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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

Fashion of their Country coming behind him with their Maces first knocked him down and then bid him stand and charged him with Arrest This startled him and spoiled his Mirth the thing was so unusual that he knew not what to make of it but thinking they designed to rob him cried out Thieves so that a great Crowd got about them and they had been knocked on the Head had not the Creditors came in and told the Cause and being known Citizens pacified the Multitude However going into a Tavern Tom Dove sent for Gerrard of Gerrard's Hall where he had some Effects lying to come and bail him and he accordingly came and offer'd to be his Bail affirming him to be a very honest Man and though Fortune had now shewed him a slippery Trick to trip up his Heels she would no doubt in a little time be more favourable and raise him again Then they demanded a Groat as their Fee when but Two Pence was their due or else they swore they would not take his Bail but to Goal Tom. Dove must go Hah said Gerrard frowning on them do you come hither to do Iustice and by Extortion would break our Laws To this they instantly replied They would do as they list for the Law was in their hands Then looking on Dove and seeing the Blood trickle down his Forehead he demanded how it came or who had dared to abuse him Why said Dove these two Varlets knocked me down without a Word speaking and broke my Head Nay then said he flauderkins if you are so insolent in this City 't is time to chastize ●●u and not let you reign in your roguery to abuse honest Men. Why replied they it is the Custom of our Country What said he to be Rogues Nay then I 'll shew you the Custom of ours and how we serve them Then in his two mighty Paws he seized them and in vain strugling flung them on his Back as if they had been little Children carried them to the next Horse-Pond and douced them over Head and Ears so long till they were almost drowned then turned them loose to the Rabble who worry'd and kick'd them about like Foot-balls Being got clear they sneaked away into their own Country and gave such an Account of their Vsage that it was some Years before any Flemings could be perswaded to come over again to do this Office nay in some Towns they were knocked on the Head in attempting to Arrest Men and were so generally hated of the People that they were as Egyptian Locust and Plague of the Nation Tom. Dove was not idle all this while but made his Escape left London and went home but b●●nging little Money his Servants who were mostly Poor Mens Children that he had taken from the Parish and brought up from their Infancies at his own Charge first began to murmur for their Wages and though he gave every one as far as his Money would go leaving himself not a Farthing they unkindly forsook him notwithstanding his passionate Intreaties and Beseechings with Tears in his Eyes that they would not leave him in his Distress utterly to undo him by leaving his Work half undone But the Clothiers hearing of his Misfortune and pitying him sent a collected Summ of 800 l. with part of which he pay'd his Debts and employ'd the Overplus in carrying on his Trade receiving again his ingrateful Servants upon their Repentace He became very Frugal grew very Rich marry'd his Three Daughters with great Portions to Knights built Alms-houses and died full of Years beloved by all CHAP. VI. How the Clothiers assisted the King in his Wars with Men and Money by which means he won great Victories and compell'd the French King to a Peace How on his Return he made a Progress to visit them and of his Entertainment to his great Content KIng Henry being in Wars against Lewis the French King and hard put to it for Men and Money in another Country the Clothiers in respect of what Kindness he had done them and for the Honour of England resolved to raise a great Stock of Money and with the Leave of the Bishop of Salisbury who governed the Realm in the King's Absence Five thousand Men cloathing them in white Coats li●●d with red and arming them compleatly sent them over and Ten thousand Pounds to the King to enable him to maintain his Forces The King seeing this highly commended the Clothiers of England saying Never Prince had better Subjects With this Auxilary Force he won many Battles and Towns till the French King tired out was constrained to make Peace allowing our King all the Charges he had been at in the Wars vowing never to assist his Rebels and not to molest him in any thing he was now in Possession of So having setled his Affairs in Normandy and the Frontiers he returned in triumph and as the first Mark of his Favour made the Cloathworkers a Coporation endowing them with large Privileges bestowing many Mannor-Houses on them as proper Places to set the Poor on work for their Advantage and Peace firmly settled he resolved to visit those and Honour them with his Princely Presence that had been so kind to him in his need Spring come he set forward with a Princely Train and the first Visit was made to Thomas of Reading who knowing before hand of his coming made suitable Preparations Feasting him as Richly as if he had been in his own Palace For the King being brought into a great Hall found four long Tables ready covered and passing through that Place he came into a fair large Parlour hung with Tapestry interwoven with curious Devices in Gold Silver and Silk where a Table was prepared for his Highness all the Floor was covered with fine Scarlet Cloath which after Dinner was distributed amongst His Majesty's Attendants The King being sate and the chiefest Nobility a delicate Banquet was served up in Plate and after that Sweetmeats and Fruit in Glass Vessels curiously wrought Wine went freely about and the Attendants were very numerous In the Hall dined the King's Servants attended on by the Apprentices of the House and all sounded with Melodius Musick Cedar-wood and other Perfuming Woods were burnt to make a fragrant smell After Dinner the King went to see the Work-houses where the Cloath was prepared and made in one he found Fifty Looms and Men at Work in them merrily singing in another 100 Wheels with Maids a spinning at them in another 100 Carders of Wool in another 150 Poor Mens Children picking the Wool for which they had two Pence a Day and their Victuals in another 50 Sheermen in another as many Dyers and in the next Trullers which great number of People the King wondred how he could maintain out of one Trade and at his departure he was presented with a fair Golden Cup embossed with many Devices relating to the Cloath-working Trade which he ever used at his Table afterward And for this great Kindness he built an

