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The manner of the arraignment of those twenty eight persons who were appointed to be tried at the sessions-house in the Old-Bayly on Wednesday the tenth day of October 1660. by a speciall commission of oyer and terminer from His Sacred Majesty.

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A disputation, betweene a hee conny-catcher, and a shee conny-catcher whether a theefe or a whoore, is most hurtfull in cousonage, to the common-wealth. Discouering the secret villanies of alluring strumpets. With the conuersion of an English courtizen, reformed this present yeare, 1592. R.G.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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News from Chelmsford. A perfect account of the tryals and condemnation of the grand and notorious highway-men Thomas Chavenor that sometime since made an escape out of Newgate, and was lately retaken, and now convicted for robbing certain excise-men of eleven hundred pounds; Michael Pursell, found guilty upon three several indictments for robbing of clothiers upon the highway of great sums of money, at the assizes held for the county of Essex the 4th, 5th, and 6th of this instant March 1677/8. With a narrative of other remarkable proceedings at the said assizes. And the number of those condemn'd, burnt in the hand, and transported. This may be printed. Ro. L'Estrange.

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Theeues falling out, true-men come by their goods: or, The belman wanted a clapper A peale of new villanies rung out; the sound being musicall to all gentlemen, lawyers, farmers, and all sorts of people that come vp to the tearme: shewing that the villanies of leawd women, excell those of men.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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Theeues falling out, true-men come by their goods: or, The belman wanted a clapper A peale of new villanies rung out; the sound being musicall to all gentlemen, lawyers, farmers, and all sorts of people that come vp to the tearme: shewing that the villanies of lewd women excell those of men. By Robert Greene.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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Greenes ghost haunting cony-catchers wherein is set downe the art of humouring. The art of carrying stones. Will. St. lift. Ia. Fost. law. Ned Bro. catch. and Blacke Robins kindnesse. With the merry conceits of Doctor Pinch-backe a notable makeshift. Ten times more pleasant than any thing yet published of this matter.

by Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
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The third and last part of conny-catching With the new deuised knauish arte of foole-taking. The like coosnages and villanies neuer before discouered. /

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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The second part of conny-catching Contayning the discouery of certaine wondrous coosenages, either superficiallie past ouer, or vtterlie vntoucht in the first. ... R.G.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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A list of the prisoners of the Vpper Bench prison, who have taken the benefit of the act of Parliament, for the relief of poor prisoners published to the end, that if any person hath taken the benefit of the Act of Parliament for relief of poor prisoners which ought not, either by concealing or making over their estates, at or before their taking the oath to defraud their creditors : it being made appear their creditors just relief will be endeavoured therein : by the appointment of the committee, Coll. Thomas Pride, Coll. Tomlinson, Coll. Cooper, Mr. John Fountain, Mr. Richard Wollastone, Mr. Margets, judge advocate.

by Lenthall, John, Sir, 1625-1681.
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An account of a bold desperate and notorious robbery, committed on Monday morning last in His Majesties Exchequer at Westminster. Particularly, how several strong doors, locks, chests, and desks were forced open; with an account of the quantity of money that the thieves carry'd off, and how strangly they made their escape, with other remarkable circumstances.

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A strange discovery, of a most horrid and wicked design of three score house-breakers, to fire several houses near Aldgate, with intent to robb and plunder them; with the manner, how it was miracuously discovered by a letter to Mr. Cradock a grocer without Aldgate, from a unknown hand, with the apprehending and taking of Charles Conger and John Jones, upon the same account; their examanation, and committment to Newgate on Monday last. To which is added, an account of a notorious robbery, and barbarous murther, committed by 5 highway men at maiden head thicket how they robb'd 3 coaches, kill'd a collonells man, and carry'd off above 100 l. in money besides watches, rings, &c.

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Theeues falling out, true-men come by their goods: or, The bel-man wanted a clapper A peale of new villanies rung ont [sic]: being musicall to a[ll] gentlemen, lawyers, farmers, and all sorts of people that come up to the tearme: shewing, that the villanies of lewd women doe, by many degrees, excell those of men. By Robert Greene.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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The discouerie of the knights of the poste: or The knightes of the post, or co[m]mon common [sic] baylers newly discried Wherein is shewed and plainely laide open, many lewde actions, and subtill deuises, which are daily practised by them: to the great abuse of most honorable councelers, learned iudges, and other graue maiestrates: and also to the defrauding and vtter vndoing of a great number of her Maiesties good and loyall subiects. By E.S.

by E. S., fl. 1597.
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The second and last part of conny-catching With new additions containing many merry tales of all lawes worth the reading, because they are worthy to be remembred. Discoursing strange cunning in coosnage, ... R. G.

by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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An account of the apprehending and taking of Mr. Thomas Pitkin, the late bankrupt linnen draper, at Breda in Holland. With the manner of his being discovered by an officer in the English Army, and of his being secured by Mr. Lucy, and eminet [sic] Linnen Draper in Cheap-side, till an order be obtained from her Majesty to bring him prisoner to England.

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The proceedings on the King's commissions at the assizes, held at Kingston upon Thames, for the county of Surrey; on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 13th. and 14th days of March, 1687/8. and in the fourth year of his Majesties reign.

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A new plot newly discovered, by the help of the London belman, of wicked and hellish conspiracies against the peace of this kingdom ... with a term kept in hell by Don Belzebub to try causes in that principality ... : wherein is added a new discovery of several cunning gypsies, & thirteen sorts of crafty rogues & canting beggars ... with their manner of travelling over all England without ever a penny of money : the like never before printed in so small a volume : the first part.

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Greenes ghost haunting conie-catchers wherein is set downe, the arte of humouring. The arte of carrying stones. Will. St. lift. Ia. Fost. law. Ned Bro. catch. and Blacke Robins kindnesse. With the conceits of Doctor Pinch-backe a notable makeshift. Ten times more pleasant than anything yet published of this matter.

by Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
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The truest nevvs from the Sessions, or, An exact account of the tryal & condemnation of Mr. William Burnet, a romish priest, condemned to be hang'd, drawn, and quartered Mrs. Ann Petty, to be burnt for cliping of money. As also of Joseph Foster, Robert Harrison, John Clarke, Henry Robertson, Edward Lancet, Elijah Arnold, and Bartholomew Jennings. Sentenced to be hang'd for their several and respective offences herein particularly specified. At Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, the 12th. of Decemb. 1674. Being a more perfect narrative published for general satisfaction.

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The effigies, parentage, education, life, merry-pranks and conversation of the celebrated Mrs. Sally Salisbury;

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