The Welshman's COMPLIMENTS: OR, The true manner how Shinkin wooed his Sweetheart Maudlin after his return from KENTON Battle.  
Also fair Maudlin's Reply and answer to all Shinkins Welsh Compliments, full of merry wit and pleasant mirth.  
I Thank you Welsh jenken  
God save you sweet mist●is.  
Printed at London, 1643.   

The Welshman's Compliments, or the true manner how Shinkin wooed his Sweetheart Maudlin after his return from Kenton battle, etc.  
Sweet Maudlin.  
AFter her return from Edg-hill, which her may speak with grief of heart, her chanced to cast her eyes on your incomparable beauties, by whose powerful influences her was more wounded and killed and slain, than her was at Kenton battle, and her did find that the sword wounds gently, but Love hath no mercy when it doth once strike the heart with deep affection, so that her can get no Surgeons in Hospitals or any where else, but only the favour of her beloved Maudlin, must as it is the cause, be also the cure of all her grief and furrows. For when her first beheld her, your hair (fair Maudlin) seemed to resemble the golden strings on her Harp, your eyes shined like bright stars, and in your cheeks appeared more Roses and Lyllies then there be leek● in her gardens in Wales; whereupon, her was fully resolved to make you the Mistress of her affections, and after many considerations of her own estate, and how fit a match you would be for her in the honest ways of matrimony being a matter of money; for now her will stand upon her high terms, having been a Soldier: her thought with good audacities and boldness, to utter her mind in as good languages as her could, desiring her not to look upon her with her Welsh frowns (for frowns will spoil her beauties) but with a smiling countenance behold the dolours and griefs which Shinkin sustains for her sakes, and give her such a favourable answer that her may be comforted, and cherish hopes and assurances to gain her favour: will her, love Shinkin, what do her say?  Maudlin's flouting reply to Mr. Shinkin. 
MAster Shinkin, I perceive you can flatter exceeding well, but my eyes being full of my own wants, can see nothing in me worthy your affection. The War is kinder than I can prove, from whence by the nimble agility of your feet you returned safe and sound, and pity it were that the sword should devour so brave a Gentleman as you, I mean when you are well apparelld; your folly, not my beauty hath wounded you, if Love do occasion your sickness, wholesome kitchen physic will cure you, especially Leek-pottage, for leeks be perfectly ripe on St. Taffies day, which will cleanse and purify your blood, and purge out the wanton humours that disturb your brains. Do not curse yourself and me in welsh, if I refuse your offer of marriage: for your suit purchased in Long-lane, and your mountainous language, such as Goats would utter if they could speak, cannot move me: therefore be patiented in your new wooing apparel, for your love is bootless because you come in stockings, and therefore trouble not your brain with studying hard words and speeches, to demonstrate your affection, Welshmen were never true.  Shinkin scratching her head to quicken her invention, made this Reply to her Sweetheart Maudlin. 
HOw! what vile indignities does her use upon her true Britons. Sweet Maudlin, if her do distrust her fidelities or any other abilities, her shall find her as true as her smock to her white pellies, or he● backside, and her will stick unto her in all fortunes and courageous magnamities, fight for her as long as her Welsh hook holds, let her but grant her affections, and make Shinkin happy in the fruition of her Love, which her shall esteem above all her dirty cattle and her lands and houses in her possession in Wales.  Maudlin's mocking answer to Shinkin. 
PArdon my rash words if they have offended, I have read of the welsh magnanimity in old stories, but could never understand it without book, it was reported unto me for certain, that your crowns were terribly cracked at Kenton field, and I love you better than to have you beaten again, or to see you throw away your arms, and confide in your legs for my sake: Neither will I put you to that service which my smock doth undergo, since your strong breath contaminated, doth render you unworthy to kiss my backside: As for your cattle I believe they are white, some of them grey, and some with a black list down their backs; you have called them in Welch, Moabites, and Nittibites, and graze only in your bosom; and those great pig houses whereof you boast are the buildings of your welsh conceits, and are indeed nothing but Castles in the Air.  His answer, wherein Shinkin doth make long Protestations of her love, with many great and large promises. 
