Strange nevves from Bartholomew-Fair, or, the wandring-whore discovered her cabinet unlockt, her secrets laid open, vnvailed, and spread abroad in Whore and Bacon-lane, Duck-street and the garrison of Pye-corner. VVith the exact manner of conveighing St. Jameses Bawbyes to St Bartholomews-Fair, for the use of all the noble hectors. Trappans, pimps, dicks merry cullys aud [sic] mad-conceited lads of Great-Bedlam. Also the mad flights, merry-conceits tricks, whimsies and quillets used by the wandring-whore, her bawds, mobs, panders, pads and trulls for the drawing in of young hectors, with the manner of her traffick by morter-pieces, and new invented engines never discovered before. By Peter Aretine.

A CONFERENCE BETWIXT The Wandring-whore, Bonny Besse of Whore and Bacon Lane, merry Moll of Duck street, and pretty Peg of Py-corner.

Bonny Bette.

WHat Newes now Merry Moll? Is trading quick or dead?

Moll.

As dead as a dore Nail, but whether away so fast Bette?

Bettee.

To seek for imployment that I may be able to hold out a Winters siege.

Moll.

What is thy design, or how do you intend to go on with the work.

Bette.

I am just now going to see the dancing on the ropes; for except I can draw out a Dick or two from thence, to view my rare agility of Body on the ground, with bending back∣ward and forward, heaving, thrusting and other Recreation,

I shall have little profit this Fair; yet I know our tumbling exceeds their recreation as far as Gold doth the evacuation of a young Gentlewomans back Salliport; but how trad'st thou Pegg?

Peg.

Marry, I meet with merry Hectors, and trade with none but such as come on nobly▪ fall on neatly▪ and retreat gallantly; they give me Py-cornor Law and Py-corner pay, and I am contented to the life.

Moll.

Well then, thou hast the quintissence of happiness, we enjoy no pleasure like thine, no nor profit neither; for though we get by our Canns, we lose by Informers and such like varlets that steal away our profit, so that I am destitute of any thing but the P— and the praise, a common benefit to all the Female sex; but I want the half-Crowns, through neglect of a Chuck-Office.

Bette.

Would I had thought of that before, I might then have borrow'd Jack-a-Newberrys six Wind-mills, they be∣ing hung out at my dore would have brought custom enough, but now I must lose a Hog for a half-penny-worth of Tar, for custome is so dull, there's nothing to be got but by impu∣dence, which I am well furnisht with, but dare not be too publick, lest like our dear sister Tory Rory, I be forc'd to beat out my living at the Hemp-block, or be transported as some of my brethren were yesterday. Yet hang sorrow, fear no co∣lours, for they that want impudence, may be supply'd here with Kettles, Pans, Ladles, Skillets or Skimers, to rub their Faces on, whereby they may be as well brass'd as any Morter∣piece that was in St. Jameses Fair; therefore let's venter a hazzard, all are not taken that use our profession; but stay who comes here, the Wandring-whore?

I think 'tis she, if not, my eyes grow dull, 'tis shee faith, see how she spreads her sails, View but the Motto on her standard Moll, two rampant VVH— are turning up their Tayles.

VVand. VVh—

The very same in sooth, for I have wan∣dred too and fro through the Fair, pickt up many a Dick and gull'd many a Cully of his Nab, tipt his bung, and sent his Callee to Egypt, but this is nothing to the high Trade I drive at home, when they come there, I spread my Colours, and re∣ceive the Spanish Rogue into my French quarters, where he turn'd the Pig so long till one of his best members was lost in the dripping-pan, yet the Jack-weights are secure and hang fast still, but this whelp of Scoggin complains of a losse I ne∣ver was, or at least will be sensible of, which was by a pinch in the Pocket, but that I own not his which I my self have in possession.

For when the Cole is gone, the simple Elf Is not the owner of it, but my self.

Bette.

But Sister, how drive you this Trade, to insert ano∣thers account so neatly in the Almanack of your Pocket?

VVand.-VVh—

By two long fingers made for that pur∣pose, to dive into the Pockets of such Gulls, who after the receit of two or three Cups, forget the strength of their own Estates.

Moll.

That's a pure strain, But how do you begin, or what means use you forr the enticing young Hectors into your Garrison?

VVand.-VV—

To entice young punys. I lye as open as Noon-day, sit down at the dore, set one foot to the right, the other to the left, as far distant as I can spread my imperfect Limbs, and cry Lads: her's a can of the best liquor in the fair, claping my hand on my market-place, and saying, here's your Ware boys, which invitation with a wink, a smile and a chuck under the Chin, brings in the bonny Lads as easily as a hun∣gry foul eats dry bread.

