Madnesse his sorrow, gout his cramp, may hee Make, by but thinking, who hath made him such: 10 And may he feele no touch Of conscience, but of fame, and bee Anguish'd, not that'twas sinne, but that'twas shee: In early and long scarcenesse may he rot, For land which had been his, if he had not 15 Himselfe incestuously an heire begot: May he dreame Treason, and beleeve, that hee Meant to performe it, and confesse, and die, And no record tell why: His sonnes, which none of his may bee, 20 Inherite nothing but his infamie: Or may he so long Parasites have fed, That he would faine be theirs, whom he hath bred, And at the last be circumcis'd for bread: The venom of all stepdames, gamsters gall, 25 What Tyrans, and their subjects interwish, What Plants, Mynes, Beasts, Foule, Fish, Can contribute, all ill which all Prophets, or Poets spake; And all which shall Be annex'd in schedules unto this by mee, 30 Fall on that man; For if it be a shee Nature before hand hath out-cursed mee. [The Curse. _1633-69:_ A Curse. _or_ The Curse. _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _C_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _S_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ Dirae. _P_, _Q_] [2 curse] course _1669_] [3 His only, and only his purse _1633-54_, _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _C_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _S_, _TC:_ Him, only for his purse _1669_, _Chambers:_ His one and his onely purse _P_] [4 heart _1633-54 and MSS.:_ whore _1669 and Chambers_] [5 And she yeeld then to _1633-54 and MSS.:_ And then yield unto _1669_, _Chambers_] [8 getting, _Ed:_ getting _1633-69_ torne: _Ed:_ torne; _1633-54:_ torne. _1669_. _Compare_ 16 _and_ 24] [9 cramp,] cramps, _1669_, _Chambers_, _and most MSS._] [10 him _1633-54 and MSS.:_ them _1669_, _Chambers_] [12 fame,] shame; _A18_, _A25_, _N_, _P_, _TC_] [14-16 In early and long scarceness ... an heire begot: _1633_, _B_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _Lec_, _O'F_ (_which gives alternate version in margin_), _S:_ Or may he for her vertue reverence One that hates him onely for impotence, And equall Traitors be she and his sense. _1635-69_, _A18_, _A25_, _C_, _JC_, _N_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TC_] [18 Meant] Went _A18_, _N_, _TC_] [26 Tyrans, _1633-35:_ Tyrants, _1639:_ tyrants, _1650-69_] [27 Mynes, _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _H40_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TC:_ Myne, _1633-69_, _D_, _H49_, _Lec_] [28 ill _1669:_ ill, _1633-54_] _The Message._