Humors ordinarie where a man may be verie merrie, and exceeding vvell vsed for his sixe-pence.

HVMORS ORDINARIE .

Where a man may be verie merrie , and exceeding well vsed for his Sixe-Pence

AT LONDON , Printed for William Firebrand , and are to be sold at his shop in Popeshead Pallace , right ouer against the Tauerne doore .

TO THE GENTLEmen Readers .

HVmours , is late crown'd king of Caueeleres , Fantastique-follies , grac'd common fauour : Ciuilitie , hath serued out his yeares , And scorneth now to waite on good-behauiour . Gallants , like Richard the Vsurper swagger . That had his hand continuall on his dagger . Fashions is still consort with new ●ound shapes , And feedeth daylie vpon strange disguise : We shew our selues imitating Apes Of all the toyes that Strangers heades ▪ deuise ; For ther 's no habit of hell-hatched sinne , That we delight not to be cloathed in . Some sweare , as though they Stares from heauen could pu●● And all their speech is pointed with the stabbe , When all men know it is some coward gull , That is but Champion to a Shordich drabbe . Whose feather is his heades lightnes-proclaimer , Although he seeme some mightie monster-tamer .

Epicurisme , cares not how he liues , But still pursueth brutish Appetite : Disdaine , regardes not what abuse he giues , Carelesse of wrongs , and vnregarding right , Selfe-loue , ( they say ) to selfe-conceit is wed , By which base match are vgly vices bred . Pride , reuells like the roysting Prodigall , Stretching his credit that his purse strings cracke , Vntill in some distresfull gaile he fall , Which wore of late a Lordship on his backe : Where he till death must lie in pawne for debt : " Griefes night is neare , when pleasures sun is set . Vaunting , hath got a mighty thundring voyce , Looking that all men should applaude his sound , His deedes are singular , his words be choyce ; On earth his equall is not to be found , Thus Vertu 's hid with Follies iugling mist , And hee s no man that is no humorist . Samuel Rowlands .

TO POETS .

GOod honest Poets let me craue a boone , That you would write , I do not care how soon Against the bastard humors howrely bred , In euery mad , braind wit-worne , giddy head : At such grosse follies doe not sit and winke , Belabour these same Gulls with pen and inke : You see some striue for faire hand-writing fame , As Peter Bales , his signe can proue the same , Gracing his credit with a golden Pen : I would haue Poets proue more taller men : In perfect letters rested his contention , But yours consists in Wits choise rare inuention . Wil you stand spending your inuentions treasure , To teach Stage Parrets speak for penny pleasure ? Whlle you your selues like musick-soūding Lutes Fretted and strung , gaine them their silken sutes . Leaue Cupids cut , womens face-flattring praise , Loues subiect growes too threed-bare now adais . Change Venus Swans , to write of Vulcans Geese , And you shall merit golden Pennes a peece .

MIrth pleaseth some , to others t' is offence , Some wish ●'haue follies told ; seme dislike that : Some commend plaine conceits , some profound sense : And most would haue , themselues they know not what . Then he that would please all , and himselfe too , Takes more in hand then he is like to doo .

SATIR . EVen like the chalking Vintners at the barre , That bids all welcome , what so e're they are : So they passe quiet , in and out a doore , And make no swaggering to discharge their score I Satir , stand at entrance of this booke , And each kind guest may for my welcome looke : All pleasant humours I inuite come here , And with these Epigrams make them good cheere : Let Melancholie walke most dogged by , All sprightly Poets doe the same defie , To feast with wit he neuer had good tast , I scorne to haue him at our Table plast . Let him goe plod for leases , buy and sell , And day by day his bags of money tell , And grudge to giue himselfe a pint of Wine , Out arrant Asse , he is no guest of mine . But all mirths friends , I doe embrace most kind , Better I wish , pray take such as you find .

EPIGRAMES .

EPIG. 1. MOnsieur Domingo , is a skillfull man , For much experience he hath lately got , Prouing more Phisike in an Ale-house Can Then may be found in any vintners pot , Beere he protests is sodden and refin'd , But this he speakes , being single peny lin'd . For when his purse is swolne but sixpence bigge , Why then he sweares ; now by the Lord I thinke All Beere in Europe is not worth afigge : A cup of Claret is the onely drinke , And thus his praise from Beere to Wine doth go , Euen as his Purse in pence doth ebbe and flow .

EPIG. 2. Who seekes to please all men each way , And not himselfe offend : He may begin his worke to day , But God knowes when he 'le end .

EPIG. 3. BOREAS . HAng him base Gul , I le stab him by the Lord , If he presume to speake but halfe a word : I le paunch the villaine with my Rapiers point , Or hew him with my Fauchon ioint by ioint , Through both his checkes my Ponniard hee shall haue , Or mincepie-like I le mangle out the slaue . Aske who I am , you whorson fries-gown patch ? Call me before the Constable , or watch ? Cannot a Captaine walk in the Kings high-way ? Swouns , who de speak to ? know ye villaines , ha ? You drunken pesants , runs your tongs on wheels ? Long you to see your guts about your heeles ? Doost loue me Tom ? let goe my Rapier then , Perswade me not from killing nine or ten : I care no more to kill them in brauado , Then for to drinke a pipe of Trinidado : My minde to patience neuer will restore me , Vntill their blood do gush in streams before me . Thus doth Sir Launcelot in his drunken stagger , Sweare , curse & raile , threaten , protest , & swagger : But being next day to sober answer brought , Hee 's not the man can breede so base a thought .

EPIG. 4. WHen Thraso meetes his friend , he sweares by God , Vnto his chamber he shal welcome be : Not that hee 'le cloy him there with rost or sod , Such vulgar diet with Cookes shops agree : But hee 'le present most kinde , exceeding franke , The best Tobacco that he euer dranke . Such as himselfe did make a voyage for , And with his own hands gather'd from the ground : All that which others fetch he doth abhor , His grew vpon an Iland neuer found . Oh rare compound , a dying horse to choke , Of English fier , and of India smoke .

EPIG. 5. DIogenes one day through Athens went , With burning Torch in Sun-shine : his intent Was ( as he said ) some honest man to finde : For such were rare to meete ; or he was blinde . One late , might haue don wel like light t' haue got , That sought his wife , met her , and knew her not : But stay , cry mercy , she had on her maske , How could his eyes performe that spying taske ? T' is very true , t' was hard for him to doo By Sun and Torch , let him take Lant-horne too .

