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The Man-Woman:Being a Medicine to cure the C^ilriih Difeafe of
the Staviers m the t5M\t(cv.!i:iC'!c>niniue\
of our riuH\s.
txprcfl in a briefc Dcclamaaon.
yion times poj'hmiis Ofnr.es.
Minris,will voubc irim'd orirufTd ?
LoiKwn ^'umc'.U:; I.; ...i o ..u loLc io»u .a v^i.wU C.».v.. ^..ic, u»u.
Queens University
Libraries ^SjPRESENTED BY
Professor J. A. W. Gunn,
2003
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
HIC MULIER: OR, THEMAN-WOMAN
ANDHAEC-VIR: OR, THEWOMANISH-MAN
Published by The Rota at the University of Exeter
1973
AC^Ii 1(^10/^ /JS-L
Printed in Great Britain by
The Scolar Press Limited, Ilkley, Yorkshire
Bibliographical Note
Hie mulier appeared in 1620, licensed on 9 February toJohn Trundle,a well-known publisher of topical tracts. Haec-vir, ostensibly a reply,
was licensed, also to Trundle, on 16 February, a speed whichsuggests that 'the two were designed as a Ijookseller's effort to
capitalize on popular interest in both sides of the controversy over the
position of women (L. B. Wright, Middle-class culture in Elizabethan
England [Chapel Hill, 1935], p. 499). Hie mulier is a rather conven-tional diatribe against women who betray their sex by assertive andimmodest behavior, and particularly by dressing like men. Haec-vir,
much livelier and better-written, is a dialogue in which Hie mulierdefends herself against the charges reeled out by Haec-vir, the
effeminate man, and claims the rights of women to personal liberty
and to recognition as individuals. Although the author of neither
pamphlet is known, differences in style and attitude indicate that
two writers were involved. Trundle may have commissioned themas a contribution to the continuing argument set off by JosephSwetnam's The araignment of lewd, idle, froward and unconstant women,
published in 16 15. By 1620 this had gone into five editions and hadelicited four answers, among them two purporting to be by women
:
Rachel Speghte's A mouzellfor Melastomus and The worming of a maddogge by Constantia Munda, both 1617. King James himself hadjust voiced objections to 'the insolence of our women, and theyr
wearing of brode brimed hats, pointed doublets, theyr hayre cut
short or shorne, and some of them stilettos or poniards' (J. Chamber-lain to Sir D. Carleton, 25 January 1619/20, cited in E. P. Statham,A Jacobean letter-writer : the life and times ofJohn Chamberlain [London,
1920], p. 182). There is a select list of Tudor and early Stuart tracts
and satires on women in Cambridge bibliography of English literature
(Cambridge, 1940), I, 716-17.
Pollard, and Redgrave, Short title catalogue, record two copies of
Haee-vir (12599) ^^'^ ^^ur copies of Hie mulier (13374 ^^^ '3375)-The separate entry for the copy in the British Library is a con-
sequence of its having been cropped close at the bottom of the title
page. Ramage, A finding list of English books to 1640, lists a fifth copyof Hie mulier.
Collation of the Huntington Library copy (H) with those of the
British Library (B) and the Wigan Public Library (VV) shows that
press corrections were made twice in the course of printing. H is the
final version, incorporating a number of corrections, mainly of
spelling and punctuation, which affect the alignment. In VV some(but not all) of the corrections that appear in H have been made
on a single signature, A4V (e.g., in line 4, H and W have 'doublet'
where B has 'dublet'). The most material amendment occurs in
line 3 of that signature where H has 'civill embracement' whereas
B and W have 'open embracement'.
In the opinion of Dr. Edward Hodnett, the woodcuts, in a style
characteristic of popular contemporary publications such as ballads
and broadsides, were executed especially for these works by an
unknown craftsman (neither designed by an artist nor cut by a
Formscheider).
The Rota is grateful to the Huntington Library, San Marino,
California, for permission to reproduce Hie mulier (61256) and
Haec-vir (61257). We wish to thank the Director of the Wigan Public
Libraries. We have also received help from the British Library. Ourgreatest debt is to Dr. Sandra Clark for suggesting that these tracts
be published and for substantial help with this Note.
Hic ^rvLiE%:.Or,
The Man-VVoman:Being a Medicine to cure the C^.olthli Difeafe of
the Staggers tn the ^raJcuiincJcmintnCi
of our Tiir.cs.
Expreil 111 a briefe Declamation.
'Son times polmus oinnes,
Minris,will youbc irim'd orirufTd ?
I.oiKon ^uuKU:; I. / .,.. c .«u iv/Lc lu.su ..i s^i..*Ji V- .» .v.. ^.,i<.. u
HIC ^S\fVLIE%j
I c M V L X E 1 ) How now } Breilce
trtfcidm bead at the firfk cncoon-
tcT } but two words, and they falic
Latine? Pardon mec good Sig-
niot C9wffQ$m ^ for I will not an-
fwere thee as the Pope did , that I
will doe it in dcfpight of the Grammar : but I will
tnam6taine,ifit bee not the trueO Larine in our King-
don^e, yet it is the commone(l. For fince the daies
of AdAwt women were ncuer fo Mafculinc \ Maf-culine in their genders and whole generations^&omthe Mother, to the youngeA daugfierj Mafculme in
Number, from one to multitudes; Mafculine in
Ofc, cucn from the head to the foot \ Mafcoiinc in
Moodc, from bold fpecch , to impudent adiion i
and Mafculinc in Tcnlc :for (without rtdrcflc) ihcy
were, arc, and will be ftill moft Mafculinc,moft man-kindc, and raoft monftrous. Arc allwomcnihenlum'd Marculinc?No, God forbid, there area worldfull of holy thoughts, modcft carriage, andfcucrechaflitic; to thcfc let mcc fall on my knees, and fiiyj ^P^i^i^,,,,You, O you women- you good women ;
you tliai good wotnyv
arc in -the fulnclTc of pcife^ion,you that arc the
A 3 crowncs
Hie ^5\€uliery
crovmct of naniies workc , the compkmems of
mens csccttcnckf , and the Seminaries of popa-{;ation( yoH that muMumt the world,fupport man-nide, and giue fife to ibeiette; you, thatarmed with
the infinite power of Vertue, are Caftles itnprcgna.
ble, Riueis vnfailcble, Seas immoueable, infinie
treafures, and inuincible armies; that arc helpers
moft truftie, Centincls moft careful!, fignes deccic-
Icfle,plaine waves failclcde , true guides dangcr-
ledc; oaLnes that inftantly cure , and honours
^ . ., that ncucr pcrifh : O.doenot looke to finde your;M,e« tnt[.HU
j^j„gjjp(hjjDgt\amaiion,butwith all honour and
rcuerence doe I fpcake to you : You arc SeneUs
Graces, women, good women, modeA women,truewomcn:eueryong4>ccaufe euer vertuous,eucr chaO,
cuer gk>rious : when I wiite of you , 1 will write
with a golden pen, on leaucs of soldcn paper ; nowOfAhomiU
J ^rite with a rough quill, andDlackelnke^onironAuihor wiacs.
^^j^^^jj^^ iron deeds ofan iron generation.
Come then ,you Mafculine-womcn , for you
arc my Subicft, you that hauemade Admiration
an A(W; , and fool'd him with a deformitic neuer
before drcam'd of , that hauc made your felucs
granger things then euer Neahs. Arkc vnladcd , or
IQylt mgendrcdj whom to name, bee that named
all things, might fludyan Age to giue you a right
attribute , whole like arc not lound in any Antiqua-
ries ftudy, in any Sea- ;ians traucll , nor in any Pain-
ters cunning; you that arc ftfanger then ftrangencllc
It fclfe, whom Wifcmcn wonder at 5 Boycs iTiouic
at,
or, the MdH'Woman.•t, ind Goblins thcmfdues (Ian at ) You cfiM are
the gtlc durt, which imbrodcrs Play-hoif(eci{ the
painted Statues which adomc Caroches , and the
pcrtumcd Carrion diatbad men fecde on in Bro-
chek : Tis ofyou, I intrcat, and of your monftroutdcforniitie ; You that hauc made yout bodies Hkc
tnttcke Bofcadge , or Crocefco worice « not halfc
<nan, halfe wonian;kalfc fi{h^alfc flcfh; halfc bca(t
halfc Monftcr • bttt all Ody ous, all Diucil, that hatic
cafl off thcornamcntt of your fcices, to pvt on the
garments of Shame ; chat haue laid by (he bafh-
fulncflc of your natures, to gather the impudence
ofHatlotS) that haue buried filence, to rcuiucdan-
der^ that arc all things bat that -which you fhouki
be. and nothing kflc then friends to vertuc andftoodnodc; that hauc made the foundation of yout
nighcD detcAed worke, from the lowcft dcfpiled
creatures that Becord can giue tct^monie of; the
one cut from the Coramon-xicalih at the Gal-
lowes ; the other is %vefi knowne From the firil yougot the falfe armoury of yellow Starch (ibrtowcarc yellow on white, or white vpon yellow , « bythe rules of Heraldry bafcnefTc, baf\ardic , and in-
dignitie ) the folly of imiuiioii , the dcccirfulneilc offlatterie, and thegrofei^ baferieflfe of all hafenciTcjto
dowhatibcucr a greater power will command yon.
