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A PIL To purge Melancholie : OR , A PREPRATIVE TO A PVRGATION : or , Topping , Copping , and Capping : take either or whether : or , Mash them , and squash them , and dash them , and diddle come derrie come daw them , all together .

In laudem implaudim . This worthy Worke may printed bee , For ought therein that I can see : For the gaue Author nothing sayth Contrary to the Catholique faith ; Nor ought therein that doth agree With learning , wit , or good moralitie . His od vaine .
To M. Baw-waw Health , with increase of mirth and merrie conceites .

MAister Baw-waw , as one vnknowne , yet mooued through affection , as also hearing of your arriuall into England , I haue made bolde to dedicate this my simple labor vnto you ; to be shrowded , sheilded , and defended by your indifferent censure , you beeing a Spirit all compoz'de of mirth and merrie conceite : And although it may seeme but a toy , yet being read , may refrigerate your senses tossed and weeried with the tedious trauell of forraine Countries , as also stirre vp a hart plunged in melancholie , and adde alacritie to a minde disposed to mirth . Thus , not knowing how I may well commend it , I referre it ( as before ) by you to be censured .

Yours his blue vaine ,
A Pill to purge Melancholie .

I Cannot but maligne , and with dyre execrations bellow foorth the gorgonian dieresis of your late commensed misprision , wherby you do vnkennell your Goatish affections , and let loose the firie codpeece-humor , & Sparrow-like dominations calcio●ated with the modul●tion of your supposed Arcadian sprightlinesse , to serenize my metaphisicall partes . But I wonder how this crooknosd conceite of yours , came snayling it selfe into the diurnall reuolution of your Iadelike , plunging , durtie , & scauenger-like , sweeping & rakeing togeather the rubbish and outcast of your Herringcobs inuentions : But to shape my inuention to your Taylors wit , and my tilting style to your Noddiships vnderstanding , now I come to it . I heare that you meane ( Oh scuruie louzie meaning ) to betrate vnto the world the vntimelie birth , or the addle egge of your late long ill lobored lines , which you haue like ill commodities so oft thrust vpon my handes , continually solliciting me with them ; which I casheere : and yet me thinkes you should not be so inconsideratly foolish , as to be the Bellowes to puffe abroad thine owne disgraces : and I haue almost perisht my braines with continuall retrograding them , how thou durst presume to call my vnstayned name in question , with thy scattring Papers like halfe penny gigges : but I commaund thee by thy Pumpes and Pantables to desist from printing them , or I do asseuerate my bath vnto thee , that I will cause thee to be most dangerouslie exulcerated . Hadst thou none to theorize thy halting barbarism● and wit-wanting Howliglas vpon , but me , and then to print it for euery trencher-waighting foolish knaue to slauer on 't As God ketch me , either downe vpon your knees erectis manibus , and yell for mercie at the portall grates of my compassion , or I will so castice thee inflicting dismall coratiues vpon thy fainting soule , that thou shalt be enforced to vilifie thy Rotundities , the onely storehouse for thy Bread and Cheese . Therefore , presently turne the hower-glasse of your determination , or looke for Roddes .

She that skornes thee and thy puffie stuffe : Snuffe .
A Pill to purge Melancholie .

I Haue double dd . receiued your Letter , written in a fidling style : which I haue answered with a crowding spirit . I haue been diuers times at the Portal grates of your compassion , to aske forgiuenesse for my sinnes , but by reason of your absence , I remaine as yet still a wicked sinner , because you are not there to giue me absolution . I do perseueere in my scuruie louzie meaning , to beray & betray the world with my flattring Papers like sixe pennie gigges , and to haue them printed : and to confirme my resolution , I haue sworne by my Pumpes and Pantables , Bootes , Slippers , and Shooes , it shall be performed with as much expedition as may be . Your scuruie loftie louzie Letter , with my crabbed crooked answere to be printed amongst the rest , to your prayse and my shame : and if you will send me twentie more such snuffes , they shall be answered , but how : I will not promise you in an Arcadian spirit , but rather with some Lenton relictes , or with some drunken drouzie draffie durtie dounghill stile , or scauenger like kind of wryting and inditing , fit for such driueling scribling sniueling filthy fidling stuffe : Therfore I countermaund you , presently to aucrt your heauy displeasure & indignation conceiued and intended against me , or looke for no fauour at my handes .

