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AN old Recorder of a Citty in this Land was busie with a Country Mayor, in the
All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet Beeing sixty and three in number. Collected into one volume by the author: vvith sundry new additions corrected, reuised, and newly imprinted, 1630.
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- All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet Beeing sixty and three in number. Collected into one volume by the author: vvith sundry new additions corrected, reuised, and newly imprinted, 1630.
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- Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
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- At London :: Printed by I[ohn] B[eale, Elizabeth Allde, Bernard Alsop, and Thomas Fawcet] for Iames Boler; at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Churchyard,
- 1630.
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•••••• space they were interrupted by a fel∣low that was brought before him for killing of a man: my Lord asked the fellowes name, who answered, his name was Gilman. Said my Lord, take away G, and thy name is Il∣•••••• put K to it, thy name is Kilman, and put •• •••• and thy name is Spilman, thou art halse log'd already (as the prouerbe sayes:) for thou hast an ill name, let a man vary it how •••••• can.
The Mayor all this while stood by musing •••• my Lords canuasing the mans name, and ••••ward being at home among his owne good people, he had an offender brought be∣fore him for getting a Wench with child: Master Mayor asked him his name: the fellow said, if it please your worship my name is ••••••. Then Master Mayor (striuing to imi∣•••••• my Lord) said, take away G and thy name •••• put K to it, it is Kilman, put Sp to •••••• and thy name is Spilman, thou art a knaue, thou hast an ill name, and thou shalt bee han∣ged, &c.