THE
LIFE
AND
death
of
Ned
Browne
,
a
notable
Cutpurse
and
Conny-catcher
.
IF
you
thinke
(
Gentlemen
)
to
heare
a
repentant
man
speake
,
or
to
tel
a
large
tale
of
his
penitent
sorrowes
,
ye
are
deceiued
:
for
as
I
haue
euer
liued
lewdly
,
so
I
meane
to
end
my
life
as
resolutely
,
and
not
by
a
cowardly
confession
to
attempt
the
hope
of
a
pardon
.
●et
,
in
that
I
was
famous
in
my
life
for
my
villainies
,
I
will
at
my
death
professe
my selfe
as
notable
,
by
discoursing
to
you
all
merrely
,
the
manner
and
methode
of
my
knaueries
,
which
if
you
hear
without
laughing
,
then
after
my
death
call
me
base
knaue
,
and
neuer
haue
me
in
remembrance
.
Know
therfore
(
Gentlemen
)
that
my
parents
were
honest
,
of
good
reporte
,
and
no
little
estéeme
amongst
their
neighbours
,
and
sought
(
if
good
nurture
and
education
would
haue
serued
)
to
haue
made
me
an
honest
man
:
but
as
one selfe
same
ground
brings
foorth
flowers
and
thistles
;
so
of
a
sound
stocke
prooued
an
vntoward
Syen
;
and
of
a
vertuous
father
,
a
most
vicious
sonne
.
It
bootes
little
to
rehearfe
the
pettie
sinnes
of
my
Non-age
;
as
disobedience
to
my
parentes
,
contempt
of
good
counsaile
,
despising
of
mine
elders
,
filching
,
pe●ilashery
,
and
such
trifling
toyes
:
but
with
these
follyes
I
inurde
myselfe
,
till
waxing
in
yeares
,
I
grew
into
greater
villanies
.
For
when
I
came
to
eighteéne
yeares
olde
,
what
sinne
was
it
that
I
would
not
commit
with
greedinesse
,
what
attempt
so
bad
,
that
I
would
not
endeuour
to
execute
;
Cutting
of
purses
,
stealing
of
horses
,
lifting
,
picking
of
lockes
,
and
all
other
notable
coossenages
.
Why
,
I
helde
them
excellent
qualities
,
and
accounted
him
vnworthy
to
liue
,
that
could
not
,
or
〈◊〉
not
liue
by
such
damnable
practises
.
Yet
as
sinne
too
openly
manifested
to
the
eye
of
the
Magistrate
,
is
eyther
sore
reuenged
or
soone
cut
off
:
So
I
to
preuent
that
,
had
a
nette
wherein
to
daunce
,
and
diuers
shadowes
to
colour
my
knaueries
withall
,
as
I
would
title
my selfe
with
the
name
of
a
Fencer
,
&
make
Gentlemen
beleeue
that
I
pickt
a
liuing
out
by
that
mysterie
,
whereas
God
wot
,
I
had
no
other
fence
but
with
my
short
knife
,
and
a
paire
of
purse
stringes
,
and
with
them
in
troth
many
a
bowt
haue
I
had
in
my
time
In
torth
?
O
what
a
simple
oth
was
this
to
confirm
a
mans
credit
with
all
?
Why
,
I
sée
the
halter
will
make
a
man
holy
,
for
whilest
God
suffered
mee
to
flourish
,
I
scornd
to
disgrace
my
mouth
with
so
smal
an
oath
as
In
faith
:
but
I
rent
God
in
péeces
,
swearing
and
forswearing
by
euery
part
of
his
body
,
that
such
as
heard
mee
,
rather
trembled
at
mine
oathes
,
than
feared
my
braues
,
and
yet
for
courage
and
resolution
I
refer
my selfe
to
all
them
that
haue
euer
heard
of
my
name
.
Thus
animated
to
do
wickednes
,
I
fell
to
take
delight
in
the
companie
of
harlots
,
amongst
whome
,
as
I
spent
what
I
gotte
,
so
I
suffered
not
them
I
was
acquainted
withall
to
fether
their
nestes
,
but
would
at
my
pleasure
strippe
them
of
all
that
they
had
.
What
bad
woman
was
there
about
London
,
whose
champion
I
would
not
be
for
a
few
Crownes
,
to
fight
,
sweare
and
stare
in
her
behalfe
,
to
the
abuse
of
any
that
should
doo
Iustice
vpon
her
?
I
still
had
one
or
two
in
store
to
crosbite
withall
,
which
I
vsed
as
snares
to
trap
simple
men
in
:
for
if
I
tooke
but
one
suspitiously
in
her
companie
,
straight
I
verst
vpon
him
,
and
crossebit
him
for
all
the
money
in
his
purse
.
By
the
way
(
sith
sorrow
cannot
helpe
to
saue
me
,
let
mée
tell
you
a
mery
ieasthow
once
I
crosse
bit
a
Maltman
,
that
would
néedes
bée
so
wanton
,
as
when
hee
had
shut
his
Malt
to
haue
a
wench
,
and
thus
the
Ieast
fell
out
.
A
pleasant
Tale
how
Ned
Browne
crossebit
a
Maltman
.
THis
Seuex
Fornicator
,
this
olde
Letcher
,
vsing
continually
into
White
Chappell
had
a
haunt
into
Petticote
Lane
to
a
Trugging
house
there
,
and
fell
into
great
familiaritie
with
a
good
wench
that
was
a
fréend
of
mine
,
who
one
day
reuealed
vnto
me
how
she
was
well
thought
on
by
a
Maltman
,
a
wealthie
olde
Churle
,
and
that
ordinarily
twise
a
weeke
he
did
visite
her
,
and
therefore
bad
mée
plot
some
meanes
to
fetch
him
ouer
for
some
crownes
.
I
was
not
to
séeke
for
a
quicke
inuention
,
and
resolued
at
his
comming
to
crossebite
him
,
which
was
(
as
luck
serued
)
the
next
day
.
