Sir Thomas Ouerburie his wife with new elegies vpon his (now knowne) vntimely death : whereunto are annexed, new newes and characters / written by himselfe and other learned gentlemen.
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Sir Thomas Ouerburie his wife with new elegies vpon his (now knowne) vntimely death : whereunto are annexed, new newes and characters / written by himselfe and other learned gentlemen.
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Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.
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London :: Printed by Edward Griffin for Laurence L'isle, and are to bee sold at his shop at the Tigers head in Pauls Church-yard,
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Overbury, Thomas, -- Sir, 1581-1613.
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"Sir Thomas Ouerburie his wife with new elegies vpon his (now knowne) vntimely death : whereunto are annexed, new newes and characters / written by himselfe and other learned gentlemen." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08597.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.
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Adrunken Dutch-man resident in
England
IS but Quarter Master with his Wife.
Hee stinkes of Butter, asif hee were
noynted all ouer for the Itch. Let
him come ouer neuer so leane, and
plant him but one Moneth neere the
Brew-houses in S.Catherines, and hee'll
bee puft vp to your hand like a bloate
Herring, Of all places of pleasure, he
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loues a Common Garden, and (with
the Swine of the Parish) had neede be
ringed for rooting. Next to these hee
affects Lotteries naturally; and be∣queathes
the best prize in his Will a∣fore-hand;
when his hopes fall, hee's
blanke. They swarme in great Tene∣ments
like flies: sixe House-holds will
liue in a Garret. Hee was wont (onely
to make vs fooles) to buy the Foxe skin
for three pence, and sell the taile for a
shilling. Now his new Trade of brew∣ing
Strong-waters makes a number of
mud men. He loues a Welch-man ex∣treamly
for his Diet and Orthography;
that is, for pluralitie of consonants and
cheese. Like a Horse, hee's onely gui∣ded
by the mouth: when hee's drunke,
you may thrust your hand into him
like an Eele skinne, and strip him his in∣slde
outwards. Hee hoordes vp faire
gold, and pretends 'tis to seethe in his
Wiues broth for a consumption, and
loues the memory of King; Henry the 8.
most especially for his old Soueraigns.
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He saies wee are vnwise to lament the
decay of Timber in England: for all
manner of buildings or Fortification
whatsoeuer, hee desires no other thing
in the world, then Barrels and Hop∣poles.
To conclude, the onely two
plagues he trembles at, is small Beere,
and the Spanish Inquisition,
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