IF her doubt the words and affirmations of her affectionate servant Shinkin, let her trample down with her into Wales, her horse would be as proud as herself to carry fair Maudlin behind her, or if her will her shall ride before her, but that her would not have the beast come betwixt her mistress thighs, which place Shinkin only doth deserve and merit: but if sweet Maudlin would be pleased to gild over her sublunary buildings in Wales with her presence, her would then when her eye doth survey her house and lands derived from her Ancestors, believe all her reports to be verities and truth, and not coined out of her brains as her Welsh Almanacs & other inventions by her lately produced, to keep people from talking of Treason against the King: for her hath in Wales great pig-houses, so that her may ride in at the door with her pike upon her shoulder, and great ponds round about behind her house, which are full of red herrings and other good fish, especially round and sound trout, and then her hath a number of Outhouses in her backside, besides her Tenants do pay her good pounds, shillings, and pence for their Farms which they hold under her, being the Lord of all the soils and lands thereabouts, besides her hath great store of goats and young kids, which her will bake in venison pasties, and Maudlin will say was excellent good meat, and for her goats, they yield her good milk to make her welsh cheese strong and fat, and toast the better, & from her sheep's back her get good wool whereof her will make her petticoats to wear next her smocks, and herself jerkins and doublets of freeze; Her have tame fowl, as cocks, hens, geese, ducks, which walk about in her yards, and a Conny-burrough of her own on her backside, but not so good as that which Maudlin hath on her forside. And her is resolved to give Maudlin all her lands, her houses, her pig-houses, her farms, all her goats, young kids, and sheep, and all her Cocks and Cocke-geldings, her Hens and all their eggs with chickens in them, her geese and all her pretty ducks, nay, all her coneys that ever her saw, felt, or understood, so that Shinkin may enjoy and possess all h●r grounds and arables, and all her other commodities, her will not say coneys though, if Maudlin would be so pleased, her would convert herself into any shapes and figures, and for her sake become a Warrener in green with a long staff on her shoulder, so that sweet Maudlin would be the park and the coney, for then her would be the coney-catcher. Her crave pardon for her boldness, and if her tongue have thrown out any rash or lewd languages, her will plead her cause in kisses, and from Mrs. Maudlin's sweet lips obtain a sealed pardon, which her could hardly obtain if her should come before her Welsh Judges for felonies. Thus her will give away all her hath, and herself, and all about her, and make herself as poor as any Britain in Wales, that her may purchase the Love and affections of her dearest Maudlin●, give her therefore her pray you some good kind answers that may comfort her despayrinng hearts as much as her own Country metheglin doth.  Maudlin's scoffing reply to his great promises and protestations, with some other jests. 
GOod Shinkin, I must desire you not to be offended, if I compare your long speech unto your high mountains, the one is barren of grass, the other without wit or sense: your promises are as long as your Welsh miles, you know not what occasion maids have sometimes to step out into a corner: and if I were not a Virgin, your long Orations would put me to much extremity: your houses in Wales (as I said before) are nothing I believe but castles in the air, and they smell so strong of leeks and toasted cheese, that the scent thereof would make me loathe all your pig-houses: And though your Welsh N●ggs be beasts of better carriage than yourself; you shall not carry me like a cloak-bag behind you, and your welsh Naggs are so small of stature, the people seeing us ride through Country Towns, would think we road double upon a hobby-horse. And for your coneys keep them you have, for you are like to get no more of me, though I believe you are an arrant coney-catcher, therefore my answer is and must be, I cannot love you.  Shinkin uses many other arguments and good sound reasons to persuade Maudlin to love her and join with her in Matrimony. 
