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An vnworthie Physician. 23.

An Asse turnd Ape, his Office hee vses,
Yet Artlesse, both Practise and Parties abuses.
Bayard-lyke blind, hee bloodeth with the Lance,
Doe hee cure, or kill, hee cares not what chance.
Witlesse with Vomit, or Purging hee will,
Giue Health in haste, spoyle presentlie, or spill.
Hee cracks of his Cures, his Travels, and where,
Such Wonders hee wrought, seene seldome or rare.
Bot so farre a-Field, that there are found few,
Will tye them, to try his talking, if true.
Hee vaunts of Rewards, and venteth out Wonders,
That his Receipts, were nere lesse than hunders,
In Markets and Faires, hee is not away,
Walking, and viewing, some Vrinals ay.
Where if hee find Hot, Grosse, Humors, or Raw,
Albeit that Liech hee little doth knaw;
Yet some thing to seeme, some-what hee will say,
Lyn'd with some Latine, that lykelie it may.
And if hee hit, and to a Purpose speake,
Then looks hee lyke One to salue all the Sicke.
This Fellow effronted, hee never sayles.
In telling stale Iests, and olde merrie Tales.
For olde Ones to laugh, and the Young to allure,
Peares hee hath pocked, and Sweeties bee sure.
Peartly hee speakes, as having Inspection,
And skilfull in knowing of evrie Complection.
And if a strange Cure hee stnmble on, or chance,
Out of his Artlesse vse, and Ignorance;
Yet saucie, and shamelesse, sweareth this Ann.
That easily cure Incurables hee can.
Bot being vnlearnd, vnhonest, and als,
Oft times found foolish, found fraudfull, and false;
Indeed, if not Death, it's Danger to deale,
With such Quacke-salvers, for sicke Men, or Whole.