A vvorld of vvonders. A masse of murthers. A couie of cosonages Containing many of the moste notablest wonders, horrible murthers and detestable cosonages that haue beene within this land. Not imagined falso to delight vaine heads ociose, not practised trans mare to breed trueth cum ambiguitate, but commited euen at home re vera, and may be prooued cum honestate. A matter moste fit to be knowen, well wayed and considered of all men.
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A vvorld of vvonders. A masse of murthers. A couie of cosonages Containing many of the moste notablest wonders, horrible murthers and detestable cosonages that haue beene within this land. Not imagined falso to delight vaine heads ociose, not practised trans mare to breed trueth cum ambiguitate, but commited euen at home re vera, and may be prooued cum honestate. A matter moste fit to be knowen, well wayed and considered of all men.
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T. I., fl. 1595.
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Imprinted at London :: [By Abel Jeffes] for William Barley, and are to be solde at his shop in Gratiousstreat neere vnto Leadenhall gate,
1595.
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Crime -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Criminals -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Murder -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"A vvorld of vvonders. A masse of murthers. A couie of cosonages Containing many of the moste notablest wonders, horrible murthers and detestable cosonages that haue beene within this land. Not imagined falso to delight vaine heads ociose, not practised trans mare to breed trueth cum ambiguitate, but commited euen at home re vera, and may be prooued cum honestate. A matter moste fit to be knowen, well wayed and considered of all men." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03963.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.
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An other.
IN Colm instreat in London oueragainst a Persumers stall,
met thrée men or as may be suspected came thether of a set pur∣pose
and stoode in the open streat, within two or thrée yardes
(or there abouts) of the stall and talked secretlie betwéene them∣selues,
the Perfunter, his wife and seruaut busie in the shoppe, e∣uen
at noone dayes: yet one of the thrée hauing a small long wand
in his hand as it should seeme hauing a crooked pinne in the end,
filched away thrée or foure payre of glooues and went there way
vntaken, yea not suspected of such filthy actions. This was
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doone within these twelue menethes.
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