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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 unsaciable purchasers

An vnreasonable ryche man
dyd ryde by the way
Who for lacke of menne
hadde wyth hym a boye
And as he paste by a pasture
most pleasaunte to se
Of late I haue purchasid
thys grounde Iacke, quod he
Mary maister (quod the boye)
men saye ouer all
That your purchase is greate
but your housholde is smal

Why Iacke (quod this riche man)
what haue they to do?
Woulde they haue me to purchase
and kepe greate house to?
I can not tell (quod the boye)

Luk. xiiii.

what maketh them to brawle,
But they saye that ye purchase
the Deuill his dame and all