From the other, you haue taken the monftroiifnefic
of your dcformitie in apparcll,exchanging the mo-deft attire of the comely Hood , Cawlc, Coyfc ,
handromcDrcrTcorKcrchicfe, to the cloudy Riiffi-
anis
Hie ^SVfuIier,
aoly b^ojd-bcJoVd Haue, and wcaioq Fe^iilier,
the m6dc{l vppcr patts ot a conccaling^ flraighc
gownc, (o the look, laickiious ciuiU cm&4j:cm€nc
of a French doobkt, being all vobuccon'ii co <ntice,
allof oncQiapc cohide defbunitie, ani extreme
(bort wafkd lo giue a ino(^ ea^ Mcay to «uery
lauoirious a^on : the filoryof a faire lai^e h«yf€,
to d>c (kame ofmofl ruibanly (hort locbcf ; die <idk,
ihioke ^thcT'd,and dofe guarding Saurgards^ to
the (hoic,weake,thinDe,looiC|and tactf hand-en-
cenaioing fnost baOes 4 for Noedki, Sword« ; for
Prayei bookes , bawdy ligs ^ for niodefV gciUirei,
gyant-like bchaiiioun^ and lor woinens modclMCfdl
Miniicke and ^pidi inciiiiUt|e : Thcii: arc jrottr
ioundciS) from thefc you toakeyocircc|7ie$ , aad
(without amcndmcui) wid) tlicfc you ihaU<:ot))e 10
perdition.
St^hnlcs being askcdjwhy he prcfemod i>a wontai
inbisTiagcdieshuc good ones i'^nd^AftP/ti^^fytnc
but bad oncs?anrwcrcd^^ prtcicnted ^mKi>asihcyiMivtheAu (lioukIbc«5biu£is<^i^<^^jwpir»cn asthcy wcfc. Solf ur win I ut.
pjj.f-gfjj^i^fg Mafculine woincn in ibc dcioraHtie«a'»
ibcyare, tiut I may call tl^em backc U) xlic uiodei^
tomclincflc in w hich duy were.
The modcA conKh»«flc in which they were ?
ifcc dcitrj^ui- VV'hy^idcucrthcfeAfr^rr«4/<^, or raihcr Me^tre-
hre^rA^i"""^'*A''^5 t^^^ ^^^^ ^c Car-nwns blockc, the
mtx/ Dutchjuans feather f7>/^-zi^;7-«/«^<' J the poorcirans
pate poiil'd byaTrcencdifh, the French doublet
ttudd with points, to Matj Ankr^i light nether
skirts.
or, the Man-ff^omdn.
skirts, the Fooles Baadnke, and ibe Diucis Pony-ard. Did they cucr know comclincflc/)? roodcfUc ?
Fic, nojihcy ncucr walki in tho(c«patbcs; foi thcfc
atthc bed are fiirc burr;,ggcs of Gentry, tomefrom better pieces for their foule ftaincs , or elie the
aduhcrate branches of rich Stocks, that ukiog toomuch fapfrom the roote , are cue away , and iohploy'd inbafc vfesj or, ifnot fo, they are the (link-
ing vapours drawne from dunghils,whicb nourifht
in the higher Regions ofiheayre,become Metcectand falfe tires blazing and fla(bin€theieia, anda^mazing mens a)indes with their tminge proporti-
ons, till die lubftance c^their pri<k being f]»eDt,they
drop down againe to the place from whence they
came, and there rot and confume ^Rpitticd, andvn-reaiemhred.
And queftionlefleit is true , that (uch were^y^DtComlk]
'
firft beginners of thcfe laft deformities, for froni bafc aD<i bar^
any purer bloud would hauc iflbed a purer binh: ^*ro«»
there would hauc becnc iomc fparkc of venue:fome excufc for imitation : but this dtfotmitie
hath noagreejnent with goodneffe, nornodifife*
renceagainft theweakeil rcafbn : it is all ba(e,
all barbarous. Bafe, in refpe^ it offends nun in
the example, and God in the mo{\ vnnaturall vfe:
Barbarous, in that it is exorbitant from h^ture,andan AfK/thf/if tokiiide*, goingaOray (with ill-fauou-
red affectation) both ui attire, infpecch, in man-ners,and (it is to bee feared) in tlie whole courics
and floriea oftheir anions. Wliat can bee more^ barba
Hic ^'fuller,
barbarous, then with the gloffc of mumiiitig Art,
to difgutfc the beauty oftheir creations;* To mould
their boJics to cucry deformed fafhion ; their
tongues to vile and horrible prophanarions, and
dieir hands to ruffianly and vnciuill anions •, Tohaue their geftures aspyc-bald, and as motley-va-
rious as their difguifei^ their foules fuller of infir«
mities then a horfc or proftitute, and their^indes
laneuifhing in thofc infirmitiei : If this bee not
boroaroQS, make the nide SdthidM , the vntamed
^MTf, the naked Indutt^ or the wilde I///i&, Lords
and Rulers of well gouemed Cities.
But refis this defbrmitie then onely in the ba>
ier r in none but fuch as are the beggery ofdefen ?
that haue in thpm nothing but skyni(iinefi&,&pee-
uifhaefle? chat are liuing eraues, vnwholelome
Sinkes ? quartan Feuers for intolerable cumber,
and the extreme iniury and wrong of nature Pare
the(c,andnone elfe guilty of this highTrcafon to
God,and nature?
Of the better o yes, a world of other, many knowne great;
':^X^.though. geoJ, wiihthapoy muchloued and
moi) admired, arelo foulely branded with this
infamie of difguife, and the markes Hicke fodecpe
on their naked faces, and more naked bodies , that
Where rtiA, not all the painting in Rome or FMftftdCan concealc
1vi!r""^ them, but eucry eye difcouers them almoft as low
as their middles.
It is an infe^^ion that emulates the plague,
and throwcs it fclfeamongft women ofall degrees,
all
or,the Man-U^oman.ill deferts, and all ages^ from the Capital! to
chc Coccage, arc fomc fpoti or fweilings of this
difeafcjycicucrmorcihc greater the pcrfon is,
the greater is the rage of this GckncfTc , and tlic
more they haue to fupport the eminence of
their Fortunes, the n)ore they be(\owc in ^c lue-
mentation oftbeir dcibrmtties : not oncly fucn ,,u„ ^.^as will not worketoget bread, will nndc time wiii doe for
to weaue her fclfe points lo iruflc her loole J^'^'^P'^*'
fireeches: and fhce tluLthith pawned her credit^^"'
Co get a Hat , wtll lell her Smocke to buy a Fea-
ther ; Shee that hath giuen kilTcs to hauc he:
hayrcfhorne, will giuc herhoneftiecohauetKt
vpper parts pucinto a French doublet : To con-
clude,(he that will giuc her body to haue her bo«
die detormcd, will not ftickc to giuc her foule to
h^ue hf r mincic (atisficd.
But (uch as aic aUe to buy all at their owne The exceiTc of
L^'»rgcs,they fwimmeinthc cxcdic of thefc va- t*»f guat p«.
nities, and will bee man-likc iwt onely from the*^"**
head to the waite,but to the very foot, & in cucry
condition : man in body by attyre, man in bch.i-
niourby nidc complement, man in nature bya^tncflc to anger, man in adion by purfuing rc-
uenge, man in wearing weaponf,man in vfing
weapons:And in briefe,(b much man in all things,
that rhcyare neither men, nor women, but iuft
good for nothing.
Andean Grcatneflc and great Birth ; great
bcauiy,grcat bringing vp,and great richcs,ftoopc
B2 t.
Hie (SKfulier,
to the bafeneflc of tlicfc mooftrous imitations ?
What I v-o- Why , what arc all chcy when the face of vcrtueauH IS when
j^ difguifcd , mofc then as filuct Bci« on a Iackc an
loft. Apescoatc that (hew faire, and chyme fwect^ but
laue not poorc lacke fkom cne laih of the whip,
when hisknauerie requires it ? no more (ball chetc
greatnede onwealth ^uethcmfcom one particle
ofdifg]:ace,whichthcren)or)(fa:ous difguiies haue
ca(\ vpon them.
