A nevv booke intituled the blasinge of bawdrie Daylie procured by Beldame B. principall broker of all iniquitie. Geuen for a Newyeares gyfte, aswell to all suche: in whose charge, the due punishment ther of is co[m]mitted: as also to all other that may reap co[m]modytie by lothyng their practises, either by readyng, or hearyng of the same. By R.C. citizen.1574 R. C., fl. 1574. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A17477 of text S108205 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 4295). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 23 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 11 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A17477 STC 4295 ESTC S108205 99843877 99843877 8639 2240858469

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A17477) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 8639) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 524:04) A nevv booke intituled the blasinge of bawdrie Daylie procured by Beldame B. principall broker of all iniquitie. Geuen for a Newyeares gyfte, aswell to all suche: in whose charge, the due punishment ther of is co[m]mitted: as also to all other that may reap co[m]modytie by lothyng their practises, either by readyng, or hearyng of the same. By R.C. citizen.1574 R. C., fl. 1574. [20] p. In the vpper end of fleetlane: at the signe of the Spreade Eagle, by Richard Jhones, [Imprinted at London : [1574]] Caption title. Imprint from colophon; publication date from STC. In verse. Includes, with caption title: An exclamacion of the autor, against the secrete bawdes. Signatures: A(-A1) B⁴(-B4). Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library. eng Ballads, English -- 16th century. London (England) -- Social conditions -- 16th century -- Early works to 1800. eebo A nevv booke intituled the blasinge of bawdrie. Daylie procured by Beldame B. principall broker of all iniquitie. Geuen for a Newyeares gyfte, aswell R. C., 1574 22 3527 27 0 0 0 0 0 76.55 D The rate of 76.55 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2011-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2011-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2011-03 Sampled and proofread 2011-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A NEW BOOKE Intituled ❧ The blasinge of Bawdrie , Daylie procured by Beldame B. Principall Broker of all iniquitie .

Geuen for a Newyeares Gyfte , aswell to all suche : in whose charge , the due punishment therof is committed : As also to all other that may reap commodytie by lothyng their practises , either by readyng , or hearyng of the same . ( ? )

By R. C. Citizen . 1574.

To all preuie Bawdes .

YE deuylysh Drabs , that set your intent , Youth to beguyle , with your yll counsell Amende betyme , least that ye be shent , And for your labours go to the Deuyl of hell Looke on this book , which doth your fauts tel , All your bawdy reuell , & your yll company , Nought at al can you saue , whan ye shal di●.
A dialogue betweene the Printer and the Authour . The Printer . BRother I meruayle how that ye , durst against Bawds make relation : Seing ye haue none auctorytie , them to rebuke with reprobation . The Authour Euery man by charytte is bound with words at least those Queanes to reproue For surely it doth so much abound : That it displeaseth the Deitie aboue . The Printer . That is trueth , but yet take héede , trueth is not alway to be sayd : For though that ye know such folks indéede , yet sclaunder to you shall be layd . The Authour . The more pity , for I name no body I doo it only for to admonish Offycers , and such as haue custody , Ouer all such folk to punish . The Printer . As for that say what ye will , ye shall rather hatred attayne : Spight of your hart they wil bide styll , and you smal thank for all your payne . The Authour . Foule of you said , euer speke the best , Offycers that therto bee committed : As the Bedelles and Wardmot quest , wyll in no maner take bribes for it . The Printer . I think the same , but I doo maruell , to my reason they cannot be sparde : But euer within the Fraunchise they dwell and be but voyded from warde to warde . The Authour . God helpe it is the more pitye , that suche folke be vncorrect : But yet I haue séene such within this cittie openly punished , and then abiect . The Printer . Ye but not all the whole sect , there be other that be much wurs : But yf they be any time detect : they be punished by the Purs. The Authour . In hope to amend they haue that suffrance but I can perceaue there amends but few And vnder colour is their continuance , wold God I could their demeanours shew . The Printer . That hope and fauour ( mée think ) is nought they should if I might , no time borow : But with shame