply
their
wants
)
what
will
they
doe
?
but
raise
causelesse
scandalls
and
imputations
against
them
and
so
contrary
to
the
will
of
God
go
about
to
part
man
and
wife
.
These
are
they
that
care
for
no
body
but
themselues
,
nay
not
themselues
,
for
if
they
did
they
would
not
so
often
hazard
their
liues
in
the
field
vpon
the
refusall
of
some
drunken
health
,
or
in
speaking
against
some
painted
,
prostituted
Curtesan
,
and
he
that
kills
the
most
men
is
accounted
the
brauest
man
.
These
are
they
that
like
Owles
dares
not
shew
their
faces
into
the
Citty
in
the
day
time
,
but
as
the
Dogges
of
Aegypt
when
they
come
to
drinke
of
the
streame
of
Nilus
lappe
here
and
there
and
dare
not
stay
long
in
one
place
for
feare
the
Crocodiles
(
that
lie
lurking
within
the
bankes
)
should
pull
them
into
the
current
:
so
these
,
when
they
chance
to
skulke
out
of
their
dennes
to
some
Tauerne
to
be
merry
,
dare
not
stay
long
there
,
but
straight
shift
to
an
other
for
feare
some
Sergeants
that
lay
watching
about
the
stalls
should
fasten
on
them
and
pull
them
into
one
of
the
Compters
.
These
are
they
that
go
braue
by
running
in
debt
and
neuer
care
how
to
pay
so
they
haue
it
:
I
once
read
a
pretty
tale
of
a
Popiniay
that
against
the
time
he
should
appeare
before
the
Eagle
(
who
had
summoned
all
the
birds
to
come
before
him
)
borrowed
of
euery
one
of
his
acquaintance
a
feather
,
the
Peacocke
lent
him
one
of
his
plumes
brauely
shining
with
variety
of
cullors
,
the
Parrot
lent
him
one
of
his
greene
fethers
,
the
goldfinch
one
of
his
yellow
,
so
that
as
soone
as
he
was
drest
and
had
presented
himselfe
before
the
Royall
and
princely
Bird
,
and
dismist
,
he
flew
vp
and
downe
the
woods
so
proudly
that
euery
inferiour
Bird
)
as
the
Titmouse
,
the
Hedgsparrow
,
and
Wren
)
began
to
adore
him
:
At
last
these
birds
that
he
had
been
so
much
beholding
to
,
came
to
challenge
their
fethers
of
him
,
and
(
though
very
loath
)
he
was
constrained
to
render
them
back
againe
,
that
when
he
was
bare
and
naked
he
lookt
ten
times
worse
then
those
poore
birds
that
lately
did
admire
him
.
Such
Popiniayes
are
these
that
borrow
of
euery
Citizen
to
make
them
shew
glorious
in
the
worlds
eye
,
but
when
the
Goldsmiths
,
Marchants
,
Silkemen
,
and
Haberdashers
come
to
claime
their
own
and
get
it
,
they
will
seeme
ten
times
more
foule
then
lately
they
did
faire
and
glorious
.
These
are
the
instrumentall
causes
that
many
fathers
disinherit
their
right
Meires
(
and
put
in
their
second
sonnes
)
who
at
last
are
forced
to
marry
some
whore
for
want
of
meanes
,
or
flie
into
the
Lowcontries
and
for
halfe
a
crowne
a
weeke
serue
in
some
Garrison
towne
,
for
if
they
are
caught
(
being
by
their
meanes
runne
into
debt
)
they
will
be
clapt
into
prison
,
and
there
lie
and
rot
,
where
in
processe
of
time
(
when
these
cheating
Gallants
grow
old
and
their
trickes
faile
)
may
lie
themselues
and
fatten
a
prison
,
and
end
their
daies
in
the
Hole
,
in
pouerty
,
famine
,
and
extreame
wretchednesse
.
Thus
haue
I
described
to
you
the
nature
of
the
second
arme
that
continually
runnes
to
the
maine
Ocean
the
Compter
,
now
will
I
hast
to
the
third
which
is
Villanous
Sergeants
.
CHAP.
VI.
Containing
1.
The
condition
of
Sergeants
.
2.
Their
nature
,
IN
heauen
there
are
many
times
ingendred
Meteors
,
Exhalations
,
and
fiery
Comets
:
In
many
Countries
there
are
many
Monsters
,
as
in
Russia
rugged
beares
,
in
Germany
tusked-Boares
,
in
Clenoma
tailestrong
Lyons
,
in
Ireland
cruell
blood-sucking
backbiting
sixfooted
Creepers
:
but
the
most
rauening
and
cruell
Monsters
in
our
Land
are
the
shoulder
clapping
pursebiting
mace-bearers
.
A
necessarie
euill
and
plagusorein
the
body
of
an
infected
City
,
and
a
disease
that
the
most
of
the
Gentry
is
sicke
of
.
For
as
in
the
most
medicinable
phisicke
there
is
most
infectious
poyson
(
which
else
would
not
bee
forcible
or
haue
any
vertue
)
so
in
the
most
peacefull
,
and
populous
Common-wealth
there
must
be
such
necessarie
instruments
or
else
it
would
not
long
continue
:
these
are
they
that
strike
with
the
axe
of
Law
and
lustice
deeper
cuts
then
they
haue
authority
for
,
so
that
sometimes
they
murther
a
whole
family
at
a
blow
,
and
haue
no
more
mercy
when
they
strike
then
a
Spanish-army
when
they
are
vpon
the
execution
or
slaughter
of
their
enemy
.
Yet
thus
much
I
will
say
for
them
when
a
Gentlemans
fortunes
begin
to
be
sicke
and
crasie
,
most
commonly
they
will
apply
him
with
caudles
and
cordials
which
only
haue
but
this
fault
they
tast
some
thing
too
much
of
the
Mace
,
a
spice
more
familiar
in
England
then
in
the
East-Indies
:
for
the
most
base
sort
of
people
in
the
Land
are
neuer
without
it
in
their
pockets
.
But
now
I
thinke
on
it
I
will
not
be
inuectiue
against
them
because
no
subiect
plaies
his
part
to
the
life
so
well
as
these
do
,
then
what
kinde
of
vocation
is
more
necessarie
in
a
Commonwealth
?
I
hold
them
very
religious
men
,
for
they
will
continually
watch
and
pray
,
watch
a
whole
day
together
to
catch
young
Gentlemen
,
and
after
they
haue
clutcht
them
pray
vpon
them
:
They
are
very
valiant
men
for
they
will
strike
the
brauest
spirit
that
walkes
in
the
streete
,
I
haue
known
many
Knights
run
away
at
the
sight
of
them
:
they
are
men
of
great
respect
and
reuerence
,
for
I
haue
seene
many
Gentlemen
giue
them
the
wall
,
and
rather
then
they
will
iustle
with
them
let
them
haue
the
whole
streete
at
their
command
:
They
are
men
of
good
consciences
for
they
will
do
nothing
without
warrant
vnlesse
it
be
now
and
then
for
their
aduantage
:
They
are
very
louing
creatures
for
I
haue
seene
them
come
running
to
a
Gentleman
and
hange
about
his
necke
and
not
leaue
him
to
the
death
:
They
are
very
familiar
and
as
sociable
as
any
whore
,
for
they
will
be
drunke
with
any
man
(
so
it
bee
not
of
their
owne
cost
)
And
lastly
,
very
kinde
and
affable
for
they
will
promise
a
young
Gentleman
more
curtesie
then
a
Courtier
wil
a
citizen
:
Why
then
should
we
not
thinke
well
of
Sergeants
?
Sir
(
said
I
)
I
am
sure
you
speake
this
Paradox
only
to
make
your selfe
(
and
mee
)
merry
,
for
on
my
conscience
what
you
now
speak
is
rather
in
an
ironicall
kinde
of
fashion
then
serious
or
true
,
for
if
you
will
haue
my
opinion
of
them
,
they
are
the
excrement
that
proceeds
from
the
body
of
a
Commonwealth
,
whose
vilde
doings
haue
beene
so
vnsauorie
to
mee
that
(
for
euer
as
all
the
world
else
beside
do
)
I
shall
hate
them
worse
then
a
Butcher
doth
Lent
,
or
a
Fishmonger
Christmas
or
Easter
weekes
,
therefore
good
Sir
be
not
partiall
in
your
proceedings
but
lash
them
at
the
whipping
post
of
Iustice
and
Equitie
,
while
you
fetch
as
much
blood
from
their
ribbes
as
they
haue
teares
from
many
poore
men
and
womens
eyes
.
Faith
Sir
(
said
he
)
indeed
to
tell
you
true
I
am
like
a
kinde
mother
,
that
hauing
seene
her
child
doe
some
wittie
vnhappie
tricke
stands
in
doubt
whether
shee
shall
laugh
at
him
and
let
him
escape
,
or
frowne
at
him
and
correct
him
:
so
I
hauing
seene
the
cleanely
and
smooth
practises
of
these
fellowes
know
not
whether
I
shall
smile
at
them
,
and
let
them
escape
the
scourge
of
my
tongue
,
or
grieue
at
them
and
correct
their
enormities
,
but
howsoeuer
I
haue
so
braue
and
constant
a
Champion
on
my
side
as
Truth
I
will
go
on
though
all
the
Sergeants
belonging
both
to
Poultry
and
Woodstreet
Compter
were
within
eareshot
of
mee
,
therefore
thus
I
will
charge
vpon
them
with
a
volley
shall
wound
some
of
their
consciences
(
if
it
is
possible
for
them
to
haue
any
.
)
In
ancient
Rome
the
Lictores
,
or
Sergeants
went
alwaies
with
their
staues
of
Office
in
their
hands
,
and
in
such
apparell
that
the
whole
City
knew
them
,
and
yet
to
this
day
in
this
forme
,
and
fashion
they
continue
,
or
cary
about
them
some
marke
of
difference
:
So
in
many
other
Countries
they
are
so
markeable
that
they
are
no
sooner
seene
then
knowne
:
But
here
in
England
(
where
they
once
went
in
pide
coates
and
white
roddes
in
their
hands
as
a
badge
of
infamie
)
they
will
alter
their
fashion
of
habite
oftner
then
a
Whore
doth
her
lodgeing
,
or
a
French
Count
his
shirts
in
summer-time
:
Proteus
neuer
changed
shapes
oftner
then
these
fellowes
,
for
sometime
they
will
go
accoutred
like
a
scholler
,
then
like
a
Merchant
,
sometime
like
a
Councellor
,
then
a
Butcher
,
Porter
,
or
Countrie-gentleman
with
their
bootes
and
spurres
as
durty
as
if
they
had
rid
fiue
hundred
mile
through
the
deepest
slowy
way
that
euer
was
trauelled
;
but
this
is
(
most
commonly
)
when
they
go
to
arrest
some
Farmer
or
Yeoman
of
the
Country
that
is
either
but
newly
come
into
his
Inne
,
or
going
out
of
towne
,
and
a
hundred
more
such
stratagems
haue
they
in
their
heads
when
they
are
well
greased
in
the
hand
;
or
when
the
arrest
is
something
dangerous
.
Therfore
first
of
all
I
will
relate
the
manner
they
oftentimes
arrest
a
man
to
make
you
a
little
merry
,
and
then
proceed
to
the
manner
of
their
vsage
of
a
man
after
they
haue
arrested
him
.
A
Norwich
man
being
exceedingly
indebted
to
certaine
Londoners
(
who
often
laide
waite
to
arrest
him
)
came
to
the
City
so
priuate
that
they
knew
not
how
to
come
at
him
,
though
sometime
they
had
intelligence
where
he
was
;
and
when
(
as
it
was
very
seldome
)
the
Citizens
came
to
parley
with
him
it
was
out
of
a
window
,
but
he
could
by
no
means
be
drawne
nigh
their
forces
for
hee
was
too
subtile
for
them
,
and
alwaies
left
word
with
the
seruants
in
the
house
where
he
lay
,
that
none
should
haue
accesse
to
him
before
such
time
he
himselfe
had
seene
them
,
especially
if
they
were
in
satten
doublets
,
cloakes
faced
with
taffatie
,
and
ruffes
of
a
Marchants
sett
;
at
last
his
Creditors
being
incensed
against
him
(
caring
not
what
cost
they
were
at
so
they
might
Incounter
him
)
came
to
the
Compter
in
Woodstreete
and
feed
halfe
a
score
Sergeants
promising
them
if
they
could
take
him
they
should
haue
a
lacobus
a
piece
besides
,
one
of
these
senting
the
busines
,
straight
forged
a
deuice
which
was
in
this
manner
,
hee
was
certified
that
this
Norwich
man
had
weeekly
some
letters
come
to
him
out
of
Norfolke
,
and
that
the
Porter
that
brought
them
had
free
accesse
to
him
,
this
Sergeant
instantly
prouided
a
frocke
,
a
red-cappe
,
a
rope
about
his
shoulders
(
which
would
haue
become
his
necke
better
)
and
with
letters
in
his
hand
directed
to
the
same
party
,
trudges
to
his
lodging
being
iust
on
that
day
the
Porter
was
accustomed
to
come
to
him
;
knocking
at
the
doore
and
being
demanded
his
busines
told
them
that
he
had
letters
out
of
Norfolke
for
such
a
Gentleman
,
vpon
this
he
was
directed
vp
staires
to
the
Chamber-doore
,
who
no
sooner
knockt
but
the
Gentleman
did
start
vp
from
his
bed
to
the
Chamber-doore
peeping
before
through
the
key-hole
,
and
seeing
him
to
be
a
Porter
let
him
in
,
as
soone
as
hee
was
entred
hee
bidde
his
worshippe
good
morrow
,
vales
his
bonnet
,
and
deliuers
him
a
letter
that
should
come
from
a
Gentleman
of
his
acquaintance
,
but
as
he
was
opening
of
it
,
what
doth
my
Porter
doe
but
pulls
his
mace
out
of
his
pocket
(
the
Gentleman
not
dreaming
of
such
a
breakfast
)
and
laide
on
his
shoulders
,
and
arrested
him
,
telling
him
that
he
was
not
what
he
seemed
to
be
(
a
Porter
)
but
what
hee
was
a
Sergeant
,
and
that
there
was
no
way
with
him
but
either
to
giue
satisfaction
to
his
Creditors
,
or
to
prison
,
therefore
make
your selfe
ready
,
and
along
.
