A ballett called the
description
of vakaboundes.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v03
, Percy Soc.
VII, 1841; Coll.
of Old
Books anterior to the reign of Charles I, Collier, J. P. , Percy Soc. 1, 1840;
Songs and Ballads, Wright, T. , 1860; Turnament of Totenham and the
Feest, etc. , Wright, T. , 1836; Popular Music of the Olden Time, Chappell,
W. , 1855-9; The Old Book Collector's Miscellany, Hindley, C. , 1871,
vol. I, A bundle of old ballads.
N. B. For comparison between the street-broadside and the folk lore ballad
see vol. II of the present work, chap. XVII.
POPULAR MORAL TRACTS BEARING ON SOCIAL QUESTIONS.
All wyckednes doth beginne to amende as doth sowre ale in sommer, A
ballett intituled. Alex. Lacy, 1568-9.
Covetousness, Ballett agaynst. Rogers, O. , 1560. Prob. a reprint of some ballad
of Henry VIII's or Mary's time, to judge by allusions to the priesthood.
Dice Play, A manifest detection of the most vyle and detestable use of.
Tottel, 1532. Re-ed. Halliwell, J. 0. , for Percy Soc. LXXXVII, 1850, who
ascribes the authorship to Gilbert Parker on the evidence of an entry in
an ancient, if not contemporary, handwriting.
Gallant, A Treatise of a. W. de Worde, n. d. Re-ed. by Halliwell, J. O. , 1860
and Hazlitt, W. C. , Early English Popular Poetry, vol. III, p. 147.
New Notborune Mayd upon the passion of Cryste. Skot, n. d. Re-ed. for
Percy Soc. , 1842. The tract, a parody on the Nut Brown Maid (vide
vol. II, p. 429) illustrates the practice of introducing religious instruction
under the auspices of a popular song. For another example of the pious
párody compare To pass the Place, Colwell, T. , 1561-2 or 1564-5.
Pryde and Abuse of Women now-a-dayes, A treatyse shewing and declaring
the, by Bansley, C. Printed by Raynalde, T. , 1540-50. Re-ed. (but not
issped) for Percy Soc. , 1841. Re-ed. by Hazlitt, W. C. , in E. E. P. P.
vol. iv, p. 227. (The puritan sentiment evident in this tract is more
pronounced in Gosson's Quippes for Upstart new fangled Gentlewomen,
1595; see vol. iv of the present work. )
Robin Conscience, The Booke in Meeter of. c. 1550. Rptd by Alde, E.
Re-ed. by Halliwell, J. O. , Contributions to English Literature, 1849, and
Hazlitt, W. C. , E. E. P. P. vol. 111, p. 221. Vide J. P. Collier's Hist. of
English Dramatic Poetry, vol. 11, p. 402. (Martin Parker produced, 1635,
a narrative satire Robin Conscience or Conscionable Robin, his progress
thorow Court, City and Countrey. )
Spare your Good. W. de Worde, n. d. Rptd by Kytson, A. (c. 1560). Re-ed.
by Hazlitt, W. C. , Fugitive Poetical Tracts, vol. I, 1875.
POPULAR POLITICAL TRACTS.
Brinkelow, Henry. Coplaynt of Roderyck Mors. . . unto the Parliament
Howse of Ingland. Printed at Savoy by Franciscus Turma, n. d. (1536 ? ).
Rptd, 1545. Re-ed. Cowper, J. M. , E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. XXII. Includes The
Lamentacion of a Christian against the Citie of London, 1542.
å
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492
Bibliography
Crole, Crolens, Crowlaeus or Crowley, Robert. The five tracts noticed in the
text are all re-ed. by Cowper, J. M. , for E. E. T. S. , 1872. Vide Wood's
Athen. Oxon. by Bliss, 1, 543-6; Ames by Dibden, iv, 326-7; Warton's
Hist. of Poetry, iv. For the Informacion and Peticion vide Strype's
Eccl. Mem. II, 139; Brydge's Brit. Bibl. 11, 291-3. For One and thirty
Epigrams vide Strype's Eccl. Mem. II. 266.
Newes come from Hell of love unto all her welbeloved frendes. Copland, W,
1565. An attack on usurers.
Vox Populi Vox Dei. 1515-20. A complaint of the Commons against over
taxation. Re-ed. by Furnivall
, F. J. , in Ballads from MSS in Ballad
Society, 1821, with a number of other MS Tracts bearing on the same
subject; by Dyce, A. , in Poetical Works of Skelton, Appendix ix;
Hazlitt, W. C. , E. E. P. P. vol. 111, 267.
