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 hooke, holding vp to all that come; not much vnlike a Barbers chaire, that ſo ſoone as one knaue is out, another is in, a common hackney for euery one that will ride, a boate for euery one to row in: now if thy wealth do begin to faile, then ſhe biddeth thee farewell, and giues thee the adieu in the Diuels name: not much vnlike the knauiſh Porters in Briſtow, who will cry, A new maſter, a new, and hang vp the old. If the matter be ſo plaine, then conſider this, that the houſe where ſuch a one keepeth her reſidence, is more odious with ſlander, then carrion doth infect the aire with ſtinke; let them flatter how they will, there is no loue in them but from the teeth outward. I blaze their properties the plainer, and giue thee the ſtronger reaſons, becauſe I would haue thee lothe the alluring traines of ſuch deceitfull and laſciuious women: although ſhe make great proteſtations of loue, and thereto bindeth her ſelfe with moſt damnable oathes, then beleeue her leaſt of all, for there is no more hold in her oathes, nor in her loue, then is certainty of a faire day in April, although it looke neuer ſo cleare, yet it may turne to a foule. I haue ſeene a Curtizan thus pictured out:

Firſt, a faire young man blinde, and in his armes a beautifull woman, with one hand in his pocket, ſhewing her theft, and a knife in the other hand to cut his throat.

Now peraduenture thou maiſt ſay vnto that, thou doeſt not know one woman from another without ſome triall, becauſe all women are in ſhape alike: for the ſowre crab is like the ſweet Pippin. True it is, the Rauen is a bird, and the Swan is but a bird: euen ſo, many women are in ſhape Angels, but in qualities Diuels, Painted Coffins, with rotten bones. The Eſtridge carryeth faire feathers, but