Oh you that are the great rich builders of this
huge frame or NUile of di(guiros,remcmber what
the Poet (aith;
S- T. O. jiff^ the {Udes tffexes )fwthw^
Nor villi fitM^mif^nw my gyme tt mske,
Btrth, BcAttty^ weMhhtretiHhmg wcrthdltmy
Ailtbefe I cHiUf0rgt0dtddrtioniiAke ;
N9$f»rgHdpAfts^ tho/i tvF^ sre /^ctml/md
w1i$m My third tktrtg fr§ tbcmfeluti hsth mnu
Mdther them thefc the cbieci ofmy hne^
Lit U begnd 5 whim thf/e with vcrtutg»<y
Th€f (m tliemjelues mdtprtut ) vertucs fnue^
t firgtodlike fireturnes dll th.ffj^s to hefo :
Gods Ifitige in herfink^O letmepkce
My ioia vf$n j noi Adams ttt her fAce,
I h :,i from ibe Remember how your Maker made for ou r (irft
: t A there was Parents coates, not one coat, but a coat for thed:^crcncc in man, and a coat for the woman; ooaics of fcucrall
fa(hions, feutrall fotmes, and for fcuerall vies
:
the mans coat 6t for his labour , thcwomansfit
for
or, the Afan^f'^oman.
for her raodcftie : and will yoa lo(e the modell kft
by this great Work>inaftef ofHeauen?
The long hayrc of a woman it the omammcq^^^^ ^
ofbei fcxc,and bailifuii rhamcfaftncffc her chiefe dc^ouMtic
honour : the long haire ok a roan, thr voard ior
»chccui(h or murderous difpofkion: and will yott
cue otf that beauty , towcare the others villany ?
ThcVefUlsin/tiMprworeconily gannemsoloncpiecekom the neck to the hecle \ and the Sword-
players nx}tley doublets, with gaudy points : the
Brllbcgotrcuetaice; lite brer Unfthiccri and will
you ioU that hotior^iorthe others (come^be wea-
pon ofa vcrcuous woman was her stares ^ which
cuery good man pitied, and euery valiant Qian
hoooured: chcwoaponola crueU mati is his
fwotd,which neither Lawaliowes^aorrealbn de-
fends: and will you Icauc die eiccyent fhicfd of
tnoocencc tor liiis deforined in(\rument of
difgrace ? Eiicn for goodncflc lake ( that can cuer
pay her owne with her ownc oKrits ) looke to
your repiiutions, which arc vndermined with
your owne Follies, and doc not become the idle
Sifters of fooliib Ucm Q«tx»te , to bclcaic euery Women com
vainc Fable whi hvou readc.or to think you may P''^<*«°^**
bee atttrea like BrddsmMMtj who was often ukenioi RtarcUtio her brother j that you may fight ^„»4,f4^1,like Mdffiz^^ and winne husbands with conqueO
,
ot ride aUryde like CLtr/Mdns , and make Gyantsiall at your Hirrops, ( (he Morals will giue youbetter mcaniogs ) which if you (buDDe^ and take
B 3 the
Hie oSXfulierj
the groffc imttacloiis, the 6rft will depriueyou ofall good ibcietie ;thc fecondjofaoble aftcdiont;
and the third,ofall belouedmodcfiie : you (hall
lofcaUihccharmcsof womcnt naniiall perfect*
ons^tue no prcfencc to winnc rcfped, tH> beauty
CO inchattnc (neiis hearts,nor no b<i(hhilncfi[c to ejt>
cufe the vildcfl iospuunons.
The £iyrcft face couacd wich a foide vizard,
begets iKKhing hue afiighc or Icotne, and the
noblcfl perioD, in an ignobk diiguife, atcainef
to nothing but reproch^ndicandaU; Away then
with thele difguties, and foule viiards ; thdfc vn-
natural] paincingf ^ and immodeft dikouerics}
keepe ibofe pans concealed from the eyes , chat
may not bee toucbc with the hands : Let nota wandrine and laiciuiouf thoughc read in anintiiing Ineex the contents ofan vnchailevolume
How women Imicate nature: and as(hee hach plac'c on theihauJd ,rr,t cr
j^^j^^^ ^^ fuperficies of the eanb , all things
nccdfuil for mans fulkrunce, and neceilaric vie %
A5 Hcarbs, Plants, Fruhs, Corne and (uch like,
hut lockt vpclofe in the hidden cauems of the
c-iuh, all things which apperuineco his delight
asd pteaftire:as gold, (Uucr , rich Mynerals and
precious Stones lio doe you difcoucr vnto men.ili ihings that are Br for them ro vnderftand from
. ou : as bafh&Jocte in your checkes , chaAitie
\a your eyc$,wi^ome in your words, fweetncflc
if> your corucr{arion,piric in your hearts , and a
:'>i cnll andfcucrcmodcftie in the whole ftruc-
ture
or, the Man-lVantan .
cure or fctme of your vniuerfaii <6mpo(ition :
But fdr chofe things yvhisli^lotig to tins wanton
and Uiciuious delight and ple;^urc : «»cyct %¥dr.-
dringfUps byUing, tongue inticiug, Wed bicds
reducing, aod luiedarmes imbracing : O hide
thein,forfhame hide them in the dokft pn^<»Rs
of your ^i^eft goucrmncm : fhield chcrti with
model) and comely garments, fuch as are warmeaod whokfooK, hauing eucry window clofcd
with a firong CafenMi^c, aiui euery Loope-hole
fumt(ht with &icb ikong Ordnance » that no vn*
chaise eye'may come ocere to aflayle chetn ( nolaiciuious longue wooe a forbidden padage, noc
no pr#phaneband couch reliques (o pure and re-
ligious * Guard tbcm above with couiiter*fcarfes
of hiiioodAce, Treadles ofhiunaiitKea(bn»,andimpregnable walks of (acred Diuiiutie : noc with
Antickc d«%iiife , aod Mimkke CuKaftidtcnefle,
where eucry window flandiopealike the 5ai^ar- AftrcrtHhcrr
fj, and^uery window a Curtizan wichaninOru- ^He Cunuans
ment, like (b many Syrtm^ coinchant the wcake**''^'' *"
'
""*
paflenger to (hipwracke aod defiru^ion. Thus(ball you be your (elues againe , and hue the moAcxcellcnceftcreacuresvpon earth, things paA ex-
ample, pa(\ all imiution.
Remember, that God in your firfl creation did
not forme you of (lyme and earth, like man , but
ofa more pure and refined metall ; a fubftance
much more wonhy : you in whom arc all the har-
monies of life, the perfc^ion of Symetry , the
true
Hic^!Xfuli€r,
mse and curious confimt ofthemoA ^itA ce^
lours and the w^ciUby Gacdeos which fiU the
world wichliuiog Plincs. Doc bur yoa rccdtie
veituous I«'mate»(as what Palaces art more rich
CO rcceiuc beaucoly osdicngers } ) and you (ha9
draw mensfoulcsvnto yoowidichatienere, dc-
uout,and holy adoracion^thacyou (hal neuerwant
praife^ucrloucncucr rcuercoce.
rhf excufc of ^t «•«'' "'c* thiiikes I^ hcarc the witty-
);rcftt pcrfons. offending greatOncs reply in excufe oftheir de«
lormities tWhar, is there nodifteiciice amoagft
Wonxn > no diftiniSion ofplaces, no refpcA of
Honours, nor no regard of bloud, or allyaoccf
Muft hue a bare pay re of fheercs paflebccwcene
Noble and ignoble, betweene die eendttus (pidc
and die bafe Mechannick;(hall we be altco4ieiret
ofone honor, one eAase and one h^( } O Mrn,
^ou are then too tyrannous, andnotonrly iniuce
Nature, but alio breake the L^wrsand cnOomes
of the wifeft Princes. Are no* Biftwp* knowne by
their Myters, Princes by thcii Crowncs , ludges
by their Robes, and Knights by their Spurres ?
but poore Women haue nothing (how great (be-
uer they bee ) to diuide themfclues from the inti«
fing fhcwes or moouing Images which do fumith
iTie Cjtic ac- "oofi (hop$ in the City.What is it that cythcr the
ciUii Lawes haue allowed loihe grcateft Ladies, cu-
fiome found coniienient,or their bloods or places
challenged, which hath iwt beene ingiofl into the
p".^f.
"*"Ciiie widi as great greedincile, and pretence of
trnc
or, theMsn-ff^oman.
inietyife} as if the furoeafe fipomthe Tmjtfrifm
were the voer breach of their Ch&mct eMccbA-ingly.