Monsieur
the
Maltman
comming
according
to
his
custome
,
was
no
sooner
secretly
shut
in
the
chamber
with
the
wench
,
but
I
came
stepping
in
with
a
terrible
looke
,
swearing
as
if
I
meant
to
haue
challengd
the
earth
to
haue
opened
and
swallowed
me
quicke
,
and
presently
fell
vpon
her
and
beat
her
:
then
I
turned
to
the
Maltman
,
and
lent
him
a
blow
or
two
,
for
he
would
take
no
more
:
he
was
a
stout
stiffe
olde
tough
Churle
,
and
then
I
rayld
vpon
them
both
,
and
obiected
to
him
how
long
he
had
kept
my
Wife
,
how
my
neighbors
could
tell
me
of
it
,
how
the
Lane
thought
ill
of
me
for
suffering
it
and
now
that
I
had
my self
taken
them
together
,
I
would
make
both
him
and
her
smart
for
it
before
we
parted
.
The
olde
Foxe
that
knew
the
Oxe
by
the
horne
,
was
subtill
enough
to
spie
a
pad
in
the
straw
,
and
to
sée
that
we
went
about
to
crossebite
him
,
wherefore
hee
stoode
stiffe
,
and
denied
all
,
and
although
the
whore
cunningly
on
her
knées
wéeping
did
confesse
it
,
yet
the
Maultman
faced
her
downe
,
and
said
she
was
an
honest
woman
for
all
him
,
and
that
this
was
but
a
coossenage
compacted
betweene
her
and
me
to
verse
and
crossbite
him
for
some
peece
of
money
for
amends
,
but
sith
hee
knew
himselfe
cleare
,
he
would
neuer
graunt
to
pay
one
penny
.
I
was
straight
in
mine
oathes
and
braued
him
with
sending
for
the
Constable
,
but
in
vaine
,
all
our
pollicies
could
not
draw
one
c●osse
from
this
crafty
olde
Carle
,
till
I
gathering
my
wits
together
,
came
ouer
his
fallowes
thus
.
I
kept
him
still
in
the
chamber
,
&
sent
(
as
though
I
had
sent
for
the
Constable
)
for
a
fréend
of
mine
,
an
auntient
coossener
,
and
one
that
had
a
long
time
béene
a
Knight
of
the
Post
,
marry
hee
had
a
faire
cloake
and
a
Damaske
coate
,
that
serued
him
to
●ayle
men
withall
.
To
this
periured
companion
I
sent
to
come
as
a
Constable
,
to
make
the
Maltman
stoupe
,
who
(
readie
to
execute
any
villanie
that
I
should
plot
)
came
spéedily
like
an
auncient
welthy
Citizen
,
and
taking
the
office
of
a
Constable
in
hand
,
began
very
stearnly
to
examine
the
matter
,
and
to
deale
indifferently
,
rather
fauoring
the
Maltman
than
me
:
but
I
complained
how
long
he
had
kept
my
Wife
,
he
answered
I
lyed
,
&
that
it
was
a
coossenage
to
crossebite
him
of
his
money
.
Mas
Constable
cunningly
made
this
reply
to
vs
both
:
My
frends
,
this
matter
is
bad
,
and
truly
I
cannot
in
conscience
but
look
into
it
.
For
you
Browne
,
you
complaine
how
he
hath
abused
your
wife
along
time
,
&
shee
partly
confesseth
as
much
:
he
(
who
séems
to
bee
an
honest
man
,
and
of
some
countenance
amongst
his
neighbors
)
forswears
it
and
saith
,
it
is
but
a
deuise
to
strip
him
of
his
mony
:
I
know
not
whom
to
beléeue
,
and
therfore
this
is
my
best
course
because
the
one
of
you
shall
not
laugh
the
other
to
scorn
I
le
send
you
all
thrée
to
the
Counter
,
so
to
answere
it
before
some
Iustice
that
may
take
examination
of
the
matter
.
The
Maltman
Ioth
to
goe
to
prison
,
and
yet
vnwilling
to
part
from
any
pence
,
saide
he
was
willing
to
answere
the
matter
before
any
man
of
worshippe
,
but
hee
desired
the
Constable
to
fauour
him
that
hee
might
not
goe
to
ward
,
and
he
would
send
for
a
Brewer
a
friend
of
his
to
be
his
Baile
.
In
faith
saies
this
cunning
old
Cosener
,
you
offer
like
an
honest
man
,
but
I
cannot
stay
so
long
till
he
bee
sent
for
,
but
if
you
meane
as
you
protest
to
answer
the
matter
,
then
leaue
some
pawne
and
I
will
let
you
goe
whither
you
will
while
to
morrow
,
and
then
come
to
my
house
here
hard
by
at
a
Grocers
shop
,
and
you
and
I
will
goe
before
a
Iustice
and
then
cleare
your selfe
as
you
may
.
The
maltman
taking
this
crafty
knaue
to
be
some
substantiall
Citizen
,
thanked
him
for
his
friendship
and
gaue
him
a
seale
ring
that
he
wore
on
his
fore-finger
,
promising
the
next
morning
to
méete
him
at
his
house
.
Assoone
as
my
friend
had
the
ring
,
away
walkes
he
,
and
while
we
stood
brabling
together
he
went
to
the
Brewars
house
with
whome
this
Maltman
traded
and
deliuered
the
Brewar
the
Ring
as
a
token
from
the
Maltman
saying
he
was
in
trouble
,
and
that
he
desired
him
by
that
token
to
send
him
ten
pound
.
The
Brewar
séeing
an
auntient
Citizen
bringing
the
message
and
knowing
the
Maltmans
Ring
,
stood
vpon
no
tearmes
sith
he
knew
his
Chapman
wogld
and
was
able
to
answere
it
againe
if
it
were
a
brace
of
hundreth
pounds
,
deliuered
him
the
money
without
any
more
adoo
.
which
ten
pound
at
night
we
shard
betwixt
vs
,
and
left
the
maltman
to
talke
with
the
Brewar
about
the
repaiment
.
Tush
this
was
one
of
my
ordinary
shifts
,
for
I
wa●
holden
in
my
time
the
most
famous
Crosbyt●●
in
all
London
:
Well
at
length
as
wedding
and
hanging
comes
by
destenie
,
I
would
to
auoide
the
spéech
of
the
world
hee
married
forsooth
and
keepe
a
house
,
but
(
Gentlemen
)
I
hope
you
that
heare
mee
talke
of
marriage
,
do
presently
imagine
that
sure
she
was
some
vertuous
matrone
that
I
chose
out
.
