THE Queen of the Milk-women; OR, AN ELEGY Occasioned by the Death of, Mrs. E. G.  
Who departed this life on 〈◊〉 Morning October 6th 1698. As also a full and true Account how she 〈…〉 Sta 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Threescore Milk-women in Mourning for her.  
 

COme you Lasses and Maids,  
Who pursue Milking Trades,  
With your Pail: on your Heads straight appear▪   

Whilst I mourn the sad fall,  
Of the Chief of you All,  
And the best too as much as 〈…〉   

She's Dead, let each pour  
Or her Corpse a Milk shower,  
To preserve and to moisten 〈…〉   

That a Person so just  
Mayn't too soon 〈◊〉 to Dust,  
Or too 〈…〉 Vermin a Prey   

Ah! how when all 〈◊〉  
She graced those who survive,  
Who admired at the Qualities in 〈…〉   

How She looked like a 〈…〉  
When She Danced upon 〈…〉  
With her Green 〈…〉   

But her Maidens may boast  
Of her Charity most,  
And her goodness in g 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Liquor;   

For Lord how She'd Swill,  
And give each of them her 〈◊〉  
To make 'em mo●● sp●●● 〈…〉   

Both Distiller and Host,  
May lament that, she's 〈…〉  
For she was their 〈◊〉 certain 〈…〉   

And a B●●n Companion,  
As cheerful as any one  
Whilst the Quartern and Bottle did 〈◊〉   

〈◊〉 had other good vertu●s  
〈◊〉 ●hich she showed to all parties,  
●●ot dashing her n●w M●lk with water,   

And she took as great pleasure  
In f 〈…〉 and full Measure.  
As the rest of her Trade do in 〈◊〉.   

Th 〈…〉 uncommon deserts,  
May ●ake all True Hearts.  
To conclude that she died well and Godly,   

For if she had not,  
Took up her full Pot,  
Her death would have looked very Oddly.   

But now Threescore trapes,  
Are in black Cloth, and Crapes,  
As an Argument that she died well.   

I mean well to pass,  
For wise man nor Ass,  
Any more of her Exit can ●●ll.   

She served Queen, her Mistress  
late of, and in distress,  
And I must needs say this to her Honour,   

Tho' Her Money was good,  
As no doubt a Queen's should  
She had money a fair Coach-Wheel upon her   

As she served High and Great,  
〈◊〉 Lies now in State,  
By Rich and by Poor to be seen,   

With Milk she supplied  
The Queen Dowager's Bride,  
And of Milk-Women she Died the Queen.