For this caufc, ihcfc Apcsof the City haue BriagiMiarfinticed forrainc Nanons to their Celi^ aod there f^^runtUb^
comining gro(£: adultery with their Cewgiwo^ ****
hauc brought out fiich vnnaturall cottceptiond,
that the whole world is not able to makea Dmm-critMS big inongh to laugh at their fooli^amWi^ons. Nay, the very Artot Paiotipg (which 10 Ci(it<m W»-
thc Uft Age rh.»ll ci'cr he held in detciUtion) they"*** ^•^ e^
hauc fo cumungly floln and hidden amongfl tbeif"^
husbads hoords of ireafurCjihat the decayed ftockori?roftitution(haiiirg little other rcuenuet) tichowerly in bringing their ad^ion of T^rtmaf ««
g.iinft thcin. Hence f'bceing thus troubled withihcle /'o/>^«/tft/,&loth rtill to march inorKratikewith fooles and Zs^ya) hauc proceeded thefe dif-
giiiicd deformities , not to offcrvi the eyes oigoodnelTc , btit to tycr with ridiculous cootcmptThcneucMobe fatitfied appetites of thefe gto&and trnmancrly imrudcrs: nay .look ifthi» Yciy laft ciwtt,, got
edition ofdifguife, this which iifo foU of fiiulti, into Uusbcw
corruptions and faL'c quotations, this bayt which**^^^*^*
the Diuel hath layd to catch thcfouiesofwafMbnWomen, be not as frequent in thedemy.palacesof Burgars and Citizens, as it is eithc: at Maske,Tryumph, Tik-yard. orPlay-houfe: call bis toiccounc the Taylors that are conuincd withinthe Circumference of the Walles of the City
^ and
Hie (JM'ulier,
and ktbut tbehr Hels ind their hard fedoniri|l
hc;iu(Uy fammcd together, and it wsUbee found
they haue raifed more new foundations of this
new difgirile , and meumorphofed more ntodeil
old garmcms, to this new mannerof ibott lafe
and French doublet ("onely for the vfe of Free-
mens wiues and their chiidren)in one monetb
,
then hath beenc wome in Court, Suburbs, or
Countrey, (tnce the vnfortunate beginning ofthe
firft diuellifh kmention.
Let therefore the powerful! Stawte of apparell
bmlift vp his Battle-Axe, and cni{h the ofiEcnderi
in pieces, Co as euery one may bceknowne by the
true badge of theirbloHd> or Fortune : and then
theie Ci^iw^// ofdcformitie will beefent backe
to hell, and there bumc to Cynders in the flames
oftheir owne malice.
Thus, mecthinkes, Iheare the beft otfendert
argue, nor can I blame a hyc bloud to fwcll when
it is coupled and counter-chcckt with bafenes and
corruptioti; yet this (licwcs an anger pai&ng neere
akinneto eniiy,and alludes much to the faying of
ancKceUetuPoet:
Lorn yeM0trm their Sexe^ but enuj etur.
They haue C^ftrs ambition , and dcfire to bee
oneand alone, but yettooflfend themfelues» to
gricue otbers,ts a regenge dif&nam toReafon \ &as
f)r, the Man-lVoman.
as Enrifides faith, a woman of chac malicious oa- Bis. U tVd^
lurcitaikiccBeift, afidnx>(\peroiciotti cothe
Common-wealth, for (he hath power by example
CO doc it a world of iniury. But farrc bee fuch
cruelty from the rofincfTc of their gcmk difpo-
fitions : O let them remember what t^ Poet faith:
Frsm'd wtth the fdmepdrts §fthe mimdt st jwi
Naf Nature triumfht m their hetuttes hirtht
Amd women mdde theghryfftheegrtb^
The life of beautj^m wheJeftrnplebreftSf
{Asw her fdirefi lodging) Vertne refis
:
wh$fe ttwrmglhtogkts attcrtdedwtth refmra,
l>t€ tmhe their fAjretJcpe he ofgreaterf^rtt.
But when ihcy ihruft venue out ofdootcs, and
giuc a (lumelcil^ Hbcrtte to aiety ioofc y^j&xm^
thaceiihef ihcir weake choughcs ingendcrs, or
the diicourfe ofwicked tongues can chanuc into
their yccldiiig bofoincs ( much too apt lo bee o- ^"i noake*
pened with anypick-locke of fiattcting aud dc« {^°^^^^''*^
ceitfull iufmuauon) then they tome Maikers, fduct
Mummers, nay Monftcrs in ihcirdifgwifc* , and
Icf they miy catch the bridle in ilKir teeth, arnl
lunneaway uith their Rulers, they cartiK>t into
what dangers ihcy plunge either their Fortunes qc
RepuiMionSjthedifgrace ot the whole S^(e,orthe blot and obloqiy oftheir priuate Famdiei,a«-
coi^dingto tbc faying of the PocuC2 SMih
oiren tuac*
mc (hen-
Hie ^5\fulier,
£. ^, S»tk is fhtgrmkftfwmteit'kmJe^
whenthnhsm^Jim §ff$ke(btmefMct istui
tFftkwh/thwifi mstmr^iUAtbemjhmgijfhmde^
T 0hey Ihe hep tfmdMS wcil-ndiwgksmd i
Th§t $ken gUluUe smd liifm they wfhfigmi
Ttf^mrelhtfid ffH/rtntii itkirtie \
Bf$t vertsMU w*met$ wifely vmderBsmd^
Thdt they were hermeU tmilde humtlttte^
Vnkffe thehetmm them lift t§ Uwfk&^mr^
A warniag m To you therefore that are F4chcrt,Hiitb«iMls,
^^^^**^^oi Suftainers ofthefcncw Herm9phr$daes ^ be-
longs the cure of this ImpoOunie { ic is you that
giue fiiell to the flames of their wilde indifcie-
tion. You adde the oylc which roakea theif
ftinking Lamps de61c the whole hou(e with fiU
thyfitiolie, and your purfcs purchafe thefe defor-
mities at rates, hoih dearc and vnrcafouable. Doeyou but hold clo(c your liberall hands , or takf a
m'xQ, account of the innploynicnc of the treafure
you giue to their neccfiarie maintenance , and
thefe excefles will either ccafc^or clfc dye fmothe-
red in prifbn in the Taylors Trunkes tor want of
Redemption.
-ifjktnXu SenttA ( fpeaking of hbcralirie ) will* by namcanes allow that any man lliould beftowe either
on fricndjWifc or children,any ircafure to be fpent
ypon ignoble v(e$ , for it not oncly robs the party
oi the honour ot bounty, and takes from the deed
ibe name of a Benefit j but atfo nmkes him con-
fcious.
or, the Man^Jf'^c^man.
fcioui,& guikie of die cnmes whkb are parduAbvruchagTituide. BceibcrcfontbcScbotkts ofSemeu \wdyom VVioet, Stftcn and Daufhtert
•
will be ibe Co-hciies ofoiockOie.
Li(«r^ the Uw-giucr made it death in one ofLycurfmU*
his Sucutcs, to bring in any new oiftome imohif *^^^ "•*^*
ComiiKxi-weakh. Uocyou make it the vticT io(&
of your fauour and bouncy^ hatie btought imoyottr Family, any new faThion or dtigtufe, that
migbt ciiha dctormc Nature, or beean iniwy to
modedi^ : io fhail (hamebflnei and comciineirc
cue* Hue voder your roofe, and yoor Wiues andDaughtcTi like VincsandfaireOUuef^eucrlprcad
withoeaiity round about your Tables.
The LuedewHmUms feeing thac thek chikJrcQ .j^ aifto«»e
were better taught by cxamplet, then prcc€pU)«fihcL>rcdc-
had hanging in their nouiet in diire paimiKl u- »««^<-
bles all the Veruiet and Vicec that were in choie
dayet raigning, vrith tbetr rewards, aod puniA).
men^. O hauc you but in your houies the faOii*
ons of all attires condantly, and without cliange
licld and Hiil followed through all the pans ofChriftcndoRi Let then) but fee the iikxJcA Dutch,thcnateUIcahan, the rich Spaniard , and the
courtly French, with the reft, according to their
climaicr,and they will blul"h,thai in a full fourth
part ofthe world there cannot be found one piece
ofaCharader,to compare or liken with the ab-
lurditic of their Mafculine Inuentioni nay, they(hall fee, that cheix naked Countrcyman , which
C 3 had
Hie c5\fuliery
hidlib^ with his Shecfts co cut from eucry Na..
tion ofcbe World» one piece or patch to make vphis ^rmcnc, yet amongft them allcould not find
this MifftUntt or mixtore of deformities , which
onely by thofe ( which wiiiUI they retained any
fpatkc of womanhood, were both loued andadmired r) is looTcly, indiicrccdy, wantonly andmod vncbalkly inuented.
And therefore to knit vp this impcrfcd Decb-mation^lct euery Fcmale-Miiciiline that by her ill
example is guilty ofLuf^or Imiution;ca(l offher
deformities, and ckMth her fclfe in the rich gar-
noentt which the Poet bcflowes vpoo her ir thcfc
Vcrfcs following*
TlffcVntmsthtim n$mtMmfritfrAife
Artjibtr(i>etort Tpfthditt^chtfithfiugys with/ff^
T/ne Forth attd due sbedietKe nthetr nttte^
A»d 9fthen chiidrto hm<Jt c»retpuke*
FISIS.