be openly foorth brought and for euer to be ouoyde with sorow . The Auctour . I haue much wonder how they can finde , prouision styll for to abide , And how they can get any friend , theyr noughty dooing so for to hide . The Printer . They make good meales and geue gifts , haunte with the best where they dwell , From time to time , make harde shifts , cherish Officers and rewarde them well . The Authour . By that saying they haue bolsterers to beare them out to their noughtynesse I beleue well , for where be receyuers : Theues may the better do their businesse . The Printer . Alas ( alas ) the abhomination , stinketh afore the face of God : Doubtlesse in many strainge fashion , he beateth with his violent rod . The Authour * No maruell it is , we be so vnkinde , lyke br●●●e beastes , disordinate : As mad people , cleane out of minde , and that causeth God vs for to castygate . The Printer . Doth not the Mother leade the doughter , and be her Bawde too shamfully : The Brother also to his Sister . and Sister to Sister , this is séene dayly . The Auctour . Yea , the Husband to his owne wyfe , and caryeth her from place to place : The Father to his child vseth this lyfe , alas héere is defaut of grace . The Printer . In heads of Paryshes is great blame , to suffre them in their company : But they care not of their name nor fame , Nor whence they come , make no inquiry , The Authour . So they be gay what shall it néede ? boastyng and faceing late and early : They he taken honest in word and déede , so they spend out with them largely . The Printer . But yf a poore man lack of his duty , to the Church , house rent : or expence : Liue he neuer among them so honestly , Yet wil they be glad to haue them thence The Authour . Yea , and be arrested or syted to the law outlawed , cursed or suspended Disdayned , punished and kept in awe and the other by them euer defended . The Printer . * Thus money maketh the difference , the good to be nought , & nought to be good , And in them both , is lyke reuerence : in money it lyeth , by all likelyhood . The Authour . Then I sée well there is small charity , and lesse wisdome in their circumspect : It hurteth their Neighbourall honesty , I can no more , but God it direct . Amen , God graunt it , for Christes sake , to open the eyes of them in Auctority To finde out these filthes : and such order take vtterly to wéede out the seede of iniquitye . * FINIS .
The Authour to his Booke . GO lytle booke vnto my masters al which haue the rule of town or citie Desire the wardmote quests in special And eke the Constables to ouer see : These bawdi hostries ful of iniquity For better were it to haue a bordell Common , in the chefe place of the citie Than vnder their noses so manifest to dwell . And say that thou doest wonder inwardly , that honest men can suffer their presence Or with their wyues to haunt company And among neibors to kepe residence Seing by them such inconuenience For though the neighbours dare not , Reproue such queanes openly : Yet deeme they such of yll reports , As dayly kepe their company . FINIS .
The discouery or blasing of the common practises of beastly Bawdes . O Wretched world waltring in wickednes Geuen all to mischiefe and vnhappines : Vicious of liuing , barren of goodnes , with all vicyousnesse sore infect : But one thing there is in speciall , Which greueth mée ouer all : That bawdry is so vniuersall : and so many there be of that sect . ☞ Now a dayes , what is the cause & why ? Men haue their wiues in such ielousy : It is none other saue onely bawdry : through the which vicyous suffraunce Many yonge women as dayly we see : Breake Matrymony and also Virginitie , And all this commeth througe mother B. called a Bawde of the deuyls alyaunce . Through whose vngracious counsell , Much worse then the Deuill of Hell Who so their tale to them doth tell : that many then make to them consent Both wy●e 〈…〉 Wolde 〈…〉 But kept the 〈…〉 Were no● 〈…〉 For he that is disposed viciously , Huntyng his appetyte to satisfie In such a place where that conueniently : Him selfe may not complayne . Then shall he a bawdy harlot get , And promise her a Skarfe of Sarcenet A Veluet Hat , or a Kyrtell of worsted His purpose to obtayne . Then goeth she about full busyly And handeleth her matter full craftely Fulfilled all with deuyllyshe polycy : Of nothing standeth she in doubt , But tell her tale with spirit bolde , Lyke as a bawdy queane should That neuer was good yong nor olde To bring her purpose about . Then wyll she say to this woman quickly , Alas good Mistresse , it is great pitie : I heare say ye liue not merely , Your Husband to you is vnkynd , But if you wyll doo after mee ? I warrant you and your honesty : Ye shall neuer desteyned be And