THE
SCOVRGE
of
Corruption
:
OR
,
A
crafty
Knaue
needs
no
broker
.
OVr
English
Chronicles
haue
left
in
remembrance
,
that
in
the
time
of
Henry
the
fourth
there
liued
in
sundry
places
of
this
Kingdome
:
but
especially
about
the
City
of
London
,
diuers
lewd
persons
,
that
gaue
themselues
to
no
good
course
of
life
:
but
because
the
times
were
then
some-what
troublesome
,
watched
diligently
,
when
by
the
least
occasion
of
mutiny
,
they
might
pray
vpon
the
goods
of
honest
persons
,
and
so
in
rich
themselues
by
their
spoile
.
At
the
same
time
likewise
there
liued
a
worthy
gentleman
,
whose
many
famous
déeds
(
which
neither
time
,
nor
occasion
will
permit
me
to
rehearse
)
doe
renowne
his
name
to
all
ensuing
Posterities
.
His
name
was
Sir
Richard
Whittington
,
founder
of
Whittington
Colledge
,
and
thrée
times
Lord
Maior
of
th●
Citty
of
London
?
This
worthy
man
well
obseruing
the
dangerous
disposition
of
that
euill
disposed
kind
of
people
,
tooke
such
discréet
order
(
after
he
had
sent
many
of
them
to
the
warres
,
and
they
loath
to
doe
so
well
,
returned
to
their
former
vomit
)
that
in
no
place
about
London
they
might
haue
entertainement
,
vnlesse
they
applied
themselues
to
such
honest
exercises
,
as
might
witnesse
their
maintenance
by
true
and
lawfull
meanes
:
If
any
were
found
to
the
contrary
,
they
were
sharpely
proceeded
withall
in
iustice
,
as
most
hurtfull
and
dangerous
members
of
a
Common-wealth
.
Now
in
this
most
quiet
,
and
happy
time
of
Peace
(
vnder
out
most
Excellent
and
Soueraigne
Head
)
when
all
men
(
in
course
of
life
)
should
shew
themselues
thankefull
for
so
great
a
benefit
,
this
famous
Citty
(
ray
the
most
part
of
the
kingdome
)
is
pestered
with
the
like
(
or
worse
ki●d
of
peo●le
)
that
beare
an
outward
shew
of
honest
disposition
,
when
—
fronte
politus
,
Astutaem
vapido
seruat
sub
pectore
vulpem
,
Their
intentions
being
in
deed
very
dete●●able
,
and
their
behauiours
infamous
,
who
,
as
by
many
close
and
cunning
practises
,
they
doe
wrong
,
and
iniury
to
a
multitude
of
people
,
to
their
seuerall
hurts
and
vndooings
:
So
,
if
God
should
in
iustice
bee
angry
with
●s
,
as
our
wickednesse
hath
well
deserued
,
and
(
which
God
forfend
)
our
peace
should
be
molested
(
as
in
former
times
)
euen
as
they
did
:
So
will
these
be
the
first
that
will
seeke
our
Domes●icall
spoile
and
ruine
:
not
skilling
how
they
come
by
it
,
so
they
may
haue
it
.
By
reading
therefore
,
and
taking
a
slight
suruey
of
th●se
foure
seuerall
personages
,
that
from
diuers
places
lately
presented
themselues
to
my
sight
,
in
such
anticke
attire
,
and
variable
carriages
,
that
they
set
my
senses
at
amazement
,
you
shall
see
the
subtile
pollicy
at
foure
deceiuers
,
and
discouer
some
of
their
abuses
and
corruptions
.
And
this
(
as
néere
as
I
can
)
is
a
true
touch
of
their
seuerall
Characters
.
The
first
is
,
Conscience
.
THe
first
carried
the
shape
of
a
goodly
old
●atherly
Man
,
but
it
séemed
hee
had
béene
much
wronged
,
for
his
cheekes
were
leane
and
bloodlesse
,
his
eyes
hollow
,
his
looks
(
like
his
fortunes
)
downe
and
deiect
,
his
apparell
comely
,
but
much
torne
,
his
bosome
was
bare
,
bloody
,
and
full
of
wounds
,
his
wrists
and
anckles
worne
(
almost
)
to
the
bones
,
with
bolts
and
manacles
,
so
that
I
could
not
imagine
,
what
he
was
:
but
that
he
had
beene
an
ancient
wronged
prisoner
.
The
second
,
Symon
Saywell
.
THe
second
both
in
plac●
,
and
order
,
a
proper
man
,
but
of
a
contrar●
garbe
and
temper
.
His
chéek●
were
plumpe
,
and
re●
,
as
a
cram'd
pullet
,
and
couered
with
red
rose
leaues
,
his
lookes
cheer●●ull
,
the
sap
of
sherry
sacke
,
hunge
at
his
muchato
:
The
top
of
his
nose
was
sign'd
ore
with
the
English
malt
,
w●ich
the
Master
of
Copersmiths
Hall
,
had
tane
vp
to
build
almeshouses
in
,
for
certaine
impotent
and
tradefalne
wormes
,
that
pesterd
their
company
.
The
roofe
of
his
head
to
my
remembrance
not
much
vnlike
the
property
of
Tiburne
.
Red
strossers
,
and
a
blew
codpiece
garded
with
yellow
,
like
the
iags
of
a
Ia●kealents
ierkin
,
his
gowne
vnder
one
arme
,
within
the
folds
of
that
a
latine
Psalter
,
cry
him
heartily
mercy
,
t'
was
a
Pewter
pot
,
for
I
should
blame
him
to
say
he
euer
carried
a
piece
of
lattine
about
him
so
much
as
in
conceipt
.
A
pewter
vessell
t'
was
,
contain'd
some
quart
,
or
birlady
more
:
vnder
one
arme
his
Hostesse
talley
.
His
gate
was
sprightly
,
his
habit
anticke
,
and
his
gesture
apish
and
pear●
.
The
third
,
Feedwell
.
THe
third
a
Countrey
homespun
Russetting
,
none
of
the
fattest
,
and
yet
his
Equinoctiall
or
wast
,
was
at
least
two
els
in
compasse
:
His
face
and
beard
comely
,
and
not
leane
,
either
chéeke
about
the
muchnesse
of
a
two
penny
Pumpion
,
or
a
great
Cabbage
in
September
,
couered
ouer
with
red
oker
,
and
(
but
I
knew
him
to
be
fled
out
of
England
)
I
should
haue
tane
him
for
the
God
of
good
House-keeping
.
His
apparell
comely
,
and
plaine
as
a
pike
staffe
:
His
legs
like
Hercules
pillers
:
His
sides
sagging
ouer
his
girdle
like
an
Amazonians
dugs
:
His
gate
carelesse
,
and
his
lookes
not
curious
.
The
fourth
,
Nemo
.
THe
fourth
and
last
,
was
a
thin
snowted
fellow
,
about
the
Aprill
of
his
yéeres
,
for
the
spring
was
newly
budding
vpon
his
vpper
lip
:
His
face
well
proportioned
,
his
complexion
sallow
,
his
attire
so
full
of
variety
,
put
my
memory
into
such
a
quandary
,
that
I
haue
almost
lost
it
:
But
to
my
remembrance
thus
.
His
vpper
garment
was
a
loose
robe
of
chaungeable
taffeta
,
skie
coloured
or
somewhat
more
bright
:
which
had
such
a
reflecting
glasse
,
and
was
of
so
great
a
length
,
it
couered
and
ouer
shadowed
all
the
rest
.
His
pace
was
flow
,
which
made
me
thinke
him
a
Saturnist
.
His
personage
tall
and
comely
,
an
obseruing
eye
,
a
sullen
and
irefull
countenance
:
and
still
as
I
thought
to
take
strickt
view
of
his
attire
,
the
colour
of
the
roabe
so
dazelled
mine
eyes
,
that
I
cleane
lost
it
:
Some
strange
fellow
I
tooke
him
to
be
,
and
but
that
I
held
it
vnpossible
,
I
should
haue
thought
him
inuisible
:
For
he
was
but
(
as
it
were
)
a
solid
clowne
cut
out
in
the
fashion
of
a
man
.
Thus
hauing
giuen
you
a
touch
of
their
seuerall
habits
,
as
I
can
remember
.
I
wil
grow
to
their
forme
of
discourse
,
in
which
you
shall
from
their
owne
mouthes
,
be
made
acquainted
with
their
names
,
and
cause
of
méeting
,
and
continued
parlée
.
Quoth
goodman
Feedwell
,
(
for
so
they
did
call
our
fat
Countryman
)
:
Goodman
Conscience
wellcome
from
London
:
we
haue
wanted
your
company
in
the
Countrey
many
a
day
:
you
were
witnesse
to
the
lease
my
yong
Land
lord
made
me
,
and
want
of
your
Euidence
,
that
was
in
good
estimation
,
now
the
yong
man
is
come
to
the
liuing
,
I
am
like
to
sit
beside
my
right
,
but
now
you
are
come
home
I
hope
all
shall
bee
well
.
Old
father
Conscience
thanks
him
for
his
good
conceipt
,
and
withall
,
fetcht
a
heauy
sigh
:
what
s
the
matter
man
,
quoth
Sir
Simon
Saywell
,
(
for
so
is
our
quartpot
master
called
:
)
the
worse
for
mine
enemies
,
quoth
the
old
man
,
from
which
number
Sir
Simon
I
cannot
seclude
you
:
for
had
your
déeds
beene
answerable
to
your
name
,
at
my
being
in
London
,
I
had
not
tasted
this
long
imprisonment
,
during
which
I
haue
not
onely
spent
my
meanes
,
vndergone
discredit
,
being
counted
a
Banckerout
,
and
indaungered
my
health
:
but
had
it
not
beene
for
this
ver●uous
gentleman
,
Signieur
Nemo
,
that
paid
my
Frées
,
field
of
mine
irons
,
and
at
his
own
cost
and
charges
bailed
me
,
I
had
there
set
a
period
to
my
wretched
life
.
Alas
Sir
(
replied
our
Maltworme
)
it
stood
not
in
the
reach
of
my
hability
to
baile
you
.
The
some
was
1000
pound
,
your
aduersary
mighty
,
your
friends
sew
,
and
those
very
poore
:
Besides
he
was
my
chiefest
solliciter
in
all
my
suites
at
Court
,
and
should
I
haue
displeased
him
,
I
might
haue
hopt
without
my
benefice
.
At
that
Signieur
Nemo
(
for
so
was
the
fourth
and
last
in
the
skie
coloured
roabe
called
)
folding
his
brow
,
as
if
in
anger
.
Thou
scum
of
humanity
,
and
basest
parte
of
our
mother
Earth
,
hast
thou
the
shape
of
a
man
,
and
art
not
ashamed
to
shape
such
a
beastly
answere
?
Suppose
his
aduersary
●ere
mighty
▪
his
cause
was
iust
.
This
poore
man
,
out
of
his
loue
to
his
Countrey
,
groning
vnder
the
yoake
of
your
base
and
vpstart
Corruption
,
made
their
publike
griefe
,
his
priuate
grieuance
:
sold
all
his
meanes
,
trudg'd
vp
to
London
,
and
there
solliciting
the
cause
of
the
who●e
Countrey
,
was
by
that
Italian
Iacke
,
(
whom
we
may
truly
terme
a
Craftie
knaue
that
needs
no
broker
)
wrongfully
arrested
,
&
clapt
into
prison
,
thou
being
by
,
sufferest
him
to
be
laid
vp
,
and
not
so
much
as
offered
to
baile
him
.
Alas
Sir
,
quoth
Saywell
,
I
durst
not
,
for
one
word
of
his
mouth
to
my
Patron
,
had
casshierd
me
:
Base
time
obseruing
Sycophant
,
(
answered
Nemo
)
doth
thy
place
authorize
thee
to
reprooue
?
to
open
the
master
vaine
of
some
?
and
sluce
out
the
putrified
and
corrupted
sore
,
and
hast
thou
the
face
to
say
,
Thou
darst
not
?
