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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04960) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182845) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A4:2[177]) The Quakers answer, to the Quakers wedding, November, 8. 1671. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed for Dorman Newman at the Kings-Armes in the Poultry, London, : 1671. Verse: "O Times! O Manners! Both indeed are ..." In response to Matthew Stevenson's The Quakers wedding, October, 24. 1671. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Stevenson, Matthew, fl. 1654-1685. -- Quakers wedding, October, 24. 1671 -- Early works to 1800. Quakers -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Marriage -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. eebo The Quakers answer, to the Quakers wedding, November, 8. 1671. anon 1671 1 487 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE QUAKERS ANSWER , To the Quakers Wedding , November , 8. 1671. O Times ! O Manners ! Both indeed are Strange : But wither did the Ry'mers Manners range ? Wee , I confess , took one anothers Word , But when will be such Publique Rites afford ? In this , I doubt , he deem'd our Deeds amiss , 'Cause , with the Publick he still private is . 'T was a good Meeting , I presume , for him , To make his Brains in Sack and Claret swim : Well , I perceive since it did so Advance thee , The Quakers Wine can raise the Poets Fancie . We had good store of Offalls for the Poor· And what are Poets ? People think no more . Know we have Linnen too ; And sure a Shirt , If thou a Poet be ? wou'd do no hurt . If we cou'd see Thee to the Justice packt , Wee 'd judge there were great Justice in the act . Thou talk'st of Banes , and Whipping-Posts severe ; Wee shou'd not Cry , if we cou'd find Thee there : But Laugh to hear thee for thy self there Plead , And see the Whipper too , Hand over Head . Thou talk'st of Couples such as ne're were known ; Westminster-Weddings ! Didst thou mean thine own ? Fond Libertine , in thine own wrong and room ! Where thou wer 't neither Parson , nor yet Groom . Thou Babblest like a Brute , what thou hast se'd , As one acquainted with a Brothel-Bed . Thou maist indeed abate thy worldly Cares : Who having many Children , need'st no Heirs . For , if thou canst not leave 'um an Estate They 'r almost bad as Illegitimate . Wee should have had e'ne guests enough , if wee Nor Jew nor Gentile had , but only Thee . And out of doubt , thou didst thy self Invite , For who of Thee wou'd hope of Proselyte ! And for Thy sake , for ought that I can tell , That Thunder , Lightning , and that Tempest fell . Too Greedy too of what they might have had , 'T was such as Thee that the Confusion made . It was thy Self , if there were any Cheat ? For We got Nothing , but Thou gott'st our Meat . Thou seest I am no Quaker of that Sort , That for their Lust , their Loves in Corners Court . And to their Faith no longer will be Debtor , Than till they see another they like Better . I take her to my Wife till my Decease And call the World to be my Witnesses .

LONDON , Printed for Dorman Newman at the Kings-Armes in the Poultry , 1671.