So
he
seeing
how
hee
was
betraide
and
arrested
went
quietly
with
him
to
the
Compter
,
and
died
in
execution
.
As
pretty
a
pranke
as
this
the
same
Sergeant
plaide
by
an
other
Gentleman
that
stood
vpon
his
guard
,
who
hauing
his
Creditors
with
him
the
day
before
seemed
to
grow
to
a
composition
with
him
vpon
the
sealing
of
certaine
bonds
,
promising
to
release
him
while
a
farther
day
,
telling
him
that
the
next
day
they
would
bee
with
him
,
and
bring
a
Councellor
,
and
a
Scriuener
:
a
Councellor
to
giue
them
direction
for
the
managing
of
the
busines
on
both
sides
,
and
the
Scriuener
to
make
and
write
what
they
should
determine
.
The
Creditors
hauing
taken
their
leaue
straight
plotted
together
ouer
night
how
they
might
arrest
the
Gentleman
in
the
morning
,
and
hauing
inuented
the
proiect
,
forth-with
went
to
the
Compter
and
there
did
see
these
Sergeants
and
halfe
a
dozen
more
with
them
to
dispatch
this
busines
:
the
Sergeants
being
well
oyled
in
the
hand
with
Aurum
potabile
were
as
hot
vpon
the
exploite
as
an
Italian
on
a
wench
of
fiueteene
,
and
did
long
to
put
their
deuice
in
practise
,
the
Sergeant
would
needes
take
vpon
him
to
be
the
Councellor
,
and
his
Yeoman
the
Scriuener
,
who
had
attired
themselues
so
quaint
that
they
who
had
neuer
seene
them
before
would
haue
sworne
they
had
beene
the
same
they
counterfeited
,
for
the
Sergeant
had
a
Barristers
gowne
on
his
backe
(
that
euer
after
could
not
choose
but
infect
the
true
Owner
with
knauery
)
a
double
ruffe
about
his
necke
,
and
his
beard
cut
as
close
as
a
stubble
field
;
his
Yeoman
(
that
had
as
villanous
a
looke
as
any
Scriuener
betweene
Charing
,
crosse
and
Pauls
)
had
his
inkehorne
at
his
girdle
,
his
pen
in
his
care
,
and
his
parchment
and
waxe
in
his
hand
,
and
away
they
go
with
a
score
more
of
their
Comrades
,
whom
they
had
appointed
not
to
be
farre
from
them
but
to
come
and
releiue
them
when
they
heard
a
pistoll
discharged
(
which
lay
in
the
Gentlemans
window
ready
charged
to
guard
himselfe
with
)
the
Citizens
led
the
way
,
and
my
Councellor
and
Scriuener
trot
after
vntill
they
came
to
the
house
,
so
the
folkes
seeing
there
was
no
body
but
such
as
had
beene
there
the
day
before
(
except
a
Councellor
and
a
Scriuener
)
conducted
them
vp
into
the
Gentlemans
chamber
(
where
were
halfe
a
dozen
of
his
men
about
him
for
feare
of
the
worst
(
so
the
Gentleman
and
the
creditors
began
to
lay
open
the
matter
to
the
Councellor
who
desired
the
Gentleman
to
dismisse
his
seruants
for
halfe
an
hower
,
for
it
was
not
fit
they
should
heare
any
of
their
proceedings
;
they
were
so
then
the
Counceller
begins
to
vtter
his
opinion
,
wh●●e
the
Scriuener
▪
began
to
sneake
nigh
the
window
,
and
when
hee
saw
his
time
,
discharged
the
pistoll
▪
and
then
instantly
arrested
him
,
the
other
Sargeants
hearing
the
watch
word
giuen
,
straight
ran
vp
into
the
chamber
with
their
swords
drawen
,
and
layd
hold
on
him
,
telling
him
their
intent
and
what
they
were
,
so
the
poore
Gentle-man
seeing
himselfe
thus
caught
(
rather
then
goe
to
prison
)
payd
the
debt
,
so
sent
the
Sargeants
and
Citizens
away
.
Other
such
dog-trickes
as
these
haue
they
plaid
,
as
vpon
a
Marchant
,
that
(
either
vpon
pollicy
or-pouerty
)
broke
,
and
hauing
made
all
his
goods
ready
to
goe
into
the
Low-Countryes
wanted
nothing
to
dispatch
,
but
to
mend
three
or
foure
dry-fats
,
which
he
ment
to
put
his
goods
in
,
and
gaue
order
to
his
Maide
,
to
prouide
two
or
three
Coopers
to
mend
them
,
but
shee
(
being
brib'd
by
his
Creditors
)
betrayd
her
masters
purpose
to
them
,
so
they
prouided
halfe
a
dozen
Sargeants
,
to
goe
like
Coopers
the
next
morning
,
to
mend
this
Marchants
dry-fats
,
and
were
let
in
to
dispatch
it
,
and
had
direction
from
the
Marchant
himselfe
how
to
finish
it
:
but
as
he
was
busie
about
them
,
insteed
of
hooping
the
barrels
,
they
hoopt
him
in
their
armes
,
and
arrested
him
,
so
that
before
they
left
him
,
they
made
him
pay
the
executions
they
had
to
charge
him
withall
,
and
was
glad
to
giue
them
a
fee
beside
,
that
they
should
lay
no
more
actions
on
him
.
An
hundred
such
stratagems
they
haue
beene
fortunate
in
,
and
came
off
without
dread
or
danger
,
but
now
I
haue
related
to
you
the
manner
of
their
arresting
many
men
,
now
will
I
tell
you
how
they
vse
many
(
or
most
)
men
they
haue
arrested
.
If
they
perceiue
the
party
whom
they
haue
ceas'd
on
to
be
a
Country-Gentleman
,
they
will
be
busie
with
him
to
know
whether
this
were
the
first
time
he
was
arrested
,
if
it
bee
,
they
haue
the
better
subiect
to
worke
on
,
and
know
(
as
they
term
it
)
how
to
milke
them
the
better
.
First
they
will
carry
him
to
some
Tauerne
(
but
it
shall
bee
nigh
one
of
the
Compters
)
where
they
will
call
for
pottle
after
pottle
,
and
such
meat
as
the
house
affords
,
holding
him
in
delayes
,
while
their
guts
are
full
,
telling
him
they
will
do
him
what
pleasure
they
can
for
him
,
and
that
they
only
keepe
him
there
,
because
they
would
haue
his
aduersaries
come
to
him
,
and
dispatch
him
with
all
expedition
,
swearing
to
him
,
that
they
were
sorry
to
doe
their
office
vpon
him
,
and
that
if
his
creditor
had
not
beene
with
them
,
they
had
rather
haue
giuen
a
crowne
to
another
to
arrest
him
,
then
take
a
twenty-shilling
peece
to
execute
their
office
.
Vpon
this
,
one
of
them
will
makes
as
though
hee
goes
to
fetch
his
Aduersary
,
when
God
knowes
,
he
goes
vp
and
downe
Cheap-side
,
and
other
places
of
the
City
,
enquiring
among
the
Tradesmen
,
whether
such
a
Gentle-man
bee
indebted
to
him
or
no
if
he
bee
,
then
hee
will
tell
them
,
if
hee
will
giue
him
a
peece
of
money
hee
will
vndertake
to
arrest
him
,
for
he
by
chance
had
intelligence
where
hee
supt
,
and
when
he
hath
his
fees
,
what
will
hee
doe
but
goe
to
the
Compter
,
enter
an
action
,
takes
his
warrant
out
of
the
office
,
and
comes
to
the
Tauerne
againe
,
telling
him
,
he
hath
beene
with
his
Aduersary
,
and
that
hee
could
not
possible
come
to
him
this
three
or
foure
hours
yet
,
and
that
if
he
would
giue
them
any
money
,
they
would
stay
with
him
,
if
not
,
they
must
haue
him
to
the
Compter
,
for
they
had
or
her
businesses
to
dispatch
,
that
they
might
get
fiue
pound
by
,
if
he
offer
them
an
Angell
or
a
Marke
for
two
or
three
houres
waiting
with
them
,
account
it
nothing
,
and
scorne
to
stay
so
long
for
so
small
a
matter
,
knowing
the
poore
Gentle
man
will
rather
disburse
the
value
of
twenty
shillings
,
then
goe
to
prison
,
still
expecting
his
Aduersaries
comming
,
of
whose
approach
there
is
no
more
hope
,
then
of
the
Kings
:
little
thinking
of
the
villanie
they
are
practizing
against
him
,
yet
stil
he
expects
his
Aduersary
,
but
when
it
begins
to
bee
late
they
call
for
something
to
supper
,
and
according
to
the
lining
of
the
poore
mans
purse
will
sauce
him
,
if
they
see
he
hath
good
store
of
crowns
,
they
will
councell
him
to
goe
and
lie
in
their
house
a
day
or
two
,
telling
him
it
is
a
thousand
to
one
whether
his
Aduersary
will
come
or
no
,
for
though
he
promised
he
would
not
faile
,
yet
hee
seem'd
very
vnwilling
,
besides
(
say
they
)
if
you
feare
any
other
actions
,
wee
can
keepe
you
so
safe
in
our
house
,
that
none
of
them
shall
know
where
to
finde
you
;
whereas
if
you
were
in
prison
,
they
would
all
come
thundering
vpon
you
,
so
it
may
be
you
may
be
laid
vp
for
two
or
three
winters
:
These
speeches
terrifies
my
poore
Gentle
man
,
and
still
rather
then
he
would
goe
to
prison
,
would
giue
all
the
money
in
his
purse
,
at
last
,
hauing
discharged
all
the
reckoning
at
the
Tauerne
,
away
he
goes
with
them
,
and
lies
in
some
of
their
houses
a
day
or
two
,
which
is
enough
(
for
it
will
cost
him
at
least
twenty
shillings
day
and
night
)
and
yet
the
poore
man
is
farther
from
his
liberty
,
then
when
he
was
first
arrested
,
and
when
these
purse-leeches
haue
suckt
him
dry
,
then
they
bring
him
to
prison
.
Why
Sir
(
said
I
)
when
I
was
arrested
I
neuer
saw
any
such
abuses
among
them
,
it
may
be
so
,
said
he
,
then
they
perceiued
you
had
no
money
,
or
that
you
were
too
wise
to
be
cheated
,
for
I
haue
seene
diuers
Gentle
men
come
into
prison
(
after
they
haue
laine
a
fortnight
or
three
weekes
at
some
of
their
houses
,
at
an
excessiue
rate
)
without
either
cloake
,
sword
or
hat
which
the
Sargeants
haue
got
from
them
,
onely
bearing
them
in
hand
that
they
will
get
them
baile
.
Againe
,
if
he
be
a
poore
simple
fellow
,
as
some
Seruing-man
,
or
Countrey
Tradesman
,
they
will
carry
him
to
some
blinde
Ale-house
,
and
there
practize
on
him
,
telling
him
,
that
if
hee
goe
to
prison
,
it
will
cost
him
at
first
entrance
a
marke
or
fourteene
shillings
,
and
that
he
must
haue
irons
put
on
his
legs
,
as
soone
as
hee
comes
in
,
and
put
into
a
place
where
hee
shall
neither
see
foot
or
hand
,
while
he
hath
discharged
the
debt
,
and
that
he
would
giue
them
so
much
money
,
they
ought
to
haue
for
arresting
him
,
and
something
to
drinke
besides
,
they
would
if
it
should
bee
his
fortune
to
go
thither
speak
to
the
Keepers
to
vse
him
kindly
.
This
trick
I
haue
knowen
them
serue
a
poore
Country
fellow
,
and
brought
him
to
prison
with
neuer
a
penny
in
his
purse
:
once
they
seru'd
a
friend
of
mine
so
,
but
I
think
I
made
them
render
the
money
backe
againe
,
and
be
glad
they
could
be
rid
so
quietly
of
him
.
