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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13439	Divers crabtree lectures Expressing the severall languages that shrews read to their husbands, either at morning, noone, or night. With a pleasant relation of a shrewes Munday, and shrewes Tuesday, and why they were so called. Also a lecture betweene a pedler and his wife in the canting language. With a new tricke to tame a shrew.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 23747; ESTC S113015	41,576	242

fare hard shall bee sure to lye soft and if shee be wise shee 'l finde how to feather her Nest I warrant her Qu. What thinke you of a Draper An. As of an honest conscionable man for they allow to every Yard the over-plus of London measure Q. What of a Silke-man An. As of a Silke-worme if his Wife proove too fine for his finger he may say he hath spunne a faire thread and so he turne Butterfly and shee Spinster Q. What of a Merchant An. Of Eele-skinnes doe you meane Q. No I meane the noble Trade of the Merchant adventurers An. When hee goeth a wooing God send him good shipping and that his Vessell leake not betwixt Winde and Water Qu. And what think you of a Clarke An. How of a Church Qu. No nor of a Chappel A. Then I guesse your meaning I would not have a Clarke of the Chancery because he might trouble my conscience nor a Clarke of the Arches for he would rather make my will than give me my will nor a Clarke of the Check-her for hee would be alwayes crossing me but if any a Clarke of the peaces Clarke a Clarke of the Rolles or of the Pipe-office At this the Guests came into the Garden and they were forc't to breake off their discourse A new tricke to tame a Shrew TWo nigh neighbours that had beene long brothers in affliction as being sicke of one disease had many times made complaints the one to the other but all in vaine of the churlish and crabbish disposition of their wives what Shrewes they were and themselves were made no better than Subjects to the Smock but at the length one of them having the better Spirit vowed to himselfe that he would never give over the combate untill he had got the Conquest and so indeede it happened After which spying his friend and neighbour in the fields a farre off he cryed unto him aloud Victory victory the other not knowing what hee meant by it drew neare unto him and demanded of him the reason of that joyfull acclamation who told him that after many dangerous conflicts at length he was Conquerour and Bold-face his wife was compeld to cease all claim to the breeches which his friend would not beleeve till having fac'd it out with some small Oathes who when hee had both heard and beleeved him he was desirous to know all the Circumstance then he proceeded thus Comming home somewhat late according to my custome my minion beganne to mander to which I said but little at first but note what followed after When presuming on my wonted patience the Hen forsooth beganne to Cackle and I set out a throate to crow and loud I was indeede and shee got no advantage on me that way and not knowing whether I was in jest or earnest she scornfully smild upon me and cald me old Coxecombe to which I answered Most surely if I have a Combe on my head I have Spurs on my heeles and still as shee spurd me a question I kickt her an answer I like the beginning well saith his neighbour but the end tries all things But I pray you tell mee did you not learne this at a play Who replyed a play I scorne it what I have done I found out by my owne practise and am able of my selfe to set out a Grammer with rules to prove that the Gray mare is no more the better horse Well when she beganne to raile I fell to rage insomuch that any wise man would have thought us both mad and then shee said I was drunke but shee after found by proofe that what I did was in sober sadnesse and as shee skreekt out so still shee scratcht behind where I am sure it itch't not for I had applyed too much Arsmart already Then I bade her come to bed who no sooner said she would not but I swore shee should not and withall lockt her out of the Chamber and there she lay all a cold frosty night on the bare boords I having before prickt her posteriours that she had as good to have laine upon Thornes Then said his neighbour but how could you have the heart to use her so hardly The heart quoth hee marry hang her Brocke being over shooes I car'd not to be over Bootes and once wet to the Ankles to wade up to the Chin Vp I got in the Morning shee lay along in my way grunting and groaning when I making as if I had stumbled at a blocke gave her a sound spurnne upon the Buttocks and never cryed her mercy O my what doe you call 't said shee What ailes Mistris Miniver quoth I. I am sicke and would have a Posser said shee A Posset with a poxe to you said I you would have a Cawdle made of Calves Egges would you not Vp you lazy-bones wee shall have you fall into the scurvy and then there is no cure for you but a Cudgell Next she cald her maid to fetch her some hot water then I stept downe and finding a Kettle-full seething on the fire fild a Bowle and brought it up to her making her beleeve it was warme for her stomacke and if shee would not drinke it off I would powre it downe her bosome That done I bid her get downe the staires or I would set her downe with her head first and her heeles after But said the other had shee the patience to endure