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I smell a rat To the tune of, Vpon a summer tide. Or, The seminary priest.
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1630
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STC 14045.5; ESTC S124543
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I Smell a Rat. To the tune of Vpon a Summer tide OR The Seminary Priest I Traueld farre to finde where honesty abides And found in England more then all the world besides But where true vertue growes vice quickly ruines that A poore man must not speak although he Smell a Rat. When Iustice hath her sight shée 's beautifull in show But when she Masks her face how vild she soone doth grow I doe perceiue the cause but dare not speake of that I le not offend the Lawes but yet I Smell a Rat. When I sée welthy men by worldly causes rise I count them happy here and truely worldly wise But Folly oft makes leane what Wit hath long kept fat Who knowes how rich men fall in troth I Smell a Rat. Some gathers in their rents and hordes the coine with care Stretching their credits great for money or for ware When such great men do breake what is the cause of that In troth I dare not speake and yet I Smell a Rat. To see a Courtier kinde is common euery hower To Widdow Wife or Maide or any in his power The Husband 's welcome to but what 's the cause of that I doe not iustly know but yet I smell a Rat. When luber marries wealth how ioy full are the twaine On both sides wealths increase comes in with ill got gaine This wealth cōmands their minds they liue like Dog and Cat What should the occasion be in faith I Smell a Rat. When rates of all things rise within a plentious yeare What should the occasion be that euery thing 's so deare Some censure rich mens faults and some say this and that Let al say what they will for faith I Smell a Rat. When Age doth marry Youth how louingly they liue The want of youthfull bloud this tender Wife doth grieue The old man iealous growes occasion oft bids that When wealth and beauty méete in faith I Smell a Rat. The second Part To the same Tune VVHerefore doth women paint or youngmen pruine their haire It may be t is to make this earthly carkase faire Yet there are causes great are ten times worse then that T is beauty tempes the eye in faith I Smell a Rat. When Strumpets striue by Art and fond inticing straines To bring poore youth to spend both substance strength vaines What sicknes followes lust what pouerty brings that I haue no cause to know but yet I Smell a Rat. When guls and gooscaps find the vildnes of expence How penitent their minde will grow for that offence But folly to such men doth shew them what is what I speake not all I know but still I Smell a Rat. To sée a Whore fall sicke why t is a common thing A Hakney soone will tire doth too much burthen bring Beside an inward griefe may be the cause of that Let Surgions lend releefe for faith I Smell a Rat. When Seigneur Roman T did goe vpright and straight He crumples in the hames so great 's his bodies waight Nay stradles twice as wide what is the cause of that There 's something barres his stride in troth I Smell a Rat. Why growes your Bawds so big when Panders proue so leane When they were young they sweld and nere will fall againe The Panders swift on foote and so kéepes downe his fat By bringing some vnto 't in troth I Smell a Rat. When Officers let slip to punish such as these Pray where doth Iustice sit or railes she when she please It may be she is brib'd and so kept blind by that Else none of these could thriue in troth I Smell a Rat. When sinne striues to surcease and folly flies away Where loue and lasting peace will make a glorious day When England harboures none that beares the name of Whore The Rat will run away and I shall Smell no more FINIS Printed at London for Henry Gossen