Or
TheWomanish Man :
Being an AnCwerc to a hite Booke intitukd
Expreft in a bricfe Dialogue betwcenc /foc-
Vir ihc Womaniili-Mci;), and Hic-JMuliir the
Mau-Woma'-i.
London piiiucd (or ],T, and arc lobe k)U ^ Chrift Church gate. i^ao.
The If^omaniJh^Man.
The Speakers.
H4C'V}r ; The Womanifti-MaaHic-JMulier i
The Man-Woman.
lOft redoubted tod worthy Str(fot
Icile then t Knight I cannot take
you) you are moft happily giucn
vnto mine imbcace.
Hit^Maii Is (he nud? or doth
rhee n)ocke mee ? MoA rare andexcclicnc Luidy,I am the (eruant of your vcrtucS|
and defire to be imployed in your feruice.
Hdt'K/r, Pitje of patience, what doth hec bo»
hoki inme,to take me for a woman ? Valiant andmagnanimous Sir,I fbal dciire to build the Towerofmy Fortune vpon iioftrooger founJatJon then
the bcnc6t oi your grace and lauour.
Htt'Mm/: O ! proud cucr to be your Scruanr.
Hdc-ytr, No, the Scruant of your Scruanr,
A 3 HH'MmI:
HacA^ir^ or
ffif'Mai: TbeTytheofyourfneodAifp (goodLady) ifahmx roy malt.
Mat-nr, Yoa make mce richbeyond atprcfTi-
on. But (aire iCMtf^, the truth is I am a Man, and
dcTire but the obligation ofyour fricndfhip.
HH'Mwi: It is ready to be fcaled and ddiiicrcd
to your vfe. Yet I would haue you vrtdcriland 1 aiu
a Woman.HdcVtr, Are you a Woman }
JffC'Mttl: Arc you a MaoK) JumlMchs help mc.
Hdf-r/r. Veil am.HtC'Muk Your name ) mofl sender pifcc of
Mafcuhnc.
Mjtc-Vtr, HM-Vir, No flrangcr either in Court,
Citic,or Countrey. But what isyoiirs,moft coura-
gious counterfct oiHercules and liis Dirtaffc }
Hh-Mtil'. Necrcakifjnetoyour goodn«*5 and
compounded of fully as falfc Litine Tbc vforld
cals me, HU-MMlkr,HMc-V'ir. What,«/r.A/ir//^,thc MatvVVoi».^n>
She that hl:^ a LariMn-Bell af midnight hfith r:iifcd
the whole Kingdome in Armcsae^ainfthcrPGcod,
ftaml,and let metakcafuH(u>tjav,lH.(liofihec^iiJ
all thy df pcndffiitSi
Uic-MmIx Doc freely: and when rhon JiaH d.iu -
bed me ouerjWiih the v^orik colours thy malice cnti
grinde, then giue iiKeleaue toanlwcrc for myklfc.andl %«i]lK'<yrhoii.iit an accnlcr inO iind in*
different. Which done, I muft intreat you to f.t as
many minuter, that I ma> likcwifc take yonr pic-
ture.
The IVomantJh^Man.mrc, &: then rcfcrrc toecnftirCjwhctherorourdcfor^
micici is moD iniuriout toNiouc^ moftc&miauicCO good men,in ihrnocoriouihesof the example.
Hdc-f^tr. With like condiiioti offrecdomc to an-
fwere. The Articles are agreed on : Therefore ftand
forth, halfe Btrche^-LsMe^ halfe S^ Thmus Affilci :
The BrO lent chee a doublet, the later a nether-ikirt:
Halfe Brtdevpill , halfe BUtke-Frters ; the one fbt afcuruy Blocke , the other for a moft prophane Feo*
ihcTJ
halfe MuH'd-Sacke the Chiomey-fweeper,
hAlfe Gsrrdt the Foole ai a Tiltinfedie one tor a Yel-
low Kufre,ihe other for a Skarfeable to put a Souldi-
o(ir out of countenance ^ halfe BtdUm^ KaMc Brt'
memdfhdm^ throne for a bafe (ale Boote , the other
for a DeaHly Leiden gilc Spurre : and to conclude»all
HdijallDamnaboci. For a fhome, powdered, bor*
rowed Hayre, anakdd,lafciuiout,bawdy Bofome, aLeddt^nHJi Di%%cx^ a High-way PiAoli^nd a mindAtulbchauiouruuable or exceeding euery Dcpeated
rkiormieie.To be briefe, I xnn btitm thcic lew linet
^icliniaie your proponioo , fur the panphraic orf onij>nrtnr>cnt, to fee out your v^incfle to the grca,
icl> cKtf nt ofwonder, i can but refcrrc you to yout<iod^Md that carries yourown name, 1 meane the
hGc^^ oiBiC'Mmltety there you fhali lee yourcha-ra6)cr , atwl ieelcyoor ihaLie, with that palpable
plaincncflcjthat no %y£^yptJMm daikncs can bee moregroffc and terrible.
Hre-Mul: My moft tender piece of mans flcfli,
kaiic this lightening and thundcfi and come round*
HacAJir, oi-
ly to thetnftter) draw miocAccufation into hcadi,Uid then let me anfwcrc.
Hdt-yk. Then ditM. In that Booice you arc arnig^
iied^(idfoiiodguiky.Fii^ot£tf^/^, in tnaking
youfffel&aiLiueronourl^, and tbe |>oorc innenci*
txi o(cocrf wcakc Braioc ^^ hacfa but «n sdibroi-
dcied ouc'fide, Ka(t^oi^KMur«r^i«^ to forAkp
theCasaiiooDfOody ^and CvAdmes oi the ISHig-
dome^tobe pkced and patched vp by a French Tai-
loT^an lulianBaby maker, sad a Docch Souldtour
(beaciroro the AuMi^^ori^ >U example ofRuffian^ly bchauioor) then •fsh^^mekfa^ym caiAmgoffaUmodeft ibftneUe, and ciuilitic, to rutme thorow eue^
Tf4ihn and wildensefieofmeos opinioiu,liU (are-
lefle vmaofied Heyfen/x wilde Saiiages. Laftly, ol
fml^ikft ^ mh<tfiiMnomedcfaiiQnocfemper,Gi>
ther Idpafiom or amdionrt Bttc turning all ioco
permibitionfand fisldae&softhe fedb, laugh awaytei|Mnoii6ie» «f yourTime, and at Uft dye witn#K naiririKgfacet roaltce of4M incurable coniump*tion. Thar ja/^ayf^, Vnmtmdmcfit^ Shsf/Hkfmft^
FMLfimtfa^ aretbcinaine Hatcb-nKnts, or Coat-
AfmoucSjWhicbyouhaue tanc at rich fpoiles to a-
dome you in the^forretsie ofyour appareU: which
ifyou can excufe^l canpkte,and thanke fr$fiirfmd
for thy wit} though no g«odaaaii can allow oiche
Reafons.
Hc-Mitl: Well, then to the purpofe : Firft, you'^'*'^'^'
fay,! am Btfe^ in being a Slaue to Nouclty.Whai (la.
uery can there be inftccdome of clc6kion ? or what
bafcncnrcjtocrownemy delights widithofcp'cafurcs
which
The Woman iJh-Man.
