Sportive vvit the muses merriment, a new spring of lusty drollery, joviall fancies, and a la mode lamponnes, on some heroic persons of these late times, never before exposed to the publick view / collected for the publick good by a club of sparkling wits, viz. C.J., B.J., L.M., W.T., cum multis alsis----

The Tub-Preacher.

WIth face and fashion to be known; With eyes all white, and many a groan; With neck awry, and drawing tone; With harp in 's nose, or he is none: 'Tis a new teacher about the town, Oh the town, the towns new teacher.

With coz'ning cough, and hollow cheek, To get new gatherings every week; With paltry text as man can speak; With some small Hebrew, and no Greek: To finde out words, when stuff's to seek: 'Tis a new, &c.

With hair cut shorter than the brow; With little Ruff starch'd you know how; With cloak, like Paul; no coat▪ I trow: With Surplice none, till lately now: With hands to thump, no knees to bow: 'Tis a new, &c.

With Shopboard-breeding and intrusion; With some outlandish institution;

With Systems Method for confusion, With Vrsin's Catechism to curse on, With strong-laid groans for meer illusion. 'Tis a new, &c.

With threats of absolute damnation, With certainty of some salvation To his own Tribe, not every Nation; And with some Use of Consolation. 'Tis a new, &c.

With troops expecting him at the door, To hear a Sermon, and no more; And with new sighs of them great store, And with great Bibles to turn ore, Whilst he writes Notes upon the score: 'Tis a new, &c.

With flesh-provision for the Lent, With sheets of Sweet-meats oft-times spent, Which young maids brought, old Ladies sent, Yet of this Legacie sure event. 'Tis a new▪ &c.

VVith new-wrought caps against the Canon, For catching cold, tho' sure he ha' none, And with new Pulpit-cloth to lean on, And with new hour, when glass is run on, New points, new notes, new nought to stand on. 'Tis a new, &c.