An auction of whores, or, The bawds bill of sale, for Bartholomew Fair. Held in the cloysters, near Smithfield. Altham, Michael, 1633-1705. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B08366 of text R224476 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A2974B). 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. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B08366 Wing A2974B ESTC R224476 64550862 ocm 64550862 184323 2240883964

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B08366) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 184323) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2858:1) An auction of whores, or, The bawds bill of sale, for Bartholomew Fair. Held in the cloysters, near Smithfield. Altham, Michael, 1633-1705. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for N. H. over against the Eagle and Child, in St. Martin Le Grand, London : [1691] Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in: Harvard University. Library. eng Bartholomew Fair -- Early works to 1800. Prostitutes -- England -- Early works to 1800. Prostitution -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo An auction of whores, or, The bawds bill of sale, for Bartholomew-Fair, held in the cloysters, near Smithfield. It beginneth August the 25th, and cont Ames, Richard, 1691 1 880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2012-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-01 Sampled and proofread 2013-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
AN Auction of WHORES , OR , The BAWDS BILL of SALE , FOR Bartholomew-Fair . Held in the CLOYSTERS , near SMITHFIELD . It beginneth August the 25 th , and continueth the whole Time of the FAIR . Worth the reading of all Single Men and Batchelours .

On Tuesday the 25 th of this Instant August , will be exposed to Sale , by Auction , a curious Collection of painted Whores , Cracks , Night-Walkers , Newgate-Nappers , Bridewel-Workers , Ladies of Pleasure , Cart-Dancers ; with other such dissembling Pick-pocket Cheats , some Pox'd , some Clap'd , and some quite rotten and ready to fall in pieces : Some whereof will smile in your faces , and yet be ready , behind your backs , to cut your Throats for Sixpence . Others will chuck you under the Chin , with their Left-hands , and with their Right be picking your pockets . Some will be so drunk , when you carry them to the Tavern , that they will p — on your knees , and hug and kiss you at so damnable a rate , that the stink of their breath will be ready to smother you , and force you to spew . Others will put one hand in your Cod-piece , and another in your Watch-pocket . Others will keep you in discourse , till their Partners carry away your Hat , Cloak , Cane and Gloves Some will spew in your face , when you are busy with them , whilst you are already half stifled by the stink of their breath . Who can but buy and love such pretty profitable , and well accomplish'd Ladies ? Wherein so many such Qualities are concentered .

There will be great variety both of Whores and Tricks , more than I can well inform you of , at present . But for the satisfaction of the young Sparks , who yearly frequent the place , I give this account that followeth .

AListoftheWhoresof Bartholomew Fair ,withtherates,whereattheyhavecommonlyhithertobeenSold. Price per piece FRom St. James's Park 10 Whores , in gorgious apparel , and well drest , price 01 01 06 From Westminster , 16 Whores , at Six pence per piece 00 00 06 From Covent Garden , 30 Whores troubled with the Gout 00 02 06 From Holbourn 21 , whereof several are Rag-wenches 00 00 03 From the Temple , Grays-Inn , Lincolns-Inn , and other Inns of Court , 173 00 01 03 From Bull and Mouth meeting-house , who kiss with discretion 4 00 00 06 From the Royal Exchange 13 , with loafty Commodes and Top-knots , curiously painted by a careful hand , Price 00 10 00 From Cheapside 13 brisk and active Whores , who pass for Maids , and yet bestowed their Maiden-heads on their Masters Apprentices 00 00 09 From Lombard-street , a little , short , black , dirty Whore 00 00 02 From Cornhil 1 , who bestowed her Maiden-head on her Master , when her Mistress lay in 00 05 00 From Wood-street a Cook-maid , but of a good Complexion 00 00 06 From St. Katharines 2 , One old , and the other young , both brazenfac'd impudent Whores 00 00 01 From St. Martin le Grand , an ugly , nasty , stinking , impudent Whore 00 00 02 From White Chappel , Bishopsgate-street , Shore-ditch , Spittle-fields , Stepney , Poplar and Wapping , in old torn Crape Gowns , without Smocks , who look as if they were half starv'd 575 00 00 02 From St. John-street , Islington , Newington , Aldersgate-street 421 00 00 03 From Salubury Court , Neutler's Lane and Black-Mary's Hole 2399 Whores , whereof are pox'd 2398 , lost their Noses 392 , at several Prices . From Southwark , Deptford , Greenwich , and other adjacent places 2133 , at several Prices .

There are a great many more , whom you may see at the place of Auction , whom I cannot conveniently mention here , such as , Country Whores , Ubiquitarian Whores , Journey women Whores , and Whores from all parts of England , besides Outlandish Whores , a multitude of Spanish , French , Dutch , High German Whores and Country Jones , in their night Cloaths , with Whores of all sorts and sizes , where you may pick and choose , and please your selves . As we can best conjecture our Number will be about 65000.

Note , That the Sale is to continue , during the whole time of the Fair , beginning at one a Clock every morning , and lasting till 12 at night . Lists may be had in all Booksellers Shops , and Coffee-houses , for a penny a piece .

POSTSCRIPT .

Be sure to bring Money with you , and I 'll secure you shall carry none home ▪

LONDON , Printed for N. H , over against the Eagle and Child , in St. Martin Le Grand .