which are moft fuublc to mine aHedions } Bondage
or Slaucry , is a rcftraint from thofc aftioiis, which ^'^'^« ^'^•
thcmindc (of it ownc accord) doth mofl willingly *^^ '**
dcfircrtopcrformcilie intents and purpofcs of an-
ottictsdifpofition , and that not but by manfiicnKic
orfweecncfleohntreatie) b<ttby the force ofauiho-
ritie and ftrengih of compuifion. Now formcctofollow change,according to the limitation ofmine
ownc will and plcafurc, tiiere catinot bee a greater ^^*^*; '
frcedome. Nor do I fn my delight ofchange other-
'
wife then as the whole world doch,or as becommetha daughter of the world to d^oc. For what is the
world , bin a very Chop or ware-houfe ofchange?Sometimes Winter/ometimes SiJcnmer; day andnight; ihey hold fometimes Riches, fomctimcs Po-Dcnie/ometimcs Health, fomecimes Sickncfle: ncwPleafurc^prcf^ly Anguifh; now Honour^ then con-
cempf:andto conclude,there i^ nothing but change,
Mrhich doth funound and mixc wkhall our For-
tunes. And will you Kauc poore wonvm fuch • fixed
Siarre, that fhce fhall not fo much as mouc or twin-
kle in herowt^e Spheate ? That were true Stauery
indeed, and a Bafeneife beyond thechaines of the
worft fcruitude.Nature toeuery thing fhe hath crea*
ted, hath giucn a (ingular delight in charge , as to
HcarbsjPlantsand 1 rccsatifnc towithcrandfheadtheir Icaues, a rime to buddc and biing forth thcii
lcaue$,and a rime for their Fruits and Flower*: Towomics and creeping thirtgs a time to hide them-fckics in the pores and hollowcs oftlK e.irih , aiKl a
liiDC to come abroad and fuckc the dcav^To Bcaf^i
B hbcrtic
Hac^Vir^ or
libeitlecechu&cbck ibode , liberty to ddiehc in
their food^andlibetty to feed and erow fat with theit
food.Thc Birds hape the ayte to fly ifi,tbe waten to
bathe in^nd the earth to feed oti. But to man, both
thcfe and kll things eife,to alter, frame and fa(hion»
according as hit wiU and delight (hall rule hinn. A-e^inc,who will rob the eye oi the variety ofobiefis,
£e eare ofthe delight ol(bunds , the nofc oi finds,
the tong ofufis^ the hand offeeling ?& (hall only
woinan^cellent woman^ fo tiiuch better in that (he
is (bniething purer , be oncly depriued of this bcnC'
6t? shall (he bee the BondUaue of Timcjthc Hand-
maid ofopinioRjOt the (Wi6^obferuer of ciicry frofly
or cokJ bcnuniroed iQiagitution?It'Werc a cruelty be-
yond the Rackc or Strapado.
i^Titt n^ttcl But you will fay it !• DOC Chingejaai N*mlfifSxom
which you dcterrc ¥i: a thiii^that doth euert the
good, and ercdthe eiiiU;prcferft the faichle(&,and
confound defen jthat with the change of Opinions
breeds the change ofStates^aod with condouall aire*
rations thrufls headlong forward both Ruine and
SubutrfiotL Alas (foft Sir) what can you chryflen by
that new imagined Title, when the words ofa wife-
man are ; th^t wkdf ms dene , it but dene MgAtne : iS
$hmgf d$thAHge^ vmder the cofe §fHeimn there n »»
new thiftg. So that whatfoenerwee doc or imitate,it
is neither slauirh,Bafe,nor a breeder ofNouclty.
Next,you condcmnc me oiP^nndturMlnefie,\x\ for-
Jali. faking my crcation,and contemning cuftomc. Howdoe Iforfake my creationjthatdoeall the rights and
o&ces due to my Creation? I was cjrcated frce^born
free.
OCIS.
Kot vnnatu-
TTje Womanijh-Man.free, and liuc free: what leti m c then ^o to fpinnc out
my timCjthat I may dye free ?
To alter creation,were to walkc on my hands with
my heclcs vpward,to feed my ftit with my fectjor to
forfakc the fwcet found of fweci words , for the hif-
fing noife ofthe Serpent: but I walk with a face erc^-
ed,with abody ck>athcd,with a miad bu(ied,& with
a heart full of reasonable and deuout cogitations;
onely otfcnfive in attire,tn as reach as it isa Stranger
to the curiofitie of the pident times, and an enemieto Cuftonse. Axe we then bouixi to be the Flattcreis
ofTime,or the dependants on Cuftomef O miicra-
rablefeniitudc chained onely toBafeaefle aod Fol-
ly ! for then cuflocBC, nothing is more abAird , no-
thing more fooli(h.
It was a cuftomc aroongft the Romanes,that as^we Fo«nfti Cu<
wafh our hands before meales, fo they with cudout *°"'**-
and fweetoyntments anointed all their arroes andIcggcs quite ouer,and by (iicccflc of time grew fromthele vnguents to bathes of rich perfumed aad com-pound waters^n which they bathed their whole bo-
dies : holding it the greatcft difgracethat might be,
to vfc or touch any nanirall water, as appeares bythcfc Vcrfes.
Sht fifines with oyntmentsU msh hsfre Ufidl^ Marx. Li,
Of witbfowre Cbtlktjbe tMn-cMcrs dU,
1 1 was a cufton>e anf>ong(\ the Ancients to lye vponftatcly and foft beds , when eytber they deliuered
Embaflagcs,or entered into any. feriousdifcouricoc
arguiBcnt^as appeares by thefc Verics
:
B 2 Fdtbif
HacA}ir, or
Virg.Aen.lx. Father Bi^tSi^thus^giMfdy^
Ffrnfttictf {hitch vmerem he Uy»
Cat0 luftrtr held h for a a)ftbme,neuer to eat meatbut fitting on the ground: the ye/ittidfis kid^' one an-
othct eucT at the nrfi mcctingiatid tiko at (his day it
it a general! receioed cuftome acnongft out Eag-liAi, (hat when we mcctorotiertakc any man in our
trauellorioumeying, to examine him whither hee
rkfes, how fiirrc^o what purpoic^and where heiod-
ge(b } nay ,and with that unmannerly boldneile ofinoutiitson, that it is a certaine ground ofa mod io-
fumcient quarrelI,not to rcceiMe a full raiisf«.^ion ofthofe demands which goe farre 4flray trom goodmannerr,orcomely ciu'.ntie^and will you haue vsto
many our feluef to tbcTe Mymicke and moft fanra-
Aicke cuAomet ? It is'a fafhion or cu(k>me with vs
to moume in Blackc-yct the Arg/4M$T\d Rmt4»e La*
dies cucr mourned in VVliitc ; aiKl(ifwe will (ye th«
n6ion vpon the fignification of colours ) I fee not
but we may moume'\f\
Greeot^Bke^ Redox any (im-
ple colour skd in Hertldrr, For vs to falute Grangers
wid) a kiffcjis counted but cinilide, but with Lorraine
Nations iaimodcftic: for you to cut the hayrc ofyour vpf^cr lips, familiar hccte in England, euery
where clfc almofl choughc vnmanly. To ride onSide- Saddles at ^^ was counted hecre abominable
-pride, &c. I might inftance in a thoufand things that
oncly Cudonte g{\d not Reafon liath approued.
To conclude CMjI^me ts aa Idiot^ atulwhoi^euer de-
pendeth
7 he Womanilh-Ivhn .
pendtih wholcly vpon him,wirl)out the difccti. fc of
Rcalon , will takctrom him his pydc coat, a:)d Ic-
comc a Ibiic indeed to contempt and ccnfarc.
Btityou (ay wee arc barbarous and ilianiclcsavd
caft off all (bttncs, to ninnc wUdc ihrougli a wilder^'"• '"' "
'
ncflc of opinion*. In this you exprcnc more ciuclty
then iiiall the rcft,bccaufe I fiand not wtthnr)' !i?.nds
on mybellylike ababy atir4r^/fi»/9»9nr Fayrc , diat
moue notmy whole body wbetvl (houldf^ut oncly
Oirre my head hke lacke of the Ck>cke honfe ^lichhath no toynts, that am not dumbc when wamorticourt nice, as ii Afle-likc 1 were ready fbrallbor*
^iu,or becaufe I weep not when mtury gripcf me,like a woorried Deere in the fangs of many Curres:
am I therefore barbarous or fhameleflc? He is muchiniurious that fo baptix'd vs : w6 aid as frei-bofiit as
Men^haue as free clc(dion, and as froe fpirits,we are
compounded of like pans, and may with iikcliberty
make benefit ofour Creations: my countenance iTial
ftnjic on the won^y, and frowne.on the ignbbji^, I
uill hcarc the Wife , and bee dcafe to Idcots/giuc
counfell to my frknd, but bee dumbc tofiittcrers, I
hane hatfds that fhaU bee librrall to reward dHcrr,fcerc that fhall moue fwifily to do goodc tficc$,nnd
thoD^s that fhall cuer accompany frccdbme andiciicrity.lf this bee barbarous, let me Icauc ihit Citic^
and liae with creatures oflike (imphcity.
