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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09574	The brideling, sadling and ryding, of a rich churle in Hampshire, by the subtill practise of one Iudeth Philips, a professed cunning woman, or fortune teller VVith a true discourse of her vnwomanly vsing of a trype wife, a widow, lately dwelling on the back side of S. Nicholas shambles in London, whom she with her conferates, likewise cosoned: for which fact, shee was at the Sessions house without New-gate arraigned, where she confessed the same, and had iudgement for her offence, to be whipped through the citie, the 14. of February, 1594.		1595 (1595)	STC 19855; ESTC S110442	8,812	18

THE Brideling Sadling and Ryding of a rich Churle in Hampshire by the subtill practise of one Iudeth Philips a professed cunning woman or Fortune teller VVith a true discourse of her vnwomanly vsing of a Trype wife a widow lately dwelling on the back side of S. Nicholas shambles in London whom she with her conferates likewise cosoned For which fact shee was at the Sessions house without New-gate arraigned where she confessed the same and had iudgement for her offence to be whipped through the Citie the 14. of February 1594. Printed at London by T.C. and are to be solde by William Barley at his shop in New-gate Market neare Christ-Church 1595. A true discouerie of diuers notable villanies practised by one Iudeth Philips the wife of Iohn Philips of Crowne Alley in Bishops gate streete the like was neuer in any age committed by a woman OF all the seuen deadly sinnes there is none so common in this flourishing Realme of England as is the gréeuous sin of Covetousnesse for it is the roote of all iniquitie the puddle of perdition and the alluring bayt of hell and that minde which is once drowned in the depth of that sin is sold to eternall damnation vnlesse the mercy of God raise him vp from that filthie and deuouring gulphe for there is no sin committed vnder the cope of heauen but one braunch of Couetousnesse is therein comprehended As Vsury what is it but the desire of gold and hurding vp of wealth What is Whoredome and Lecherie but lust and desire of the flesh What is Drunkennesse but Couetousnesse of wine And what is Pride Enuy Fury Theft Murther but the desires of the wicked minde yea euery vice is cloaked vnder the winges of Couetousnesse The théefe and robber both by sea and land ventureth the hazarding of his life for couetousnesse of wealth yea all creatures which beare life in some sort cou●t after vnlawfull things Lucifer that once was an Angel of brightnesse through his pride coueted to sitte in the bright celestiall throne of God for which he was cast from heauen and made an Angell of darkenesse Wée may reade how Iezabell for coueting poore Nabothes Vineyard for the which by the iust iudgements of God shée was deuoured of filthy Dogges Therefore the sinne of Couetousnesse is so ha●nous before the face of heauen that God in his tenth commaundement strickly doeth charge vs to forsake all vnlawfull couetousnesse by these wordes Thou shalt not couet thy neighbors house thou shalt not couet thy neighbors wife nor his seruaunt nor his mayde nor his oxe nor his asse nor anie thing that is his Which precept if men woulde aduisedly and carefully looke into and with their true endeuoures séeke to followe it we should not haue in this our Realme of Englande and especially in this famous Cittie of London so many badde and notorious members yearely cut off by the Quéenes maiesties Lawes as wée continually haue Which spectacle wée haue once euerie moneth to see and beholde to the great heartes griefe of all her maiesties louing subiectes but yet men are gracelesse and wilfully minded and will not be warned nor take example by the downfal of others some are so idlely brought vp that they can nor will endure no labour and some are so haughtie and proud minded that they scorne to bende their neckes to the yoake of others and liue honestly in taking paines for their liuings but studie and deuise night and day how they may frawdulently and deceitfully better their estates by the sweate of other mens browes for now a dayes theft cosonage robberies and vnlawfull practises are so common that not onely men but women and children striue with studying and busie braines how to compasse and bring to passe many cunning sleites and pollicies to deceiue the world As by an example here following is truly described by a woman the mirror and mappe of all cosonage and deceit whereat all modest women may blush and euerie true meaning man may smile at the folly of the worlde Pardon my penne you modest Dames and graue Matrons it shall no way impaire your honourable Sexe but truly imblazen to the worlde the cousoning deuises of a shamelesse woman whose name and conuersation hereafter followeth This is to let you vnderstand that in the moneth of Ianuary last past in the famous Cittie of London one Iudeth Philips the wife of Iohn Philips by occupation a Cun-maker now dwelling in Crown Alley in Bishops gate stréet was brought before her Matesties Justices of peace at the Sessions house in olde Baily and there was indited vpon cosonage where shée confessed the truth of all her practises before the honourable Lords of the bench But know gentle Reader before I vndertake to explaine the truth of all her practises done here in London I will first in most ample manner set foorth to the view of the worlde a notable villany committed by this cunning and fine witted woman in the village of Vpsborne in Hampshire in distaunce seuen myles or thereaboutes from VVinchester This Iudeth Philips before times hauing another husband named Pope being an honest poore man of a good conuersation and well beloued amongst his neighbours but this his wife not contented with his poore estate of liuing vppon a certaine time tooke an occasion to goe away from him and purposed to séeke some other course for maintenance of her liuing so trauelling along the West parts of Englande it was her chaunce to remaine for a certaine space in the parish of Vpsbrne a Towne seituate and being in Hampeshire and there practised many cousoning sleites and deuises to deceiue the simpler sort of people in the Countrey Onely shée betooke her selfe to the profession of a cunning woman a Fortune teller and those which shée knew did abounde in wealth shée daily sought meanes to bring into a fooles paradice and by one deuice or other cozen them of some store of Crownes Not far from this Towne there was dwelling a wealthy churle whose name I here omit that was somewhat fantasticall and giuen to beléeue euery tale he heard which Churles wealth whetted so the desire of this woman that she deuised a subtill practise to haue a share out of his Cofers First to bring her purpose to effect she enquired secretly of his neighbors of what condition and conuersation this myzer and his wife were of and in what state the maner of his liuing lay likewise she vnderstood that this Churle was in sute of lawe about a péece of ground with one sir William Kingsman a worshipfull Knight in Hamshire which being done this Iudeth Philips one euening very late went into the backe side of this mans house where vnder a hollow holly frée she buried an angell of gold and sixe pence in white mony and then returned home to her lodging againe for the night But the next day after she walked by the Churles house and it fortuned that his wife sat at her doore to take the fresh aire and