EPIG. 6. ALas Delfridus keepes his bed God knowes ; Which is a signe his worship 's very ill : His griefe beyond the grounds of phisicke goes , No Doctor that comes neare it with his skill : Yet doth he eate drinke , talk , & sleepe profound , Seeming to all mens iudgements healthful sound . Then ges●e the cause he thus to bed is drawne , What , thinke you so ; may such a hap procure it ? Well , faith t' is true , his hose is out at pawne , A breechlesse chance is come he must indure it : His Hose to Brokers Iayle committed are , His singular and onely veluet paire .

EPIG. 7. SPeake Gentlemen , what shall we doe to day ▪ Drink some braue health vpon the dutch carous , Or shall we to the Globe and see a play , Or visit Shore-ditch for a bawdy-house ? Let 's call for Cardes or Dice , and haue a game ; To sit thus idle , is both sinne and shame . This speakes sir Reuill , furnisht out with fashion , From dish-crownd hat , vnto the shooes square toe , That haunts a whore-house but for recreation , Playes but at dice to cunny-catch , or so ; Drinks drunke in kindnes , for good fellowship : Or to the play goes but some purse to nip .

EPIG. 8. SIr Gall-Iade is a Horse-man eu'ry day , His Boots , and Spurs , and legs do neuer part : He rides a horse as passing cleane away , As any that goes Tiburne-ward by Cart : Yet honestly he payes for Hackneys hire : But hang them Iades , he sells them when they tire . He liues not like Diogenes on rootes , But proues a mince-pie guest vnto his Host : He scornes to walke in Pauls without his bootes ; And scores his diet on the Vitlers post : And when he knowes not where to haue his dinner , He fasts , and sweares , a glutton is a sinner .

EPIG. 9. Drude . THis Gentleman hath serued long in France , And is returned filthy ▪ full of French , In single combat being hurt by chance , As he was closely foyling at a Wench : Yet hote alarm's he hath indur'd good store , But neuer in like pockie heate before . He had no sooner drawne and ventred nie her , Intending onely but to haue a bout , When she his ●laske and touch box set on fire ; And till this houre the burning is not out . Iudge ▪ was not valour in this mortall wight , That with a spit-fire Serpent thus durst fight :

EPIG. 10. In Meritricem . FAith Gentlemen you moue me to offence , In comming to me with vnchaste pretence . Haue I the lookes of a lasciuious Dame , That you should deeme me fit for wantons game ? I am not she will take lusts sinne vpon her ; I le rather die , then dimme chaste glorious honor . Tempt not mine eares , an grace of Christ I meane To keepe my honest reputation cleane . My hearing lets no such lewd sound come in , My senses loath to surfet on sweete sinne . Reuerse your minde , that goes from grace astray , And God forgiue you , with my heart I pray . The gallant notes her words , obserues her frowns Then drawes his purse , & lets her view his crowns , Vowing , that if her kindnes grant him pleasure , She shall be Mistris to command his treasure . The stormes are calm'd , the gust is ouer-blowne , And she replies with ; Yours , or not her owne . Desiring him to censure for the best , T' was but her tricke to trie if men doe iest : Her loue is lockt where he may picke the truncke . Let Singer iudge , if this be not a puncke .

EPIG. 11. GAllus will haue no Barber prune his beard , Yet is his chin cleane shauen and vnhear'd : How comes he trimmed , you may aske me than : His wenches doe it with their warming-pan .

EPIG. 12. POlitike Peter meetes his friend a shore , That came from seas but newly tother day : And giues him French embracements by the score ; Then followes : Dicke , hast made good voyage , say ? But hearing Richards shares be poore and sicke : Peter has haste , and cannot drinke with Dicke . Well , then he meetes an other Caueleere , Whom he salutes about the knees and thighes , Welcome sweete Iames , now by the Lord what cheer ? N'ere better Peter , we haue got rich prize . Come , come ( saies Peter ) euen a welcome quart , For by my faith wee le drinke before we part . Or thus , Faith we must drinke , that 's flat , before we part .

EPIG. 13. SOme doe account it golden lucke , They may be widdow-sped , for mucke : Boyes on whose chinnes no downe appeares , Marry old Croanes of threescore yeares : But they are fooles to widdowes cleaue , Let them take that which Maides doe leaue .

EPIG. 14. FIne Phillip comes into the Barbers shop , Where 's nitty locks must suffer reformation : The chaire and cushion entertaine his slop : The Barber craues to know his worships fashion : His will is , shauen , for his beard is thin , It was so lately banish'd from his chin . But shauing oft will helpe it , he doth hope , And therefore for the smooth-face cut he calles : Then fie , these cloathes are washt with common sope , Why dost thou vse such ordinary balles ? I scorne this common trimming like a Boore : Yet with his heart he loues a common whoore .

EPIG. 15. Signieur Fantasticke . I Scorne to meete an enemy in field , Except he be a souldier ( by this light ) I likewise scorne my reason for to yeeld ; Yea further , I doe wel nigh scorne to fight . Moreouer , I doe scorne to be so vaine , To draw my Rapier , and put vp againe . I ●●ke do scorne to walke without my man , Yea , and I scorne good morrow and good den : I also scorne to touch an Alehouse Can ; Thereto I scorne an ordinary queane . Thus doth he scorne , disdainfull , proud and grim , All but the Foole , onely he scornes not him .

EPIG. 16. AMorous Austin spends much balletting , In riming Letters , and loue Sonnetting . She that loues him , his Ink-horn shal bepaint her , And with all Venus titles hee 'le acquaint her : Vowing she is a perfect Angell right , When she by waight is many graines too light : Nay , all that doe but touch her with the stone , Will be depos'd , that Angel she is none . How can he proue her for an Angel then , That proues her selfe a diuell , tempting men , And draweth many to the fiery pit , Where they are burned for their entring it ? I know no cause wherefore he tearmes her so , Vnlesse he meanes , shee 's one of them below , Where Lucifer chiefe Prince doth domineere : If she be such , then ( good my harts ) stand cleere , Come not within the compasse of her flight , For such as doe , are haunted with a spright . This Angel is not noted by her wings , But by her taile , all full of prickes and stings . And know this lust-blind Louer 's vaine is led , To praise his diuel in an Angels sted .

EPIG. 17. WHen Ca●alero Rake hell is to rise Out of his bed , he capers light and heddy : Then wounds he swears , you arant whore he cries , Why what 's the cause that breakfast is not reddy ? Can men feede like Camelions on the ayre ? This is the maner of his morning prayer . Well , he sweares on vntill his breakfast comes ; And then with teeth he falls to worke apace , Leauing his boy a banquet all of crummes . Dispatch you Rogue : my Rapier : that 's his grace . So forth he walkes , his stomacke must goe shift , To dine and sup abroad , by deed of guift .

