%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Phantastick age: / OR, / The Anatomy of Englands vanity, / In wearing the fashions / Of severall Nations, / With good exhortations, / Against transmutations. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1633-1633 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2011 30318

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S115944 2 O Women monstrous &c. UNKNOWN O Women Monstrous etc. the same tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune AUdience, audience gallants all, / for here (as on a stage) NOw many of both sexes goe / each after-noone to 'th play, O monsters / Neutrall monsters / leave these foolish toyes. [with variation] O monsters, / Neutrall monsters, / leave these apish toyes. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 476 1: 477 The Phantastick age: / OR, / The Anatomy of Englands vanity, / In wearing the fashions / Of severall Nations, / With good exhortations, / Against transmutations. The Phantastick age: OR, The Anatomy of Englands vanity, In wearing the fashions Of severall Nations, With good exhortations, Against transmutations. The Fantastic age: OR, The Anatomy of England's vanity, In wearing the fashions Of several Nations, With good exhortations, Against transmutations. 1633-1633 Thomas Lambert

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AUdience audience gallants all, for here (as on a stage) Ile shew the postures, admirall of this Phantastick age, Wherein both sexes are growne strange and Phebe-like they often change. O monsters, Neutrall monsters leave these foolish toyes. Chamelion-like themselves they change to any colour seene, How many severall fashions strange have here observed beene Within the circuit of few yeares, as by experience truth appeares. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes. An English man or woman now Ile make excuse for neither, Composed are I know not how, of many shreds together: Italian, Spaniard, French, and Dutch, of each of these they have a touch. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes, The German and the drunken Dane, the Persian and Polonian: The Sun-burnt AEthiopian, the Russian and Slavonian:
Our English imitate in cloathes, in drinking, drabbing, and strange oathes O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes, When meeknesse bore in England sway and pride was not regarded, Then vertue bore the bell away, and goodnesse was rewarded Now our phantastick innovations, doe cause prodigious transmutations. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes. Our men were in precedent dayes, to manly actions bent. They did not seek their names to raise by cloathes, and complement. Now hes the man whose brave apparel defends him in a Taverne-quarrell. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes. Mee thinks the Taylors should not chuse but grow exceeding rich, Yet from them I heare no such newes though they goe thorow stitch: The reasons this, new cloathes are made before the old Bill is defraide. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, etc.
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NOw many of both sexes goe each after-noone to th play, Their rich Acoutrements to shew and doe even what they may, To note if they can any spy, that put them downe in bravery. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes. The women will not be at quiet, their minds will still be crost, Til Husbands, Frends, or Fathers buy it, what ever price it cost. Thus wide mouthd pride insatiately, devoures all thoughts of piety. O monsters, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes And men that should more wisdom have then the frayle Female sex, As many fond inventions have, nay rather theyl annexe Unto the story of their shame, a higher style then women claime, O monsters, etc. Ungirt unblest the proverbe sayes, and they to prove it right, Have got a fashion now adayes, thats odious to the sight Of those who love civility, and hate this idle foppery. O monster. Neutrall monster, leave these Apish toyes.
Like Frenchmen all on points they stand no girdles now they weare, To spread this fashion through the land The Hang-man (as I heare) When at foure gates hee hangd foure men did weare just such a Dublet then. O monsters etc. If any thing may give them light to see their vanity: In my conceit that object might make wise men to defie A fashion that is held so base, worne by the Hang-man in disgrace. O monsters etc. Now to conclude, with all my heart I wish that every one, Would study on some better Art and let vaine pride alone: Be as your good Fore-fathers were, and let not vice thus domineere. O monsters etc. What you profusely doe let fly, in pride, in drinke, and gaine: Spend in good hospitality, twill elevate your fame The prayers and praises of the poore, shal cloathe your minds for evermore. O monster, Neutrall monsters, leave these apish toyes.
FINIS. London Printed for Thomas Lambert.