Shal
I
say
my
conscience
,
she
was
a
little
snowt
faire
,
but
the
commonst
harlot
and
backster
that
euer
made
fray
vnder
the
shadowe
of
Colman
hedge
:
wedded
to
this
trull
,
what
villanie
could
I
deuise
but
shee
would
put
in
practise
,
and
yet
though
shee
could
foyst
a
pocket
well
,
and
get
me
some
pence
,
and
lifte
nowe
and
then
for
a
néede
,
and
with
the
lightnes
of
hir
héeles
bring
mee
in
some
crownes
:
yet
▪
I
waxt
wearie
,
and
stucke
to
the
olde
prouerbe
,
that
chaunge
of
pasture
makes
fat
Calues
:
I
thought
that
in
liuing
with
mée
two
yeares
she
liued
a
yéere
too
long
,
and
therfore
casting
mine
eye
on
a
pretty
wench
,
a
mans
wife
well
knowne
about
London
,
I
fell
in
loue
with
her
,
and
that
so
deepely
that
I
broke
the
matter
to
her
husband
,
that
I
loued
his
wife
,
and
must
néeds
haue
hir
,
and
confirmd
it
with
many
othes
,
that
if
he
did
not
consent
to
it
,
I
would
bée
his
death
:
where
uppon
her
husband
,
a
kind
Knaue
,
and
one
euerie
way
as
base
a
companion
as
my selfe
,
agréed
to
me
,
and
we
bet
a
bargaine
,
that
I
should
haue
his
Wife
,
and
he
should
haue
mine
,
conditionally
,
that
I
should
giue
him
siue
poundes
to
boote
,
which
I
promised
,
though
he
neuer
had
it
:
so
wée
like
two
good
Horse-corsers
,
made
a
choppe
and
change
,
and
swapt
vp
a
Rogish
bargaine
,
and
so
he
maried
my
wife
and
&
his
.
Thus
Gentlemen
did
I
neither
feare
God
nor
his
lawes
,
nor
regarded
honestie
,
manhood
,
or
conscience
,
but
these
be
trifles
and
veniall
sinnes
.
Now
sir
,
let
me
boast
of
my selfe
a
little
,
in
that
I
came
to
the
credite
of
a
high
Lawyer
,
and
with
my
sword
fréebooted
abroad
in
the
country
like
a
Caualier
on
horsebacke
,
wherein
I
did
excell
for
subtelty
:
For
I
had
first
for
my selfe
an
artificiall
haire
,
and
a
beard
so
naturally
made
,
that
I
could
talke
,
diue
,
and
sup
in
it
,
and
yet
it
should
neuer
bee
sp●ed
.
I
will
tell
you
there
rests
no
greater
villany
than
in
this
practise
,
for
I
haue
robbed
a
man
in
the
morning
,
and
come
to
the
same
Inne
and
bayted
,
yea
and
dyned
with
him
the
same
day
,
and
for
my
horse
that
he
might
not
be
knowne
I
coulde
ride
him
one
part
of
the
day
like
a
goodly
Gelding
with
a
large
tayle
hanging
to
his
féetlockes
,
and
the
other
part
of
the
day
I
could
make
him
a
Cut
,
for
I
had
an
artificiall
taile
so
cunningly
counterfeited
,
that
the
Ostler
when
hee
drest
him
coulde
not
perceiue
it
.
By
these
pollicies
I
little
cared
for
Hues
and
Cries
but
straight
with
disguising
my selfe
,
would
outslip
them
all
,
and
as
for
my
Cloake
it
was
Tarmosind
(
as
they
doe
tearme
it
)
made
with
two
outsides
that
I
could
turne
it
how
I
list
,
for
howsoeuer
I
wore
it
the
right
side
still
séemed
to
be
outward
:
I
remember
howe
prettily
once
I
serued
a
Priest
,
and
because
one
death
dischargeth
all
,
and
is
as
good
as
a
generall
pardon
,
heare
how
I
serued
him
.
A
merrie
tale
how
Ned
Browne
vsed
a
Priest
.
I
Chaunced
as
I
road
into
Barkeshire
to
light
in
the
company
of
a
fat
Priest
that
had
hanging
at
his
saddle
how
a
capcase
well
stuft
with
Crowns
that
he
went
to
pay
for
the
purchase
of
some
lands
:
Falling
in
talke
with
him
(
as
communication
will
growe
betwixt
trauellers
)
I
behaued
my selfe
so
demurely
,
that
he
tooke
me
for
a
very
honest
man
,
&
was
glad
of
my
company
,
although
ere
we
parted
it
cost
him
very
deare
:
and
amongst
other
that
he
questioned
me
if
I
would
sell
my
horse
(
for
hee
was
a
faire
large
Gelding
well
spread
and
forheaded
and
so
easily
and
swiftly
paced
,
that
I
could
well
ride
him
seauen
mile
an
houre
)
I
made
him
answere
that
I
was
loth
to
part
from
my
Gelding
,
and
so
shapte
him
a
slight
reply
,
but
before
wee
came
at
our
ba●●te
hee
was
so
in
loue
with
him
that
I
might
say
him
no
nay
,
so
that
when
wee
came
at
our
Iune
and
were
at
dinner
together
we
swapt
a
bargain
:
I
had
the
Priests
and
twenty
Nobles
to
boote
for
mine
.
Well
assoone
as
we
had
chang●e
I
got
mee
into
the
stable
,
and
there
secretly
I
kuit
a
haire
about
the
horse
féetlock
so
straight
vpon
the
veine
that
hee
began
a
little
to
checke
of
that
foote
,
so
that
when
he
was
brought
foorth
the
horse
began
to
halt
;
which
the
Priest
espying
marueld
at
it
,
and
began
to
accuse
me
that
I
had
deceiued
him
.
Well
quoth
I
t
is
nothing
but
a
blood
,
and
assoone
as
hee
is
warme
hee
will
goe
well
,
and
if
in
riding
you
like
him
not
,
for
twenty
shillings
losse
I
le
change
with
you
at
night
,
the
Priest
was
glad
of
this
,
and
caused
his
saddle
to
be
set
on
my
gelding
,
and
so
hauing
his
Capcase
on
the
saddle
pummell
,
rode
on
his
way
,
and
I
with
him
,
but
still
his
horse
halted
,
and
by
that
time
we
were
two
myles
out
of
the
towne
hee
halted
right
downe
:
at
which
the
Priest
chaft
,
and
I
saide
I
wondred
at
it
,
and
thought
he
was
prickt
,
bad
him
alight
and
I
would
see
what
he
ayled
,
and
wisht
him
to
get
vp
of
my
horse
that
I
had
of
him
for
a
mile
or
two
,
and
I
would
ride
of
his
,
to
trie
if
I
could
driue
him
from
his
hault
.