EPIG. 18. AWofull exclamation late I heard , Wherewith Tobacco takers may be feard . One at the point with pipe and leafe to part , Did vow Tobacco worse then Deaths blacke dart : And prou'd it thus : you know ( quoth he ) my frinds Death onely stabbes the heart , and so life ends : But this same poison , steeped India weede , In head , hart , lungs , doth soote & cobwebs breede . With that he gasp'd , & breath'd out such a smoke . That all the standers by were like to choke .

EPIG. 19. CA●●s would gladly drink , but wants his purse , Nay , wanteth mony , which is ten times worse For as he vowes himselfe , he hath not seene In three daies space the picture of the Queene . Yet if he meete a friend neare Tauerne signe , Straight he intreats him take a pint of wine : For he will giue it , that he will ; no nay . What will he giue ? the other leaue to pay . He calleth : Boy , fill vs the tother quart ; I will bestow it euen with all my hart . Then doth he diue into his slops profound , Where not a poore Port cullice can be found . Meane while his friend discharges all the wine : Stay , stay ( quoth he ) or well , next shall be mine .

EPIG. 20. FRancke in name , and Francke by nature , Francis is a most kinde creature : Her selfe hath suffered many a fall , In striuing how to pleasure all .

EPIG. 21. SOto can proue , such as are drunke by noone , Are long liu'd men : the pox he can as soone . Nay , heare his reason ere you doe condemne , And if you finde it foolish , hisse and hem . He saies ; Good bloud is euen the life of man : I grant him that ( say you ) well , go-to than : More drinke , the more good bloud . O that s a lie : The more you drinke , the sooner drunke , say I. Now he protests , you doe him mighty wrong ; Swearing a man in drinke , is three men strong : And he will pawne his head against a penny , One right mad-drunk , wil brawle & fight with any . Well , you reply ; that argument is weake , How can a drunkard brawle , that cannot speake ? Or how can he vse weapon in his hand , Which cannot guide his feete to goe or stand ? Hark what an oath the drunken slaue doth sweare He is a man by that , a man may heare : And when you see him stagger , reele , and winke , He is a man and more ; I by this drinke .

EPIG. 22. WHen signieur Sacke & Suger drink-drown'd reeles , He vowes to hew the spurs from 's fellowes heeles ; When calling for a quart of Charnico , Into a louing league they present grow : Then instantly vpon a cup or twaine , Out Poniards goes , and to the stab againe . Friends vpon that , they drinke , and so embrace : Straight bandy daggers at each others face . This is the humour of a mad-drunke foole , In Tauerne pots that keeps his Fencing-schoole .

EPIG. 23. COrnutus was exceeding sicke and ill , Paind as it seemed chiefly in his hed : He call'd his friends , meaning to make his will ; Who found him drunk , with hose & shooes abed . To whom he said . Oh good my Maisters see , Drinke with his darthath all bestabbed me . I here bequeath , if I doe chance to die , To you kinde friends , & boone companions all , A pound of good Tobacco , sweete and drio , To drinke amongst you at my E●●erall : Besides , a barrell of the best strong Beere , And Pickle-herrings , for to domineere .

EPIG. 24. WE men , in many faults abound ; But two in women can be found : The worst that from their sexe proceedes , Is naught in words , and naught in deedes .

EPIG. 25. BIdme goe sleepe ? I scorne it with my heeles , I know my selfe as good a man as thee . Let goe mine arme I say , leade him that reeles ; I am a right good fellow : doost thou see ? I know what longs to drinking ; and I can Abuse my selfe as well as any man . I care no more for twenty hundred pound ; ( Before the Lord ) then for a very straw : I le fight with any he aboue the ground ; Tut , tell not me what s what , I know the law . Rapier and dagger : hey , a kingly fight ; I le now try falles with any , by this light .

EPIG. 26. BE hold , a most accomplish'd Caualeere , That the worlds Ape of fashions doth appeare , Walking 〈…〉 his humours to disclose , In the French Doublet , and the Germane hose : The Muffes , Cloake , Spanish Hat , Tolledo blade Italian russe , a Shooe right Flemish made . Like Lord of mis-rule , where he comes hee le reuel And ●● for w●g●is , with the lying'st diuel .

EPIG. 27. ASke Humors what a Feather he doth weare . It is his humor ( by the Lord ) hee le sweare . Or what he doth with such a horse-taile locke : Or why vpon a whore he spends his stocke . He hath a 〈◊〉 doth determine so Why in the stop-thro●● fashion doth he goe , With scarfe about his necke , ●at without band ? It is his humor● sweete Sir vnderstand . What cause his p●●s● is so extreame distrest , That often times ●● scarcely pe●●●y blest ? Onely a humor . If you question why ? His tongue is nere vnfurnisht with a lye . It is his humor too he doth protest . Or why with Sergants he is so opprest , That like to ghosts they haunt him e'rie day ? A rascall humor doth not loue to pay . Object , why bootes and spurres are still in season ? His humor answers ; Humor is his reason . If you perceiue his wits in wetting shrunke . It commeth of a humor to be drunke . When you be hold his looks pale , thin , and poore , Th' occasion is , his humor , and a whoore . And euery thing that he doth vndertake , It is a vaine , for sencelesse Humors sake .

EPIG. 28. THree high-way standers hauing cros-lesse curse , did greet my frind with , Sir giue vs your purse Though he were true man , they agreed in one , For purse and coine betwixt them foure was none .

EPIG. 29. A Gentlewoman of the dealing trade , Procur'd her owne sweet picture to be made : Which being done , she from her word did slip , And would not pay full due for workmanship . The Painter swore , she nere should haue it so : She bad him keepe it , and away did go . He chollcricke , and mighty discontent , Straight tooke his Pensill , and to worke he went : Making the dog she held , a grim cats face , And hung it in his shop , to her disgrace . some of her friends that saw it , to her went , In iesting manner , asking what she ment To haue her picture hang where gazers swarme , Holding a filthy cat within her arme ? She in a shamefull heate in haste did hie , The Painter to content and satisfie : Right glad to giue a French Crowne for his pain , To turne her Cat into a Dog againe .