Hence
beastly
man
:
but
t
is
not
thy
fault
,
but
theirs
that
countenance
thy
ignorance
,
fitter
to
cobble
a
shooe
,
then
to
vndergoe
that
calling
:
To
which
none
but
frée
Spirits
,
and
vndaunted
soules
should
be
chosen
:
But
I
haue
long
hoped
,
and
at
last
met
that
happy
day
,
in
which
such
idle
and
vnnecessary
snaile●
that
féed
and
deuoure
the
Aprill
leaues
,
and
May
blossomes
of
our
Countrey
,
shall
by
the
hand
of
Iustice
be
rooted
out
of
the
Land
,
or
by
the
milder
Easterne
wind
of
mercy
,
blown
forth
the
bosome
of
this
peacefull
I
le
.
That
were
a
happy
day
indeed
(
answered
father
Feedwell
)
but
I
feare
your
newes
is
like
an
old
Booke
:
Too
good
to
be
true
,
for
ther
s
a
Crafty
Italian
gentl●man
(
whose
name
is
Corruption
)
keeps
such
leuel●
co●le●
here
in
our
Countrey
,
we
can
haue
no
hoe
with
him
,
and
t●●l
there
bee
some
good
order
taken
with
him
,
you
and
●uch
honest
gentlemen
,
may
féed
a
sort
of
poore
fooles
fat
with
good
words
,
but
we
shall
find
small
redresse
:
But
you
are
a
Traueller
,
I
pray
you
tell
vs
,
how
the
goodyer
he
came
to
be
so
great
in
England
?
I
de
fame
know
that
(
quoth
Conscience
)
for
in
my
time
when
I
was
but
a
stripling
(
and
yet
,
young
as
I
was
,
more
regarded
)
he
came
into
England
,
and
offered
his
seruice
to
certaine
Men
of
good
sort
,
but
his
course
and
behauiour
was
so
insinuating
and
vile
,
he
was
banished
the
land
again●
.
Now
I
wonder
what
wind
brought
him
in
,
after
his
first
Exile
.
I
le
tell
you
what
I
know
(
quoth
Nemo
)
let
all
the
mad
dogs
snarle
,
and
bite
their
owne
gals
,
I
neither
feare
them
nor
stand
in
awe
of
their
greatnesse
.
This
Crafty
knaue
,
(
as
if
occasion
serue
there
be
many
,
that
could
diuersly
proue
it
)
is
a
fellow
of
long
continuance
in
this
I
le
,
marry
(
as
father
Conscience
intimates
)
he
hath
beene
so
supprest
,
and
many
times
banisht
:
but
still
by
forreigne
deuises
he
is
réentred
the
Land
,
and
at
last
(
yet
many
hundreth
yeeres
since
)
he
grew
so
wealthy
,
and
purchast
such
friends
,
that
notwithstanding
many
vertuous
Kings
,
and
our
late
sacred
Mistresse
,
did
their
vttermost
to
the
suppressing
,
and
rooting
out
of
that
grounded
damnation
,
the
Nobilities
abuser
,
the
Plenties
oppressor
,
and
poore
mens
confounder
,
yet
hath
he
so
many
priuate
maintainers
,
and
harbourers
,
that
in
stead
of
disgracing
and
remouing
him
,
his
state
is
stronger
confirmd
,
and
his
friendships
inaugurate
in
our
hearts
.
I
but
(
quoth
Saywell
)
me
thinks
t'
were
easily
mended
,
for
we
haue
in
euery
Towne
likely
a
good
Iustice
,
a
Counsellour
,
or
Lawyer
,
were
all
of
my
mind
,
we
would
preferre
our
petiti●●s
to
them
.
An●
〈…〉
●he
neere
(
answered
Nemo
)
but
because
I
f●●d
you
〈◊〉
in
this
Knaues
true
proceedings
,
●●e
t●ll
y●u
w●at
I
k●ew
,
yet
temper'd
with
such
modesty
,
as
shall
(
I
hope
)
off●nd
none
,
that
are
honest
,
if
it
touch
any
of
any
other
kind
,
let
them
thinke
it
a
fault
and
amend
.
Those
whom
it
conc●rnes
not
,
I
know
will
commend
mee
.
You
talke
of
preferring
a
supplication
to
your
Iustices
,
and
Lawyers
,
for
their
owne
parts
no
doubt
,
as
they
are
bound
both
by
allegiance
and
place
,
they
will
doe
you
right
,
but
th●●e
is
none
or
very
few
of
th●se
,
into
whose
seruices
,
Corruption
hath
not
secretly
ingrafted
some
Intellige●c●●
,
as
all
〈◊〉
,
that
by
one
sallary
,
or
another
,
will
so
mangle
the
true
f●ce
of
your
proceedings
,
that
you
shall
fall
short
of
your
expectations
.
As
that
you
seeke
to
wound
some
honest
mans
credit
out
of
hate
:
Or
,
for
some
inueterate
grudge
,
se●ke
the
vndoing
of
harmelesse
gentlemen
:
Or
if
it
be
so
aprarantlie
manifest
,
that
no
colour
can
shew
it
contrary
:
Why
,
he
is
my
friend
,
Let
mee
meditate
:
He
hurts
not
you
:
Euery
one
would
liue
:
Blame
him
not
to
raise
his
fortunes
,
Et
caetera
,
quis
nescit
?
So
by
this
meanes
Iustice
that
should
raze
and
plucke
vp
sinne
by
the
roote
,
is
either
for
kindred
,
loue
,
affection
,
or
oyle
of
Angels
blinded
,
and
by
his
meanes
made
the
bawde
,
and
dorekeeper
of
villany
.
If
it
be
so
,
as
it
hath
beene
so
where
Corruption
dwelt
,
true
Iustice
will
see
it
amended
.
I
saith
(
quoth
Sir
Simon
)
this
goes
with
me
,
I
le
neither
eat
,
nor
drinke
,
till
our
Iustice
knowes
this
?
with
all
my
heart
(
quoth
Nemo
)
if
he
be
one
of
that
sort
,
i
le
to
his
teeth
tell
him
much
more
?
if
he
be
a
true
Iustice
,
i
le
request
him
to
see
the
aduse
reformed
in
others
,
and
I
doubt
not
but
he
will
thanke
me
.
Gods
blessing
of
thy
heart
(
quoth
Conscienc●
)
we
haue
few
such
as
thou
art
in
our
Countrey
:
For
when
our
meadowes
are
inclosed
,
and
our
Commons
made
seuerall
by
the
Lord
of
the
soile
,
we
haue
not
a
Man
in
the
Towne
dares
say
●o
to
a
goose
.
The
reason
is
,
we
are
poore
,
and
they
are
rich
,
and
one
or
two
Termes
suite
at
law
,
would
eat
vp
a
whole
Towneship
of
vs
,
poore
snakes
of
the
Countrey
,
Lawyers
take
such
vnmercifull
fées
,
and
vse
such
protracting
of
causes
,
we
can
hold
no
tacke
with
them
.
Againe
most
of
our
oppressors
,
are
either
Lawyers
themselues
,
or
haue
Lawyers
to
their
Sonnes
,
Nephewes
,
or
acquaintance
,
so
that
we
had
as
good
loose
somewhat
,
as
vndoe
our selues
by
law
,
and
then
loose
that
too
.
Lord
(
quoth
Nemo
)
what
is
the
reason
that
the
world
is
at
so
bad
a
passe
,
we
neuer
had
more
teaching
then
is
now
adaies
:
neuer
more
warnings
,
nor
more
lawes
established
.
Conscience
.
Whence
comes
it
(
say
you
)
that
the
world
begins
when
each
hath
caused
an
other
to
reprehend
,
to
wincke
at
follies
,
and
to
sooth
vp
sinnes
;
and
draw
their
daies
to
disaster
end
?
can
better
reason
bee
alleadged
then
this
,
The
world
sooths
sin
because
it
liues
in
sinne
.
HE
that
doth
liue
by
bribes
and
vsury
,
And
filles
his
purse
by
such
vnlawfull
gaine
,
Doth
Fox-like
wincke
at
loathsome
leachery
,
Till
such
harme-breeding
pleasure
proue
his
paine
.
Craft
giues
Ambition
leaue
to
play
his
plot
,
And
crosse
his
friend
because
he
sounds
him
not
.
All
men
are
willing
worse
and
worse
to
growe
,
And
world-like
lull
themselues
in
vaine
delight
:
But
no
man
pleasure
takes
his
faults
to
know
.
Or
to
preuent
mishap
with
true
foresight
:
But
hee
s
a
Troian
,
hee
s
an
honest
man
That
with
the
world
dissemble
will
,
and
can
.
Hee
that
can
cogge
and
lie
shall
haue
rewards
,
He
that
to
faine
and
flatter
will
not
feare
,
Hee
shall
maintain
his
wanton
wife
in
gards
,
And
spend
his
master
forty
pounds
a
yeere
:
But
trueth
's
pursu'd
by
hate
,
and
he
's
held
wise
,
That
to
the
world
;
his
worldly
wit
applies
.
For
folly
is
both
guerdon'd
and
respected
,
And
selfe
will
frownes
when
friendship
doth
reproue
,
Where
honesty
is
hated
and
reiected
:
For
he
that
erres
,
and
counsell
doth
not
loue
,
Hee
thinkes
his
best
,
an
others
wits
but
dull
,
Vntill
at
last
he
proue
himselfe
a
gull
.
And
with
free
heapes
of
mischeeuous
intent
,
Gainst
wisedome
doth
rebell
vnbridled
will
,
Which
hurts
himselfe
,
neglecting
to
preuent
Vnhappy
happe
,
by
trusting
to
selfeskill
:
But
are
such
wise
?
I
,
as
Amplestus
strong
.
That
burnt
his
face
because
his
beard
was
long
.
The
wicked
man
repines
to
heare
his
fault
,
And
folly
flings
,
if
good
aduice
come
neere
:
But
hee
s
best
likt
that
with
the
world
can
hault
,
And
with
her
imperfections
best
can
beare
:
For
cunning
sin
is
deemed
but
a
shift
,
And
couetousnesse
is
held
an
honest
thrift
.
If
thou
tell
Shunes
that
his
breath
doth
stinke
And
dost
not
cogge
and
say
t
is
sweet
,
and
cleer
,
Hee
l
let
thee
passe
,
and
neuer
bid
thee
drinke
,
When
as
Amphidius
shall
haue
good
cheere
.
For
now
who
loues
to
play
a
worldlings
part
,
Must
teach
his
tongue
refrain
to
tell
his
heart
.
Thus
●an
with
man
striues
to
dissemble
still
,
And
wends
from
good
to
bad
,
from
bad
to
worse
,
And
to
his
owne
confusion
followes
ill
,
Shunning
the
seeing
eie
,
not
sinfull
course
,
Holding
the
meane
to
make
him
fortunate
,
Is
in
this
world
to
winke
at
each
estate
.
He
is
a
fellow
polliticke
and
rate
,
That
with
a
seeming
loue
can
colour
hate
,
Whose
courtly
kindnesse
giues
a
Congie
faire
,
When
as
he
aimes
to
ouerthrow
a
state
.
For
most
men
now
in
priuate
will
defraud
Them
,
that
in
publicke
they
doe
most
applaud
.
Me
thinkes
(
answered
Nemo
)
if
abuses
bee
so
grosse
,
so
palpable
,
and
so
genera●l
;
they
should
be
complaind
off
to
the
Prince
.
Much
the
better
(
quoth
Conscience
)
our
petitions
goe
thorow
so
many
hands
,
it
is
eyther
lost
,
or
torne
,
or
comes
to
some
of
their
friends
hands
,
against
whom
it
is
preferred
;
then
are
we
checkt
,
called
seditious
knaues
,
and
goe
home
perhaps
an
hundred
miles
with
a
flea
in
our
eare
.