The
Priest
thankt
me
,
and
was
sorrowfull
,
and
I
féeling
about
his
foote
,
crackt
the
haue
asunder
,
and
when
I
had
done
got
vp
on
him
,
smiling
to
my selfe
to
sée
the
Capcase
hang
so
mannerly
before
mée
,
and
putting
spurs
to
the
horse
,
made
him
giue
way
a
little
,
but
beeing
somewhat
stiffe
,
he
halted
for
halfe
a
mile
,
and
then
began
to
fall
into
his
olde
pace
,
which
the
Priest
spying
,
said
:
Methinks
my
Gelding
begins
to
leaue
his
halting
.
I
marry
doth
hée
Maister
Parson
(
quoth
I
)
I
warrant
you
he
le
gallop
too
fast
for
you
to
ouertake
,
and
so
good
Priest
farewell
,
and
take
no
thought
for
the
carriage
of
your
Capcase
.
With
that
I
put
spurres
to
him
lustily
,
and
away
flung
I
like
the
wind
:
the
Parson
calde
to
mee
,
and
sayde
bee
hoped
that
I
was
but
in
ieast
,
but
he
found
it
in
earnest
,
for
he
neuer
had
his
horse
nor
his
capcase
after
.
Gentlemen
,
this
is
but
a
ieast
to
a
number
of
villanies
that
I
haue
acted
,
so
gracelesse
hath
my
life
béene
.
The
most
expert
and
skilful
Alcumist
,
neuer
tooke
more
pains
in
experience
of
his
mettals
,
the
Phisition
in
his
simples
,
the
Mecanicall
man
in
the
mysterie
of
his
occupation
,
than
I
haue
done
in
plotting
precepts
,
rules
,
axiomes
,
and
principles
,
how
smoothly
and
neately
to
foist
a
pocket
,
or
nyppe
a
bung
.
It
were
too
tedious
to
holde
you
with
tales
of
the
wonders
I
haue
acted
,
séeing
almost
they
bee
numberlesse
,
or
to
make
report
how
desperately
I
did
execute
them
,
eyther
without
feare
of
God
,
dread
of
the
Law
,
or
loue
to
my
Country
:
for
I
was
so
resolutely
,
or
rather
reprobately
giuen
,
that
I
held
Death
only
as
Natures
due
,
and
howsoeuer
ignominiously
it
might
happen
vnto
mée
,
that
I
little
regarded
:
which
carelesse
disdain
to
die
,
made
me
thrust
my selfe
into
euery
braule
,
quarrell
,
and
other
bad
action
whatsoeuer
,
running
headlong
into
all
mischiefe
neyther
respecting
the
ende
,
nor
foreséeing
the
danger
,
and
that
secure
life
hath
brought
me
to
this
dishonorable
death
.
But
what
should
I
stand
heere
preaching
?
I
liued
wantonly
,
and
therefore
let
me
end
merrily
,
and
tel
you
two
or
thrée
of
my
mad
prauks
and
so
bid
you
farewell
.
Amongst
the
rest
I
remember
once
walking
vp
and
downe
Smithfield
,
very
quaintly
attired
in
a
fustian
dublet
and
buffe
hose
,
both
layde
downe
with
golde
lace
,
a
silke
stocke
and
a
new
Cloke
,
I
traced
vp
and
downe
verie
solempnly
,
as
hauing
neuer
a
crosse
to
blesse
me
withall
,
where
béeing
in
my
dumps
there
happened
to
me
this
accident
following
.
A
pleasant
tale
how
Ned
Brown
kist
a
Gentlewoman
and
cut
her
purse
.
THus
Gentlemen
beeing
in
my
dumps
,
I
sawe
a
braue
Countrey
Gentlewoman
comming
along
from
saint
Bartlemewes
in
a
satten
Gowne
,
and
foure
men
attending
vpon
her
:
by
her
side
shée
had
hanging
a
maruellous
rich
purse
embroydred
,
and
not
so
faire
without
but
it
séemed
to
be
as
wel
lined
within
:
At
this
my
téeth
watered
,
and
as
the
pray
makes
the
thiefe
,
so
necessity
and
the
sight
of
such
a
faire
purse
beganne
to
muster
a
thousand
inuentions
in
my
heade
how
to
come
by
it
:
to
goe
by
her
and
Nip
it
I
could
not
,
because
shée
had
so
many
men
attending
on
hir
:
to
watch
hir
into
a
presse
that
was
in
va●ne
,
for
going
towards
S.
Iohns
stréete
,
I
gest
her
about
to
take
horse
to
ride
home
,
because
all
her
men
were
booted
.
Thus
perplexed
for
this
purse
,
and
yet
not
so
much
for
the
boung
as
the
shels
:
I
at
last
resolutely
vowed
in
my selfe
to
haue
it
though
I
stretcht
a
halter
for
it
:
and
so
casting
in
my
head
how
to
bring
my
fine
Mistris
to
the
blow
,
at
last
I
performed
it
thus
.
Shée
standing
and
talking
a
while
with
a
Gentleman
I
stept
before
hir
and
leaned
at
the
Earre
till
I
saw
hir
leaue
him
,
and
then
stalking
towards
hir
very
stoutly
as
if
I
had
béene
some
young
Caualier
or
Captaine
,
I
met
her
and
curteously
saluted
her
,
&
not
onely
gréeted
her
,
but
as
if
I
had
béen
acquainted
with
her
I
gaue
her
a
kisse
,
and
so
in
taking
acquaintance
closing
very
familiarly
to
her
I
cut
her
purse
:
the
Gentlewoman
séeing
me
so
braue
vsed
mee
kindly
,
&
blushing
said
,
shée
knew
me
not
.
Are
you
not
Mistres
quoth
I
,
such
a
Gentlewoman
,
and
such
a
mans
Wife
?
