THE FROLICKSOME DUKE; OR,
THE TINKER’S GOOD FORTUNE
Now, as fame does report, a young Duke keeps a Court,
One that pleases his fancy with frolicksome sport:
But amongst all the rest, here is one, I protest,
Which will make you to smile when you hear the true jest:
A poor Tinker he found, lying drunk on the ground,
As secure in a sleep as if laid in a swound.
The Duke said to his men, “William, Richard, and Ben,