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. Panders come awaye. [Page 486 of MS.] PANDERS, come away! bring fforth your whores by Clusters 4 wheere Cupid keepes his musters 12 16 2 whenches, doe now to-day! 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. ? MS. Pray.-F. 2 The MS. has 4 lines in 2 henceforth.-F. 20 24 28 32 36 Boulton is put by, & Luce, among the infected; & ffranke Todd goeth a-wry, being before 1 detected to be drye. 4. Boulton. 5. Luce Todd). Pitts is to forbeare the trade, & soe is likwise 6. Pitts Pearnit2; for Cupid in his eare, True itt is that Babe for yeeres may be a virgin ; 3 yett Cupid ffinds the drabb, al ready 3 for a surgyon for the scabb. 7. Pearint. 8. Babe. 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* as to to Longe. Gallants, come not neare to braue VENETIA stanley 5 ! without ffeare. Hayseys, stoupe soe long, to Cupid for aquittance, 1MS. be before.-F. 2? Pearint.-F. MS. already.-F. 4 MS. ffiruits.-F. 5 Venetia, Daughter of Sir Edwa. wells. 10. Winlowe (with Nott). 11. Venetia Stanley. 12. Hayseys. Stanley, was the Wife of Sir Kenelm 1 [page 487] 13..... armed; . ce & Iames, Cupid will haue you for with his hottest fflames he hath them soundlye 2 warmed; marke their names! 14. Nan James (with her barber's boy). 15. Besse Broughton. 16. Jane Selbe. 17. Beunkards. 40 Nan: Iames is growne soe Coy, that no man can endure her; yett I haue heard some say, a barbers boy did cure her of a toye. But with the wicked sire, that yett was neuer thought on, 44 by quenching of loues ffire, hath tane away Besse BROUGHTON 48 18. Foulgam 52 (with her holy father) 19. Dodson. 56 one desire. Its3 ill that simix rydes, Iane selbe doth oppresse her; with other more besides, vnlesse there were a dresser of their hyds. Beunkards, how yee speed, tis shrewdly to be ffeared ; yee cannott aske to reade, soe oft you haue beene seared ffor the deede. ffoulgam will appeale, from Cupid, as men gather, Dodson is not ill, yeett hath shee beene a deale-her ; the falt was in his skill, who knew not how to appease her with his quill. 1 Part of the line has been cut away from the MS. by the binder.-F. 2 One stroke too few in the MS.-F. ? MS. Itt.-F. 4? MS.: the e is oddly made; it may be Birmkards, the i not dotted.-F.. 60 64 her husband saies shee[s] nought, I thinke an honest woman by Lewdnesse may be brought, to be like others, common, being sought. Ales Bradshaw is fforgott, the Cittye that ingrost her; 20. Ales but happy is his lott, that neuer did arrest her, for shee is hott. Cittye wiues, they say, doe occupye by Charter; Bradshaw City-wives, don't in dulge. 68 barter without pay. Ladies, and Ladyes name wee none summon I don't name you. you alone. 72 But because that some will not allow the order, to morefeelds see you Come, your Maiour & your with a drum. harlots! Thus farwell, yee whores, yee hackneys & yee harlotts! Farewell varletts as before! I shall have no more to My hart shall ay disdaine, to thinke of such pore blisses; kisses yours againe. Thus here ends my song, made only to be merrye: and I hope I don't offend. 80 If I offend in toung, in hart I shalbe sorry ffor the wrong. ffinis. |