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Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule

Quote byJohn Heywood · 1497–1580

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proverbs (1546), Like a pickpurse pilgrim, you pry and you prowl At rovers, to rob Peter and pay Paul..

English (original)

Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule At rouers, to rob Peter and paie Poule.

— John Heywood

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