4 12 16 20 24 LAST: Last night I thought. [Page 463 of MS.] : night I thought my true loue I caught; when I waket, in my armes I mist her; my sleepe I renued, & my dreame I pursued; till I ffound out my loue, & I kist her. but if such delights belong to the nights, when the head1 hath Phebus in keepinge, how is he blest with content in his rest that can find but his Mistress sleepinge? If shadowes can make the braines for to ake, Nights sable shroud, with her bonny cloude, will defend thee from Tytanus peepinge, & helpe thee to shade all the shiffts thou hast made Then since the aid of the Cynthian mayd doth assist vs with her endeauour; light to the moone till the suffering be done; though shee denyes, shee pishes & shee cryes, shees thine owne, boy, awake or sleepinge! Thetis, q.-P. ffinis. I dreamt last night that I kist my love. If I enjoyed that, what must the real thing be? I since found her sleeping, and didn't leave her for her weeping. She was my own. H Panders, bring your whores to Cupid's muster. He'll cashier all that can't be warranted. Prostitutes discussed: 1. Nan Wright. 2. Little Ales (with Tom Todd). 3. Garden. 8 12 16 now to-day! 2whenches, doe you heare? I tell you not a ffable; all you that doe appeare, & be not warrantable, heele Casheere! As for Nan: wright, though her dealings may compare h[er ;] yett, for her parts below, theres not a woman ffairer to the showe. Litle Ales is found 7 yeeres to haue been a trader; yett Tom Todd wilbe bound, whom as they say did spade h[er,] that shees sound. Gardens neere the worss, though shee hath made her as common as the Bursse; yett still shee hath they money in her pursse. 1? MS. Pray.-F. 2 The MS. has 4 lines in 2 henceforth.-F. 20 Boulton is put by, & Luce, among the infected; & ffranke Todd goeth a-wry, being before detected to be drye. 4. Boulton. 5. Luce 7. Pearint. Pitts is to forbeare the trade, & soe is likwise . Pitts for Cupid in his eare, is told that they haue had itt to a haire. True itt is that Babe for yeeres may be a virgin; 24 yett Cupid ffinds the drabb, al ready 3 for a surgyon for the scabb. 8. Babe. wells. Southewells! beare in mind, althoug they are ffalse 9. Southdoers, they say that you are blind, & soe perhapps more ffauors you doe ffind. winlowe is to young, to know the ffruits of wooinge to to Longe. Gallants, come not neare to braue VENETIA stanley 5! without ffeare. Hayseys, stoupe soe long, to Cupid for aquittance, MS. be before.-F. 2? Pearint.-F. 3 MS. already.-F. 4 MS. ffiruits.-F. 5 Venetia, Daughter of Sir Edwd. 10. Winlowe (with Nott). 11. Venetia Stanley. 12. Hayseys. Stanley, was the Wife of Sir Kenelm |