No
truly
sir
,
quoth
she
you
mistake
me
:
then
I
cry
you
mercie
quoth
I
,
and
am
sorry
that
I
was
so
saucily
bolde
.
There
is
no
harme
done
sir
sayde
shee
,
because
there
is
no
offence
taken
,
and
so
we
parted
,
I
with
a
good
bung
,
and
my
Gentlewoman
with
a
kisse
,
which
I
dare
safely
sweare
,
she
bought
as
deare
as
euer
shee
did
thing
in
her
life
,
for
what
I
found
in
the
purse
that
I
kéep
to
my selfe
.
Thus
did
I
plot
deuises
in
my
head
how
to
profit
myselfe
,
though
it
were
to
the
vtter
vndoing
of
ante
one
:
I
was
the
first
that
inuented
the
letting
fall
of
the
key
,
which
had
like
to
cost
me
deare
,
but
it
is
all
one
,
as
good
then
as
now
:
and
thus
it
was
.
How
Ned
Browne
let
fall
a
key
,
WAlking
vp
and
downe
Paules
,
I
saw
where
a
Noble
mans
brother
in
England
came
with
certaine
Gentlemen
his
fréendes
in
at
the
West
doore
,
and
how
hee
put
vp
his
purse
,
as
hauing
bought
some
thing
in
the
Churchyard
:
I
hauing
an
Eagles
eye
,
spied
a
good
bung
containing
many
shels
as
I
gest
,
carelesly
put
vp
into
his
sléeue
,
which
draue
me
straight
into
a
mutinie
with
my selfe
how
to
come
by
it
.
I
lookt
about
me
if
I
could
sée
any
of
my
fellow
frends
walking
there
,
&
straight
I
found
out
thrée
or
foure
trusty
foists
with
whom
I
talkt
and
conferd
about
this
purse
:
wée
all
concluded
it
were
necessary
to
haue
it
,
so
wee
could
piot
a
meanes
how
to
catch
it
.
At
last
I
set
downe
the
course
thus
:
as
soone
as
the
throng
grew
great
,
and
that
there
was
Iustling
in
Paules
for
roome
,
I
stept
before
the
Gentleman
and
let
fall
a
key
,
which
stooping
to
take
vp
,
I
staid
the
Gentleman
that
he
was
faine
to
thrust
by
mée
,
while
in
the
presse
two
of
my
fréends
foisted
his
purse
,
and
away
they
went
with
all
,
and
in
it
there
was
some
twentie
pound
in
gold
:
presently
putting
his
hande
in
his
pocket
for
his
handkercher
,
hee
mist
his
purse
,
and
suspected
that
he
that
let
fall
the
key
had
it
;
but
suppositions
are
vaine
,
and
so
was
his
thinking
seeing
he
knew
me
not
,
for
till
this
day
be
neuer
set
eye
of
his
purse
.
There
are
a
number
of
my
companions
yet
liuing
in
England
,
who
béeing
men
for
all
companies
,
〈◊〉
once
conuersing
with
a
man
,
so
dr●
him
to
them
,
that
he
shall
thinke
nothing
in
the
world
too
deare
for
them
,
and
neuer
bee
able
to
parte
from
them
,
vntill
hée
hath
spent
all
he
hath
.
If
he
bee
lasciuiously
addicted
,
they
haue
Aretines
Tables
at
their
fingers
endes
,
to
féed
him
on
with
new
kind
of
filthines
,
they
wil
come
in
with
Rous
the
french
Painter
,
and
what
an
vsuall
vaine
in
bawdery
hee
had
:
not
a
whore
or
queane
about
the
towne
but
they
know
,
and
can
tell
you
her
marks
,
and
where
and
with
whom
she
hosts
.
If
they
sée
you
couetously
bent
,
they
wil
tel
you
wonders
of
the
Philosophers
stone
,
and
make
you
beleeue
they
can
make
golde
of
Goose-greace
:
onely
you
must
bée
at
some
two
or
thrée
hundred
pounds
cost
,
or
such
a
trifling
matter
,
to
helpe
to
set
vp
their
Stylles
,
and
then
you
néed
not
care
where
you
begge
your
bread
,
for
they
will
make
you
doo
little
better
if
you
followe
their
prescriptions
.
Discourse
with
them
of
Countries
;
they
will
set
you
on
fire
with
trauailing
,
yea
what
place
is
it
they
will
not
sweare
they
haue
béene
in
,
and
I
warrant
you
tell
such
a
sound
tale
,
as
if
it
were
all
Gospell
they
spake
:
not
a
corner
in
Fraunce
but
they
can
describe
.
Venice
,
why
it
is
nothing
,
for
they
haue
intelligence
from
it
euery
houre
,
&
at
euery
worde
will
come
in
with
Strado
Curtizano
,
and
tell
you
such
miracles
of
Madam
Padilia
and
Romana
Imperia
,
that
you
will
bee
mad
tyll
you
bée
out
of
England
.
And
if
hee
sée
you
are
caught
with
that
bait
,
he
will
make
as
though
hee
would
leaue
you
and
faine
businesse
about
the
Court
,
or
that
such
a
Noble
man
sent
for
him
,
when
you
wil
rather
consent
to
robbe
all
your
fréends
,
than
be
seuered
from
him
one
hower
.
If
you
request
his
company
to
trauel
,
he
wil
say
In
faith
I
cannot
tell
:
I
would
sooner
spend
my
life
in
your
company
than
in
any
mans
in
England
,
but
at
this
time
I
am
not
so
prouided
of
money
as
I
would
,
therefore
I
can
make
you
no
promise
:
and
if
a
man
should
aduenture
vpon
such
a
iourney
without
money
,
it
were
miserable
and
base
,
and
no
man
will
care
for
vs
.
●ut
,
money
say
you
(
like
a
liberall
young
maister
)
take
no
care
for
that
,
for
I
haue
so
much
land
and
I
wil
sell
it
,
my
credite
is
so
much
,
and
I
will
vse
it
:
I
haue
the
kéeping
of
a
Coosens
chamber
of
mine
,
which
is
an
old
Counsellor
,
&
he
this
vacation
time
is
gone
downe
into
the
Country
,
we
wil
breake
vp
his
studie
,
rifle
his
chests
,
diue
into
the
bottome
of
his
bags
,
but
wee
will
haue
to
serue
our
turne
:
rather
than
faile
,
we
wil
sel
his
books
,
pawne
his
bedding
and
hangings
,
&
make
riddance
of
all
his
houshold
stuffe
to
set
vs
packing
.
