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<HEAD>A Potion for an Apothecary, Or, The Apothecaryes portion,</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>This ditty doth Concern a matter Rare,</L>
<L>Ther's few or none may with the &s;ame Compare,</L>
<L>It may be term'd a Net, a Snare, or Iin</L>
<L>That's only &s;et to catch young Wood-cocks in</L>
<L>Then let no &s;illy bird here at be Ieering,</L>
<L>Forwhen 'tis Sung you'l &s;ay 'tis worth the hearing.</L>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the tune of, Old fle&s;h.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>OF a gallant Apothecary</L>
<L>a &s;tory I will tell,</L>
<L>His carriage and behaviour</L>
<L>and what of him befell:</L>
<L>He was no &s;illy Coxcomb</L>
<L>nor he was no Country clown,</L>
<L>But he lived in famous <HI>London,</HI></L>
<L>a place of high renowne,</L>
<L>He was active in his practi&s;e,</L>
<L>and &s;killfull of his trade,</L>
<L>And &s;ome women did &s;uppo&s;e him</L>
<L>to be a Bil-bow-blade,</L>
<L><HI>He was witty in his &s;peeches</HI></L>
<L><HI>and of qualities mo&s;t rare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Yet he like to a Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught at unaware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This brave young Pothecary</L>
<L>he lived void of &s;trife,</L>
<L>He &s;tood in n&eacute;ed of nothing,</L>
<L>but he wanted a rich wife:</L>
<L>And for that only purpo&s;e</L>
<L>he many plots have laid</L>
<L>To marry with &s;ome rich Widow:</L>
<L>or &s;ome wealthy Country Maid,</L>
<L>His pate it was more &s;ubtile</L>
<L>then any crafty Fox</L>
<L>But in the la&s;t conclu&s;ion</L>
<L>he was her<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters">d like an Oxe;</L>
<L><HI>Now marke what followed after,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and you &s;hall quickly heare.</HI></L>
<L><HI>How he like to a Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught at vn-aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Punck that liv'd in <HI>London</HI></L>
<L>which had of wealth to &s;tore,</L>
<L>For all that &s;he had got was</L>
<L>by playing of the Whore</L>
<L>She like a cunning Gyp&s;ie,</L>
<L>con&s;ulted with her Baud</L>
<L>This brave Apothecary</L>
<L>to cozen and defraud:</L>
<L>Like a brave young Gentlewoman</L>
<L>that was in the Country borne</L>
<L>In habit and attire</L>
<L>&s;he did her &s;elfe adorne</L>
<L><HI>Her Baud like to a &s;ervant,</HI></L>
<L><HI>did waite as may appeare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And they caught the witty Wood-cock,</HI></L>
<L><HI>before he was aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And being &s;o provided,</L>
<L>as true reports have &s;aid,</L>
<L>The Punck &s;he was the Mi&s;tri&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>and the Baud her waiting Maid,</L>
<L>They then tooke up their lodging</L>
<L>as it is known full well</L>
<L>Neere to the very place where</L>
<L>this brave young &s;park did dwell,</L>
<L>The mi&s;tris fain'd her &s;elfe</L>
<L>to be &s;ick with cold and Ti&s;&s;ick</L>
<L>And &s;ent to the Pothecary</L>
<L>cau&s;e he &s;hould give her Phy&s;ick,</L>
<L><HI>Who every day imployd her</HI></L>
<L><HI>with Pils, and &s;uch like geare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>But he like to a Wood-cock,</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught at vn-aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Apothecary often,</L>
<L>to the Gentlewoman came,</L>
<L>Who beholding of her favour,</L>
<L>&s;aw &s;he was a hand&s;ome dame,</L>
<L>His heart within his belly,</L>
<L>with love was &s;et on fire</L>
<L>But he knew not how nor which way</L>
<L>to compa&s;&s;e his de&s;ire:</L>
<L>And therefore in clo&s;e &s;ecret,</L>
<L>to the Maid he told his mind,</L>
<L>De&s;iring of her favour</L>
<L>that &s;he would be &s;o kind</L>
<L><HI>To &s;peake a good word for him,</HI></L>
<L><HI>unto her Mi&s;tris deare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And he would well reward her</HI></L>
<L><HI>as you &s;hall after heare.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Maid reply'd unto him,</L>
<L>there is no way to win her,</L>
