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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,
when the spirritts haue their reposes,
the substance hath power to proue & procure
all the pleasures that loues incloses.

Nights sable shroud, with her bonny cloude,

will defend thee from Tytanus peepinge,

& helpe thee to shade all the shiffts thou hast made
ffor to find out thy Mistress sleepinge.

Then since the aid of the Cynthian mayd

doth assist vs with her endeauour;

light to the moone till the suffering be done;
shees a ffreind to the ffaithfful euer.

though shee denyes, shee pishes & shee cryes,
leaue not thou of ffor her weepinge;
ffor if shee ffind that affectyon be kinde,

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.

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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.

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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
Co[ney]

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.

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Boulton is put by, & Luce, among the infected;

& ffranke Todd goeth a-wry, being before detected

to be drye.

4. Boulton.

5. Luce
(with Frank
Todd).

7. Pearint.

Pitts is to forbeare the trade, & soe is likwise . Pitts
Pearnit2;

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

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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
till nott haue made her strong, to know the ffruits 4 as
doei[nge]

to to Longe.

Gallants, come not neare to braue VENETIA stanley 5!
her Lord hath placed her there, that will maintaine
her ma[nly]

without ffeare.

Hayseys, stoupe soe long, to Cupid for aquittance,
till euidence soe strong, will speake for your indit-
men[t.]

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
Digby Her reputation was not very
clear, as appears from Mr. Walpole's
Anecdotes of Painting.—P.

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