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

Prisoner and seized his Country and returning brought him with him committing him a Prisoner at large to Cardriff Castle for he had liberty with his Keepers to Hawk Hunt and follow other Princely Pastimes when one Day coming to Gloucester Grey invited him and his Train to a splendid Entertainment and afterward shewed him his People at work when among the Maids the Duke casting his Eyes on beautiful Margaret stood in a maze to see so fair a Creature in such a place and fell desperately in love with her but concealed it at that time Grey's Son was likewise extreamly enamour'd of her and indeed every one that saw her fell in love with her but in her low Condition remembring her high Birth she gave no Countenance to any till the Duke by Letter and secret Messages made his Love known to her and after that often they met in a neighbouring Forest two or three Miles from the Town and she received from him with a solemn Promise of his honourable Love and entire Affection a Diamond Ring with many other Princely Presents and the Desire she had to see her Father enclined her the sooner to consent for she heard he was in France and the Duke proposed to slip from his Guard in the next Hunting and meet her in that Forest and convey her thither where he would marry her in much Princely State His manly Proportion Beauty and Courage likewise fortified her in her Resolution to commit her self to his Care and Conduct and he failed not at the ●●me appointed with two trusty Servants and a Horse for her to ri●● on to meet her and she mounted they posted away to the Sea-side but no shipping being ready to go off they waited so long that the Noise of his Escape being brought to the King's Ear such strict Search was made that he was found and the fair Lady in his company But setting himself before her he drew his Sword and sternly commanded his Pursuers not to advance a Step for if they did they must come on the point of it but they being a multitude in hopes of Reward pressed forward to seize him when the Duke so layed manfully about him that nine or ten of them were slain the rest beat off many wounded with a Cry raising the whole Country his Servants slain in his Defence he at last with the beautious Margaret was taken Prisoner and both carried back to Cardiff Castle till the King's Pleasure should be put out with Burning-glasses and the Maid which he believed had enticed him to escape should be put to death by strangling This cruel Sentence being noised abroad Grey's Wife understood that it was her dear Margaret that was doomed to die whose Absence she had mourned ever since she was missing This brought her almost to distraction but taking more sober Advice she for a good Summ got the Execution of the Sentence on both delayed and writing to all the Clothiers Wives to hast to London and meet her there letting them know the Occasion they failed not to do it and going in their richest Apparel to the Palace falling at the King's Feet Grey's Wife shedding abundance of Tears humbly besought His Highness to spare the Life of her poor innocent Maid whom the Love of the Duke his Brother had caused to fall under his Displeasure and by him to be sentenced to death The King upon this demanded who they were and when he understood they were the Clothiers Wives he bid them stand up and asking them many Questions hearing what a vertuous beautiful Maid she was he was moved with Compassion towards her and granted her Pardon for Life and Liberty but would in no wise do it for the Duke fearing at one time or other he might effectually escape and raise fierce Wars against him and withal strictly commanded that the Maid for her Presumption should be punished by seeing his Eyes put out Grey's Wife humbly thanked the King and returning with joy caused fair Margaret to be released but when she understood the Duke's Punishment was not remitted and that she must be a Spectator of so killing a Sight her Love to him made her burst into Tears and passionately wish that the putting out her own Eyes might excuse him since they had been criminal in leading him to do what he did but nothing availed for she was compelled to be at the woful Sight but before it was done they embraced kissed and tenderl● mourned weeping over one another so that the Hearts of those that stood by melted at their passionate Grief The Duke of a haughty Spirit enraged to be thus dealt withal by his Brother for Grief and Anger beat his Brains our against the Walls of the Castle wherein he was close confined and so died which woful Tragedy fair Margaret no sooner heard of but bursting into a flood of Tears she discovered to Grey and his Wife her Parentage and the Miseries of her younger Years at which they greatly wondred and now becoming weary of the World she vowed a Religious Life went into a Nunnery and for her vertuous Behaviour was in time made Abbess and spending her Days in Devotion died an honourable Virgin CHAP. V. How a Law was made to Arrest Men for Debt and how difficult it was to get Officers no English being then found that would accept of the Place How Tom. Dove was Arrested and how Gerrard served the Officers How Tom. Dove falling into Poverty was sighted by his Servants and others How in his Despair the Clothiers fet him up again so that he became very Rich c. IN the Reign of this King Henry the First Arresting and Imprisoning Men for Debt was first established by Act of Parliament taken from a Custom used among the Flemings before their Goods being only seizable and their Persons free to labour and get more for the subsistance of themselves and Family and however Creditable it is esteemed now amongst the Catchpoles who make great Interest and give good Summs of Money for their Places the English Men in those Days so abhorred the Thoughts of thrusting their fellow-Subjects into Prisons to restrain that Liberty which all things in Nature so much desire and let them lie starving between Stone Walls as too cruelly now it is seen that it was as hard for the Sheriffs to get Catchpoles as Hodgkins of Hallifax Hangmen no English Man being to be found though never so poor that for any Money would take that despised Office upon him so that they were obliged to send for Flemings maintain them a Table and give them large Sallaries Soon after this Law was made Tom. Dove received great Losses by the Merchants Goods being taken on the Seas whilst France and England were at Wars and coming up to Town to see if he could get in any Debts the two Catchpoles Flemings hired by the Sheriffs of London to do the Office were set on by his Creditors to seize him and being showed him in the Street after the