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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

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. Printed by T. Scarlet for C. Burby and are to be solde at his shop vnder S. Mildreds Church in the Poultrie 1592. TO ALL SVCH AS HAVE receiued either pleasure or profite by the two former published bookes of this Argument And to all beside that desire to know the wonderfull slie deuises of this hellish crew of Conny-catchers IN the time of king Henrie the fourth as our English Chronicles haue kept in remembrance liued diuerse sturdie and loose companions in sundrie places about the Citie of London who gaue themselues to no good course of life but because the time was somewhat troublesome watched diligently when by the least occasion of mutinie offered they might praie vppon the goods of honest Citizens and so by their spoyle inrich themselues At that time liued likewise a worthie Gentleman whose many verie famous deeds wherof I am sorie I may here make no rehearsal because neither time nor occasion will permitte me renowne his name to all ensuing posterities he being called sir Richard Whittington the founder of Whittington Colledge in London and one that bare the office of Lord Maior of this Citie three seuerall times This worthie man wel noting the dangerous disposition of that idle kinde of people tooke such good and discreete order after hee had sent diuers of them to serue in the kings warres and they loath to doe so well returned to their former vomite that in no place of or about London they might haue lodging or entertainment except they applied themselues to such honest trades and exercises as might witnesse their maintaining was by true and honest meanes If any to the contrarie were founde they were in iustice so sharply proceeded against as the most hurtfull and dangerous enemies to the commonwealth In this quiet and most blissefull time of peace when all men in course of life should shew themselues most thankfull for so great a benefit this famous citie is pestered with the like or rather worse kinde of people that beare outward shew of ciuill honest and gentleman like disposition but in very deed their behauiour is most infamous to be spoken of And as now by their close villanies they cheate cosen prig lift nippe and such like tricks now vsed in their Conie-catching Trade to the hurt and vndoing of many an honest Citizen and other So if God should in iustice be angrie with vs as our wickednesse hath well deserued and as the Lorde forfend our peace should be molested as in former time euen as they did so will these be the first in seeking domesticall spoile and ruine yea so they may haue it it skilles not how they come by it God raise such another as was worthie Whittington that in time may bridle the headstrong course of this hellish crew and force them liue as becommeth honest subiects or els to abide the rewarde of their loosenesse By reading this little tratise ensuing you shall see to what marueilous subtil pollicies these deceiuers haue atteyned and how daylie they practise strange driftes for their purpose I say no more but if all these forewarnings may be regarded to the benefit of the well minded and iust controll of these carelesse wretches it is all I desire and no more then I hope to see Yours in all he may R. G. The third and last part of Conny-catching with the new deuised knauish Arte of Fooletaking BEing by chance inuited to supper where were present diuers both of worship and good accompt as occasion serued for entercourse of talke the present treacheries and wicked deuises of the world was called in question Amongst other most hatefull and wel worthie reprehension the woondrous villanies of loose and lewde persons that beare the shape of men yet are monsters in condition was specially remembred and not onely they but their complices their confederates their base natured women and close compacters were noted Namely such as tearme themselues Conny-catchers Crosse-biters with their appertaining names to their seuerall coosening qualities as already is made knowne to the world by two seuerall imprinted books by meanes wherof the present kinde of conference was occasioned Quoth a Gentleman sitting at the Table whose déepe step into age deciphered his experience and whose grauitie in spéeche reported his discretion quoth hee by the two published bookes of Cony-catching I haue seene diuers thinges whereof I was before ignorant notwithstanding had I béene acquainted with ●he author I could haue giuen him such notes of notorious matters that way intending as in neither of the pamphlets are the like set downe Beside they are so necessarie to be knowne as they will both forearme any man against such trecherous vipers and forewarne the simpler sort from conuersing with them The Gentleman being knowne to be within commission of the peace and that what he spake of either came to him by examinations or by riding in the circuits as other like officers do was intreated by one man aboue the rest as his leisure serued him to acquaint him with those notes and he would so bring it to passe as the writer of the other two bookes should haue the sight of them and if theyr quantitie would serue that he should publish them as a third and more necessary part then the former were The Gentleman replied al such notes as I speake are not of mine owne knowledge yet from such men haue I receiued them as I dare assure their truth and but that by naming men wronged by such mates more displeasure would ensue then were expedient I could set downe both time place and parties But the certaintie shal suffice without any such offence As for such as shal sée their iniuries discouered and biting the lip say to themselues thus was I made a Conny their names being shadowed they haue no cause of anger in that the example of their honest simplicitie beguiled may shield a number more endangered from tasting the like And séeing you haue promised to make them knowne to the author of the former two Bookes you shall the sooner obtaine your request assuring him thus much vpon my credit honestie that no one vntrueth is in the notes but euerie one credible and to be iustified if néed serue Within a fortnight or thereabout afterward the Gentleman performed his promise in seuerall papers sent the notes which here are in our book compiled together when thou hast read say if euer thou heardest more notable villanies discouered And if thou or thy friends receiue any good by thē as it cannot be but they wil make a number more carefull of themselues thanke the honest Gentleman for his notes and the writer that published both the other and these for generall example A pleasant tale howe an honest substantiall Citizen was made a Connie and simplie entertained a knaue that carried awaie his goods verie politickly