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Farewel German Princess the Fates bid adieu whose fall is as strange as her story is true, Her peddigree she from a Fidler does bring and Fidlers do commonly end in a string, How many mad pranks has she plaid on the Earth which equally moves us to pitty and mirth, But now for a Gamball at Christmas the fool must shew us a trick on a three-legged Stool. The first of her tricks was a Freak into France to learn the French language to sing and to dance, And who but a Taylor should lye in the lurch to cut out her work and to lead her to Church,
He plyd her to with Gold but when all was prepard to measure the Princess about with his yard, She bobd off the Taylor and made him a Goose but for all her mad pranks she must dye in a Noose. Next after to Holland she steered her course and there she abused a Jewelor worse, For when he so many rich jewels had brought seald up in a box, she another had wrought, And thus he was chevld by the wit of the Girl with pebbles for diamonds and Glasses for pearl, Who after his gelding most sadly bemoans, he quite was undone for the loss of his stones
The next that she shewd was on English-Mans jest and though there was wit int twas none of the best Then who but the Princess, and happy were they, that could but obtain this so welcome a pray: As eagerly she at the Collies did catch, but when she was married she met with her match; For at last an Atturney did fall in her way who gave her his Bond and had nothing to pay. A Brick-maker then as a Suitor did go whose news was as strange as the news from Soho For when he came up to his Tenement door he found there was one in possession before, To furnish this Room he sold all that he had and now not to enter it made him stark mad, But she had the money and kept him in awe by bidding him make up his Brick without straw. And now the young gallant that next was trappand was a kind of a Drugster as I understand, He thought her so rich that the prodigal fop to gain her sold all that he had in the Shop, But when to this prize he began to draw near he found he had bought his Commoditie dear, His fore-head did bud and such pains he indurd as would not by Balsoms or Plaisters be curd
A Limner at length who had heard of her fame would needs draw her Picture and give it a frame, With couler and varnish she cheated the Elf and provd that she painted as well as himself, He made her a Face and a Robe like a Queen and swore twas as like her as ever was seen, But when at the Tavern she left him in paw[n] he swore for a Princess a Beggar hed drawn A thousand such pranks she did daily invent and yet with her money was nevey content, But spent it apace for the proverb you know says wealth that comes lightly as lightly does go. At Masques and at Revels by day and by night with Toryes and gallants she took her delight, She fancyd alass, it would nere be day and so never thought of a reckoning to pay. But what was long lookd for is now come at last and the sentence of death on the Princess is past Nor could she be tryd by her peers for no doubt there was not her peer the whole nation throughout But if any more of the gang should be found they are born to be hangd they shall never be dround When people must cheat to encourage their pride it is a Dutch trick which we cannot abide.
London Printed for Phillip Brooksby near the Hospital-gate in West-smith-field