EPIG. 30. WHen Tarlton clown'd it in a pleasant vaine , And with conceits did good opinions gaine slop : Vpon the stage , his merry humors shop , Clownes knew the Clowne by his great clownish But now th' are gulld ; for present fashion sayes , Dicke Tarletons part , Gentlemens breeches playes : In euery streete where any Gallant goes , The swagg'ring slop , is Tarltons clownish hose .

EPIG. 31. To Lutius . ONe newly practiz'd in Astronomie , That neuer dealt in weather-wit before ; Would scrape ( for sooth ) acquaintance of the skie , And by his Art , goe knocke at heauen dore . Meane while a scholler in his studie slips , And taught his wife skill in the Moones eclips . Next night that friend perswades him walk alone Into the field , to gather starres that fell , To mix them with Philosophers rare stone , That begets gold : he likt the motion well : And went to watch , where stars dropt very thin , But raine so showr'd , it wet his foole-case skin .

EPIG. 32. WHat gallant 's that whose oaths flie through mine eares ? How like a lord of Plutoes court he sweares : How braue in such a bawdy-house he fought ; How rich his empty purse is outside wrought ; How dutchman-like he swallows down his drink , How sweete he takes Tobacco till he stinke : How lofty sprited he disdaines a Boore , How faithfull hearted he is to a ( ) How cocke : taile proud he doth himselfe aduance , How rare his spurres doering the morris-dance . Now I protest by Mistris Susans fan . He and his boy , will make a propper man .

EPIG. 33. LAugh good my Maisters if you can intend it ; For yonder comes a foole that will defend it . Saw you a verier Asse in all your life , That makes himselfe a pack-horse to his wife ? I would his nose where I could with were warme ▪ For carrying Pearle so pretty vnder 's arme , Pearle , his wiues dog , a pretty sweet-fac'd curre , That barkes a nights at the least fart doth sturre ; Is now not well , his cold is scarcely broke , Therefore good husband wrap him in your cloke : And sweet-hart , prethee helpe me to my maske ; Hold Peatle but tender , for he Hath the saske : Here , take muffe , and doe you here good man , Now giue me Pearle , and carry you my fanne . Alacke poore Pearle , the wretch is full of paine , Husband take Pearle , giue me my fanne againe : See how he quakes ; faith I am like to weepe : Come to me pearle , my scarfe good husband keep To be with me I know my Puppy loues ; Why Pearle I say : Husband , take vp my gloues . Thus goodman Idiot thinks himselfe an Earle , That he can please his wife , and carry Pearle : But others iudge his state to be no higher : Then a dogs yeoman , or some pippin squier .

EPIG. 34. WHat 's he that sits and takes a nap , Faced like the North winde of a map : And sleeping , to the wind doth nod ? T' is Bacchus coosen , belly-god .

EPIG. 35. SEuerus is extreame in eloquence , In perfum'd words , plung'd ouer head & eares , He doth create rare phrase , but rarer sence , Fragments of Latine all about he beares . Vnto his Seruing-man , alias his boy , He vtters speech exceeding quaint and coy . Deminitiue , and my defectiue slaue , Reach my corps couerture immediately : My pleasures pleasure is the same to haue , T' insconce my person from frigiditie . His man beleeues all 's Welch his Maister spoke , Till he railes English ; Roague , go fetch my cloke .

EPIG. 36. WHy should the Mercers trade a sattin sute , With Cookes grease be so wickedly polute ? The reason is , the scandall and defame Grew , that a greasie slouen wore the same .

EPIG. 37. AN honest Vicker , and a kind consort , That to the Alehouse friendly would resort , To haue a game at Tables now and than , Or drinke his pot as soone as any man : As faire a gamster , and as free from braull , As euer man shall neede to play withall : Because his Hostesse pledg'd him not carouse , Rashly in choller did for sweare her house . Taking the glasse , this was the oath he swore , Now by this drinke , I le nere come hither more ▪ But mightily his Hostesse did repent , For all her guests to the next Alehouse went , Following their Vickers steps in euery thing . He led the parish euen in a string . At length his ancient Hostesse did complaine She was vndone , vnlesse he came againe : Desiring certaine friends others and his , To vse a pollicy , which should be this : Because with coming he should not for swere him ; To saue his oath , they on their backs might beare ●him . Of this good course the Vicker wel did think , And so they alwaies carried him to drinke .

FINIS .

Your Sceane is done , depart you Epigrammes : Enter Goat-footed Satyrs , but like Rammes : Come ●●●bly forth ; Why stand you on delay ? O-ho , the Musicke taning makes you stay . Well , friske it out nimbly : you slaues begin , For now me thinks the Fidlers bands are in .

SATYRS .