If
I
should
but
repeat
but
halfe
their
abuses
,
I
should
fill
a
reame
of
paper
,
I
haue
seene
them
come
dragging
in
a
poore
man
by
the
heels
,
that
his
head
hath
knockt
against
the
stones
for
a
quarter
of
a
mile
together
,
and
so
battered
and
martyred
,
that
a
man
could
scarce
know
whether
he
were
a
man
or
no.
Sometimes
when
they
know
a
man
in
feare
of
arresting
,
they
will
,
without
warrant
from
the
Creditor
,
giue
him
a
cast
of
their
office
,
onely
to
get
some
money
out
of
him
,
and
so
let
him
goe
againe
:
sometime
when
they
are
feed
to
arrest
a
man
,
they
will
send
the
party
word
to
keepe
out
of
their
way
,
hoping
to
haue
a
gratitude
from
him
:
sometime
when
they
haue
arrested
a
man
(
if
the
creditours
be
not
by
)
will
not
sticke
to
take
a
brace
or
two
of
Angels
and
let
him
goe
,
telling
his
aduersary
the
next
time
he
meets
him
,
he
cannot
set
eye
of
him
,
and
whereas
a
Sargeants
fee
from
the
Creditor
is
no
more
then
one
shilling
for
an
arrest
,
they
scorne
to
step
from
the
gate
vnder
a
Crowne
,
a
Noble
or
an
Angell
,
and
whereas
there
is
a
statute
that
none
of
them
shall
take
aboue
a
groat
of
him
that
is
arrested
,
they
will
not
sticke
to
milk
him
out
of
all
his
money
,
and
turne
him
into
prison
without
either
hat
,
cloake
or
sword
,
They
haue
other
tricks
as
bad
as
these
,
as
for
example
,
when
they
haue
arrested
any
man
,
either
vpon
an
execution
or
action
,
&
if
any
Gentleman
or
Tradsman
,
or
of
what
fashion
so
ere
he
be
,
by
chance
do
but
iustle
them
as
they
are
bringing
their
prisoner
to
the
Compter
,
for
if
they
call
them
by
their
right
names
,
Varlets
,
they
(
without
warrant
or
any
authority
from
some
Superiour
power
,
as
Iustice
or
Constable
,
but
by
the
vertue
of
their
owne
office
)
will
carry
him
to
prison
,
and
either
lay
my
Lord
Maiors
command
on
him
,
or
clap
some
heauy
action
on
him
,
that
except
he
haue
good
friends
or
a
fat
purse
to
compound
with
them
,
he
may
lie
and
rot
there
for
all
them
.
*
I
know
a
poore
man
that
did
If
any
man
they
arrest
,
in
his
struggling
to
make
an
escape
from
them
,
chance
to
hit
any
of
them
,
either
on
the
legs
,
face
or
brest
,
so
that
they
haue
no
hurt
at
all
,
they
will
gripe
,
beat
and
pinch
the
poore
man
so
miserably
,
that
hee
shall
not
bee
able
to
lift
his
arme
to
his
head
,
and
then
enter
an
action
of
battery
against
him
,
which
will
more
vex
and
disturbe
him
then
all
the
rest
:
I
my selfe
haue
beene
eye-witnesse
of
the
like
,
for
in
the
beginning
of
August
,
1616.
they
arrested
a
poore
[
*
](A00646-e3150-b)
*
Iohn
Rogers
.
Seruing-man
,
who
had
an
action
entered
against
him
by
them
,
because
hee
offered
to
make
an
escape
from
them
,
and
when
he
had
all
his
other
actions
withdrawn
he
could
by
no
meanes
get
free
from
them
,
they
were
so
vnreasonable
in
compounding
with
him
,
that
hee
tooke
a
strong
conceit
,
and
the
nineteenth
of
the
same
month
ended
his
life
.
Thus
haue
I
portrayed
foorth
in
my
freshest
cullours
the
abuses
and
wrongs
his
Maiesties
subiects
daily
sustaine
by
these
Sargeants
,
for
which
they
can
haue
little
or
no
remedy
,
and
as
well
as
I
could
,
waded
through
the
third
arme
that
paies
tribute
to
the
Maine
Ocean
the
Compter
.
Now
will
I
proceede
to
the
fourth
and
last
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Containing
,
1.
The
nature
of
a
Constables
office
.
2.
An
obiection
concerning
the
abnses
his
Maiesties
subiects
suffer
by
Beadles
and
Watch-men
that
vnderstand
not
the
vertue
of
their
office
.
3.
And
lastly
,
an
answer
in
their
defence
.
REason
(
the
Soule
of
Law
)
and
Law
(
the
life
of
a
Common-wealth
)
should
shine
and
be
tralucent
in
those
that
beare
the
office
of
a
Constable
,
for
hee
being
the
Kings
Deputy
for
the
night
,
is
the
King
of
the
night
,
therfore
being
so
,
he
should
impartially
with
his
staffe
which
representeth
Iustice
,
beate
downe
disorder
,
and
defend
Equity
,
Peace
and
Innocence
:
but
there
are
many
Constables
in
these
dayes
,
that
through
their
ownenegligence
(
not
wilfulnesse
)
doe
contrary
to
the
nature
of
their
office
,
for
very
often
the
Beadle
and
Watch-men
in
his
absence
,
commit
that
which
the
Constable
himselfe
is
much
blam'd
for
,
who
vnder
the
pretence
of
seeing
good
order
kept
,
as
I
haue
heard
,
are
the
first
that
breed
disorder
:
but
for
mine
owne
part
I
neuer
was
eye-witnesse
of
any
of
their
misdemeanours
,
but
onely
as
I
haue
heard
it
reported
,
therefore
I
dare
nor
will
goe
no
further
then
truth
doth
guide
me
.
For
first
,
I
should
wrong
that
worthy
office
,
in
relating
what
I
haue
no
probability
for
,
and
secondly
my selfe
,
in
making
my selfe
a
dishonest
man
in
print
.
Why
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
haue
often
heard
it
reported
,
that
the
Beadles
and
Watch-men
are
in
fee
with
the
Keepers
of
both
the
Compters
,
and
that
for
euery
man
they
commit
they
receine
a
groat
,
and
therefore
onely
for
gaine
,
will
(
vpon
any
light
or
slight
fault
)
carry
any
man
that
comes
in
their
way
to
prison
,
or
if
any
man
fee
them
,
they
will
(
if
he
be
neuer
so
drunke
,
vnruly
or
disordered
)
conuay
him
to
his
lodging
;
or
otherwise
,
if
hee
bee
vnfurnisht
,
conuay
him
to
one
of
the
Compters
.
And
to
mine
owne
knowledge
I
haue
knowne
a
Beadle
committed
to
the
Gatehouse
for
committing
a
Noblemans
seruant
(
who
went
vpon
speciall
busines
for
the
Lord
his
Master
)
therefore
if
he
had
not
first
wronged
this
Gentleman
,
and
secondly
the
force
,
and
nature
of
his
Office
,
why
should
he
being
an
Officer
be
committed
for
his
misdemeanour
?
Againe
I
haue
seene
many
men
come
into
prison
(
since
I
came
hither
)
that
haue
been
extreamly
hackt
and
maimed
with
their
halberds
:
which
in
(
my
opinion
)
they
cannot
answer
,
for
though
they
haue
authority
to
commit
,
they
haue
none
to
kill
or
wound
,
therefore
in
my
iudgement
these
abuses
are
vnsufferable
,
and
onely
are
vpholden
by
their
Head
the
Constable
.
Sir
(
said
he
)
you
must
vnderstand
that
a
Constable
is
but
an
Iland
brooke
that
paies
but
small
tribute
to
the
Ocean
the
Compter
,
he
is
but
causa
accidentalis
,
an
accidentall
cause
,
and
by
chance
fattens
the
grosse
and
vast
body
of
it
,
for
after
his
watch
is
set
hee
is
bound
by
oath
to
performe
his
office
both
for
the
discharge
of
his
owne
conscience
,
and
the
good
of
his
Prince
,
and
Countrey
,
in
which
duty
euery
good
subiect
is
bound
in
duty
to
assist
him
.
For
a
Constable
is
the
preseruer
of
peace
,
the
attacher
of
vice
,
and
the
Intelligencer
of
iniuries
,
and
hath
as
strong
and
forcible
power
to
commit
Offendors
in
the
night
as
any
Iustice
of
peace
hath
in
the
day
:
nay
if
any
Lord
,
Knight
,
or
Gentleman
of
what
degree
,
or
fashion
soeuer
he
bee
,
comming
in
the
night-time
through
the
watch
in
an
vnruly
fashion
is
as
subiect
to
his
command
and
authority
as
the
poorest
subiect
that
walkes
the
streetes
:
and
if
hee
should
not
sometimes
nay
many
times
clappe
vp
such
personages
,
they
would
be
thought
very
slacke
in
their
office
and
not
worthy
of
that
authoritie
,
and
power
the
King
hath
giuen
them
;
for
many
men
though
they
haue
braue
outsides
may
commit
or
act
as
great
,
or
more
heinous
mischiefe
then
those
that
are
of
a
poore
ranke
,
for
if
the
Constable
should
not
stand
Centinell
,
how
many
men
would
beerob'd
in
the
space
of
one
weeke
,
nay
of
one
night
,
which
by
his
industry
and
care
hee
preserues
.
But
here
it
is
obiected
that
the
Beadle
and
Watchmen
haue
for
euery
man
they
commit
a
groat
,
whether
it
be
true
or
false
I
neuer
could
confidently
speake
of
,
if
they
haue
,
it
is
fit
that
for
so
many
nights
as
they
sit
vp
for
the
good
of
the
Commonwealth
they
should
haue
something
allowed
,
and
who
is
the
fittest
to
allow
it
but
such
as
haue
offended
and
they
haue
beene
troubled
with
the
night
before
:
Againe
you
say
they
will
commit
such
as
haue
no
mony
to
giue
them
,
though
it
be
vpon
a
sleight
occasion
,
and
let
such
passe
though
their
fault
bee
neuer
so
heynous
so
they
will
grease
them
in
the
fist
.
This
obiection
I
will
thus
answer
,
if
this
abuse
is
offered
it
cannot
enter
into
my
minde
that
the
Constable
hath
any
hand
in
it
,
for
there
are
many
occasions
that
may
call
him
away
after
his
watch
is
set
,
and
he
that
is
his
Deputy
may
commit
the
offence
(
knowing
not
what
truely
belongs
to
his
office
or
place
)
and
if
sometimes
they
let
a
Drunkard
escape
without
going
to
prison
,
it
is
a
thousand
to
one
but
they
that
conduct
him
to
his
lodging
will
haue
the
house-Keeper
,
passe
his
word
for
his
comming
foorth
in
the
morning
to
answere
what
shall
bee
laide
to
his
charge
before
the
Iustice
:
and
I
thinke
a
●ester
or
a
shilling
is
well
bestowed
vpon
them
for
such
a
curtesie
:
againe
if
they
chance
to
let
any
vnruly
Gallant
passe
,
it
is
either
vpon
his
submission
to
the
Constable
or
his
Deputy
,
or
else
he
must
alledge
some
firme
and
constant
reason
what
the
occasion
is
of
his
being
so
late
out
of
his
lodging
.
And
though
there
are
many
men
hurt
in
the
watch
,
the
fault
lies
most
of
all
in
themselues
and
not
in
the
Watchmen
,
for
when
a
company
of
Gallants
come
from
some
Tauerne
,
or
worse
place
high
gon
in
wine
,
and
will
not
render
an
account
of
their
walking
at
such
an
vntimely
season
,
but
draw
their
swords
and
fall
to
hacking
them
,
therefore
they
are
bound
first
of
all
by
the
Kings
lawes
to
apprehend
them
,
and
secondly
by
the
law
of
nature
to
defend
themselues
,
and
rather
offend
then
to
bee
offended
.
Thus
haue
I
answered
your
obiectious
desiring
to
draw
to
an
end
,
for
this
is
a
subiect
I
haue
no
firme
or
sollid
ground
to
worke
on
,
if
Constables
,
Beadles
,
and
Watchmen
,
are
conscious
or
guilty
of
these
obiections
I
haue
defended
,
I
desire
they
may
amend
and
correct
them
and
giue
no
occasion
to
haue
any
pen
busie
it selfe
in
describing
the
abuses
;
thus
haue
I
set
foorth
in
order
the
foure
armes
that
pay
tribute
to
the
Ocean
the
Compter
,
now
will
I
come
to
the
Compter
it selfe
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Containing
1.
Aresemblance
betweene
the
Sea
,
and
the
Compter
.
2.
With
the
true
nature
and
conditions
of
such
as
liue
in
it
.
NOw
I
haue
crost
the
armes
of
this
maine
Ocean
the
Compter
I
will
saile
in
the
Ocean
it selfe
;
and
well
may
the
Compter
hold
similitude
with
the
Sea
,
for
as
the
Sea
is
oftentimes
disturbed
with
stormes
,
gusts
,
and
tempests
,
so
is
the
Compter
with
continuall
stormes
of
griefe
;
gusts
of
sorrow
,
and
tempests
of
tribulation
which
are
continually
beating
vpon
the
head
and
heart
of
many
a
poore
Prisoner
.
