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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26718	The good womans champion, or, A defence for the weaker vessell being fit for widdowes, wives, maidens, or others to read or heare : wherein is vindicated the bitter reproaches, scandalous writings of some fantastick men against poor, harmlesse women and maides, with a carefull wives good counsell to a carelesse, bad husband / by I.A.	I. A.	1650 (1650)	Wing A9A; ESTC R11216	7,287	20

Husband séking by all means possible she can to please him either with kinde and loving spéches or pleasant and modest behaviour there are some froward men like churlish Naball that are never contented with whatsoever she doth or sayes when a kind and loving husband would think himselfe blest to enioy such a treasure be ravisht with the love of such a wife If you will be pleased to heare what St. Peter doth say for wives it is thus Husbands dwell with them according to knowledge giving honour unto the wife as unto the weaker vessell being heires together of the grace of life that your prayers be not hindered These words are to shew Husbands that there should be a kinde of loving duty by them allowed to their wives and that they should live and dwell together in civill and discreet knowledge and not with wrangling discord and envie for a wise man will give honour to his wife above all women for many respects first because she is his wife and it may be hath horne him children then as she is a woman and a Christian likewise he is to beare with her imbicilities if she have any because she indeed is the weaker Vessell for God hath ioyned them together as one body that they should both be heires to inherit the grace of eternall life for where man and wife doth live in unity and peace their prayers no doubt shall be heard St. Paul writing to the Ephesians saith thus Husbands love your wives even as Christ also loved the Church and gave himselfe for it And in another place he uttereth these words Husbands love your wives be not bitter against them I could heartily desire that some unkind husbands would take notice and hearken to those words of the blessed Apostle with what a tye he doth perswade and exhort them to love their wives which would almost move a stone to heare and I could with them to mark with reverence and to take it to their heart of whom he speaketh and his comparison which is the Church for he coniureth them by no lesse then Christ the blessed Son of God our Saviour and Redeemer who gave his life for us to redeeme our sinfull Soules from Hell and damnation this is a deep yet a sweet perswasion to love The Apostle also exhorteth Husbands not to be bitter to their wives but there are too many now adayes that will not hearken to his counsell but I will use the words of Solomon who sayeth thus A contentious man is apt to kindle strife and hatred stirreth up contentions but love covereth all trespasses This saying of the wise man methinkes should quell those foolish mens follies which utter and write such invectives and fantastico revilings taunts and iests against women for these are those wicked spirits the Devills Agents which soweth discord and breedeth contentions kindling the coles of strife hatred and disdaine in divers families betwixt man and wife never perswading to peace love or unity which should hide and cover all domestick iarrs or trespasses and they make as though a woman were but as a meere cipher and stood for nothing but let them know thus much that a woman is worthy of a far better respect for she is the vessell of eternity and is or ought to be the closet or cabinet of a mans heart his summum bonum or his All in all his chiefest Secretary or his second selfe for as it is said they are one flesh yet some snarling criticks there are who wil not blush to say that unto a woman we should reveale no secret or that they hardly ever hoard or read of a discrét vertuous or wise woman To answer them in brief amongst many let them but looke into the first of Samuel where they may finde it written thus Abigall was a woman of good understanding but her husband Naball was churlish and evill in his doings Now if she had not bin a woman of wisdome understanding David had slaine her husband and every one of his servants for his Family was great which Abigall for her wisdome David did marry after her husbands death Also in the second of Samuel you may read how a wise woman saved the City from destruction when it was besieged by Joab Likewise did not Holefurnes and his servants marvell at the wisdome of Judeth and she afterwards saved the City when he had besiedged it by cutting off his head Also Boaz said to Ruth All the city of my people doth know that thou art a vertuous woman And was not Susanna a vertuous woman that would rather suffer death then yeeld to the vitious and wicked Elders Many