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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD><HI>Great News from Guild-Hall:</HI> Being an ACCOUNT of Two Trials on Tue&s;day.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">The <HI>One</HI> of an Eminent <HI>Shoe-Maker</HI> in the City, Who, for La&s;civious Violence offered to his <HI>Maid,</HI> was Fin'd <HI>Six Pounds.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">The <HI>Other</HI> of a <HI>Gentleman,</HI> who gave <HI>Love-Powder</HI> to his Man- and Maid-Sservant; for which he was al&s;o Fin'd <HI>One Hundred and Fifty Pounds.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>The Guinea Wins her.</HI></OPENER>
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<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<L>DRaw near to hear this Ditty,</L>
<L>that I &s;hall lay before You,</L>
<L>Committed in the City;</L>
<L>and it's true I do a&s;&s;ure You.</L>
<L>Come all ye <HI>Coblers</HI> great and &s;mall,</L>
<L>And <HI>Shoemakers</HI> that u&s;e the Peggin-Aul;</L>
<L>Come all, and hear me Prate,</L>
<L>ju&s;t now I &s;hall relate</L>
<L>one of your Brother Trade,</L>
<L>Did &s;erve his Serving Maid,</L>
<L>near <HI>Birching Lane,</HI> it's &s;aid,</L>
<L>He dwelt, that did his Serving-maid a&s;&s;ault</L>
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<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<L>He took her by her Hand Sir,</L>
<L>and furiou&s;ly did Ki&s;s Her;</L>
<L>But the Jade &s;he would not &s;tand Sir,</L>
<L>altho' he did embrace her:</L>
<L>Then up her Coats his Hand he thru&s;t,</L>
<L>Like a <HI>Dog</HI> at <HI>Bear,</HI> he held it fa&s;t:</L>
<L>I need not tell you what,</L>
<L>for you may gue&s;s at that,</L>
<L>but as &s;ome People &s;ay,</L>
<L>Six Hairs he hawld away,</L>
<L>for which he's forc'd to pay</L>
<L>Six Pound, the deare&s;t Hairs that ere was found</L>
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<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<L>Her Ma&s;ter &s;he did Summon,</L>
<L>at <HI>Guild-hall</HI> to appear Sir,</L>
<L>Where the Tryal it was Common,</L>
<L>for any one to hear Sir,</L>
<L>Her Ma&s;ter, being guilty found,</L>
<L>Eor the Fact alas! was fin'd Six Pound:</L>
<L>for he could not deny't,</L>
<L>but that he took her by it,</L>
<L>which co&s;t him very dear,</L>
<L>a pound for ev'ry Hair,</L>
<L>could &s;he but vend her Ware</L>
<L>So well, &s;he might buy the Devil out of Hell</L>
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<HEAD>IV.</HEAD>
<L>Now the Tryal it is ended,</L>
<L>and the Pulling Jobb is over;</L>
<L>Th' <HI>Shoemaker</HI> was befriended</L>
<L>we plainly may di&s;cover;</L>
<L>For to his Shame it may rebound,</L>
<L>That he for ev<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ry <HI>Hair</HI> &s;hould pay a Pound</L>
<L>for yet they are not &s;o dainty,</L>
<L>one Shilling will buy Twenty:</L>
<L>you Gallants give good Ear,</L>
<L>and <HI>do not &s;teal a Hair,</HI></L>
<L>le&s;t that you pay &s;evere,</L>
<L>For one, may unto twenty Shillings come.</L>
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<HEAD>The Second Part.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Being an Account of a <HI>Gentleman,</HI> who gave <HI>Love-Powder</HI> to his Man- and Maid-Servant, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
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<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<L>THE Eleventh Day of <HI>June,</HI> Sir</L>
<L>there happened &s;uch an other;</L>
<L>But of a different tune <HI>Sir,</HI></L>
<L>more unhappy than the other:</L>
<L>Which likewi&s;e was at <HI>Guild-Hall</HI> try'd,</L>
<L>And heavy fell upon the Ma&s;ters &s;ide;</L>
<L>for to his Man and Maid,</L>
<L>to make 'em Love it's &s;aid,</L>
<L><HI>Cantary</HI> he did give,</L>
<L>a Powder to breed Love:</L>
<L>and this he did contrive.</L>
<L>That he might a reputed Arre&s;t</L>
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<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<L>He gave 'em both <HI>Cantary,</HI></L>
<L>to create a mighty Vigour:</L>
<L>But he found it quite contrary,</L>
<L>it did operate with Rigour.</L>
<L>That which &s;hould made 'em both have lov'd,</L>
<L>A dire <HI>Bane</HI> to them had well nigh prov'd.</L>
<L>for &s;ick they were indeed,</L>
<L>&s;o &s;ick they kept their Bed,</L>
<L>their Veins it did infect,</L>
<L>that few did Life expect:</L>
<L>and for this impious Fact,</L>
<L>His Fine, is reckon'd <HI>Seven&s;core Pounds and Tenn.</HI></L>
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<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<L>Now I give it as a Caution</L>
<L>to you, for the future,</L>
<L>You make u&s;e of no &s;uch Potion,</L>
<L>le&s;t your Ca&s;e &s;hould be no better&punc;</L>
<L>For many Tricks I know are done,</L>
<L>With this &s;ame <HI>Philtre</HI> or <HI>Loves Potion</HI></L>
<L>but let me tell you this,</L>
<L>it is a &s;awcy Price;</L>
<L>which makes him &s;adly mone,</L>
<L>to part with &s;o much Coyn</L>
<L>for one poor Potion.</L>
<L>Alas! His is a very wretched Ca&s;e.</L>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed in the Year, 1695.</P>
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