The Married-womans' Case: OR Good Counsel to Maids, to be careful of hasty Marriage, by the example of other Married-women.  
To the tune of The Married-mans' Case.  
 

〈…〉 Maidens all, that are willing to wed,  
〈…〉 before you are we'll advised,  
Make not too much haste to the marriage bed,  
〈…〉 est the sheets be too dear prized:  
〈…〉 urs to try before you do trust,  
〈…〉 any love not but only for lust;  
〈…〉 make their po●re wives to leap at a crust:  
〈…〉 us lives a woman that's married, is married,  
〈…〉 ve a poor woman that married.   

〈…〉 lives single has little to care for,  
〈…〉ent and poet's prov●●●d;  
〈…〉 nceithen wherefore  
〈…〉 est to be bribed▪  
〈…〉 rest,  
〈…〉 be possessed;  
〈…〉 judge at the best:  
〈…〉 married, is married,  
〈…〉 't's married.   

〈…〉 rich man,  
〈…〉 ion,  
〈…〉 ●he can,  
 
〈…〉 and his shoes,  
〈…〉 flatly refuse;  
〈…〉 choose:  
〈…〉, is married,  
〈…〉 yed   

A woman that marries a quarrelling Coxcomb,  
hath cause enough to ●●sta●●e her:  
For when f●d the Alehouse be bringeth a Fox home,  
he'll find some occasion to bas●e her:  
She seldom shall go without her face black,  
She shall not want blowe●, though ville she lack,  
Although from a man hée'l perhaps turn his back:  
And thus lives a woman that's married, is married,  
Thus lives a poor woman that's married.   

Not only at home he's given to quarrel,  
but also in other places:  
Where now and then, to his wonderful peril,  
he meets with knocks and disgraces;  
And than his poor wife his Surgeon must be,  
To cure his infirmities ready is she;  
Yet for her endeavour ingrateful is he:  
And thus lives a woman that's married, is married,  
Thus lives a poor woman that's married.   

A woman that to a whoremonger is wed,  
is in a most desperate case:  
She scarce dares perform her duty in bed,  
with one of condition so base:  
For sometimes he's bitten with Turnbull-stréet Fleas,  
The Pox, or some other infection's disease;  
And yet, to her peril, his mind she must please:  
Oh, thus lives a woman that's married, is married,  
Thus lives a poor woman that's married.   

The second part,  
To the same tune.  
 

A Woman that marries a drunken sot,  
must look for no competent living;  
For he all the day will sit at the Pot,  
and never takes thought for thriving:  
From Alehouse to Alehouse all day he will come,  
While she sits with bread and fair water at home;  
Whatever he gets, he giveth her none:  
And thus lives a woman that's married, is married,  
Thus lives a poor woman that's married.   

And if she have children, her grief is the more,  
to hear them complain for victual,  
While their wretched father i'th' Alehouse doth roar,  
and think of their want but little:  
Too many such husbands there be, the Lord knows,  
That will have good liquor, how ere the world goes:  
But she that has such a one, needs no more woes:  
Yet thus lives a woman that's married, is married.  
Oh, thus lives a woman that's married.   

A woman that is to a gamester espoused,  
her ease is to be lamented:  
For he from his gaming can hardly by roused,  
by any means can be invented:  
he's either at ●●●ide thrifth, at Tables or Dice,  
Where while he sits wishing for Kator and Size,  
His money consumeth away with a thrice:  
And thus lives a woman that's married, is married.  
Oh, thus lives a women that's married.   

As long as his purse with moneys is lined,  
he never has power to give over;  
And if he have lost, 'tis still in his mind,  
that he shall his losses recover:  
And thus night and day with vain folley he's led  
And wastes what should maintain his household with bread,  
Who oft are constrained to go fasting to bed.  
And thus lives a woman that's married, etc.   

A woman who's tied to a jealous ass,  
is a slave to his doubtful condition:  
She hardly dares look any man in the face,  
but still it produceth suspicion;  
He marketh her steps with so watchful an eye:  
And though she all baseness doth scorn and dress,  
Yet he dreams of horns, when he knows no ca●●●● why▪  
And thus lives a woman that's married, etc.   

And thus it is difficult, do what you can,  
a perfect good husband to light on:  
Then let do fair Maiden be in love with a●●a●  
that she hath but only set sight on:  
For marriage must not be accounted a toy,  
One hour brings much sorrows or joy:  
Then do not (sweet Damsels) your fortune's 〈◊〉  
By being too hasty of marriage, of marriage,  
Think first how to live when y'are married.   

And thus I'll conclude, as I began,  
with this friendly admonition:  
Let no woman heedlessly marry a man,  
before she has tried his condition:  
For time will bring every action to view,  
And try whether Lovers be faithless or true:  
And thus, gentle Maidens I bid you Adieu;  
Desiring you well to be married, be married,  
Or else may you never be married.    
M.P.  
Finis.   

London Printed for H. G.