The
Sea
as
Philosophers
hold
is
rul'd
by
the
Moone
and
according
to
the
nature
of
her
fourequarters
,
she
doth
ebbe
and
flow
,
rise
or
fall
,
so
is
the
Compter
maintained
by
the
Law
and
the
foure-Tearmes
,
and
according
to
their
nature
and
property
,
it
is
full
and
empty
.
The
sea
hath
many
fearefull
and
hideous
monsters
in
it
,
so
hath
the
Compter
an
abundance
of
Sergeants
.
In
the
Sea
the
great
ones
eate
vp
the
little
ones
,
so
in
the
Compter
the
Iaylors
and
Officers
feed
vpon
the
poore
Prisoners
.
In
the
Sea
there
are
many
rocks
and
quicksands
,
so
in
the
Compter
is
the
booke
where
many
poore
men
pay
their
fees
,
and
the
Paper
house
where
he
hath
his
discharge
:
in
the
Sea
there
are
many
shippes
cast
away
by
wracks
and
tempests
,
so
in
the
Compter
are
many
men
by
extortion
and
cruell
Creditors
:
And
lastly
,
as
in
a
storme
at
sea
a
braue
shippe
Royall-well
man'd
that
hath
store
of
skilfull
Marriners
and
a
good
Pilot
may
ride
out
the
fury
and
rage
of
the
tempest
when
a
poore
rotten
weatherbeaten
Pinke
destitute
of
Anchor
,
sailes
,
munition
,
men
and
Skilfull
Pilots
,
is
soone
drowned
:
So
in
the
Compter
in
the
most
horredst
wracke
of
affliction
,
a
rich
man
well
friended
,
well
monyed
(
his
chiefest
Pilot
)
may
make
way
through
the
fearefullest
storme
of
aduersity
,
and
come
againe
to
the
Port
and
Hauen
of
Liberty
,
while
the
poore
man
destitute
of
friends
and
mony
is
soone
cast
away
in
a
small
brunt
and
shocke
of
aduersitie
:
but
now
to
the
matter
.
In
Noahs
Arke
there
were
some
of
all
sort
of
Creatures
,
so
in
the
Compter
some
of
all
kinde
of
people
,
for
to
say
the
right
of
it
,
it
is
a
Commonwealth
though
very
little
wealth
bee
common
there
.
There
lies
your
right-worshipfull
poore
Knight
,
your
worshipfull
beggerly
Esquire
,
your
distressed
Gentleman
,
your
Mechanicke
Tradsman
,
your
prating
Pettifogger
,
and
iuggling
(
lyers
I
would
say
)
Lawyers
,
all
these
like
so
many
beasts
in
a
Wildernesse
desire
to
prey
one
vpon
the
other
,
for
I
thinke
there
are
as
many
sinnes
looking
through
the
grates
of
a
Prison
as
there
are
walking
through
the
gates
of
a
City
:
For
though
we
are
all
Prisoners
yet
the
causes
of
our
restraint
are
diuers
,
some
are
in
for
debt
,
some
for
other
more
heynous
and
criminall
actions
,
some
there
are
that
are
in
vpon
constraint
,
and
such
are
they
that
come
in
for
debt
and
can
no
way
shunne
what
they
suffer
,
or
haue
no
meanes
to
giue
satisfaction
to
their
Creditors
:
Others
there
are
that
are
voluntary
and
such
are
they
that
come
in
of
purpose
,
who
(
if
it
please
themselues
)
may
keepe
themselues
out
,
of
which
I
finde
foure
kinde
of
people
that
are
good
subiects
to
this
Commonwealth
the
Compter
,
and
they
are
these
,
the
first
your
subtile
Citizen
,
the
second
your
riotous-Vnthrift
,
the
third
your
politicke
High
way-man
,
and
the
fourth
and
last
your
crafty
mechanicke
.
The
first
of
these
is
the
firmest
legge
the
body
of
this
Commonwealth
doth
stand
vpon
,
for
after
hee
hath
been
a
Tradsman
some
fiue
or
six
yeeres
or
longer
,
hauing
borne
vp
his
head
as
high
as
his
neighbours
,
hath
had
good
credit
on
the
Exchange
among
the
Marchants
,
and
continually
paying
them
at
the
day
appointed
,
may
if
it
please
him
(
hauing
kept
his
word
so
faithfully
with
them
)
haue
what
goods
he
pleaseth
at
halfe
a
yeere
or
yeeres
day
of
payment
:
at
last
when
he
finds
his
best
oppo●tunity
,
what
doth
he
,
but
gets
fiuehundred
pounds
worth
of
wares
of
one
marchant
,
as
much
more
of
an
other
,
and
so
runnes
ouer
all
those
he
hath
had
doings
with
,
and
when
hee
hath
got
the
quantity
of
foure
,
or
fiue
thousand
pounds
worth
of
goods
into
his
hands
,
a
moneth
or
six
weekes
before
the
day
of
payment
,
my
Citizen
in
priuate
sells
all
these
commodities
by
whole
sale
for
ready
mony
at
the
best
rate
,
and
hauing
all
this
cash
in
his
purse
straight
flies
into
the
Countrie
among
his
friends
,
and
lies
there
perhaps
a
summer
together
for
his
owne
pleasure
,
and
when
hee
heares
of
any
writs
that
are
out
for
him
returnes
againe
to
the
Cittie
,
and
lies
close
making
none
acquainted
with
his
lodging
but
some
man
he
knowes
will
breake
before
the
next
quarter
,
and
imploies
this
partie
to
go
to
his
Creditors
to
certifie
them
of
the
miserie
he
is
in
,
and
that
by
trusting
young
Gentlemen
he
hath
vndone
himselfe
,
desiring
them
to
bee
good
to
him
,
protesting
that
they
shall
haue
all
that
is
left
among
them
if
they
will
be
content
to
let
him
walke
the
streetes
quietly
to
vse
some
meanes
to
raise
his
fortunes
once
againe
:
his
Creditors
perhaps
giues
his
friendes
good
wordes
telling
him
they
will
not
be
rough
with
him
hoping
with
this
baite
to
catch
my
cittizen
abroad
and
so
clappe
him
vp
,
which
my
Bankrupt
little
cares
for
,
knowing
that
after
he
hath
laine
in
prison
a
yeere
or
two
they
will
be
glad
to
take
a
quarter
of
their
debts
and
let
him
out
,
what
cares
he
for
Actions
,
Executions
,
Iudgements
,
Statutes
,
or
any
other
Writs
,
hee
hath
enough
to
keepe
himselfe
in
prison
and
will
make
them
come
to
composition
with
him
as
hee
list
himselfe
,
or
they
get
none
at
all
,
so
his
Creditors
at
last
seeing
his
resolution
so
fixt
and
setled
will
(
though
very
loath
)
take
one
quarter
of
their
debts
rather
then
loose
all
,
and
it
may
bee
not
halfe
of
that
in
mony
,
but
young
Gentlemens
bonds
,
and
desperate
debts
that
God
knowes
whether
they
shall
euer
recouer
one
penny
:
thus
doe
many
Banrupts
ly
in
diuers
prisons
about
this
Towne
inriching
themselues
,
and
by
their
policie
are
good
for
nothing
but
to
defraud
his
Maiesties
subiects
,
and
fatten
a
loathsome
prison
,
and
this
is
the
first
of
these
voluntary
Souldiers
.
The
second
of
these
are
such
that
will
compound
with
a
brase
of
Sergeants
to
arrest
them
,
and
such
are
many
young
Gentlemen
that
want
mony
to
supply
some
vitious
vse
or
other
(
knowing
they
haue
kinde
friends
)
will
voluntarily
haue
an
action
enter'd
against
them
and
be
arrested
,
so
perhaps
will
lye
there
a
day
or
two
while
their
friends
heare
of
it
,
who
if
it
bee
but
a
matter
of
foure
or
fiue
pound
will
not
sticke
to
discharge
it
,
which
being
no
sooner
done
but
straight
they
go
to
the
party
to
whom
the
mony
was
paide
▪
and
there
giue
the
Sergeant
an
Angell
,
and
share
the
rest
among
themselues
,
many
trickes
of
this
kinde
haue
I
seen
put
in
practise
since
I
came
hither
;
but
one
thing
I
will
not
forget
which
was
this
:
One
of
these
fellowe
▪
that
had
vsed
this
tricke
three
or
foure
seuerall
times
,
and
beene
fetcht
out
by
his
friends
for
seuerali
summes
of
mony
,
did
once
more
put
it
in
practise
,
which
his
friends
(
at
last
)
perceiuing
,
let
him
lie
there
some
two
or
three
yeeres
together
,
and
the
most
part
of
his
imprisonment
was
in
the
Hole
,
and
if
at
last
he
had
not
got
off
cleere
by
his
owne
industry
he
might
haue
beene
a
Prisoner
there
while
this
time
for
all
them
.
How
say
you
sir
was
not
this
a
pretty
tricke
?
yes
faith
sir
(
said
I
)
I
would
all
such
voluntary
prisoners
might
be
seru'd
so
,
but
(
good
sir
)
to
the
third
of
these
voluntaries
.
The
thirst
sort
of
these
are
such
that
hauing
beene
in
prison
,
and
lying
in
the
Hole
haue
beene
released
by
Legacies
,
but
being
freed
and
feeling
thesweetnesse
of
it
,
will
purposely
once
a
yeere
(
as
about
Christmas
or
Easter
,
when
they
know
Legacies
come
in
)
get
some
friend
of
theirs
to
arrest
them
for
a
matter
of
thirty
or
forty
shillings
and
then
make
suite
to
the
Marchants
(
that
yearely
come
and
release
prisoners
if
their
debts
be
not
aboue
that
value
)
which
if
they
get
,
they
haue
so
much
mony
cleere
to
bee
merry
with
.
These
base
trickes
are
vsuall
though
they
be
not
lookt
into
,
or
corrected
,
for
it
is
an
extreame
wrong
first
to
the
party
that
giues
it
in
cheating
of
him
,
and
secondly
in
defrauding
other
poore
Prisoners
that
lie
in
for
due
debts
.
The
fourth
and
last
sort
of
these
are
young
Gallants
that
now
and
then
will
make
a
steppe
to
Newmarket-heath
or
some
such
place
,
and
after
they
haue
that
they
long
lookt
for
,
come
posting
to
London
,
and
if
the
hews
and
●●ies
come
too
hotly
after
them
,
instantly
gets
themselues
arrested
into
one
of
the
Compters
,
and
lie
there
while
the
matter
cooles
,
for
who
will
looke
into
such
a
place
for
any
such
Offenders
?
Thus
haue
I
laide
downe
in
my
best
methode
the
nature
of
these
voluntary
Prisoners
that
fatten
this
Common-wealth
the
Compter
Sir
(
said
I
)
these
reports
strike
mee
into
a
masement
:
I
protest
I
thought
there
could
not
haue
beene
such
villany
extant
in
a
Realme
much
lesse
in
a
prison
:
But
I
hope
sir
you
are
come
to
treat
of
the
Keepers
,
I
am
sir
,
said
he
,
and
thus
began
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Containing
1.
A
Character
of
a
Iaylor
.
2.
Their
true
nature
and
disposition
.
3.
Their
cruelty
,
and
extortion
,
And
4.
and
lastly
such
abuses
that
haue
been
discouered
,
liuely
displaied
.
DAre
you
write
?
Why
not
?
my
dore
is
shut
.
They
that
pinch
me
see
not
how
I
pinch
them
.
But
,
but
when
your
discourse
comes
out
the
Keeper
will
hold
you
in
the
faster
.
Tush
my
booke
must
helpe
me
out
.
I
hope
to
see
Pauls
▪
Churchyard
as
soone
as
it
.
If
I
doe
not
,
the
worst
censure
that
can
passe
,
will
be
a
Rayler
against
a
laylor
.
Bold
Muse
hold
on
thy
pace
.
If
the
world
is
a
Body
,
then
I
cannot
be
perswaded
but
laylors
and
Keepers
of
Prisons
are
the
nailes
of
it
,
for
they
scratch
exceedingly
,
and
like
sicke
men
possest
with
lunacie
snatch
at
any
thing
:
These
kinde
of
fellowes
are
as
nigh
a
kinne
to
Sergeants
as
Brokers
are
to
Vsurers
,
both
of
them
are
inseparable
purseleaches
,
and
are
men
that
hauing
runne
through
their
trades
as
they
haue
their
estates
,
at
last
are
forced
to
take
vpon
them
this
most
base
,
and
odious
kinde
of
life
,
which
they
no
sooner
haue
obtained
but
are
as
proud
of
it
,
as
a
lousie
prisoner
of
a
fresh
sute
,
or
a
beggerly
Rimer
of
tweluepenny
dole
when
hee
oweth
ninepence
for
ale
.
They
are
men
that
haue
no
quality
in
them
but
one
,
and
that
is
to
aske
mony
,
and
like
Lawyers
without
their
fees
will
doe
nothing
.
They
imitate
Rauens
,
Kites
and
Crowes
that
feede
vpon
the
corruption
,
stinking
garbige
and
guts
of
any
carrion
lying
in
the
fields
,
and
leaue
that
part
that
is
most
wholesome
vntouch't
,
so
these
feed
vpon
the
follies
and
vices
of
the
age
,
&
haue
nothing
to
doe
with
any
thing
that
is
good
.