more proofes may be obiected against those envious back-biters and standerers of that worthy Sex for a woman was the vessell of the Holy Ghost which nourished in her wombe and brought forth into the world the Redéemer of Mankinde our blessed Saviour Christ Iesus Also did not divers women follow Christ and ministred unto him being present at his death to whom he appeared at his Resurrection And did not Pilates wife fore-warne her husband to have nothing to doe with Christs death Having thus briefly written of some vertuous good and discréet wives women I think it not amisse to say a little in defence of vertuous Virgins and Maids In the 22. of Deut. it is said That they are to be punished that bring an evil name upon a Virgin and in 1 Cor. 7. it is thus If a Virgin marry she hath not sinned and was not Jepthas daughter of Israell a vertuous Virgin who willingly submitted her selfe for a sacrifice to fulfill her Fathers vow And did not Christ compare the five wise Virgins to the kingdome of heaven But amongst other Virgins me thinks I should not bury in oblivion the memory of our famous Country-woman Elizabeth late Quéene of England who for her time was accounted the Phenix of Christendom and admired for vertue and wisdome throughout the world She kept her land in peace and her forreigne enemies in awe she was truly religious for which the Lord ever blessed her to her end and thus much I le ●y of her inspight of envious detractors she dyed a good woman and a Virgin Queen Thus have I in brief related some passages and collections out of the sacred Scriptures in defence of good vertuous and barmlesse women but if there be any that will not beleeve the same let them heare what St. Paul saith unto them Vnbeleevers shall not enter into everlasting rest And now in my opinion it is unchristian uncharitable and immodest for any man so bitterly to enveigh and write against a woman which naturally he should love cherish and honour for many respects as is before said above all the creatures in this world I must confesse that the conditions and humours of some fantastick men are fickle various unconstant they are double tongued and false hearted they will protest and say one thing and meane another as too too many

THE Good VVomans Champion Or A defence for the weaker Vessell being fit for Widdowes Wives Maidens or others to read or heare Wherein is vindicated the bitter reproaches a●… scandalous writings of some fantastick men against poor●… harmlesse Women and Maides With a carefull Wives good Counsell to a carelesse bad Husband By I. A. Printed at London for Francis Grove and are to be sold at his Shop neare the Sarazens Head on Snow Hill To all the good women in England of what degree soever MAdam or Mistris Dame or courteous Maid Your vertues here in brief I have display'd If you be pleas'd these lines to over-looke For whose sweet sakes I pend this little Book In spight of envie who so harsh did write Seeking for to eclipse your glory quite But you like silver Cinthia doe appeare Vnto your Phoebus usher of the yeare Or like those golden Stars so bright that shines Which spacious Heaven in its Orbe combines To you faire Soules this Work I dedicate Because that malice vertue still doth hate I am no Pimp nor Champion for a Whore To usher Puncks or in a Taverne reare The wrongs of all good women I would right I am your Champion and for you I le fight My Sword and Pen your honours shall maintains Saluting you I rest yet still remaine The admirer of your vertues I. A. The good Womans Champion Or A defence for the weaker Vessell GEntle Reader or Hearer I know it is a hard taske to please all fancies and I am as certaine there are many snarling criticks in this age that willout of their malicious wisdomes give a harsh censure on this ensuing Subject which if they do I care the lesse because the matter which I write of is honest and in defence of harmlesse and vertuous Women Therefore when I considered the manifold aspersions bitter taunts envious revilings slanderous raylings and malignant writings of some inveterate ill-bred Spirits which would be accounted men against poore harmlesse silly and weake women who are not able with that little péce of flesh called their Tongue which is their chiefe defence or weapon to expresse or otherwise to vindicate themselves in writing the injuries and scandals daily divulged abroad in fantastick Pamphlets Verses as the Bear-baiting of women the Parliament of Women the Woman-hater the Gossips meeting the Crab-tree Lecture Vinegar and Mustard and I know not what for all these and more are spightfully fomented against that noble Sex of matchlesse immaculate creatures whose deserved worth to illustrate and set forth I cannot either with speech or in writing Those men I say whose tongues are like a double-edged sword their pens made of Goose-quils their inke of Galls and