A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and ModernHindley, Charles
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A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and Modern
Hindley, Charles
Cries -- England -- London; London (England) -- Social life and customs
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down,
Round and sound all of a colour,
Buy a very fine marking stone, marking stone,
Round and sound all of a colour;
Buy a very fine marking stone, marking stone.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Bread and--meat--bread--and meat
For the--ten--der--mercy of God to the
poor pris--ners of _Newgate_, four-
score and ten--poor--prisoners.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
[Illustration: MARKING STONE.]
[Illustration: BREAD AND MEAT.]
[Illustration: WORSTERSHIRE SALT.]
[Illustration: BUY A MOUSE TRAP.]
Salt--salt--white Wor--stershire Salt,
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Buy a very fine Mouse--trap, or a tormentor for your Fleas.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Kitchen-stuff, maids.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
I have white Radish, white hard Lettuce, white young Onions.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
I have Rock--Samphire Rock--Samphire,
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Buy a Mat, a Mil--Mat,
Mat or a Hassock for your pew,
A stopple for your close-stool,
Or a Pesock to thrust your feet in.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Whiting maids, Whiting.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
[Illustration: KITCHEN STUFF, MAIDS.]
[Illustration: WHITE RADISH LETTUCE.]
[Illustration: ROCK SAMPIER.]
[Illustration: MAT, A MILL MAT.]
Hot fine Oat-Cakes, hot.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Small--Coals here.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Will you buy any Milk to day.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Lanthorn and Candle light here, Maid, a light here.
Thus go the cries in _Rome's_ fair town,
First they go up street, and then they go down.
Here lies a company of very poor
Women, in the dark dungeon,
Hungary, cold, and comfortless, night and day;
Pity the poor women in the dark dungeon.
Thus go the cries where they do house them,
First they come to the grate, and then they go lowse them.
[Illustration]
[Illustration: WHITING MAIDS, WHITING.]
[Illustration: HOT FINE OAT CAKES.]
[Illustration: SMALL COALS HERE.]
[Illustration: ST. THOMAS' ONIONS.]
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