The Elizabethan Underworld - a collection of Tudor and Early Stuart Tracts and Ballads : Previously published 1930 and 1965.

This collection is a facsimile reprint of five exceptional books that provide fascinating insights into subversive movements from the sixteenth through to the eighteenth centuries. These volumes will be of interest to researchers in sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century history and also to those studying literature in these periods.This set includes the following volumes:Volume 1: The Elizabethan Underworld - a Collection of Tudor and Early Stuart Tracts and BalladsVolume 2: The English Rogue - described in the life of Meriton Latroon a witty extravagant being a complete history of the most eminent cheats of both sexesVolume 3: A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both SexesVolume 4: A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present yearVolume 5: Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals - who have been condemned and executed for murder, the highway, housebreaking, street robberies, coining or other offencesSO HERE IT IS! VOLUME 1The Elizabethan Underworld collects together sixteen of the more important tracts from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries dealing with the lives and misdoings of thieves, rogues, and tricksters. For the most part the original authors were men of experience - watchmen, constables and those who drifted into the London underworld and learnt its tricks. A thorough introduction contributes a full historical background and outlines contemporary social contexts. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Preface to the Second Edition Introduction §1 §2 §3 §4 §5 §6 The Highway to the Spital-house (1535-6) A Manifest Detection of Dice-play (1552) The Fraternity of Vagabonds* (1561) A Caveat for Common Cursitors (1566) A Notable Discovery of Cozenage (1591) The Second Part of Cony-catching (1591) The Third Part of Cony-catching (1592) A Disputation between a He-cony-catcher and A She-Cony-Catcher (1592) The Black Book's Messenger (1592) The Black Dog of Newgate (1596) Luke Hutton's Lamentation (1596) The Testament of Laurence Lucifer (being a part of The Black Book 1604) The Bellman of London (1608) Lantern and Candlelight (1608) O per se O (1612) Martin Markall, Beadle of Bridewell (1610) The Counter's Commonwealth (1617) The Song of a Constable (1626) Notes to the Text Glossary Index This volume is a reprint of the 1928 reissue of The English Rogue, containing Head's original book and two of Kirkman's added volumes.