To
this
he
listens
a
little
&
sayes
:
These
are
some
hopes
yet
,
but
if
he
should
go
with
you
,
and
you
haue
money
&
he
none
,
you
will
dominéere
ouer
him
at
your
pleasure
,
and
then
he
were
well
set
vp
,
to
leaue
such
possibilities
in
England
,
and
be
made
a
slaue
in
another
Countrey
:
With
that
you
offer
to
part
halfes
with
him
,
or
put
all
you
haue
into
his
custodie
,
before
hee
shoulde
thinke
you
meant
otherwise
then
well
with
him
.
Hee
takes
you
at
your
offer
,
and
promiseth
to
husband
it
so
for
you
,
that
you
shall
spend
with
the
best
and
yet
not
wast
so
much
as
you
doe
:
which
makes
you
(
meaning
simply
)
put
him
in
trust
and
giue
him
the
purse
:
Then
all
a
boone
voyage
into
the
low
Countries
you
truoge
,
so
to
trauel
vp
into
Italie
,
but
per
varios
casus
&
tot
discrimina
rerum
in
a
Towne
of
Garrison
he
leaues
you
,
runnes
away
with
your
money
,
and
makes
you
glad
to
betake
your self
to
prouant
,
and
to
be
a
Gentleman
of
a
Company
.
If
hee
feare
you
will
make
after
him
,
hee
will
change
his
name
,
and
if
there
be
any
better
Gentleman
than
other
in
the
Countrey
where
hee
sotournes
,
his
name
hée
will
borrowe
,
and
créepe
into
his
kindred
,
or
it
shall
cost
him
a
fall
,
and
make
him
pay
sweetely
for
it
in
the
end
,
it
he
take
not
the
better
héede
.
Thus
will
he
bee
sure
to
haue
one
Asse
or
other
a
foote
,
on
whom
hee
may
pray
,
and
euer
to
haue
newe
inuentions
to
kéepe
himselfe
in
pleasing
.
There
is
no
Art
but
he
will
haue
a
superficiall
sight
into
,
and
put
downe
euery
man
with
talke
,
and
when
he
hath
vttered
the
most
he
can
,
makes
men
beleue
that
hee
knowes
tenne
times
more
than
hee
will
put
into
their
heads
,
which
are
secrets
not
to
be
made
common
to
euerie
one
.
He
will
perswade
you
hee
hath
twentie
receiptes
of
Loue
powders
:
that
hee
can
frame
a
Ring
with
such
a
quaint
deuise
,
that
if
a
Wench
put
it
on
her
singer
,
shee
shall
not
choose
but
followe
you
vp
and
downe
the
stréetes
.
If
you
haue
an
enemie
that
you
would
faine
be
ryd
of
,
hée
le
teach
you
to
poyson
him
with
your
very
lookes
.
To
stande
on
the
top
of
Paules
with
a
burning
glasse
in
your
hande
,
and
cast
the
Sunne
with
such
a
force
on
a
mans
face
that
walkes
vnder
,
that
it
shall
strike
him
starke
dead
more
violently
than
lightning
.
To
fill
a
Letter
full
of
Néedles
,
which
shall
bee
laide
after
such
a
Mathematicall
order
,
that
when
hée
opens
it
to
whome
it
is
sent
,
they
shall
all
spring
vp
and
flye
into
his
body
as
forceably
,
as
if
they
had
béene
blowne
vp
with
gunpowder
,
or
sent
from
a
Calléeuers
mouth
like
small
shotte
.
To
conclude
,
he
will
haue
such
probable
reasons
to
procure
beléefe
to
his
lyes
,
such
a
smooth
tongue
to
deliuer
them
,
and
set
them
foorth
with
such
a
grace
,
that
a
very
wise
man
he
should
be
that
did
not
swallowe
the
Gudgin
at
his
hands
.
In
this
sorte
haue
I
knowne
sundry
yoong
Gentlemen
of
England
trayned
foorth
to
their
own
destruction
,
which
makes
mée
the
more
willing
to
forewarne
other
of
such
base
companions
.
Wherefore
,
for
the
rooting
out
of
these
slye
insinuating
Mothworms
,
that
eate
men
out
of
their
substance
vnseene
,
and
are
the
decay
of
the
forwardest
Gentlemen
and
best
wittes
:
it
were
to
bée
wished
that
Amasis
Law
were
reuiued
,
who
ordayned
that
euery
man
at
the
yeares
ende
shoulde
giue
account
to
the
Magistrate
how
he
liued
,
and
he
that
did
not
so
,
or
could
not
make
an
account
of
an
honest
life
,
to
be
put
to
death
as
a
Fellon
without
fauour
or
pardon
.
Ye
haue
about
London
,
that
(
to
the
disgrace
of
Gentlemen
liue
gentlemen-like
of
themselues
,
hauing
neythere
money
nor
Lande
,
nor
any
lawfull
meanes
to
maintain
them
:
some
by
play
,
and
they
go
amumming
into
the
Countrey
all
Christmas
time
with
false
dice
,
or
if
ther
be
any
place
where
gentlemen
or
Marchants
frequent
in
the
Citty
or
Towne
corporat
,
thyther
will
they
,
either
disguised
like
yonge
Marchants
,
or
substantiall
Cittizens
,
and
drawe
them
all
dry
that
euer
deale
with
them
.
There
are
some
doe
nothing
but
walke
vp
&
downe
Paules
,
or
come
to
mens
shops
to
buy
wares
,
with
budgets
of
writings
vnder
their
armes
,
&
these
will
talke
with
any
man
about
their
sutes
in
Lawe
,
and
discourse
vnto
them
how
these
and
these
mens
bonds
they
haue
for
money
,
that
are
the
chiefest
dealers
in
London
,
Norwich
,
Bristowe
,
and
such
like
places
,
&
complaine
that
they
cannot
get
one
penny
.
