Doctor Do'goods directions, To cure many diseases both in body and minde, lately written and set forth for the good of infected persons.
To the tune of
The Golden age.
IF any are infected, giue audience a while,
Such Physick Ile teach you, shal make you to smile,
It is wholsome, and toothsome, and frée from all guile,
Which shall bréed good bloud, and bad humors exile.
Although it may seeme most strange,
Yet this is most true and strange.
If any man be troubled with vncomely long hayre,
Which on his fooles forehead vnséemly doth stare.
I haue a medicine will cure him, to proue if I dare,
Let him take a Razor and shaue his head bare,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is a wonderful change.
If any be troubled with an idle drousie head,
Whose chiefest delight is to sleepe in his bed,
With glutting his stomack this fully first bred.
Let him fall to his worke, and be slenderly fed,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any man be troubled with a very shallow brayne,
Whose giddy apprehension can no wisedom attaine,
If he will be eased of this kinde of paine,
Strong Béere and hot waters then let him refraine,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any man be troubled with a fiery hot nose,
Which in midst of cold winter is as red as a Rose,
It procéeds from drinking old Sack, I suppose,
Small Béere and fayre water, let him drink none but those.
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any man be troubled with outragious téeth,
Which eat vp his riches, and make him play the théef,
If he will be cured of this kinde of griefe,
Let him sow up his lips, and he shall finde releefe,
And this is a cure most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a woman be troubled with a tatling tongue,
Whose too much vaine babling her neighbours doth wrong
I iudge for her mouth its something too long,
Therefore she must cut short while she is young,
And she shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a man haue light fingers that he cannot charme,
Which will pick mens pockets, and do such like harm,
He must be let bloud, in a scarfe beare his arme,
And drink the herbe Grace in a possit luke warme,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
The second part.
To the same tune.
IF a man with false dealing hath infected his breast,
Or hath no good motion in his bosome possest,
Two handfull of honesty he must eat at the least,
And hate all vaine glory, and falshood detest,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any mayd be sick of the sullen disease,
Or grown out of temper that none can her please,
She must be kept fasting the space of thrée dayes,
And no man speak to her whatsoeuer she sayes,
And she shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any man be troubled with a false hollow heart,
To cure such a fellow exceedeth my Art,
But yet my good counsell to him Ile impart,
Let him take héed he rides not to Tyburn in a Cart,
For then heele be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a mayd be infected with the falling away,
Which procéeds from a longing desire some say,
If she will be preserued and kept from decay,
She must get her a husband without all delay,
And she shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a man haue an ach in his bones at any tide
That to do any labour he cannot abide,
With the oyle of old Holly annoynt well his side,
And he shall be cured, this thing hath béen tride,
And it is a cure most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a man haue a conscience that doth him torment,
If it be for sinne, then let him repent,
He must be right sorry for the time he mispent,
And drink brinish teares when his heart doth relent,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If any mans knées are grown stiffe and so sore,
That he cannot knéele downe to pray and more,
His heart is right stony, it is fitting therefore
He get grace and mercy heauens name to adore,
And he shall be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
If a man be troubled with excée
[...]ing light toes,
Which will run to Alehouse in spight of his nose,
If he spend all his mony his credit to lose,
He shall in close prison be cast by his foes,
And then heele be cured most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
Now you that reap profit by the fruit of my quill,
Giue thanks to the Doctor that taught you this skill,
For sure he deserueth praise for his good will,
That taught you this Physick your minds to fulfill,
For this is a thing most strange,
O this is most true and strange.
I.D.
FINIS.
London, Printed for Richard Harper.