<L>Vnle&s;&s;e you doe invite her,</L>
<L>on Sunday next to dinner:</L>
<L>Whereby to make her merry,</L>
<L>and ca&s;t away all care</L>
<L>And fea&s;t her corps with Iunkets</L>
<L>with Wine and with good Ch&eacute;ere</L>
<L>And when you all are frolick,</L>
<L>I will a que&s;tion move</L>
<L>So that you thereby may know</L>
<L>whither &s;he will hate or love:</L>
<L><HI>The&s;e words of hers o'r joy'd him,</HI></L>
<L><HI>as it doth well appeare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And at la&s;t the witty Wood-cock,</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught in his own &s;nare.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A dinner was provided</L>
<L>at the appointed day</L>
<L>And the Gentlewoman &s;ent for</L>
<L>who came without delay,</L>
<L>In all her gay apparell</L>
<L>in &s;uch a &s;tately manner</L>
<L>As if &s;he were a Lady</L>
<L>with her Maid to waite upon her;</L>
<L>And being &s;at at dinner</L>
<L>in all her gallant bravery</L>
<L>The youngman nere mi&s;tru&s;ted</L>
<L>of any poynt of knavery:</L>
<L><HI>They eate, drank, and were merry</HI></L>
<L><HI>having plenty of good cheere</HI></L>
<L><HI>But that &s;ame Sundaies dinner</HI></L>
<L><HI>co&s;t the Apothecary deare.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t they were inmid&s;t of plea&s;ure</L>
<L>a man that was but poore,</L>
<L>Came on a ha&s;ty me&s;&s;age,</L>
<L>and knocked at the doore</L>
<L>He brought with him a Letter</L>
<L>forth of the Country</L>
<L>Which to the Gentlewoman</L>
<L>mu&s;t needs delivered be</L>
<L>When as &s;he had received it</L>
<L>the me&s;&s;enger &s;he paid</L>
<L>And gave the Apothecary</L>
<L>the letter for to read</L>
<L><HI>Which letter prov'd his baine</HI></L>
<L><HI>as you pre&s;ently &s;hall heare</HI></L>
<L><HI>And how this witty Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught in his own &s;nare.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<LETTER>
<HEAD>The words that were written in the counterfeit Letter, as if they came from her Brother out of the Country were as followeth.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>SW&eacute;et Si&s;ter I de&s;ire you</L>
<L>to be patient and content,</L>
<L>Though I this dolefull Letter</L>
<L>and Me&s;&s;enger have &s;ent</L>
<L>Whereby to give you notice</L>
<L>your Father's dead and gone,</L>
<L>And how he hath be&s;towed</L>
<L>his Goods to every one</L>
<L>Of us that are his Children.</L>
<L>which doth alive remaine,</L>
<L>Note well what here is &s;et down,</L>
<L>the ca&s;e is very plaine:</L>
<L>He hath made me his Executor,</L>
<L>as you may under&s;tand,</L>
<L>And I am in po&s;&s;e&s;ion</L>
<L>of all my Fathers Land.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To my &s;econd Brother <HI>Henry</HI></L>
<L>a Farm he did give.</L>
<L>Which is enough to maintain him</L>
<L>and his whil&s;t he doth live,</L>
<L>And to my Brother <HI>Edward,</HI></L>
<L>as plainly may appeare,</L>
<L>He gave him for continuance</L>
<L>two hundred pound a Yeare:</L>
<L>And you have for your Portion</L>
<L>of Silver and of Gold.</L>
<L>Fift&eacute;en hundred pound of Money</L>
<L>as good as e're was told:</L>
<L>Wherefore I pray good Si&s;ter</L>
<L>come home and take your own,</L>
<L>That ones part from another</L>
<L>among&s;t us may be known.</L>
</LG>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Loving Brother,</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</LETTER>
<LG>
<L>When as this Gentle-woman</L>
<L>had heard the Letter read.</L>
<L>How that her aged Father</L>
<L>was dead and buried,</L>
<L>She &s;ighed and &s;he &s;obbed,</L>
<L>&s;he wept and made great moan</L>
<L>Her maid that waited on her</L>
<L>fetcht many a heavy groan:</L>
<L>The Apothecary &s;&eacute;eing &s;uch</L>
<L>floods of &s;orrowes ri&s;e,</L>
<L>Like a kind hen-hearted coxcomb,</L>
<L>the teares fell from his eyes,</L>
<L><HI>Now mark the la&s;t conclu&s;ion,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and you &s;hall quickly heare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>How that this witty Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught at un-aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When &s;orrowes were pa&s;t over,</L>
