walking Mort that came to my gate, I learned by her what I could, and I
thought I had gathered as much for my purpose as I desired. I began to
rebuke her for her leud lyfe and beastly behauor, declaring to her what
punishment was prepared and heaped vp for her in the world to come for
her fylthy lyuinge and wretched conuersation. "God helpe," q_uoth_ she,
"how should I lyue? none wyll take me into seruice; but I labour in
haruest time honestly." "I thinke but a whyle with honestie," q_uoth_ I.
"Shall I tell you," q_uoth_ she, "the best of vs all may be amended; but
yet, I thanke god, I dyd one good dede within this twelue mo_n_thes."
"Wherein?" q_uoth_ I. Sayth she, "I woulde not haue it spoken of
agayne." "Yf it be meete and necessary," q_uo_d I, "it shall lye vnder
my feete." "What meane you by that?" quoth she. "I meane," q_uo_d I, "to
hide the same, and neuer to discouer it to any." "Well," q_uoth_ she,
and began to laugh as much as she could, and sweare by the masse that if
I disclosed the same to any, she woulde neuer more[134] tell me any
thinge. "The last sommer," q_uoth_ she, "I was greate with chylde, and I
traueled into east kent by the sea coste, for I lusted meruelously after
oysters and muskels[135], and gathered many, and in _th_e place where I
found them, I opened them and eate them styll: at the last, in seking
more, I reached after one, and stept into a hole, and fel in into the
wast, and their dyd stycke, and I had bene drowned if the tide had come,
and espyinge a man a good waye of, I cried as much as I could for helpe.
I was alone, he hard me, and repaired as fast to me as he might, and
finding me their fast stycking, I required for gods sake his helpe; and
whether it was with stryuinge and forcing my selfe out, or for ioye I
had of his comminge to me, I had a great couller in my face, and loked
red and well coullered. And, to be playne with you, hee lyked me so
well (as he sayd) that I should there lye styll, and I would not graunt
him, that he might lye with me. And, by my trouth, I wist not what to
answeare, I was in such a perplexite; for I knew the man well: he had a
very honest woman to his wyfe, and was of some welth; and, one the other
syde, if I weare not holpe out, I should there haue perished, and I
graunted hym that I would obeye to his wyll: then he plucked me out. And
because there was no conuenient place nere hande, I required hym that I
might go washe my selfe, and make me somewhat clenly, and I would come
to his house and lodge all night in his barne, whether he mighte repaire
to me, and accomplyshe hys desire, 'but let it not be,' quoth she,[136]
'before nine of the clocke at nyghte *[leaf 22]* for then there wylbe
small styrring. And I may repaire to the towne,' q_uoth_ she,[137] 'to
warme and drye my selfe'; for this was about two of the clocke in the
after none, 'Do so,' quoth hee; 'for I must be busie to looke oute my
cattell here by before I can come home.' So I went awaye from hym, and
glad was I." "And why so?" quoth I. "Because," quoth she, "his wyfe, my
good dame, is my very freend, and I am much beholdinge to her. And she
hath donne me so much good or this, that I weare loth nowe to harme her
any waye." "Why," quoth I, "what and it hadde beene any other man, and
not your good dames husbande?" "The matter had bene the lesse," quoth
shee. "Tell me, I pray the," quoth I, "who was the father of thy
chylde?" She stodyd a whyle, and sayde that it hadde a father. "But what
was hee?" quoth I. "Nowe, by my trouth, I knowe not," quoth shee; "you
brynge me out of my matter so, you do." "Well, saye on," quoth I. "Then
I departed strayght to the towne, and came to my dames house, And shewed
her of my mysfortune, also of her husbands vsage, in all pointes, and
that I showed her the same for good wyll, and byde her take better heede
to her husbande, and to her selfe: so shee gaue me great thankes, and
made me good cheere, and byd me in anye case that I should be redye at
the barne at that tyme and houre we had apoynted; 'for I knowe well,'
quoth this good wyfe, 'my husband wyll not breake wyth the. And one
thinge I warne[138] the, that thou geue me a watche worde a loud when
hee goeth aboute to haue his pleasure of the, and that shall[139] bee
"fye, for shame, fye," and I wyll bee harde by you wyth helpe. But I
