VVits bedlam ----vvhere is had, whipping-cheer, to cure the mad.

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Title
VVits bedlam ----vvhere is had, whipping-cheer, to cure the mad.
Author
Davies, John, 1565?-1618.
Publication
At London :: Printed by G. Eld, and are to be sould by Iames Dauies, at the Red Crosse nere Fleete-streete Conduit,
1617.
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Epigrams, English.
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To my Worthily much honored M. Richard Martin, learned in the Lawes, Arts, and Languges.

MArten, the Bird, the Beast, the Man in grace; Haue all three, three peculiar dearest things: The Bird for taking time of Time and Place: The Beast for his rich Case▪ the Case of Kings; And thou, the Man, for thy high Wit and Worth, So, Man, Beast, Bird, A Marten thus sets forth.

To my Noble and euer best beloued Pupill, Captaine Henry Maynwarring.

THough last I place thee (noble Pupill) I Haue reason for't. Wil't know the Mistery? Thou shalt, next heau'n, be last in mind with me At last, when I to Heau'n shall Vsher Thée. What said I? Heau'n do Captaines climbe so hie? Yes, thou shalt doo't, sith thou so oft did'st buy Freedome for Christians; (Slaues to Turkes;) and so Thou bd'st thy meanes with grace: if sin did slow.

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The conclusion.

NOw Halla, here, my merry Muse, No longer Time and Rime abuse; And sith to both, thou hast don scath, This shalbe thine Epitaph.
HEre lies a Muse (was made by Nine) That drunken was with Wit, not Wine: And yet the Bowells of her Wit Being too full of Trash vnfit. Here, like a Fart, doth let it flie, More for hi ease, than honesty.
FINIS.
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