Of a Spitter before a Justice.
A Hainous Thiefe beeing brought before a Justice, all the time of his examination would not speake a word, but hawk'd, and spit extreamely; whereupon the Justice call'd
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A Hainous Thiefe beeing brought before a Justice, all the time of his examination would not speake a word, but hawk'd, and spit extreamely; whereupon the Justice call'd
him unmannerly knave, and askt him why he spit so much; to which hee thus answered, I am endeavouring to cleare my selfe.