A disputation, betweene a hee conny-catcher, and a shee conny-catcher whether a theefe or a whoore, is most hurtfull in cousonage, to the common-wealth. Discouering the secret villanies of alluring strumpets. With the conuersion of an English courtizen, reformed this present yeare, 1592. R.G.

A merry Tale taken not far from Fetter Lane end, of a new found Conny-catcher, that was Conny-catcht himselfe.

SO it fell out, that a Gentleman was sicke and purblinde, and went to a good honest mans house to soiourne, and taking vp his Cham∣ber grew so sick, that the goodman of the house hired a woman to keep and attend day and night vpon the Gentleman, this poore woman ha∣uing a good conscience, was carefull of his welfare and lookte to his dyet, which was so slender, that the man although sicke, was almost famisht, so that the woman would no longer staie, but bad his Hoste prouide him of some other to watch with him, sith it greeued her to see a man lye and starue for want of foode, especially being set on the score for meate and drinke in the space of a fortnight, foure ponndes. The goodman of the house at last, hearing how that poore woman did finde fault with his scoring, the Gentleman not only put her out of doores without wages, but would haue arrested her, for taking away his good name, and defaming and slaundring him, and with that calling one of his neighbours to him, sayd neighbour, whereas such a had to••ngued woman hath reported to my discredite, that the Gentleman that lyes sicke in my house wants meat, and yet ruunes very much on the score, I pray you iudge by his diet, whether hee bee famisht or no, first in the

morning, he hath a Cawdell next his heart, halfe an houre after that, a quart of Sugar sops, halfe an houre after that a neck of mutton in broath, halfe an houre after thaat Chickens in sorrell sops, and an houre after that, a Ioynt of rostmeat for his dinner, now neighbour, hauing this prouision, you may iudge whether he be spoyld for lacke of meate or no, and to what great charges his dyet will arise, whereas in truth, the poore Gentleman would haue beene glad of the l••all of these, for he could get none at all, but the cousoning knaue, thought to verse vpon him, and one day seeing mony came not briefly to the Gen∣tleman, tooke some of his apparrell, his cloake I gesse, and pawnde it for fortie shillings, whereas God wot, all he eate in that time was not wo••••th a Crowne, well, the Gentleman seeing how the knaue went a∣bout to Conny-catch him, and that he had taken his cloake, smoothe∣red all for reuenge, and watcht opportunitie to do it, and on a time, see∣ing the goodman out, borrowed a cloake far better then his owne, of the boy, saying that he would goe to a friend of his to fetch money for his maister & discharge the house, the ••oy ••ending it him, away walks the Gentleman though weake after this great diet, and neuer came at the Taylors-house to answere him cloake or mony. And thus was he Conny-catcht him∣selfe, that thought to haue verst vp∣on another.