To concliide,you fay wee are all guilty ofnK)f^infinite folly and indifcretion.1 confcf^, that Difert- Not fotilni-
tUn is ihe true fait which feafoneth ctKry excellency,
cyihcr in Man orWoman, and without it nothing if
B 3 well,
Hac^Fir, or
well f nodiing is wortny : that want difgraceth our
adioos, ilatneth our Vcttnes , and indeed makes vt
iDoft prophaneand irreligioHs,yet it is etier found in
excefle, at intoo much, or too little: and ofwhich of
cbcie are wee euiley;do we weare too manydoathesor too fiew ? if too many, wee (hould oppre^ Na-ture, iftoofew,we diould biiog (icLncfle to Nature
:
but neitherofthefe wee do, for what we do weace if
warme,iMtyand whokfome, then no exceiSe.^ andfb noindiicretion : where is then the error ^ ooely
in the Fafhton, onely in the Cuftome; Oh formefcy
lake bind vs not to iohatefull a companion , but ro>
member what one of our £«nous £ng|^ Pocli
(ayes:
OfBedridNnfme^ dttd l/mes Udgmiffey
A»d t4kes €W*y mU fetlmi«f9§e»ct*
Againe, another as excellent iothe(ameAtt^bith,
D'Dart. Cmfiome the werlds ladgtmeBt dttJt bUmdfiferre^
Then Vertm i^eft errdsggd dtKtcu Bene,
And will you bee fo tyrannous then, to compel!
poore Woman to bee a tnifth^e to (b vnfaithRilla
Seniant ? Beleeue it. thenwe mui\ callvpourCham-pions againilyoti, wnich arelAw/^ and Ttiuky^ andwhat the one cannot compell yon to forgiue , theo-
iher (halt inforce youtopitty or excufe:and thusmyfclfe imaginingmy felfe nrccofthcic fouoe Impuuti-
ons.
The Womani/h Man.tioos, I ceflco bee contutcdbyfonie better and grjir
ocrliKigcmeDt.
fUf'Ktr. You banc wrcfled oat (brae wit , to
wrangle fimh no rearon>fiQcc cuery thing yoti would
make for exctife, approues your guUt ftill more oog-
ly: what baftc bondage, arwhaenK>rcreniileba£-
nctfe, ibeaibicbefiattcnDgand (botbiocd an vn,
bridled appefficCtOi delight^ to take a wi&U libeitie
fodoeoill, andtogtuecuiilexamplc^ thisistobee
HeU PrtarRC,not Heauem Frce-won*^n. It is dtf-
ptxaUeanioin^oot Diiiiocs^wbcilKf vpon any o£-
cafisH a womanmay pu£oa mans att^e, or oo: all
conchidett vnfit; andtbe rooft kdi&rent will allow
it) but ontly tocfcapc pcrfecutioo. Now you will
Mconelyptickoei, bucyreareitconthuialJy^andoot
weam it) biittake fxidcm it, not for pcrfccmion, but
WaHtort pkeaftire $ not to cfcapc danscr.but to runne
intodamnatioQ^not to hclpeothcrs^utto confound
the whole (exe bv the euilneileof io lewd an exam-|ple. Pkd/ar/t (tnough an extreme tyrant) when he
executed the inoenter of the Brazen Bull in the Bull)
did it not lb iXHich for the pleafiire be tooke in the
tormenc,as to cut from the eanh a blaine (b diuelifh
and fiilt of vnciiiill and vnnatDrall inuenttons. Andiiire had the firH tnucoter ofyourdifguife pcrifht with
all her cooplen^cnts about her, a world had been pre-
ferucd from (candall and flanderi for from oiie euill
to beget inEoites. or to nourish fin with a delight in
finnc, is ot all habits the Wwefl, ignoblcft and bafcft»
Now, whoknowcsnotjihtrto yceld to bafcncfle,
muft needs b« folly > (fot what Wifcdome will beeB 4 guikf
HacA)ir, or,
guilty of its owae initiry?) To be foolKhly bafe,howcan there bee an adion more barbaious^ and to bee
bale, foolirh and barbarous, how cao there appeare
anyfpacke, twinkle, or but ember ofdiicre'ioaor
iudgcment? So that notwithftanding your elaborat
pica for iffcedonDe , yoyr (eocre condcmnAtion ofcuftome, your fayre prpmiic ofciuiil adiohs, andyour temperate auoiditig of exce(&, whettby you
would fecme to hugge and imbrace difcretion ; yet
till you weare hats soddcnd the Sunnc>Dotto couer
(borne locks, CavU^ cojMlorBe the head, not Gregi-
rum towarme idle brakieftt^ till you v^earc innocent
white Ruf{es,noc iealoui yellow iaundis' d bandsywell
{hapr, comely atKidofe Gownei^not light tkirts andFrench doublets, (ot Poniards, Saroplen^or Ptftob
Prayer4>ookcs,and for rufBed Bootes and SpurteSf
neate Shooes aod clcane-garterd Stockings , you(hallneuer lofethe i\i)coiBsfe0ep ^rmmgittrdftes^
ShtmtUfme(jt^9iod Ftobflmeffe , 70U (lull feede Bat-
U4s , make rich fbops , arme contempt , and onely
i!anie and make pooreyour fcluesand your reputi-
rions. To conclude, tf you %vill walke without difFe-
renct, you^allliue without reucrence:.<if you will
^titene order, you ofniftjndure the fhame ofdifor*
der ) and if you will haue no rulers btn your wills^
you iBufl haue no reward butdifdaineand difgrace^
according to the faying of an excellent £ngh(h
Poet'.
d n'lfi.ufl rule sifmcthit Wilhftttrti
The IVomaniJh-Man.
Hit'Maiu Sir, I confefle you hauc tayfd mine cie«
lids vp, but you bauc notcleane taken away the filme
that cottcri the fight: I feck (\ confcffe) caule oi be*
licfe , aod would willingly bcod my hean to enter*
caine bclicfe, buc when the accu&r is guilty of as
much or moic tbea that hee accufeth, or that I fee
you refuic tb( poctoOvaDd arc as grieuoLHy tn^dcd,
UaflK iDce not ibeti a litdc to (Uggcr, and till you
WtU bcc plcaf4 to bedeant'd of thJt leprofie which
I(ceap|Mrancioyou, giue oac leaue to doi\bt whe-
ther roiiieinfe€^ionbe &cocuagious, asyourblinde
(cncrity wouidmake sl.
Therefore to lakeyourproponion in a few lines,\^^^fl''^'^^
(jof deare Fcaiininc Malculine) tell me what Char- p^niOt Ma.i.
tcr4>relctjptibaorrightofclaime you haue to thoic
things you mak^ our^(bUxe inheritance ? why doc
you curie, frixeJl.aod powder your luyres^ftowing
more hourcs and time in deluding lockc trom l.>ck,
and hayre iromhayre, m ^iuingcuecy thread hia
poftorc , and cucry cudc his true fence and circunv
pbcrcnce then euci Csftur did inmar(hatiiiig his Ar-
my, cythcr at ph4rfii/M,w Sfstm^ot BnttA/mc } whydoc you rob vsofoMC Bliiffc$,ofour Earctitigi, Car-
kanct$,and Munillions^ofour Fanncsacid I cathcrs,
our Busks a.-vd French bodies, nay , of our Maskcs,
Hoods, Shadowcs awd Sliapynas ? not Co much as
the very A ri ofTainting , but you Kauc fo greedily
ingroftit, that were it not forthatliulc fa»taGicaU
C llurpc-
^arp potntcddag^r chat faxngs at yotir cmm,8cthc
croiTc hiU whidi gM^ds yourppcr itp, hardly would
there be any difference between the fayre MiOris&the foolifh Seruanc. Bar is tliis theft the vttenneA of
our Spoyle? rie,you haue gone a wofid fimher, and
cucn raui(}it froiB vsour^peech, our a^bom, 4>or$
and recreations. Goodaeffe leaue fnee.if I baue not
heard a Man courc his Miftris with the fame words
that VeMMS did AtUa^^oi as neere as the Beolce could
inChiidhinis whereare the Tiks and Tctirafes^nd
loftie Gallyards thatwere daunfl m the dates ofdid,
wlien inen caperd m the ayre Ukewanton kidson the
cops of Moumatoes , and tumd abooe ground as if
dicy had been comp^A of Fire or a purerekmenc ?
Tut all's forfaken^irs vanillit^hofe iMNions (hewed
more (kengdi then An, and niore courage then
counfhip; i; was much coo robu(Vtous,and rather
ipcnt chc body then prepared it, cfpccially where a-
ny defc£l before raigncd ^ hence you tooke from vs
poorc Women our trauerfes &nd tourneys, oiirmo«
dcO (latelinciTe and curious flidings, and kftvs no-
thing bnt ihc new French garbe of ptippet hopping
ai^ letting. Laft!y,poore Sheeile-cock that was on-
ly a icmalc inuemion , how haue you takon it out of
oiirhands,and made your fciucs fuch Lords and Ru-
lers oucr itjthat though it be a very Emblcmc of vs,
and our lighter defpfed fortunes, yet it dare nowhardly come necre vs; nay
, youkeepe it fo itnpri-
fond within your Bedde-Charebers and dyring
roomcs, amongf^ your Pages andl'andcrs , that a
poorc innocent Mayd to giuc buta kickc with her
Batdc-
The If^omani/h-Mau
.
