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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 Gentleman foole.

Thou boasts of scutchions, armes, & high descent,
That on fooles legges euen from thy cradle went.
What credite to an idiot will arise,
To heare him say he had a father wise?
What honour can from Ancestor proceed
To foole his son, that ne're did vertuous deed?