If
a
Gentleman
come
into
their
Confines
that
hath
his
purse
well
lined
with
crownes
they
will
haue
no
more
mercy
ouer
him
then
a
Dog
killer
hath
ouer
a
diseased
Curre
in
the
plague
time
.
Which
makes
me
call
to
mind
that
Motto
I
haue
often
seene
and
read
Homo
homini
Lupus
man
is
to
man
a
Wolfe
.
If
a
man
should
trauell
into
the
Wildernesse
or
some
vast
desert
,
and
bee
deuoured
by
some
Reare
,
or
Boare
,
or
such
like
sauage
Creature
,
it
were
but
their
kinde
to
doe
so
being
prickt
and
stung
with
hunger
;
But
for
one
man
like
a
Canniball
to
feed
vpon
the
other
,
what
more
monstrous
and
worse
then
crueltie
is
this
which
euery
day
is
seene
in
this
place
.
Yet
in
their
crueltie
they
will
vse
deliberation
and
feed
vpon
a
man
while
he
hath
mony
,
and
make
as
dainty
of
him
as
a
Spaniard
will
of
a
piece
of
beife
or
mutton
,
and
make
many
sweete
meales
of
him
:
Or
like
some
cruell
Surgeons
that
haue
a
rich
man
in
cure
of
some
dangerous
disease
,
will
not
at
first
send
him
to
purge
in
another
aire
,
but
let
him
by
lingring
,
and
as
they
call
them
with
their
compounding
plaisters
make
him
smart
while
they
haue
got
more
money
from
him
,
and
while
they
haue
drawne
his
life
to
the
last
thread
,
and
thinke
here
is
no
more
to
be
got
out
of
him
,
straight
post
him
to
his
graue
;
so
Iaylors
when
a
mans
mony
is
spent
turne
him
into
the
Hole
.
Sir
(
said
I
)
I
haue
seene
some
of
their
doings
since
I
came
hither
,
and
haue
admired
they
should
bee
so
hardened
that
their
hearts
cannot
bee
mollified
with
the
oile
of
compassion
,
no
nor
cut
with
the
Diamond
of
compunction
,
or
that
they
haue
no
sense
or
feeling
of
their
owne
inhumanity
and
hard-heartednesse
,
nor
once
thinke
that
God
may
one
day
make
them
in
as
wretched
a
plight
as
those
they
thus
tyrannize
ouer
.
Sir
(
said
he
)
you
shall
seldome
see
a
Butchers-dogge
that
continually
lies
in
the
shambles
without
a
bloudy
mouth
,
and
those
Officers
that
liue
in
this
place
hauing
once
their
finger
dipt
in
the
blood-boule
of
crueltie
,
seldome
or
neuer
can
be
reduced
to
a
milder
kinde
of
vsage
:
Custome
is
a
second
nature
with
them
,
and
because
they
daily
do
it
they
thinke
it
is
as
naturall
with
them
as
their
meate
and
drinke
.
But
I
will
leaue
their
strickt
dealing
with
old
Prisoners
while
an
other
time
,
and
come
to
their
vsage
and
behauiour
to
new-come
Prisoners
at
their
first
entrance
.
At
the
first
entrance
of
any
man
into
this
Dedalean
Labyrinth
,
after
they
haue
viewed
him
and
know
his
name
,
then
according
to
the
fashion
of
his
cloaths
(
but
most
especially
the
weight
of
his
purse
)
they
beare
themselues
towards
him
,
Flies
neuer
come
to
painted
gallipots
for
their
gay
outsides
,
but
their
sweet
insides
as
suckets
,
sugars
,
and
other
preserues
,
so
these
rather
respect
the
purse
,
then
the
person
;
for
they
had
rather
know
he
hath
a
siluer
inside
then
see
him
to
haue
a
golden
outside
.
If
they
know
hee
hath
good
friends
that
will
not
see
him
want
,
or
that
hee
hath
meanes
of
his
owne
correspondent
to
their
expectation
,
they
will
fawne
and
flatter
him
in
euery
respect
more
then
a
funerall
sermon
will
a
dead
man
;
he
shall
want
nothing
while
he
wants
not
money
,
euery
Officer
will
haue
a
cappe
and
a
knee
for
him
,
euery
time
they
see
him
hee
shall
command
all
the
house
be
Dominus
fac
totum
,
what
abuse
soeuer
he
offers
shall
be
smothered
suffering
him
to
doe
any
wrong
,
yet
take
none
,
when
a
poore
man
for
the
least
offence
shall
be
clapt
into
irons
,
and
cast
into
the
Hole
,
and
there
shall
remaine
while
such
time
he
submits
himselfe
in
all
humilitieto
Master
Keeper
.
If
they
see
a
young
Nouice
come
in
,
who
liberally
and
freely
will
pay
all
the
large
fees
of
the
house
without
much
asking
,
and
sometimes
grease
their
perpetuall
dry
palmes
with
a
tester
or
a
shilling
,
he
shall
not
only
command
their
hats
,
but
also
their
hearts
,
a
couert
parasite
will
not
be
more
submisse
to
his
best
Patrone
then
these
Compter
Spaniells
will
bee
before
such
profuse
prodigalls
.
But
if
a
Gentleman
of
a
rectified
and
sollid
vnderstanding
chance
to
be
arrested
,
and
being
demanded
the
fees
and
garnish
stand
vpon
interrogatories
with
them
,
asking
them
what
warrant
they
can
shew
for
the
taking
of
such
mony
(
being
loath
to
cast
away
his
mony
)
they
will
instantly
answere
it
is
a
custome
.
A
custome
!
Oh
heauens
is
custome
become
Law
,
and
must
it
because
it
is
vsuall
with
them
be
lawfull
for
them
to
grinde
the
faces
of
his
Maiesties
subiects
,
who
will
not
for
the
most
part
stand
and
capitulate
with
them
but
rather
condescend
to
them
so
they
may
get
good
vsage
of
them
,
and
when
they
are
discharged
neuer
thinke
of
their
abuse
,
but
are
glad
they
haue
got
from
them
,
and
will
rather
leaue
their
cruelty
to
be
punished
by
Gods
hand
then
the
Lawes
.
I
desire
to
know
the
reason
,
why
,
when
a
Gentleman
comes
to
the
Masterside
he
must
before
hee
is
suffered
to
come
into
the
dining
roome
pay
twelue
pence
for
turning
the
key
,
which
not
long
since
was
but
a
groat
,
by
what
authoritie
or
warrant
are
they
now
to
take
two
groats
more
then
there
due
:
nay
indeede
,
why
should
they
haue
any
at
all
,
because
I
neuer
read
in
any
place
in
the
statutes
of
England
that
such
fees
are
due
,
therefore
hauing
no
warrant
from
thence
,
I
admire
they
dare
venture
to
take
that
which
may
turne
to
their
vndoing
,
if
any
Informer
should
prosecute
this
extortion
against
them
.
Againe
,
suppose
a
man
payes
the
shilling
is
demanded
of
him
by
the
porter
,
why
should
hee
pay
for
his
bed
the
first
night
two
shillings
(
which
extortion
is
diuided
betweene
the
cheefe
Keeper
and
the
Chamberlaine
his
seruant
)
they
can
yeeld
none
other
reason
but
this
,
that
it
is
a
custome
:
and
if
they
bee
hardly
put
to
it
,
they
will
say
that
is
the
pleasure
of
the
Sheriffes
,
on
my
conscience
they
doe
be
lye
their
Worshipfull
Master
,
for
though
they
are
Masters
of
the
House
where
prisoners
are
,
yet
they
are
not
Masters
of
their
purses
:
besides
no
man
can
bee
so
ignorant
and
simple
,
to
beleeue
that
they
will
deuise
lawes
of
themselues
,
for
which
they
haue
no
warrant
out
of
the
statutes
:
besides
the
statutes
of
the
Compter
were
wont
fiue
yeeres
since
to
hang
in
the
yard
,
that
euery
man
might
see
what
was
For
a
Gentle-man
(
they
afterward
clapt
into
the
Hole
,
because
hee
plainely
and
boldly
tolde
them
of
their
abuses
)
being
arrested
came
into
the
Master
side
,
&
being
demanded
his
fees
and
garnish
,
which
hee
very
well
had
beene
acquainted
with
,
because
hee
often
,
by
his
owne
confession
,
had
beene
a
prisoner
,
tolde
them
there
was
none
due
and
none
he
would
pay
,
for
,
sayd
he
,
howsoeuer
you
may
fetch
ouer
young
guls
for
their
money
,
I
will
not
be
so
soone
caught
,
what
I
call
for
,
I
will
make
a
shift
to
see
discharged
,
otherwise
I
determine
to
pay
nothing
,
and
so
resolue
your selues
.
The
Chamberlaine
(
the
cheefest
officer
on
that
side
)
be
gan
to
take
the
repulfe
very
hainously
,
and
thought
he
would
one
way
or
other
be
euen
with
him
,
making
no
account
that
hee
should
lose
his
fees
by
him
,
earely
the
next
morning
before
the
Gentleman
was
vp
,
came
into
his
chamber
,
where
he
found
him
sleeping
,
and
his
cloake
(
the
marke
he
shot
at
)
lying
on
the
table
by
him
,
so
tooke
it
vp
and
went
downe
staires
againe
,
but
when
the
Gentle-man
was
awake
,
and
began
to
make
himselfe
ready
,
he
found
his
cloake
missing
,
so
that
hee
began
to
enquire
of
his
chamber-fellowes
if
they
saw
it
not
,
but
they
denied
it
,
at
last
he
had
intelligence
that
the
Chamberlaine
had
got
it
for
his
fees
,
vpon
this
hee
first
went
and
demanded
his
cloake
of
him
,
who
refused
to
deliuer
it
,
vnlesse
he
would
pay
him
his
garnish
,
for
,
quoth
hee
,
you
haue
met
with
no
fooles
,
no
faith
,
said
the
Gentle
man
,
I
rather
think
I
am
come
among
a
crue
of
cunning
knaues
,
and
vnlesse
you
redeliuer
me
my
cloake
againe
,
I
will
make
some
of
you
appeare
so
before
yours
and
my
betters
.
And
so
foorthwith
sent
his
letter
by
a
friend
of
his
to
the
next
Iustice
,
demanding
his
warrant
for
the
apprehending
of
such
a
fellow
,
naming
of
him
,
that
the
same
night
had
rob'd
him
,
so
layd
flat
fellony
to
his
charge
:
The
Iustice
hearing
the
matter
could
doe
none
other
,
seeing
he
purposed
to
sweare
against
him
,
and
being
for
the
King
granted
him
his
warrant
for
the
attaching
of
the
same
Chamberlain
and
to
bring
him
before
him
to
be
examined
,
he
seeing
how
he
was
seru'd
with
this
warrant
,
would
haue
giuen
the
Gentle-man
his
cloake
againe
,
which
he
refused
but
at
last
by
much
perswaston
he
was
intreated
to
take
it
againe
,
if
so
bee
hee
might
heare
no
more
of
the
matter
,
and
with
all
his
heart
for
gaue
him
all
such
fees
he
before
demanded
of
him
and
was
glad
he
escapt
so
well
.
And
that
the
world
may
know
this
is
no
fiction
of
mine
owne
inuention
that
I
haue
related
,
I
will
tell
the
name
of
him
that
did
this
,
who
was
one
Mr
Venard
(
that
went
by
the
name
of
Englands
Ioy
)
that
afterward
died
heere
in
misery
,
plagued
by
the
Keepers
,
being
more
guilty
of
his
death
then
his
cruell
aduersaries
,
for
after
hee
began
to
tell
them
of
that
they
were
loath
to
heare
of
,
they
thrust
him
into
the
Hole
,
being
in
winter
,
where
lying
without
a
bedde
,
hee
caught
such
an
extreame
cold
in
his
legges
,
that
it
was
not
long
before
he
departed
this
life
.
Now
I
would
know
of
them
,
if
their
fees
had
beene
due
,
why
did
they
not
stand
to
the
maintaining
of
their
due
,
or
if
the
Sheriffes
did
appoint
such
fees
to
bee
taken
▪
why
did
they
not
appeale
to
him
,
and
desire
his
aide
in
the
matter
,
and
since
that
time
why
did
they
not
procure
of
him
that
the
Articles
might
bee
hung
vp
by
the
gate
,
that
all
prisoners
as
soone
as
they
are
brought
in
vpon
an
arrest
or
command
,
may
read
them
and
not
stand
in
contention
,
but
paie
what
the
Right
Worshipfull
Sheriffes
and
Court
of
Aldermen
thinke
fit
to
be
paide
.
That
the
extortion
of
these
Iaylors
are
extreame
,
When
a
Gentleman
is
vpon
his
discharge
,
and
hath
giuen
satisfaction
for
his
executions
they
must
haue
fees
for
irons
,
three-halfe-pence
in
the
pound
,
besides
the
other
fees
,
so
that
if
a
man
were
in
a
thousand
or
fifteene
hundred
pound
execution
,
they
will
if
a
man
is
so
madde
haue
so
many
three-halfe-pence
,
but
I
thinke
the
Keeper
of
one
of
the
Compters
that
tooke
such
vnlawfull
fees
was
forced
to
pay
backe
againe
what
he
had
receiued
with
a
thousand
thankes
as
soone
as
hee
perceiued
he
had
a
subpaena
was
seru'd
vpon
him
out
of
the
Exchequor
:
Thus
if
some
men
would
but
take
this
order
with
them
,
and
ierke
them
with
such
rods
they
would
learne
a
better
and
honester
lesson
.