also haue a dayly friend . Also your Husband is often absent Wherwith youth is not content . And maketh the Woman often to repent , As many haue done ere this : Therfore youth desireth the company Of them that be yong fresh and lusty : To passe away the time pleasantly : Therfore take ye time , whan it is . And one thyng I put you in assurance , There is a Gentleman of mine acqueintance whiche in you hath put his affiance , And loueth you with all his hart : Wherfore I beseeche you hartely , Come one day and keepe hym company , And we wyll haue a chamber secretly , And at your pleasure to departe . And whan she hath showed her entent , And seeth the wyll not to her consent : Then sayeth she to her incontinent : I wolde for no worldly treasure : Doo or say that thing that should sownd To your dishonestly for a thousand pownd And yet more ouer I dare be bownd : It shall neuer be to your displeasure . Yet some yong woman wil al Bawds deīye , And saith she loueth not the company Of those Harlots that vse such bawdry for many good women they spill : O good Mistris , a Bawde not so , Saith this Bawde againe her vnto : It is one honest woman for another to doo : In such case their pleasure to fulfyl : For I know well , the course must be had Of this world : both with good and bad , And specially , with suche as be lad In the Chaine of their flooryshyng youth : Wherfore , good Maistresse , haue no dreede , For ye shall haue me as sure in déede , As a trustie friende at euery néede , I promys you for a trueth . Wyll ye not sée this harlot bawdy ? H●w she calleth all this honestie ? ●o entice a woman to lyue viciously , Is not this a pyteous case ? But if she should haue her true hire , ●●●nt should she bée in a hot fire , 〈◊〉 eache all other how they desire An honest woman to a bawdy place . Thus wyl this strumpet , with faire words féede This good yong woman , whiche is in dréede , For to consent to any suche deede , Were it not for such Harlots inticement : Wherby she is brought into this follie , Regardyng nothyng her owne honestie , But makes her a promys firme & faithfully , To come to her at leasure conuenient . Yet wyl not this Bawd ieaue her babblyng Tyll she haue got from her somthyng , Either her Bracelets , or els a Ryng , This wyll she of her be sure : Then she goeth thence , as mery as a Pye , Home to her Hospytall of Bawdrie , And sheweth the man all the matter plainly How she hath brought her to lure . But who be they that those Bawdes bée ? Be they the poore olde women ( trow ye ? ) Nay , nay : they be of a hier degree , They be of the gorgeous sort : They be those that can them selfe paynt , No man by their countinance can then attaint , For they looke as smooth as it were a Saint , Sad both of countenance and of porte . Yea ( perhaps ) she weare a Hood of Veluet , A Kyrttell of Grograyne , or fine Worstet , Of Satten , Damask , or Chamlet , Begarded & fringed , as a woman of substance That no man lyuyng , but he would trust , His wyfe to go , where euer she lust , With this Strumpet false and vniust , In whome is no grace nor affiance . Wherby oftentimes , men are begylde , And their Wyues honestie cleane exylde , And many yong Maydens be get with childe through their subtyll vngracious counsell , But I would euery man would consent , That they might haue condigne punishment For if their tongues were from their mouths rent yet were they serued but too well . O ye Bawdes abhominable , Shameles wretches most miserable : Amend your liues vituperable : But sure I think ye be past remedy , Wherfore except ye doo amend I feare ye shall alow discend : With the Deuyll of hell to make your end . And there to raigne perpetually . The Deuyll in you hath taken such place , That ye be past all shame and grace : So that ye may get money apace , Or els some other rewarde : Ye care not how many ye bryng to nought In euery corner , ye shall be sought , For the Deuyl in you so déepe hath wrought That nothing God ye regarde . O ye yong women in your youth lusty , Which haue taken vpon you matrymony Wherby ye be bound and that onely Your husband all other aboue : To loue and please in specyall And not to be vniuersall , Nor haue affeccyon to any at all , But only him to loue . Also beware ye yong Maydens , I say , Ye may se how that euery day Many take leaue and ren a way as great as they may wagge : Wandrynge abroade , al ouer the countrée , Compelled to steale or run away Or els to that , the best of thrée , To go with a Staffe and a Bagge . Wherfore , take héede , ye do not incline To any of these Bawdes , neither course nor fine In any wise folowe not their lyne But let them syt with yll rest , Stop tast your eares , heare not their tale , For if ye do : ye set on sale Good