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The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose.…The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose.…
The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose. 2. Of black devils. 3. Of white devils. And of the coming of Jesus Christ to judgement, a very necessary and comfortable discourse for these miserable and dangerous days.The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose. 2. Of blacke deuils. 3. Of white deuils. And of the commyng of Iesus Christe to iudgement, a verie necessarie and comfortable discourse for these miserable and daungerous daies.
London: printed by John Kingston for John Perin, 1583London: printed by John Kingston for Ihon Perin, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Tob. Thou shouldest have gone on with thine history, whiles we have entertained thee with these great promises. And therefore let us now hear it.
Tob. Thou shouldest haue gone on with thine history, whiles we haue entertained thee with these great promises. And therfore let vs now heare it.
Jer. First of all, it was told me that this history happened in Almain, and that this Demoniac was so lycorous of money, as never Jack Daw had greater delight in it. For she would no sooner come near any man, but that her hand was suddenly upon his purse or money bag if he had any, that she could find. And if she had once fingered it, she would have so lustily bestirred her, and so suddenly have put the Gold or silver which she had fingered unto her mouth, as that a man could not have been so wary of her, but that she would ⟨image 118⟩have more suddenly have licked it in.
Ier. First of al, it was told me that this history happened in Almayne, and that this Demoniacke was so lycorous of money, as neuer Iacke Dawe had greater delight in it. For she woulde no sooner come neere any man, but that her hand was sodainly vpon his purse or money bagge if he had any, that she could find. And if she had once fingred it, she woulde haue so lustely bestirred her, and so suddaynely haue put the Gold or siluer which she had fingered vnto her mouth, as that a man coulde not haue beene so wary of her, but that shee woulde ⟨image 118⟩haue more suddainelye haue licked it in.
Tob. I promise thee, this was a marvellous strange Devil. Why, those which we commonly call Saracens, or Egyptians, or else Bohemians, are nothing skilful in respect of this Devil, no nor yet the Jack Dawes, who are the notablest thieves for money that may be, and will sometimes as quickly dispatch it. But what became of this Demoniac in the end?