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(26) A tench and a wench.
A Catholike and a Protestant
were frendlie sett at meate,
for both whose dinner was prepared,
both fyshe and fleshe to eate.
They both, as did their conscience bidd,
feed on the severall dishe:
The Protestant vpon the fleshe,
the Papist on the fishe.
At length the Catholike complaind,
our wantoun times to bee
disordered in everie thinge,
as dailie hee did see:
‘ffor nowe our Protestants,’ (said hee,)
‘which newe Religion take,
Twixt Pigg and Pike, twixt Carpe and Capon,
not anie difference make.’
To whome the other replied: ‘wee make
such difference of their kinde
As Papists doe twixt tench and wench,
to serve their wantoun minde.’
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