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B06136 To the praise of Mrs. Cellier the Popish midwife: on her incomparable book. 1680 (1680) Wing T1596; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Lutt.III[130]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[133]; ESTC R33690 1,166 1

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TO THE PRAISE OF M RS. CELLIER The Popish Midwife ON HER IN COMPARABLE BOOK MADAM THe brightest Glory of your Sex and Age Than Popess Joan more Fair than Popess Joan more sage We hop'd if Catholicks success had found To see your head with Triple-mitre crown'd That Head which bravest Acts can first invent Then if miscarri'd prove 'em never meant You 're skill'd what Natures Fabrick is below And all the secret Arts of Gropeing know Sexes defect with D-do can supply And so escape the fam'd Chair Porphury But though success have fail'd your great Deserts The world admires your Ladiships Great Parts Rome once ador'd Lucina's Deity But now Her Midwife-Goddess you shall be To help the Popes abortions and by Merit Deliver Nephews of the Flesh or Spirit You taught the Judges to interpret Laws Shewd Sergeant Maynard how to plead a Cause You turn'd and wound and Rogu'd 'em at your will 'T was Trial not of Life and Death but Skill What though you had no Cash to bribe the Jury They 'd fell their Consciences on Trust SecuriTy's not expected now for such small ware Oaths are as cheap as Pins at Bartholmew-Fair Besides you 'l give their Babes an easie Birth Or if themselves are costive help it forth For one good turn we know requires another As Right hand scratches Left its yonger Brother Your Witnesses would swear against the King And ' gainst the Law they 'd swear like any thing Sweet Innocence what Powerful charms it has It works more Miracles than Cross or Mass As easily turns all to Catholick As Apes shape Whelps with Beautifying Lick It makes men swear the Compass Ten times or'e Then makes e'm swear they never swore before This is the force of Innocence and ne're yet Did any miss't that sin'd on Tick of Merit Heretical Apostate Dangerfield Worst of Mankind whom hast thou thus beguil'd Thou wert a hopeful serviceable man But now art turn'd White Devil of Japan Pray tell me where 's thy Conscience or why Must Heretic Truth discover Sacred Lye Shew your Indulgence Sacrilegious slave May you speak Truth unless the Pope gives leave You credited Incorrigible Sot Prove you were Loyal first and knew no Plot. Thus your Book Madam has convinc'd the Nation And is one clear entire Demonstration It shews the Meal-Tub-Plot's an errant cheat l For Tub is made of Wood and meal of Wheat The cause wants no such Whifflers as T. G. is You must defend it not such clods as He is For no man yet could e're withstand the Dint And cogency of Female Argument Diva Obstretrix-O hear the prayers Of all the Jesuits and all the Friers Some Saints we 've known forget us when they 're gone To thee on Earth we make our early moan Then pity us exert thy Power To save us in this dangerous Hour Thou hast to Life brought many men Ah! Bring the Plot to Life agen LONDON Printed for Walter Davis in Amen-Corner MDCLXXX * She maliciously suggests though against her own Interest the Jury corrupt when all knew t was neither her own Innocence nor their disintegrity but meer defect of Evidence brought her off this time