B«ttIe-dore, were more then halfe wny to the ruinc
of herrepucitioii. Foe this you hatic demoli(h*d the
noble fcnoolcs of Horfmanfliip ( of which manywere in this Ciiie) hung vp your Armcsto ruft^hj-
cd vp thofc fwords in their (cibberds tK<ii wouldfhakeall ChriAcndome with the brai)di(h,and enter,
uincd into your mindei (och foftncs , diilncffc andefieininatc nicenedc, that k would euen mnke He-
TAclttmt himfelfe laueh again(\ his nature to fee
how pnbngly yoo UnguiOi in thit wcalte en-
teruined finne of womanifh fofmefTe : To fee
one of your gender either fhew himfclfe ( in th€
iiiid(\ of his pride or riches) at a Play houfe , or
publiquc aifcrably howj ( before he dare enter; with
tke /4iy^$ufie ofhis owne eyes and tii) Pages, hec
takes a fuil fiipuay ofhimfelfe^Tom the highcli fprig
in his feather,to the lowed (pangie that fhines in
hiiShoo-ftring: how he prunes and picks hinifelfc
kkeaHiwkcfeca weathering, <als eucry fcuerall
garment to Auricular confcfsion, making them vt-
tcr both rfieir mortall great ftaincs, and their veniall
and leflV bkmifheSjthough the moat bee much Icflc
then an Attonie : Then to fee himpluckc and tuggeeucry thing into the forme of the newcft rccciucd
fal'hion ; and by Durers rules make his leggc anfwe-rabletohbnecke; his thigh proportionaole withhis middle, his foote with hi5 hand , and a world ofilich idle difdaiaed foppery: To fee him thus patchtvp with SymetiT,inake himfclfe complete, and euenas a circle; and uftly,caft himfclfe amongft the eyesofthe peoplc(as an obie^ of wonder; with more
C 2 • nice-
Hac^Vir, or
mccncflcjthcn a .Virgin goes to the fticctcs of her
6r(\ Louer,would make patietKchcf fclft mad with
anger, and cry with the Poet
:
O HomJatPH mures, Ogenifi Temporg dur£,
QtsafMSm vrhe Dclor-^ Qiuntm in Or^ Dtlms !
Now fuice according to you: own Inference, cuen
by the Lawcs of Nature jby the rules of Religion, and
the Cuftomes oFall ciuill Nations , it if occeflary
therebca diftin^and fpeciall ditfcrence bctweene
Man and Woman, both b their habic and behaui-
ours: what could we pooreweake women doe lefic
(being farre too weake by force to fetch backc tlicie
fpoilcs you baoc vniuAly taken ftom v%) then to ga-
ther vp thofc garmentsyou haue proudly ca(^ away,
and therewith to cloath both our bodies and our
mindcs ; fince no other mcancs was left vs to conti-
nue our names, and to fupport a dififescnce } for to
haue held the way in which our fore-fathers firft fet
vs,or to haue ftill imbraced whc ciuill modeilie , oc
gentle fwcetocdc ©four (bit inclinations^ why,you
liadfofarreioctoachtvpon vs, and fo ouer-brib'd
the world, to be dcafc to any Gcant of RcAitucion,
that as at our creation,our whole fexe was contained
in man our firfl Parent, fo wc fhoyld haue had no o-
ilier bccing, but in you, and your moft effeminate
qualitie. Hence we haue preferued ( though to our
owne fhames ) thofe manly things which you ha\ic
forfaken, which would you againc accept, and re-
florc to vs the Blufhes we byd by ,when firft wee put
on your Mafciiline garments 3 doubt not butchaftc
thoughts
rjor
The Womanijh Alan,
tlioughcs tiid barhfulnefTc will againe dwdl in vs
,
aodouc PaUccibccingocwly gdt, trimmcd^nd r:-
cdificd.draw to vs all iKc Grdus.iW thcMt$/es 5 whichthat you auymorc willingly doc, and ( as wcc of
yours)growc inco dctcftation of that dcfotinitic youruucpurloya'd, to ihc vttcrloflc of your Hoooiirs
and Kcputaii«ns*Markc how the brauc luli ui Poet,
cucn in the Infancy of your abufes, mo<^ luicK
dcfctibcsyouj
Ah*uf bis Mctke dCarkmet rich he Vfdre
O/pretious Stones, dUfet mgUd wtUtryed\
Fits Mrmcs thdf earft allvArlikt W€m^hs hdre^
iMgtltUnBrAceUts TfJintowlywtret^di
l»tt hts CAres tw» Rj»^s f»fiiuyed Art
OfgsUen J^yer^ dt whichm either fide^ a icfcHpnow
Tjw Induft Perries ^m mdkmg Uke tn>» Pedres, ttfcnunai^
Offdfsmifruewere^nddmtdihisedres^
Hts Locks bedeji^ed xttth tpdters tf/jreet/dH4/fr ,
Stood (urled roundm order on hii hedd^
He hddfkch nAMton rvomdu/fh behdu/our^
As though m VdUr he had ne'rc been ired
:
So chiHga m fpfech^H mdnners dnd imfdnour^
So from himfcife hy»$d dHrcdfun Ud^
By thefetHchintmemts of thts dmoroHS Ddme :
HewdS himfeljesn n$thmgjoiU in Wdme,
Thusyoufccyour iniury to vs is of an old and mueteratc continuance, hauing taken fiich ftrong root
in your bofomcs, that it can hardly bee puU'd vp
,
without
HaeA)h\or,wuhoutromeofkncccothefbyle : ours vong r^^
tender/carcc freed bom the Swaddling cIoMs, and
chcreforc may with &s much eale bee loO, as it was
with little ditflculty fotind. Ca{^ then from you our
ornamentSymd piii on yourowne armours :Bc tnen
in rhape,tncn in {hcw,men in words^cn in adions,
men in counfell, ntenm exatnple : then will we loue
and icrueyou ; then will wee hcare and obey you
;
then will wee like rich lewels hang at your cares to
cake our In{ku£lions, like true friends follow you
through all dangers,aad ISce careful! leeches powre
oyle into your wounds: Then (hall you findc delight
in our words) pleafure in our faces ; faith in our
hearts ; chaAitie in our thoughts , and iwcetnefle
both in our inward Scoutward inclinstions. Come*lincfTe (hall be then «ur(hxfy*, feare our Armour,
and rnodeftie our praAice:Then (hall we be all your
mo(\ cxcellcmeft thoughts can de(tre, aodhaoe no-
thing in vs lelTe then impudence and deformitie.
lU6-yir, Inough ; You haue both raiCd mine
cyc-Iidf , clcered my (ightyind mademv heart enter-
r^inc both fiiame and delight at an inftant ; (hame
:n my Follies paft 5 delight in ourNoble andwonhyCoiiucrfion. Aw;iy then from me thcfe light vani-
tic«, ihconcly Enfignes ofawcakeand fott nature:
and comeyou gr^iue and fblid pieces, which arme a
nnnwirh Fortitude and Rcfolution : you are to*
rough and ftubbomc forji womans wearing.we will
hccrc change our attires , as wee haue changd our
miTn!cs,.ind with our attires, our names. I will no
ir.orc be //rfff7r, but Wc Vtr , not you Htc-Multer^
but
The Womamjh-ALui.hutHdcMtdur: from henceforth dcforinidc i]i.jII
packc to Hell : and ifar any time hcc hide himfdLvpon the earth, yet itfhall bcc with contempt and
difgracc. HcclT)all haucnofiricnd but Poucrty j no
fauourer but Folly , nor no reward but Shame.Henceforth we will line nobly like our fclLics , cucr
fobcrjcuerdifcrcct^cucr worthy jtaic men,and tiiic
women.Wc will bcc hciKcforth like well-coiiplcd
DoueSjfullofioduftryjftiUoflouc: Imeanc^noi of
fcnfuall and camail louc, but hcauenly and diuine
louc.which procccdcs from God 5 wfbofe vnexpref-
lable nature none is able todeliuer in words,{incc it
is like hit d\felling , high and beyond the reach ofhumane apprchcnfioo i according to the laying oithe Poetyio thefc Verfcs following
:
Ofhues ftrfeQtm ferftcily tfi/feske.
Or efhis ftdturc rtghtly tp dejimCy
Indeed doth fArrefurfAfjt^ur reifins reuh.
And needs his Prieji $' exfreffe hts pcwer djuime,
Ftr Ung before the W0rld he was yhore^
And bred aboite ith hy'ft
celifitdU Sphesre,
F»r by hts porrer the world rras mgde pffore^
Anddllthit therein wondrtus dethdfpeAre.
FJNIS.
GAKE T-^. AnA le^.fs Ub fk-A^,,,
Or
TheWomanish Man
:
Being an AnCwere to a htc Booke intitukd
HiC'-Mulier.
Expreft in a briefe Dialogue betwcenc /fer-
Vir ihc Womanini-Wan, and Hic-^dur the
Mau-Womaii.
London jpiintcd for J.T. and arc tobc (old at Chrift Church gate, i^io.
