The Burgher and the Whore: Prostitution in Early Modern Amsterdam (55 page)

kept women,
also
chambered whores (
gekamerde hoeren
)
and
chamber- nymphs
19
,
22
–
4
,
57
,
70
,

153
–
5
,
183
;
see also
prostitutes Kersteman, Franciscus Lievens

(Dutch writer)
82

Klucht van den pasquil-maecker voor den duyvel
187

Koning, Harmanus (Amsterdam publisher)
11

legislation and statutes on prostitution
3
–
4
,
6
,
26
,
36
,

91
–
3
,
95
–
6
,
104
–
5
,
113
,
115
–
7
,

125
–
6
,
103

history of
3
,
72
–
3
,
75
–
6
,
92
–
3
,
113

Leiden
3
,
9
,
28
,
114
,
144
,
154
,
188
,
194

Leidsche straat-schender, De
154

Lennep, Jacob van (Amsterdam writer)
82

Leti, Gregorio (Italian writer)
68

Leupenius, Petrus (Amsterdam minister)
113

leven en bedryf van de
...
zaletjuffers, Het
7

London
83
–
4
,
114
,
123
,
144

London Bully, or the Prodigal Son,The
12

London Jilt, or the Politick Whore
,
The
10
–
12
,
16
,
23
,
81
,
174
,

176
–
7
,
219
n
.
6
,
227
n
.
31
,

229
n
.
82
;
see also D’Openhertige Juffrouw

Luther, Martin
67

Magdalene Hospitals,
also
Bethany Houses
71

maidservants
24
,
27
,
45
,
48
,
54
,

144
–
5
,
147
,
150
,
167
,
177
–
8

forbidden to wear expensive clothes
177
–
8

intermediaries (
besteedsters
) for

2
6
,
54

as prostitutes, in prostitution

25
–
8
,
33
,
37
,
54
,
62
,
129
,
144
,

169
–
71
,
182
–
3
,
188

male brothel-keepers,
also

whoremasters (
hoerenwaarden
)
5
,

19
,
24
–
6
,
31
,
96
,
141
,
239
;
see also

pimp; pockmaster Mandeville, Bernard
16
,
33
,
64
,

68
–
9
,
113
–
14
,
117
–
18
,
155
,
157
,

178
,
182
,
199
,
235
–
8

on Amsterdam prostitution
33
,
64
,

113
–
14
,
118
,
155
,
178
,
182
,
235
–
8

life and influence of
16
,
114
,

117
–
18
,
235

Mary Magdalene, Saint
71
,
212
n.
2

Men,
also
gender roles; clients as brothel-keepers
see
male as pimps and as protectors of

prostitutes
24
,
55
,
171

attitudes towards prostitutes among
88
–
90

honour in,
see
honour wages of
150
,
166
–
7
‌

Middelburg
156
,
161

misogyny
49
,
76
–
81
,
147

in popular literature
79
–
81

women seen as born whores

76
–
81
,
147

money
7
,
240
;
see also
wages Mountague,William (English

traveller)
32
,
34
,
113
,
232
–
5

Mowry, Melissa
12

Muhl, Jacob (Amsterdam merchant and travel writer)
168

Müller, Jörg Franz (German traveller)
35

music
2
,
29
–
31
,
36
,
38
,
92
,
80
,
119
,

235
–
7
;
see also
singing musicians plates
3
and
4
;
25
–
6
,

29
–
31
,
35
–
7
,
58
,
62
,
153
,
199
,

236
,
238

musical instruments plates
3
and

4
;
29
,
31
,
36
–
7
,
58
,
236

music houses (
speelhuizen
),
also

musicos
2
,
29
–
42
,
57
,
64
–
5
,
70
,

87
,
100
–
2
,
119
–
120
,
142
,
174
,

179
,
184
,
195
–
6
,
199
,
205
n.
39
,

233
–
4
,
236
–
7
and
passim
;
see also

music; dancing decline of
40
–
2

number of
31
–
2
,
39
–
40
,
205
n.
39
policy towards and prosecutions directed against
32
,
36
–
9
,
104
,

106
–
7

run by couples
25

violence in
39
–
40
,
119

navy,
also
battle fleet
45
,
158
,
200

neighbours
48
,
123

complaining about prostitution
60
–
3
,
91
,
104

female
61
,
63
–
6
,
151
,
126

neighbourhoods
56
–
7
;
see also
Amsterdam, geography of; honour

fights over prostitution in
28
,
57
–
61
,
63
–
6
,
185

known for prostitution
2
–
3
,
34
,

39
,
42
–
57
,
65
,
67
–
8
,
163

Nieuwenhuis, C. J. (Amsterdam physician)
41
,
86

night-walkers,
see
prostitutes nightwatchmen
35
,
38
,
94
,
116
–
17
,

121
,
128

Noozeman, Jillis (Amsterdam playwright)
183

Northleigh, John (English traveller)

112

Nugent,Thomas (English traveller)

3
,
40

officers,
see
constables

ongelukkige levensbeschryving, De
11
,

82
,
89
,
119
,
159
,
177
,
187

Openhertige Juffrouw, D’
ii,
10
,
23
,
29
,

77
,
79
–
80
,
117
,
133
,
174
,
176
,

178
;
see also London Jilt

orphanage
43
,
102
,
110
,
159
,
169
,
177

orphans
43
,
110
,
142
,
177

Paape, Gerrit (Dutch writer)
83
–
4
,
115
,
214
n.
67

paintings and painters
5
,
12
,
14
,
16
,
26
,

76
,
86
,
102
,
172
,
180
–
1
,
183
,
190

parental authority and responsibility
95
,
107
–
10
,
169
,

218
n.
74

Paris
3
,
18
–
19
,
22
,
68

Passe, Crispijn de (Dutch artist)
183
Paul, Saint
70

Penson,Thomas (English traveller)
32
,
157
,
233
–
4

Peter the Great of Russia
119
,
181

picaresque novels
9
–
10
,
168
;
see also

popular literature

pimps,
also
protectors of whores
24
,
55
,
171

pockmasters
26
,
74
–
5
,
199

police
93
–
4
,
120
–
2
;
see also
bailiff; deputy bailiff; constables; nightwatchmen; police informers

abuse of power by,
also
corruption of
116
–
17
,
128
–
40
,
134
,
143

police (
cont
.)

income of
118
–
19

and the people
122
–
5

raids
19
,
27
–
8
,
30
,
33
–
4
,
36
,
37
–
39
,

64
,
104
–
5
,
110
,
117
,
120
,
127

profits from prostitution
92
,
116
–
20
,
127
,
133
,
137
–
40

reputation of
116
–
17

police informers,
also
correspondents

123
–
33
,
137
–
8

poor relief
16
,
43
,
106
,
151
–
60
,
168

popular literature
9
–
12
,
14
,
35
,
47
,
70
,

76
–
9
,
82
,
85
,
148
,
168
;
see also

Amsterdamsch Hoerdom
;

Openhertige Juffrouw
; misogyny pornography, pornographic
2
,
8
–
9
,

11
,
76
,
195
,
198

Pot, Hendrick (Dutch painter)
12

pox, the great pox, the Spanish pox,
see
venereal diseases

poxy
51
,
74
,
99

Poxy Anna (Amsterdam bawd)

129
–
31
,
133
,
138
,
190

protectors of whores,
see
pimps prints
41
,
49
,
81
,
88
,
98
,
102
,
181

prison, for women
see
Spin House, for men
see
Rasp House

procuress (
koppelaarster
,
hoerenbesteedster
), procuring plate
5
;
6
,
12
,
26
–
8
,
86
,
92
,
124
,