Ruperts potion, vvholsomly prescribed in a discourse betweene him and Mounsier Grandipoco physitian generall to his whole army. (being very desperate sick of a Bristw fever.) VVherein the physitian very learnedly prescribes both the nature and remedy of his disease.

RVPERTS POTION; Wholsomely composed and prescri∣bed in a Discourse between him and Monsieur Grandipoco, Physitian Gene∣rall to his whole Army.

Monsieur.

AL haile to your Excellency; votrous tris humble servitur.

Rupert.

Monsieur, you are very welcome, you could never have come in a time that I had more need of you; for truely I think I am almost past cure.

Monsieur.

Fee, fee, Covrage; If you ha got de Alamode Clap, or de Grandipoco, me make cure you presaunt.

Rupert.

O Monsieur, you mistake my disease; I am seque∣stred from those vanities now; my range is contracted into a

narrow compasse; I cannot so much as ride a hunting: now farewell Ven••••on.

M.

By my trot me be very sorry: for your Excellancy wase∣ver so free of your flesh; sans doubt dis shange make very much tr••uble in your stomack.

R.

Now my very learned Doctor you are within halfe pistel shot of my disease: will you turne your breech towards the West, and cast all your judgement upon my water in that U∣rinall.

M.

Be gary you hade most worst ill-condishon Vrin dat me ne∣ver see wit all mine eyne,

R.

Good Monsieur put on your Spectacles, that you may the better discerne the disease.

M.

Me doe very well percerve by dis Glasse, dat you have much crudid raw, indigested humours upon your stomacks, and mee have much knowledge dat you have much troublesome in your head, as de Vertego, and oder whim-sicke diseases; and to tell you de very trot, your whole body ti•• very out of frame.

R.

Truely Mr. Doctor you are in the right: for I thinke never any man was so tortured as I am. Now Mr. Doctor my next desire is, you will take special care to provide some Phisick.

M.

Per me foy me will make you de best preparations de all Angeleter.

R.

I pray you good Doctor let me know what it is I must take; I doubt it must be some desperate Drench or other.

M.

Fie, Fie, you take me for de Farriar: make you Drensh! No no, me provide you de very fine Potion, de Cordiall drink, and de speciall Peeles, and de brave Electuaries, and if dat do not cure you, Benedicite.

Rupert.

Give your patient leave to know what these rare things are made, and how they must be taken.

Monsieur.

Dat me will wit all mine heart; de Cordiall drinke must be made of the very best sack, and Gunpowder in all Bristo; de Electuary of de best Hoggs grease and hony boyl∣ed together, and you must take of each of des a pynte, one two tree foure five tyme; your potion it must be made of dose Let∣ter

was found in de Kings Cabinet at Nasby, and the last Pro∣positions for peace cut very small, and then boyled in a pottle of Holy water upon a slow fire, till it come to be de quarte; And dene strene it through a paire of de fine Lawne sleeves, and you must drinke it all at once without either feare or witt; and den you must take dat Letter Sir Thomas Fairefaxe sent you when you bestowed Bristow upon him (against your will) and it must be made up into very small peeles for your swallow.

R.

Monsier you talke strangely, all these ingrediences can∣not be provided, for Sir Thomas Pairfaxe when hee opened the Kings Cabinet, tooke the Letters away with him.

M.

Doe not you make care for de providing of dem, mee ve∣ry well know, and so doe you, dat Sir Thomas Fairfaxe is merci∣full, and will doe much for save your life.

R.

Truly if he doe, he but gives me a plaister when he hath broken my head; for it is he that hath put me into this dangerous fever; well Monsier I pray you hasten these things, and be very carefull.

M.

Wee waite your Excellency when we have made de dispatch: and den cure you present.

Rupert.

What time will you returne: I pray make hast you may finde me within at any time of the day.

Monsier

Mee will bee carefull, votrous tris humble servitur.

Monsieur returnes with the Physicke.

Rupert.

OH Master Doctor you are very welcome, have you pro∣vided me the physick already, truely had you stayed ali∣tle

longer I thinke I should have hardly opened my mouth.

M.

In trot mee have wit de very great deale care, and trou∣blesome provided de better Physick dat never was taken: dat in de great glasse is de most very rare potion, de oder are de Cordiall dringe and de soveraigne Electuary: Drinke up dat in de great glasse before you say your prayer.

R.

What Master Doctor, will you not give me leave to say grace?

M.

Fee, fee, Grace, me told you before dat you must drink it widout elder feare or wit: your disease is de desperate, and must have de desperate cure.

R.

Well Master Doctor, if this be all your Circumstance, I shall willingly subscribe and drinke it.

Rupert drinks up the Potion, his Phisick workes, and hee in a great Agony.

M.

Dat was done de admirable best, ha you drinke all up?

R.

Oh thou French Divell, thou hast poysoned me: Sa∣crament, hold my head; the Divell is in this Potion: I must cast.

M.

I up wit him, here will bee do very fine merriment presant.

R.

A thousand Sacraments thou French Mountebanke, If I dye of this Drench Ile kill thee.

M.

When you bee dead, you be d•• great killer: but up wid dat.

R.

It is up now; what is it.

M.

O brave, you have cast up te Tevill or te Pope: it hat de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on it ••eall.

R.

But hold I dye presantly: here comes more.

M.

Saw saw, saw saw; Here be de brave Markets, here be de Lord Pishop and te Priest, he doth bow and cringe alrea∣dy, like de humourous French Dancing-Master: here bee

Cardinalls Cap, de very white Surples, de Pluds, Copes, Cro∣ster-staffe, and very much oder Trinket.

R.

O I am gone, this is my last breath: hang up that French Farrier.

M.

Sharge on brave boy, de worst is past: so, here comes de Rabble, here comes de Arch-Deacons, Deacons, Surrogates, Commissaries, Doctors, Advocates, Pro∣ctors, Officialls, Notories, de Petty-fogging Clerks, and most abominable Pariter. What fare your Excellency? you call me de Farrier, and Horse-leech, and must be, must be hanged.

R.

Pardon me, good Monsieur Grandipoco, I was in a great passion; but now my stomack is pretty well at ease: Let your other Physick alone till to morrow: and in the mean while, I will consider both of your paines and gratitude. It is possible I may live, and make another Will, wherein you shall have a speciall remembrance.

FINIS.