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A68679
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More knaues yet? The knaues of spades and diamonds. With new additions.
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Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
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marching all with bowes To offer peace if he their sute allowes If not to fight it out with manly blowes Before their Priuiledges they would lose Like wandring wood as did that time appeare May now be met withall in euery Sheire Women are vp in armes on euery side About a priuiledge they claime in pride Brauing it out with woods vpon their backes Except the Husband his poore Tenant rackes And deales extreamely in the hardest manner There is no peace but with the bloudy banner They sound defiance and domesticke warre Such Peacocke-tailes proud foolish women are Or thus WHen men amazed at their busines stood A speech was vsed Faith I am in a wood To make an end of that same wooden phrase There 's order taken for it now a daies To cut downe wood with all the speed they can Transforming trees to maintaine Maske and Fan So that the former speech being errour tryed A new way turn'd it must be verified My Ladies worship euen from head to foot Is in a wood nay scarse two woods will doo 't To such a height Lucifers sinne is growne The deuill pride and Maddam are all one Rents raisd woods sold house-keeping laid aside In all things sparing for to spend on pride The poore complaining Country thus doth say Our Fathers lopt the boughs of trees away We that more skill of greedy gaine haue found Cut downe the bodies leuill with the ground The age that after our date shall succeed Will dig vp roots and all to serue their need A hote Contention A Controuersie there did happen late Where strangers met about a hot debate Which I hope Reader ne're shall trouble vs A sweating thing cald Morbus Gallicus The Frenchman swore they did his Nation wrong That said the pox did vnto them belong Giuing it nick names by the tearme of French As though no other had the fault to wench For he would proue to the Italians face That it was borrow'd from their stocke and race Th'Italian look'd vpon him sterne and grim And said the Spaniard had it before him Threatning the Frenchman for his lying sin The pox or he would pull his Beard from 's Chin. The Spaniard vow'd he manifest could show He fetch'd it from the Indies long ago When first they went for Gold and Siluer â—hether They brought home mettall and the pox together At length came certaine English Scots and Dutch Who hearing their contention grow so much Would take vpon them an arbitterment To make all friends so vnto cups they went Powring in wine taking Tobacco so Vpon them all the Frenchman did bestow His pockey kindnes which doth so appeare That none can boasting say his Nations cleare Of Ghoasts and Goblins IN old wines daies that in old time did liue To whose odde tales much credit men did giue Great store of Goblins Fairies Bugs Night-mares Vrchins and Elues to many a house repaires Yea far more Sprites did haunt in diuers places Then there be women now weare deuils faces Amongst the rest was a good fellow deuill So cal'd in kindnes cause he did no euill Knowne by the name of Robin as we heare And that his eyes as broad as sawcers were Who cameâ— nights and would make Kitchins cleane And in the bed bepinch a lazie queane Was much in Mils about the grinding Meale And sure I take it taught the Miller steale Amongst the Creame-bowles Milke-pans would be And with the Country wenches who but he To wash their dishes for some Fresh-cheese hire Or set their Pots and Kettles 'bout the fire T was a mad Robin that did diuers pranckes For which with some good cheare they gaue him thaÌ„ks And that was all the kindnes he expected With gaine it seemes he was not much infected But as that time is past that Robin's gone He and his night-mates are to vs vnknowne And in the steed of such good-fellow Sprites VVe meet with Robin-bad-fellow a nights That enters houses secret in the darke And onely comes to pilfer steale and sharke And as the one made Dishes cleane they say The other takes them quite and cleane away What ere it be that is within his reach The filching tricke he doth his fingers teach But as good fellow-Robin had reward With Milke and Creame that friends for him prepar'd For being busie all the night in vaine Though in the morning all things safe remaine Robin-bad-fellow wanting such a supper Shall haue his breakfast with a Rope and Butter To whcih let all his fellowes be invited That with such deeds of darknesse are delighted The Seauen deadly Sins all Horst and riding to Hell 1 THus rides to Hell the seauen deadly sins The deuill leads and Pride the way begins Mounted vpon a Lyon sterne of face Of surley carriage and as proud a pace Ambitious hauty of vaine-glorious mind To vaunting and presumptuous thoughts inclin'd Boasting of beauty riches kindred friends Which like a bubble in a moment ends 2 Lust on a Goat afrer her sister Pride The selfe same iourney doth consorted ride Rich in attire all outward lures to sin Full of diseases and the pox within Seducing fooles by her bewitching charmes To buy destruction with soules endlesse harmes Which sorrow out of season oft bewailes When vnrepentant sin of mercie failes 3 Wrath on a Bore incens'd by furious mood With case of Rapiers drawne and dyed in blood All cholericke not caring what he speakes Nor whome he hurts nor how the peace he breakes Vpbraiding all men of a diuelish hate Still quarrelling and wilfull obstinate And euer of a damned resolution To put his cruell rage in execution 4 Couetousnes doth backe an Elephant He of his wealth and mony still doth vaunt And counts his poore though honest neighbour base Although farre richer then himselfe in grace God he neglecteth for the loue of gold His soule for money euery day is sold To scrape and get his care is night and day And in a moment Death takes all away 5 Gluttonie mounted on a greedy Beare To belly-cheere and banquets lends his eare Though by excesse he finds diseases breeding Yet his insatiate gut is euer feeding With abstinence he neuer can agree And shunnes the dinner where no gluttons bee An Epicure inhumane brutish beast That pampers flesh and of his soule thinkes least 6 Enuie vpon a Woolfe his inside gall And neuer smiles except at some mans fall Hates equals scornes superiours loueth none Ne're wisheth good but to himselfe alone 7 Sloath on an Asse with heauie pace behind Of lumpish body and as drowsie mind Inclin'd to onely ease and idlenesse Makes vp the seauenth for the Deuils messe The Knaues are delt the Game is plaid And with this wish concludeth Spade I would all Knaues who ere they bee Were knowne by sight as well as wee FINIS
