Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c.

by active 1559-1577 John Awdelay; Parson Haben; active 1567 Thomas Harman

• ¶ UPRIGHT MEN.
  • A.[157]
    • Antony Heymer.
    • Antony Iackeson.
  • B.
    • Burfet.
    • Bryan medcalfe.
  • C.
    • Core the Cuckold.
    • Chrystouer Cooke.
  • D.
    • Dowzabell skylfull in fence.
    • Dauid Coke.
    • Dycke Glouer.
    • Dycke Abrystowe.
    • Dauid Edwardes.
    • Dauid Holand.
    • Dauid Iones.
  • E.
    • Edmund Dun, a singing man.
    • Edward Skiner, alias Ned Skinner.
    • Edward Browne.
  • F.
    • Follentine Hylles.
    • Fardinando angell.
    • Fraunces Dawghton. {79}
  • G.
    • Gryffin.
    • Great Iohn Graye.
    • George Marrinar.
    • George Hutchinson.
  • H.
    • Hary Hylles, alias Harry godepar.
    • [leaf 26] Harry Agglyntine.
    • Harry Smyth, he driueleth when he speaketh.
    • Harry Ionson.
  • I.
    • Iames Barnard.
    • Iohn Myllar.
    • Iohn Walchman.
    • Iohn Iones.
    • Iohn Teddar.
    • Iohn Braye.
    • Iohn Cutter.
    • Iohn Bell.
    • Iohn Stephens.
    • Iohn Graye.
    • Iohn Whyte.
    • Iohn Rewe.
    • Iohn Mores.
    • Iohn a Farnando.
    • Iohn Newman.
    • Iohn Wyn, alias Wylliams.
    • Iohn a Pycons.
    • Iohn Tomas.
    • Iohn Arter.
    • Iohn Palmer, alias Tod.
    • Iohn Geffrey.
    • Iohn Goddard.
    • Iohn Graye the lytle.
    • Iohn Graye the great.
    • Iohn Wylliams the Longer.
    • Iohn Horwood, a maker of wels; he wyll take halfe his bargayne in hand, and when hée hath wrought ii. or iii. daies, he runneth away with his earnest.
    • Iohn Peter.
    • Iohn Porter.
    • Iohn Appowes.
    • Iohn Arter.
    • Iohn Bates.
    • Iohn Comes.
    • Iohn Chyles, alias great Chyles.
    • Iohn Leuet; he maketh tappes and fausets.
    • Iohn Louedall, a maister of fence.
    • Iohn Louedale.
    • Iohn Mekes.
    • Iohn Appowell.
    • Iohn Chappell.
    • Iohn Gryffen.
    • Iohn Mason.
    • Iohn Humfrey, with the lame hand.
    • Iohn Stradling, with the shaking head.
    • Iohn Franke.
    • Iohn Baker.
    • Iohn Bascafeld.
  • K.
  • L.
    • Lennard Iust.
    • Long Gréene.
    • Laurence Ladd.
    • Laurence Marshall.
  • M.
  • N.
    • Nicolas Wilson.
    • Ned Barington.
    • Ned Wetherdon.
    • Ned holmes.
  • O.
  • P.
    • Phyllype Gréene.
  • Q.
  • R.
    • Robart Grauener.
    • Robart Gerse.
    • Robart Kynge.
    • Robart Egerton.
    • Robart Bell, brother to Iohn Bell.
    • Robart Maple.
    • Robart Langton.
    • Robyn Bell.
    • Robyn Toppe.
    • Robart Brownswerd, he werith his here long.
    • Robart Curtes.
    • Rychard Brymmysh.
    • Rychard Iustyce.
    • Rychard Barton. {80}
    • Rychard Constance.
    • Rychard Thomas.
    • Rychard Cadman.
    • Rychard Scategood.
    • Rychard Apryce.
    • Rychard Walker.
    • Rychard Coper.
  • S.
    • Steuen Neuet.
  • T.
    • Thomas Bulloke. [leaf 26, back]
    • Thomas Cutter.
    • Thomas Garret.
    • Thomas Newton.
    • Thomas Web.
    • Thomas Graye, his toes be gonne.
    • Tom Bodel.
    • Thomas Wast.
    • Thomas Dawson alias Thomas Iacklin.
    • Thomas Basset.
    • Thomas Marchant.
    • Thomas Web.
    • Thomas Awefeld.
    • Thomas Gybbins.
    • Thomas Lacon.
    • Thomas Bate.
    • Thomas Allen.
  • V.
  • W.
    • Welarayd Richard.
    • Wylliam Chamborne.
    • Wylliam Pannell.
    • Wylliam Morgan.
    • Wylliam Belson.
    • Wylliam Ebes.
    • Wylliam Garret.
    • Wylliam Robynson.
    • Wylliam Vmberuile.
    • Wylliam Dauids.
    • Wyll Pen.
    • Wylliam Iones.
    • Wyll Powell.
    • Wylliam Clarke.
    • Water Wirall.
    • Wylliam Browne.
    • Water Martyne.[158]
    • Wylliam Grace.
    • Wylliam Pyckering.
• ROGES.
  • A.
    • Arche Dowglas, a Scot.
  • B.
    • Blacke Dycke.
  • C.
  • D.
    • Dycke Durram.
    • Dauid Dew neuet, a counterfet Cranke.
  • E.
    • Edward Ellys.
    • Edward Anseley.
  • F.
  • G.
    • George Belberby.
    • Goodman.
    • Gerard Gybbin, a counterfet Cranke.
  • H.
    • Hary Walles, with the lytle mouth.
    • Humfrey ward.
    • Harry Mason.
  • I.
    • Iohn Warren.
    • Iohn Donne, with one legge.
    • Iohn Elson.
    • Iohn Raynoles, Irysh man.
    • Iohn Harrys.
    • Iames Monkaster, a counterfet Cranke.
    • Iohn Dewe.
    • Iohn Crew, with one arme.
    • Iohn Browne, great stamerar.
  • L.
    • Lytle Dycke.
    • Lytle Robyn.
    • Lambart Rose. {81}
  • M.
    • More, burnt in the hand.[159]
  • N.
    • Nicholas Adames, a great stamerar.[160]
    • Nycholas Crispyn.
    • Nycholas Blunt alias Nycholas Gennings, a counterfet Cranke.
    • Nycholas Lynch.
  • R.
    • Rychard Brewton.
    • Rychard Horwod, well nere lxxx. yeares olde; he wyll byte a vi. peny nayle a sonder with his téeth, and a bawdye [leaf 27] dronkard.
    • Richard Crane; he carieth a Kynchne Co at his backe.
    • Rychard Iones.
    • Raffe Ketley.
    • Robert Harrison.
  • S.
    • Simon Kynge.
  • T.
    • Thomas Paske.
    • [161]§Thomas Bere.
    • Thomas Shawnean, Irish man.
    • Thomas Smith, with the skald skyn.§
  • W.
    • Wylliam Carew.
    • Wylliam wastfield.
    • Wylson.
    • Wylliam Gynkes, with a whyte bearde, a lusty and stronge man; he runneth about the countrey to séeke worke, with a byg boy, his sonne carying his toles as a dawber or playsterer, but lytle worke serueth him.
• ¶ PALLYARDS.
  • B.
    • Bashford.
  • D.
    • Dycke Sehan Irish.
    • Dauid Powell.
    • Dauid Iones, a counterfet Crank.
  • E.
    • Edward Heyward, hath his Morte following him, which fained the Cranke.
    • Edward Lewes, a dummerer.
  • H.
    • Hugh Iones.
  • I.
    • Iohn Perse,[162]
    • a counterfet Cranke.
    • Iohn dauids.
    • Iohn Harrison.
    • Iohn Carew.
    • Iames Lane, with one eye, Irish.
    • Iohn Fysher.
    • Iohn Dewe.
    • Iohn Gylford, Irish, with a counterfet lisence.
  • L.
    • Laurence with the great legge.
  • N.
    • Nycholas Newton, carieth a fained lisence.
    • Nicholas Decase. {82}
  • P.
    • Prestoue.
  • R.
    • Robart Lackley.
    • Robart Canloke.
    • Richard Hylton, caryeth ii. Kynchen mortes about him.
    • Richard Thomas.
  • S.
    • Soth gard.
    • Swanders.
  • T.
    • Thomas Edwards.
    • Thomas Dauids.
    • Wylliam Thomas.
    • Wylliam Coper with the Harelyp.
    • Wyll Pettyt, beareth a Kinchen mort at his back.
    • Wylliam Bowmer.

