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A35799
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The Devil and broker, or, A character of a pawn broker in a merry dialogue with their mainfold frauds and deceits discovered.
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1677
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Wing D1214; ESTC R27299
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trade briskly but shortly after comes slash to redeem his cloaths John says Sir I have been very careful of your cloaths insomuch that they were never out of my sight nor day off my back since I had them and therefore I hope you 'll give me something more then ordinary for my great care Slash Sirra I 'll have you before a Justice to make me satisfaction for the wrong you have done me John cots'owns have me before a Justice I care not for that for you cannot trouble me for it is part of my Trade I have my liberty to get what I can any way John Plugg is taken before a Justice John what has your Lord Justice to say to me Justice What Trade are you of John and please your Lord Justice I am an honest Trade Justice But what Trade is' t John Your Lordship needs not question me any further for I never could lie in my life but to affirme my words to be true I will tell you and I am sure that my Trade will vouch for my honesty I am a Pawn-broker Justice well I find now that you are not only a liar but an absolute cheat and an extortioner too John no and please your Lord Justice I am not for I take but thirty Pounds per annum interest in the hundred and some small gains besides Justice but what say you did you wear this mans cloathes when they were in your keeping John Yes yes and please your Lord Justiceship that I did all the while I had them in my Justice Then it seems you are an absolute cheat indeed and deserve little better then hanging John O no and please your Lord Justice to let me speak for my self and I st come well enough off I warrand you your Lordship cannot trouble me that I am sure of for I can neither offend the Law nor my own Conscience in this Trade and I am made free to get gains any way by the act of palm brokers Parliament and would your Lord Justice have me to rebel and break lawl and customs which have been so long kept and observed but besides that slash wore my money and why should not I wear his cloaths and now pray you my Lord Justice let me go about my business what have you to say to me now I knew that I should come of bravely at last Justice Nay but hold Sirra you are not to come of so bravely as you suppose you have done with your tale but I have not done with you yet John Why what would your Lordship do with me if you might have your will Justice Nay Sirra I will have my will and I 'll send you to Bridewell John And what 's that and please your Lord Justice a place to whip and beat you O no good my Lord Justice do not send me there for I do not love to be beaten Good my Lord Justice all these rogues Broakers thither and let me escape for this fact that I have committed is nothing amongst their greater Knaveries O this Rogue Broker hath spoyled a man of brave worth the Justice seeing the poor man in such earnest pardons him away he goes towards his own Country with a perplexed mind to think that this Trade was come to this in so short a time he prayes for the Justice but curseth the Broaker and swears that he 'll never come to London more What Tradesman is like to this That careth not a straw What ever he does he feareth not the Law Made free by Parliament not in Westminster Hall But of Pawn-Broakers chief of cheats all Now unknown Trade fare thee well Thy Shop with poor men is esteemed Hell FINIS