Peg.

And I for my part cry, here boys, here's the best Pigs head in the Fair, a rare quarter of Lamb, pure Mutton, and the best buttock bief in England; but how comes in your profit when they are in your Garrison?

Wandring-W—

I spread my shrouds, vnvail my Cabinet▪ disclose my secrets, and open the pure Linnen Curtains that hang before my chief Fortress, drink a Cann or two, smoak, sing old Rose, dance, and when the Gull is elivated, I Hull him asleep as Delilah did Sampson, and then turn Philistine, tip his Bung, and deprive him of the strength of his Estate, so he rises when he awakes as poor as Job, thinking he hath been in Heaven when indeed newly crept out of the Devils Vestry. marching off like a sencelesse piece of iniquity, not thinking of his losse till he comes into the Fair, to lay out his mony in Bawbles for his sweet-beart, it may be in Gloves, Ribbons, Rings, Beads, Bracelets or other such like Fancies, yet coming to pay, diving in his Pocket for Coal, he finds all as clear as a room new swept; thus by my free entertainment, I free him from the sin of covetousnesse.

Mol.

And I in good sooth am as Common and free to my Customers, as a Cream-pot to a Dary maid, and that brings them in as fast as water runs through a scieve. They come in with their fowl Pipes, and I like an able Doctress cleanse them with a P—

I clear the stem and also burn the bowle Till it's as white as Pot-hooks or Char-coale.

Peg.

I but tell me, what dost thou do with a company of Varlets call'd Permoters, for I am more plagu'd with them then any other vermine whatever?

Mol.

Marry Peg, in our Duck quarters, if they once ap∣pear, we know the Knaves so well, that we put them in an upper room, then borrow a quart pot, and fill that frothing full to blind them, whilest-we pinch the Cans of our Gulls to secure our own profit.

For though by them our getting is but small The noble Hectors sure to pay for all.

Mol.

Come you are an old wandring Who— know all Po∣stures, and turn up your tayl to all sorts of Culls, what do

you for a contented Coxcomb to keep the dore, whilst you do excercise with your Hectors, by the Turks entring the Castle of Comfort?

Wand.-Wh—

I tell the Moll, though my hvsband be a mere Mopus to a man of mettle, yet my Gusmond is a man able to defend me, and a pure Rogue that I dare trust with the Cabi∣net of Venus, with the Key to unlock it, and indeed with all my secreets; Hee'l Pimp purely for half a Crown a day be∣sides his Vails, I and Trapan young Gallants too, whereby my Trade daily increases, Customers come in nimbly, and go out as merrily as thieves to Tiburn.

So to the world my Hector young appears, when he comes out with nought but hanging Ears.

Bess.

I'le tell thee Peg I thrive as well as any of them all, for a young Bump coming late to Bacon-Lane, full of Coale, my pretty Mob Nell with the wink of an eye drew him in to my Garrison, we two so smoakt him, after a collation of bread and Bacon, that by drinking, sporting-and-kissing the fool lost his purse, but how he knew not; for the reckoning being sud∣dainly brought in, his Quids were vanisht, his pocket saying No point Larshon, the pennyless puppy, supposing his Bung had bin tipt in the Fair before he came in, was forc'd to leave his Callee for the reckoning; this Tuskin being a zealot was loath to tumult lest he should be discovered: therefore he durst not out-face us, whose impudence might well have start∣led a more able Hectors. Yet when the Bump was marcht off; we sustained by his losse 5 pound advantage towards our house-rent, a few such Jobs at Lady-fair will find Puppy-dog∣water for the refreshing our beautys till next Fair: besides silk-Gowns smock-petty-Coats and White-Aprons.

Thus did this Gull for fear our secreets smoother Lest he should counted be a sinful Brother. We gave him leave to drink, to sport and play, Whilst we his Purse and Coal convey'd away.

Peg.

Sister Bette let's away, break off our discourse and betake our selves to our heels, for here comes two pittiful fellows call'd Beadles, therefore our best way is to secure our own quarters.

Bettee.

Come be of good chear, but'let's not make more hast then good speed, go fare and softly, least jealousie cause suspicion, and they seize on us before our time, for these Blood-hounds will soon fcent enough by our discourse to put a stop to our further trading.

For if our secrets should discover'd be We know the worst, a whipping sets us free.

FINIS.