To
mine
owne
knowledge
I
saw
a
Promooter
that
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
perceiue
you
are
either
loath
to
proceede
in
your
discourse
,
or
else
you
grow
weary
with
discoursing
,
therefore
I
will
giue
you
some
expausion
&
breathing
time
,
&
vnfold
vnto
you
what
I
heard
of
others
since
I
came
in
,
concerning
them
,
and
if
in
any
point
I
erre
in
the
relation
,
I
desire
you
to
be
my
guide
and
put
me
into
the
right
way
,
for
I
am
loath
to
wrong
them
,
though
they
wrong
most
men
they
haue
power
ouer
,
but
would
haue
the
body
of
my
discourse
stand
vpon
the
feet
of
truth
.
I
haue
heard
it
reported
,
when
any
Legacies
come
into
the
house
,
towards
the
release
of
the
poore
people
of
the
Hole
,
the
Keepers
sometimes
takes
them
into
their
hands
,
promising
those
that
deliuer
them
,
that
they
shall
be
layd
foorth
toward
the
discharge
of
the
poore
,
but
contrary
to
the
wil
of
the
Benefactor
deceased
,
releeue
not
only
the
poore
in
the
loathsome
dungeon
of
the
Hole
,
to
whom
it
was
soly
giuen
,
but
help
those
out
with
them
that
lie
in
the
two-penny
ward
,
because
they
owe
them
money
for
their
lodging
,
and
so
not
for
any
good
will
to
them
,
helpe
them
to
a
Legacie
,
that
they
might
be
payd
themselues
out
of
it
,
or
else
they
might
lie
there
like
the
rest
of
their
fellowes
.
Thus
they
first
wrong
the
charitable
Benefactours
,
that
on
their
death-beds
bequeath
their
bounty
to
the
poor
,
and
lastly
,
the
poore
themselues
,
in
depriuing
them
of
that
which
is
due
to
them
,
in
making
them
stay
,
it
may
be
two
months
or
a
quarter
of
a
yeere
before
they
can
be
released
,
expecting
other
Legacies
,
when
as
halfe
a
score
or
more
of
them
may
die
before
they
come
in
.
Againe
,
I
haue
heard
some
murmure
at
their
plots
,
in
keeping
men
in
by
pollicy
that
haue
store
of
money
,
letting
them
not
goe
before
such
time
their
money
is
almost
spent
,
and
when
their
Creditors
come
to
heare
of
them
,
will
not
sticke
to
tell
them
that
they
haue
money
enough
in
their
pockets
,
&
that
it
was
fit
they
should
haue
their
due
before
they
withdrew
their
actions
:
yet
when
they
see
his
coine
begin
to
wast
,
will
not
stand
out
to
perswade
their
aduersaries
to
take
pity
of
them
,
and
come
to
some
reasonable
composition
:
for
what
should
they
doe
with
them
when
they
haue
no
more
cash
:
dealing
with
them
as
some
dainty
Lady
will
with
a
Woodcocke
,
cares
not
what
becomes
of
the
body
,
when
shee
hath
eaten
vp
his
braines
,
or
as
Huntsmen
doe
with
foxes
,
fling
the
carkasse
into
some
ditch
or
on
some
dunghill
,
after
they
hane
stript
his
skin
ouer
his
eares
.
Besides
these
trickes
I
haue
heard
that
when
a
young
Gentle-man
is
arrested
,
and
hath
competent
allowance
from
his
friends
,
as
weekely
his
diet
and
his
lodging
discharged
,
they
continually
will
certifie
his
friends
or
his
father
of
the
least
misdemeanour
he
shall
commit
,
nay
,
rather
then
faile
to
relate
all
,
will
adde
more
to
it
,
to
make
it
more
hainous
,
so
that
hee
might
bee
incensed
against
his
childe
,
and
still
keepe
him
in
prison
,
which
policy
is
onely
for
this
cause
,
that
they
might
still
haue
so
good
a
guest
as
hee
is
,
knowing
his
friends
will
see
such
things
hee
cals
for
truely
discharged
▪
These
things
(
say
they
)
are
common
with
them
,
and
when
a
Tradesman
is
arrested
vpon
seuerall
actions
they
will
giue
(
being
feed
well
)
intelligence
to
their
Aduersaries
whether
they
meane
to
put
in
baile
or
no
to
them
,
or
what
they
determine
to
get
their
release
by
,
caring
not
what
becoms
of
the
poore
man
,
wife
and
children
,
so
they
themselues
gaine
but
twelue-pence
.
Some
,
say
they
,
will
not
sticke
to
take
fees
of
dead
men
,
and
scarce
let
the
coffin
goe
out
of
their
gates
,
before
his
friends
hath
payd
his
fees
,
therefore
if
these
reports
bee
true
,
it
is
first
most
abhominable
for
them
to
act
,
and
most
lamentable
to
heare
.
Therefore
,
good
Sir
,
let
me
haue
your
aduise
and
opinion
in
this
matter
,
and
truly
without
any
fallacie
or
equiuocation
,
whether
these
things
I
lately
was
certified
,
of
are
true
or
no
,
after
a
little
pausing
he
began
to
resolue
me
in
this
manner
.
Indeede
Sir
,
some
of
these
deuises
I
haue
found
practised
vpon
my selfe
,
but
for
some
others
,
that
you
haue
made
mention
of
I
will
not
boldly
warrant
to
bee
true
,
but
you
haue
heard
no
more
reported
then
I
haue
heard
spoken
:
but
this
I
can
iustifie
to
be
true
,
as
a
true
token
and
signe
of
their
wooluish
disposition
and
ingluvious
appetites
,
there
cannot
a
dish
of
meat
come
into
the
gates
,
but
they
must
and
will
haue
a
share
of
it
,
nay
,
and
thinke
that
the
poore
prisoners
are
much
beholding
to
them
,
that
they
are
so
much
graced
,
or
haue
so
much
fauour
as
to
haue
them
partake
with
them
:
but
if
any
man
hating
their
society
will
neither
giue
them
entertainment
,
or
inuite
them
to
any
peece
of
meate
hee
shall
bee
sure
to
bee
lockt
vp
all
that
weeke
that
Keeper
waits
,
and
doe
him
some
villanous
mischiefe
whensoeuer
he
conueniently
can
contriue
it
.
Or
on
the
contrary
,
if
any
young
nouice
that
hath
no
execution
against
him
,
bee
pliant
to
their
humour
,
they
will
vse
him
with
as
great
a
respect
as
any
Noble-mans
heire
,
if
they
see
him
profuse
and
riotous
,
they
will
not
leaue
vrging
him
to
go
abroad
with
them
to
take
some
composition
with
his
creditors
,
when
Heauen
knowes
,
it
is
not
for
any
good
they
purpose
to
him
,
but
themselues
.
For
they
vse
him
as
Anglers
doe
the
fish
,
giue
him
a
bait
,
but
it
is
for
his
bane
,
so
these
are
kinde
,
but
it
is
for
some
benefit
they
expect
from
him
,
for
they
will
neuer
goe
abroad
with
any
of
these
vnder
two
shillings
or
halfe
a
crowne
,
if
they
stay
but
an
hower
with
them
,
besides
in
what
company
soeuer
they
come
in
,
and
stay
at
dinner
&
supper
,
either
at
an
Ordinary
or
Tauerne
,
or
any
friends
house
,
they
pay
not
a
penny
,
thus
doe
they
perswade
many
abroad
with
them
(
that
else
would
stay
at
home
,
I
meane
in
Prison
)
first
that
they
might
furnish
their
purses
with
money
,
and
their
bellies
with
good
cheere
,
and
bring
them
home
at
night
,
as
bare
of
money
as
a
sheepe
is
of
wooll
that
all
day
long
hath
beene
feeding
among
bushes
and
briers
.
But
suppose
this
man
from
whom
they
haue
receiued
so
much
kindnesse
,
as
good
diet
,
money
and
other
fauours
,
fall
into
want
and
distresse
,
doe
you
thinke
they
will
releeue
him
,
no
they
will
let
him
lie
and
break
his
heart
with
his
owne
sighes
,
wash
his
couch
with
his
owne
teares
,
grinde
his
teeth
into
powder
,
and
make
himselfe
bread
of
it
to
eat
,
before
they
will
releeue
or
helpe
him
,
or
if
by
chance
they
doe
releeue
any
poore
man
(
as
it
is
very
seldome
)
they
will
in
a
Pharesaicall
ostentation
report
it
to
any
friend
that
comes
to
visit
him
.
I
haue
seene
an
Embleme
,
where
the
picture
of
Charity
held
in
one
hand
loaues
of
bread
,
distributing
it
to
the
poore
standing
round
about
her
,
and
in
the
other
,
a
Trumpet
to
report
to
the
world
her
beneuolence
.
Such
are
these
Iaylours
,
that
vpon
the
least
taste
of
friendship
or
kindnesse
shewed
to
a
man
,
will
bee
sure
to
haue
all
the
people
in
the
house
know
of
it
,
yet
these
curtesies
come
as
seldome
from
them
,
as
virgins
out
of
Pickt-hatch
,
or
sound
horses
out
of
Smith-field
.
But
for
one
good
qualitie
they
haue
ten
badde
,
and
what
iniury
or
wrong
soeuer
they
doe
a
man
hee
must
not
complaine
,
a
rugged
behauiour
towards
them
preuailes
not
.
If
a
man
rush
through
a
quicke-set
hedge
in
hast
he
cannot
chuse
but
haue
his
face
scratcht
▪
wheras
if
hee
temperately
did
diuide
the
bushes
with
his
hands
he
might
go
through
without
any
hurt
:
when
a
poore
man
comes
nigh
a
churlish
mastiffe
he
must
not
spurne
at
him
if
he
meane
to
goe
quietly
by
him
,
but
flatter
and
stroake
him
on
the
backe
,
and
spit
in
his
mouth
:
So
must
Prisoners
if
they
meane
not
to
bee
prickt
with
a
Iaylors
thorny
disposition
must
vse
him
gently
,
or
if
he
will
not
bee
bitten
with
his
currish
and
dogged
vsage
let
him
giue
faire
words
and
sometimes
if
he
be
able
flinge
a
soppe
or
two
into
his
gaping
and
all-deuouring
iawes
.
They
doe
as
all
the
world
else
,
more
for
money
then
merit
,
for
I
haue
seene
a
fellow
come
in
with
scarce
a
ragge
on
his
backe
being
some
Cheate
or
Decoy
that
hath
beene
preferred
to
the
Masterside
,
because
the
Keepers
knew
they
of
his
trade
would
fetch
him
out
speedily
,
and
pay
all
the
fees
:
when
on
the
contrary
,
I
haue
knowne
a
Gentleman
of
good
reputation
whose
behauiour
and
outward
habiliments
shewed
his
desert
,
clapt
vp
into
a
darke
roome
without
any
light
among
halfe
a
score
men
,
and
if
there
were
no
spare
bedde
for
him
to
lie
on
,
let
him
take
vp
his
lodging
on
the
bourds
which
he
must
pay
for
before
he
and
they
part
.
Other
mens
miseries
makes
them
merry
,
and
the
more
Prisoners
they
haue
committed
the
more
is
their
gaine
,
for
I
haue
often
heard
them
(
when
my
Lord
Maiors
officers
haue
brought
in
Bakers
for
making
their
bread
an
ounce
or
two
too
heauy
)
whisper
in
their
eares
telling
them
they
haue
had
but
a
fewe
Prisoners
that
weeke
which
is
an
instigation
to
them
,
to
bring
as
many
as
they
can
possible
;
besides
the
Booke-keepers
,
doe
not
much
stand
vpon
it
to
giue
sometime
a
pint
or
a
quart
of
wine
to
a
Beadle
that
hee
might
not
forget
him
the
next
night
following
,
but
wake
the
watchmen
if
they
should
chance
to
nodde
,
●o
by
that
meanes
might
loose
a
night
walker
.
Their
cruelty
is
as
great
as
their
policy
for
I
haue
heard
since
I
haue
been
Prisoner
a
poore
sicke
man
,
that
not
halfe
an
hower
before
he
died
cald
about
midnight
for
water
to
quench
his
thirst
,
yet
none
of
thesehard-hearted
Keepers
would
rise
to
releiue
him
,
but
were
deafe
to
his
lamentable
and
sad
complaints
:
so
that
the
poore
soule
before
day
tooke
his
leaue
of
the
world
.
But
what
comes
all
the
durt
and
drosse
to
,
they
thus
scrath
and
scrape
together
?
most
commonly
to
nothing
,
for
what
they
are
getting
in
three
or
foure
yeere
they
may
loose
in
an
after
noone
,
so
that
it
is
as
rare
to
see
a
rich
laylor
,
as
a
droue
of
fat
Oxen
in
Spaine
;
for
sometimes
when
they
go
abroad
with
Prisoners
for
tweluepence
or
eighteene
pence
gaine
,
may
loose
them
before
they
come
in
again
,
&
so
are
forced
to
compound
with
their
Creditors
.
