Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c.

"Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c." edited by Edward Viles and Frederick James Furnivall is a journey into the shadows of 16th-century England. This collection brings together writings from John Awdeley, Thomas Harman, and Parson Haben, painting a vivid picture of the vagabonds and thieves who roamed the land during Queen Elizabeth's reign; the collection provides a unique window into the era's criminal world, presenting a rogues' gallery of colorful characters, their secret languages, and how society viewed them, particularly Awdeley's "Fraternitye of Vacabondes," which exposes the tricks and deceptions of various con artists and beggars, which highlights the public’s fascination with these figures and delivers both warnings and darkly humorous social commentary about crime and poverty in early modern England.