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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68113	The third and last part of conny-catching With the new deuised knauish arte of foole-taking. The like coosnages and villanies neuer before discouered. / By R.G.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. Notable discovery of coosenage.	1592 (1592)	STC 12283.5; ESTC S105837	24,846	46

was not farre off laying two fagots on the fire in a roome by himselfe and a quarte of wine filled for countenance of the treacherie another of that crue should giue attendance on him as if hee were his maister being bare headed and sir humblie answering at euery word To the tauern goes this counterfet gentleman and his seruant waiting on him where euery thing was performed as is before rehearsed When the master knaue calling the drawer demanded if there dwelt neere at hand a skilfull Tailer that could make a suite of veluet for himselfe marry it was to be doone with very great speed The Drawer named the Tailer that we now speake of vpon the drawers commending his cunning the man in all hast was sent for to a gentleman for whō he must make a sute of veluet foorthwith Vpon talke had of the stuffe how much was to be bought of euery thing appertayning thereto he must immediatly take measure of this counterfet gentleman because he knew not when to returne that waye againe afterward they would go to the Mercers As the Tailer was taking measure on him bare headed as if he had bin a substantiall gentleman indéed the craftie mate had cunningly gotten his pursse out of his pocket at the one string whereof was fastened a little key and at the other his signet ring This bootie he was sure of all readie whether he should get any thing els or no of the mischiefe intended stepping to the window he cuts the ring from the pursse and by his supposed man rounding him in the eare sendes it to the plot-layer of this knauerie minding to traine the tailer along with him as it were to the mercers while he the meane time tooke order for the other matter Afterward speaking alowde to his man sirrha quoth hee dispatch what I bad you and about foure of the clock méet me in Paules by that time I hope the tailer and I shall haue dispacht To Cheapside goeth the honest Tailer with this notorious dissembler not missing his pursse for the space of two houres after in lesse then halfe which time the satten and golde lace was gotten likewise by the other villain from the Taylers house in this order Being sure the Tayler should bee kept absent hee sends another mate home to his house who abused his seruants with this deuise that the ladies man had met their master abroad and had him to the other Ladie to take measure of her and least they should delaye the time too long hee was sent for the satten and lace declaring the token appointed and withall giuing their masters signet ring for better confirmation of his message The seruants could doe no lesse then deliuer it being commanded as they supposed by so credible testimony neither did the leasu●● of anie one serue to goe with the the messenger who séemed an honest young Gentleman and carried no cause of distrust in his countenaunce wherefore they deliuered him the lace and satten folded vp together as it was and desired him to will their master to make some spéede home both for cutting out of worke and other occasions To a Broker fit for their purpose goes this deceiuer with the satten lace who knowing well they could not come honestly by it nor anie thing else hee bought of that crew as often before he had dealt much with them either gaue them not so much as they would haue or at least as they iudged they coulde haue in another place for which the ring-leader of this coosnage vowed in his mind to be reuenged on the Broker The master knaue who had spent two houres and more in vaine with the Tailer and would not like of anie veluet he saw when he perceiued that he mist his purse and could not deuise how or where he had lost it shewed himselfe verie forrie for his mishap and sayd in the morning he woulde send the veluet home to his house for he knew where to spéed of better then anie he had seene in the shops Home goes the Tailer verie sadly where he was entertained with a greater mischance for there was the Ladies seruingman swearing and stamping that he had not séen their master since the morning they parted neither had hee sent for the satten and lace but when the seruantes iustified their innocencie beguiled both with the true token rehearsed and their masters ring it excéedeth my cunning to set downe answerable wordes to this excéeding griefe and amazement on their part but most of al the honest Tailer who sped the better by the Brokers wilfulnes as afterward it happened which made him the better brooke the losse of his purse That night all meanes were vsed that coulde bee both to the Mercers brokers goldsmiths goldsiners such like where happily such thinges doe come to bee solde but all was in vaine the onely helpe came by the inuenter of this villanie who scant sléeping all night in regard of the brokers extreme gaining both by him and those of his profession the next morning he came to the Tailers house at what time hee espied him with the Ladies seruingman comming forth of the doores and into the tauern he went to report what a mishap hee had vpon the sending for him thether the daie before As he was but newly entered his sadde discourse in comes the partie offended with the broker and hauing heard all whereof none could make better report than himselfe he takes the tailer and seruing-man aside and pretending great griefe for both their causes demands what they would thinke him worthy of that could help them to their good againe On condition to méete with such a friend offer was made of fiue pound and after sundrie spéeches passing betwéen them alone he seeming that he would worke the recouerie thereof by arte and they promising not to disclose the man that did thē good he drew forth a little booke out of his bosome whether it was latine or english it skilled not for hee coulde not reade a word on it then desiring them to spare him alone a while they shoulde perceiue what hee woulde doe for them Their heartes encouraged with some good hope kept all his wordes secret to themselues and not long had they sitten absent out of the roome but he called thē in againe and séeming as though he had bene a scholler in déed sayd he found by his figure that a broker in such a place had their goods lost and in such a place of the house they should finde it bidding them go thether with all spéed and as they found his wordes so with reseruing to themselues how they came to knowledge therof to méet him there againe in the euening and reward him as he had deserued Awaie in hast goes the Tailer and the seruing-man and entering the house with the Constable found them in the place where hee that reueald it knew the broker alwaie laid such gotten goods Of their ioy againe I leaue you to coniecture and thinke you sée the broker with a good paire of bolts on his héeles readie to take his farewell of the worlde in a halter when time shall serue The counterfet cunning man and artificial conny-catcher as I heard was paide his fiue poundes that night Thus one craftie knaue beguiled another let each take héed of dealing with anie such kind of people FINIS