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Title:  The visions of dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, knight of the Order of St. James made English by R.L.
Author: Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645.
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before or behind. You'l tell me perhaps, that this is ridiculous, because every body knows it. A pleasant shift: As if Truth were the worse for being Plain. The things indeed that you de∣liver for Truths, are for the most part meer Fooleries and Mistakes; and it were a hard matter to put Truth in such a Dress as would please ye. What have ye to say now, either against my Pro∣phecy or my Argument? not a Sylla∣ble I warrant ye, and yet somewhat there is to be said, for There's no Rule without an Exception. Does not the Physician carry his Elbow before him, when he puts back his hand to take his Patients Money? And away he's gone in a Trice, so soon as He has made his Purchase. But to proceed, here's ano∣ther of my Prophecies for ye, Many Women shall be Mothers,And their Babbies,Their N'own Daddies.What say ye to this now? are there not many Husbands do ye think (if the Truth were known) that father more 0