Social Commentaries
Epigram 13 (A Knot of mariage legitimate,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 5
Social Commentaries
A Knot of mariage legitimate,
Was knitt betweene Fausta and Fortunate.
She had enterred husbands seauen before.
He foure and three wiues buried and no more.
And now they striue which of them shall die furst,
For in my iudgement neither is the worst.
Phisition Lanio if he should come thether,
He would perhaps vnknitt them both together.
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