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Wonders and vices of their kingdom and manners
The writer satirically describes a kingdom with lavish courtly waste, three‑day parliaments, and three‑line statutes, praising the chancellor and judges while condemning women’s confinement and jealously. he mocks manners, cleanliness, and ointment use, comparing it to Edinburgh and Bethlem in a probe of cultural immorality and curiosity.
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Sufenne
Hounsditch
Helena
Turnball-street
Beth- Jem
King James
Edenburgh
Scotland