One toulde a Drover that beleev’d it not,

What booties at the playes the Cut-purse got,

But if t’were so my Drovers wit was quicke,

He vow’d to serve the Cut-purse a new tricke.

Next day unto the play, pollicy hy’d,

A bag of fortie shillings by his side,

Which houlding fast he taketh up his stand,

If stringes be cut his purse is in his hand.

A fine conceited Cut-purse spying this,

Lookt for no more, the for shillings his,