The Second part of The Nights Search Discovering The Condition of the various Fowles of Night. Or, The second great Mystery of Iniquity exactly revealed: With the Projects of these Times. In a Poem, By Humphrey Mill |
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Sect. 11.
A Constable is wise and grave,
He sucks the sack: and he will have
His guilty neighbours scape the Lawes,
The beadle, doth bewray the cause,
Another Strikes where he's abus'd
His valiant guard, his wit accus'd.
His love his teares beget a feast,
His wisht preferment is exprest.
He sucks the sack: and he will have
His guilty neighbours scape the Lawes,
The beadle, doth bewray the cause,
Another Strikes where he's abus'd
His valiant guard, his wit accus'd.
His love his teares beget a feast,
His wisht preferment is exprest.
I searching went, my busines to dispatch,
And on a sudden spi'd the common watch:
The Constable being grave, put me in feare,
He should have bin the Officer last yeare:
His rule was by example, when he spoke
One halfe was sacke, the other part was smoake
The Taverne was his centre: he must have
The other quart, and hee's an errand knave
That will not pledge him: if a hansome Whore
Be guilty found, her freedome hee'l restore:
She promise to amend: but this the case
She payes her fees; he points a private place
To meet about it, if the Bawd can make
But Friends, or money, hee her part will take
And quitt her for this once: to please her then
Hee'l winke in love, or not come there agen.
And on a sudden spi'd the common watch:
The Constable being grave, put me in feare,
He should have bin the Officer last yeare:
His rule was by example, when he spoke
One halfe was sacke, the other part was smoake
The Taverne was his centre: he must have
The other quart, and hee's an errand knave
That will not pledge him: if a hansome Whore
Be guilty found, her freedome hee'l restore:
She promise to amend: but this the case
She payes her fees; he points a private place
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But Friends, or money, hee her part will take
And quitt her for this once: to please her then
Hee'l winke in love, or not come there agen.
The Wine converts him to a cunning spie;
None but his favorites dare looke so high
As such out landish liquor, some a sleepe
Are, while the vermine round about them creepe.
None but his favorites dare looke so high
As such out landish liquor, some a sleepe
Are, while the vermine round about them creepe.
The rest are in blind Ale-houses; for they
Have pence a peece to spend, and when the day
Begins to peepe they cannot see it: why?
Tobacco's cloudy smoake doth charme the eye:
And they'l be all Gentile, before they goe:
For they can prove this weede makes all men so
Have pence a peece to spend, and when the day
Begins to peepe they cannot see it: why?
Tobacco's cloudy smoake doth charme the eye:
And they'l be all Gentile, before they goe:
For they can prove this weede makes all men so
The roaring smokers, they me thinkes doe mocke;
Let him be judge that's in the Porters frocke.
Some are bewitch't to this out-landish weede;
Nor can they leave, though that with fire doe breed
A sulphrous smoake, that representeth hell.
Is't Christian like? the Heathens they can tell
Is't wholesome in excesse? those that did strive
T'exceede, found death too soone: were they alive
They'd fright you from it, if men were not blind
They would not to the Divell be so kind.
Ti's not Gentile, this cause the hangman try'd;
Who tooke it but the day before he dy'd.
Mistake me not! tis lawfull to be us'd
As Phisicall: but not to be abus'd.
Let him be judge that's in the Porters frocke.
Some are bewitch't to this out-landish weede;
Nor can they leave, though that with fire doe breed
A sulphrous smoake, that representeth hell.
Is't Christian like? the Heathens they can tell
Is't wholesome in excesse? those that did strive
T'exceede, found death too soone: were they alive
They'd fright you from it, if men were not blind
They would not to the Divell be so kind.
Ti's not Gentile, this cause the hangman try'd;
Who tooke it but the day before he dy'd.
Mistake me not! tis lawfull to be us'd
As Phisicall: but not to be abus'd.
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I have digrest, where stay'd the Watch so long?
I cannot find: now I may hold my tongue.
Peace, yonder sits the Beadle on a Bench,
His candles out; and he ha's got a Wench,
With whom hee's to familliar, that's the cause
He frees such Imps contrary to the lawes.
Hee'l over looke their Cells if you complaine,
(What would you have him cruell) ti's in vaine,
Hee'l plead their custome: urge me not; must I
Doe what my Predecessors did deny?
And for the Constable, hee's much in feare:
For those that went before him, yeare by yeare
Did passe such things, perhaps they got a fee
They be our neighbours, and we must agree.
We must be mercifull what er'e we doe
That's harsh to'ards them, we should repent o'nt too
I cannot find: now I may hold my tongue.
