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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82329	The honour of the cloathworking trade: Or, The pleasant and famous history of Thomas of Reading; and other worthy clothiers of the west and north of England. : Setting forth their merriments, great riches, hospitality to the poor, the favour they gained with their prince, and the privileges granted them. With the unfortunate loves of the Earl of Salisbury's fair daughter, and the renowned Duke of Normandy. The Woful death of Thomas of Reading, murthered by his host; and other matters. Also pleasant songs.	Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.; Clothworkers' Company (London, England)	1680 (1680)	Wing D955A; ESTC R174583	20,562	23

so Rich or Noble and this in a good measure has held ever since for before the Noblemen and Gentlemen not regarding the meaner sort trampled down their Fields at pleasure and procured them to be punisheed as Mutiniers when they fought Redress The Wains being all passed and the way clear the King rid on with his slender Train and at the other end of the Lane met the Iolly Clothiers Thomas of Reading knew him as serving the Court with Cloath and informed the rest it was the King whereupon instantly alighting they tyed their Horses to a Hawthorn-bush and kneeling threw up their Caps crying God save His Majesty Vpon this he demanded Who they were To which Thomas of Reading answered in the Name of the rest they were Clothiers and his Loyal Subjects who would stand by him with their Lives and Fortunes against all his Enemies The King hereupon bid them rise and demanded what they would ask of him Vpon this Thomas grew bolder and said they had many Grievances to offer in behalf of themselves and their fellow-Subjects whom the Proud and Covetous Nobility oppressed and kept under to the great hindrance of the flourishing of Trade and of the Kingdom in general but more particularly to His Majesty's Coffers which if those Lets were removed would be stored with Gold and Silver To this the King replyed He heartily thanked them for their minding him of it but being now upon a hasty Expedition he must refer it to his Return from Wales and so Commanding them to draw up their Grievances and present them to him at London he admitted them to kiss his Hand and so dismissing them at this time pursued his Iourney saying to a Nobleman that rode near him I see now plainly a Prince may hear and know more out of his Palace than ever he is able to do in it for there my Flatterers blind me from seeing into Affairs by laying false Perspectives before me that they may gain their own Ends and Advantages on my well-meaning Subjects but I perceive amongst plain down-right Men Truth is much sooner to be found And this Evil I will remedy as soon as I may and stand in the Defence of them and this Country against all Opposers whilst I am able to wield my Sword or to the last drop of my Blood And so keeping his way the Clothiers made theirs with pleasant Songs and merry Chear to London CHAP. II. How the Clothiers of the VVest and North met at Bosom's Inn at London Of the Entertainment they met withal and the Frolicks they had How Cuthbert fell in Love with his Hostess and being taken napping by Old Bosom was forced to pay an Hundred Pounds to save his Testicles with the intrigue of their VVooing and by what Stratagem he was catched by the Husband VVHilst all People were concerned at the Alarm the War threatned from Normandy by the Duke had given this Land our Iolly Clothiers keeping up their Courage as being both Wise and Valiant were resolved not to abate of their wonted Mirth and having seen their Cloth unladed and lately stowed they went to their usual Inn called to this day Bosom's Inn from a greasie old slovenly Fellow that first built it and then lived in it who always went nudging with his Head in his Bosom in thick furr'd Garments Winter and Summer so that many in derision called him the Emblem or Picture of Old Winter with Isicles at his Beard This Old greasie Bearward had a Liquorish Tooth he had got a fine handsom Young Wife who had married him for what he had but for his Person cared not if he was hanged out of the way that she might get a Young Husband to please her to her heart 's content Dinner ended Tom Dove who was ever the merriest in the Company proposed to sing a Song which was agreed to and thus he began 1. VVHen VVinter in his Icy Arms The Earth with Cold does bind She droops and cannot shew her Charms But when the Sun more kind Assists her with his warmer heat O then she sighs no more But from the cold Embrace does start To him she does adore 2. The Rosie blush with Lilly mix And paleness put to flight O there she cou'd for ever fix For ever take delight Grey Heads Young Beauties so oppress And make them sigh for change Excuse them then if they transgress They have good cause to range Oh Pox cries Old Bosom I smell a Rat this is a Banter upon me because I have marryed a Young Wife but I 'll warrant you I 'll watch her Waters so narrowly that I 'll keep her from ever a Rabit-sucker or Coney-catcher of you all Cuthbert perceiving the Old Blade to be nettled winked at the rest and immediately changed the Discourse to News saying He had heard that Earl Morgan was fled out of the Land to avoid the King's Displeasure upon his being discovered to side with the Duke of Normandy As for him says Grey it 's no matter he was a Covetous Wretch he used to beg Lordships and Mannors of the King and either dispossess the Tenants quite or hold them to Rack-Rents it s well we are rid of him But my Heart bleeds for the Generous and Courteous Earl of Shrewsbury whom upon like Suspicion the King has banished seized on all he has turned his poor Lady and Daughter out a begging who now wander about in a miserable Condition I wish I knew where and how to Relieve them Whilst this Discourse lasted Drinking and the noise of Fidlers that played without had lulled Old Bosom asleep who hanging his Head down snored like a Hog in a Sty Cuthbert took this Opportunity to step into the Kitchen and make Love to his fine Hostess admiring she would Marry such a greasie Butcherly Beast then gave her a Kiss and clapt an Angel into her hand to buy her a pair of Gloves pouring out his Amorous Passion and the desire he had to please her by Night or Day At first she seemed shy as if she understood not his meaning but at last told him since she had been so unhappy to Marry one she could not love if he could handsomly contrive the matter she would grant his Suit Then he told her that Tom Dove blurting out an unlucky Song had almost made Old Bosom jealous and therefore to take away all suspicion for the future she must give him leave in her Husband's presence without taking Offence at it to rally her and she shew an inveterate hatred and utter dislike of him the better to blind the Old Iealous Coxcomb that he should not suspect their Love and they acted it as occasion offered so to the Life that it succeeded for a time to their wish for she often threatned to scald him out of the Kitchen or run him through with the Spit when he called her Draggle-tail and dirty Sow wondring that such an honest grave Man as her Husband could find in his heart to love such a dowdy