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

VVhan Iustice began
in Iudgment to syt,
To punysh all such men
as dyd fautes commit:
Then was there a man
before hyr accused,
For tythes that he toke
and priuately vsed.
When dewe proufe was had
and the thyng manifeste
The wyttnesses sworne
and the treaspace confeste:
Then gaue the Iudge Iudgemēt
and these wordes he spake,
So that from this Caytyfe
ye do all his goodes take.
For seinge he made that priuate
that commune shoulde be:
he shall haue this Iustice
by the Iudgment of me.
Whose pore men that by the tithes

shoulde be releued,
Shal haue all his goodes
emonge them diuided.
And because he shewed no mercie,

Iacob. ii.

no mercie shall he haue:
The sentence is geuen.
go hange vp the slaue.