VAGABOND LITERATURE.
Liber Vagatorum, Der Betler Orden Augsburg, by Oglin, E. , 1512-4 (1st
section gives account of the orders of the Fraternity, 2nd section gives
notabilia concerning them, 3rd has' Rotwelsche Voc. '). Translated in 1528
under title Von der falschen Betler büeberey, with preface by Luther.
Translation by Hotten, J. C. , The book of Vagabonds and Beggars,
1860. Vide Wiemarisches Jrbuch, x, 1856.
Hye Way to the Spyttel Hous, The. Printed by Copland, R. , n. d. Re-ed.
Utterson's Select Pieces of E. P. P. , 1817, vol. II, p. 1; Hazlitt, W. C. ,
E. E. P. P. vol. iv, p. 17.
A ballett called the description of vakaboundes. Sampson, alias Awdeley, 1561.
Now lost, unless it was an earlier version of the Fraternitye.
Fraternitye of Vacabones. Printed by Awdeley, J. , 1561. ptd 1565,
1575. Re-ed. by Viles, E. and Furnivall, F. J. , for Shakespeare Library,
1907, as Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakspeare's Youth.
A Ballette ascrybynge the manner of the Bogges. Alex. Lacye, 1563-4.
A Caveat or Warening for Commen Corsetors vulgarely called Vagabones,
set forth by Thomas Harman, Esquiere. 1st ed. is lost. 2nd ed. 'augmented
and inlarged by the fyrst author hereof, printed by Gryffith, W. , 1567.
Re-ed. by Hindley, C. , in The Old Book Collector's Miscellany, 1871, vol. I,
and by Viles and Furnivall in Rogues and Vagabonds, 1907, together
with Parson Hyberdyne's Sermon in Praise of thieves and thievery (a
goliardic parody similar in spirit to such medieval tracts as Missa de
Potatoribus and Officium Lusorum and such later (1638 ? ) extravagancies
as D. Heinsius, Laus Pediculi).
A Dyaloge betwene ij beggers. Coplande, W. , 1567-8.
A ballett intituled of the Catt pursses. Howe, W. , 1567-8.
A ballett intituled of Robbers and Shefters. Greffeth, W. , 1568-9.
Authorities :
Black, G. F. Bibliography of Gipsies. (About to be published. )
Chandler, F. W. The Literature of Roguery (Types of English Literature).
1907. Chap. III considers beggar books as a link in the development of
the picaresque novel, with exhaustive bibliography.
Eden, Sir F. M. The State of the Poor. 3 vols. 1797.
Frianoro, R. Il Vagabondo. 1627. (Translated into French, 1644, as Le
Vagabond ou l'histoire et le charactere de la malice et des fourbories de
ceux qui courent le monde aux despens d'autruy. )
Histoire Générale des Larrons. 1636.
Hotten, J. C. Introduction to his translation of the Liber Vagatorum (The
Book of Vagabonds and Beggars. 1860).
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9
Inventionz subtilitez et entreprinses practiquees par plusieurs estats des
royaumes, provinces, villes et republiques, descouverts contre les larrons
de toutes qualitez. Au Pon. A. M, 1624.
Jusserand, J. J. English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages. Trans.
Smith, L. T. 8th ed. n. d.
Smith, J. T. Mendicant Wanderers. 1883. (A brief review of the class
to modern times. )
Turner, C. J. Ribton. A Hist. of Vagrants and Vagrancy, and Beggars and
Begging, 1887.
TRACTS FROM PHYSICIANS.
Boorde, Andrew.
The fyrst boke of the Introduction of Knowledge. Ptd by Copland, W.
Prob. composed 1542 and published 1547. Re-ed. by Furnivall, F. J. ,
E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. X. 1870.
Compendyous Regyment or a Dyetary of Helth. Ptd by Wyer, R. , 1542.
Re-ed. by Furnivall, F. J. , ibid.
Prognosticacion. 1545.