I
must
confes
(
quoth
Nemo
)
this
hath
been
a
fault
,
but
feare
not
,
we
haue
now
both
a
skilfull
and
a
pain●full
gardener
,
that
will
not
lay
the
whole
care
of
weeding
his
kingdome
vpon
others
,
but
himselfe
in
person
will
heare
;
and
if
hee
finde
it
true
,
roote
out
those
ranke
weedes
,
that
haue
heretofore
ouershadowed
,
and
with
their
broad
and
bushy
toppes
,
hindered
the
growth
of
other
better
&
more
wholsome
hearbs
.
God
long
maintaine
his
health
(
quoth
Conscience
)
that
hath
such
care
of
his
wronged
Commons
,
and
I
beseech
you
stand
our
good
friend
,
that
this
superfinitiue
gallant
knaue
Corruption
,
grow
not
inward
with
those
that
are
the
meanes
to
that
sacred
maiesty
,
that
beares
such
a
respectiue
care
ouer
our
Weale
.
I
le
giue
you
my
word
for
that
(
quoth
Nemo
)
for
I
know
them
so
well
tempered
,
that
neither
feare
,
nor
loue
,
gold
,
nor
hate
can
stirre
and
drawe
their
affections
from
the
true
course
of
Iustice
.
Marry
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
would
wée
had
one
of
those
Gentlemen
in
our
Countrey
,
for
we
haue
fellow●
that
by
meanes
of
friends
,
as
they
say
,
kéepe
the
liuing
of
a
whole
Towneshippe
in
their
handes
,
and
they
but
get
the
Countenance
of
some
Noble
man
on
their
backs
,
they
are
so
proud
,
a
poore
man
may
not
speake
with
them
vnder
a
couple
of
Capons
.
For
example
sake
,
heere
s
Sir
Simon
Saywel
,
no
Clergy
man
,
for
he
can
neither
write
,
nor
read
,
and
yet
he
hath
at
this
howre
three
or
foure
Parsonages
in
his
owne
handes
,
the
least
of
them
worth
forty
or
fifty
pounds
a
yéere
,
and
kéepes
honest
poore
Schollars
to
reade
vnder
him
,
where
hee
purses
vppe
some
two
hundred
pounds
for
a
long
in
a
manner
,
and
hires
but
a
Preacher
to
make
foure
sermons
in
a
yéere
.
Now
the
poore
men
that
take
all
the
paines
,
are
scarce
allowed
fiue
poundes
a
yéere
.
I
thinke
some
honest
Gentleman
like
you
Mr.
Nemo
,
might
doe
God
good
seruice
to
sée
these
abuses
reformed
,
that
Lay
men
should
not
beare
such
sway
in
the
Church
.
Feare
not
(
Father
Conscience
quoth
hee
)
gather
a
short
note
of
all
corruptions
and
abuses
in
their
kinde
,
against
the
next
Tearme
,
and
i
le
haue
him
knowne
for
a
crafty
knaue
,
you
shall
heare
how
i
le
handle
both
him
,
and
his
Appendixes
.
I
marry
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
but
while
the
grasse
grows
,
the
stéede
star●es
.
But
as
I
remember
Sir
Simons
Mountchanking
.
I
le
no●
forget
how
a
couple
of
Turuers
serued
two
k●nsmen
of
mine
the
last
Tearme
,
Atturneys
thou
wouldst
say
.
I
cannot
tell
how
you
call
them
,
but
I
thinke
they
cannot
haue
a
●●tter
name
then
Turners
:
for
if
wée
goe
to
lawe
once
,
bee
our
cause
good
,
or
bad
,
they
'l
so
turne
and
winde
it
,
that
we
turne
the
bottome
of
our
purses
vp
,
and
finde
nere
a
crosse
.
And
since
you
are
so
kinde
a
gentleman
,
i
le
not
bee
meale
mouthed
to
tell
you
a
merry
,
yet
a
true
tale
.
A
merry
tale
how
two
Attornies
iugled
togeather
to
fetch
off
their
Clyents
.
A
couple
of
néere
kinsmen
of
mine
,
called
Pigeons
,
went
to
Lawe
,
and
fedde
their
Attorneys
:
Either
perswading
their
Clyents
their
cause
was
good
,
and
kept
them
so
long
in
hope
of
had
I
wist
,
that
they
were
faine
to
sell
their
horse
to
continue
lawe
for
the
bridle
.
To
be
short
,
one
of
the
Brothers
going
to
carry
a
couple
of
Capons
to
his
Attorney
to
séeke
spéedy
dispach
of
his
suit
,
hee
tould
him
that
for
a
couple
of
Angells
extraordinary
,
hee
would
assure
him
of
iudgement
on
his
side
the
next
Court
day
:
The
poore
man
glad
of
that
newes
went
home
,
sould
a
couple
of
pretty
heyfars
to
prouide
the
money
,
and
carried
it
home
.
His
Attorney
to
manifest
how
forward
hee
was
in
his
behalfe
,
writ
a
letter
to
his
aduersaries
Attorney
to
intreate
him
the
cause
might
come
to
present
dispatch
;
and
who
should
carry
it
but
this
Pigeon
:
wel
glad
was
he
of
his
good
successe
,
and
to
the
lawier
hee
goes
;
and
by
the
way
hee
proued
exceeding
drowsie
,
and
fell
a
sléepe
:
In
his
sléepe
hee
dreamt
that
hee
saw
the
two
Attorneys
drinking
,
and
excéeding
merry
in
a
stately
Gallery
,
and
two
tame
doues
came
flying
in
at
the
Casement
,
houering
about
them
:
And
whilest
they
sate
laughing
the
poor
tame
birds
,
flew
about
into
the
fields
,
and
gardaines
adioyning
,
and
in
their
beaks
,
brought
wheat
,
peass
,
and
such
graine
,
as
by
their
industry
they
could
finde
,
and
presented
it
to
the
lawiers
,
who
still
as
they
were
gonne
for
more
,
laught
at
their
folly
:
At
last
the
poore
birds
beeing
tired
,
would
haue
eaten
some
of
the
graines
they
had
brought
:
But
the
couetous
Attorneys
shouted
then
away
,
and
(
not
able
to
bring
any
more
)
shut
the
casement
.
At
their
vnkindnesse
he
awaked
,
and
comparing
the
kindnesse
of
the
two
doues
to
his
brother
and
him
,
thought
it
might
be
a
Morrall
of
their
owne
folly
:
But
then
calling
to
minde
his
Attorneys
promis
,
and
hope
of
his
suits
dispach
,
hée
beegan
to
checke
his
rashe
iudgement
.
Notwithstanding
he
concluded
with
himselfe
to
sée
the
contents
of
the
letter
:
with
that
vnripping
the
seale
,
he
béegan
to
reade
,
and
found
the
letter
written
to
this
effect
▪
The
nest
of
Pigeons
are
ripe
;
doe
but
you
plucke
the
one
,
and
i
le
pluck
the
other
,
and
wee
l
not
leaue
them
a
feather
to
their
backes
.
This
vnexpected
newes
strooke
the
fellow
into
such
a
quandary
,
that
for
a
good
while
hee
stood
like
a
man
parted
from
his
sences
,
at
last
comming
to
himselfe
,
●e
began
thus
;
Why
how
now
Pigeon
?
are
thy
wits
a woolgathering
?
hast
thou
béen
once
scorched
in
the
fire
,
and
wilt
thou
still
dally
with
the
flame
?
No
,
though
thy
Attorney
has
built
his
nest
with
some
of
thy
feathers
,
i
le
reserue
the
rest
to
kéepe
mée
warme
.
In
this
resolue
,
he
laid
his
staffe
on
his
neck
,
and
his
hand
vnder
his
side
,
and
setting
the
best
foote
afore
,
homeward
he
went
:
whom
should
hée
méete
by
the
way
,
but
his
brother
,
(
betwixt
whom
this
deadly
fewd
was
)
who
perceiuing
t
was
hee
,
forsooke
the
path
,
and
crost
ouer
the
Fallowes
,
and
sommer
leas
,
as
if
some
occasion
of
businesse
had
called
him
that
way
:
but
the
other
knowing
the
length
of
his
foote
by
his
own
last
,
guest
where
his
shue
pinched
him
,
though
he
complained
not
,
&
though
he
knew
him
full
of
stomacke
,
and
that
he
had
rather
spend
halfe
his
land
,
then
any
way
come
to
agréement
,
yet
he
out
of
his
brotherly
affection
determined
a
né●rer
cut
to
the
matter
:
whereupon
mending
his
p●ce
,
not
in
hope
to
haue
his
wages
mended
(
as
the
fellow
saith
)
but
with
an
intent
to
amend
somwhat
amis
,
and
set
loue
where
none
was
.
Hauing
ouertooke
him
in
a
greene
Lea
,
as
hee
stood
giuing
directions
to
his
Reapers
,
hee
pluckt
him
by
the
stéede
,
and
very
kindly
gaue
him
the
time
of
the
day
,
and
related
vnto
him
what
had
happened
.
Hee
carelesse
either
of
him
,
or
his
discourse
,
ere
hee
had
ended
his
aue
,
gaue
him
the
vale
,
and
prepared
to
depart
:
but
hee
not
willing
to
giue
ouer
so
good
an
occasion
in
the
plaine
field
,
seconded
his
first
assault
with
the
sight
of
the
letter
,
which
draue
his
brother
into
such
a
maze
,
that
taking
him
by
the
hand
,
after
pardon
craued
for
his
strangenesse
,
he
led
him
into
a
shadie
brake
,
where
hee
told
him
the
Lawyers
procéeding
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
:
whereupon
they
determined
to
let
the
matter
slip
vntil
the
next
Court
day
,
to
try
if
there
were
any
regard
of
conscience
,
or
respect
of
humanity
in
them
.
The
Court
day
come
,
they
attended
from
s●x
in
the
morning
,
till
eight
at
night
,
but
as
the
prouerb
is
,
They
●ere
early
vp
,
and
nere
the
néere
:
whereuppon
they
complained
,
and
had
brought
it
to
this
passe
,
they
should
both
haue
been
discarded
,
and
pitcht
ouer
the
Bar
for
wranglers
:
but
in
the
meane
time
,
being
(
as
it
séemed
they
were
)
very
inward
with
Seigneiour
Corruption
,
that
was
Broker
sufficient
craf●y
to
make
good
both
his
owne
,
and
others
procéedings
,
hee
vndertooke
their
causes
,
and
made
them
cléere
:
the
poore
man
had
had
words
,
and
their
labour
for
their
paines
,
and
the
Lawyers
in
as
great
credit
and
estimation
as
before
.
At
this
Nemo
interrupted
him
,
and
asked
if
the
men
were
yet
liuing
?
No
,
replyed
Conscience
,
they
died
long
agoe
,
but
I
feare
me
some
of
their
linage
liue
to
continue
their
hellish
and
vncharitable
beginning
.
Nemo
began
to
speake
bitterly
against
the
vnmercifull
procéedings
of
the
Lawiers
:
but
Conscience
did
thus
interrupt
him
,
Temper
your
anger
good
Seignieur
Nemo
,
and
let
mee
speake
impartially
for
all
;
Though
I
haue
had
much
wrong
by
Law
,
yet
I
condemne
not
altogeather
the
professors
,
they
are
but
the
hoofe
and
Iron
féete
that
Bribery
vses
to
tread
vpon
the
naked
bosoms
of
poore
resistles
people
:
therfore
to
raile
against
them
,
were
as
if
a
dog
should
bite
the
sword
he
is
strucken
with
,
which
of
it self
is
altogether
harmles
:
So
are
Lawyers
like
swords
or
staues
wherwith
bribery
strikes
the
resistles
Comminalty
:
For
till
he
had
a
hand
in
buying
and
selling
offices
,
the
Lawyers
both
would
and
could
haue
done
mo●e
for
an
Angell
,
then
they
can
since
with
two
.
