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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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To a Gormondizing Glutton.

One like to Wolner for a monstrous eater,
Or rather of a glutton somewhat greater,
Inuited was vnto a Gentleman,
Who long'd to see the same Hungarian,
And note his feeding: being set to dinner,
A leg of Mutton was the first beginner.
Next he deuoured vp a loyne of Veale,
Vpon foure Capons then his teeth did deale,
And sent them downe into his pudding house,
So tooke the cup, and drinking a carowse,

Fell to his Rabees, and dispatching foure,
Some wisht him choakt that he might eat no more.
After all this he tooke bake't-meats in hand,
And spared nothing did before him stand.
The Gentleman then tooke a bowle of wine,
And drinking to his guest (the filthy swine)
Said, you are welcome sir, I pray you eate,
Me thinks your stomacke doth not like my meate,
I thanke you sir (quoth he) for your good will,
But all last night I haue been very ill,
And that's the cause my stomacke is but small,
When I am well ile make amends for all.
If this be thy sicke feeding, shame require thee,
When thou art well the deuill shall inuite thee.
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