<L>and mirth did fre&s;h revive,</L>
<L>They that were almo&s;t kild then</L>
<L>became to be alive,</L>
<L>The Apothecary having</L>
<L>a plodding cunning pate,</L>
<L>He thought for to be doing</L>
<L>before it was too late:</L>
<L>If he could wed the woman,</L>
<L>the&s;e were his antick fetches,</L>
<L>He was &s;ure for to be Ma&s;ter</L>
<L>of all her Gold and Riches:</L>
<L><HI>And therewithall he wood her,</HI></L>
<L><HI>without all wit or feare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;o this witle&s;&s;e Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught in his owne &s;nare.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But to be briefe in plain termes;</L>
<L>the matter &s;o was carryed,</L>
<L>That they agr&eacute;ed together,</L>
<L>and &s;uddenly were married.</L>
<L>And for a little &s;ea&s;on</L>
<L>they lived fr&eacute;e from &s;trife,</L>
<L>For &s;he likt well of her Husband</L>
<L>and he likt of his Wife:</L>
<L>But in a &s;hort time after</L>
<L>&s;trange matters came to pa&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And a &s;udden alteration</L>
<L>betwixt this couple was,</L>
<L><HI>He married her for lucre</HI></L>
<L><HI>of riches as you heare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;o the &s;imple Wood-cock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught in his own &s;nare.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When they had liv'd together</L>
<L>thr&eacute;e w&eacute;eks or &s;omething moe,</L>
<L>This Gallant did provide</L>
<L>i'th Country for to goe,</L>
<L>To &s;&eacute;e his wivs be&s;t friend there,</L>
<L>that was his chiefe&s;t motion,</L>
<L>And to receive the mony which</L>
<L>was left her for her portion:</L>
<L>And for his &s;olid Iourny</L>
<L>&s;o well he did provide,</L>
<L>He bought new Boots &amp; borrowed</L>
<L>a Hor&s;e whereon to ride,</L>
<L>A Sword &amp; Hor&s;e-mans-Coat too</L>
<L>he borrowed as I heare,</L>
<L>And &s;o into the Country he</L>
<L>rid without wit or feare.</L>
<L>And thinking that his Wife had,</L>
<L>bin hone&s;t, true, and ju&s;t,</L>
<L>Al that which was his own Goods</L>
<L>with her he left in tru&s;t,</L>
<L>&s;o he comming to the place where</L>
<L>his brother in law &s;hould dwel,</L>
<L>Of &s;uch a manner of per&s;on there</L>
<L>was never a one could tell:</L>
<L>And as for the old man which</L>
<L>was &s;aid to be dead and gone,</L>
<L>In all the Pari&s;h over of</L>
<L>that name was never a one:</L>
<L>Wherefore he back returned</L>
<L>to <HI>London</HI> as I heare,</L>
<L>With a pur&s;e that held no mony,</L>
<L>and a heart fil'd ful of care.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But when he came to <HI>London</HI></L>
<L>no Wife that he could find,</L>
<L>Which was a greater cro&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>and a trouble to his mind,</L>
<L>For &s;he was run away with</L>
<L>the Baud which &s;he cal'd her maid,</L>
<L>And with a Pimp of hers</L>
<L>which their heads together laid.</L>
<L>Wherefore the Apothecary</L>
<L>in rage mo&s;t d&eacute;epely &s;wore,</L>
<L>That he was ba&s;ely cozed by</L>
<L>an old Baud &amp; a young Whore:</L>
<L>And now his fellow Neighbors</L>
<L>doth at him &s;coffe and j&eacute;ere,</L>
<L><HI>'Cau&s;e he like to a VVoodcock</HI></L>
<L><HI>was caught at un-aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You Widowers and Batchelors</L>
<L>if &s;ingle men you be,</L>
<L>Be warn'd by the Apothecary</L>
<L>and be rul'd awhile by me.</L>
<L>Chu&s;e a Wife that's truly hone&s;t</L>
<L>though &s;he be ne're &s;o poore,</L>
<L>'Tis better then a rich Wife, if</L>
<L>&s;he love to play the Whore:</L>
<L>The Lord wil give a ble&s;&s;ing</L>
<L>to Truth and Hone&s;ty,</L>
<L>when th&eacute;evs, whores, bauds &amp; pan|ders</L>
<L>may at <HI>Tyborn</HI> chance to dye.</L>
<L><HI>Be heedfull in your chu&s;ing,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and have a &s;peciall care,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Le&s;t like to &s;illy Wood-cocks you</HI></L>
<L><HI>be caught at un-aware.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P>London Printed for Tho. Vere.</P>
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