I
haue
heard
(
and
as
I
dare
not
affirme
it
for
trueth
,
so
I
cannot
condemne
it
for
a
lie
)
that
there
are
none
(
or
at
the
least
very
few
)
O●fices
beelonging
to
the
Lawe
,
from
,
and
out
of
which
bribery
doth
not
fetch
some
tribute
&
annuall
stripend
.
Hence
then
I
gather
bribery
or
corrup●ion
being
the
cause
of
oppression
in
that
kind
,
his
power
being
remoued
,
it
necessarily
followes
that
the
effect
must
die
.
Why
then
(
quoth
Nemo
)
it
séemes
you
enuy
not
the
honest
gain
of
painefull
Lawyers
?
No
,
answered
Conscience
,
I
speake
impartially
:
neither
for
loue
of
the
one
,
nor
feare
of
the
other
.
I
pitty
the
state
of
wellminded
Lawyers
,
as
much
as
any
one
,
and
grieue
that
euer
I
liued
to
sée
that
malapart
Iack
Corruption
to
haue
such
a
hand
ouer
them
.
How
Corruption
being
once
exiled
this
Kingdome
,
sent
Emulation
and
Fashion
to
make
way
for
him
againe
.
Then
thus
for
Emulation
.
I
Le
tel
you
my
poor
opinion
(
answerd
Nemo
)
This
crafty
knaue
being
expulst
this
Kingdom
,
sent
his
insinuating
children
Emulation
,
and
Fashion
to
make
way
for
him
,
who
intruding
themselues
by
degrées
into
all
societies
,
like
toward
impes
to
practise
and
effect
his
will
that
sent
them
.
Emulation
,
he
as
he
spies
occassion
,
thrusts
himselfe
into
the
company
of
men
of
the
better
sort
,
and
filles
their
heads
with
proclaimations
,
what
a
rare
Lordship
such
an
one
hath
purchast
▪
what
a
sumtuous
house
another
hath
builded
,
and
vrges
him
to
cast
about
●or
the
like
,
intimating
his
meanes
to
be
as
great
,
his
friends
as
many
,
and
his
hopes
as
possible
.
The
well
minded
gentleman
(
before
perhaps
not
dreaming
of
any
such
matter
)
lending
an
eare
to
his
idle
discourse
,
by
his
perswasions
,
determines
to
vse
all
meanes
to
put
his
words
in
practise
,
and
aske's
his
further
aduice
in
attaining
it
.
Hee
glad
of
that
,
ioynes
with
Occasion
,
tells
him
of
Siegnior
Bribery
:
by
whose
acquaintance
and
furtherance
,
hee
shall
easily
attaine
his
purpose
,
marry
it
will
cost
him
some
few
Angells
,
to
buy
his
assistance
.
Being
tickled
with
this
newes
,
he
spares
no
cost
to
purchase
his
acquaintance
,
kéeps
him
close
in
his
house
,
and
giues
him
the
best
entertainement
hee
can
deuise
.
Being
once
entred
his
society
,
he
cleane
forgets
the
moderne
state
of
his
Auncestors
,
and
mak●
his
flight
seauen
miles
beyond
the
man
i'
th
Moone
,
and
to
maintaine
Corruption
in
his
higher
matters
,
vses
him
his
president
in
lower
;
rackes
his
poore
tenaunts
,
rayses
his
rents
,
and
says
he
has
made
a
Lease
out
to
a
poore
man
for
three
liues
.
Let
but
an
other
come
,
and
giue
his
wife
a
veluet
Gowne
,
his
sonne
a
horse
,
or
his
daughter
a
Taffety
Peticoate
,
and
himselfe
an
vnreasonable
sine
,
or
incomb●
,
and
there
shall
be
some
vnperfect
clause
found
i'
th
lease
to
colour
,
and
face
their
pract●se
,
and
the
poore
man
(
that
perhaps
sould
all
his
meanes
to
purchase
it
,
not
two
yéeres
before
)
shall
by
violence
bée
thrust
out
,
and
lose
all
,
I
though
his
wife
and
children
beg
,
he
shall
finde
no
remorse
but
the
Lawe
,
where
he
bids
the
poore
man
séeke
his
redresse
.
Hee
knoweth
that
Bribery
,
whom
he
fées
,
will
maintaine
his
cause
:
and
the
poor
oppressed
man
must
either
bee
glad
to
put
finger
in
the
eie
,
&
liue
by
the
losse
,
or
séeking
redresse
,
bée
clapt
in
Limbo
patris
,
and
after
a
twelue
moneths
imprisonment
be
inioynd
to
aske
his
mercilesse
Landlord
forgiuenesse
.
I
faith
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
haue
they
such
tricks
in
their
budgets
?
Well
,
you
shew
directly
the
procéedings
and
effects
of
Emulation
:
and
what
waie
hee
makes
for
his
Father
Corruption
his
entrance
into
the
Land
.
Now
is
his
other
son
Fashion
imployed
?
By
what
waies
Fashion
the
second
sonne
of
Corruption
makes
entrance
for
his
Father
into
this
Kingdome
.
I
Le
tell
you
(
quoth
Nemo
)
and
yet
perhaps
I
shall
purchase
the
ill
will
of
a
s●xe
that
I
much
reuer●nce
and
honour
.
Fashion
is
second
sonne
to
Corruption
,
borne
(
as
I
haue
read
in
Italy
,
nurst
in
Fraunce
,
and
in
his
childhood
brought
ouer
into
England
,
by
certaine
,
more
humerous
then
truely
honourable
gentlemen
,
and
yet
no
enemies
to
his
Father
.
Comming
into
England
,
being
a
very
forward
wéed
,
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
An
ill
weed
growes
a
good
speed
:
hee
was
preferred
to
attend
diuers
gentlewomen
,
with
whom
he
procéeded
as
his
elder
brother
had
done
with
their
husbands
,
though
by
an
other
course
.
After
by
his
dutifull
seruice
,
hee
had
ingrafted
himselfe
into
their
good
opinions
,
he
began
to
discourse
of
the
strange
and
rare
fashions
vsed
in
his
Countrey
.
As
if
a
gentlewoman
were
borne
with
haire
as
blacke
as
iette
,
hee
could
by
Art
frustrate
the
workemanshippe
of
Nature
,
and
color
it
as
yellow
as
gold
:
if
time
(
enemy
to
beauty
)
had
by
continuance
writ
downe
his
caracters
of
age
in
their
foreheads
,
he
could
by
the
meanes
of
Art
helpe
,
and
make
good
that
defect
:
make
a
brow
of
sixty
,
as
smooth
,
and
able
to
shew
,
as
one
of
sixtéene
.
On
him
attending
Mounsieur
Shred
,
an
Italian
Taylor
,
snipt
out
of
a
péece
of
Deuonshire
Carsie
,
who
with
the
shéeres
of
preferment
,
could
at
his
pleasure
cut
out
a
shape
of
a
new
fashion
,
ad
placitum
,
in
an
houres
warning
.
These
fellowes
with
their
ginny
phreeses
,
and
Italionate
discourses
,
so
set
a
fire
the
brauing
thoughts
of
our
yong
gentlewomen
,
that
what
soeuer
new
fashion
,
Shred
inuented
,
they
would
haue
,
or
their
husbands
shall
heere
out
,
on
both
sides
of
the
head
:
yet
some
more
respectiue
then
then
the
rest
,
would
out
of
better
consideration
,
cast
with
themselues
,
My
husbands
meanes
are
but
weak
,
&
his
charge
of
housekeeping
great
and
if
I
stretch
his
liuing
to
his
breadth
,
it
will
not
hold
out
:
Tush
(
quoth
Fashion
)
the
French
is
your
onely
garbe
,
breake
vp
housekéeping
,
turne
away
those
Béefe-eating
swaines
,
sell
away
your
great
horses
:
a
Coach-man
and
a
Page
are
attendants
enough
.
As
for
your
offices
of
seruice
,
let
me
alone
,
I
could
supply
fiue
or
six
of
them
my selfe
,
and
will
be
lesse
charge
to
you
,
and
perhaps
more
gains
to
me
.
Then
will
I
bring
your
husband
acquainted
with
a
gentleman
my
father
Corruption
,
that
shall
direct
him
a
course
far
lesse
troublesom
,
and
much
more
commodious
.
Thus
by
the
meanes
of
his
forerunners
Fashion
,
Pride
,
Emulation
,
&c.
hée
became
great
,
and
drew
the
most
part
of
this
I
le
to
his
acquaintance
.
Now
I
cannot
rightly
blame
any
one
sort
more
then
an
other
,
since
his
familiarity
is
generall
,
and
equally
imbraced
of
the
most
,
onely
those
true
temperd
spirits
of
Nobility
excepted
,
who
from
time
to
time
since
his
first
discouery
,
haue
made
it
their
chiefe
labour
to
spend
their
vtmost
indeuours
in
rooting
of
him
out
:
But
hee
hauing
so
many
heads
,
that
as
fast
as
one
is
cut
off
,
there
springs
vppe
more
in
the
roome
?
The
onely
way
that
I
can
prescribe
for
his
finall
remoue
,
is
that
euery
man
should
take
adaduice
of
Conscience
,
and
put
themselues
to
the
true
taste
of
his
touch
,
and
finding
how
far
he
has
drawn
them
from
the
end
of
their
Creation
,
vtterly
Casshire
,
and
for
euer
abiure
his
hellish
society
.
This
is
the
easiest
and
neerest
course
▪
and
thus
much
I
deuine
,
that
whosoeuer
,
either
vpon
hope
of
priuate
payn
,
or
presumtion
of
friends
,
conceale
or
harbour
that
Arch
Caterpiller
of
England
,
will
by
the
carefull
industry
of
vigilent
Arethe
be
found
out
,
and
either
hang
with
his
welthy
hopes
about
his
necke
,
or
like
a
vagrant
wander
into
his
owne
Land
with
him
for
company
,
where
all
good
mindes
hope
they
shall
meet
entertainement
fitting
such
inconstant
fugitiues
.
You
may
sée
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
the
longer
a
man
liues
,
the
more
hee
may
learne
:
I
might
haue
liued
till
all
my
friends
h●d
been
weary
of
mee
,
ere
I
should
haue
found
out
this
:
but
some
reason
there
was
that
the
cat
winckt
,
when
both
her
eies
were
out
.
I
blame
not
our
Landlords
to
kéepe
such
racket
i
th
Countrey
,
when
this
vile
Italian
varlet
hath
his
agents
in
the
City
:
For
I
knew
a
man
of
good
worship
my selfe
,
giue
away
as
much
Velvet
in
gownes
and
fore
parts
about
an
office
,
as
would
haue
made
a
Stéeple
a
nightcappe
.
But
(
quoth
Nemo
,
cutting
him
off
)
whom
doe
you
blame
for
that
,
the
begger
,
or
the
Patron
?
Marry
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
the
Patron
:
for
I
will
count
him
a
foole
that
will
not
bestow
twenty
or
thirty
pounds
in
guists
,
to
get
an
Office
worth
thirty
pounds
a
yéere
.
You
speake
out
of
all
discretion
(
answered
Nemo
)
and
such
grosse
and
vnsensible
parts
as
yours
,
cast
scandall
,
&
reproach
without
respect
,
or
difference
:
as
a
curre
hauing
béen
cast
into
a
puddle
shakes
himselfe
,
and
casts
his
filth
vpon
all
that
stand
within
his
reach
:
so
you
hauing
your
Asse
eares
filled
with
maddy
and
scandaling
reports
,
cast
them
foorth
,
commonly
as
the
blind
man
shoots
at
the
Crow
.
Thus
much
let
mee
(
not
for
feare
,
but
out
of
reuerent
modesty
and
equity
)
speake
in
the
behalfe
of
wronged
Patrons
.