He that loues thee and thy snuffie stuffe , Snipsnap .
To all skorners , skoffers , mockers , iybers , and deriders : And to all foule knaues , fine knaues , faire knaues , proud knaues , prettie knaues , prating knaues , foolish knaues , flattring knaues , fliering knaues , cogging knaues , deceitfull knaues , soothing knaues , smoothing knaues , dissembling knaues , mad●e knaues , merrie knaues , drouzie knaues , dronken knaues , harme hatch knaues , warme watch knaues ▪ cold catch knaues , harme watch knaues , and harme catch knaues : and to all other inferior knaues , of what qualitie and propertie soeuer ; togeather with all lackes , whipiackes , and skipiacks ; Dawes , Woodcocks , Peacocks , and Weathercocks : and to all and singuler flat knaues and very knaues , Tapsters , tilters and tylers ; diggers , ditchers and deluers ; plotters , workers , deuizers and contriuers of Roagrie , knauerie , and villanie : long cut , short cut , pinch cut , and plucke cut ; the writer hereof sendeth greazing and greeting , raking , shooueling , swapping , loading , threshing and sweeping ; with salting , seazoning and sauoring , powdring , spiceing and fauouring ; brushing , blouzing and blazing , with blowing , fyring , and flaming .

YOur Letter ( faire Mistris ) was deliuered , and receiued , according to the direction : but being written in a loftie stile , it may require some extraordinary deliberation to answere your fooliships abhomination : but because it may not seeme altogether t●●●●se h●●●race and maiestie , I thought I would hit ye and wit ye , and scant ye and want ye , and lacke ye and lot ye , and get ye and haue ye , and lose ye . Then feele ye and find ye , and fire ye & flint ye , and flame ye , and tiler ye and tayler ye , and trifle ye and trash ye , and tilt ye and tinke ye and tile ye , and tinker ye and moyle ye and toyle ye , and thimble ye , and thatch ye & thresh ye , and sheepe ye and sithe ye and sheare ye , and shape ye and sowter ye and shooe ye and size ye and saaw ye and seame ye , and quiuer ye and quauer ye and quake ye , and mould ye and crust ye and knead ye , and brew ye and bake ye and kake ye , and wake ye and crum ye and cram ye , and thinke ye and shanke ye , and sise ye and sinke ye , and shiuerye and shackle ye and shake ye , and quip ye and quirke ye and quilt ye , and firme ye and farme ye , and iron ye and presse ye and fit ye . Then tit ye and lip ye and tap ye , and heele ye and halt ye , and hop ye and top ye and cop ye , and lip ye and lap ye & lop ye , and hick ye & hack ye & hew ye , and hood ye and hart ye and hind ye , and horne ye and hammer ye and stammer ye , and stunnie and head ye . Then hip ye and nip ye and skip ye , and trim ye & trie ye , and tard ye and trace ye and trip ye . Then nettle ye and tickle ye and prickle ye , and taint ye and tempt ye & turne ye , and wind ye and paintye and burne ye , and couler ye and tart ye and tinckt ye , and mouze ye and touze ye , and tugg ye and touch ye and taste ye . Then snaile ye & slow ye and slime ye , and snake ye and snig ye and lime ye , and spider ye and thread ye and spin ye , and weaue ye & waue ye , and web ye and wirpe ye and warpe ye , and wriggle ye and wrangle ye and wrap ye , and friske ye and fringe ye and fold ye , and nicke ye and nit ye and net ye , and scramble ye and scrawle ye and crawle ye , and mount ye and creepe ye & clime ye . Then traine ye and taile ye , and trill ye and trowle and traile ye , and trap ye & clacke ye and clap ye , and fish ye and she ye & flap ye , and nibble ye and worme ye and bayte yt , and angle ye and hooke ye and hinge ye . Then snare ye and snarle ye and snatch ye , and grippell ye and grappell ye and gripe ye , and snaffle ye and snuffe ye and sniffe ye , and snip ye and snap ye , and clip ye and cap ye , and crispe ye and cripp and crop ye , and sniuell ye and snout ye , and snift ye and snieze ye , and snit ye and snat ye and snot ye . Then tricke ye and pricke ye and pranke ye , and span ye & spew ye and spit ye , and trampe ye and tracke ye & tread ye , and goate ye and butt ye and bucke ye , and hunch ye and punch ye , ann kibe ye and kidd ye and kit ye , and sparrow ye and spurne ye and kicke ye . Then curbe ye & knife ye and cut ye , and wound ye and vlcer ye and hurt ye . Then honor ye & hower ye and sower ye , and sipp ye and sopp ye , and sauce ye and sowse ye , and salt ye & seazou ye and sauer ye , and powder ye and spice ye and fauor ye , and suger ye & swaue ye , and hounie ye and bitter ye and sweete ye . Then carue ye and serue ye and salue ye , and playster ye and heale ye & cure ye , and alter ye and palter ye , and pinder ye and pander ye and pedler ye , and plume ye and feather ye and fidler ye . Then crooke ye and cukold ye and corne ye , and knit ye and knot ye and knag ye , and snig ye and snag ye & crag ye , and kricke ye and kracke and krancke ye , and bind ye and fast ye & lose , and knaue ye & crampe ye & knacke ye . Then hinch ye and wrinch ye , and