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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 inuenters of straunge newes

Some men do delite
straunge newes to inuente
Of this mannes doynge
and that mannes intente
What is done in Fraunce

and in the Emperours lande,
And what thyng the Scottes
do nowe take in hande.
What the Kynge and his counsell,
do intende to do.
Though for the most parte
it be nothynge so.
Such men cause the people
that els woulde be styll,
To murmour and grudge,
whych thyng is very ill,
Yea, sometyme they cause

We sawe the expepience of thys of late.

the people to ryse,
And assemble them selfe,
in most wycked wyse.
In Plato hys common wealth,
such men shoulde not dwell,
For Poetes and Oratoures
he dyd expell.
Oh that these newes bryngars
had for theyr rewarde,
Newe halters of hemppe
to sette them forwarde.