Why
if
such
a
man
doth
owe
it
you
,
(
will
some
man
say
that
knowes
him
)
I
durst
buy
the
debt
of
you
,
let
me
gette
it
of
him
as
I
can
:
O
saieth
my
budget
man
,
I
haue
his
hand
and
seale
to
shewe
,
looke
here
els
,
and
with
that
pluckes
out
a
counterfaite
band
,
(
as
all
his
other
writings
are
)
and
reades
it
to
him
:
whereupon
,
for
halfe
in
halfe
they
presently
compound
,
and
after
he
hath
that
tenne
pound
payd
him
for
his
band
of
twentie
,
besides
the
forfeiture
,
or
so
forth
,
he
saies
faith
these
Lawyers
drinke
me
as
drie
as
a
siue
,
and
I
haue
money
to
pay
at
such
a
day
,
and
I
doubt
I
shall
not
be
able
to
compasse
it
.
Here
are
all
the
Leases
and
Euidences
of
my
Lande
lying
in
such
a
shyre
,
could
you
lend
me
fortie
pound
on
them
till
the
next
Tearme
,
or
for
some
sixe
Monthes
,
and
it
shall
then
be
repayd
with
interest
,
or
I
le
forfeit
my
whole
inheritance
,
which
is
beter
worth
than
ahundred
markes
a
yeare
.
The
welthy
Gentleman
,
or
yong
Nouice
,
that
hath
store
of
Crownes
lying
by
him
,
greedy
of
such
a
bargaine
,
thinking
(
perhaps
)
by
one
clause
or
other
to
defeate
him
of
all
he
hath
,
lends
him
money
,
and
takes
a
faire
Statute
marchant
of
his
Lands
before
a
Iudge
:
but
when
all
comes
to
al
,
he
hath
no
more
land
in
England
then
a
younger
brothers
inheritance
,
nor
doth
any
such
great
Occupier
as
he
faineth
,
know
him
:
much
lesse
owe
him
any
money
:
whereby
my
couetous
maister
is
cheated
fortie
or
fiftie
pound
thick
at
one
clap
.
Not
vnlike
to
these
,
are
they
,
that
comming
to
Ordinaries
about
the
Exchange
,
where
marchants
do
table
for
the
most
part
,
will
say
they
haue
two
or
thrée
shippes
of
Coles
new
come
from
Newcastle
,
and
wish
they
could
light
on
a
good
chapman
,
that
would
deale
for
them
altogether
.
What
s
your
price
saith
one
?
What
s
your
price
?
saith
another
.
He
holds
them
at
the
first
at
a
very
high
rate
,
and
sets
a
good
face
on
it
,
as
though
he
had
such
traffique
indeed
,
but
afterward
comes
downe
so
lowe
,
that
euery
man
striues
who
shall
giue
him
earnest
first
,
and
ere
he
be
aware
,
he
hath
fortie
shillings
clapt
in
his
hand
,
to
assure
the
bargaine
to
some
one
of
them
:
he
puts
it
vp
quietly
,
and
bids
them
enquire
for
him
at
such
a
signe
and
place
,
where
he
neuer
came
,
signifying
also
his
name
:
when
in
troth
hee
is
but
a
coozening
companion
,
and
no
such
man
to
bee
found
.
Thus
goes
he
cléere
away
with
fortie
shillings
in
his
pursse
for
nothing
,
and
they
vnlike
to
sée
him
any
more
.
A
merry
Ieast
how
Ned
Brownes
wife
was
crossebitten
in
her
owne
Arte.
BUt
heere
note
(
Gentlemen
)
though
I
haue
done
many
sleights
,
and
crossbitten
sundry
persons
:
yet
so
long
goes
the
pitcher
to
the
water
,
that
at
length
it
comes
broken
home
.
Which
prouerbe
I
haue
séene
verified
:
for
I
remember
once
that
I
supposing
to
crosbite
a
Gentleman
who
had
some
ten
pound
in
his
sleéue
left
my
wife
to
performe
the
accident
,
who
in
the
ende
was
crossebitten
her selfe
:
and
thus
it
fel
out
.
She
compacted
with
a
Hooker
,
whom
some
call
a
Curber
,
&
hauing
before
bargained
with
the
Gentleman
to
tell
her
tales
in
her
eare
all
night
,
hee
came
according
to
promise
,
who
hauing
supt
and
going
to
bed
,
was
aduised
by
my
wife
to
lay
his
clothes
in
the
window
,
where
the
Hookers
Crome
might
crossbite
them
from
him
:
yet
secretly
intending
before
in
the
night
time
to
steale
his
money
forth
of
his
sléeue
.
They
beeing
in
bed
together
slept
soundly
:
yet
such
was
his
chaunce
,
that
he
sodenly
wakened
long
before
her
,
&
being
sore
troubled
with
a
laske
,
rose
vp
and
made
a
double
vse
of
his
Chamber
pot
:
that
done
,
he
intended
to
throw
it
forth
at
the
window
,
which
the
better
to
performe
,
he
first
remoued
his
clothes
from
thence
;
at
which
instant
the
spring
of
the
window
rose
vp
of
the
owne
accord
.
This
sodaiuly
amazed
him
so
,
that
he
leapt
backe
,
leaning
the
chamber
pot
still
standing
in
the
window
,
fearing
that
the
deuill
had
béen
at
hand
.
By
&
by
he
espyed
a
faire
iron
Crome
come
marching
in
at
the
window
,
which
in
steade
of
the
dublet
and
hose
he
sought
for
,
sodenly
tooke
hold
of
that
homely
seruice
in
the
member
vessell
,
and
so
pluckt
goodman
Iurdaine
with
all
his
contents
downe
pat
on
the
Curbers
pate
.
Neuer
was
gentle
Angl●r
so
drest
,
for
his
face
,
his
head
,
and
his
necke
,
were
all
besmeared
with
the
soft
●●rreuerence
,
so
as
hee
stunke
worse
than
a
●akes
Farmer
.
The
Gentleman
hearing
one
cry
out
,
and
séeing
his
messe
of
altogether
so
strangely
taken
away
,
began
to
take
hart
to
him
,
and
looking
out
perceiued
the
Curber
lye
almost
brained
,
almost
drowned
,
&
well
neare
poysoned
therewith
:
where
at
laughing
hartily
to
himselfe
,
hee
put
on
his
owne
clothes
,
and
gotte
him
secretly
away
,
laying
my
wiues
clothes
in
the
same
place
,
which
the
gentle
Angler
soone
after
tooke
:
but
neuer
could
she
get
them
againe
till
this
day
.