SATYR. 1. WHo haue we here ? be hold him & be mute ; Some mighty man I le warrant by his sute . If all the Mercers in Cheap-side shew such , I le giue them leaue to giue me twice as much . I thinke the stuffe is namelesse he doth weare : But what so ere it be , it is huge geare : Marke but his gate , and giue him then his due . Some swaggering fellow I may say to you . It seemes Ambition in his big lookes shroudes ; Some Centaure sure , begotten of the cloudes . Now a shame take the buzard ; is it hee ? I know the ruffian , now his face I see : On a more gull the Sun did neuer shine : How with a vengeance comes the foole so fine : Some Noblemans cast sute is fallen vnto him ; For buying Hose and Doublet would vndoo him . But wot you now whither the buzard walkes ? I , into Pauls forsooth , and there he talkes Of forraine tumults , vttring his aduice , And prouing warres euen like a game at dice : For this ( saies he ) as euery gamster knowes , Where one side winnes , the other side must lose . Next speech he vttors , is his stomacks care , Which ordinaric yeelds the cheapest fare : Or if his purse be out of tune to pay , Then he remembers t is a fasting day : And then he talketh much against excesse , Swearing all other Nations eate farre lesse Then Englishmen : experience you may get In France and Spaine : where he was neuer yet . With a score of figges , and halfe a pint of wine , Some foure or fiue will very hugely dine . Me thinks this tale is very huge in sound , That halfe a pint should serue fiue to drink round , And twenty figges could feede them full and fat : But trauellers may lye ? who knowes not that ? Then why not he that trauells in conceit From east to west , when he can get no meat ? His iourney is in Pauls in the backe Isles , where 's stomack counts each pace a hundred miles A tedious thing , though chance will haue it such ▪ To trauell so long baitlesse , sure t is much . Some other time , stumbling on wealthy chu●●es Worthy gulling : then he swaggers all in hu●●es , And tells them of a prize he was at taking , wil be the ship-boyes childrens children making : And that a mouse could finde no roome in hold , It was so pestered all with pearle and gold : Vowing to pawne his head , if it were tride , They had more Rubies then wold paue Cheapside A thousand other grosse and odious lies He dares auou●h , to blind dull Iudgements eyes : Not caring what he speake , or what he sweare , So he gaine credit at his hearers care . Sometimes into the Royall Exchange hee 'l drop , Clad in the ruines of a Brokers shop : And there his tongue runs byas on affaires , No talke but of commodities and wares ▪ And what great wealth he lookes for ●rie wind , From God knowes where , the place is hard to find . If newes be harkened for , then he preuailes , Setting his min● a worke to coyne false tales . His tongs-end is be●ipt with forged chat , Vt●ing rare lyes to be admired at : Hee le tell you of a tree that he doth know , Vpon the which Rapiers and Daggers grow , As good as Fleetstreet hath in any shop , Which being ripe , downe into scabbards drop . He hath a very peece of that same chaire , In which Caesar was stabb'd : Is it not rare ? He with his feete vpon the stones did tread , That Sathan brought , & bad Christ make them bread . His wondrous trauells challenge such renowne , That Sir Iohn Maundiuell is quite put downe . Men without heads , and Pigmies hand-bredth hie , Those with one leg that on their backes doe lie , And doe the weathers iniurie disdaine , Making their legges a penthouse for the raine , Are tut , and tush : not any thing et all . His knowledge knowes , what no mans notice shal This is a mate vnmeete for euery groome , And where he comes , peace , giue his lying roome . He saw a Hollander ▪ in Middleborow , As he was s●ashing of a browne laofe thorow , Whereto the hast of hunger had inclin'd him , Cut himself through , & two that stood behind him . Besides , he saw a fellow put to death , Could drinke a whole Beere barrell at a breath . Oh this is he that will say any thing , That to himselfe will any profit bring . Gainst whosoere he doth speake he cares not : For what is it that such a villaine dares not ? And though in conscience he doth not denie , The All-commander saith , Thou shalt not lie . Yet he will answer , ( carelesse of soules state ) Truth-telling is a thing obtaineth hate .

SATYR. 2. A Man may tell his friend his fault in kindnes : To winke at folly , is a foolish blindnes . God saue you Sir ; saluteth with a grace , One he could wish neuer to see his face . But doth not he vse meere dissimulation , That 's inside hate , and outside salutation ? Yes as I take it , yet his answer sayes , Fashions and customes vse it now adayes . A Gentleman perhaps may chance to meete His Liuing-griper face to face in streete : And though his lookes are odious vnto sight , Yet will he doe him the French congès right , And in his heart wish him as lowe as hell , When in his words hee 's glad to see him well . Then being thus , a man may soone suppose , There is , God saue you Sir , sometimes twixt foes . Oh sir ▪ why that 's as true as you are heere , With one example I will make it cleere : And farre to fetch the same I will not go , But into Houns-ditch to the Brokers row : Or any place where that trade doth remaine , Whether at Holborne Conduit , or Long lane : If thither you vouchsafe to turne your eye , And see the pawnes that vnder forfaitlye , Which are forth comming sir , and safe enough , Saies goodman Broker , in his new print russe : He will notstand too strictly on a day , Encouraging the party to delay , With all good words the kindest may be spoke , He turnes the Gentleman out of his cloke : And yet betweene them both at euery meeting , God saue you Sir , is their familiar greeting . This is much kindnes sure , I pray commend him , With great good words he highly doth defend him : It is a fauour at a pinch indeed , A pinching friendship , and a pinching deed . The slaue may weare his suites of sattin so , And like a man of reputation go , When all he hath in house , or on his backe , It is his owne by forfaitures shipwracke . See you the brooch that long in 's hat hath bin ? It may be there , it cost him not a pin : His sundry sorts of diuers mens attire , He weares them cheape , euen at his owne desire . Shame ouertake the pessant for his paine , That he should pray on losses , to his gaine : In drawing wardrops vnder his subiection , Being a knaue in manners and complexion : Iumpe like to Vsurie , his nearest kin , That weares a mony bag vnder his chin : A bunch that doth resemble such a shape , And haired like a Parris-garden Ape , Foaming about the chaps like some wilde Boore ▪ As swart and tawnie as an Indian Moore : With narrow brow , and Squirrill eyes , he showe● ▪ His faces chiefest ornament is nose , Full furnished with many a Clarret staine , As large as any Codpiece of a Dane . Embossed curious , euery eye doth iudge : His Iacket faced with Moath-eaten Budge : To which a paire of sattin sleeues he weares , Wherein two pound of grease about he beares . His spectacles doe in a copper case , Hang dangling about his pissing place : His breeches and his hose , and all the rest , Are sutable : his gowne ( I meane his hest ) Is full of threeds , intitl'd right threed bare ; But wooll thereon is wondrous scant and rare : The welting hath him in no charges stood , Being the ruines of a cast French-hood . Excesse is sinfull , and he doth defie it , A sparing wherson in attire and diet , Onely excesse is lawfull in his chest , For there he makes a golden Angels nest ; And vowes no farder to be found a lender , Then that most pretious mettall doth engender : Begetting daily more and more encrease : His moneys slaue till wretched life surcease . This is the Iew alyed very neare Vnto the Broker : for they both doe beare Vndoubted testimonies of their kinne : A brace of Rascalls in a league of sinne . Two filthy Curres that will on no man fawne , Before they tast the sweetnesse of his pawne . And then the slaues will be as kind forsooth , Not as Kind-hart , in drawing out a tooth : For hee doth ease the patient of his paine , But they disease the borrower of his gaine . Yet neither of them vse extremitie , They can be villaines euen of charitie . To lend our Brother it is meete and fit , Giue him rostmeate and beate him with the spit Vserie sure is requisite and good , And so is Brokeage , rightly vnderstood : But soft a litle , what is he sayes so ? One of the twaine ( vpon my life ) I know .