• [157] The arrangement in Bodley ed. is not alphabetical.
• [158] Omitted in 1573 edit.
• [159] Omitted in 1573 ed.
• [160] Last three words omitted in 1573 ed.
• [161] §–§ The 1573 ed. arranges these names in the following order:—
  • Thomas Béere. Irish man.
  • Thomas Smith with the skalde skin.
  • Thomas Shawneam.
• [162] The 1573 ed. reads Persk

There is aboue an hundreth of Irish men and women that wander about to begge for their lyuing, that hath come ouer within these two yeares. They saye the[y] haue béene burned and spoyled by the Earle of Desmond, and report well of the Earle of Vrmond.

¶ All these aboue wryten for the most part walke about Essex, Myddlesex, Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. Then let the reader iudge what number walkes in other Shieres, I feare me to great a number, if they be well vnderstande.

[Headnote: HARMON. PEDDELARS FRENCHE.]

[leaf 27, back]

[163]*Here followyth their pelting speche.*

Ere I set before the good Reader the leud, lousey language of these lewtering Luskes and lasy Lorrels, where with they bye and sell the common people as they pas through the countrey. Whych language they terme Peddelars Frenche, a vnknowen toung onely, but to these bold, beastly, bawdy Beggers, and vaine Vacabondes, being halfe myngled with Englyshe, when it is famyliarlye talked, and fyrste placinge thinges by their proper names as an Introduction to this peuyshe spéeche.

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