charge the keepe thys secret vntyll all bee fynesed; and holde,' saythe
thys good wyfe, 'here is one of my peticotes I geue thee.' 'I thanke
you, good dame,' quoth I, 'and I warrante you I wyll bee true and
trustye vnto you.' So my dame lefte me settinge by a good fyre with
meate and drynke; and wyth the oysters I broughte with me, I hadde
greate cheere: shee wente strayght and repaired vnto her gossypes
dwelling there by; and, as I dyd after vnderstande, she made her mone to
them, what a naughtye, lewed, lecherous husbande shee hadde, and howe
that she coulde not haue hys companye for harlotes, and that she was in
feare to take some fylthy dysease of hym, he was so commen a man,
hauinge lytle respecte whome he hadde to do with all; 'and,' quoth she,
'nowe here is one at my house, a poore woman that goeth aboute the
countrey that he woulde haue hadde to doe withall; wherefore, good
neyghboures and louinge gossypes, as you loue me, and as you would haue
helpe at my hand another tyme, deuyse some remedy to make my husband a
good man, _tha_t I may lyue in some suerty without disease, and that hee
may saue his soule that God so derelye *[leaf 22, back]* bought.' After
shee hadde tolde her tale, they caste their persinge eyes all vpon her,
but one stoute dame amongst the rest had these wordes--'As your pacient
bearinge of troubles, your honest behauiour among vs your neyghbours,
your tender and pytifull hart to the poore of the parysh, doth moue vs
to lament your case, so the vnsatiable carnalite of your faithelesse
husbande doth instigate and styre vs to deuyse and inuent some speedy
redresse for your ease[140] and the amendement of hys lyfe. Wherefore,
this is my councell and you wyll bee aduertysed by me; for[141] I saye
to you all, vnlesse it be this good wyfe, who is cheefely touched in
this matter, I haue the nexte cause; for hee was in hande wyth me not
longe a goe, and companye had not bene present, which was by a meruelous
chaunce, he hadde, I thinke, forced me. For often hee hath bene
tempering[142] with me, and yet haue I sharpely sayde him naye:
therefore, let vs assemble secretly into the place where hee hathe
apuynted to meete thys gyllot that is at your house, and lyrke preuelye
in some corner tyll hee begyn to goe aboute his busines. And then me
thought I harde you saye euen nowe that you had a watche word, at which
word we wyll all stepforth, being fiue of vs besydes you, for you shalbe
none because it is your husbande, but gette you to bed at your
accustomed houre. And we wyll cary eche of vs[143] good byrchen rodde in
our lappes, and we will all be muffeled for knowing, and se that you goe
home and acquaynt that walking Morte with the matter; for we must haue
her helpe to hold, for alwaies foure must hold and two lay one.' 'Alas!'
sayth this good wyfe, 'he is to stronge for you all. I would be loth,
for my sake you should receaue harme at his hande.' 'feare you not,'
q_uoth_ these stout wemen, 'let her not geue the watch word vntyl his
hosen be abaut his legges. And I trowe we all wylbe with him to bring
before he shall haue leasure to plucke them vp againe.' They all with on
voyce ag[r]ed to the matter, that the way she had deuised was the best:
so this good wife repaired home; but before she departed from her
gossypes, she shewed them at what houre they should preuely come in on
_th_e backsid, _and_ where to tary their good our: so by _th_e time she
came in, it was all most night, and found the walking Morte still
setting by the fyre, and declared to her all this new deuyse aboue sayd,
which promised faythfully to full fyll to her small powre as much as
they hadde deuysed: within a quarter of an oure after, in co_m_meth the
good man, who said that he was about his cattell. "Why, what haue we
here, wyfe, setting by the fyre? _and_ yf she haue eate and dronke, send
her into the barne to her lodging for this night, for she troubeleth the
house." "Euen as you wyll husbande," sayth his wyfe; "you knowe she
commeth once in two yeres into these *[leaf 23]* quarters. Awaye,"
saythe this good wyfe, "to your lodginge." "Yes, good dame," sayth she,
"as fast as I can:" thus, by loking one[144] on the other, eche knewe
others mynde, and so departed to her comely couche: the good man of the
house shrodge hym for Ioye, thinking to hym selfe, I wyll make some