twinch ye and pinzer ye and pinch ye , and wring ye and wrest ye and writh ye , and catch ye and cozen ye , and klinke ye and claspe ye and clinch ye . Then owle ye and gloze ye and glaze ye , and gander ye & goose ye and gaze ye , and glasse ye & glimse ye and glance ye , and glaunder ye and glade ye and glyde ye , and pumpe ye and slipper ye and slide ye , and glitter ye and gull ye and gleeke ye . Then stagger ye and stumble ye and strip ye , and straddle ye and strap ye and stride ye , and stifle ye and style ye and steele ye , and fillip ye & fiddle ye and firke ye , and crowde ye and finger ye and fyle ye . Then fine ye and foule ye and faire ye , and clatter ye and claw ye and scratch ye , and harbor ye and hoouer ye & hide ye , and hatch ye and harrow ye and hoord ye , and store ye and hiue ye and starue ye , and sooth ye and flatter ye and fayle ye . Then apple ye and eye ye , and eare ye & feare ye , and spunge ye & singe ye , & single ye and signe & seale ye . Then chip ye and chop ye , and champe ye and chaw ye and chouze ye , and scatter ye and spread , and butter ye and bast ye and bread ye , and chalke ye and change ye and cheeze ye , and batter ye and bite ye and refuze ye . Then sticke ye and straw ye and daw ye , and fluse ye and fling ye and flaw ye . Then ferret ye and feare ye and fray ye , and gast ye and ghost ye and spright ye , and fetter ye and foxe ye and fright ye . Then shroue ye and shrine ye , and shriue ye and shrift ye , and court ye and coch ye and cart ye , and durt ye and driue ye and dragge ye , and drudge ye and drosse ye and draffe ye , and dawbe ye and myre ye and lagg ye , and whoope ye and hallow ye and whissle ye , and dish ye and dash ye , and lash ye and plash ye , and shuffle ye and card ye and shift ye , and clish ye and clash ye , and coupe ye and couch ye and cash ye . Then foole ye and floute ye and poake ye a●d peate ye and poynt ye , and thrust ye and foyne ye and foyle ye , and flie ye and free ye and flight ye . Then hawke ye and lurcke ye and lure ye , and male ye and meale ye and sift ye , and hand ye and hart ye and fist ye , and prime ye and prune ye and princke ye , and currle ye and frizzle ye and frounze ye , and pearle ye and purle and pincke ye , and prampe ye and fillit ye and pride ye , and swip ye and swap ye , & rake ye and shoouell ye and sweepe ye , and noy ye and toy ye and coy ye , and iewell ye and iem ye and ioy ye . Then pill ye and picke ye and pare ye and powle ye and shaue ye & spare ye , and bald ye and skin ye and bare ye . Then slit ye and sliue ye and slay ye , and slise ye and thinne ye and share ye , and drench ye and diue ye , and ducke ye & drowne ye , and swim ye and sinke ye and saue ye . Then skoggin ye and skoffe ye and skorne ye and skald , and skar ye and skurfe ye and skarfe ye , and mocke ye and mop ye and mow ye , and shelter ye and shield ye , and shrowd ye and shade ye , and house ye and mow ye and mew ye . Then hobbie ye and horse ye and hire ye , and dingle ye and dandle ye , and spingle ye and spangle ye , and fickle ye and fancie ye , and ferrie ye and fingle ye and fangle ye , and handle ye dandle ye and daunce ye , and hazzell ye and dazzell ye , and muze ye and maze ye , and fizzell ye and mizzell ye , and madd ye and mewt ye and mist ye , and dull ye & dolt ye and dunce ye . Then diddle cum derrie cum bee ye and boe ye and buzze ye , and amble ye and trot ye and prance ye . Then addle ye and idle ye and bridle ye , and bramble ye and brier ye and branch ye , and burre ye and bride ye and brush ye , and larke ye and lerke ye and ierke ye , and gigg ye and iogg ye and iolt ye , and iangle ye and rod ye and ride ye , and whiscum whascum brake ye & brine ye & breech ye . Then swigger ye and swegger ye , and swagger ye and swelt ye , and stibb ye and stabb ye , and stobb ye and stare ye and start ye , and roue ye and run ye and rime ye , and riddle ye & rend ye and riue ye . Then tune ye and time ye and tame ye , and pot ye and pitcher ye and pan ye , and stopple ye and bottle ye and bagg ye , and begger ye and pipe ye and can ye , and itch ye and pitch ye and patch ye , and bangle ye and bungle ye and botch ye , and mende ye and cobble ye and peece ye . Then base ye and case ye and buske ye and brace ye and lace ye . Then ruffin ye and ruffle ye , and rampe ye and ripe ye and reach ye , and pilfer ye and pelfe ye , and rifle ye and spoyle and rob ye , and slea ye and filch ye & fleece ye , and ribbell ye & rabbell ye , and stibber ye and slabber ye , and scribbell ye & scrabbell ye , and blibber ye and blabber ye , and bluster ye and blister ye , and storme ye and whirtle ye and wind ye and raine ye and haile ye , and chaffe ye and snow ye , and blather ye and blow ye and blast ye . Then huffe ye and buffe ye and muffe ye , and toe ye and taw ye , and tuffe ye and raw ye and rugg ye and ruffe ye and rag-men rowle ye and snuffe ye , and post ye and past ye and puffe ye , and clod ye and turde ye and turfe ye , and court ye & coast ye and puffe ye and cuffe ye and snuffe ye . Then blubber ye and sullen ye and sob ye , and drip ye & drop ye & driuel ye , and sliuer ye and slauer ye , and sloouen ye and sott ye and slut ye , and wipe ye & trencher ye and tripe ye , and boyle ye and some ye , and suddes ye and sope ye , and surge ye and swill ye & swell ye , and water ye & lade ye , and mell ye and fell ye , and wag ye and colt ye , and quiddle ye and quill ye and quell ye , and flish ye and flash ye , & driggle ye and draggle ye , and willow ye wallow ye & wash ye and laue ye & blith ye & bath ye , and lout ye and clout ye and cleaue ye , and lance ye and lanke ye , and blanch ye and blanke ye , and hanch ye & lanch ye , and leg ye and flinch ye and flanke ye . Then rascall ye & royster ye , and rotton ye and roag ye and raze ye , and rauell ye and reuell ye and riuill ye , and ierke ye and iag ye & rag ye , and blacke ye blot ye and blur ye , and vaile ye and maske ye and mum ye , and chaunce ye and dice ye , and drum ye , and nod ye vice ye and scum ye , and spot ye and blue ye and blend ye , and bleare ye and blinke ye and blind ye , and twerrle ye and twist ye and twine ye , and rocke ye and reele ye and wind ye , and ricke ye and racke ye & roule ye , and stitch ye and tacke ye and round ye , and bend ye & bruze ye and breake ye , and band ye and ball ye & bound ye , and chase yeand chafe ye & heate ye , and coole ye and sweate ye and sound ye , and grind ye and grate ye and greeue ye , and grauell ye and gall ye & ground ye . Then stragle ye and struggle ye and strangle ye , and slip ye and soupe ye , and sloupe ye and slop ye , and slim ye and slam ye & slaue ye , and stemme ye and streame ye and stray ye , and garnish ye and burnish ye and furnish ye , and bud ye & blossome ye and bloome ye , and florish ye and flower ye & fresh ye , and gay ye & may ye and ray ye , and sport ye and rig ye and play ye , and wreath ye and bower ye and braue ye . Then bird ye and bolt ye and cage ye , and graue ye and wise ye and sage ye , and pope ye & prince ye and page ye , and rope ye and hang ye and rage ye , and gild ye & gold ye and gage ye . Then swillow ye and swallow ye , and swish ye and wash ye , and bib ye and drinke ye , and quiffe ye and quart ye and quaffe ye . Then iugg ye and iacke ye , and ginger ye and ginnie ye & gill ye , and morter ye and barter ye , and muster ye & maister ye , and martir ye and margerte and marrie ye . Then maime ye & iarre ye and marre ye , and manch ye granch ye , and mash ye & quince ye and quash ye , and mumble ye and mince ye and melt ye . Then humble ye and fumble ye and iumble ye , and lighten ye and flighten ye , and rumble ye and thunder ye and thret ye , and itter ye and titter ye and tipple ye , and mingle ye and mangle ye , and tingle ye & terrifie ye and tangle ye , and type ye and tosse ye and tyre ye , and totter ye and wearie ye and tumble ye . Then haunt ye & deyntie ye and daunt ye , and taunt ye and viliffe ye and vaunt ye , and gigg ye and iebe ye , and iuggle ye & iade ye & iest ye , and trouse ye and trumpe ye and frumpe ye , and loue ye and loath ye and leaue ye , and win ye & weare ye & teare ye , and prize ye and prayse ye and please ye , and chant ye and charme ye , and chin ye and check ye & chocke ye , and locke ye and chaine ye and clogg ye , and link ye & chink ye , chatter ye and cherp ye & chime ye , and cock ye and crow ye , and cob ye and kembe ye and combe ye , & cackle ye and cockle ye , and chockle ye & throttle ye choake ye , and cherrie ye and merry ye , and roze ye and checke ye and cheere ye , and print ye and lift ye , and load ye & light ye , and rowze ye and rect ye and right ye , and rayze ye and eaze ye , and grace ye and greaze ye and greete ye . Then ayme ye and marke ye , and pin ye and prop ye , and shaft ye & shoot ye , and drib ye and short ye & misse ye . Then name ye and blame ye , and string ye and stretch ye and straine ye , and ting ye and towle ye and ring ye . Then stampe ye and staine ye , and sting ye and limpe ye and lame ye . Then ban ye & bane ye , & noynt ye & balme ye , and slicke ye and smeare ye and smooth ye , and bundle ye & blouze ye and dlaze ye , and smoother ye and smoake ye and waste ye , and barbe ye and blesse ye and curse ye , and kisse ye and crosse ye and craze ye , and crab ye and crush ye and squize ye , and clowne ye and crowne ye , and sparge ye & spindle ye and sprinkle ye , and bill ye and beard ye and braine ye , and hit ye and fit ye and misse ye . Then pepper ye and poyson ye and pearch ye , and pine ye and perish ye and paine ye , and so fret ye and frost ye and freeze ye , and plunge ye and pardon ye & plague ye . And so fire the worlde with Rattes and Brattes , and Sprattes and Gnattes , and knottes and cords , & kogges and bobs , and noddes and oddes and Hearing-cobs , and Bussardes and Beares and Bugges and Battes , and Flagges and Flyes & Waspes , and Burres & Beeues and Buffes , and Bees and Bawdes and Butterflyes .