it Who answered yes patience perforce such as debtors have to bee hurried to prison or theeves to bee drawne to the Gallowes I had never begunne the worke but that I meant to goe through stich with it that morning I turnd away her madnesse and then she was no more a Mistresse which I knew vext her not a little and that which most angered her seemed but to please me For I vow'd since shee would bee a Divell shee should be her owne drudge yes and though his Damme said against it Said his neighbour said shee nothing all this while had I us'd my wife so all the streete should have wrung as the bells of it for I am most sure shee hath as loud a Clapper To which he answered what should any thing be spoke where nothing would be heard and that she knew well enough for I had drown'd her Cannon with my Thunder But shee bent her Browes Glouted with her eyes first bit her lippes and then her Tongue sometimes offered her foote and then her sist but durst fall foule with neither If she had I threatned to bind her hand and foote and so leave her Then I lockt up her Gownes least she should gadde abroad to complaine to her Gossips and the Divell a Cloth did I leave to put about her necke but a Dish-clout Sometimes I set her to spinne till shee thought the world runne upon wheeles and made her say within her selfe as shee hath since confest I have spun a faire thread have I not I made her wash till shee was glad to wring her hands and rubbe the Pewter and Brasse till not a skellet scapt a scouting Then I would find fault with every thing and be pleased with nothing nor could shee sweepe so cleane but I would finde a sluts corner nay I left her not so much rule as over the roast and the weapons that I awed her with were the spit and the Jackeline insomuch that shee beganne at the length to be a little more plyant and tractable and beganne to change her perverse obstinacy into a kinde of peevish obedience for she would turn her frowne into a sowre smile and in the stead of a double expresse a doubtfull duty syrreveverence in a kind of a jeering and mockng courtesie By my faith said his Neighbour I should be glad of so much and be very thankfull too but I can compasse no such matter unlesse I meant to buy it with stroakes No said the Shrew-tamer but I would bee a man or a Mouse a Caesar aut nullus this was no submission to give me satisfaction but I pursu'd it further for what good would the knee without the heart have done mee But I followed the scent whilst it was hot Shee could not come at a shooe to her foote nor a hat to her head nor a band to her necke nor a Coate to her backe so that she was in a perplexity to be ever kept in Prison which she fearing was at length content to doe any thing and if I commanded her to light her Candles at the wrong end and till then I could never truly crye victory and boast of the Conquest But first I must tell you I suffered no sleepe to come neare her eyes which I learnt first of a Falkner for Hawkes are tam'd by watching onely and that will make any Haggard come to hand and shee at this time comes as gently to the fist as any Falcon of them all and may at this time be called a Tassell gentle Now a blessing on thine heart said his Neighbour This is an Art you have found out worth all the seven liberall Sciences and would you but keepe a schoole and professe the teaching of it clappe but your Bills upon posts and I make no doubt but you will quickly have Customers out of all Countries and so for that time they parted Certaine signes to know a Shrew by Take heede of a sowre Lasse whose wrinkles in her forehead comes neare her eye-browes for the most part she is sullen and upon my life will prove right at straight Take heede of a Hawks eye a sharpe nose and an eye that is blacke and waterish for they are true blew Take heede of a Bottle-nose one whose nose turnes up againe like a Shooing-horne for if she doe not after eighteene monthes tell you your owne then blame mee for ever after for an ignorant married man Take heed of one who hath a long white hand for shee will doe no huswifry for feare she should spoyle her fine fingers I am of Diogines opinion for marriage that yong men may not marry yet old men not at all for I doe wish I had never married nor beene given in marriage And for advice you may as well blindefold your selfe and then chuse as to have your eye-sight and be deceived for the proofe of the pudding is in the eating FINIS Tzijn siercke beenen die weelde draaghen konne

eares and raile at him that it is a shame you should be endured and if he were not a very patient man hee would not abide the life that he doth at your hands but swaddle your sides poore man he is glad to hide himselfe many times in the house of Office till your rage bee over and one time to ease his stomacke he was glad to put his head in the hole because you should not heare him ease his stomacke and then could not get his head out againe but brought the seat about his necke like a ruffe band Come this is not the part of a good wife to discover her husbands follyes in such a publicke manner as you doe it rather hardens their hearts and makes them a great deale the worse Husbands and causes them never to have a minde to returne home when once they are abroad or have staid a little too long this makes them ill Husbands if any thing doth Therfore whether it be better or worse You must be rul'd by him that beares the purse