Peace, yonder sits the Beadle on a Bench,
His candles out; and he ha's got a Wench,
With whom hee's to familliar, that's the cause
He frees such Imps contrary to the lawes.
Hee'l over looke their Cells if you complaine,
(What would you have him cruell) ti's in vaine,
Hee'l plead their custome: urge me not; must I
Doe what my Predecessors did deny?
And for the Constable, hee's much in feare:
For those that went before him, yeare by yeare
Did passe such things, perhaps they got a fee
They be our neighbours, and we must agree.
We must be mercifull what er'e we doe
That's harsh to'ards them, we should repent o'nt too
Ah, no redresse! I must goe search agen,
Some honesty may dwell among such men.
Well now I am in hope: for heer's a man
Reputed just: accuse him if you can.
Some honesty may dwell among such men.
Well now I am in hope: for heer's a man
Reputed just: accuse him if you can.
Make roome for Master Constable: for he
Hath purchas'd wisdome by authoritie
His Staffe is neatly painted; he will frowne:
Keep off; or els poynt black hee'l knock you downe.
Hee'l use his power freely in his fit
What ere you thinke, pray question not his wit.
He naturally knowes his charge, in's place,
And he can judge before he heares a case.
His confidence is strong, his fancy weake;
His eyes are dimme; yet he can see to speake:
When once his toungue is dipt in Spanish oyle
It runnes all byas, though his heeles doe faile.
Submit your selves; for he's a man of might:
He is no spirit though he walkes by night,
He's Justice in the Letter, Friend, or foe;
If you offend him, to the Goyle you goe.
Hath purchas'd wisdome by authoritie
His Staffe is neatly painted; he will frowne:
Keep off; or els poynt black hee'l knock you downe.
Hee'l use his power freely in his fit
What ere you thinke, pray question not his wit.
He naturally knowes his charge, in's place,
And he can judge before he heares a case.
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His eyes are dimme; yet he can see to speake:
When once his toungue is dipt in Spanish oyle
It runnes all byas, though his heeles doe faile.
Submit your selves; for he's a man of might:
He is no spirit though he walkes by night,
He's Justice in the Letter, Friend, or foe;
If you offend him, to the Goyle you goe.
His Guard attends upon him, weapon'd men,
Affront'em not, for feare they turne agen:
But there's no danger with an angry word
Th'ir laid, at least wise if they see a sword.
Affront'em not, for feare they turne agen:
But there's no danger with an angry word
Th'ir laid, at least wise if they see a sword.
Mistrust him not, to differ place, or time:
He being prov'd not guilty of the crime,
He'l make you smoake; one fearing he had wit,
Was shrewdly shent, the Officer was quit,
From such a slander, th' others fain to make
Confession of his fault: he'l warning take
By this mischance; and promising to men.
Ner'e to be jealous of his wit agen.
He being prov'd not guilty of the crime,
He'l make you smoake; one fearing he had wit,
Was shrewdly shent, the Officer was quit,
From such a slander, th' others fain to make
Confession of his fault: he'l warning take
By this mischance; and promising to men.
Ner'e to be jealous of his wit agen.
The Magistrate being pleas'd, doth at his charge
Make him a feast, and now he will enlarge
His words beyond all measure: nor can I
Attend upon him till his eyes be dry.
Oh tender heart! how sudden is thy change!
The Juglers slights are common, thine are strange.
Nature for changes, forced now must be
To worke by night, and take her aime from thee:
If full mouth'd winter thus can charme thy yeares
The gentle spring will melt thee into teares
He that to buy a jest, can spend his store,
I'de have him still collected for the poore.
Make him a feast, and now he will enlarge
His words beyond all measure: nor can I
Attend upon him till his eyes be dry.
Oh tender heart! how sudden is thy change!
The Juglers slights are common, thine are strange.
Nature for changes, forced now must be
To worke by night, and take her aime from thee:
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The gentle spring will melt thee into teares
He that to buy a jest, can spend his store,
I'de have him still collected for the poore.
When honesty and wit are in a fright,
Who shall we find to overlooke the night?
One is a foole in grosse: the other dreames
His retaile's just: yet both are in extreames.
A foolish pitty makes a hellhound worse,
And justice out of joynt, will spurne and curse
All reason out of use, who can but see
'Tis hot and cold beyond the ninth degree?
Video et doceo, perhaps I may
Find better orders, when I search by day.
Who shall we find to overlooke the night?
One is a foole in grosse: the other dreames
His retaile's just: yet both are in extreames.
A foolish pitty makes a hellhound worse,
And justice out of joynt, will spurne and curse
All reason out of use, who can but see
'Tis hot and cold beyond the ninth degree?
Video et doceo, perhaps I may
Find better orders, when I search by day.
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