Purses belly full, though he was himself a great spender?

Wise. No: It was not his Trade that did it, though he had a
pretty trade too. He had another way to get Money, and that by
hatfulls and pocketfulls at a time.

Atten. Why I trow he was no Highway man, was he?

Wise. I will be sparing in my speech as to that, though some have
muttered as if he could ride out now and then, about no body but
himself knew what, over night, and come home all dirty and weary
next morning. But that is not the thing I aim at.

Atten. Pray let me know it, if you think it convenient that I
should.

Wise. I will tell you: It was this, he had an art to Break, {93a}
and get hatfulls of money by breaking.

Atten. But what do you mean by Mr. Badmans Breaking? you speak
mystically, do you not?

Wise. No, no, I speak plainly. Or, if you will have it in plainer
language, 'tis this: When Mr. Badman had swaggered and whored away
most of his wifes portion, he began to feel that he could not much
longer stand upon his legs in this course of life, and keep up his
Trade and Repute (such as he had) in the world; but by the new
Engine of Breaking. Wherefore, upon a time, he gives a great, and
sudden {93b} rush into several mens debts, to the value of about
four or five thousand pound, driving at the same time a very great