their braines adled who hath neither charity wisdom or modesty they surely forget that ever they came of a woman or had a mother who under God first gave them life nourished them in her body brought them into the world with paine and like the Pelican fed them with her own blood and bred them with care industry such men may very fitly be compared to the Viper that destroyeth the wombe that bare them and we all doe know that ingratitude is a Monster and she which brought forth such an abortive birth into the world was surely delivered before her time A woman was the most beautifull and rare péce of Architecture that ever was erected upon the face of the earth and framed by the best workman in the world for when she was first created or borne she was not a childe or infant but a perfect and compleat woman neither was she made of base earth or clay as man was but of the purest of her Husbands flesh and blood being a rib taken out of his side and next of all to his heart and therefore in my opinion it is against nature nay against the Law of God to abuse or hurt the same being their own flesh and blood as too many do which is much to be lamented but herein the old proverb is truly verified that the weakest still goes to the walls and a low hedge is soon stept over Therefore you satyricall Antagonists and others that so bitterly enveigh against poore women if you would be pleased but to view the sacred Scriptures where you may find sufficient proofe that they ought to have more due respect allotted them then some of you will acknowledge or professe they should enjoy and although man be the head and is or ought to be endued with more wisdome and strength then a weak woman yet he ought not to triumph over or injure so harmlesse a Soul without whom man by no means can subsist for did not God say of Adam in the creation It is not good for man to be alone And further God saith I will make him an Helper meet for him therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh Thus you may perceive how necessary is the swét society and company of a vertuous woman to her Husband for she is his helper at all assaies being carefull of her family képing him neat and decent both in woollen linnon and other necessaries cleanly in dressing his dyet and a loving Nurse to him both in sicknesse and health wherefore a man ought to love his wife above all the world they being as the Lord saith one flesh If you will heare what St. Paul saith of a woman it is thus A woman is the glory of man And Solomon the wisest of men saith A vertuous woman is a crowne to her Husband now if a woman be a glory to her husband how is that man blest which enjoyeth such a wife who doth crown his heart with variety of content she like the fruitfull Vine bringeth forth swét children which are the blessings of God being the fruit of their owne loynes who preserveth if the Lord please their Fathers name to the end of the world by their posterity And the wise man further saith Who so findeth such a wise obtaineth favour of the Lord. O ten thousand times happy is that man that with a wife can obtain such heavenly favour but Solomon further addeth that the price of a vertuous woman is far above Rubies and let her be as the loving Hind and pleasant Roe and be thou ravisht alwaies with her love It is the common custome now adaies among most men to hearken after wives with a great portion rich friends never regarding how she is qualified or whether she be addicted to vertue or vice but wealth is the chiefe mark at which they ayme sometimes they hit the white they shoot at yet come hom by wéping crosse but a poore woman be she never so vertuous is not regarded with them but you have heard her price and how high a rate the wise man doth velue her at yet for all this though a good woman be as loving as the Hind and pleasant as the Roe to her

good women have found by wofull experience for when they sue for love oh what dissembling teares feigned sighes déep protestations solemn vowes large promises and flattering speeches will procéed from their dissembling lips now many a gentle and tender-hearted Woman and Maid hath compassionated and pittyed their Crocadilian teares and beléeved their periurd vowes which oftentimes hath procured their sorrow for when such false men have obtained their desires they grow carelesse and slight a woman ae not worthy of their soriety and for their love they are requited with reproaches harsh language scorne and disdaine But I speake not this in generall for I know there are many provident honest and loving men that giveth all due respect to their wives and are carefull of their reputation and charge and I heartily wish that the number of such men were greater for then so many good and honest women should not féele so much griefe sorrow and misery as both they and their families doe now sustaine I could have written more