The dub'd knight of the Forked order. Or, The old wanton lady as I will recite, and Sen John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pen'd. The subitlity of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue. That will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up there brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fallen away.

The dub'd knight of the Forked order. Or, The old wanton lady as I will recite, and Sen John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pen'd. The subitlity of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue. That will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up there brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fallen away.

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The Dub'd Knight Of the Forked Order.

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The Dub'd Knight Of the Forked Order.

OR,

The old wanton Lady as I will recite,

And Son John the serving-Man her hearts delight,

Their doings and actions, if you will attend,

In Meeter, they are by a Poet Pen'd.

The subtilty of women either old or young,

And what cunning excuses they have with their tongue,

That will play with their Husbands and laugh them to scorn,

Stroke up there brows, and there place a horn.

The Tune is, I am fallen away.

[figure]

TWas a Lady born

of high degrée,

In her aged days

was youthful, yet she,

So youthful was

at thréescore years old,

A young Man she estéemed

more pretious then Gold:

So old, so old,

so wondrous old,

Till threescore years and ten

Old women are willing

to play with young Men.

This Lady one day

in her Parlor did walk,

Vnto her head-serving-man

she began to talk,

She told him his feature

was comely and rare,

Few men that she lookt on

might with him compare,

So old, &c.

A Lilly-white hand

fair face and a nose

Hair crisping and curled

his breath like a Rose

Streight leg and a foot

and his body tall,

But that in the middle

is the rarest of all,

So old &c.

Madam he said,

as I am alive,

Vnto an antient Lady

'tis a present revive:

It will make them merry

either at night or by day,

And clear every Vain

like the dew of May.

So old, so old,

so wondrous old,

Till threescore years and ten,

Old women are willing

to play with young Men.

[figure]

[figure]

THen note what I say

and obey my command,

For I'le make use of thée,

now straight out of hand,

The bargain was made

unto their own Will,

The Serving-man had

and the Lady her fill:

So old, &c.

When the Iig was ended,

the Lady threw down,

Vnto her good Serving-man,

sevenscore pound:

She gave this Gold freely,

his courage to maintain,

That he will but Ride

in the Saddle again:

So old, &c.

Then the wanton Lady

to her Knight she did hye,

And like to Ameretrix

she did reply,

That she was much alter'd,

and she had caught harm,

Why then quoth the Knight;

Lady keep thy self warm;

So old, &c.

I'le send for a Doctor

the grief for to find,

For to ease thy body,

and troubles mind;

I will have no Doctor

my grief for to ease,

But only one Man

swéet-heart if you please:

So old, &c.

Let me see this Artist,

the Knight did reply,

O quoth the Lady,

loe here he stands by;

That can give me cure

with a Syrup that he,

Brought front the Venetian

and from Italy;

So old, &c.

How came you acquainted

with your Mans rarity?

Sir, in a sad passion,

being ready to dye,

I dream'd that his judgement

was right I do find,

And his physick was healthful

to old Woman kind.

So old, &c.

And if by the vertue

thou pleasure do find,

I doubt then by Venus

that I am made blind,

I dream'd I was hunting

and pleasure did see,

But a vision mine eyes

much troubleth me,

So old, &c.

The Déer did run swiftly,

and Hounds after rang'd

And I like Action

most strangely was chang'd

I though that my lower part

séem'd like a Man.

My head like a Buck,

and Horns like a Ram,

So old, &c.

And riding on swiftly,

sweet pleasure to find,

An Oke burst my horns

& his blood made me blind,

The Huntsman did hollow,

and great shouts did make,

and forth of my dream,

I strait did awake:

So old, &c.

I told my fair Lady

of my dream so strange,

Quoth she 'tis the better

when thy Life doth change;

For the Forked Order

the evil doth expel,

And being a dub'd Knight,

thou nead'st not fear Hell.

So old, &c.

From the Poor to the Rich,

even to the Ladies Gay,

Young Women are wanton

old Women will play:

And mumble their Husbands

and jéer them to scorn,

And point them a Breaker

and give them a Horn:

So old, so old.

so wonderous old,

Till threescore years and ten,

Old Women are willing

to play with young Men.

By Abraham Miles.

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Printed for W. Whitwood at the Golden Bell at Duck-Lane end in West-smith-field.

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The dub'd knight of the Forked order. Or, The old wanton lady as I will recite, and Sen John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pen'd. The subitlity of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue. That will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up there brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fallen away.

Miles, Abraham.

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1666-1670?

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B04360

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Wing M2042

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Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[82]

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Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[114]

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99887109

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ocm99887109

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183307

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— The dub'd knight of the Forked order. Or, The old wanton lady as I will recite, and Sen John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pen'd. The subitlity of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue. That will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up there brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fallen away., Miles, Abraham..

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Printed for W. Whitwood at the Golden Bell at Duck-Lane end in West-smithfield.,. [London] :: [between 1666-1670]. (Verse: "Twas a lady born ...") (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Item at A5:2[98] imperfect: trimmed.) (Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library and the British Library.)

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