HOw! cannot her love Shinkin? call bacl that word ag●ine, lest it make her mad and out of her wits, because her cannot obtain her desires in her affections. Pray tell her Maudlin what was hinder her approbations and good wills to Shinkin, was her not born a Gentleman by many hundred descen●s, and derive her pedigrees from Adam, & beyond too? and doth her not bear her Schutchions charged with three woodcocks to denote and signify the great wisdom of her families and Progenitors, from her Forefathers and Fore-mothers': and therefore if Maudlin would be pleased to join with her in matrimonies, her could not disparage her self, but her should bring her a great deal of posterities of her own begetting, which should be all Shentlemen of Wales after her decease, and her assure you Maudlin there was great differences between rude Cotidons and clowns and her Gentleman of Wales, for Shinkin though her say it, and may swear it, was bred up in all good educations & qualities as well as her best Gentry's: her can dance in as good measures and fashions, and cut capers three yards above ground by the magnanimities and agilities of her strong back: and was take her Welsh harp between her legs and play thereon such sweet Dittyes and madrigals and true lessons, as would ravish her before her matrimonies, and if her could be so happy as to have Maudlin between her legs, her would teach her a lesson that should exceed all pricksong, and make her better harmony and music than all her harps could do, for her love no instruments so well as Maudlin's, which her know how to stop and finger as well as the best musicians in the whole world. Her would therefore desire her to join with her in matrimonies, and her will play upon her instruments day night, if her would condescend to make marriages with her true love and affection: besides, Skinkin hath many other qualities may induce you, dear Maudlin, to love her in all integrities: what say her now to her wooing argument and reasons, Shinkin knows how to speak in compliments and strong languages.  Maudlin's brief, but very scoffing answer. 
IF Shinkin be a Gentleman, let him express it in generous qualities, I love not bragging, but perhaps Shinkin, that is all you have to show to make you a Gentleman. Talk not to me of your coat, which perhaps may lie at the Brokers as well as your other apparel doth, and for your arms, your legs (as I heard, proved your best friends at Edg-hill) and for your skill on the Harp, the best music that you would make me, would be silence, and so seem wise.  Shinkin. 
O be not so cruel and hardhearted, sweet Mrs. Maudlin, that physiognomy of yours promises better things. O that colour in those cheeks which strives to put down the ruby & obscure the rose & that forehead which shine like bacon-rine, whose crooked nose which down to her chin doth bow, which will save her many a penny in buying of shoo●ing-hornes when her wants them to pull on her shoes withal.  Maudlin. 
Out you jeering Welsh thief, I hate thy flattering words, I cannot endure thy face, much less thy rude expressions; I am sorry I have lost so much time, and spent so much breath to answer thee in thy foolish propositions and questions.  Shinkin. 
Her do own her as many gratulations for her patience and favour afforded her at this time in hearing her compliments, as there be ●aicocks in june, and as many thanks as there be roses in May.  Maudlin. 
You are mighty fluent in your eloquent tongue; but for all your fair words you shall not make me yield myself to your goatish desires.  Shinkin. 
Sweet Maudlin, her do honour the very obumbrations of her shoe-ties, her do reverence her very posteriours, and would salute her behind and before, whensoever her meet her, sweet Maudlin: O Love and Pease-pottage and garlic are three strong things, her will be always her friend, and stand to her upon all occasions, if her would but love her.  Maudlin. 
I think so too if you had power; I do imagine since you have lost so much blood as you told me you did at Kinton field, that you have nothing standing but your ears: I believe you may cry three times so ho, before it will stand once.  Shinkin. 
Sweet Maudlin love her, and that without delay▪ And cast not with thy crabbed looks, a proper man away.  Maudlin. 
How, do you call yourself a proper man? by my troth Master Shinkin I see no such matter about you, as either properness or comeliness, I tell you plainly, I cannot fancy your person nor love your conditions.  Shinkin. 
If her will but love her, her shall have all varieties that her heart can wish, and also sorts of fowl and fish: As Duck, Mallard and Woodcocks, Wigeons, and all dainty content; for fish, her have poor Shonn, Sprats, and Bloat-herrings, and Red-herrings with bells about their necks, her shall have good store of Welsh wine, as Perry and Cider ancient Cairiwhiblin and excellent Ale, her shall have a mountain of Coul-bobby, which is in plain English good cheeze ready toasted at her commands, and a huge hill of sheeze at her becks: new sheeze as new as her moon: and old sheeze as ancient as the Creation; such sheeze as is able to go alone: besides her shall have raw sheeze; then her shall have warm or toasted sheeze; then her shall have baked sheeze, then fried sheeze, then broiled cheeze, fod cheeze parboiled cheeze. & stewed cheeze, all these her shall have if her will but love her: then her shall have her Welsh Ambassador or her Welsh Fiddler every morning to bid good morrow to her sweet Maudlin at her chamber-window.  Maudlin. 
