Hudibras . 0M^\. K Cooper 8culpT CANTO III.] HUDIBRAS. 9 When butter does refuse to come, ^And love proves cross and humoursome ;To him with questions, and with urine,They for discovry flock, or curing. Quoth Hudibras, This Sidrophel 125 Ive heard of, and shoud like it thou canst prove the saints have freedomTo go to sorcrers when they need em. ^ Says Ralpho, Theres no doubt of that;Those principles Ive quoted late, 130 Prove that the godly may allegeFor any thing their privilege,And to the devil himself may go,If they have motives thereunto :For as there is a war between 135 The devl

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Hudibras . 0M^\. K Cooper 8culpT CANTO III.] HUDIBRAS. 9 When butter does refuse to come, ^And love proves cross and humoursome ;To him with questions, and with urine,They for discovry flock, or curing. Quoth Hudibras, This Sidrophel 125 Ive heard of, and shoud like it thou canst prove the saints have freedomTo go to sorcrers when they need em. ^ Says Ralpho, Theres no doubt of that;Those principles Ive quoted late, 130 Prove that the godly may allegeFor any thing their privilege,And to the devil himself may go,If they have motives thereunto :For as there is a war between 135 The devl and them, it is no sinIf they, by subtle stratagem, ^Make use of him, as he does not this present parlamentA ledger to the devil sent, * i40 Fully empowerd to treat aboutFinding revolted witches out ? ^And has not he, within a year,Hansfd threescore of em in one shire ? ^ When a country wench, says Mr. Selden in his Table Talk, cannotget her butter to come, she says the witch is in the churn. - It was a

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