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laud, nor any lawful meaus to main- 

 tain them, some by play, and then 

 they go a mumming into the couii- 

 trie all the Christmas time with 

 false dice, or if there be anle place 

 where Gentlemen or merchants fre- 

 quent in the Citie, or anie to\\iie 

 corporate, thither will they, either 

 disguised like to yong merchants, 

 or substantiall Citizens, and draw 

 them all drie that euer dealt with 

 them. 



There are some that doe nothing 

 but walke vp and downe Paules, or 

 come to shops to buy wares, with 

 budgets of writings vnder their 

 amies: and these will vrge talke 

 with anie man about their sutes in 

 law, and discourse vnto them ho^v 

 these and these mens bands they 

 haue for money, that are the chief- 

 est dealers in London, Norwich, 

 Bristow, and such like places, and 

 complaine that they cannot get one 

 pennie. Why, if such a one doth 

 owe it you (saith some man that 

 knowes him) I durst buy the debt 

 of you, let me get it of him as I can. 

 O saith my budgetman, I haue his 

 hand and scale to shewe, looke 

 heere els : and with that pluckes 

 out a countertiet band (as all other 

 his writings are) and reades it to 

 him. Whereupon for halfe in halfe 

 they presently compound, and after 

 that hee that ten pounds paid him 

 for his band of twentie besides the 

 forfeiture, or so forth, he sayes. 

 Faith these Lawyers drinke as drie 

 as a sieue, and I haue mony to pay 

 at such a dale, and I doubt I shall 

 not be able to compasse it ; here are 

 all the leases and euideuc^s of my 

 land lying in such a shire, I would 

 you would lend me fortie pounds on 

 them till the next tearme, or for 

 some sixe moueths, and then either 

 it shall be repayd with interest, or I 

 will forfeit my whole inheritance. 



forwardest Gentlemen and best 

 wittes : it were to bee wished that 

 .\)iiasis Law were reuiued, who or- 

 tlayned that euery man at the 

 yea res ende should giue account to 

 tnc magistrate how he lived, and he 

 til at did not so, or could not make 

 an account of an honest life, to be 

 put to death, as a Fellon without 

 fauour or pardon. 



Ye haue about London, that (to 

 the disgrace of Gentleman) line 

 gentleman-like of themselues, hauing 

 iieythere money nor Lande, nor any 

 hn^-full meanes to maintain them : 

 some by play, and they go amuni- 

 ming into the Country all Christm is 

 time with false dice, or if there l)e 

 i>r.y place where gentlemen or Mar- 

 chants frequent in the Citty or 

 Towne corporat, thyther will they 

 either disguised like yonge Mar- 

 chants, or substantiall Cittizens, 

 and drawe them all dry that euer 

 deale with them. 



There are some doe nothing but 

 Aralke vp & downe Paules. or come 

 to mens shops to buy wares, with 

 budgets of writings vnder their 

 armes, & these will talke with any 

 man about their sutes in La we, an I 

 discourse vnto them how these and 

 these mens bonds they haue foj- 

 money, that are the chiefest dealers 

 in London, NorwicJi, Bristoive, and 

 such like places, & complaine that 

 tiiey cannot get one penny. Why 

 if such a man doth owe it you, (will 

 some man say that knowes him) I 

 durst buy the debt of you, let m? 

 gette it of him as I can : O saith 

 my budget man, I haue his hau l 

 and scale to shewe, looke here els, 

 and with that pluckes out a coun- 

 terfaite band, (as all his other 

 writings are. ) and reades it to him : 

 whereupon, for halfe in halfe the\- 

 ]>iesently comix>und, and after he 

 hath that tcnne pound payd him for 



