The Merry BELL-MANS O Yes, O Yes.
IF any Man, or Woman in City, Town or Country, can tell any Tale or Tidings of a honest Broakers Conscience, lost (he cannot tell when) between the stocks in Wite-chappell, and the Whipping-post at Charing-Crosse, it being supposed to be strayed out of Houndsditch thorow Long-lane or Charter-house Lane, the markes to know it by in all likelyhood are these, It is a Monsterous huge Beast, of a devouring nature, sparing neither, man, Woman nor Childe, of a Roaguish black colour, his panch being like the Devills Store-house, a recepticle for Thievery, and a vent for Villany; he is marked in the right hand with T, that stands for Thievery or ulgarly Tyburn, in the fore-head with E, for Extortioner, on his shoulder with C for Catterpiller, or Covetous Catiff, on his right side O for Oppressor, on the left side with D for devouring Devil, and in the taile with three XXXes, which stands for 30. pound in the Hundred, which unlawfull Usury and Extortion (without the least scruple of dishonesty) he lives upon, to the devouring of many hundred of poor People in a year, if you hear of any [Page 4] such Beast, bring word to Squire Dun the Hang-man, at his Mannor House in Bell-Alley, and they shall see him turn'd off for their p [...]ines.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any Man, Wom [...]n, or Childe, in City, Towne and Country, can [...]ell any Tale or Tidings of a Charitable Usurer, a Priest that is not Covetous, a Tailor that is no Thief, a Whore that would not be accounted a very honest Woman, [...] cunning Bawde, that is not Diseased; a sullen Wife, that has a minde to live honest, a Woman with a long Bottle-Nose that is not a Sco [...]d; A sottish Drunken Woman that is not a nasty slutt, a little Woman that is patient, a great man that is Valiant, a Carret-bearded Man that is Loyall, an Astronomer that is not Impudent, an old Thief that turns honest, a sly Hypocrie that would not be taken for the best Christian, a young Tub-man that c [...]nnot preach Nonse [...]se, a Sister that will not take a touch in zeale, a Puritane that will not lie, a Smith that hates good Lickquor, a Baker that makes his bread over-waight, a hairy man that is not lecherous, a Woman that cannot dissemble, and a Pimpe that is not adacious, and a Tapster that will not mis-reckon, and a Poet that is an Usurer, let them leave word at the three Smoaking Chimneys on Fleet-Conduit, or at the Royall Ezchange in Turn-again Lane, or bring speedy word to the Cryer, and they shall have an unknown reward for their paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes,
If any man, Woman or Mortall between Fleet Bridge and Temple Bar, have taken up a Skye-colourd s [...]lke Petticoat, with foure silver Laces about the Skirt, a La [...]ne Apron lac'd round with a Flanders Lace, and the same Lace down the middle; Also a new Holland Smock marked with E. W. in the bosom; wrists & gussetts wrought with pure Naples Silk. it being about foure yeards compasse in the Skirt, let them leave word at the signe of the Turn-up Cart and four Horses in twatling Street, or at the Whip and Eggshel in Jack-an-apes Lane; they shall be accounted Puppi [...]s for their paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any man, Woman or Mortall can tell any Tale or Tidings of a golden Calf lost long since in Aegypt, it being now by the Egyptian Sooth-sayers imagined to be grown a BƲLL, and worshipped by some Idolaters in the Land of Nodnol, let them bring word to the Queen of Egypts Corncutter, living at the Kings Arms in horn-Alley, and they shall have the Bull-head, his Hide, Intrailes, and Pettitoes for their paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any man or Dogg can tell any Tale or Tidings of an Honest Chamber-maid of about Twenty foure years of Age, being Fourten hand high, that goes a Canterbury pace back-ward and foreward, mouthes her game gently, and is [Page 6] painted in the right cheek with A, that stands for Adultrate, and in the left cheek with B, betokening Beauty, she hath a black marke between her leggs, of a lacivious behaviour, and it is thought young with Foale; being strayed from a Lady in Covent Garden about a fort night since, If you meet with any such Creature, leave word at the Piaza in the place aforesaid, or give notice to the Cryer, and you shall have a Danderly busse for their paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes,
If any man or Woman in Town, Country or City, can tell any Tale or Tidings of about 300 two-legg'd Hackney Mares broake out of their pastures in Cole-yeard, Soddom & Gommorrah, Dogg-yeard, Long-ace, Drury-lane, Roaguelane, May-pole Alley, and some other placee adjacent, about two dayes before Bartholmew day, and supposed to be taken up in Whore and Bacon lane, [...]ulgarly called Hosier-street, or in Cuckolds l [...]ne, so called Cow street, or in Diving Alley, commonly called Duck-lane, or in any other chamber, shop, garret or celler within the liberty of Cuckolds Pound, let them presently upon hearing this Out-cry, turn them out of doores, or send them home by the next Officer to them, else they shall loose their Rent, for letting their roomes to such an unlawfull occupation, and ever after be accounted no better then Pimps for their paines; You may know them by these marks; they are painted on both cheeks, having rowling goggle Eyes, something bluish underneath, and most of them burnt about their Docks, they have many other marks, as well as Jades tricks to be known by, but these are sufficient, therefor it is expected that you turn [Page 7] them presently out, or conduct them home by a Martialls man or Beadle, as you will answer the contrary.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any Man or Woman in Town, Country or City can tell any tale or Tidings of a Maiden-head of Two and Twenty years of age, lately lost, at Placeto between the Hamm [...] in Bedfordshire, let them bring word to the signe of the Dildoe in Fucklers bury, or to the Divell over against Ro [...]gues Lane, not farr from Pntle Barr, and they shall be accounted Puppies for their paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any man or beast can tell any Tale or Tidings of one Mrs. Anne Quiet, lost a long time since, shee being thought to be departed the land with one Mrs. Faith Hope, and Mrs. Prudence Charity, she is of a lowly, meek, humble Nature, of a constant Minde, a brown haire, sparkling eye, rose-coloured cheek, cherry lip, violet vaines on her neck, breathes sweeter then Arabianspices, her breasts like two little Mountaines of Snow, her Heart an Altar to the gods, her pray' [...]s the Incence, her belly, Vertues Mint, from whence all Arts & Sciences have their Birth, her thighes like two Colossus, or Herculian Pillars, her Leggs like Alabaster T [...]ins, her Feet,
O yes, O yes, O yes.
IF any Man or Woman in Town, Country or City can tell any tale or Tidings of a Womans Tongue lately lost in a Brawle at Billing-gate, it is of a very nimble and perpetuall motion, of a sharp, shrill thundering voice, of a blackish yellow bloody colour, something speckled and forked at the butt-end, also much swell'd neer the throat; if ye finde any such Beast, bring word to the tongue-wright neer Execution wharf, or to Squire Dun at the place aforesaid, and ye shall hear a Juniper Lecter, in Billings-gate Nonsense, and have a messe of maundring Broath, with a dish of Carpe and Powts, serv'd in with Vineger and Mustard sawce for your paines.
O yes, O yes, O yes.
If her can tell her any Tale or Tidings of her cood Cofin Shinkin ap Shone, Shentleman of Wales, by her Mystery, a Vermin-chaser, with creat Pigg Peard, more like her Gooses tayl then her Goats whiskers, her is armed with two Spanish Pike on her sleeve, and Podkin in her hand, was very Valliant 'gainst her Enemy, which her kill with Crack of her nail, or at least give her ploody nose, as all her Countreymen can tell, her dwell neer St. Clements in the Strand, having creat pigg shop, and is strayed away above two whole Week agoe, none but St. Taffie knows whether.