VAL.

I commend me vnto you , and to your Sis . Although at this time not worthie either to be remembred or commended , because she thought that a red Hearring was not a dish daintie enough to feast so royall a guest as a Commaunder , yet thinke I my stomacke eager inough at all tymes and seasons to feede vpon a poore Sprat , in her company . And although she thinkes Sorrell a sauce too sweete for an Asse-head , yet I thinke Mustard & Greene-sauce without Suger , not sweete inough for her Calues-head . So I am very well content to beare the Asses burden ou my backe for once , if she be as willing to weare the Eares , as I am pleased to stinke of the Pumpe , because I am not able to endure a paire of straight Leather Shooes on my feete , my heeles being sore . And to requite your kindnes and goodwill , which I perceiue you beare mee , I haue sent you by this bearer some Ditties and Songes , such as I haue : And if it lie in my power to gratifie you with a better thing , ye shall commaund me . In the meane time , I rest beholding vnto you for your curtesie shewed me at the poore Widdowes house , being in your Sisters conceite too homelie a roofe to entertaine so great a Commaunder : And for bidding me , Come vp Asse into a higher roome , that Chollericke Pill of hers will easely be disgested with one pleasant conceit or other of Mounsier de Kempe on Monday next at the Globe , where I would gladly meete you , if your leysure will so permit● ▪ In the meane time I bid you farewell .

FINIS .