And
that
I
may
recreate
your
spirits
(
too
much
dull'd
I
feare
with
my
tedious
discourse
)
I
will
tell
you
three
or
foure
pretty
trickes
,
three
or
foure
seuerall
Prisoners
serued
those
Keepers
that
went
abroad
with
them
.
A
poore
man
hauing
beene
two
or
three
Winters
in
the
Hole
,
and
along
time
frost
bitten
with
calamitie
and
want
,
desiring
to
free
himselfe
because
neither
his
friends
nor
his
cruell
aduersaries
would
do
so
much
for
him
,
came
to
a
Keeper
desiring
him
to
go
abroad
with
him
telling
him
he
had
a
firme
hope
to
make
a
finall
agreement
with
all
his
Creditors
:
for
hee
was
going
to
a
friend
of
his
to
receiue
so
much
mony
(
naming
the
summe
to
him
)
as
would
release
him
:
and
if
hee
would
take
the
paines
to
go
out
with
him
he
would
before
hee
stept
one
foote
out
of
the
gates
giue
him
content
:
The
Keeper
that
had
as
excellent
a
gift
in
taking
money
as
any
leaking
boate
hath
in
taking
water
,
vouchsafed
to
receiue
his
fees
,
and
(
to
be
short
)
wentabroad
with
him
:
the
best
part
of
the
day
they
spent
in
walking
vp
and
downe
the
City
from
friend
to
friend
,
yet
they
could
not
get
so
much
as
one
sixpenny
piece
from
any
:
at
last
to
prolong
the
time
,
the
Prisoner
desired
the
Keeper
but
to
go
with
him
to
one
friend
more
,
and
there
hee
made
no
doubt
but
to
speede
:
well
,
away
they
go
together
,
but
they
found
no
more
mony
there
then
they
did
at
diuers
places
they
had
beene
at
before
,
so
that
they
were
comming
home
againe
as
emprie
of
money
as
they
went
out
:
for
the
Keeper
would
not
stay
a
minute
longer
when
he
saw
there
was
non
Lariohn
to
bee
had
,
so
he
hastens
his
Charge
to
go
a
little
faster
that
they
might
be
at
home
betimes
,
nay
faith
said
the
Prisoner
seeing
you
haue
been
so
good
as
to
stay
out
with
me
so
long
,
I
desire
you
to
doe
me
that
honest
office
as
to
go
into
a
Barbers
shoppe
and
stay
while
I
am
trim'd
which
I
haue
not
been
this
twelue-moneth
,
and
to
recompence
you
for
your
paines
I
will
giue
you
your
shauing
;
the
Keeper
not
refusing
this
curtesie
thinking
to
saue
a
groate
or
sixpence
in
his
purse
by
the
bargaine
,
went
with
him
into
the
next
Barbers
shoppe
they
came
to
,
where
the
Barber
after
a
finnicall
congratulation
biddes
them
welcome
,
and
prouides
his
chaire
and
his
napkins
,
his
combs
,
and
his
Sizers
,
his
balls
and
his
spunges
,
and
falls
first
about
the
Prisoners
eares
:
Who
being
dispatcht
gaue
him
a
tester
and
went
to
the
window
to
put
on
his
band
,
the
Keeper
instantly
vpon
his
rising
beganne
to
fall
into
his
roome
,
and
being
set
fell
a
talking
with
the
Barber
about
what
newes
hee
heard
in
the
City
,
but
they
had
not
discoursed
long
,
but
Cutb●rd
stopt
his
mouth
with
a
washing
ball
,
desiring
him
to
shut
hi
lippes
for
feare
the
suddes
should
come
into
his
mouth
,
and
to
close
his
eyes
for
hee
was
trimming
him
with
a
stinging
ball
:
the
Keeper
did
so
,
now
in
this
time
the
Prisoner
had
made
himselfe
ready
,
slipt
out
of
doores
,
went
quite
away
,
and
was
neuer
heard
of
again
.
Now
the
Barber
had
no
sooner
tooke
the
basen
from
the
Keepers
chinne
,
and
was
carrying
it
to
the
window
but
the
Keeper
admiring
hee
could
not
heare
his
Prisoners
tongue
walke
all
this
while
,
opened
his
eyes
(
venturing
a
smarting
)
to
see
whether
the
Prisoner
were
in
the
shoppe
or
no
,
whom
hee
no
sooner
mist
,
but
vp
he
starts
,
runnes
out
of
doores
bearing
the
Barber
ouer
and
ouer
,
that
came
with
his
rasor
in
his
hand
to
shaue
him
,
and
ran
into
the
streetes
with
the
Barbers
cloathes
about
his
shoulders
,
with
his
choppes
all
white
with
the
froth
and
suddes
that
hung
about
them
,
so
that
he
looked
like
a
Boare
that
foamed
at
mouth
,
or
a
well
trauelling
horse
,
and
in
this
order
runnes
he
madding
vp
and
downe
the
streete
inquiring
for
his
Prisoner
,
the
Barber
followes
him
for
his
cloathes
,
and
mony
for
his
trimming
,
while
euery
man
,
woman
,
and
childe
that
met
him
gaue
him
way
,
thinking
hee
had
newly
broke
out
of
Bedlam
;
but
my
Barber
at
last
ouertooke
him
,
laide
holde
on
him
,
and
got
his
cloaths
,
and
his
mony
of
him
before
he
would
let
him
go
:
and
so
my
Keeper
was
forced
to
turne
backe
to
the
Compter
without
his
Prisoner
,
so
that
when
all
his
fellowes
heard
the
conceit
they
almost
laught
him
out
of
countenance
,
besides
the
plague
he
was
put
to
in
compounding
with
the
Prisoners
Aduersaries
.
But
in
my
conceit
the
best
iest
was
of
a
fellow
who
was
committed
to
the
Compter
(
for
getting
a
Wench
with
childe
)
by
a
Iustice
,
who
sent
this
prouiso
to
the
Keepers
,
that
they
should
not
permit
him
to
go
abroad
vntill
such
time
hee
had
put
in
sufficient
baile
to
discharge
the
Parish
of
the
burthen
:
Now
the
wench
was
not
yet
deliuered
but
looked
euery
hower
,
in
the
mean
time
this
fellow
made
continuall
suite
to
go
abroade
to
seeke
baile
,
at
last
one
of
the
Booke
keepers
let
him
go
to
some
of
his
friends
hauing
for
his
Keeper
one
of
the
Messengers
belonging
to
the
house
,
now
the
Prisoner
being
abroad
and
seeing
his
time
and
oportunity
,
most
nimbly
and
like
an
Irishfootman
betooke
himselfe
to
his
heeles
,
and
ran
quite
away
,
I
cannot
say
cleane
away
,
for
he
was
in
such
a
fright
that
a
man
might
haue
smelt
him
a
furlong
;
but
to
conclude
,
the
Messenger
went
home
to
the
Compter
as
like
an
Asse
as
he
went
out
,
and
brought
home
the
sadde
tidings
which
was
as
welcome
to
the
Booke-keeper
as
a
Prisoner
that
had
neuer
a
penny
in
his
purse
.
Well
to
be
short
,
the
Parish
complained
of
the
Keepers
negligence
,
who
laide
the
fault
on
the
Messengers
head
,
at
last
it
fortuned
so
,
that
the
Wench
was
brought
abedde
,
but
with
what
in
the
name
of
God
?
by
my
troth
,
with
two
chopping
boyes
,
which
the
Iustice
hearing
of
,
to
ease
the
Parish
of
such
a
charge
,
sent
for
the
Booke-keeper
and
the
Messenger
,
and
made
the
Booke-keeper
keepe
one
of
them
,
and
the
Messenger
the
other
,
and
this
was
their
iust
and
righteous
doome
.
Thus
with
my
best
Arte
and
industrie
according
to
my
promise
I
haue
compiled
in
as
briefe
a
method
as
I
could
the
state
of
the
Compters
Commonwealth
rehearsing
subtile
Citizens
,
politicke
Prodigalls
,
villanous
Sergeants
,
and
officious
Constables
and
Beadles
which
are
the
foure
maine
Pillars
that
support
it
:
then
I
discoursed
to
you
of
the
nature
of
the
place
it selfe
and
the
inhabitants
,
their
extortion
,
and
crueltie
:
I
could
now
relate
to
you
the
villany
of
the
Messengers
,
that
are
members
of
the
same
body
,
who
insteed
of
going
to
mens
friends
with
letters
(
which
concernes
their
liberty
or
reliefe
)
will
sit
drinking
in
some
Alehouse
and
neglect
their
busines
,
which
it
may
be
is
a
perpetuall
vndoing
to
the
poore
man
.
I
could
display
the
abuses
of
drunken
Tapsters
that
poyson
poore
Prisoners
with
their
stinking
sower
beere
,
which
they
sell
as
deare
as
if
it
were
as
good
as
euer
died
any
nose
in
graine
:
for
the
most
wee
haue
is
as
you
see
,
scarce
a
wine
pint
for
a
penny
,
and
they
will
not
suffer
vs
to
send
for
it
out
of
doores
where
wee
may
haue
farre
better
,
and
better
measure
,
but
will
breake
such
bottles
our
friends
send
in
too
for
our
releife
,
and
wil
neither
trust
vs
when
we
haue
no
mony
,
nor
suffer
vs
to
send
for
it
where
we
may
be
trusted
,
but
serue
vs
with
drinke
that
the
worst
Iaylor
among
them
will
scorne
to
tast
of
,
but
when
we
are
all
lockt
vp
into
our
Wardes
will
send
for
better
out
of
doores
,
and
will
bee
drunke
when
many
a
poore
soule
is
so
drie
that
they
are
readie
to
choake
.
I
was
intreated
to
haue
a
●●●ke
at
the
Paperhouse
,
which
I
could
not
bee
wonne
to
,
because
I
know
nothing
in
their
office
worthy
of
displaying
,
for
if
I
should
expresse
more
then
I
know
,
both
the
wrong
and
disgrace
would
redound
to
my selfe
,
therefore
if
there
be
any
coruption
or
double
dealing
among
them
I
will
leaue
it
to
their
owne
consciences
.
And
thus
will
I
leaue
of
this
discourse
,
desiring
you
if
you
meane
to
put
these
obseruations
in
print
I
haue
deliuered
,
not
to
nominate
me
,
or
reueale
from
whom
you
haue
had
this
discouery
.
Sir
(
said
I
)
I
will
be
as
close
as
an
Aldermans
doore
at
dinnertime
,
yet
good
Sir
let
it
not
seeme
tedious
or
trouble
some
to
you
,
to
acquaint
mee
with
one
secret
more
,
and
I
shall
rest
your
friend
in
the
highest
degree
of
loue
and
affection
,
which
is
that
you
(
though
concisely
)
would
expresse
to
me
the
nature
of
the
Hole
,
what
place
it
is
,
and
what
gouernment
they
haue
there
,
for
I
haue
heard
much
of
the
authority
among
themselues
.
At
this
hee
beganne
to
smile
,
telling
mee
hee
was
one
of
the
chiefest
in
that
place
,
and
if
it
should
be
knowne
that
hee
reuealed
any
of
them
secrets
,
hee
should
not
onely
haue
a
fine
put
vpon
his
head
,
but
also
should
be
put
out
of
share
.
I
seeing
his
backewardnesse
drunke
a
cuppe
of
sacke
to
him
,
and
at
last
(
though
very
loath
)
hee
beganne
to
mee
once
more
as
followeth
.
CHAP.
X.
Containing
1.
The
miserie
of
such
as
liue
in
the
Hole
.
2.
A
resemblance
betweene
Ierusalem
and
it
.
3.
An
answer
to
certaine
obiections
.
4.
A
resemblance
between
the
Hole
,
and
a
well
gouern'd
Citty
.
5.
The
authoritie
of
the
Steward
and
the
twelue
oldest
Prisoners
.
6.
Their
manner
of
sitting
in
counsell
,
And
lastly
their
Iustice
,
Law
,
and
Equitie
.
HE
that
would
see
the
strange
miracles
of
God
,
let
him
take
some
long
voiage
to
sea
,
and
hee
that
would
see
the
miseries
of
man
let
him
come
into
this
place
the
Hole
,
that
stinkes
many
men
to
death
,
and
is
to
all
that
liue
in
it
,
as
the
Dog
daies
are
to
the
world
,
a
causer
of
diseases
,
except
a
few
whom
I
haue
seene
so
stout
and
tough
(
stinkeproofe
,
nay
plagueproofe
I
thinke
)
that
no
infection
could
pierce
their
hearts
.
Ierusalem
when
it
was
sackt
had
not
more
calamities
feeding
vpon
her
heart
then
this
place
,
and
I
thinke
it
was
the
true
Idea
and
shaddow
of
this
loathsome
Dungeon
we
liue
in
,
for
as
there
as
pinching
famine
in
Ierujalem
,
so
in
this
place
there
are
many
men
that
for
want
of
sustenance
vtterly
perish
.
