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A30833
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Vercingetorixa, or, The Germane princess reduc'd to an English habit by F. B.
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F. B., Gent.
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1663
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Wing B65; ESTC R664
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Lady To stand as mute at Joynted Baby And was surpriz'd to hear the Gabble Of this connext and joyned Rabble By which the women thought her guilty With hand and knee they hilty-tilty Most shamefully did her assault Which made her Royal Back to halt VVhilst antedated Lord stood by And like Boy whipt did snob and cry At last Old Man as fierce as Hector Having more of Henbane then of Nectar Lay'd hands upon the Ladies Garments Jewels and Rings and her Attirements And Gouty Shank was held aloff And new Silk-Stockins plucked off In fine they stript her to her Smock So fine you might have seen her Nock Then much despis'd by bawling Litter Which made before their Chops to twitter When all Indignities were over In German Vest they did her cover With Justacore and a Night-Rayle And Pettycoat all black to th' â—ayle The same reserved by Ships master VVhen she escap'd from forraign Cloyster Thence brought 'fore Godfrey not of Bullion For this did use her like a Scullion And so by Beadle fell and Hostile He sent her to the Gate-house Bastille Where being come the Gates flew open For to receive Dutch Fro Van Slopen As great Companion come to dwell In Prison close much like to Hell The noise of Princess close restraint Sent persons great to hear her Plaint But when they heard her to discourse They netled were like Pamper'd Horse And did applaud her high-bred Parts Not to be equaliz'd at Marts Or Ladies some with face like Maple That spend their time in tittle-tattle With great respect they did her treat And sent in Money Wine and Meat And Bribes to Keeper to be civil As he that Candle holds to Devil Where I will leave her to her Fate Still great though in confin'd estate And for her high-conceited Lord When Reputation he had scor'd On Tick and borrow then he went To Chamber where he Body pent Believing German Knight would call His Lordship to account for all His base abusing Princely Dame And using her with so much shame And Parents full with shame and ire Did mope and dote like Cats by fire But stay my Muse now hand is in Ore Boots and Shooes thou'lt never lin Though thou be grown as dull and weary As Sculler at the Laboring Ferry So cease at present and let end For this time working feet befriend Till second part in Canto quaint Shall write of Princess close restraint How long in prison she did stay And who for Liberty made way How she was brought 'fore Learned Bench And treated like her self not Wench And how she in most learned guise Defence did make to those are wise Pleading her Cause like fluent Cato Or Advocate with a bald Pate-o And was with great applause acquitted And Father Son and all out-witted This shall be sung in the next Part As second course to cheer your heart The Princess to her Lord a Farewel THere was a time when Skinker Perkin Leapt into Prince from a Freeze Jerkin Time also was as 't has been sed VVhen Fryar Bacon's brazen Head Spoke monstrous things but We do tell Of stranger things that have befel How pretty Monkey in disguise Held Pescod in her Mouth as prize Oh fatal time how couldst thou be So cruel in thy Managery More fierce then erst thou wast to Fellow Who though in rage with Drink more mellow Did all his forepast Fancies deem Of Drunken brain the passing steem Oh my sweet Pescod prethee think Like him that all thy hopes was drink FINIS ERRATA PAg. 2. lin 8. read Check l. 14. r. properer p. 3. l. 17. r. Trance l. 22. r. Trance p. 4. l. 2. r. aw'd p. 11. l. 10. r. shipt p. 23. l. 9. r. dust Who made a good Bargain had he received the benefit * Observe he was well acquainted with Ignoramus * Or place where he would have had one * As 't is elegantly exprest by the Author of Hero and Leander * A Simile much used by him * Note that Knights errant of Yore used to make such-like Speeches to their Swords or Horses as you may see several in the Reverend Legends of Don Quixot * Love is always childish * Take heed of Fascination * Whereby you may note he intended to be a Courtier * Observe that Phrensie runs in a blood * One that traded very much in that Commodity in Purchasing of the Kings Lands * Note that his Friends profest Physick * Id est Coffee * A fit Allusion * Of late there hath been many such examples * As these late times can testifie * Thâ— best 〈◊〉 may borrow * A Simile fit enough for the subject * As it too truly fâ—ll out * Would he had taken the counsel * The same that Peters plaid with the Butchers wife * The more 's the pity he made not sure on 't * He was always too modest * It has always been the custome of Knight-Errants to go in quest after their Doxeys * Like some of our Modern Hectors Good advice in a fierce Assault * A very ancient Game and much in use * Belike he came out of the Princess Stove much like to Cornelius his Tub. An unkinde Bed-fellow * Blame him not for he came from hot service * He might safelyer have cunnde a Ship then her A Princely Pardon * He scorn'd to sell places a custome now very à la mode * The Fleeces of Wool taken off from Scabbed Sheep 31 Edw. 3. Cap 5. * As great men use to do by their Duns * The common Hangman * A Story so well known it need not be told again * A Name she much used to call her Lord by