SATYRE . 3. OH , let the Gentlewoman haue the wall , I know her well , t is Mistris , what d' ye call . It woulde be shee both by her Mask and Fanne : And yet it should not , by her seruing-man ; For if mine eyes do not mistake the foole , He is the Vsher of some Dauncing Schole : The reason why I do him such suppose , Is this ; Mee thinkes he daunceth as he goes . An actiue fellow , though he be but pore , Eyther to vault vpon a horse , or &c. See you the huge bum Dagger at his backe , To which no Hilt nor Iron hee doth lacke , Oh with that blade he kepees the queanes in awe Brauely be hacked , like a two-hand Saw , Stamps on the ground , and byteth both his thoms Vnlesse he be comaunder where he comes You damned whores , where are you ? quicke come here , Dry this Tobacco , Fill a dosen of beere : Will you be brife ? or long you to be bang'd ? Hold take this Match , goe light it and be hang'd . Where stay these whores when Gent. do call ? Heer 's no attendaunce ( by the Lord ) at all . Then downe the staires the pots in rage he throws And in a damned vaine of swearing growes : For he will challinge any vnder heau'n , To sweare with him , and giue him sixe at seuen . Oh , he is an accomplish'd Gentleman , And many rare conceited knackes he can : Which yeld to him a greater store of gaine , Then iuggling Kinges , hey Passe ledger demaine : His witt 's his lyuing : one of quaint deuice , For Bowling-allies . Cockpits , Cards , or Dice , To those exployts he euer stands prepar'd : A Villaine excellent at a Bum card . The Knaue of Clubbes he any time can burne , And finde him in his bosome , for his turne . Tut , he hath Cards for any kind of game , Primero , Saunt , or what soeuer name : Make him but dealer , all his fellowes sweares If you doe finde good dealing , take his eares . But come to Dice : why that s his only trade , Michell Mum-chaunce his owne invention made . He hath a stocke whereon his liuing stayes , And they are ●ullams and Bardquarter-trayes : His Langrets , with his Hie men , and his low , Are ready what his pleasure is to throw . His stopt Dice with Quick-siluer neuer misse . He calles for come on fiue , and there it is : Or else hee le haue it with fiue and a reach , Although it cost his neck the Halter streach . Besides all this same kinde of cheating art , The Gentleman hath some good other part , well seene in Magicke and Astrologie , Flinging a figuer woundrous handsomlie : Which if it doth not misse , it sure doth hit . Of troth the man hath great store of small wit : And note him whethersoeuer he goes , His booke of Characters is in his hose . His dinner he will not persume to take , Ere he aske counsell of Almanacke . Hee le finde if one proue false vnto his wife , Onelie with Oxe blood and a rustie knife . He can transforme himselfe vnto an Asse , Shew you the Diuell in a Christall glasse : The Diuell say you ? why I , is that such wonder : Being consortes , they will not be a sunder . Alcumie in his braines so sure doth settle , He can make golde of any copper ket'le ; With in a three weekes space , or such a thing , Riches vpon the whole world he could bring , But in his one purse one shall hardly spie it , Witnesse his Hostesse , for a twelue-months diet : Who would be glad of gold or siluer neither . But sweares by chalke , & post , she can get neither . More , he will teach any to gaine there loue , As thus ( saies he ) Take me a turtle Doue , And in an Ouen let her lye and bake So dry that you may powder of her make : Which being put into a cup of wine , The wench that drinks it will to loue inclinee And shall not sleepe in quiet in her bed Till she be eased of her maiden-head . This is p●obatum , and it hath bin tride , Or else the Cunning-man cunningly lide : It may be so , a lye is not so strange , Perhaps he spake it when the Moone did change ? And thereupon no doubt th' occasion sprung , Vnconstant Luna ouer-rul'd his tongue . Astronomers that traffique with the skie , By common censure sometime meete the lie : Although indeede their blame is not so much . When Stars and Planets faile , and keep not tutch , And so this fellow with his large profession , That ends his triall in a faire digression : Philosophers bequeathed him their stone , To make gold with , yet can his purse hold none .

SATYR. 4. MEllfluuius sweete Rose-watred eloquence , Thou that hast hunted Barbarisme hence , And taught the Goodman C●bbin at his Plow , To be as eloquent as Tullie now : Who nominates his bread and cheese a name , ( That doth vntrusse the nature of the same ) His stomacke stayer . How d ee like the phrase ? Are Plough-men simple fellowes nowadaies ? Not so my Maisters : what meanes Singer then And Pope the Clowne , to speake so Boorish , when They counterfait the Clownes vpon the Stage ? Since Country fellowes grow in this same age To be so quaint in their new printed speech , That cloth will now compare with Veluet breech Let him discourse euen where and when he dare , Talke nere so Inkhorne , learnedly , and rare , Sweare , Cloth breech is a pessant ( by the Lord ) Threaten to draw his ( wrath-venger ) his sword : Tush , Cloth-breech doth deride him with a laugh , And lets him see Bone-baster , that s his staffe : Then tels him , brother , friend , or so forth , heare ye , T is not your Knitting-needle makes me feare ye . If to ascention you are so declinde , I haue a restitution in my minde : For though your beard do stand so fine mustated , Perhaps your nose may be transfisticated . Man , I dare challenge thee to throw the sledge , To iumpe or leape ouer a ditch or hedge , To wrastle , play at stoole ball , or to runne , To pitch the barre , or to shoote off a gunne . To play at loggets , nine-holes , or ten pinnes , To try it out at foote-ball by the shinnes : At tichtacke , Irish , noddy , maw , and ruffe , At hot-cockles , leap-frog , or blindman-buffe , To drinke halfe pots , or deale at the whole can , To play at base , or pen and ink-horne , sir Than : To dance the morris , play at barly breake , At all exploits a man can thinke or speake , At shoue-groat , venter point , or crosse and pile , At beshrew him that s last at yonder stile , At leaping ore a midsommer bone-fier , Or at the drawing Dun out of the myer : At any of these , or all these presently , Wag but your finger , I am for you , I. I scorne ( that am a youngster of our towne ) To let a Bow-bell cockney put me downe . This is a gallant farre beyond a gull , For very valour fills his pockets full . wit showers vpon him wisedomes raine in plenty , For hee le be hang'd , if any man finde twenty In all their parish , whatsoere they be , Can shew a head so pollitike as he . It was his fathers lucke of late to die Vntestate ; he about the Legacie To London came , inquiring all about , How he might finde a Ciuil-villaine out : Being vnto a Ciuill-lawyer sent , Pray sit ( quoth he ) ase you the man I meant , That haue a certaine kinde of occupation , About dead men that leaue things out of fashion : Death hath done that which t'answer he 's not able My father he is dyed destable : I being his eldest heire , he did prefer Me sir , to be his executioner : And very briefly my request to finish , Pray how may I by law , his goods diminish : Was this a Clowne ? tell true , or was a none ? You make fat Clownes , if such as he be one : A man may sweare , if he were vrg'd to it , Foolisher fellowes , haue not so much wit . Oh such as he , are euen the onely men , Loue-letters in a Milke-maides praise to pen : Lines that will worke the curftest sullen shrow , To loue a man whether she will or no. Being most wonderous patheticall , To make Sisse out a cry in loue withall : He scornes that master schoolmaister should think He wants his ayde in halfe a pen of incke : All that he doth , it commeth euery whit . From Natures dry-fat , his owne mother wit . Or thus : Thou hony suckle of the hawthorne hedge , Vouchsafe in Cupids cup my heart to pledge : My hearts deare blood sweete Sisse , is thy carouse Worth all the Ale in gammer Gubbins house : I say no more , affaires call me away , My fathers horse for prouender doth stay . Be thou the Lady Cressit-light to me , Sir Trollololle I will proue to thee . Written in haste : farewell my Cowslippe sweete , Pray let s a Sunday at the Ale-house meete .