amply both Divine and Morall in defence of vertuous women but I suppose these few examples will give some satisfaction to the courteous and affable Reader hoping none will dislike or take exceptions thereat unlesse it be those carping criticks before spoken of which hath written so bitterly and scoffingly against the worthy Sex of women but I could wish them to petition for peace and to make their recantations and to confesse their follies for thus I salute them Blush foule envie and give o're Split your Pens and write no more Silent be and hold your tongue Sue for pardon that did wrong Vertue goodnesse modesty which kinde hearts will not deny A carefull Wives good counsell to a carelesse bad Husband in a Dialogue Woman GOod counsell ne're is out of date Pray Husband heare me speake But if to me you 'le give no eare I thinke my heart will breake Such carefull thoughts possesse my minde and lodgeth in my brest My head is troubled night and day that I can take no rest Man If you will needs turne Counsellor then at the Bar go plead I do not like this Lecture well that you to me do read But if your heart and head doth ake you may lye down to sleep And there I shall not heare you prate nor such a coile to keep Woman You know how every one complaines the world is grown so bad All trading now is quite decay'd no work is to be had And all provision is grown deare bread butter cheese and meat Fish roots sope candles oat-meale coales the price of all is great Man All do complaine the world is bad that helps to make it so And if that I no work can get then I to play must go Indeed my Purse it doth complaine that victuals they are deare But the Excise doth grieve me most that 's set on Ale and Beere Woman Alas provision must be had i we a house will keep And for to run upon the score it quickly will grow deep Our children they want hose and shooes and cloathes unto their back Our shirts smocks napkins towels sheets all weare and goe to wrack Man The Chandler I do know hath chalke goe tell him I will pay And though that I am in his debt I will not run away Tush let the children bare-foot goe the weather ●s not cold E're thou shalt want I le pawn the sheetes or else they may be sold Woman Good Husband take another course for this is not the way Our Creditors will have their due or you in prison lay And those which now you think are friends if you should need or lack Will all forsake your company and on you turne their back Man That man which doth most mony owe his credit is not small To those I owe when I grow rich I meane to pay them all My company good fellowes are and each one is my friend Hang mony 't is but dirt and trash and it was made to spend Woman Wast not your coyne for feare you want and that you should grow poore Your Hostis when your meanes is spent will turne you out of doore She loveth none with her should score or any mony borrow To such she will this answer make I trust not till to morrow Man Tush tell not me of this or that thou lovest for to prate I le have my humour come what will for basenesse I do hate Go wash your dishes or go spin and do not talk to me I le play or ramble where I please and ne're be rul'd by thee Woman If you this course of life still take I shall not have a dish To wash or any other thing that will hold flesh or fish And I may take my wheele and spin but you i 'me sure will reele Which is the cause that I and mine such misery doth feele Man What dost thou think I will be ty'd alwaies to be at home And have no recreation but sit still like a mome I am not of that mettle made but must be frank and free And whatsoever thou dost say I 'le not be rul'd by thee Woman If you would stay at home and work great comfort you should finde It would be pleasing unto God and quiet to your minde You might get mony in your purse and have sufficient gaine The bread is sweet with labour got ●…ir charge for to maintaine Man 〈◊〉 t do you preach is this your text your audience is but small The breath you spend it is in vaine go prate unto the wall When I do please to work I le work when I do please I le play And to the Ale-house I will go to drive sad care away Woman To drink and swill distempers you diseases it will breed And those which too much useth it have no desire to feed It spoyles the braine and memory so doth your Indian smoake Which stinkes that all are neare the same they ready are to choke Man A Foole or a Phisitian thou one of them must be I wonder where you learn'd this Art you have great skill I see Good drink you foole it breeds good bloud 't is meat and drink and cloth Tobacco dryeth up the Rhume and Flegme that is like froth VVoman Well I perceive my words are wind my counsell you disdaine All the intreaties I can use I see they are in vaine But if you follow still this course and all consume and spend We all shall samish starve and dye and so there is an end FINIS