name and honestie , for euer to fayle : Wherfore , trust not to their false behest . Their wordes be hony , their counsell is gall , A great stronge poyson infernall , That poysoneth body , soule and all , Suche is their operation : For , that which the Deuyll with all his power May not obtayne , ( thoughe he conioure ) They wyll bryng it to passe within an houre , With their swéete communycation . O ye men , the whiche maintayne , Suche bawdy queanes , thus for to raigne : Men said I ? nay that I lye playne : But vyle wretches abhomynable ? Ye wyll not sticke to spende quickly Twentie marke , to do your neighbour iniurie , But for Gods sake , to spende an halfpeny , ye thynke it is right chargeable . But what soeuer your Bawdes wyll craue , She néede but a●ke , and she shall haue Though other therfore , ye poll and shaue ( Me thinkes ) this thing , full yll doth frame : For body and gooddes , ye consume in waste , That the Deuyll , wyll haue ye all at the last , Without ye take t●me , ere tyme be past , For to repent , and amende for shame . And if ye must néedes satisfie , The Deuyllysh appetite of your body Take a wyfe of your owne in Matrymonie , And none other man to beguyle . But ye regarde not what wretched lyfe , What shame and wo , what dayly stryfe , Ye make betwene the man and the wyfe , so ye obtayne your purpose vyle . And ye that haue the Gift , to lyue chaste , Looke ye spende not your gooddes in waste , ●easte God take vengeance of you in haste , And withdrawe from you his grace : Releeue the same , and the blinde that ye sée , Bestow well your talent , after your degrée , So that your liuing may not , a stumblyng Block bee To hinder other in this case . But now for a conclusion finall These Bawdes are the cause of mischiefes all , That I pray God , foule might they fall , Except they shortly amende : For my minde is not able to expresse , Halfe their mischiefe and vnhappinesse That I beseeche God of his goodnesse , All vertuous people from them defende . O ye women that vertuous bée Ladyes and Gen yl women , of euery degrée , I pray you hartely to pardon mee , If I haue written , or said amisse , But all my purpose is only Your worshyp to saue and honestie , Wherfore I promys you faithfully , I haue not sayd , but as it is . And if I haue in any condicion Spoken that , that displeaseth any good person , I commyt mee to their correction , Beseechyng God of his infinite grace : Wheras we haue lyued viciously , We may amende through his great mercy , And with him to reigne eternally , In his celestiall place . Finis .
An Exclamacion of the Auctor , against the secrete Bawdes . O Wicked traitors deceitful as deuils And wurs than deuils by very reason The Deuyll can neuer vtter his euylles In this case , but by your encheason : Promooters of Hell at euery season , Proctors of Pluto , Attornets of Sathan , withdrawers from god , the perfit soule of man Most shameful brokers & helpurueiours Porters of mischiefe , drabbes damnable Enquestours of deth , of sin Arbytrours , Odyble counsellours , of God reprouable : Marchants of misery most detestable Sumners of sorow , Hostlers infernall : The deuyl , deth & bel , to 〈◊〉 are peregal . Vnhappy earth how canst thou sustayne , These hell hounds fro thy profundytie ? How art thou norished with the heuenly raine ? Suffryng on thee , their great enormitie Why standeth the Wals of Towne or citie ? Compassing them : & doth not ouerthrow , Why doth any Foode , for them breede or grow ▪ Margery Curson , the chiefe of bawdes all Which at stewsyde , long time kept residēc● A bawde indeed , by right men did her cal● Yet by her cam not half thincōuenienc● For al openly was done her insolence : But of preui bawds , no person can bewar● O cursed spirits , too shameful is your snare O ribawd theues , how can ye procur● To haue the fauour of honest liuing me● How can your Ruffians life be sure ? To haunt the compani of honest wome● Your Aplesquiers , do daily trace & ren● Among fisgigs . and bawdy knaues , Subiecting them in maner as your slaue Al maner states within your trap is take● Your wrinching gins , scantly can be withstand No fysh , nor frogs , by you is forsaken . Goth one & other falleth into your hand Gentleman , seruing man : wife & husband Wydow , Maide , Batcheler & Prentice , With bawdy councel , ye do to lin entice . Ye mayntaine by your rotten bawdry , Vices of lechery and detestation , Incest , rape , sacriledge and aduontery : Theft , murder , swearing : & defloracion , Drunkennesse , picking , and defamacion Feightyng , brawling , hordome & shame , ●ll these be Assistantes , to your bawdy name . FINIS .

Imprinted at London , in the vpper end of Fleetlane : at the Signe of the spreade Eagle . by Richard Ihones .