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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 leasemongars.

Of late a Leasemongar
of London laye sycke,
And thynckyng to dye,
his conscience dyd him prycke.
Wherefore he sayde thus
wyth hym selfe secretly,
I wyll sende for a preachar
to knowe what remedy.
But whilse he thus laye
he fell in a sloumber,
and sawe in his dreame
pore folke a greate number.
Whoe sayde they had learned thys
at the preachars hande,
To paye all wyth patience
that theyr Landlordes demaunde

For they for theyr sufferaunce
in such oppression,
Are promised rewarde
in the resurrection.
Where such men as take Leases
them selues to aduaunce,
Are sure to haue Hell
by ryght inheritaunce.