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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06578) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182907) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A4:2[239]) The vvhores petition to the London prentices. 1 sheet ([1] p.). [s.n.], London, : Printed 1668. Verse: "Clear was the day though it prov'd blustring weather ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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 eng Apprentices -- England -- London -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Prostitution -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE WHORES PETITION To the London Prentices. CLear was the day though it prov'd bluſtring weather When the rude Rout in Tumults got together, When little Boys would prove the firſt Beginners To vend their fury upon poor frail Sinners. Moor-fields the Stage on which they Act their Fury, Making themſelves both Plaintiffes, Judge and Jury. Arriving ſoon unto that deſperate height, By crooked ways to ſeek to make things ſtreight. Sure little good can on their Actions border, Who by Confuſion will put things in Order. Much harm by ſuch Acts evermore Commences, Sinners always will have Saints pretences. When firſt by hallowing their Miſ-rule was budding, They'd play the Fools too as well as Jack Pudding: Though their deſigns did not together hit, The one fool'd for Money, th'others for want of Wit, Sad was the Omen of their furious hope Firſt thing they meddle with to be a Rope, It is bad jeſting with edge-tools we ſay, A Rope began, a Rope may end the Fray. When they had ſpoil'd the Vaulters of their Tools, They then muſt go to pull down Vaulting-Schools, The Whores Dark Actions then muſt come to Light, And by wrong doings, they will ſet things Right. Houſes by Moor-fields, and Whetſtones Park them, They were not Noble to them, ſo to Mark them Angels of darkneſs did inhabite in them, And they were routed as the Devil had been them. Thoſe Feather-beds which had been inſtrumental For acting Luſt, to ruine then were bent all. The Sheets themſelves did Pennance, Curtains and Valence, Were open ſhown for hiding Leacherous Dalliance. Chairs and Windows broken; work was made Both for the Joyners; and the Glaziers Trade: Such alterations did this miſchief bring, Summer Houſes were made in time of Spring. Thus when the Rout takes on them to bear ſway, The weaker muſt perforce the ſtrong obey. The Whores did to their Ruiners yeeld ſubmiſſion, And humbly offer to them this Petition.
The PETITION. WE do deſire you to uſe fairer-Play, Then turn us out of Doors 'fore Quarter-day; And that which unto us is much more harming, Thus to Eject us and to give no warning. Had you told us before of your intention We ſhould not now our grievance to you mention; We would have eaſed you of all your trouble, And all this ſtorm ſhould but have prov'd a Bubble. Our charges (tis well known) are very great For gallant Clothes to make us ſeem Compleat; Beſides our Paint doth us ſome Money coſt, Shall all our charges thus by you be loſt? How ſhall the Broker, and the Brewer be paid? Think you the Strong-water man will be delay'd? They for to hunt us out will never lin, Can we pay Out and have no comings IN? No, we'r reſolv'd although they nere ſo mind us, Togo where neither they nor you ſhall finde us. What think you then does all your ſtir arrive at, If publick we can't trade, we'l do it private. Yet let us wiſh you to forbear ſuch ſtorming, Leaſt it to you as well as us prove mourning. The pulling down our houſes were pretences, Onely to colour your more ſoul offences, When you had ruin'd us, we ſoon ſhould ſee, Others ſhould in like manner ruin'd be; And ſo this City (glory of our Nation) By this might have been brought to deſolation. Ye rail on us becauſe we fouly deal, Yet take upon you for to rob and ſteal. Was not our Plate and Linnen too the price Purchas'd from us by your ſoul Avarice. Yet would not that have ſerv'd your turn, when grown To a more head, and no reſiſtance ſhown. Iſt not a fine age that we do live in, When Vice ſhall undertake to puniſh Sin, We do not juſtifie our ſelves, yet muſt Account that Theft's a ſin as well as Luſt. We know our crimes are bad, and tis a curſe, To puniſht be, by them which commit worſe. Does not this Mazanello's Acts revive? To think that he in London were a live. To ſee a Rout without all ſence or Order Run madding up and down in every border? Can evil May-day be ſo quite forgot To think this was not ſuch another Plot! What ſullen Planet you ſo fouly led, That ſuch dire miſchiefs ſhould by you be bred? Then leave ſuch tricks which unto miſchiefs tends, And for our Councell henceforth count us friends.

London, Printed 1668.