Heres Jack in a Box That will coniure the Fox, Come along my new merry disposed Customers, here are all sorts of new fashioned wares to be sold, the like was never seen in England before this present time.
IF there be any young upstart Gallant, that's newly dropt out of the Beggers basket; if he have either got Money or Credit, I have a Jack-in-a-box that will fit him with a Beaver hat, a Golden band, a great plumm of Feathers, Dublet and Hose of ye new fashion, with a hundred and fifty knots of Ribons down ye Codpiece; with fancies of severall colours so high as the pocket holes, set all round the Bréeches? he shall also have his choice of Coats suitable to the same, laid downe with Gold lace, Silver lace, or Cooper lace, according as his Money will hold out to pay for? and being thus trim'd up in his Gallantry, he will be taken to be for no less then he is, as he goeth along the stréets.
IN the next place if there be any Conntrey Royster, whether he be Farmer, Grazier, Yeoman; or Gentleman: that hath got a great deale of Money, and but little Wit? If he be willing to be rid of that, he shall have my Jack-in-a-box that will afford all sorts of new Fashions whatsoever be would have: if he desires to have a gay coat all with Gold buttons, and a Suit agréeable to the same; here it is to be had: if he will have his demy-Caster, his Golden Belt, his Silver Rapier, with new fashion Boots, and imbroidered Spurs, I am ready to furnish him; if he will have Silke stocking with white Boot-hose-tops, hanging downwards towards his féet, as if the taile of his Shirt hang'd out at the knées of his Bréeches, my Jack can fit him with that also which is known to be the newest Fashion, of that is now in use.
COme who buys my new Fashion'd Periwigs, if there be any manner of single man, Widdower, or Batchelor [Page 7] that thinks his owne naturall Haire not good enough for him, here is Jack in a box will fit him to a haire, with all sorts of Periwigs, and all sorts of colours and fashions, both long Haire, or short Haire, Flaxen haire, or yellow haire, black, blew, red, tawny, browne, or Abraham colour, that's halfe Nits, and halfe Lice; or if any bauld pated fellow amongst you that have lost his hair off from his head, with going too often into Smock-ally, I have a Periwig for him of goodly long Haire, that will hang downe and cover all his shoulders, and that may serve to cover all his Knavery: or if any younger Brothers that desires to have their naturall haire that growes upon their heads Dyed of another colour? here are all sorts of powders; of severall clours, and Fashions, that will doe the trick gallantly,
COme who buys my new fashion powders, if there be any boon companion, whose wits runs a wooll-grthering, that faine would be taken to be Gentlemen, [Page 8] before there time come, my Jack in a box have a new fashion'd powder that was made of severall compounds, namely the Eyes of a Cockatrice, the flying of a Swallw, the blood of a Batt, and the braines of a Woodcock; which powder being strowed, upon the Haire of many young Men, it will make them gray before they'r good, and proud beford they'r honest Beside all this: this sort of powder is of such an excellent Vertue that if your Cloaks and Cloaths be black it wil make them séeme of a changeable colour.
IF there be any sort of supposed she Creature that would fain be accounted for a Gentle woman, or a Lady at ye least, my Jack in a box will afford them such [Page 9] gallant choice of new fashion Goods; or Apparrell, which will make them séeme to be like that they never have béen, nor will be.
IF there be any foule Faces, that are not willing to be séen of modest and civill People in the day time, my Jack in a box will fit them with black Bags, French masques, Jtalian Scarfes, and Spanish Frontlets, so that there will be never a good bit to be séen of their Faces, for they shall be covered with a black Vaile from the head to the lower parts of their Body? and so she may be taken for some Bloomesbury Lady, or Turnmillstreet Gentlewoman,
IF there be any wanton Wag-tailes, that can speake French, although they were never out of England, which have béen thrée times bathed in Cornelius his Lub, and five times under the Surgeons [Page 10] hands to be cured of the Morbur Gallicus, my Jack in a box will afford her if she have money to buy and pay for a new Silken gowne of the new Fashion, with Petticoats laced with Silver and Gold lace most gallantly, with sumptuous trimming, for before and behind, with costly rich Gorgets; and Dressings, the like whereof are not to be séen, at the Exchang except it be at some times after the Daylight is shut in.
COme sée what yea lack or buby Gentlewomen, here are choice of other new fashions, if there be any of you that would be séen to be more then Women, my Jack in a box will fit you in that quality to chuse: For here is brave painting for your faces, which came from beyond Jamaica, and Ethiopia, all Venis cannot afford the like, and how it must be used it is as followeth.