Breviarie of Health. Ptd by Middleton, W. , 1547. Selections included in
F. J. Furnivall's Forewords to Introduction of Knowledge, E. E. T. S.
Ex. Ser. x, 1870. Furnivall includes in the same volume The Treatyse
Answerynge the boke of Berdes (lost tract by Boorde, condemning beards)
compyled by Collyn Clout (Barnes). Vide Haslewood in Brit. Biblio. IV;
Wood's Athén. Oxon. 1, pp. 170, 182 (ed. Bliss). [The Mad Men of Gotam,
Skoggan's Jests, The Mylner of Abyngton, Nos Vagabunduli, have been
attributed to Andrew Boorde without sufficient evidence. ]
Bullein, W.
Gouvernement of Healthe. Ptd Daye, J. , 1558-9. Rptd, 1559, 1595.
A Comfortable Regiment. 1562.
Bulleins Bulwarke of Defēce againste Sicknes, Sornes and woundes that dooe
daily assaulte Mankinde, by Kyngston, Thom. 1562. An edition by
Marshe, T. was registered 1562-3.
An Almanack and Prognostication. Vele, A. , 1563-4.
A Dialogue both pleasaunte and pietifull. . . against the fever Pestilence with
a Consolacion and Comfort against death, by Kingston, Thom. , 1564.
(Prob. a rpt. ) Rptd, 1573, 1578. Re-ed. by Bullen, M. W. and Bullen,
A. H. , for E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. LII, 1888.
Vertue and operation of Balsame. 1885.
Vide Wood's Ath. Oxon. 1, 538; Strype's Annals, 1824, 11, ii, 307-8, 111, ii,
513; Herbert's Ames, 629, 632, 835, 839, 862, 868, 1289, 1343, 1796.
Halle, John (1529? -66 ? ).
Certayne Chapters taken out of the proverbs of Solomon. . . and Certayne
Psalmes of David translated into English metre. Reynalde, T. , 1549.
A Poesie in Forme of a Vision. Hall, R. , 1563. (A verse attack on sorcery,
necromancy and quackery. ) Vide British Bibliographer, II, 349.
The Courte of Vertue, contayning many holy or spiretuall songes, sonnettes.
Psalms, Balletts and Shorte Sentences. Marshe, T. , 1565. (Vide War-
ton's Hist. of Eng. Poetry, iv; Ritson's Bibliographia Poetica, 232-3. )
Chirurgia parva Lanfranci . . . reduced from dyvers translations to our vulgar
or usuall frase. . . by John Halle Chirurgien, who hath therunto necessarily
annexed . . .
Books anterior to the reign of Charles I, Collier, J. P. , Percy Soc. 1, 1840;
Songs and Ballads, Wright, T. , 1860; Turnament of Totenham and the
Feest, etc. , Wright, T. , 1836; Popular Music of the Olden Time, Chappell,
W. , 1855-9; The Old Book Collector's Miscellany, Hindley, C. , 1871,
vol. I, A bundle of old ballads.
N. B. For comparison between the street-broadside and the folk lore ballad
see vol. II of the present work, chap. XVII.
POPULAR MORAL TRACTS BEARING ON SOCIAL QUESTIONS.
All wyckednes doth beginne to amende as doth sowre ale in sommer, A
ballett intituled. Alex. Lacy, 1568-9.
Covetousness, Ballett agaynst. Rogers, O. , 1560. Prob. a reprint of some ballad
of Henry VIII's or Mary's time, to judge by allusions to the priesthood.
Dice Play, A manifest detection of the most vyle and detestable use of.
Tottel, 1532. Re-ed. Halliwell, J. 0. , for Percy Soc. LXXXVII, 1850, who
ascribes the authorship to Gilbert Parker on the evidence of an entry in
an ancient, if not contemporary, handwriting.
Gallant, A Treatise of a. W. de Worde, n. d. Re-ed. by Halliwell, J. O. , 1860
and Hazlitt, W. C. , Early English Popular Poetry, vol. III, p. 147.
New Notborune Mayd upon the passion of Cryste. Skot, n. d. Re-ed. for
Percy Soc. , 1842. The tract, a parody on the Nut Brown Maid (vide
vol. II, p. 429) illustrates the practice of introducing religious instruction
under the auspices of a popular song. For another example of the pious
párody compare To pass the Place, Colwell, T. , 1561-2 or 1564-5.
Pryde and Abuse of Women now-a-dayes, A treatyse shewing and declaring
the, by Bansley, C. Printed by Raynalde, T. , 1540-50. Re-ed. (but not
issped) for Percy Soc. , 1841. Re-ed. by Hazlitt, W. C. , in E. E. P. P.
vol. iv, p. 227. (The puritan sentiment evident in this tract is more
pronounced in Gosson's Quippes for Upstart new fangled Gentlewomen,
1595; see vol. iv of the present work. )
Robin Conscience, The Booke in Meeter of. c. 1550. Rptd by Alde, E.