Suppose
your selfe
or
any
other
,
belong
,
or
follow
some
worthy
Gentleman
;
an
Office
vnder
his
guift
stands
voide
,
which
he
neither
knows
,
nor
respects
:
hauing
receiued
some
kindnesse
from
him
before
,
presumes
if
you
can
make
som
friends
to
the
Patron
,
you
may
obtaine
i●
▪
In
this
resolue
you
out
of
your
frée
will
,
and
rich
hope
of
their
assistance
,
giue
a
Lady
veluet
for
a
gowne
,
silke
stockings
or
so
:
they
receiue
it
,
and
work
meanes
for
the
obtaining
of
your
suite
:
You
are
possest
of
it
,
where
before
perhaps
it
was
an
hundred
pounds
a
yeere
,
you
raise
it
to
two
hundred
pounds
,
whose
fault
is
this
?
Or
say
you
had
two
or
thrée
Offices
before
,
yet
your
petition
is
,
that
you
are
a
poor
Attendant
of
his
Fortunes
,
&
wanting
meanes
,
such
a
péece
of
wast
ground
or
so
,
to
such
,
or
such
a
value
,
lies
void
,
and
would
stand
you
in
some
stéed
:
you
get
it
,
he
giues
it
with
a
frée
heart
,
and
to
a
good
intent
:
●ut
you
contrary
to
his
intent
,
and
all
honest
proceedings
inuert
his
meaning
,
and
abuse
his
bounty
.
But
knew
such
Patrons
,
or
giuers
of
Off●ces
,
what
inconueniences
they
bred
,
they
would
kéepe
their
credits
from
your
scandall
,
and
your
gréedy
auarice
from
such
preferment
.
Indeed
(
answered
Conscience
)
there
are
a
number
of
this
condition
,
that
walking
in
the
shade
of
some
great
man
,
like
Aesops
Storke
,
care
not
how
many
poore
men
they
eate
vp
and
deuoure
:
But
to
quittance
your
fale
of
Corruptions
first
arriuall
:
I
le
tell
you
one
ma●
prancke
a
Follower
of
his
did
in
our
Countrey
.
A
fine
peece
of
knauery
done
by
a
Churchwarden
in
shew
of
piety
and
religion
.
THere
was
a
man
of
good
credit
,
and
no-small
honesty
reputed
:
for
wee
now
a
daies
value
mens
honesties
by
the
Kings
booke
,
so
much
in
the
pound
:
so
that
if
he
bée
weighty
in
the
purse
,
he
must
néeds
be
honest
.
He
shall
be
namelesse
in
this
place
,
and
yet
for
a
groate
matter
you
shall
finde
him
registred
in
Bulles
Kallender
,
amongst
the
ranke
of
his
best
Benefactors
.
This
Francklin
(
I
scorne
to
doe
the
attribute
of
gentility
so
much
wrong
,
as
to
lay
it
vpon
him
)
being
one
of
the
head
men
of
the
parish
,
and
hauing
past
thorough
many
vnder
Offices
of
Sir
Reuerendshippe
,
as
Scauenger
,
Sideman
,
cum
multis
alijs
,
hée
was
by
the
generall
consent
of
the
Towneshippe
elected
Church-warden
,
and
to
win
the
name
of
a
Benefactor
to
the
Church
,
and
haue
his
name
writ
vp
in
Roman
letters
ouer
one
of
the
glasse
windowes
.
The
boyes
playing
at
stooleball
,
by
chaunce
broke
a
quarry
of
the
glasse
,
whereupon
he
complayned
to
the
Towneship
,
and
tither
had
,
or
did
his
vtmost
to
haue
the
poor
boy
whipt
,
and
vnder
shew
of
zeale
(
which
had
a
little
afore
schorcht
him
,
he
tooke
mee
down
the
whole
window
,
and
at
his
owne
proper
costs
&
charges
built
vp
an
other
in
the
place
:
But
by
report
of
the
workemen
,
the
new
was
too
foote
euery
way
lesse
then
the
old
.
And
the
same
Church-warden
two
months
after
built
him
a
new
window
in
his
Parlor
,
with
the
same
glas
he
tooke
downe
at
the
Church
,
yet
stands
his
name
in
villanous
Roman
letters
ouer
the
window
for
a
good
Benefactor
.
The
same
yéere
the
foresaid
Founder
continuing
his
auncient
care
of
maintaining
the
Church
,
one
part
of
the
Leades
being
faulty
,
and
a
droppe
or
two
of
raine
falling
through
,
lookt
vp
,
and
spied
the
Church
well
leaded
,
presently
had
a
knauiske
Crochet
in
his
head
,
a
note
beyond
Ela
,
and
with
a
zealous
verily
,
broke
into
these
words
,
Haue
we
a
care
to
cloath
our
pampered
bodies
,
and
sée
the
Church
v●apparrelled
?
this
must
and
shall
be
remedied
:
whereupon
wtthout
any
more
words
,
hee
sent
for
workemen
,
and
the
next
day
set
them
a
worke
,
to
vnlead
the
Church
cleane
.
That
day
he
set
Thatchers
a
work
,
and
in
stéed
of
the
Leade
coate
,
clapt
on
a
ierkin
of
straw
:
according
to
that
of
Dionisius
,
who
comming
into
a
Church
,
he
saw
many
Idolls
richly
cloathed
,
some
in
gold
,
and
some
in
siluer
:
he
disroabed
them
all
,
and
made
them
good
hansome
suits
of
Linsey-wolsey
.
Being
askt
the
reson
,
Oh
(
quoth
he
)
these
golden
coates
in
winter
were
so
could
,
that
the
Saints
wer
fain
to
blow
their
fingers
ends
to
catch
them
a
heate
,
and
in
sommer
so
heauy
,
they
could
not
walke
abroade
for
heate
,
priuily
checking
the
vaine
superstition
of
those
that
were
prodigall
in
bestowing
such
bounty
vpon
a
stone
:
but
(
quoth
he
)
I
out
of
a
tender
respect
of
their
healths
,
haue
made
them
good
Linsey-woolsey
cassocks
,
good
&
warm
for
winter
,
&
excéeding
light
&
coole
for
Sommer
.
So
this
Church-warden
féeling
the
foundation
of
the
Church
too
weake
for
the
Leaden
couer
,
clothed
it
in
straw
,
and
turned
the
leade
to
his
priuate
vse
,
which
by
the
iudgement
of
the
workemen
,
trebly
equalled
his
stubble
vpper
garment
,
besides
the
parishes
allowance
which
was
not
little
.
About
the
same
time
,
a
friend
of
his
,
as
I
remember
,
his
brothers
sonne
,
for
some
trespasse
against
the
Lawe
lay
in
prison
vpon
a
repriue
,
and
some
ten
pound
matter
would
haue
purchast
his
pardon
.
He
hauing
none
,
or
very
fewe
friends
of
ability
to
disburse
so
much
money
on
the
suddaine
made
meanes
to
him
being
his
vncle
,
and
sent
his
letter
by
two
sufficient
poore
men
,
to
enter
bond
for
the
repayment
of
it
,
his
answere
was
,
he
would
doe
any
reasonable
matter
for
his
kinsman
,
to
his
power
,
but
he
was
imployed
about
building
,
and
repaying
the
Church
,
and
not
hauing
of
his
owne
to
finish
it
,
hee
was
faine
to
strech
his
credit
to
borrow
.
The
poore
men
vrgd
in
what
a
desperat
estate
his
kinsmans
life
stood
,
and
past
all
recouery
,
without
his
aide
,
but
all
in
vain
,
they
had
a
cold
sute
of
it
,
and
as
far
as
I
could
learne
,
the
vncles
vnkindnesse
cost
the
poore
yong
man
his
life
.
At
that
they
all
interupted
him
,
saying
,
t
was
pitty
hee
liued
,
nay
more
then
that
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
I
haue
been
credibly
informd
,
that
vnmercifull
vncle
had
in
his
hands
a
will
of
that
yong
mans
Fathers
,
by
vertue
whereof
hee
was
to
receiue
at
the
death
of
his
mother
,
being
an
aged
and
impotent
woman
,
a
Farme
,
rented
at
thirty
pounds
a
yéere
:
and
a
quarter
of
Wheat
will
not
stop
their
mouths
that
say
,
hee
was
the
chiefe
man
that
incited
the
young
mans
enemies
to
seeke
the
extremity
of
Law
,
in
hope
to
possess●
the
same
land
,
which
came
rightly
to
passe
,
for
the
young
man
dead
,
his
carefull
mother
liued
not
long
after
,
at
whose
death
for
want
of
heires
,
the
land
fell
to
him
as
next
of
kinde
.
The
Diuell
helps
his
seruants
still
(
quoth
Nemo
)
but
your
tale
tends
nothing
to
the
Theame
wee
handle
,
and
your
close
com
no
néerer
then
your
Exordium
,
you
will
haue
villanous
battailes
made
against
you
:
Our
purpose
is
to
talke
of
Corruption
,
and
heers
nothing
of
that
relish
yet
.
If
I
might
(
then
answered
Feedewell
)
i
de
come
ouer
some
of
their
thumbs
,
with
Gammer
Gurtons
prouerbe
,
and
request
them
either
to
heare
out
my
tale
,
or
kisse
the
backeside
of
the
booke
,
and
trade
it
ou●
for
their
labour
.
But
to
the
matter
,
no
sooner
were
the
two
honest
Soliciters
of
the
poore
mans
sute
departed
,
but
this
zealous
Church-builder
,
that
had
not
a
penny
to
cast
at
a
dogge
,
could
finde
two
hundred
pounds
to
buy
the
reuersion
of
an
Office
for
his
Sonne
.
and
for
twenty
nobles
giuen
him
of
an
other
,
made
sute
to
a
friend
of
his
,
and
got
a
repréeue
for
as
honest
a
man
as
euer
cryed
stand
.
This
was
no
braunch
of
Bribery
,
but
one
mans
tale
is
good
,
till
an
others
be
heard
.
He
is
repriued
,
(
and
for
bribes
and
guifts
that
he
receiued
from
his
friends
,
being
Foreman
of
the
Iury
,
contrary
to
all
Conscience
)
saued
his
life
.
But
his
his
poore
kinsman
passing
vnder
the
same
Iury
,
came
to
his
long
home
.
Within
short
time
after
this
most
charitable
déede
,
t
was
his
fortune
to
stay
in
Kent
,
and
there
cam
to
be
head
Constable
,
during
which
Office
hee
continued
and
strengthned
his
former
acquaintance
with
the
company
of
Saint
Nicholas
clarkes
,
and
now
by
reason
of
his
Office
could
doe
them
much
more
good
and
fauour
,
then
before
:
For
had
they
taken
any
prize
,
his
house
was
their
harbour
,
and
his
credit
their
cloake
,
till
the
heate
of
the
hue
and
cry
was
ouer
.
And
I
pray
you
what
vnder
Constable
or
Headborow
durst
bee
so
sawcy
as
to
search
there
?
Besides
,
it
was
euidently
proued
,
diuers
gentlemen
of
his
acquaintance
trauelling
with
any
charge
of
money
about
them
,
would
make
his
house
their
Inn●
,
and
request
his
company
and
aide
for
their
safe
passage
,
being
reputed
a
very
vertuous
man
.
But
marke
how
kindly
he
vsed
them
,
or
at
least
some
of
them
;
It
fortuned
a
young
gentleman
,
a
friend
of
mine
,
from
whom
I
learned
this
intelligence
,
trauailing
that
way
,
with
some
hundred
pounds
or
more
,
and
hauing
sent
his
man
backe
to
dispatch
some
other
businesse
at
home
,
hee
requested
him
to
fauour
him
so
much
,
as
to
l●t
a
seruant
of
his
beare
him
company
,
telling
him
●hat
store
of
money
he
had
,
and
that
he
was
next
to
tender
it
at
Lo●don
vpon
a
bond
:
he
very
car●full
of
the
young
gentlemans
safety
as
it
séemed
,
told
him
the
day
was
old
,
and
the
wa●es
dangerous
,
and
should
by
no
meanes
leaue
his
house
that
night
,
but
in
the
morning
(
as
early
as
hée
pleased
)
not
onely
his
man
,
but
hee
himselfe
for
the
more
security
would
beare
him
compa●y
:
which
kindnesse
the
young
man
accepted
very
gratefully
.
