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ads, _Higgen_ hath prig'd the prancers in his dayes, And sold good penny-worths; we will have a course, The Spirit of _Bottom_, is grown bottomless. _Prig._ I'le mand no more, nor cant. _Hig._ Yes, your sixpenny worth In private, Brother, sixpence is a sum I'le steal you any mans Dogg for. _Prig._ For sixpence more You'l tell the owner where he is. _Hig._ 'Tis right, _Higgen_ must practise, so must _Prig_ to eat; And write the Letter: and gi' the word. But now No more, as either of these. _Prig._ But as true Beggars, As e're we were. _Hig._ We stand here, for an Epilogue; Ladies, your bounties first; the rest will follow; For womens favours are a leading alms, If you be pleas'd look cheerly, throw your eyes Out at your masks. _Prig._ And let your beauties sparkle. _Hig._ So may you ne'er want dressings, Jewels, gowns Still i' the fashion. _Prig._ Nor the men you love, Wealth nor discourse to please you. _Hig._ May you Gentlemen, Never want good fresh suits nor liberty. _Prig._ May every Merchant here see safe his ventures. _Hig._ And every honest Citizen his debts in. _Prig._ The Lawyers again good Clyents. _Hig._ And the Clyents good Counsel. _Prig._ All the Gamesters here good fortune. _Hig._ The Drunkards too good wine. _Prig._ The eaters meat Fit for their tastes and palats. _Hig._ The good wives kind Husbands. _Prig._ The young maids choyce of Sutors. _Hig._ The Midwives merry hearts. _Prig._ And all good cheer. _Hig._ As you are kind unto us and our Bush, We are the Beggars and your daily Beadsmen, And have your mony, but the Alms we ask And live by, is your Grace, give that, and then We'l boldly say our word is, _Come again_. APPENDIX p. 194, l. 1. A] God e'n then. l. 28. C _misprints_] secrely. l. 30. A and B] tipple in wine. p. 195, l. 3. A _omits_] ye. l. 11. A _repeats_] Ile swinge you. l. 15. A] utter, will all. l. 35. A and B] any devotions. p. 196, l. 2. B] with torch. l. 18. A _misprints_] _Short_ for _Wid_. p. 197, l. 2. A] and a vertuous. l. 3. A] hay him up. l. 13. B] a your. p. 198, l. 2. A] take. l. 3. A _omits_] a. l. 25. A] No armes, no armes. l. 27. A and B] hang 'tis. l. 33. A _omits_] a. p. 199, l. 5. B] An here. l. 10. A] his Nleson. l. 37. A _omits_] have. p. 200, l. 3. A] pound. l. 10. A _omits_] you. l. 20. B] such knell. ll 23 and 24. A] to raise. p. 201, l. 5. A] regemen
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