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<DATE>2007-10-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>LENT.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="illustration"><FIGURE>
<HEAD>LENT.</HEAD>
<FIGDESC>allegorical depiction of Lent</FIGDESC>
<L>You that love fle&s;h, or to the fle&s;h are given</L>
<L>By <HI>Lent;</HI> unto your &s;hifts you &s;hall be driven</L>
<L>In warlike manner hee's to Combat come</L>
<L>And unto (many) welkome like Iack. Drum</L>
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<L>HEre <HI>Lent</HI> and <HI>Shrovetyde,</HI> claime their proper right,</L>
<L>Are both re&s;olved, and prepar'd to fight.</L>
<L><HI>Lent</HI> arm'd at all points, from the foot to head</L>
<L>A fi&s;hing Nett hath for his Banner &s;pread.</L>
<L>An Angling rod, he in his hand doth beare</L>
<L>To &s;hew that Lakes and Ponds and Rivers cleare</L>
<L>Are at his great command, Eele, Carpe, Pike, Tench,</L>
<L>Or Lob&s;ter which the brini&s;h Sea doth drench.</L>
<L>Are his by hook or crooke, his power will get</L>
<L>And make all fi&s;h that comes into his Nett:</L>
<L>A boyling Kettle is his helmet fit</L>
<L>(For Lent hath &s;mall u&s;e for a roa&s;ting Spit)</L>
<L>Thus mounted on a hor&s;e that ne're eat hay</L>
<L><HI>Lent</HI> meets with <HI>Shrovetyde</HI> and begins to &s;ay:</L>
<L>I now am come to mundifie and cleare</L>
<L>The ba&s;e abu&s;es of this la&s;t pa&s;t yeare:</L>
<L>Thou puff paunch'd Mon&s;ter <HI>(Shrovetyde)</HI> thou art he</L>
<L>That wer't ordain'd the latter end to be</L>
<L>Of forty five weekes gluttony, now pa&s;t</L>
<L>Which I in &s;eaven weekes come to clean&s;e at la&s;t:</L>
<L>Your fea&s;ting I will turn to fa&s;ting dyet</L>
<L>Your Cookes &s;hall have &s;ome lea&s;ure to be quiet,</L>
<L>Your Ma&s;ques, Pomps, Playes, and all your vaine expence</L>
<L>I'le change to &s;orrow, and to penitence,</L>
<L>I will reforme you, and I hither came</L>
<L>To keep fle&s;h from you, your proud fle&s;h to tame:</L>
<L>Let Butchers cleare their cleavers and their knives</L>
<L>Hang up their Axes, let their men or wives</L>
<L>Make pricks for future u&s;es, if they plea&s;e</L>
<L>I come to give them all a writ of ea&s;e:</L>
<L>To Calves, Lambs, Piggs, Hens, Capons, all I give</L>
<L>Free leave to multiply, increa&s;e and live,</L>
<L>There &s;hall no Ven'&s;on be (with &s;wearing) &s;laine</L>
<L>And fi&s;hermen &s;hall &s;earch the Ocean maine:</L>
<L>And &s;irha <HI>(Shrovetyde)</HI> I doe further meane</L>
<L>Before I goe to make your fat chapps leane:</L>
<L>For though like Rebells madd, you roave and &s;tray</L>
<L>And fea&s;t each friday, and each fa&s;ting day,</L>
<L>Though you regard no Ember Weeke, nor Law</L>
<L>Nor rule or order keeps you under awe,</L>
<L>Yet be a&s;&s;ur'd that who&s;oe're wrongs <HI>Lent</HI></L>
<L>Shall not e&s;cape de&s;erved puni&s;hment.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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