London watchman, early 17th century

London watchman, early 17th century, era of King James I of England. In straw hat, doublet, hose and shoes, with billhook, lantern and bell. Copied from a woodcut in Villanies discovered by Lanthorne and Candlelight by Thomas Dekker, 1616. Copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839

1616 17th Century 1839 Billhook Capitalism Destitute Doublet Francis Douce John Bowyer Nichols John Thomas Smith King James I Lower Classes Straw Hat The Cries Of London Tradesmen Vagabondiana 2 Working Class Working Poor

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