pastyme with you anone. And calling to his wyfe for hys sopper, set him
downe, and was very plesant, and dranke to his wyfe, _and_ fell to his
mammerings, and mounched a pace, nothing vnderstanding of the bancquet
that[145] was a preparing for him after sopper, _and_ according to the
prouerbe, that swete meate wyll haue sowre sawce: thus, whe_n_ he was
well refreshed, his sprietes being reuyued, entred into familiare talke
with his wife, of many matters, how well he had spent that daye to both
there proffytes, sayinge some of his cattell[146] were lyke to haue bene
drowned in the dyches, dryuinge others of his neyghbours cattell out
that were in his pastures, _and_ mending his fences that were broken
downe. Thus profitably he had consumed the daye, nothinge talking of his
helping out of the walkinge Morte out of the myre, nether of his request
nor yet of her[147] promisse. Thus feding her w_i_t_h_ frendly
fantacyes, consumed two houres and more. Then fayninge howe hee would se
in what case his horse were in and howe they were dressed, Repaired
couertly into the barne, where as his free[n]dlye foes lyrked preuely,
vnlesse it were this manerly Morte, that comly couched on a bottell of
strawe. "What, are you come?" q_uoth_ she; "by the masse, I would not
for a hundreth pound that my dame should knowe that you were here,
eyther any els of your house." "No, I warrant the," sayth this good man,
"they be all safe and fast ynough at their woorke, and I wylbe at mine
anon," And laye downe by her, and strayght would haue had to do w_i_t_h_
her. "Nay, fye," sayth she, "I lyke not this order: if ye lye with me,
you shall surely vntrus you _and_ put downe your hosen, for that way is
most easiest and best." "Sayest thou so?" quoth he, "now, by my trouth
agred." And when he had vntrussed him selfe and put downe, he began to
assalt the vnsatiable[148] fort "Why," quoth she, that was with out
shame, sauinge for her promes, "And are you not ashamed?" "neuer a
whyte," sayth he, "lye downe quickely." "Now, fye, for shame, fye,"
sayth shee a loude, whyche was the watche word. At the which word, these
fyue furious, sturdy, muffeled gossypes flynges oute, and takes sure
holde of this be trayed parson, sone[149] pluckinge his hosen downe
lower, and byndinge the same fast about his feete; then byndinge his
handes, and knitting a hande charcher about his eyes, that he shoulde
not see; and when they had made hym sure and fast, Then they layd him
one vntyll they weare windles. "Be good," sayth this Morte, "vnto my
maister, for the passion of God," *[leaf 23, back]* and layd on as fast
as the rest, and styll seased not to crye vpon them to bee mercyfull
vnto hym, and yet layde on a pace; and when they had well beaten hym,
that the bloud braste plentifullye oute in most places, they let hym lye
styll bounde. With this exhortation, that he shoulde from that tyme
forth knowe his wyfe from other mens, and that this punishment was but a
flebyting in respect of that which should followe, yf he amended not his
manners. Thus leuynge hym blustering, blowing, and fominge for payne,
and malyncolye that hee neither might or coulde be reuenged of them,
they vanyshed awaye, and hadde thys Morte with them, and safely conuayde
her out of the towne: sone after co_m_meth into the barne one of the
good mans boyes, to fet some haye for his horse. And fyndinge his
maister lyinge faste bounde and greuouslye beaten with rodes, was
sodenly abashed and woulde haue runne out agayne to haue called for
helpe; but his maister bed hym come vnto hym and vnbynd hym; "and make
no wordes," quoth he, "of this. I wylbe reuenged well inoughe;" yet not
with standinge, after better aduyse, the matter beinge vnhonest, he
thought it meter to let the same passe, and, not, as the prouerbe
saythe, to awake the sleping dogge. "And, by my trouth," quoth this
walkinge Morte, "I come nowe from that place, and was neuer there
sythens this parte was playde, whiche is some what more then a yeare.
And I here a very good reporte of hym now, that he loueth his wyfe well,
and vseth hym selfe verye honestlye; and was not this a good acte? nowe,
howe saye you?" "It was pretely handeled," quoth I, "and is here all?"
"Yea," quoth she, "here is the ende."
[Header: HARMAN. A DOXE.]
[P] A DOXE. Cap. 20.