Heereupon
our
High
Constable
intending
to
bee
well
paid
for
his
nights
lodging
,
sent
to
thrée
or
foure
of
his
consorts
in
these
actions
,
and
appointed
in
what
place
,
and
in
what
hower
they
should
meet
their
prey
,
whi●h
tooke
effect
:
For
the
next
morning
very
early
our
ciuill
high
Constable
cald
vp
the
yong
Gentleman
,
and
he
,
&
one
of
his
men
rod
to
bring
him
the
safest
and
neerest
way
:
Scarce
had
they
rod
the
quantity
of
a
mile
,
but
vnder
a
wood
side
they
wer
set
vpon
by
thrée
or
foure
Gallants
,
who
not
only
made
the
young
Nouice
an
hundred
pound
lighter
,
but
with
vile
words
abused
our
honest
Constable
,
tooke
away
his
money
,
and
were
very
hardly
intreated
to
let
him
scape
with
life
.
There
was
no
knauery
(
quoth
Conscience
)
but
how
came
his
villany
discouered
?
I
le
tell
you
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
the
Gentlemans
man
,
whom
I
tould
you
before
he
sent
back
vpon
some
busines
,
was
by
this
time
returned
,
and
come
to
the
Constables
house
,
thinking
to
call
his
master
,
and
being
there
these
three
gallants
,
not
dreaming
of
any
such
matter
,
came
gallopping
into
the
yard
,
turnd
their
horses
in
to
the
stable
,
and
through
a
back
garden
,
to
which
themselues
had
keys
,
went
to
their
chambers
.
The
●ellow
noted
all
this
,
but
neither
knew
nor
suspected
what
had
happened
till
hee
met
his
Master
,
whom
Mr.
Constable
had
sent
an
other
way
.
The
fellow
hearing
his
Master
describe
the
colour
of
their
horses
,
and
attire
of
the
men
,
strait
saw
a
pad
in
the
straw
,
and
told
his
Master
what
he
had
séene
,
who
séeing
how
vnkindly
they
had
vsed
the
Constable
,
a●d
taken
away
his
money
,
would
by
no
meanes
be
wonne
to
credit
him
.
The
Fellow
grounded
in
the
certainety
of
his
resolue
,
quite
contrary
to
his
Mast.
knowledge
,
went
to
a
Iustice
,
acquainted
him
with
that
he
saw
,
and
requested
his
aide
and
authority
for
the
triall
of
his
suspect
,
which
he
graunted
,
and
sent
to
beset
the
house
:
where
to
be
short
,
they
were
all
taken
with
the
money
about
them
:
and
the
next
Assizes
made
their
seuerall
recantations
out
of
a
hempen
pulpit
.
Beléeue
me
(
quoth
Conscience
)
they
met
but
their
deserts
,
but
to
quittance
your
tale
I
le
tell
you
an
odde
iest
,
plaid
betwéene
a
cowple
of
crafty
knaues
:
wherein
one
deceiued
the
other
.
How
one
crafty
knaue
cunningly
ouer-reacht
an
other
.
SVspend
your
iudgements
till
you
heare
this
discourse
following
,
and
then
as
you
please
censure
of
a
couple
of
knaues
that
deceiued
one
an
other
:
for
it
hath
béen
vsed
a
common
by-word
,
A
crafty
knaue
needs
no
Broker
,
by
which
it
should
appeare
,
that
a
c●aftier
knaue
then
a
Broker
can
hardly
be
found
.
A
Countrey
Lady
sent
vp
a
seruant
,
whom
shee
might
well
trust
,
to
prouide
her
a
gowne
according
to
some
directions
which
she
had
giuen
him
,
and
the
outside
and
lace
(
euery
other
thing
no
doubt
being
answerable
)
shew
that
it
was
of
good
price
:
for
the
Taylor
had
no
lesse
then
seauenteneene
yards
o●
the
best
black
Satten
could
be
got
for
money
,
and
as
much
gold
lace
(
beside
spangles
)
as
cost
thirteene
pounds
,
what
else
I
know
not
:
but
let
i●
suffice
;
thus
much
was
lost
:
the
manner
how
,
followeth
●hus
,
The
Satten
and
lace
being
brough●
,
to
the
Taylor
that
should
make
the
Gowne
,
and
spread
abroad
on
the
shop-boord
to
be
measured
;
certaine
crafty
knaues
chanced
to
to
goe
by
,
who
séeing
so
rich
a
lace
,
and
so
exce●lent
good
satten
,
began
to
lay
their
heads
together
,
and
deuise
how
they
might
make
purchase
of
it
:
and
quickly
they
thought
it
was
to
be
done
,
or
not
at
all
.
In
a
crew
of
crafty
knaues
there
is
(
for
the
most
part
)
one
more
ingenious
and
sub●le
then
the
rest
,
or
at
least
couets
to
make
himselfe
more
famous
then
the
rest
:
as
in
this
company
there
was
one
at
that
instant
did
sweare
his
cunning
should
deepely
deceiue
him
,
but
he
would
haue
both
the
lace
and
satten
:
and
hauing
layed
the
plot
with
the
rest
,
how
their
helpe
might
stand
him
in
stéed
,
they
procéeded
in
this
manner
:
They
noted
the
Seruingm●n
well
that
stood
in
the
sho●
with
the
Taylor
,
and
gathered
by
his
diligent
attendance
that
hee
had
some
charge
of
the
gowne
to
bee
made
there
:
By
him
therefore
they
purposed
to
worke
their
trechery
,
and
to
vse
him
as
an
instrument
to
beguile
himse●fe
.
One
of
them
sitting
on
a
seate
néere
the
Taylors
st●le
,
could
easily
héere
the
talke
that
passed
b●twéene
the
Seruingman
and
the
Taylor
,
w●ere
amongst
other
communicatio●
it
was
concluded
that
the
gowne
should
be
made
of
the
self
same
fashion
in
euery
respect
,
as
an
other
Ladies
was
not
far
off
,
and
that
measure
being
taken
by
her
,
th●
same
would
fitly
serue
the
Lady
for
whom
the
gowne
w●s
to
be
made
.
The
Seruingman
intended
to
speake
wi●h
the
Lady
,
and
vpon
a
token
agreed
betwéen
them
(
which
he
carrlesly
spake
so
loud
,
that
this
crafty
knaue
heard
it
)
he
would
as
her
leisure
serued
,
certifie
the
Taylor
,
and
he
should
bring
the
stuffe
with
him
,
to
haue
the
Ladies
opinion
both
of
the
one
and
the
other
.
The
Seruingman
being
gone
about
his
businesse
,
this
subtill
mate
tha●
had
listened
to
all
their
talk
,
acquainteth
his
Companions
both
with
the
determination
,
and
token
appointed
for
the
Taylors
comming
to
the
Lady
.
The
guide
and
leader
of
all
the
rest
for
villany
,
thought
there
was
no
one
but
was
better
skilled
in
such
matters
then
in
honesty
.
He
appoints
that
one
of
them
should
goe
to
the
Tauerne
,
which
was
not
far
off
,
and
laying
two
fagots
on
the
fire
in
a
roome
by
himselfe
,
and
a
quart
of
wine
f●lled
for
countenan●e
of
their
treachery
.
An
other
of
that
Crew
should
giue
attendance
on
him
as
,
if
hee
were
his
master
,
being
bare
headded
,
and
humbly
answering
(
Sir
)
at
euery
word
.
To
the
Tauerne
goeth
this
crafty
counterfeit
gentleman
,
and
his
seruant
waiting
on
him
,
where
euery
thing
was
performed
,
as
is
before
rehearsed
.
When
the
Master
Knaue
calling
the
drawer
,
demaunded
if
there
dwelt
not
néer●
hand
a
skillfull
Tailor
,
that
could
make
a
suit
of
veluet
for
himselfe
,
marry
it
was
to
be
done
with
very
great
spéede
.
The
Drawer
named
the
Taylor
that
we
now
speak
off
,
and
vpon
the
Drawers
commendation
of
his
cunning
,
the
man
was
sent
for
in
all
haste
to
the
gentleman
,
for
whom
he
should
make
this
sute
of
Veluet
.
Vpon
talke
had
of
the
stu●fe
,
and
how
much
was
to
be
boug●t
of
euery
thing
:
hee
must
immediately
take
measure
of
this
crafty
knaue
:
this
counterfeit
gentleman
,
because
hee
knew
not
when
hee
should
return
that
way
again
,
and
afterwards
they
would
goe
to
the
Mercers
,
As
the
Taylor
was
taking
measure
of
him
,
bare
headded
,
as
if
he
had
been
some
substantiall
gentleman
in
déed
:
This
crafty
mate
had
cunningly
got
his
purse
out
of
his
pocket
,
at
the
one
string
whereof
was
fastned
a
little
key
,
and
at
the
other
his
scale
ring
:
whether
hee
got
any
thing
thing
else
or
no
,
he
was
sure
of
this
booty
already
,
and
stepping
to
the
window
he
cuts
the
ring
from
the
purse
,
&
by
his
supposed
man
(
rounding
him
in
the
eare
)
sends
it
to
the
plot
layer
of
this
knauery
,
minding
to
●rame
the
Taylor
along
with
him
,
as
it
were
to
the
Mercers
,
while
(
he
the
meane
time
)
tooke
order
for
the
other
mat●er
.
Afterw●rds
speaking
loud
to
his
man
,
Sirra
(
quoth
he
)
dispatch
what
I
bade
you
,
and
about
foure
of
the
clock
méete
me
in
Pauls
,
by
that
time
the
Taylor
and
I
shal
haue
dispatcht
.
To
Cheapside
goes
the
hone●t
Taylor
,
with
a
notorious
dissembler
,
not
missing
his
purse
for
the
space
of
two
howers
after
.
In
lesse
then
halfe
which
time
,
the
Satten
and
gold
lace
was
likewise
gotten
by
the
other
Knaue
from
the
Taylors
house
in
this
order
;
Being
sure
the
Taylor
should
be
kept
absent
,
hee
sends
an
other
mate
home
to
his
house
,
who
abused
his
seruants
with
this
deuise
;
That
the
Ladies
man
had
met
their
master
abroade
,
and
had
him
to
the
other
Lady
to
take
measure
of
her
,
and
least
they
should
delay
the
time
too
long
,
hee
was
sent
for
the
Satten
and
lace
,
declaring
the
token
appointed
,
and
withall
giuing
the
Masters
seale
ring
for
better
confirmation
of
his
message
.
The
seruants
could
doe
no
lesse
but
deliuer
it
,
being
commaunded
(
as
they
supposed
)
by
so
credible
testimony
:
neither
did
the
leisure
of
any
one
serue
to
goe
with
the
messenger
,
who
séemed
an
honest
young
gentleman
,
and
carried
no
cause
of
distrust
in
his
countenance
:
wherefore
they
deliuered
him
the
lace
and
Satten
,
foulded
vp
togeather
as
it
was
,
and
desired
him
to
will
their
Master
to
make
some
speede
home
,
both
for
cutting
out
of
worke
,
and
other
occasions
.
To
a
Broker
fit
for
the
purpose
,
goes
this
knaue
with
the
Satten
and
Lace
,
who
knowing
well
they
could
not
be
com
by
honestly
,
nor
any
thing
else
he
brought
of
that
crew
,
either
gaue
them
not
so
much
as
they
would
haue
,
or
at
least
as
they
iudged
they
could
haue
in
an
other
place
:
for
which
the
Ringleader
of
the
Knauery
vowed
in
his
minde
to
be
reuenged
on
the
Broker
.
