Thomas of Reading. Or, The sixe worthy yeomen of the west. Now the fourth time corrected and enlarged by T.D.
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- Thomas of Reading. Or, The sixe worthy yeomen of the west. Now the fourth time corrected and enlarged by T.D.
- Author
- Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.
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- Printed at London :: Printed [by R. Blower] for T[homas] P[avier],
- 1612.
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Contents
- title page
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¶ The pleasant Historie of the six worthie Yeomen of the West.
- How King Henry sought the sauour of all his subiects, espe∣cially of the Clothiers. Chap. 1.
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How William of Worcester, Gray of Gloucester, and old Cole of Reading, met all together at Reading, & of their com∣munication by the way as they
ode to London. Chap. 2. - How Grayes wife of Gloucester, with one or two more of her neighbours, went to the fayre, where seruants came to be hyred, and how shee tooke the Earle of Shrewesburies Daughter into her seruice. Chap. 3.
- How the Kings maiestie sent for the Clothiers, and of the sundry fauours which he did them. Chap. 4.
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How the Clothiers had prouided a sumptuous feast for the Kings sonues, prince William and prince Richard at Ger∣
ards hall, shewing also what chaunce befell Cutbert of Kendall at that same instant. Chap. 5. - How Simons wife of South-hampton being wholy bent to pride and pleasure, requested her husband to see London, which being graunted, how she got good wife Sutton of Salisbury to go with her, who tooke Crab to go along with them, and how he prophecied of many things. Chap. 6.
- How the Clothiers sent the King aid into France, and how he ouereame his brother Robert, and brought him into Eng∣land, and how the Clothiers feasted his Maiesty and his sonne at Reading. Chap. 7.
- How Hodgekins of Halifax came to the Court, & complai∣ned to the King, that his priuiledge was nothing worth, because when they found any offendor they could not get a hangman to execute him: And how by a Fryer a gin was deuised to chop off mens heads of it selfe. Chap. 8.
- How the Bailifes of London could get no man to be a catch pole, and how certaine Flemings tooke that office vpon them, whereof many of them were fled into this Realm, by reason of certaine waters that had drowned a great part of their country. Chap. 9.
- How Duke Robert came a wooing to Margaret with the white hand, and how he appointed to come and steale her away from her masters, Chap. 10.
- How Thomas of Reading was murdred at his hoasts house of Colebrooke, who also had murdred many before him, how their wickednes was at length reuealed. Cha. 11.
- How diuers of the Clothiers wiues went to the churching of Suttons wife of Salisbury, and of their meriments. Cha. 12.
- How Tom Doue being fallen to decay, was forsaken of his friends, and despised of his seruants: and how in the end he was raised againe through the liberatity of the Clothi∣ers. Chap. 14.
- How fatre Margaret made her estate and high birth knowne to her master and dame: and for the intire loue she bore to Duke Robert, made a vow neuer to marry, but became a Nun in the Abbey at Glocester. Chap. 15.