THese Doxes be broken and spoyled of their maydenhead by the vpright
men, and then they haue their name of Doxes, and not afore. And
afterwarde she is commen and indifferent for any that wyll vse her, as
_homo_ is a commen name to all men. Such as be fayre and some what
handsome, kepe company with the walkinge Mortes, and are redye alwayes
for the vpright men, and are cheifely mayntayned by them, for others
shalbe spoyled for their sakes: the other, inferior, sort wyll resorte
to noble mens places, and gentlemens houses, standing at the gate,
eyther lurkinge on the backesyde about backe houses, eyther in hedge
rowes, or some other thycket, expectinge their praye, which is for the
vncomely company of some curteous gest, of whome they be refreshed with
meate and some money, where eschaunge is made, ware for ware: this bread
and meate they vse to carrye in their *[leaf 24]* greate hosen; so that
these beastlye brybinge[150] breeches serue manye tymes for bawdye
purposes. I chaunced, not longe sithens, familiarly to commen with a
Doxe that came to my gate, and surelye a pleasant harlot, and not so
pleasant as wytty, and not so wytty as voyd of all grace and goodnes. I
founde, by her talke, that shee hadde passed her tyme lewdlye eyghttene
yeares in walkinge aboute. I thoughte this a necessary instrument to
attayne some knowledge by; and before I woulde grope her mynde, I made
her both to eate and drynke well; that done, I made her faythfull
promisse to geue her some money, yf she would open and dyscouer to me
such questions as I woulde demaunde of her, and neuer to bee wraye her,
neither to disclose her name. "And you shoulde," sayth she, "I were
vndon:" "feare not that," quoth I; "but, I praye the," quoth I, "say
nothing but trouth." "I wyll not," sayth shee. "Then, fyrste tell me,"
quoth I, "how many vpright men and Roges dost thou knowe, or hast thou
knowne and byn conuersaunt with, and what their names be?" She paused a
whyle, and sayd, "why do you aske me, or wherefore?" "For nothinge els,"
as I sayde, "but that I woulde knowe them when they came to my gate."
"Nowe, by my trouth" (quoth she) "then are yea neuer the neare, for all
myne acquayntaunce, for the moste parte, are deade." "Dead!" quoth I,
"howe dyed they, for wante of cherishinge, or of paynefull diseases?"
Then she sighed, and sayde they were hanged. "What, all?" quoth I, "and
so manye walke abroade, as I dayelye see?" "By my trouth," quoth she, "I
knowe not paste six or seuen by their names," and named the same to me.
"When were they hanged?" quoth I. "Some seuen yeares a gone, some three
yeares, and some w_i_t_h_in this fortnight," and declared the place
where they weare executed, which I knewe well to bee true, by the report
of others. "Why" (quoth I) "dyd not this sorrowfull and fearefull sight
much greue the, and for thy tyme longe and euyll spent?" "I was sory,"
quoth shee, "by the Masse; for some of them were good louing men. For I
lackt not when they had it, and they wanted not when I had it, and
diuers of them I neuer dyd forsake, vntyll the Gallowes departed vs."
"O, mercyfull God!" quoth I, and began to blesse me. "Why blesse ye?"
quoth she. "Alas! good gentleman, euery one muste haue a lyuinge." Other
matters I talked of; but this nowe maye suffice to shewe the Reader, as
it weare in a glasse, the bolde beastly lyfe of these Doxes. For suche
as hath gone anye tyme abroade, wyll neuer forsake their trade, to dye
therefore. I haue hadde good profe thereof. There is one, a notorious
harlot, of this affinitye, called Besse Bottomelye; she hath but one
hande, and she hath murthered two children at the least.
[Header: HARMAN. A DELL.]
*[leaf 24, back]* [P] A DELL. Cap. 21.
A Dell is a yonge wenche, able for generation, and not yet knowen or
broken by the vpright man. These go abroade yong, eyther by the death of
their parentes, and no bodye to looke vnto them, or els by some sharpe
mystres that they serue, do runne away out of seruice; eyther she is
naturally borne one, and then she is a wyld Dell: these are broken verye
yonge; when they haue beene lyen with all by the vpright man, then they
be Doxes, and no Dels. These wylde dels, beinge traded vp with their
monstrous mothers, must of necessytie be as euill, or worsse, then their
parents, for neither we gather grapes from greene bryars, neither fygs
from Thystels. But such buds, such blosoms, such euyll sede sowen, wel
worsse beinge growen.
[Header: HARMAN. A KYNCHIN MORTE, ETC.]
[P] A KYNCHIN MORTE. Cap. 22.
A Kynching Morte is a lytle Gyrle: the Mortes their mothers carries them
at their backes in their slates, whiche is their shetes, and bryngs them
vp sauagely[151], tyll they growe to be rype, and soone rype, soone
rotten.