Good honest Shinkin for bear your earnest suit of wooing; I tell you I cannot love, nor do I care for your company; nor do I approve of any of those things which are in your Country.  Shinkin. 
O that her were any thing that her Maudlin did love: would her were a jacks, or her close-stool, or her close-stoole-pan; or the lock and key to her close-stool, than her Maudlin would desire her sometimes: I would her were any thing, so her might enjoy her corpusculum; then would her have about with her Nunquam-Satis: O that sweet Angel's face of thine, fair Maudlin hath ravelled me, I am enameled with thy beauty; I am in love with thee over my high shoes: your face is more fair sweet Maudlin, then Bro●k my faders' cow; o those hawk eyes which twinkle like the seven stars in ; whose ivory teeth give light like the glow-worm in a dark evening to Charles his wane, when her moon is in the flock-bed.  Maudlin. 
Away with your cotton candle eloquence, I care not for your Calve-skin jests, there is nothing in you but fustian and bombasted compliments, full of froth and emptiness.  Shinkin. 
Good Mrs. Maudlin, grant her but one thing, and then do her pleasures.  Maudlin, 
What is that? I would do any thing to be rid of a foolish, idle, Welsh prating parrot, that loves to hear himself talk nothing but pedlar's French.  Shinkin. 
Do you caknow Pie-corner Law, or Pasty-nook Customs?  Maudlin. 
No not I: how should I know the Law or custom, who was never there or ever heard of it.  Shinkin. 
Then her will tell her in rhyme, He that will woe a maid must cog, lie, and flatter, And he that will woe a widow must down with his breeches and at her.  Maudlin, 
Out you Capricornish, Goatish, bawdy filthy Welshman, I scorn thy motion; I render thee odious in words; I could spit in thy face how darest thou to be so bold to ask a Gentlewoman such a question.  Shinkin .. 
Her hopes Mrs Maudlin that her is not so angry as her seems to be, her hopes it is but from the teeth outward.  Maudlin's final and last answer. 
MAster Shinkin I am sorry you have placed your love so unhappily, I must move in the obedience of a daughter, my father would not have me match to a Welsh goat, and therefore I must tell you your suit is hopeless, fruitless, and I am glad that I am to go into the Country, that I may not be troubled with your Welsh compliments comprised with so much false English, and welsh wit, which is no better than English nonsense.  Shinkins answer and lamentation for the loss of his Sweetheart Maudlin 
Sweet Maudlin, Shinkin know not whether or no her shall live to suffer the injuries of her disdain; Has her spent all her wooing compliments which her studied with all her pains and diligence, to be scornfully rejected, refused and abused? Her now perceives, and that all womenkind do but put flouts and jeers upon her Countrymen for her bad languages and expressions of her affections; well Maudlin, let her now at her departing be so kind and courteous unto her to let her imprint a kiss upon her lips in the way of salutations, and so farewell sweet Maudlin.  Maudlin's answer. 
I Dare not, I am afraid your breath smells of toasted cheese, farewell without a kiss.  Shinkin. 
One sweet kiss sweet Maudlin.  Maudlin. 
If you will needs kiss, take me about the middle and kiss the heaviest end.  Shinkins conclusion and resolution. 
WEll, Her will in the absence of sweet Maudlin excuse her cruelty, but not hang he self, though she be gone into the Country.  

But her will seek her out and all paths tread,  
Till Shinkin be to Maudlin married.   
Was find her I warrant her, and then have at her for a second part of her compliments and wooing languages, and this is Shinkins conclusions and Resolution for this times.  
FINIS.