The prologue to the last new play, A duke and no duke spoken by Mr. Jevon. Duffett, Thomas. 1684 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A69875 Wing D2451 ESTC R40273 11081116 ocm 11081116 46305 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A69875) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 46305) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1160:5, 1422:22 or 1667:11) The prologue to the last new play, A duke and no duke spoken by Mr. Jevon. Duffett, Thomas. Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684. Duke and no duke. Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. Jevon, Thomas, 1652-1688. Haines, Joseph, d. 1701. 1 sheet (2 p.) Printed by Geo. Croom ..., London : 1684. Attributed by Wing to both Thomas Duffet (D2451) and Nahum Tate (T215). Attributed by NUC pre-1956 imprints to Thomas Duffet. Item at reel 1160:5 identified as Wing T215 (number cancelled). Includes "The epilogue, spoken by Mr. Haines." Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of originals in the Huntington Library and the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Gallants , WHo Would have thought to have seen so many here , At such a Rambling season of the Year ; And what 's more strange ? all Well and Sound to the Eye , Pray Gentlemen forgive me if I Lye. I thought this Season to have turn'd Physician , But now I see small hopes in that condition : Yet how if I should hire a Black Flower'd Jump , And plye at Islington , Doctor to Sadlers Pump . But first let me Consult old Erra Pater , And see what he advises in the Matter . Let 's see — Venus and Mars , I find in Aries are , In the Ninth House . a Damn'd dry Bobbing Year . The price of Mutton , will run high 't is thought , And Vizard Masks will fall to ten a Groat . The Moon 's in Scorpio's House or Capricorns , Friends of the City govern well your Hornes : Your Wives will have a mighty Trade this Quarter , I find they 'll never leave their Natural Charter . For once take my Advice as a true Friend , When they a Walk to the new Wells pretend , If you l avoid your Sail , quick hasten after , They use more wayes to Cool , than Drinking Water . THE EPILOGUE , Spoken by Mr. Haines . TRapolin , suppos'd a Duke , in this place shows Strange matters may depend on meer suppose . One may suppose Masks chast lov'd Nonsense Witty , No Flattery at Court , nor Whig i' th' City 〈◊〉 am by one i' th' World supposed Pretty . Fantasie digested unto Storms supposes , Whereas you see no Lillies grow nor Roses , ●o Masks for Beauty pass that want their Noses . The Reverend Cityzen , Sixty and above , That by poor inch of Candle buys his Love , Supposes that his Son and Heir he Got , But Wife could tell that she supposes not . The Trees by Rosamonds Pond , her Sins have known , And tell-Tale Leaves , still stick upon the Gown : Whil'st the dull Sot , whilst he 's a Cuckold made , Supposes she's at Church Praying for Trade . The Country Squire newly come to Town , By Parents doom'd to a Lawyers daggl'd Gown . supposes some Bright Angel he has gotten In our Lewd Gallary , till proving Rotten : His Study soon he leaves for Sweating Tubs , And Cook and Littlton , for Doctor Hobs. Nor had Dull Cit sent Spouse to Drink the Waters , So found her helping to us Sons and Daughters . Had he suppos'd when e're her Belly Swells , There must be something in 't besides the Wells . Ther 's no Man there had Married I 'me afraid , Had he not first suppos'd his Wife a Maid : For 't is Opinion must our Peace secure , For no Experiment can do 't I 'me sure . In Paths of Love no Foot-steps e're were Trac'd , All we can do is to suppose her Chast ; For Women are of that deep subtile kind , The more we dive to Know , the less we find . Ah Ladies ! what strange Fate still Rules us Men ? For whil'st we Wisely would escape the Gin , A kind suppose still draws the Wedlock in : In all Affairs 't is so , the Lawyers Baul , And with damn'd Noise and Nonsense fill the Hall. Supposing after Seven Years being a Drudge , 'T will be his Fortune to be made a Judge . The Parson too that Prays against ill Weathers That thumps the Cushion till he leaves no Feathers . wou'd let his Flock I fear grow very Lean , Without suppose at least of being a Dean . All things are helpt out by suppose , but Wit That we cannot now suppose to get . Unless a kind suppose your Minds possess , For on that Charm depends our Play 's Success . Then tho you like it not , Sirs don't Disclose it , But if you think it Bad , pray Good suppose it . London , Printed by Geo. Croom , in Th●mes-street , over against Baynard 's Castle , 1684.