This
(
Gentlemen
)
was
my
course
of
life
,
and
thus
I
got
much
by
villany
,
and
spent
it
amongst
whores
as
carelessely
:
I
sildome
or
neuer
listened
to
the
admonition
of
my
fréendes
,
neither
did
the
fall
of
other
men
learne
me
to
beware
,
and
therefore
am
I
brought
now
to
this
end
:
yet
little
did
I
think
to
haue
laid
my
bones
in
Fraunce
,
I
thought
(
indéed
)
that
Tyburne
would
at
last
haue
shakt
me
by
the
necke
:
but
hauing
done
villany
in
England
,
this
was
alwaies
my
course
,
to
slip
ouer
into
the
Low
Countries
,
and
there
for
a
while
play
the
souldiour
,
and
partly
that
was
the
cause
of
my
comming
hither
:
for
growing
odious
in
and
about
London
for
my
filching
,
lifting
,
nipping
,
foysting
and
cros-biting
,
that
euery
one
held
me
in
contempt
,
and
almost
disdained
my
companie
,
I
resolued
to
come
ouer
into
Fraunce
,
by
bearing
Armes
to
winne
some
credite
,
determining
with
my selfe
to
become
a
true
man
.
●ut
as
men
,
though
they
chaunge
Countries
,
alter
not
their
minds
:
so
giuen
ouer
by
God
into
a
reprobate
sence
,
I
had
no
féeling
of
goodnes
,
but
with
the
dogge
fell
to
my
elde
vomit
,
and
héere
most
wickedly
I
haue
committed
sacrilege
,
robd
a
Church
,
and
done
other
mischéeuous
pranks
,
for
which
iustly
I
am
condemned
and
must
suffer
death
:
whereby
I
learne
,
that
reuenge
deferd
is
not
quittanst
:
that
though
God
suffer
the
wicked
for
a
time
,
yet
hee
paies
home
at
length
;
for
while
I
lasciuiously
lead
a
carelesse
life
,
if
my
friendes
warned
mée
of
it
,
I
scoft
at
them
,
&
if
they
told
me
of
the
gallowes
,
I
would
sweare
it
was
my
destenie
,
and
now
I
haue
proued
my selfe
no
lyar
:
yet
must
I
die
more
basely
,
and
bée
hangd
out
at
a
window
.
Oh
Countrymen
and
Gentlemen
,
I
haue
helde
you
long
,
as
good
at
the
first
as
at
the
last
,
take
then
this
for
a
farewell
:
Trust
not
in
your
owne
wits
,
for
they
will
become
too
wilfull
oft
,
and
so
deceiue
you
.
Boast
not
in
strength
,
nor
stand
not
on
your
manhood
,
so
to
maintain
quarrels
;
for
the
end
of
brawling
is
confusion
:
but
vse
your
courage
indefence
of
your
country
,
and
then
feare
not
to
die
;
for
the
bullet
is
an
honorable
death
.
Beware
of
whores
,
for
they
be
the
Syrens
that
draw
men
on
to
destruction
,
their
swéet
words
are
inchantments
,
their
eyes
allure
,
and
their
beauties
bewitch
:
Oh
take
héede
of
their
perswasions
,
for
they
be
Crocodiles
,
that
when
they
wéepe
,
destroy
.
Truth
is
honorable
,
and
better
is
it
to
be
a
poore
honest
man
,
than
a
rich
&
wealthy
théefe
:
for
the
fairest
end
is
the
gallowes
,
and
what
a
shame
is
it
to
a
mans
fréends
,
when
hee
dies
so
basely
.
Scorne
not
labour
(
Gentlemen
)
nor
hold
not
any
course
of
life
bad
or
seruile
,
that
is
profitable
and
honest
,
least
in
giuing
your selues
ouer
to
idlenesse
,
and
hauing
no
yéerly
maintenance
,
you
fall
into
many
preiudiciall
mischiefs
Contemne
not
the
vertuous
counsaile
of
a
frend
,
despise
not
the
hearing
of
Gods
Ministers
,
scoffe
not
at
the
Magistrates
,
but
feare
God
,
honor
your
Prince
,
and
loue
your
country
,
then
God
will
blesse
you
,
as
I
hope
he
will
do
me
for
all
my
manifolde
offences
,
and
so
Lord
into
thy
hands
I
commit
my
spirit
,
and
with
that
he
himselfe
sprung
out
at
the
window
and
died
.
Hereby
the
way
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
going
ouer
into
Fraunce
,
he
neare
vnte
Arx
robd
a
Church
,
&
was
therefore
condemned
,
and
hauing
no
gallowes
by
,
they
hangd
him
out
at
a
window
,
fastning
the
roape
about
the
Bar
:
and
thus
this
Ned
Browne
died
miserably
,
that
all
his
life
time
had
béene
full
of
mischiefe
&
villany
,
sleightly
at
his
death
regarding
the
state
of
his
soule
.
But
note
a
wonderfull
iudgement
of
God
shewed
vppon
him
after
his
death
:
his
body
béeing
taken
down
,
&
buried
without
the
towne
,
it
is
verified
,
that
in
the
night
time
there
came
a
company
of
Wolues
,
and
torehim
out
of
his
graue
,
and
eate
him
vp
,
where
as
there
lay
many
souldiers
buried
,
&
many
dead
carcasses
,
that
they
might
haue
prayde
on
to
haue
filled
their
hungry
paunches
.
But
the
iudgments
of
God
as
they
are
iust
,
so
they
are
inscrutable
:
yet
thus
much
we
may
coniecture
,
that
as
he
was
one
that
delighted
in
rapine
and
stealth
in
his
life
,
so
at
his
death
the
rauenous
Wolues
deuoured
him
,
&
pluckt
him
out
of
his
graue
,
as
a
man
not
worthy
to
be
admitted
to
the
honor
of
any
buryall
Thus
haue
I
set
downe
the
life
and
death
of
Ned
Browne
,
a
famous
Cutpurse
and
Conny-catcher
,
by
whose
example
if
any
be
profited
,
I
haue
the
desired
ende
of
my
labour
.
FINIS
.