Far. Wife You are still up with your Rime get you home and teach your Grandam to sucke Egges I will not bee taught by you Gossip Pinte-pot begone I say or I will wash your face now your tongue is so hot Who taught you I wonder to meddle betwixt the barke and the tree the skinne and the flesh the man and the wife When the other replyed now Flirt in thy face and Gossip in thy guts I hold my selfe as good a woman as thy selfe at all times and as honest as the skinne betwixt thy browes if not honester Honester Madam Malipert said the other and whence Mistris Odious came you by these comparisons Hast thou took the Glasier thy Husbands trade out of his hand and art come hither to picke Quarrels shee replyed againe now Odious in thy throate and there let it lie till I take it out againe Thou calst me Madam Malipert but I am sure thou art Pru prate a pace and so thou wert ever since I first knew thee and where thou twitst mee with my Husbands Trade I cannot but with Paine speake it a Glasier is as good a man as a Farrier no dispraise to thine husband every moneth in the year every weeke in the month every day in the weeke and every houre in the day and with that she beganne to bee out of breath which gave the Smithes wife liberty to say Well I ever took thee to be a bold Bettris and I thee for a sconlding Queane saith the other as well as she could bring it out and so from words they fell to blowes insomuch that the honest Farrier was glad to step betwixt them thinking to part them by which occasion his wife seeing shee could not come at the other to have her wil she falls about her Husbands eares and he againe at her and hard it was to judge betwixt them who was likely to have the better In which Interim the Glasiers wife ranne to call the Constable and brought him desiring him least there should be man-slaughter or woman-slaughter committed to command them to keepe the Kings Peace and to part them but he out of his great wisedome made answer no not I by any meanes nor any one for mee Cursed be he that parts man and wife and therefore let them fight on and spare not so that what the Constable would not doe wearinesse did but how the businesse was after reconcield when I understand more you shall heare further The poore Farrier lived this life seven yeares together and to please her oftentimes hee was forced to lose many a heate at the Anvill to to come at her call to kisse and humour her and still being used to this kinde of language it bred in him that custome that he could well endure it sometimes onely to ease himselfe his minde complaining to some of his friends over a cup of Beere telling them how in stead of Lord and Master she called him Rogue and Rafcall and was ne're at quiet with her at bed or board only when she was abroad or asleepe and for staying now a little longer than I promised her said he I dare warrant you my good neighbour when I come home I shall have a dish of maundring Broath thickned with a few small Reasons kept hot upon a chafingdish and coales so that when I come in I shall bee constrained to sup it up scoulding hot Neighb In good troth neighbour you have your hands full and I will give you the best counsaile I can you must have patience and endure it for if you should take any violent course against her she then would make your head full as you have now your hands full For now as you confesse you being forewarned of her doings therefore ought to be fore armed The Farriers Dyet which he used to expect from his Wife when he used to come home late TWelve sorts of Cates my wife provides And bates me not a dish Foure Flesh foure Fruite The other foure of Fish For the first course shee serves me in Foure birds that dainty are The first a Quale the next a Rale A Bitterne and a Iarre My appetite being cloid with these With fish she makes it sharp She serves me next a Pout Ill-pies A Gudgeon and a Carpe The third course with fruit she served in Welfitted for the season I am sure a Medler Hartichoake A Crab and a small reason What Smith is he hath such a wife And on her doth not doate Hath every day delicious fare And costs him not a groat Vpon my word and credit my good neighbour an honest farrier as thou art I had rather bee at some three-peny Ordinary than at this feast of variety and amongst all this choise of Cheere I doe marvaile you had no Souse nor Lambe nor Lout nor Goose nor Woodcocke bitter Almonds nor choake Peares Therefore to say no more as a sicke man is cured of his disease in time by vertue of a medicine so a patient man is remedied of his tormentor in time by death of his wife A Butchers Wife to her Husband AN honest Butcher gently admonishing his Wife that shee neglected the looking to her Shop and every day went to a Lecture by which hee was much hindred and for ought he could see she little profited the woman impatient to bee so taken up before she was downe made him answer as followeth Lectures forsooth and I pray you doe my Lectures trouble you if they have not done yet they shall more hereafter here 's a coyle with a greasie companion indeede with whom any wise woman but such a foole as I would be loath to father fingers here is a stirre with Lectures most sure I am I can be no sooner in the Church but you will be in the Devills Chappell What neede I looke to thy slaughter-house when I goe everyday where I see finne knockt downe like an Oxe and the throat of iniquity cut like a