You must for three nights one after another, anoint your eyes with fasting spittle when you goe to Bed, and every morning when you rise you must wash your [Page 11] face in Puppy dog water; and then lay on the painting; & last of all put black Beauty spots upon your fore-heads, your chéeks and your Chin, and afterwards being mounted in a Coach, you will be taken to be as Beautifull as Cleopatria, as light as Diana. and as honest as Venis.
BVt stay a while my comely Customers, my Jack in a box have another rare commodity in store for you, that was never spoken of yet.
Here are gallant fine white Holland Smocks, and Aporns white, whosoever weares of those Aprons, will be taken for some loose bodyed Gentlewoman, so she can but gather up her Coats and Aporn as high as her knées that folkes may sée her white smock, as she goes along the stréet? this indeed is an old fashion newly taken up; it was hatcht in Naples, brought foorth at Rome, taken up by a Nun, and made use of by a Fryer: and now is come to be a common Fashion worn by some of them that use the common [Page 12] Trade here in England.
THe next brave business that I have to present unto you, is choice and variety of several rare compounded powders, which my Jack in a box call by six severall names, and is to be taken on six severall dayes in the wéeke, the first is cal'd a working powder, which is to be taken a quantity on Munday morning betimes; and it is to be taken by all manner of Men that are counted good Fellowes, as Weavers, Taylors, Glovers, Shoomakers, Black-smiths, Carpenters; Feltmakers, Coopers, Coblers, Broom-men, and all other Trades-men whatsoever: which if they faile of taking a reasonable portion of this working powder on the Munday morning, and so fall a drinking, 'tis ten to one but they loose the greatest part of their wéeks worke, and so want money on Saturday to buy meat for their dinners on Sunday.
THe next powder that I present to you is called playing-powder, and that is to be taken one Tuesday; but this powder yéelds more proffit to Ale-wives then it will to good fellowes, for if a good fellow take a portion of this fore-named playing powder on Tuesday morning, though it be but as big as a Bées knée? and afterwards drinke hard upon it, it is a thrée fold wonder if he doe not pawn or fell his Hat; his Coat, or his Shirt, before night for money to pay the Ale-house scores.
COme here's another powder also for Wednesday, and that is cal'd good Huswives powder, this powder if a Woman take a good quantity of it in ye morning, it may chance to save her bonee from being broke ere night? for suppose that her Husband have béen in rebellion two dayes together, and come home drunke on the third day, Vaporing, Swaggering, Swearing, and Dominéering, and ready to fight at every word, the Woman having [Page 14] taken a dram of this good Huswives powder, she will with such discretion and civillity order and temper her words, that her Husband shall have no power at all to doe her any harme? and perhaps she may perswade him to be a good Husband all the wéeke after.
THe powder for Thursday is cal'd Love powder, and that chiefly belongs for Maids and Widdowes to take; if any Maid what ever she be, shall take a portion of this Love powder, modestly, temperately, and honestly, it may be thê better for her all the dayes of her life? and thereby she may gaine and kéepe the Love and good will of her swéet-heart, and at last be made a happy Wife? but she that takes of this Love powder too hastily & gréedily, may chance to surfeit therewith before she be made a marryed Wife, as many have done in former times, and if thereby she should chance to have a sweelling in her Belly, she may at the last be forst to sing the old tone to her young Son.
THe powder for Friday is called doating powder; if a lusty young Batchlor be he never so poore, take a valiable quantity of the said doating powder, and come into the house where a very rich Widdow owelleth: though before he came to her? she made a vow never to marry with any Man whilst she lived, yet if he bestirr himselfe, and send for two or thrée cups of nappy Ale, and then grate a merry Nutmeg, and mix with it some of the doating powder, and then drinke a loving Health to his Widdow, and withall give her the better part of a thousand honey swéet Kisses? Oh how it will make the Widdow give downe her milke, and also turne up the white of the Eye, amongst all the rest he sure that you forget not the Proverb.
THe last powder of all is Satturdayes powder, & that is called merry powder [Page 16] it savors; much like unto the Monday powder, for they that have béen good Husbands and followed their businesse closely all the wéeke, may on Satturday at night send for a pot or two of the best soft Ale, or Blessed lull, and spice it well with a parcell of the merry powder, and so they and their Friends, their Wives and their Children, may rejoyce and be merry altogether in good sort, for doubtlèss he that followed labour all the wéeke will be sure to have money to serve his néed on Silver Satturday.
Come along my honest Customers buy my new merry Books; pence a piece in London, and two pence a piece in the Countrey.