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The Knaues of Spades and Diamonds. With new Additions [by Samuel Reynolds]
Rowlands, Samuel (1570?-1630?)

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THE EPISTLE TO any Man, but especially to Fooles and Mad-men.
 
The Knaues, of Spades and Diamonds.
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The Knaue of Diamonds.
 
[The Knaue of Diamonds promised before]
 
Neptunes owne Knauery.
 
The Picture of a Pirat.
 
To a Reprobate Pirat that hath renounced Christ and is turn'd Turke.
 
The Fox taken, comming to take.
 
Like will to Like.
 
Lightly come, Lightly goe.
 
When theeues fall out true men come by their goods.
 
All's Fish that comes to net.
 
False Knaues will neuer be true.
 
Curelesse, and Carelesse.
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The Knaue of Spades.
 
One good turne asketh another.
 
Like Maister like Man.
 
To the olde yong Man.
 
The Country cunning Man.
 
To the Saint in shew, and Deuill in practise.
 
The Country Cormorant.
 
Patience Perforce.
 
Tobacco carted to Tyburne.
 
To smokey Noses, and stinking Nostrils.
 
To beggerly Contention.
 
To a Domesticall Cowardly Coxcombe.
 
On an ill Conscience.
 
To Machiauill the Deuils Statesman.
 
To Mr. Mony-bag the Vsurer.
 
To complement the dissembling Counterfait.
 
Harme watch, Harme catch.
 
To all Londons Naballs.
 
On vaine and curious Monuments.
 
Of a wicked Maiestrate.
 
To a Gentleman foole.
 
The Picture of a Swagerer.
 
To the Deuils Secretarie.
 
To a Gormondizing Glutton.
 
Fooles and Babes tell true.
 
To Madam Maske or Francis Fan.
 
Or thus.
 
A hote Contention.
 
Of Ghoasts and Goblins.
 
The Seauen deadly Sins all Horst and riding to Hell.
 
[The Kraues are delt, the Game is plaid]

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The Country cunning Man.

Stand backe you figure flingers, and giue place,
Here's goodman Gosling will you all disgrace.
You that with heauen's 12. houses deale so hie,
You oft want chambers for your felues to lie.
Wise Gosling, did but heare the scrich-owle crie,
And told his wife, and straight a pigge did die.
Another time, (after that scuruie Owle)
When Ball his Dog at twelue a clocke did howle,
He iogd his wife, and ill lucke Madge did say,
And Fox by morning stole a Goose away.
Besides he knowes foule weather, raine or haile,
Euen by the wagging of his dun Cowes taile.
When any Theeues, his Hens and Duckes purfew,
He knowes it by the Candles burning blew.
Or if a Rauen cry iust o're his head,
Some in the Towne haue lost their maiden head.
For losse of Cattell, and for fugitiues,
Heele find out with a Siue, and rustie kniues.
His good daies are when's Chaffer is well sold,
And bad daies when his wife doth braule and scold.
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