%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The two inseparable brothers. / OR / A true and strange description of a Gentleman (an Italian / by birth) about seventeene yeeres of age, who hath an imperfect (yet living) / Brother, growing out of his side, having a head, two armes, and one leg, all per- / fectly to be seen. They were both baptized together; the imperfect is called / John Baptist, and the other Lazarus. Admire the Creator in his Creatures. Parker, Martin 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 04/26/2011 30865

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S120570 2 the same tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune The wandering Iewes Chronicle UNKNOWN The Wandering Jew's Chronicle TO England lately newes is come, / Which many parts of Christiandome YEt nothing doth the lesser eate, / He's onely nourish'd with the meate Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 216 3: 217 The two inseparable brothers. / OR / A true and strange description of a Gentleman (an Italian / by birth) about seventeene yeeres of age, who hath an imperfect (yet living) / Brother, growing out of his side, having a head, two armes, and one leg, all per- / fectly to be seen. They were both baptized together; the imperfect is called / John Baptist, and the other Lazarus. Admire the Creator in his Creatures. The two inseparable brothers. OR A true and strange description of a Gentleman (an Italian by birth) about seventeene yeeres of age, who hath an imperfect (yet living) Brother, growing out of his side, having a head, two armes, and one leg, all perfectly to be seen. They were both baptized together; the imperfect is called John Baptist, and the other Lazarus. Admire the Creator in his Creatures. The two inseparable brothers. OR A true and strange description of a Gentleman (an Italian by birth) about seventeen years of age, who hath an imperfect (yet living) Brother, growing out of his side, having a head, two arms, and one leg, all perfectly to be seen. They were both baptized together; the imperfect is called John Baptist, and the other Lazarus. Admire the Creator in his Creatures. Parker, Martin 1633-1633 Thomas Lambert

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TO England lately newes is come, Which many parts of Christendome have by experience found To be the strangest and most rare, That fame did to the world declare, since man first walkt oth ground. I many Prodigies have seene, Creatures that have preposterous beene, to nature in their birth, But such a thing as this my theame, Makes all the rest seeme but a dreame, the like was nere on earth. A Gentleman well qualifide, [Do]th beare his brother at his side, [insepa]rably knit, [As in this figur]e you may see, [And both togethe]r living be, [the world admires] at it. [In Italy this youth was borne, Whom nature freely did adorne with shape and pulchritude, Like other men in each respect And not with common intellect hes inwardly indued.]
This yong-man doth compleatly walke, He can both read, write, sing, or talke, without paine or detraction, And when he speakes the other head, Doth move the lips both Ruby red, not speaking but in action. This head and face is rightly framd, With every part that can be namd, eares, eyes, lips, nose, and chin, His upperlip hath some beard ont, Which he who beares him yet doth want, this may much wonder win. One armes about his brother cast, That doth embrace his body fast, the other hangeth by, These armes have hands with fingers all, Yet as a childs they are but small, pinch any part heel cry. Onely one legge with foot and toes Is to be seene, and some suppose, the other is containd [Wi]thin his brothers body, yet [Custom] hath usd him so to it, [He scarcely doth feel] paind.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part, To the same tune.</hi></seg>
YEt nothing doth the lesser eate, Hes onely nourishd with the meate wherewith the other feeds, By which it seemes though outward parts They have for two, yet not two hearts, this admiration breeds. For sicknesse and infirmities, I meane Quotidian maladies, which man by nature hath, Sometimes ones sicke, the other wel This is a story strange to tell, but he himselfe thus saith. Th imperfect once the small poxe had, Which made the perfect brother sad, but he had never any, And if you nip it by the arme, Or doe it any little harme, (this hath beene tride by many,) It like an infant (with voyce weake) Will cry out though it cannot speake, as sensible of paine, Which yet the other feeleth not, But if the one be cold or hot, thats common to both twaine. Some seaventeene yeares of age they be, A perfect proper youth is he to which the lesse doth cleave, They were baptized being young, Few then did think theyd live so long, as few would now beleeve. But that to ratifie this truth, Now in the Strand this wondrous youth is present to be seene, And he with his strange burden, hath Bin shewne (with marvaile) as he saith to our good King and Queene.
John Baptist is th imperfect namd, Who through the christian world is famd, his Brother which him beares Was called Lazarus at the Font, And if we well consider ont a mystery int appeares. From Italy their native place, They have some certaine late yeares space, gone one still with another, Indeed they cannot otherwise doe, He that sees one must needs see two, the brother beares the brother. Through Germany, through Spain & France, (Devoyd of danger or mischance) and other Christian Lands They travelld have, nay rather one For both, so many miles hath gone, to shew th work of Gods hands. And now in England they have beene About a moneth although unseene, till now obtaining leave, In seeing this or such strange things, Let us admire the King of Kings, and of his power conceave. That just opinion which is due, To him who is all good all true, whose works we cant find out, Let admiration then suffice, Sith theres no man that is so wise, but ofs owne wit may doubt. And so doe I.
FINIS. Martin Printed at London for Thomas Lamb[ert] the signe of the Hors-shooe in Smithfield