[P] A KYNCHEN CO. Cap. 23.
A Kynchen Co is a young boye, traden vp to suche peuishe purposes as you
haue harde of other young ympes before, that when he groweth vnto yeres,
he is better to hang then to drawe forth.
[Header: HARMAN. DOXES VSAGE IN THE NIGHT.]
[P] THEIR VSAGE IN THE NIGHT. Cap. 24.
NOw I thinke it not vnnecessary to make the Reader vnderstand how and in
what maner they lodge a nights in barnes or backe houses, and of their
vsage there, for asmuch as I haue acquaynted them with their order and
practises a day times. The arche and chiefe walkers that hath walked a
long time, whose experience is great, because of their continuinge
practise, I meane all Mortes and Doxes, for their handsomnes and
diligence for making of their couches. The men neuer trouble them selues
with _tha_t thing, but takes the same to be the dutye of _th_e wyfe. And
she shuffels vp a quayntitye of strawe or haye into some pretye carner
of the barne *[leaf 25]* where she maye conuenientlye lye, and well
shakethe the same, makinge the heade some what hye, and dryues the same
vpon the sydes and fete lyke abed: then she layeth her wallet, or some
other lytle pack of ragges or scrype vnder her heade in the strawe, to
beare vp the same, and layethe her petycote or cloke vpon and ouer the
strawe, so made lyke a bedde, and that serueth for the blancket. Then
she layeth her slate, which is her sheete, vpon that; and she haue no
sheete, as fewe of them goe without, then she spreddeth some large
cloutes or rags ouer the same, and maketh her ready, and layeth her
drouselye downe. Many wyll plucke of their smockes, and laye the same
vpon them in stede of their vpper sheete, and all her other pelte and
trashe vpon her also; and many lyeth in their smockes. And if the rest
of her clothes in colde weather be not sufficient to kepe her warme,
then she taketh strawe or haye to performe the matter. The other sorte,
that haue not slates, but toumble downe and couche a hogshead in their
clothes, these bee styll lousye, and shall neuer be with out vermyn,
vnlesse they put of theire clothes, and lye as is a boue sayde. If the
vpright man come in where they lye, he hath his choyse, and crepeth in
close by his Doxe: the Roge hath his leauings. If the Morts or Doxes lye
or be lodged in some Farmers barne, and the dore be ether locked or made
fast to them, then wyl not the vpright man presse to come in, Vnles it
be in barnes and oute houses standinge alone, or some distance from
houses, which be commonly knowne to them, As saint Quintens, three
Cranes of the vintrey, Saynt Tybbes, and Knapsbery. These foure be with
in one myle compasse neare vnto London. Then haue you iiij. more in
Middlesex, drawe the pudding out of the fyre in Harrow on the hyll
parish, _th_e Crose Keyes in Cranford[152] parish, Saynt Iulyans in
Thystell worth parish, the house of pyty in Northhall parysh. These are
their chiefe houses neare about London, where commonly they resorte vnto
for Lodginge, and maye repaire thether freelye at all tymes. Sometyme
shall come in some Roge, some pyckinge knaue, a nymble Prygge; he
walketh in softly a nightes, when they be at their rest, and plucketh of
as many garmentes as be ought worth that he maye come by, and worth
money, and maye easely cary the same, and runneth a waye with the same
with great seleritye, and maketh porte sale at some conuenient place of
theirs, that some be soone ready in the morning, for want of their
Casters _and_ Togema_n_s. Where in steede of blessinge is cursing; in
place of praying, pestelent prating with odious othes _and_ terrible
threatninges. The vpright men haue geuen all these nycke names to the
places aboue sayde. Y[e]t haue *[leaf 25, back]* we two notable places
in Kent, not fare from London: the one is betwene Detforde and Rothered,
called the Kynges barne, standing alone, that they haunt commonly; the
other is Ketbroke, standinge by blacke heath, halfe a myle from anye
house. There wyll they boldlye drawe the latche of the doore, and go in
when the good man with hys famyly be at supper, and syt downe without
leaue, and eate and drinke with them, and either lye in the hall by the
fyre all night, or in _th_e barne, if there be no rome in the house for
them. If the doore be eyther bolted or lockt, if it be not opened vnto
them when they wyl, they wyl breake the same open to his farther cost.
