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Cambilhom, Johann · 1610

that they are accustomed to hold in closets and hidden places, [which] they cannot obtain from the women. This single gatekeeper can easily bring this about with his honey-sweet flattering words, especially with poor widows and women,
A woodcut illustration depicts three women in long, flowing dresses walking along a path. To the right, one woman appears to be gesturing. In the background, a large fortified castle stands prominently on top of a jagged cliff, while a smaller town or cluster of buildings is visible in the valley to the left.
who send their daughters there for the sake of an alms, as is also accustomed to happen with washerwomen, seamstresses, cooks, and similar handmaidens. All of these together are a well-found feast and a glorious hunt for this filthy gatekeeper. And even if they are ragged