The
Master
Knaue
who
had
spent
two
howers
and
more
with
the
Tailor
,
and
would
not
like
of
any
Veluet
:
when
he
perceiued
that
he
mist
his
purse
,
and
could
not
deuise
how
,
or
where
hee
had
lost
it
,
skewed
himselfe
very
sorry
for
his
mishappe
;
and
said
in
the
morning
hee
would
send
the
veluet
home
to
his
house
,
knew
where
to
spéed
of
better
then
any
he
had
in
the
sheps
;
home
goes
the
Taylor
very
sadly
,
where
hée
was
entertained
with
a
greater
mischance
:
For
there
was
the
Ladies
seruingman
,
swearing
and
stamping
that
he
had
not
séene
their
master
since
the
morning
they
parted
,
neither
had
hee
sent
for
the
Satten
and
Lace
:
But
when
the
seruants
iustified
their
innocency
,
beguilded
both
with
the
true
token
rehersed
,
and
their
masters
seale
ring
,
it
excéedeth
my
cunning
to
set
downe
words
answerable
to
the
excéeding
griefe
and
amazement
on
either
part
:
but
most
of
all
the
honest
Taylor
,
who
sped
the
best
by
the
Brokers
wilfulnesse
as
afte●wards
it
hapned
,
which
made
him
the
better
brooke
the
losse
of
his
purse
.
That
night
all
meanes
were
vsed
that
could
bee
,
both
to
the
Mercers
,
Brokers
,
Goldsmiths
,
Gol●finers
,
and
such
like
,
where
happily
such
things
doe
come
to
be
sold
:
But
all
was
in
vaine
,
the
only
help
came
by
the
inuenter
of
this
villany
,
who
scant
sléeping
al
night
,
in
regard
of
the
Brokers
extreame
gaining
both
by
him
,
&
those
that
he
knew
practised
the
like
kn●ueries
.
The
next
morning
he
ca●e
by
the
Taylors
house
,
at
what
time
hee
espied
him
with
the
Ladies
Seruing-man
co●ming
foorth
of
the
doores
,
and
into
the
Tauerne
hee
went
to
report
what
a
mishap
he
had
upon
the
sending
of
him
thither
the
day
before
.
As
he
was
but
newly
entred
his
sad
discourse
,
in
coms
the
party
offended
wihh
the
Broker
,
and
hauing
heard
all
,
(
whereof
none
could
make
better
report
of
then
himselfe
)
he
takes
the
Taylor
and
seruingman
aside
,
and
pretending
great
griefe
for
both
their
causes
,
demaundes
what
they
would
thinke
him
worthy
of
,
that
could
help
them
to
their
goods
againe
.
On
condition
to
méete
with
such
a
friend
,
offer
was
made
of
fiue
pounds
,
and
after
sundry
spéeches
passing
betwéene
them
alone
,
hee
séeming
that
hée
would
worke
the
recouery
of
them
by
Art
,
and
they
promising
not
to
disclose
the
man
that
did
them
good
,
he
drew
foorth
a
little
booke
out
of
his
bosome
,
whether
it
were
lattin
,
or
English
it
skils
not
,
for
he
could
not
read
a
word
on
it
:
then
desiring
them
to
spare
him
alone
a
while
,
they
should
perceiue
w●at
he
could
doe
for
them
,
Their
hearts
enco●raged
with
some
good
hope
,
kept
all
his
words
secret
to
themselues
,
and
not
long
had
they
sitten
absent
out
of
the
roome
,
but
he
called
them
in
againe
,
and
seeming
as
though
he
had
béen
a
Scholler
in
déed
,
said
he
found
by
his
Figure
that
a
Broker
in
such
a
place
,
had
their
goods
lost
,
and
in
such
a
place
of
the
house
they
should
finde
it
;
bidding
them
g●r
thither
with
all
speede
,
and
as
they
found
his
words
,
so
(
with
reseruing
to
themselues
how
they
came
to
knowledge
thereof
)
to
meet
him
there
againe
in
the
Euening
,
and
reward
him
as
hee
had
deserued
.
Away
in
hast
goes
the
Taylor
and
the
Seruingman
,
&
entring
the
house
with
the
Constable
,
found
them
in
the
place
where
hee
that
reuealed
it
,
knew
the
Broker
alwaies
laid
such
gotten
goods
.
Of
their
ioy
again
,
I
leaue
you
to
coniecture
and
thinke
you
sée
the
Broker
with
a
good
paire
of
bolts
on
his
héeles
,
ready
when
time
shall
serue
,
to
take
his
turne
in
a
halter
.
The
cunning
crafty
knaue
went
thus
far
beyond
the
Broker
,
and
(
as
I
haue
heard
)
was
paid
his
fiue
pounds
that
night
.
And
thus
you
may
sée
the
old
saying
ver●fied
,
That
a
crafty
knaue
needs
no
Broker
.
One
crafty
knaue
hauing
thus
beguilded
an
other
,
that
he
brought
h●m
in
danger
of
the
Gallows
.
And
heere
Conscience
brings
in
an
other
iest
that
hapned
during
the
time
of
his
imprisonment
,
wherein
Corruption
plaied
the
chiefe
part
.
How
a
Iaylor
was
corrupted
to
giue
certain
prisoners
leaue
to
goe
abroad
without
Keepers
.
BEing
(
as
I
tould
you
before
)
arrested
,
and
clapt
vp
in
the
Iayle
,
from
whence
you
baild
mee
,
I
saw
and
obserued
many
strange
,
and
almost
incredible
practises
of
our
Kéeper
,
a
good
com●y
proportioned
man
,
and
fit
for
all
companies
but
good
mens
,
to
whom
he
was
a
mortal
enemy
▪
Cut
purses
,
and
men
of
that
qu●ll●ty
that
wanted
no
money
,
were
debarred
of
no
liberty
:
the
Orchard
to
walke
in
,
the
Gardain
to
shoot
or
vowle
in
:
Prouided
their
fellows
abroade
,
now
and
then
visited
them
,
and
forgot
not
the
Keeper
,
they
had
al
things
at
command
.
Amongst
man
,
of
these
(
to
a
well
knowne
,
yet
wi●ckt
at
)
I
obserued
one
notable
peece
of
villany
,
and
that
was
this
.
Our
Kéeper
(
as
I
said
)
being
a
b●●n
Companion
,
as
they
terme
it
,
and
one
that
would
rather
take
two
purses
,
then
loose
one
,
was
in
leagued
with
all
the
night
wanderers
of
the
Countrey
:
And
it
hapned
a
couple
of
rancke
riders
,
that
liued
onely
vpon
Mooneshine
Euenings
,
and
misty
mornings
for
bidding
a
gentleman
stand
instéed
of
good-morrow
,
were
apprehended
,
and
committed
to
prison
:
where
hauing
store
of
Crownes
,
the
Kéeper
and
they
were
haile
fellow
,
well
met
,
which
continued
till
their
gold
fell
to
an
ebbe
:
well
,
liue
they
must
,
and
fare
of
the
best
they
will
,
and
money
they
haue
none
:
Now
marke
how
ready
this
crafty
Arch-uillaine
Corruption
is
,
to
take
hold
vpon
the
least
occasion
that
makes
for
his
benefit
.
They
seeing
the
condition
of
their
Keeper
to
bee
as
most
men
are
,
couetous
of
Crownes
and
on
●hat
thought
the
sauour
of
gain
sweet
,
though
gathered
from
the
smoke
of
Chimneys
.
One
day
trayning
him
into
the
Garden
,
began
to
breake
with
him
to
this
purpose
;
Sir
so
〈◊〉
,
we
are
Gentlemen
,
and
hold
you
a
man
of
so
good
an●
wel
t●mper'd
constitution
,
that
wee
intend
to
trust
not
onely
our
hope
of
life
,
but
very
heart
and
soule
of
our
secrets
into
your
bosome
,
and
will
you
but
obserue
one
course
that
we
haue
plotted
in
our
thoughts
,
you
shall
not
onely
highly
pleasure
vs
,
but
without
any
noted
preiudice
,
much
aduantage
your self
:
The
Kéeper
ready
of
●referment
,
tooke
hold
of
the
last
word
(
vantage
)
and
his
gréedy
thougts
like
a
woman
with
child
,
longed
till
they
saw
their
déere
begotten
babe
Commodity
borne
.
Therefore
in
a
resolue
,
not
onely
to
conceale
,
but
with
the
vtmost
strength
of
his
indeauours
,
to
assist
and
furth●r
their
procéedings
of
what
condition
so●uer
.
After
a
pottle
of
wine
sent
for
into
the
Arbor
,
hée
desired
them
to
unpart
their
secr●ts
,
which
briefely
tended
to
this
effect
;
Sir
(
quoth
one
of
these
goodfellows
)
you
sée
our
meanes
begi●
to
grow
shor●
,
and
by
reason
of
our
restrained
liberty
we
canno●
get
abroade
to
increase
it
:
would
it
lay
in
my
power
(
quoth
the
Kéeper
to
helpe
it
,
why
so
it
doth
,
quoth
the
other
,
and
that
s
the
very
end
of
our
suit
,
I
know
you
haue
a
couple
of
good
geldings
in
your
stable
,
l●nd
vs
them
for
a
day
or
two
,
and
to
colour
our
absence
,
giue
it
out
that
we
are
sicke
,
and
kéep
our
chambers
,
and
let
vs
alone
,
there
shall
not
a
passenger
of
any
sort
passe
,
till
his
purse
hath
paid
vs
tribute
,
If
we
feare
any
pursuit
,
your
Iayle
is
as
safe
as
a
Sanctuary
:
Graunt
but
this
,
and
you
shal
haue
your
full
share
,
absent
,
or
present
,
as
déep
as
any
.
The
Iaylor
in
a
full
carows
of
the
best
blood
of
the
grape
,
sware
to
conceale
,
and
what
in
him
lay
,
to
aide
their
attempt
.
T
was
pitty
of
his
life
(
answered
Feedewell
)
but
what
successe
had
they
in
their
practise
?
Long
they
continued
that
hellish
exercise
,
and
so
much
they
presumed
vpon
their
vnexpected
Sanctuary
,
they
would
not
let
any
passe
,
but
as
the
prouerb
is
,
All
was
fish
that
came
to
the
net
:
somtimes
they
staid
out
a
wéeke
,
somtimes
more
,
or
lesse
,
but
still
their
comming
home
paid
for
all
:
for
they
neuer
came
empty
;
but
laden
with
golden
bags
,
like
bées
to
the
hiue
.
At
last
(
for
so
long
goes
the
pitcher
to
the
water
,
that
it
comes
broken
home
)
it
was
their
chance
to
meet
,
and
set
vpon
a
Gentleman
&
his
two
men
,
fitted
with
a
thousand
marks
,
which
was
the
same
man
,
that
at
●irst
was
the
cause
of
their
imprisonment
,
and
in
the
hurly burly
one
of
their
vizards
fell
off
,
by
which
the
gentleman
presently
knew
him
,
and
had
a
shreud
gesse
at
the
other
.
They
not
regarding
any
such
matter
,
being
sped
of
their
purpose
,
set
spurres
to
their
horse
sides
,
and
by
some
od
by-waies
,
rid
a
full
fling
to
their
Randeuow
,
the
Kéeper
himselfe
being
at
that
instant
in
their
company
.
They
gon
,
the
gentleman
straight
imagined
by
the
smoake
whereabout
the
fire
was
,
sent
his
man
to
the
next
Iustice
for
a
warrant
,
to
call
such
prisoners
before
him
,
to
answere
to
further
obiections
,
by
him
to
be
alleadged
.