And in this barne sometyme do lye xl. vpright men with their Doxes
together at one time. And this must the poore Farmer suffer, or els they
threaten him to burne him, and all that he hath.
* * * * *
[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF VPRIGHT MEN.]
THE NAMES OF THE VPRIGHT MEN, ROGES, AND PALLYARDS.
HEre followeth the vnrulye rablement of rascals, and the moste notoryous
and wyckedst walkers that are lyuinge nowe at this present, with their
true names as they be called and knowne by. And although I set and place
here but thre orders, yet, good Reader, vnderstand that all the others
aboue named are deriued and come out from the vpright men and Roges.
Concerning the number of Mortes and Doxes, it is superfluous to wryte of
them. I could well haue don it, but the number of them is great, and
woulde aske a large volume.
[P] UPRIGHT MEN.
A.[153]
Antony Heymer.
Antony Iackeson.
B.
Burfet.
Bryan medcalfe.
C.
Core the Cuekold.
Chrystoner Cooke.
D.
Dowzabell skylfull in fence.
Dauid Coke.
Dycke Glouer.
Dycke Abrystowe.
Dauid Edwardes.
Dauid Holand.
Dauid Iones.
E.
Edmund Dun, a singing Man.
Edward Skiner, _alias_ Ned Skinner.
Edward Browne.
F.
Follentine Hylles.
Fardinando angell.
Fraunces Dawghton.
G.
Gryffin.
Great Iohn Graye.
George Marrinar.
George Hutchinson.
H.
Hary Hylles, alias Harry godepar.
*[leaf 26]* Harry Agglyntine.
Harry Smyth, he driueleth whe_n_ he speaketh.
Harry Ionson.
I.
Iames Barnard.
Iohn Myllar.
Iohn Walchman.
Iohn Iones.
Iohn Teddar.
Iohn Braye.
Iohn Cutter.
Iohn Bell.
Iohn Stephens.
Iohn Graye.
Iohn Whyte.
Iohn Rewe.
Iohn Mores.
Iohn a Farnando.
Iohn Newman.
Iohn Wyn, _alias_ Wylliams.
Iohn a Pycons.
Iohn Tomas.
Iohn Arter.
Ion Palmer, _alias_ Tod.
Iohn Geffrey.
Iohn Goddard.
Iohn Graye the lytle.
Iohn Graye the great.
Iohn Wylliams the Longer.
Iohn Horwood, a maker of wels; he wyll take halfe his bargayne in hand,
_and_ when hee hath wrought ii. or iii. daies, he runneth away with his
earnest.
Iohn Peter.
Iohn Porter.
Iohn Appowes.
Iohn Arter.
Iohn Bates.
Iohn Comes.
Iohn Chyles, _alias_ great Chyles.
Iohn Leuet; he maketh tappes and fausets.
Iohn Louedall, a maister of fence.
Iohn Louedale.
Iohn Mekes.
Iohn Appowell.
Iohn Chappell.
Iohn Gryffen.
Iohn Mason.
Iohn Humfrey, with the lame hand.
Iohn Stradling, with the shaking head.
Iohn Franke.
Iohn Baker.
Iohn Bascafeld.
K.
L.
Lennard Iust.
Long Greene.
Laurence Ladd.
Laurence Marshall.
M.
N.
Nicolas Wilson.
Ned Barington.
Ned Wetherdon.
Ned holmes.
O.
P.
Phyllype Greene.
Q.
R.
Robart Grauener.
Robart Gerse.
Robart Kynge.
Robart Egerton.
Robart Bell, brother to Iohn Bell.
Robart Maple.
Robart Langton.
Robyn Bell.
Robyn Toppe.
Robart Brownswerd, he werith his here long.
Robart Curtes.
Rychard Brymmysh.
Rychard Iustyce.
Rychard Barton.
Rychard Constance.
Rychard Thomas.
Rychard Cadman.
Rychard Scategood.
Rychard Apryce.
Rychard Walker.
Rychard Coper.
S.
Steuen Neuet.
T.
Thomas Bulloke. *[leaf 26, back]*
Thomas Cutter.
Thomas Garret.
Thomas Newton.
Thomas Web.
Thomas Graye, his toes be gonne.
Tom Bodel.
Thomas Wast.
Thomas Dawso_n_ _alias_ Thomas Iacklin.
Thomas Basset.
Thomas Marchant.
Thomas Web.
Thomas Awefeld.
