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One and Thyrtye Epigrammes

wherein are briefly touched so many Abuses, that maye and ought to be put away. Compiled and Imprinted by Robert Crowley

Crowley, Robert (1518?-1588)

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The Boke to the Reader.

Of almes houses

Of Baylife Arrantes.

Of Bear baytynge.

Of Blasphemous swerers

Of the colier of Croydon.

Of Commotionars.

Of commen drunkardes

Of commune Liars

Of double benificed men.

Of the Exchecker.

Of Forestallars.

Of Godlesse men

Of Idle persons

Of inuenters of straunge newes

Of Laye men that take Tithes and Priests that vse theyr rites priuatly.

Of leasemongars.

Of Marchauntes.

Of men that haue diuers offices

Of Obstinate Papistes

Of rente raysers.

Of Uayne wryters, vaine talkers and vaine hearers.

Of unsaciable purchasers

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Of commune Liars

Solomon the sage

Sapi. i.

in Sapience doeth saye
That the mouthe that lyeth
doeth the verye soule sleye
If the murderer of bodies
be worthye to dye
The murderer of soules
shoulde not escape, trowe I.
For as the Soule doeth
the bodye excell
So is his treaspace greater
that doeth the soule quell
But Lyars (alas)
are nowe muche set by,

And thought to be menne
in a maner necessarie
To be entertayned
of eche noble manne,
Who are muche delighted
wyth lyes nowe and than
But this delite will be sorowe
I feare me at the laste
Whan the liar for hys liynge
into paynes shall be caste