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Then from the table hee gaue a start,

where banquett & wine were nothing scarce; all which hee blew away with a ffartt,

from wence itt was called the Devills arse.

2And there he made such a breach with the winde,
the hole yett 3 standing open the while,
the sente of the vay[pour] hee left behind
hath since infected most part of the Ile.

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And this was tobbacco, the learned suppose,
which both 7 in countrye, court and towne,
in the devills glister pipe smokes att the nose
of punke9 & Madam, gallant 10 & clowne;

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ffrom which wicked perfume, swines flesh,11 and linge,12
or any thing else he 14 doth 15 not loue,
preserue & send our gracious king 16

such meate as he loues, I beseeche god aboue! 13

slirted.-Folio ed. 2 W. omits these last three stanzas.-F.

3 too. Folio.

⚫ Scent of the Vapour which he left.-P. 5 That the sent of the vapour, before and.-Folio.

fouly perfumed.-Folio. since.--Folio.

8 in Court and in towne.-P.

9 Pollcat.-Folio.

10 of Gallant.-Folio.

" Cp. the 2nd Gipsy's speech, p. 51 of Masques, in the Folio edition of 1640: Where the Cacklers, but no Grunters, Shall uncas'd be for the Hunters. On which Gifford, vii. 372, says: "a side compliment to the King, who hated pork in all its varieties."-F.

12 Lota molva (Cuvier) or Gadus molva (Linnæus). The ling, Asellus longus:

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The Mode of ffrance.

[Page 193 of MS.]

WILL you heare the Mode of france

to stopp the mouthe of those that done you' ?

neatly Leade them in a dance,

because wee are behind in mony.

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I'll tell you the French way to put off duns:

your Landlord,

your Tailor,

[page 194.] your Shoemaker,

your Landlady,

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Be not afrayd.

[Page 194 of MS.]

“BEE not affrayd thou fayrest, thou rarest that euer was made! deny me not a kisse; then thou shalt see the Measure of pleasure that I will haue from thee.

this?

what hurts there in

Then lets imbrace, & lett pleasure be free,

the world shall neere take notice how delightfull

[we be.1]

"I see that spyes, both peeping & creeping,

in eche corner lyes to hinder all our Ioyes; but Cupidd shall see, & find them, & blind them thatt hindrance wilbe to the getting of Boyes. Then lets, &c:/

12 "Venus, Iupiter, faire nature, Dame creature,2
Made thee for delight, but yett for none but I;
Then lets imbrace, & riffle & trifle,

leaue a lewell in the place, but keeptt till you
d[ye.3]

16 Then Lets, &c."

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"Nay pish! nay fye! youle venter to enter!

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a trespas soe high, youle wist were vndone; should any spie, theyle wonder, looke yonder; but youle not fly the place you haue begunn. Then Lets, &c.

1 Added by Percy.-F.

2 Dame Nature, faire creature.-P.

3 dye.-P.

4 wish 'twere.-F.

O fairest! deny me not;

let me enjoy thee!

Cupid will blind all spies.

You were made for me alone.

Let us embrace!

Man, you will enter

me.

What will spies say?

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"Now you haue enioyed the Measure of pleasure, indeed I['m] destroyed if you speake of it againe ; for women doe proue neclected, reiected,

when freedome of love is known to other men. Now you haue enioyed me, & all things be free, in faith youle vndoe me if a teltale you bee.

28 "Then heeres my hart! Ile euer endeuer

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that wee will neuer part till death assignes the time.

were itt not you, beleeue me it wold greeue m[e] to doo what I doo; that loue shold be a crime; but it is a fault of soe sweet a degree,

that sure I am perswaded, court nor country be fr[ee.]"

ffins:

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