Thomas Gybbins.
Thomas Lacon.
Thomas Bate.
Thomas Allen.
V.
W.
Welarayd Richard.
Wyllia_m_ Chamborne.
Wylliam Pannell.
Wylliam Morgan.
Wylliam Belson.
Wylliam Ebes.
Wylliam Garret.
Wylliam Robynson.
Wylliam Vmberuile.
Wylliam Dauids.
Wyll Pen.
Wylliam Iones.
Wyll Powell.
Wylliam Clarke.
Water Wirall.
Wylliam Browne.
Water Martyne.[154]
Wylliam Grace.
Wylliam Pyckering.
[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF ROGES.]
ROGES.
A.
Arche Dowglas, a Scot.
B.
Blacke Dycke.
C.
D.
Dycke Durram.
Dauid Dew neuet, a counterfet Cranke.
E.
Edward Ellys.
Edward Anseley.
F.
G.
George Belberby.
Goodman.
Gerard Gybbin, a counterfet Cranke.
H.
Hary Walles, with the lytle mouth.
Humfrey ward.
Harry Mason.
I.
Iohn Warren.
Iohn Donne, with one legge.
Iohn Elson.
Iohn Raynoles, Irysh man.
Iohn Harrys.
Iames Monkaster, a counterfet Cranke.
Iohn Dewe.
Iohn Crew, with one arme.
Iohn Browne, great stamerar.
L.
Lytle Dycke.
Lytle Robyn.
Lambart Rose.
M.
More, burnt in the hand.[155]
N.
Nicholas Adames, a great stamerar.[156]
Nycholas Crispyn.
Nycholas Blunt _alias_ Nycholas Gennings, a counterfet Cranke.
Nycholas Lynch.
R.
Rychard Brewton.
Rychard Horwod, well nere lxxx. yeares olde; he wyll byte a vi. peny
nayle a sonder w_i_t_h_ his teeth, and a bawdye *[leaf 27]* dronkard.
Richard Crane; he carieth a Kynchne Co at his backe.
Rychard Iones.
Raffe Ketley.
Robert Harrison.
S.
Simon Kynge.
T.
Thomas Paske.
[157]Thomas Bere.
Thomas Shawnean, Irish man.
Thomas Smith, _with_ the skald skyn.[157]
W.
Wylliam Carew.
Wylliam wastfield.
Wylson.
Wylliam Gynkes, with a whyte bearde, a lusty and stronge man; he runneth
about the countrey to seeke worke, with a byg boy, his sonne carying his
toles as a dawber or playsterer, but lytle worke serueth him.
[Header: HARMAN. NAMES OF PALLYARDS.]
[P] PALLYARDS.
B.
Bashford.
D.
Dycke Sehan Irish.
Dauid Powell.
Dauid Iones, a counterfet Crank.
E.
Edward Heyward, hath his Morte following him, which fained the Cranke.
Edward Lewes, a dummerer.
H.
Hugh Iones.
I.
Iohn Perse,[158] a counterfet Cranke.
Iohn dauids.
Iohn Harrison.
Iohn Carew.
Iames Lane, with one eye, Irish.
Iohn Fysher.
Iohn Dewe.
Iohn Gylford, Irish, w_i_t_h_ a counterfet lisence.
L.
Laurence, with the great legge.
N.
Nycholas Newton, carieth a fained lisence.
Nicholas Decase.
P.
Prestoue.
R.
Robart Lackley.
Robart Canloke.
Richard Hylton, caryeth ii. Kynchen mortes about him.
Richard Thomas.
S.
Soth gard.
Swanders.
T.
Thomas Edwards.
Thomas Dauids.
Wylliam Thomas.
Wylliam Coper with the Harelyp.
Wyll Pettyt, beareth a Kinche_n_ mort at his back.
Wylliam Bowmer.
There is aboue an hundreth of Irish men and women that wander about to
begge for their lyuing, that hath come ouer within these two yeares.
They saye the[y] haue beene burned and spoyled by the Earle of Desmond,
and report well of the Earle of Vrmond.
[P] All these aboue wryten for the most part walke about Essex, Myddlesex,
Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. Then let the reader iudge what number walkes
in other Shieres, I feare me to great a number, if they be well
vnderstande.
[Header: HARMAN. PEDDELARS FRENCHE.]
*[leaf 27, back]* [159]Here followyth their pelting speche.[159]