In
Ierusalem
there
was
sicknesse
,
so
in
this
place
a
man
shall
not
looke
about
him
but
some
poore
soule
or
other
lies
groaning
and
labouring
vnder
the
burthen
of
some
dangerous
disease
,
the
childe
weeping
ouer
his
dying
Father
,
the
mother
ouer
her
sicke
childe
,
one
friend
ouer
an
other
,
who
can
no
sooner
rise
from
him
,
but
hee
is
ready
to
stumble
ouer
an
other
in
as
miserable
a
plight
as
him
he
but
newly
tooke
his
leaue
of
,
so
that
if
a
man
come
thither
he
at
first
will
thinke
himselfe
in
some
Church-yard
that
hath
beene
fatned
with
some
great
plague
,
for
they
lie
together
like
so
many
graues
.
In
Ierusalem
the
warres
ruined
millions
of
soules
,
so
in
this
place
the
continuall
warre
that
hard
hearted
Creditors
make
against
the
liues
of
their
poore
debters
destroy
many
wretched
and
most
miserable
Creatures
:
and
as
in
Ierusalem
a
mother
was
forced
through
hunger
to
eate
her
owne
childe
to
saue
her
owne
life
,
so
in
this
place
one
man
is
ready
to
prey
vpon
the
other
,
so
that
they
walke
vp
and
downe
like
so
many
Ghosts
for
want
of
food
to
relieue
them
.
Lastly
in
Ierusalem
were
intestine
Sir
(
said
he
)
it
is
granted
that
there
be
some
in
this
place
that
go
decent
and
hansome
,
but
you
must
not
be
perswaded
that
they
get
it
from
such
charities
as
are
sent
in
to
them
,
their
owne
indeauours
and
labours
procures
it
them
,
and
it
may
be
some
of
them
as
they
haue
liued
like
Gentlemen
abroad
,
so
they
would
bee
glad
to
shew
themselues
still
though
they
be
in
prison
:
Besides
,
their
friends
sometimes
furnish
them
with
such
necessaries
as
are
fit
to
keepe
them
cleane
,
and
hansome
.
Againe
,
whereas
you
say
that
there
are
some
of
them
haue
what
they
list
,
and
leaue
what
they
dislike
to
the
poore
,
is
not
to
be
credited
,
for
there
is
nothing
that
comes
in
but
the
youngest
hath
as
great
a
share
as
the
eldest
(
I
as
Master
Steward
himselfe
)
therefore
whosoeuer
informed
you
of
this
,
spake
it
out
of
enuie
towards
vs
,
yet
wee
confesse
at
Easter
'
,
or
Christmas
when
any
good
Legacie
comes
in
,
it
is
fittest
that
those
Prisoners
that
haue
beene
of
fiue
or
sixe
yeeres
standing
should
haue
the
profit
of
it
before
such
as
haue
beene
there
but
two
or
three
moneths
,
and
this
breeds
a
mutiny
many
times
among
them
,
because
the
youngest
hath
not
that
priuiledge
the
eldest
ought
to
haue
.
And
lastly
,
whereas
you
alledge
how
riotous
they
liue
there
when
they
haue
mony
,
may
be
very
well
denied
:
for
they
haue
no
money
deliuered
into
their
hands
,
but
into
the
Stewards
disposing
,
who
carefully
prouides
them
such
necessaries
as
they
want
,
onely
at
Christmas
and
Easter
or
such
times
when
the
liberality
of
the
Cittie
is
more
ample
then
at
any
other
time
of
the
yeere
else
,
they
(
though
vnwillingly
)
may
fall
into
some
error
being
kept
from
a
full
diet
so
long
time
as
many
of
them
are
And
now
Sir
I
hope
I
haue
cleered
your
doubts
,
therefore
now
I
will
proceede
to
the
gouernment
of
the
place
.
This
little
Hole
is
as
a
little
Citty
in
a
Common-wealth
,
for
as
in
a
Citty
there
are
all
kinde
of
Officers
trades
and
vocations
,
so
there
is
in
this
place
,
as
we
may
make
a
pretty
resemblance
betweene
them
.
In
steede
of
a
Lord
Maior
we
haue
a
Master
Steward
to
ouer-see
and
correct
all
such
misdemeanours
as
shall
arise
,
hee
is
a
very
vpright
man
in
his
dealings
though
he
stoope
in
his
body
,
but
the
weight
of
the
office
he
beares
is
the
cause
he
bends
,
which
is
a
great
signe
of
humilitie
.
And
as
the
Cittie
hath
twelue
Companies
that
exceede
all
the
rest
for
authoritie
,
antiquitie
,
and
riches
;
so
hath
this
place
twelue
old
Prisoners
that
helpe
the
Steward
in
his
proceedings
,
who
by
the
generall
voice
of
the
house
rule
and
beare
sway
ouer
all
the
rest
;
and
heere
as
in
a
Cittie
is
Diuine
seruice
said
euery
euening
,
and
morning
;
heere
as
in
a
Citty
is
a
commanding
Constable
,
that
vpon
any
misdemeanours
offered
by
any
man
either
to
the
Steward
,
or
the
Twelue
shall
bee
brauely
mounted
and
haue
ten
pounds
with
a
purse
,
that
the
print
of
their
iustice
shall
sticke
vpon
his
buttockes
foure
and
twenty
howers
after
.
And
lastly
as
in
a
Citty
there
is
all
kindes
of
Trades
,
so
is
there
heere
,
for
heere
you
shall
see
a
Cobler
sitting
mending
olde
showes
,
and
singing
as
merrily
as
if
hee
were
vnder
a
stall
abroad
;
not
farre
from
him
you
shall
see
a
Taylor
sit
crosse-legged
(
like
a
Witch
)
on
his
cushion
,
threatning
the
ruine
of
our
fellow
Prisoners
the
Aegyptian
vermine
:
In
an
other
place
you
may
behold
a
Sadler
empannelling
all
his
wits
together
how
to
patch
this
Scotchpadde
hansomely
,
or
mend
the
olde
Gentlewomans
Crooper
that
was
almost
burst
in
pieces
:
You
may
haue
a
Phisition
here
that
for
a
pottle
of
sack
will
vndertake
to
giue
you
as
good
a
medicine
for
melancholly
as
any
Doctour
will
for
fiue
pound
,
and
make
you
purge
vpward
and
downeward
as
well
as
if
you
had
taken
downe
into
your
guts
all
the
drugges
in
Lothbury
.
Besides
if
you
desire
to
bee
remoued
before
a
Iudge
you
shall
haue
a
Tinker-like
Atturney
not
farre
distant
from
you
,
that
in
stopping
vp
one
Hole
in
a
broken
cause
will
make
twenty
before
hee
hath
made
an
end
,
and
at
last
will
leaue
you
in
prison
as
bare
of
mony
as
he
himselfe
is
of
honesty
:
Heere
is
your
Cholericke
Cooke
that
will
dresse
our
meate
when
wee
can
get
any
as
well
as
any
greasie
Scullion
in
Fleetlane
or
Pyecorner
.
And
twentie
more
then
these
there
are
,
which
for
breuitie
sake
I
will
leaue
out
,
because
I
would
discourse
vnto
you
the
maiestie
and
state
of
these
Officers
,
when
euery
Saterday
at
night
they
sit
in
counsell
about
their
affaires
,
and
thus
it
is
.
About
the
time
that
Bowbell
summons
the
toast
and
butter
Eaters
to
shut
vp
their
shoppes
,
the
Councell
beginne
to
flocke
together
,
and
then
the
youngest
man
of
the
Twelue
prouides
a
broome
and
makes
the
little
cockeloft
as
cleane
as
any
Cittizens
wiues
chamber
in
the
Towne
,
then
spreads
a
greene
carpet
on
the
board
not
much
bigger
then
a
Horses
saddle-cloath
iust
before
the
place
the
Steward
sits
in
,
and
then
takes
three
or
foure
stoopes
in
his
hands
and
trudges
downe
to
the
Cellar
,
calling
for
the
best
liquor
,
telling
Froath
the
Tapster
that
it
is
for
Master
Steward
and
the
rest
of
his
brethren
,
who
giues
them
of
the
best
because
they
are
his
best
Customers
:
when
he
hath
his
full
load
of
drink
I
meane
his
armes
and
not
his
head
full
,
away
he
goes
to
the
Councell-chamber
not
forgetting
to
carry
with
him
halfe
a
dozen
papers
of
Tobacco
:
Hauing
ascended
the
Ladder
in
a
most
comely
order
hee
places
the
Canns
on
the
Table
,
and
fills
halfe
a
score
pipes
of
Tobacco
,
thus
hauing
all
things
in
readinesse
he
requests
the
Steward
and
the
rest
of
the
Twelue
to
comevp
,
who
being
ascended
beginne
to
sucke
out
the
braines
of
the
barrells
to
adde
to
their
owne
,
and
light
the
pipes
and
let
them
go
merrily
round
.
The
reason
that
they
drinke
so
much
before
they
determine
of
any
thing
,
is
this
,
that
they
may
the
easier
cast
vp
their
reckonings
;
and
why
they
drinke
so
much
Tobacco
,
is
,
that
if
any
man
be
brought
before
them
for
any
abuse
committed
,
they
might
smoake
him
soundly
.
When
they
haue
deuoured
all
their
drinke
,
and
Trinidado
,
they
sift
and
boult
out
what
expences
they
haue
beene
at
that
weeke
,
what
pepper
,
salt
,
vineger
,
faggots
,
and
candles
they
haue
spent
,
how
many
dozen
of
bread
,
sheepes
gathers
,
and
barrells
of
foureshillings
beere
they
haue
had
brought
in
that
weeke
.
This
businesse
of
moment
dispatched
,
the
youngest
of
the
priuie
Councell
calls
vp
all
such
as
haue
had
wrong
done
them
any
time
that
weeke
,
and
preferres
their
bills
of
complaint
vp
to
the
whole
body
of
the
Councell
,
or
else
are
permitted
to
relate
,
but
with
all
modesty
and
deliberation
,
the
nature
of
the
offence
,
and
so
producing
their
witnesses
,
shall
without
all
partiality
haue
the
Law
passe
vpon
the
Offender
,
who
must
either
fine
for
the
fault
,
or
if
he
be
not
worth
so
much
,
will
make
his
posteriours
pay
for
it
.
If
any
man
be
knowne
to
be
a
common
Drunkard
he
shall
,
if
he
be
able
,
fine
for
it
,
or
else
his
punishment
shall
be
to
go
a
dry
while
he
can
get
mony
to
quench
his
thirst
,
or
else
must
either
drink
water
,
or
choake
.
If
any
man
steale
any
of
his
fellowes
meate
▪
if
it
be
knowne
he
shall
fine
for
it
,
but
if
hee
be
not
able
,
the
Twelue
will
take
such
order
with
him
that
hee
gets
not
a
penny
loafe
three
daies
after
.
Whosoeuer
forsweares
himselfe
if
hee
be
able
,
hee
shall
fine
for
it
,
if
hee
be
not
▪
shall
go
and
be
damn'd
as
long
as
hee
stayes
in
the
house
,
and
neuer
haue
so
much
credit
as
runne
one
penny
on
the
Tapsters
score
.
Againe
if
they
chance
to
fall
together
by
the
eares
themselues
about
any
thing
they
enact
,
so
that
they
beat
the
Canns
about
each
others
eares
,
they
will
not
long
beare
enuie
in
their
hearts
,
but
at
the
approach
of
the
other
halfe
dosen
quench
that
fire
of
debate
,
drinke
a
health
to
some
of
their
best
Benefactours
,
shake
hands
,
be
sworne
friends
,
breake
vp
Councell
for
that
night
,
and
go
to
their
beddes
(
if
they
haue
any
.
)
Thus
haue
I
beguiled
the
time
,
and
I
feare
my selfe
,
in
relating
to
you
the
true
nature
of
the
Hole
,
the
miserie
of
it
;
my
defence
to
the
slanderous
obiections
,
and
the
authoritie
and
iustice
of
the
Steward
and
the
Twelue
,
therefore
I
will
touch
one
point
more
and
draw
to
a
conclusion
.
But
as
hee
was
going
forward
in
his
discourse
the
Bell
of
the
Master-side
range
to
dinner
,
and
by
this
meanes
wee
were
both
called
vp
;
so
I
promised
him
secresie
as
hee
intreated
mee
,
made
an
end
of
our
sacke
,
put
a
small
token
of
my
loue
into
his
hand
,
so
he
went
to
his
Hole
,
and
I
to
my
Ward
,
but
I
no
sooner
was
entered
into
my
chamber
,
but
with
all
expedition
I
tooke
penne
,
inke
,
and
paper
,
writing
what
I
could
remember
of
his
discourse
,
which
I
haue
made
bold
to
publish
to
the
world
,
hoping
that
those
that
read
it
will
not
thinke
a
misse
of
mee
for
setting
it
foorth
,
for
I
doubt
not
but
if
it
be
seriously
perused
,
it
will
giue
true
content
to
them
.
So
remembring
my
best
loue
and
seruice
to
all
those
that
affect
me
,
and
my
willing
labours
,
I
rest
theirs
to
bee
commanded
,
and
remaine
their
poore
and
then
imprisoned
friend
▪
William
Fennor
.
FINIS
.