A monstrous shape. Or a shapelesse monster A description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every p[arte] save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in London, ... To the tune of the Spanish Pavin.

A monstrous shape. Or a shapelesse monster A description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every p[arte] save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in London, ... To the tune of the Spanish Pavin.

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A Monstrous shape. OR A shapelesse Monster.

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The second part, To the same tune.

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A Monstrous shape. OR A shapelesse Monster.

A Description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every part, save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in LONDON,

Shees loving, courteous, and effeminate,

And nere as yet could find a loving mate.

To the tune of the Spanish Pavin.

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OF horned Uulcan I haue heard,

His téeth were longer thē his beard,

Whose monstrous looks made all afeard

which did that night behold him:

And of transformed Acteon,

Which like a Hart in Forest ran,

And how faire Lidia like a Swan transformed.

Of Robin Goodfellow also,

Which was a seruant long agoe,

The Quéen of Fairies doth it know,

and hindered him in fashion:

She knew not what she did her selfe,

She chang'd him like a Fairie elfe,

For all his money, goods, and pelfe,

she gull'd him.

But yet be brisk you Yonkers bold,

And list to what I shall vnfold,

Such newes afore was neuer told,

as I will now relate:

My subiect is of such a Girle,

That hath both siluer, gold, and pearle,

Yet neuer will be for an Earle

right fitted.

This Urokin as I vnderstand,

Is now arriued from Dutchland,

And hath as much gold at command

that she would wish or craue:

Her portion thréescore thousand pound,

Both corn and cattell on her ground,

As good as any may be found

in Holland.

Besides, a dainty Lasse is she,

A Boores daughter in the Low-country,

Her mother is in her degrée

a very proper Fro,

And all the Tribe from whence she came

Call her faire Pigs nye by her name,

You'l say they haue reason for the same

hereafter.

To describe her from top to toe,

I purpose now for to doe so,

And shew how neatly she doth goe

when young men come a wooing:

She shews her pretty heele and foot,

A dainty leg adioyning to't,

Her stockins stik, if that will do't

she cares not.

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HEr person it is straight and tall,

A lilly white hand, her fingers small

Makes her the handsomest wench of all

that euer her father got:

In handsomnesse she doth excell

Both bouncing Kate, and bonny Nell,

In dancing she doth beare the bell

of many.

So choice of fare she is indéed,

As oft as she doth stand in néed,

A siluer trough she hath to féed,

when euer she wants victuall:

The siluer trough is straight brought out

Wherein she puts her dainty snout,

And swéetly sucks till all is out

of action.

And to speak further for her grace,

She hath a dainty white swines face,

Which shews that she came of a race

that loued fat porke and bacon:

Yet would I not her kindred wrong,

Her nose I think is two foot long,

Also her breath is very strong

and fulsome.

Yet let no party her despise,

She is furnished with two pigs nies,

Though something of the largest size▪

they doe become her neatly,

Her ears hang lolling toward the ground

More fairer then a mastie hound,

Thus are her fortunes still renown'd

by hearesay.

Great store of suters euery day,

Resort vnto her as they say,

But who shall get this girle away,

as yet I doe not know:

But thus much I dare vndertake,

If any doe a wife her make,

It is onely for her moneyes sake

he loues her.

If any young man long to sée

This creature wheresoere she be,

I would haue him be rul'd by me,

and not to be too forward,

Lest ye at last should fare the worse,

Although she haue a golden purse,

She is not fit to be a nurse

in England.

L. P.

FINIS.

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Printed by M. F. for The: Lambert, and are to be sold at the signe of the Horse shooe in Smithfield.

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A monstrous shape. Or a shapelesse monster A description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every p[arte] save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in London, ... To the tune of the Spanish Pavin.

L.P. (Lawrence Price), fl. 1625-1680?.

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1639

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A10066

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STC 20317

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ESTC S100874

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99836701

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99836701

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987

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— A monstrous shape. Or a shapelesse monster A description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every p[arte] save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in London, ... To the tune of the Spanish Pavin., L.P. (Lawrence Price), fl. 1625-1680?..

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Printed by M. F[lesher] for Tho: Lambert, and are to be sold at the signe of the Horse shooe in Smithfield,. [London?] :: [1639]. (Printer's name and publication date from STC.) (Both parts have woodcut illustrations at head.) (Signed: L.P. [i.e. Lawrence Price].) (Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.)

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