Lillies Banquet: or, the Star-gazers Feast, With the manner and Order how every Dish is to be placed upn his great Table at Christmus, for all Sects and sorts of persons, both Presbyterians, Independants, Anabaptists, Quakers, Shakers, Seekers and Tearers.
ALL you that have not had a cold,
mark well what I shall say,
I shall invite you for to dine,
with me on Christmas Day.
Each Dish shall be in order,
erected on the board,
The Chear which you shall surely have,
might entertain a Lord.
First
Aries for all Cuckolds,
a stately horned Ram,
Shall be provided for them,
believe me 'tis no flam,
Come all you doting Citizens,
and hold it not in scorn,
For every man must have his lot,
exalting of the Horn.
There is a sort of Wittals,
whom females neatly gull,
I will provide them
Taurus,
a lusty Rampant
Bull,
All fools must have their fortunes,
the Starrs do so decree,
Then if your wives love
Venus sport,
blame neither them nor me.
The
Twins shall be for shem that have,
before their Wedding day,
A chopping Boy a smooth-fac'd Girle,
such chance fall in play,
The vertue of this trebble Dish,
(the Moon Peing past the wain)
For she that's lost her Maidenhead,
'twill help her to't again.
Next
Cancer for all Lovers,
to harbour in your breast,
Both Faith and troth establisht sure,
(by
Cupid this is drest)
The
Lion for all men of might,
sole Master of the heart,
But let that Knave go hang himself,
that acts a
Judas part,
Old gor-bellied
Marriot,
is now deceast and gone,
Else he should dine with
Virgo,
but now he's like to have none,
And
Libra is for Fidlers News,
who are willing for to fall,
For whilst their Husbands are at play,
they'I dance at up-tailes all.
Come all you pretty Lasses,
that loves the lovely sport,
Here's
Scorpio for your dyet.
you love it by report;
Fall ou fine Turnball Ladies,
let Pimps your actions note,
And
Taffie shall have Barracouse,
besides his horned Goat.
Then
Sagitarius next,
(a very wholsome smell)
Shall be provided for them,
who loves good Mutton well,
And
Capricorn is good
to rectifie the knees,
Thus shall you have your dishes all,
in order by degrees.
Two Legs of Mutton is good fare▪
Aquaris is the meat,
Which Watermen by
Ratcliff-Cross,
for custome use to eat,
Poer-John is for the Butter-box,
or
Pisces which you will,
These 12. for you I must have drest,
pray come and eat your fill.
A dish of ponts for sullen folks,
Ile set upo the Table,
With sowr look and frowning brows,
fall on whilst you are able,
A Mess of scu
[...]vy
[...]ckled Tongues,
and m
[...]dring broth is good,
To see before a crew of Scods,
that ever heat their blood,
For crabbed faces you shall have
a dish of butter'd Crabs,
Some worm wood drink that's mixt with gall,
shall be a drink for Drabs:
Thus have you here your Dyet,
my Tables shall be free,
For them who have not had a Cold,
shall come and dine with me.
FINIS.
London, Printed for R. Lels.