The doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden or, A cloak for a gross widdow — Doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden.

The doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden or, A cloak for a gross widdow — Doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden.

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The Doctors Medicines and counsel which he gave to a Maiden OR, A Cloak for a gross Widdow.

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The Doctors Medicines and counsel which he gave to a Maiden OR, A Cloak for a gross Widdow.

There was a Maid would have a child

But yet no Man should her beguild,

Which made her to a Doctor go

To purge herself from top to toe

And then the Doctor his virdict gave

How with child she may conceive,

And this he spoke I witness can,

That she should prove with child without help of a Man.

To the Tune of, This will restore my Maiden-head again.

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DRaw near young lasses that in the first passes

and listen a while unto my new [...]

Though it 'tis not witty I think [...]

if my judgement don't my Muse a not wrong,

A maiden of late whose name was sweet Kate

Whose dwelling in London was near Cripple-gate

Now lest to my ditty declare it I can

She would have a child without help of a man.

To a Doctor she came, a man of great fame

Whose déep skill in Physick report did proclaim,

Quoth she Master Doctor tell me if you can

How I may conceive without [...]elp of a man,

Then listen quoth he since so it must be

This woundrous strange Medicine Ile show presently

Take nine pound of Thunder six legs of a Swan

And you shall prove with child without, &c.

Take the tail of a Fox that is three yards long

And swaith your back with it for to keep it strong

Eat the while of a Flack [...] arse I do say

Lo comfort you up from swoun [...]ing away,

The Wool of a Frog, the juice of a Leg

Well path [...] together in the shin of a Hog,

And the Egg of a moon cla [...]e if get it you can

And you shall conceive, &c.

Take the marrow of a Louce y• [...]id [...]ick to your [...]

And rub all your belly when as it os [...]h.

Take the frits of the Serpent which Essex [...]

That will give you [...]ase in your greatest pain,

The love of false [...]arlots, the faith of false [...]

With y• truth of Decoys that do walk in their sc [...]

And the Feathers of a Lobster well fry'd in a Pan

And you, &c.

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GEt the Geld of a Userer that he throws away

And the dance of a Mouse when y• the [...] play

[...] tongue

[...]il this when thou get' [...] wrong

[...] Rain, brought [...] Spain

With the blast of a [...]ello [...]

[...]

To make you conceive without help of a Man.

Take such Pilgrim s [...]ve as your [...] can bent

For in your distress it will give you content,

Drink a draft of Canary out of a beer glass

Well mirt with a fart from an old Womans [...]

[...]potiles of lard squeez'd from a Rock hard

And nine turky Eggs each as long [...]

With a Pudding of [...] well bak'd in a Pan,

And you shall, &c.

[...] six pounds of truth out of a [...]

[...] as much Taylors cabbidge [...]

Take a handful of charity which [...] use

[...] don't take to much your self to abuse

A Brakers honesty is very good

That longing desires may be with stood.

Take two quarts of Charcoal [...]

And you shall conceive, &c,

Take she conscience of him that do chuzen the poor,

[...] Windows add Fatherless out of his door,

[...] Medicine I think much good may thee do

[...] on the Gallows an hour or two.

[...] the flattering which t'our Ale-wives belong

[...] take to much thy self to do wrong.

[...] an Hostess won't flatter to gain what she can

And you shall, &c.

Get the love of a Chimbny-man that makes prey

On a poor Farmers Chicken his Butter and Whey

An E [...]se-man with an Hostiss is loud I can lest

Then surely this Medicine will [...]o very well

A Dolphin that swims on Salisbury plain

The care of him will asswage all your pain

But when Punch is in compass of a little childs span

Then you shall, &c.

All you that would know where this Doctor do dwell

Pray go to the sign of the whip and egg shell,

In P [...]et Alley his living is there

But [...]g Mony with you to pay for his Wars

[...]cines are good and approved have stood.

[...]per'd together all in a black Hood.

[...] ponnds your entrance then try if you can

If you don't conceive without help of a man.

What I have spoke I hope it [...]o treason

Since Non-sence by me, and [...]ers is in season.

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Printed for J. Clark at the Harp and Bible in West-smith-field.

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The doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden or, A cloak for a gross widdowDoctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden.

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1680

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A36203

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Wing D1769

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ESTC R215354

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99827253

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99827253

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31669

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— The doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden or, A cloak for a gross widdow, Doctors medicines and counsel which he gave to a maiden.,

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Printed for J. Clark at the Harp and Bible in West-smith-field,. [London] :: [1680]. (Imprint place and and imprint date from Wing.) (Verse - "Draw near young lasses that in the street passes".) (Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.)

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