Sentence:  Divers Gentlemen walking the ſtreets ſomewhat late where the <WSD>Goldfinders</WSD> were at worke, fie fellowes ſay they, what a beaſtly ſtinke doe yee make? To whom one of the moſt ancient amongſt them replyed; If gentlemen, you or ſuch as you would keepe your tailes ſtopped, "you ſhould not now need to ſtop your noſes". 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A person who cleans the latrines.