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A86367 Hinds elder brother, or the master thief discovered being a notable pithy relation of the life of Major Thomas Knowls his many exploits escapes, and witty robberies. 1652 (1652) Wing H2064; Thomason E652_9; ESTC R205882 4,817 14

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HINDS ELDER BROTHER OR The Master Thief DISCOVERED Being a notable pithy Relation of the Life of Major THOMAS KNOWLS his many Exploits Escapes and witty Robberies Jan. 30th Hind Knowls Imprinted at London by John Clows An. Dom. 1651. 1652 Hinds Elder Brother or the Master-Thief discovered being a pithy relation of the life of Major Thomas Knowls his many escapes cheats and witty Robberies Of his Birth and Education THe greatest certainty of the place of his Birth is to most uncertain he not being able to give any exact account by reason his Parents died so much in his minority but left to the care of some friends in Lealand Parish in Lancashire which care of theirs extended it self to nothing more then how to be rid of him which he to their desires effected in the age of fourteen coming here to London where he had not been many dayes a mendicant but he is entertained by Punteus the Mountebank who then was newly come into England Of his serving the Mountebank HE had not long been with the Mountebank but a witty rogue he was so dexterous grown in his profession that he added much to the Sale of his Masters Antidotes by his witty Jests Boufoonish behaviour and nimble vaultings so that he became chief man to Punteus and who is the Gentleman now but Mr. Johan a pudding Of his curing an Vsurer of the Toothach A Rich Usurer being much tormented with the Toothach and not willing to be at too much Charge in procuring his Ease came to Mr. Punteus his Lodging thinking to have his cure for little or nothing by reason that Punteus drew many poor mens teeth that were afflicted out of charity and enquiring for the French Doctor of the Maid of the house she presently goes up to the Chamber where she finds Knowls and his Comrade fitting themselves with false Beards and Antick apparrel for the next dayes show she acquaints them that there was an Usurer at the door to speak with their Master and as she thought by the muffling of his Chops to have some Remedy for his teeth whereupon Knowls cryes out to his Comrade a prise now off with this party coloured Coat Give me my Masters Gown fasten m● on that black Beard stand bare and keeping your countenance call up the Usurer up comes the Patient relates his malady and as a poor man invokes a remedy which Knowls out supposed Punteus sayes he will apply his best skill for Gods sake and setting the Usurer down views his tooth and sayes I shall do the cure but you must have a little patience for it is a very forked one his man imployed his time so well that whiles Knowls pulled out the tooth he pulled out of his pocket a Cats skin Purse with twenty nine pounds two Rings and a Watch. The Cure being effected Knowls demands something for his pains the Usurer replies the Maid being by with an Oath that he had not one penny nor the value about him of one farthing nay sayes Knowls since you swear before witnesse I am content God speed you well and so departs my Usurer little thinking Knowls had been so well paid Knowls thought this Robbery was but just To rob the man that no body would trust Who for to save a little of his Pelf Before witnesse basely forswears himself This was the cause that he ne're came Back unto Knowls his mony lost to claim Being o'rcome with perjury and shame How Knowls robbed the Scotch Commissioners when they lay at Somerset House KNowls having a great desire to finger some of the Scoth Commissioners money by reason he had heard they had received abundance though for a little desert either in them or their Army He plots many wayes but none takes effect at last he takes a shoulder Trumpet flings it under his Cloak he being in black very neat more like a Scotch Laird then a Trumpeter and away he marches to the Gate where he finds severall Trumpeters Waits and others at Push a Pike with the Porter who valiantly defended himself in the behalf of his Lairds Pouch Knowls makes his approach saying how now honest Porter What are these fellows Fools or Fidlers O my Saul are they quoth the Porter wad yeer gude worship speak wi my Lord yes quoth Knowls I have affairs of importance to comunicate to thy Lord mary and yee een sall ple●se yeer gude worship to gang along wi me so with that in enters Knowls with the Porter who goes and acquaints his Lord the Lord Lowden that there was a Gentleman to speak with his Honor. Lowden comes into the ●ining Room where he finds Knowls attending who addresses himself unto my Lord Commissioner saying my Lord I am Master Trumpeter to the Navy under the Command of Earl of Warwick and being sent hither to furnish the Fleet with Trumpets I am charged by the Earl who lies now upon the Downs to salute your Honours in troth Sir replyes Lowden I am een blyth to hear his Lordship is in gude health calling to his Porter saying Saundy gar Jeamy give this Gentleman forty Shillings and with a Congee departs into his Chamber the Servants being affrighted at the unwelcome Guest they had brought their Lord some runs one way some another leaving Knowls alone in the dining room who in a moment dismantles the cupboard of a large quantity of Plate being fled before the Porter or Jeamy could come with the forty shillings who upon their finding the plate gone cryed out to a wofull Tune O Black day the false Lown has beguiled us aw little wist I I quoth the porter that his Worship was a piper the Dell blaw's Baggs mi Livings gene but the tumults continued so long amongst the Bullies that Knowls had convenient time to escape Thus witty Knowls did borrow plate O those which cozen'd King and State The one they sold the others thought to cheat But now repent since they are sound●y beat How Knowls left his Majer the Mountebank turned Cutter and robbed Hind KNowls having a desire no longer to be a servant if he could devise any how to live a Master and having gained a pretty summe under the Mountebank he takes his leave of him and resolves to live a brother of the Blade huyes him a pretty highway Nag a good Sword and Case of private Pistolls away goes my Friend to the Road and now Gentlemen beware your Portmantles many exploits our Mounsieur Abbot playes for so he is called now in Lincoln shire Notingham and other places and one night coming into the Lion Inne at Worship eight miles from Mansfield the Hostler takes his Horse he passes under the notion of a Grasier and is by the said Hostler set to Hind for one that was possest with a good round summe that night they supped together being ignorant one of the others Calling the next day in Welbeck Forest Hind overtakes our Mounsieur claps a plstol to his breast wishing him immediately to deliver his