Re-ed. by Halliwell, J. O. , Contributions to English Literature, 1849, and
Hazlitt, W. C. , E. E. P. P. vol. 111, p. 221. Vide J. P. Collier's Hist. of
English Dramatic Poetry, vol. 11, p. 402. (Martin Parker produced, 1635,
a narrative satire Robin Conscience or Conscionable Robin, his progress
thorow Court, City and Countrey. )
Spare your Good. W. de Worde, n. d. Rptd by Kytson, A. (c. 1560). Re-ed.
by Hazlitt, W. C. , Fugitive Poetical Tracts, vol. I, 1875.
POPULAR POLITICAL TRACTS.
Brinkelow, Henry. Coplaynt of Roderyck Mors. . . unto the Parliament
Howse of Ingland. Printed at Savoy by Franciscus Turma, n. d. (1536 ? ).
Rptd, 1545. Re-ed. Cowper, J. M. , E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. XXII. Includes The
Lamentacion of a Christian against the Citie of London, 1542.
å
## p. 492 (#514) ############################################
492
Bibliography
Crole, Crolens, Crowlaeus or Crowley, Robert. The five tracts noticed in the
text are all re-ed. by Cowper, J. M. , for E. E. T. S. , 1872. Vide Wood's
Athen. Oxon. by Bliss, 1, 543-6; Ames by Dibden, iv, 326-7; Warton's
Hist. of Poetry, iv. For the Informacion and Peticion vide Strype's
Eccl. Mem. II, 139; Brydge's Brit. Bibl. 11, 291-3. For One and thirty
Epigrams vide Strype's Eccl. Mem. II. 266.
Newes come from Hell of love unto all her welbeloved frendes. Copland, W,
1565. An attack on usurers.
Vox Populi Vox Dei. 1515-20. A complaint of the Commons against over
taxation. Re-ed. by Furnivall
, F. J. , in Ballads from MSS in Ballad
Society, 1821, with a number of other MS Tracts bearing on the same
subject; by Dyce, A. , in Poetical Works of Skelton, Appendix ix;
Hazlitt, W. C. , E. E. P. P. vol. 111, 267.
VAGABOND LITERATURE.
Liber Vagatorum, Der Betler Orden Augsburg, by Oglin, E. , 1512-4 (1st
section gives account of the orders of the Fraternity, 2nd section gives
notabilia concerning them, 3rd has' Rotwelsche Voc. '). Translated in 1528
under title Von der falschen Betler büeberey, with preface by Luther.
Translation by Hotten, J. C. , The book of Vagabonds and Beggars,
1860. Vide Wiemarisches Jrbuch, x, 1856.
Hye Way to the Spyttel Hous, The. Printed by Copland, R. , n. d. Re-ed.
Utterson's Select Pieces of E. P. P. , 1817, vol. II, p. 1; Hazlitt, W. C. ,
E. E. P. P. vol. iv, p. 17.
A ballett called the description of vakaboundes. Sampson, alias Awdeley, 1561.
Now lost, unless it was an earlier version of the Fraternitye.
Fraternitye of Vacabones. Printed by Awdeley, J. , 1561. ptd 1565,
1575. Re-ed. by Viles, E. and Furnivall, F. J. , for Shakespeare Library,
1907, as Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakspeare's Youth.
A Ballette ascrybynge the manner of the Bogges. Alex. Lacye, 1563-4.
A Caveat or Warening for Commen Corsetors vulgarely called Vagabones,
set forth by Thomas Harman, Esquiere. 1st ed. is lost. 2nd ed. 'augmented
and inlarged by the fyrst author hereof, printed by Gryffith, W. , 1567.
Re-ed. by Hindley, C. , in The Old Book Collector's Miscellany, 1871, vol. I,
and by Viles and Furnivall in Rogues and Vagabonds, 1907, together
with Parson Hyberdyne's Sermon in Praise of thieves and thievery (a
goliardic parody similar in spirit to such medieval tracts as Missa de
Potatoribus and Officium Lusorum and such later (1638 ? ) extravagancies
as D. Heinsius, Laus Pediculi).
A Dyaloge betwene ij beggers. Coplande, W. , 1567-8.
A ballett intituled of the Catt pursses. Howe, W. , 1567-8.
