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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.

The Knaue of Diamonds.

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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.

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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To a Domesticall Cowardly Coxcombe.

It saues thy head from many a bloudy knocke,
To play the Hen and let thy wife turne Cocke,
Thou dar'st not chide, thy wife hath tongue at will,
Thou dar'st not fight, thy wife hath Fencers skill,
Thou dar'st not speake, if she dislike thy speech,
Thou dar'st do nothing, she hath won the breech.