The Seven Deadly Sinnes of London
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An armie of substantiall Housholders (moste of them liuing by the hardnesse of the hand) came in Battaile array, with spred Banners, bearing the Armes of their seuerall occupations to meete this Cowardly Generall and to beate him backe. But hee sommoning a parlee, ham- mered out such a strong Oration in praise of Ease, that they all strucke vp their Drums, flung vp their Round-Cappes, and (as if it had beene another William the Conqueror) came marching in with him and lodged him in the quietest... streete in the Cittie, for so his Lazinesse requested.
Hee then presently gaue licenses to all the Vintners, to keepe open house, and to emptye their Hogsheades to all commers, who did so, dying their grates into a drunkards blush (to make them knowne from the Grates of a prison) least customers should reele away from them, and hanging out new bushes, that if men at their going out, could not see the signe, yet they might not loose themselues in the bush. He likewise gaue order that dicing-houses, and bowling alleyes should be erected, whereupon a number of poore handy-crafts-men, that before wrought night and day, made stocks to theselues of ten groates, & crowns a peece, and what by Betting, Lurches, Rubbers and such tricks, SINNES OF LONDON 39 they neuer tooke care for a good daies worke afterwards.
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An armie of substantiall Housholders (moste of them liuing by the hardnesse of the hand) came in Battaile array, with spred Banners, bearing the Armes of their seuerall occupations to meete this Cowardly Generall and to beate him backe. But hee sommoning a parlee, ham- mered out such a strong Oration in praise of Ease, that they all strucke vp their Drums, flung vp their Round-Cappes, and (as if it had beene another William the Conqueror) came marching in with him and lodged him in the quietest... streete in the Cittie, for so his Lazinesse requested.
Hee then presently gaue licenses to all the Vintners, to keepe open house, and to emptye their Hogsheades to all commers, who did so, dying their grates into a drunkards blush (to make them knowne from the Grates of a prison) least customers should reele away from them, and hanging out new bushes, that if men at their going out, could not see the signe, yet they might not loose themselues in the bush. He likewise gaue order that dicing-houses, and bowling alleyes should be erected, whereupon a number of poore handy-crafts-men, that before wrought night and day, made stocks to theselues of ten groates, & crowns a peece, and what by Betting, Lurches, Rubbers and such tricks, SINNES OF LONDON 39 they neuer tooke care for a good daies worke afterwards.
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