SATYR. 5. T Is a bad world , the common speech doth go , And he complaines that helpes to make it so : Yet euery man th' imputed crime would shunne , Hypocrisie with a fine threed is spunne . Each striues to shew the very best in seeming , Honest enough , if honest in esteeming , Praise waites vpon him now with much renowne , That wraps vp vices vnder Vertues gowne : Commending with good words religious deedes , To helpe the poore , supply our neighbours needs : Do no man wrong , giue euery man his owne , Be friend to all , and enemie to none , Haue charitie , auoid contentious strife . Oft he speakes thus , that ●ere did good in 's life . Diuision hath an ore in euery boate , In 's neighbours eye he quickely spies a ●oate : But the great beame that s noted in his own , He let s remaine , and neuer thinks thereon . Some doe report he beares about a sacke , Halfe hanging forwards , halfe behinde at 's backe , And ▪ his owne faults , ( quite out of sight & minde ) He casts into the part that hangs behinde : But other mens he putteth in before , And into them he looketh euermore . Contempt comes very neare to th' others vaine , He hates all good deserts with proud disdaine . Rashnesse is his continuall walking mate , Costly appareld , loftie in his gate : Vp to the eares in double ruffes and starch , God blesse your ●y●ight when you see him march Statutes and lawes , he dare presume to breake , Against superiors cares not what he speake . It is his humors recreation fits , To beate Constables , and resist all writs : Swearing , the ripest wits are childish young , Vnlesse they gaine instructions from his tongue . There s nothing done amongst the very best , But hee 'le deride it with some bitter iest . It 's meate and drinke vnto him alwaies , when He may be censuring of other men . If a man doe but toward a Tauerne looke , He is a drunkard hee 'le sweare on a booke : Or if one part a fray of good intention , He is a quarreller , and loues dissention . Those that with silence vaine discourses breake ▪ Are proud fantastickes , that disdaine to speake . Such as speake soberly with wisedomes leasure , Are fooles , that in affected speech take pleasure . If he heare any that reproueth vice , He saies , there s none but hypocrites so nice . No honest woman that can passe along , But must endure some scandall from his tongue . She deales crosse blowes her husband neuer feeles , This Gentlewoman weareth capering heeles . There minces Mall , to see what youth will like her , Her eyes doe beare her witnes shee 's a striker . Wonders , a wench new dipt in beauties blaze ▪ She is a maide , as maides go nowadaies . And thus Contempt makes choysest recreation , In holding euery one in detestation : His common gate is of the ietting size , He hath a paire ofeuer-staring eyes , And lookes a man so hungry in the face , As he would eate him vp , and nere say grace . A little low , crownd hat he alwaies weares , And fore-horse like therein a feather beares : Goodly curld lockes , but surely t is great pitty , For want of kembing ▪ they are beastly nitty . His doublet is a cut cast sattin one , He scorns to buy new now , that nere bought none Spotted in diuers places with pure fat : Knowne for a right tall trencher-man by that . His breeches that came to him by befrending , Are desperate like himselfe , & quite past mending He takes a common course to goe vntrust , Except his shirt's a washing ; then he must Goe woollward for the time : he scornes it he , That worth two shirts his Laundresse should him see . The weapons that his humors doe afford , Is bum-dagger , and basket-hilted swoard : And these in euery Bawdy house are drawne Twice in a day , vnlesse they be at pawne . If any fall together by the eares , To field cries he , why zownes ( to field ) he sweares Shew your selues men : hey , slash it out with blowes Let one make tothers gut garter his hose : Make steele and yron vmpires to the fray , You shall haue me goe with , to see faire play ▪ Let me alone , for I will haue a care To see that one doe kill the other faire , This is Contempt , that s euery ones disdainer , The strife pursuer , and the peace refrainer : Hates thunderbolt , damn'd : Murders larum-bell , A neare deare kinsman to the diuell of hell : And he whom Sathan to his humor brings , Is th' only man for all detested things .