The
Fellow
spared
no
horse-flesh
,
but
hauing
got
the
warrant
drawn
,
ouertooke
his
Master
entering
the
Iayle
doore
,
●ug
in
the
edge
of
the
euening
:
●ell
to
be
short
,
they
knock
at
the
Castle
gate
,
cald
for
the
Kéeper
,
word
was
brought
he
was
cod
from
home
,
well
,
out
he
drawes
the
warrant
,
and
by
vertue
of
the
contents
,
commaunded
two
such
prisoners
at
such
a
time
,
and
by
such
a
man
,
for
such
an
offence
committed
:
should
without
any
stay
be
brought
that
present
euening
before
the
Iustice
,
Answere
was
made
,
the
two
Gentlemen
(
with
griefe
as
it
séemed
,
for
their
offence
)
were
sorely
sick
,
and
had
for
two
daies
togeather
k●pt
their
beds
:
This
report
gaue
full
shape
and
proportion
to
his
former
suppose
:
well
they
knockt
at
their
Chamber
doore
,
no
answere
was
m●de
:
with
the
aide
and
authority
of
the
Constable
,
they
broke
it
ope
,
but
the
Prisoners
could
not
be
found
.
the
good
wife
and
seruants
were
questioned
about
their
depart
,
they
knew
nothing
,
but
imagined
the
thieues
had
secretly
broke
prison
.
Vpon
this
search
has
made
round
about
the
chamber
,
but
no
likely
meanes
for
their
escape
could
be
found
,
which
confi●med
the
Gentlemans
thoughts
.
Well
downe
they
went
with
an
intent
to
place
a
strong
watch
about
the
Iayle
,
and
whom
should
hee
méet
at
the
stayers
foote
,
but
the
honest
Kéeper
,
and
his
two
sickly
prisoners
,
whom
no
sooner
spied
the
gentleman
,
attended
by
officers
,
but
their
blood
left
their
faces
,
and
their
harts
fell
into
their
héeles
,
as
the
prouerb
is
.
Well
,
the
Constable
by
vertue
of
his
authority
,
arrested
●hem
all
of
flat
felony
.
At
which
the
Iaylor
began
to
storme
,
and
told
him
both
he
and
the
gentleman
should
déerly
repent
his
wrong
,
being
as
honest
a
man
as
himselfe
,
and
began
to
relate
how
the
two
Felons
(
vnknown
to
him
)
brake
Prison
,
and
stole
his
geldings
secretly
out
of
his
stable
,
and
that
hee
had
spent
so
many
crownes
,
and
rod
so
many
horses
to
death
in
their
quest:
and
if
they
had
before
his
comming
robd
him
of
his
money
,
he
was
sorry
,
but
there
it
was
,
and
what
was
diminished
should
be
restored
,
and
they
satisfie
his
wrongs
with
their
liues
,
this
bould
or
rather
impudent
excuse
(
the
Constable
hauing
a
good
opinion
of
his
former
conuersation
)
past
with
them
for
currant
,
and
séeing
their
Commission
strecht
no
further
then
these
two
,
they
wold
by
no
meanes
take
charge
of
the
Kéeper
:
the
other
two
they
carried
to
the
Iustice
,
who
(
as
it
séemed
)
touched
with
the
singer
of
remorse
,
confessed
the
iust
manner
of
their
procéedings
.
And
what
(
quoth
Feedewell
)
became
of
the
Hoa●●
?
Fearing
(
as
indéed
it
came
to
passe
)
that
they
would
reueale
his
practise
,
he
put
money
in
his
purse
,
and
offered
to
flye
,
but
was
quickly
surprised
,
and
at
the
next
Sessious
,
out
of
his
owne
Office
condemned
,
and
most
worthily
hanged
.
They
all
replyed
that
it
was
too
fauourable
a
death
.
At
the
end
of
this
tale
they
were
all
about
to
sing
Loath
to
depart
:
Nay
stay
(
quoth
Nemo
)
and
for
a
parting
blow
i
le
tell
you
one
mad
pranke
more
of
a
Searcher
,
done
not
long
since
at
London
:
but
because
I
will
not
bee
troublesome
,
,
i
le
knit
it
vp
in
three
words
,
&c.
How
certaine
Searchers
made
prey
of
a
Fellow
,
that
hid
vncustomd
goods
in
a
priuate
place
of
the
Shippe
,
and
how
cunningly
they
wrought
vpon
him
.
THey
haue
an
order
amongst
them
at
London
,
that
no
Merchandise
must
be
carried
out
of
the
Land
,
til
it
be
customd
,
as
they
tearme
it
.
Now
to
the
maintaining
of
this
decrée
,
are
certain
Searchers
appointed
:
and
any
such
vnwarranted
goods
,
by
their
authority
and
place
,
they
may
seiz
to
the
Princes
vse
,
&
part
to
themselues
.
Amongst
many
other
,
one
honest
fellow
going
to
Sea
,
and
willing
to
make
the
most
he
could
of
his
small
stock
,
had
bestowed
to
the
value
of
som
twenty
pounds
,
euen
al
he
had
,
and
because
he
would
not
goe
to
the
cost
to
customett
,
hid
it
in
a
priuate
place
of
the
ship
,
and
intended
to
stand
to
the
curtesie
of
the
Searchers
:
So
it
chanced
,
a
Searcher
more
in
hope
of
som
smal
Bribe
,
then
any
care
of
his
duty
,
came
aboord
,
and
found
this
vncustomd
commodity
,
and
as
his
Office
warranted
,
might
haue
seised
it
to
the
Princes
vse
,
but
the
owner
acquainted
with
their
dealing
,
came
,
and
put
a
couple
of
French
crownes
in
his
hand
,
which
so
dazled
his
sight
,
that
he
winckt
at
his
small
fault
,
and
departed
:
but
marke
the
profound
knauery
of
this
fellow
,
hée
was
no
sooner
a
shore
,
but
the
first
man
hee
met
was
a
fellow
officer
of
his
,
to
whom
he
imparted
this
news
,
and
halfe
his
gain
,
vrging
him
to
goe
aboord
the
same
ship
,
and
in
such
a
place
he
should
finde
a
forfeit
commodity
,
and
except
he
would
giue
him
the
better
consideration
,
he
should
(
as
hee
might
by
his
Office
)
seise
it
to
the
Princes
vse
,
which
tooke
effect
:
for
the
poor
fellow
,
rather
then
he
would
hazard
the
whole
stocke
,
was
content
to
giue
the
second
Searcher
fiue
pounds
,
for
which
hee
was
content
this
custome
of
the
countrey
should
be
broke
,
and
the
Prince
robd
of
his
due
,
but
mark
how
this
fellow
was
rewarded
,
A
third
searcher
came
,
sent
by
the
meanes
of
the
other
,
and
without
more
words
tooke
it
cleane
away
,
and
in
stéed
of
conuerting
it
to
'th
Kings
vse
,
sold
it
amongst
themselues
.
He
was
well
enough
serued
(
answered
all
)
that
for
a
priuate
commodity
would
goe
about
to
wrong
the
state
publique
,
but
they
were
worthy
all
punishment
possible
,
that
being
Officers
,
and
sworne
to
doe
equity
,
should
attempt
to
doe
such
a
notable
péece
of
vilany
,
that
may
bring
them
to
the
Gallows
their
lawfull
inheritance
,
without
the
spéedier
amendment
.
Wel
(
says
Nemo
)
séeing
the
night
steales
hence
,
and
we
haue
seuerall
businesse
in
the
morning
,
I
will
procéed
to
som
of
Corruptions
iniuries
.
I
left
at
the
great
thieues
,
and
the
little
,
som
iudging
,
others
hanging
,
but
if
you
shal
aske
how
the
King
is
deceiued
of
his
customes
,
the
Countrey
wrongd
by
conuay
of
forbidden
Commodities
?
I
answere
,
that
it
is
only
by
Corruption
,
who
blindes
the
Serchers
,
begs
Licenses
.
does
all
iniuries
:
and
till
hée
and
all
his
Officers
be
cut
short
,
there
is
no
help
to
bee
hoped
for
.
Therefore
Nemo
let
it
bee
your
worke
to
draw
an
inditement
against
Corruption
at
the
next
Sessions
,
and
preferre
it
to
the
great
inquest
of
Honesty
,
what
though
they
bee
for
the
most
poore
,
that
s
the
better
for
our
purpose
.
Some
of
the
old
inquest
were
mixt
with
Asses
,
that
had
no
more
wit
then
the
gold
that
loaded
them
,
others
were
onely
forenoone
men
,
and
fitter
to
ly
and
sleepe
after
drinking
,
and
their
dinner
,
then
sit
or
stand
on
causes
betwéene
the
innocent
and
the
guilty
:
diuers
,
or
the
most
part
were
cherishers
and
seruants
of
Corruption
,
and
except
some
very
few
,
they
were
hard-hearted
cowardly
fellows
,
that
for
feare
of
Commitment
,
durst
not
speake
their
consciences
:
but
our
inquest
of
Honesty
are
confident
men
,
and
will
rather
die
then
deliuer
vntruths
:
as
for
example
,
-
Mr.
Humf.
Honesty
the
Foreman
.
-
Thomas
Teltroth
.
-
Daniell
Dread-naught
.
-
Samuell
Sufferance
,
-
Peter
Pay
for-all
.
-
Clement
Consideration
.
-
Gabriell
Goodman
.
-
Ionas
Iudgement
.
-
Bartholomew
Bettercause
-
Francis
Free-heart
.
-
Nicholas
No-lyer
.
-
Marmaduke
Man-loue●
Twelue
good
men
and
true
:
but
if
any
of
these
should
be
out
of
towne
,
or
otherwise
imployed
,
there
is
,
-
Ferdinando
Fearelesse
.
-
Henry
Hate-hurt
.
-
Leonard
Loue-trueth
.
With
sundry
other
,
that
Honesty
will
informe
you
off
,
who
are
no
lesse
carefull
for
the
wrongs
done
to
vertue
,
though
they
be
but
a
few
,
and
poore
,
then
the
proudest
oppressors
are
sorry
to
see
the
times
changed
,
wherein
they
thinke
to
bee
called
to
account
for
their
corruption
,
and
wrongfull
extortions
,
from
the
sweat
and
trauell
of
the
painefull
labourer
.
On
this
resolution
Conscience
,
and
Nemo
agréed
,
and
Feedewell
said
,
he
would
be
glad
all
were
well
,
so
t
wer
not
long
of
him
,
for
hee
was
not
able
to
endure
trauell
by
any
meanes
:
he
must
féede
,
and
be
fat
how
ere
the
world
wagd
.
Sir
Simon
Saywell
said
,
he
spake
honestly
,
and
like
a
wise
man
,
and
a
welthy
polititian
,
whose
part
it
was
to
meddle
with
nothing
but
their
own
ease
,
and
to
séed
of
what
they
had
,
and
still
to
follow
the
faction
of
the
stronge
.
At
this
Conscience
and
Nemo
in
great
anger
parsed
with
them
,
calling
them
Temporizers
,
belly
gods
,
and
I
not
not
what
,
but
they
went
laughing
away
hand
in
hand
,
to
the
next
Tap
house
,
there
to
determine
déeply
of
the
matter
,
by
which
meanes
I
was
left
all
alone
,
wherevpon
I
tooke
pen
and
ink
,
which
I
had
by
great
chaunce
about
mee
,
and
sitting
vpon
the
side
of
a
green
banke
,
hauing
no
deske
but
my
knée
,
set
down
so
neere
(
as
I
could
)
the
meaning
and
drift
of
their
seuerall
discourses
,
and
the
rather
,
for
that
laying
open
som
part
of
Corruptions
enormities
,
you
might
iudge
with
me
,
whether
hee
be
not
that
crafty
knaue
,
that
needs
no
Broker
,
and
such
an
one
as
is
able
to
confound
the
common
estate
and
condition
,
both
of
Citty
,
and
Countrey
.
Pardon
me
if
it
answere
not
your
expectation
,
being
it
was
done
in
hast
,
and
but
the
indigested
remnant
of
a
dreame
:
but
if
you
fauour
this
,
i
le
ride
my
horse
to
death
,
but
i
le
get
you
a
true
coppy
of
Corruptions
inditement
,
answers
,
arraignement
,
sentence
,
and
execution
:
and
labour
to
frame
all
to
your
g●nerall
good
likings
.
FINIS
.