bidding stand Drawing my weapon like a Martiall man Hauing no woodden wals to hide me than And creepe into a Cabbin from a shot Quoth tother slaue my goods is manlier got A thousand times then such night-crowes and Owles That lurke in bushes like hedge-creeping fowles And cowardly vpon a man will set Through fire and water I my liuing get By thundring shot and stormy raging seas When thou wilt picke a pocket at thine ease Pocket quoth he and stabs him sodainly Tother againe with ponyard did reply Each charging th' other for an arrant theife So Constable came in and to be breife Wapping and Tyburne chaunc'd to be their ends And so the hangman made them quiet friends Lightly come Lightly goe CAptaine ti 's we do make things cheape or deare As by our peny-worths it doth appeare A yard with vs is iust in length a pike To buy silkes so what man is 't will dislike Or say we vse our customers amisse Your London measure friends comes short of this Bee 't three pile Veluet Sattin Taffaty A Souldiers Pike's the Ell we measure by Thus much for Mercers next for Grocers trade Our weight is like vnto our measure made Our pound 's a Cannon bullet good downe waight In Spice or Suger this is no deceit Then for our wines the squeaking Vintners Art WE can affoord them for a penny a quarte Yea fill yon pintes euen by the bucket full But how can this be saith some simple gull That neuer trauail'd out of Bow bell sound Marry Sim-simple heare and stand thy ground That which we haue we steale from friends and foes It comes good cheape and so good cheape it goes When theeues fall out true men come by their goods WHen theeues fall out it hath bin often known True men by their contention get their own A sharing sort extreamely did fall out For true mens goods they long had been about At seas a theeuing and being come a shore Some had too much and others claimed more So ' mongst them all there was extreame adoe For that which none of them had right vnto To law they durst not goe about their claime Fearing 't would out how they had got the same So in a furie euen as hot as fier To fight it out in field they had desire And being met in strange tumultuous sort Great companies to see them did resort Who after many wounds do part the fray And carry those that doe the burt away They that were wounded made account to dye And therefore told the truth most willingly Of this contention how the quarrell grew So true men got their owne and theeues their due All 's Fish that comes to net THese damned Dice I thinke if truth were known Are made of diuels horne or Diues bone Aboue a hundred pound I lost last night But woe to them that next appeare in sight For whome they are or whence so e're they bee My money double and their deaths I le see Bring me a Canne of wine boy quickly lad Put in Gun-powder for I le drinke me mad Get cords and sticks to turne about their braines They 'le ne're confesse vnlesse a man take paines And wring it out of them euen in despight Or burne their fingers ends with candle light Where they haue hid their money they 'le denie What mercy to such villaines that will lie To gentlemen like we that ventrous winne And haue no other trade of comming in I make asmuch account to kill a flea As rob my father if we meet at sea Be who it will a stranger or my brother Conscience is one thing stealing is another As Constables forget their friends in watch So wee le know no man when his goods we catch False Knaues will neuer be true TWo wicked villaines of the cursed crue Did vow to be vnto each other true In all they got vpon the high way side What ere it was most equall to diuide Remaining sharers thus too well they sped Till one of them fell sicke and kept his bed The partner theife then took the trade alone And desp'ratly did venter fearing none As phrase is vsd without both feare or wit Many bold robberies he did commit And scapt them all but yet with many a wound Meane time the other was recouered sound And comes to question with his fellow theefe Acquainting him with wants and money griefe Demanding of him by their league and vow The halfe that he had gotten to allow For fellow saith he we are bound by oath To share all purchase equall twixt vs both T is true quoth tother I le not be forsworne To breake my promise with thee I do scorne So drawes a Bag of mony and his sword And sayes behold I meane to keepe my word There 's halfe the mony for thee thou dost craue And come and take thee halfe the wounds I haue We will be halfes aswell in th' one as th' other I le bate you not a scar good Theefe sworne brother When he had heard his resolution thus Pray' Iudas quoth he keepe the Bagge for vs Share wounds I like not thou maist sheath thy blade Wee le haue a Scriuener when next match is made Curelesse and Carelesse IN cruell stormes at Sea and great distresse The rage of Neptune seeming mercilesse Ship-wracke expected each man full of greife A desp'rate fellow fell to eate salt Beefe Feeding so greedy that the rest admir'd And what might moue him therevnto requir'd Marry quoth he you see we must be drown'd And I doe feede vpon salt Meat thus sound As the best victuals to cause thirst Ithinke For we in Sea shall haue but too much drinke One good turne asketh another ONe put a iest on 's wife whose name I show not To try her wit or pacience which I know not Walking together they a wench did meet A proper one of beautie passing sweet Of whome vnto his wife my loue he said Behold and note well yonder dainty Maid She was my Mistris ere I met with thee A kinder creature I did neuer see So affable and gentle in her louing That of her like I neuer had the prouing But she hath one exceeding imperfection Neglecting euen her credit 's chiefe protection For what we wantons euer did amisse She told her Mother euen to a kisse Husband quoth she that proues your wench a foole My selfe am better taught in Venus Schoole For ere I met with you I lou'd yong-men And we had meetings too like Cocke and Hen But I was neuer such a seely asse To tell my Mother what good sport did passe Troth wife quoth he I hope you do but iest Husband said she because plaine dealing 's best If you meane earnest or your selfe belye Iust in the humor you are so am I. Like Maister like Man TWo Seruing-men or rather two men seruers For vnto God they were but ill deseruers Conferd together kindly Knaue with Knaue What fitting Maisters for their turnes they haue Mine quoth the one