Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... XXV. A Dispvtation betweene a Hee Conny-catcher and a Shee Conny-catcher. 1592. NOTE. This ' Dispvtation' (1592) is also fetched from the Huth Library, and completes the series. See annotated Life in Vol. I.--G. 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. DISCOVERING THE SECRET VILLA nies of alluring Strumpets. With the Conuersion of an English Courtizen, reformed this present yeare. 1592. lEtea&e, laugl), ana learne. Nqfcimur pro patria. R. G. Imprinted at London, by A. I. for T. G. and are to be solde at the West ende of Paules. 1592. To all Gentlemen, Marchants, Apprentises, and Countrey Farmers, health. Entlemen, Countrey men, and kinde friends, for so I value all that are honest and enemies of bad actions, although in my bookes of Conny-catching I haue discouered diuers formes of cosonings, and painted out both the sacking and crosbyting lawes, which strumpets vse to the destruction of the simple, yet willing to search all the substance, as I haue glauncst at the shadow, & to enter into the nature of villanie, as I haue broacht vp the secretes of vice, I haue thought good to publish this Dialogue, or disputation, betweene a hee Conny-catcher, and a shee Conny-catcher, whether of them are most preiuditiall to the Common-wealth: discoursing the base quallities of them both, and discouering the inconuenience that growes to men, through the lightnes of inconstant wantons, who being wholy giuen to the spoyle, seeke the ruine of such as light into their companie. In this Dialogue, louing Country-men shall you finde what prejudice ensues by haunting of whore-houses, what dangers grows by dallying with common harlottes, what inconuenience followes...