EBBA 36331

Society of Antiquaries of London - Broadsides

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Fill Gut, & Pinch belly: One being Fat with eating good Men, the other Leane for want of good Women

NOw full bellyed Fill gut, so Fat heere in show,

Feedes on our good Men, as Women well know:

Who flocke in great numbers, all weary of lives,

Heere thus to be eaten, and rid from their Wives.

Whereas fat Fill gut, (by this doing well)

Redeemeth kinde people from bondage of Hell:

Thus good men hee feeds on, the bad men he leaves,

A plague, for those scoulds, that such Husbands receaves.

Heere Pinch belly starveth, for want of good meate,

For Women untoward, he no way can eate:

The good are his feeding, but hard to be found,

The worst of them living, the best underground.

For if amongst thousands he chance to finde any,

One is sufficient, though two be too many:

Then Women exchange you, your badnes to good,

Least Pinch belly starve here for wa[nt of ?] food.

Printed at London by Edwa[r]d Allede, for Hen[r]y Gosson. 1620.