SATYR. 6. TOm's no good fellow , nor no honest man : Hang him , he would not pledge Raph halfe a can : But if a friend may speak as he doth thinke , Will is a right good fellow by this drinke . Oh William , William , th' art as kinde a youth As euer I was drunke with , that s the trueth . Tom is no more like thee then chalk's like cheese , To pledge a health , o● to drinke vp-se freese : Fill him his beaker , he will neuer flinch , To giue a full quart pot the empty pinch . Hee 'le looke vnto your water well enough , And hath an eye that no man leaues a snuffe : A pox of peece-meale drinking ( William saies ) Play it away , wee le haue no stops and staies : Blowne drinke is odious , what man can disgest it ? No faithfull drunkard but he doth detest it . I hate halfe this ; out with it , and an end , He is a buzard will notpledge his friend , But stands as though his drinkes malt-sacke were closed With , Here'st'yee Sir Against you are disposed ? How say my friend , and may I be so bold ? Blowing on 's beere like broth , to make it cold , Keeping the full glasse till it stand and sower Drinking but halfe a mile an hower : Vnworthy to make one , or gaine a place , Where boone companions gage the pots apace . A mans a man , and therewithall an end , Good fellowship was bred and borne to spend : No man ere saw a pound of sorrow yet , Could be alowd to pay an ounce of debt . We may be here to day , and gone to morrow , Call me for six pots more , come on , hang sorrow , Tut , lacke an other day , why t is all one , When we are dead , then all the world is gone . Begin to me good Ned , what , hast gone right ? Is it the same that tickled me last night ? We gaue the Brewers diet-drinke a wipe , Braue Malt-Tobacco in a quart pot pipe : It netled me , and did my braines inspire : I haue forsworne your drinking smoke and fier : Out vpon Cane and leafe Tobacco smell , Diuells take home your drinke , keepe it in hell . Carowse in Canon Trinidado smoake , Drinke healths to one an other till you choake , And let the Indians pledge you till they sweate , Giue me the element that drowneth heate : Strong sodden water is a vertuous thing , It makes one sweare and swagger like a King , And hath more hidden vertue then you thinke : For I le maintaine , good liquor 's meate and drink : Nay , I le goe further with you , for in troth It is as good as meate , and drinke , and cloth : For he that is in Malt-mans Hall inrolde , Cares not a point for hunger nor for colde . If he be cold , he drinketh till he sweate , If he be hot , he drinkes to lay the heate : So that how ere it be , cold or hot , To precious vse he doth apply the pot : And will approue it phisically sound , If it be drunke vpon the Danish round , Or taken with a pickle-herring or two , As Flemmings at Saint Katherines vse to do : Which fish hath vertue , eaten salt and raw , To pull drinke to it , euen as leate doth straw , Oh t is a very whetstone to the braine , A March beere shewer puts downe A prill raine ; It makes a man actiue to leape and spring , To dance and vault , to carowle and to sing . For all exploits it doth a man enable , T'outleape mens heads , and caper ore the table : To burne sacke with a candle till he reeles , And then to trip vp his companions heeles : To sing like the great Organ-pipe in Poules , And censure all men vnder his controules : Against all commers ready to maintaine , That deepest wit is in a drunken braine . I marry is it , that it is he knowes it , And by this drinke , at all times will depose it . He sayes , that day is to a minute shrunke , In which he makes not some good fellow drunke : As for nine worthies on his Hostes wall , He knowes three worthy drunkards passe them all The first of them in many a Tauerne tride , At last subdued by Aquauitae , dide . His second Worthines date was brought to fine , Feasting with Oysters and braue Renish wine . The third , whom diuers Dutch men held ful deare Was stabb'd by pickeld herrings & strong beere : Well , happy is the man doth rightly know , The vertue of three cups of Charnico , Being taken fasting , th' onely cure for fleam , It worketh wonders on the braine , extreame A pottle of wine at morning , or at night , Drunke with an apple , is employed right , To rince the Liner , and to purifie A dead sicke heart from all infirmitie .

SATYR . 7 LIu'd the Philosopher Heraclitus In Troynouant , as once in Ephesus . Were not Democrites liue , s-date full done , But he with vs an's glasse some sand to runne ? How would the first , dry-weepe his watry eyes ? And th' others laughter eccho through the skies ? For while they in this world were resident , Heraclitus for vertues banishment , Perform'd a pensiue teare complaining part : Democrites , he laugh'd euen from his hart , Spending his time in a continuall iest , To see base Vice so highly in request . Weepe Vertues want , and giue sad sighes to boote : Vice rides on horsedacke , Vertue goes on foote : Yet laugh againe as fast on th' others side , To see so vile a scumme prefer'd to ride . But what wilt helpe to figh on flinty sin ? T' will not be mollifide as it hath bin : T is farre more highly fauour'd ●hen before , Sin 's no beggar standing at the dore , That by his patches doth his want dispute , But a right welcome Sir , for 's costly sute : And maske about with such an ostentation : World saies ; Vice-haters loues no recreation . You shall haue smooth-fac'd neate dissimulation , A true What lacke ye ? by his occupation : Will ( I in trueth , yes truely ) shew you ware , All London cannot with his stuffe compare : Nay , if you match it ( go from him to any ) Take his for nothing , pay him not a penny . At this , my simple honest Country-man Takes Trueth and Truely for a Puritan ; And dares in 's conscience sweare he loues no lying But that they deale for , he giues him the buying . To let him haue a pe●●worth he is willing , Yet for a groates worth makes him pay a shilling ; Giues goodman Trollop one thing for an other , And saies , hee 'le vse him as he were his brother : But while his eares with brothers tearms he feeds , He proueth but a Coosen in his deedes : Brotherhood once in kindred bore the sway , But that dates out , and Coosnage hath the day . The foregone ages that are spent and donne , The old time past , that calls time present , Sonne ; ●aw better years , & more plaine meaning howers Then presently , or future following ours . The world is naught , and now vpon the ending , Grows worse & worse , & fardest off from mending Seuen grand diuels bred and borne in hell , Are grac'd like Monarchs on the earth to dwell : where they comand the worlds whole globy round Leauing poore Vertuous life no dwelling ground . Pride is the first , and he began with Eue , Whose cognisance still 's worne on womens sleeue He fits the humors of them in their kinde , With euery moneth , new liueries to their minde : A buske , a maske , a fanne , a monstrous ruffe , A boulster for their buttockes , and such stuffe : More light & toyish then the wind blowne chaffe As though they meant to make the diuell laffe . The next that marcheth is the roote of euill , Call'd Couetousnesse , a greedy rascall deuill : To fill old yron barred chests , he rakes , great rents for little Cottages he takes : Hordeth vp corne , in hope to haue a yeere , Fit for hit cut-thro at humor to sell desre . Then is there a notorious hawdy feend , Nam'd Lech●rie , who all his time doth spend , In two wheeld Coach , and bason occupation Making a vaulting house his recreation , Vnto his doore in summer howerly marches , And euery Tearme looke for him in the Arches . Enuie's the fourth , a Diuell dogged sprighted ; In others harmes he chiefly is delighted : His heart against all charity is steeld , His frownes are all challenges to the field : Though nothing crosse him , yet he murmers euer He langhes at somemans losse , or els laughs neuer . Wrath is the next , that swaggers , fights , & sweares , In Fleetstreete brauely at if by the eares : Parboild in rage , pepperd in heate ofire , Hot liuerd , and as chollericke as fire . Vitlers and Sergants are beholden to him , Till halter destenie , of life vndo him . Sixe lubberly got belled deuill great , Is Gluttony , swolne with excesse of meate : His belliship containes th' insatiate gut , Paunch'd liquor proofe , an'twere a Malmsie-but , Dulled with drinke : this is his vsuall phraise , Yet one quart , and a morsell more , he saies . The last is Sloth , a lazie diuelish cur , So trust in Idlenesse , he scarce can stur : Lumpish and heauy thoughts , of Sathans giuing , That rather begs , then labours for his liuing . These seuen are feends come forth of Hells darke On earth seducing soules , misguiding men .

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