A ballett intituled of Robbers and Shefters. Greffeth, W. , 1568-9.
Authorities :
Black, G. F. Bibliography of Gipsies. (About to be published. )
Chandler, F. W. The Literature of Roguery (Types of English Literature).
1907. Chap. III considers beggar books as a link in the development of
the picaresque novel, with exhaustive bibliography.
Eden, Sir F. M. The State of the Poor. 3 vols. 1797.
Frianoro, R. Il Vagabondo. 1627. (Translated into French, 1644, as Le
Vagabond ou l'histoire et le charactere de la malice et des fourbories de
ceux qui courent le monde aux despens d'autruy. )
Histoire Générale des Larrons. 1636.
Hotten, J. C. Introduction to his translation of the Liber Vagatorum (The
Book of Vagabonds and Beggars. 1860).
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Chapter V
493
9
Inventionz subtilitez et entreprinses practiquees par plusieurs estats des
royaumes, provinces, villes et republiques, descouverts contre les larrons
de toutes qualitez. Au Pon. A. M, 1624.
Jusserand, J. J. English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages. Trans.
Smith, L. T. 8th ed. n. d.
Smith, J. T. Mendicant Wanderers. 1883. (A brief review of the class
to modern times. )
Turner, C. J. Ribton. A Hist. of Vagrants and Vagrancy, and Beggars and
Begging, 1887.
TRACTS FROM PHYSICIANS.
Boorde, Andrew.
The fyrst boke of the Introduction of Knowledge. Ptd by Copland, W.
Prob. composed 1542 and published 1547. Re-ed. by Furnivall, F. J. ,
E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. X. 1870.
Compendyous Regyment or a Dyetary of Helth. Ptd by Wyer, R. , 1542.
Re-ed. by Furnivall, F. J. , ibid.
Prognosticacion. 1545.
Breviarie of Health. Ptd by Middleton, W. , 1547. Selections included in
F. J. Furnivall's Forewords to Introduction of Knowledge, E. E. T. S.
Ex. Ser. x, 1870. Furnivall includes in the same volume The Treatyse
Answerynge the boke of Berdes (lost tract by Boorde, condemning beards)
compyled by Collyn Clout (Barnes). Vide Haslewood in Brit. Biblio. IV;
Wood's Athén. Oxon. 1, pp. 170, 182 (ed. Bliss). [The Mad Men of Gotam,
Skoggan's Jests, The Mylner of Abyngton, Nos Vagabunduli, have been
attributed to Andrew Boorde without sufficient evidence. ]
Bullein, W.
Gouvernement of Healthe. Ptd Daye, J. , 1558-9. Rptd, 1559, 1595.
A Comfortable Regiment. 1562.
Bulleins Bulwarke of Defēce againste Sicknes, Sornes and woundes that dooe
daily assaulte Mankinde, by Kyngston, Thom. 1562. An edition by
Marshe, T. was registered 1562-3.
An Almanack and Prognostication. Vele, A. , 1563-4.
A Dialogue both pleasaunte and pietifull. . . against the fever Pestilence with
a Consolacion and Comfort against death, by Kingston, Thom. , 1564.
(Prob. a rpt. ) Rptd, 1573, 1578. Re-ed. by Bullen, M. W. and Bullen,
A. H. , for E. E. T. S. Ex. Ser. LII, 1888.
Vertue and operation of Balsame. 1885.
Vide Wood's Ath. Oxon. 1, 538; Strype's Annals, 1824, 11, ii, 307-8, 111, ii,
513; Herbert's Ames, 629, 632, 835, 839, 862, 868, 1289, 1343, 1796.
Halle, John (1529? -66 ? ).
Certayne Chapters taken out of the proverbs of Solomon. . . and Certayne
Psalmes of David translated into English metre. Reynalde, T. , 1549.
A Poesie in Forme of a Vision. Hall, R. , 1563. (A verse attack on sorcery,
necromancy and quackery. ) Vide British Bibliographer, II, 349.
The Courte of Vertue, contayning many holy or spiretuall songes, sonnettes.
Psalms, Balletts and Shorte Sentences. Marshe, T. , 1565. (Vide War-
ton's Hist. of Eng. Poetry, iv; Ritson's Bibliographia Poetica, 232-3. )
Chirurgia parva Lanfranci . . . reduced from dyvers translations to our vulgar
or usuall frase. . . by John Halle Chirurgien, who hath therunto necessarily
annexed . . .
