Two broad-sides against tobacco / the first given by King James ... his Counterblast to tobacco. The second transcribed out of ... Dr. Everard Maynwaringe, his treatise of the scurvy. To which is added, serious cautions against excess in drinking: taken out of ... the same author ... With a short collection, out of Dr. George Thompson's Treatise of bloud; against smoking tobacco. Also many examples of God's severe judgments upon notorious drunkards ... by Mr. Samuel Ward. Concluding with two poems against tobacco [by J. Sylvester] and coffee [by G. Wither?]. Collected and published ... by J[ohn] H[ancock] Philanthrōpos.

  • James I, King of England, 1566-1625
Date:
1672
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Credit: Two broad-sides against tobacco / the first given by King James ... his Counterblast to tobacco. The second transcribed out of ... Dr. Everard Maynwaringe, his treatise of the scurvy. To which is added, serious cautions against excess in drinking: taken out of ... the same author ... With a short collection, out of Dr. George Thompson's Treatise of bloud; against smoking tobacco. Also many examples of God's severe judgments upon notorious drunkards ... by Mr. Samuel Ward. Concluding with two poems against tobacco [by J. Sylvester] and coffee [by G. Wither?]. Collected and published ... by J[ohn] H[ancock] Philanthrōpos. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C3°] , r Such as are foaccudomed to Tobacco, that they cannot forbear ir, let what can be faid againft it > So that neither the gobd and (olid Perfwafions ofa great, wife, and learned King, nor the Vvhol- fome and rational Arguments of two able and skilful .Phyficians* will be of force to prevail with them : My Advice to' fuch is, while they take if, To meditate on this. Poem following, by which they may be able to make this double fpititual ufe of it,Viz. I. To fee the Vanity, of the World. II. The Mortality'of Mankind. Which, I think, is the Beft ufecan be made of it and the Pipe,&c. - . . * J ' ill V 1 k J rn* k f r » r 4 l' J J , » J j m 4 „ * ] ^ J J J „ . » , J 1 % , V, t fF* • » f ^ I • . i ' V The Indian Weed withered quite, .. \ Green at Noon> cut ddwn at Night.> : c ’ Shews Thy dec ay ^ all Flejh ii haf: Thus tiring then drink^ Tobacco. vf« j 1 iiJiii ^i.) i.4 *^ >c. ' ' ii\ f ^w -. Ci^ \ysfv\y* The Pipe that is fi titly-white, Shews Thee to be a’mortal Wight) And even fuchgone withJi touch: . Thus think^) then drink^ Tobacco. , ‘I ?. Cl * C'-ixT - ' - •!>- i v. Oli ,l ' '■ . ,!■ .; 5;.. V >' j -i • '1V. , ivaiser *J the Smokg af :ends on high, r Thin\ thou behold'ft the Vanity. .. . • . : * 0/ worldly fluff\ gone with a puff: / ' Thus think, then drinksTobacco. ‘ Z*1 .’*! • i ■ ' I .' ' ■ . J ■ - ■ r ■ ■ \ ' • ' .o \ r f ti , •- And when the Pipe grows foul within, Thinly on thy Soul defil'd with Sin, the Fire it doth require : Thus thinks then drin\ Tobacco* The AJhes that are left behind May ferve to put theeflill in mind, That unto T>uft return thou muft: Thus thinthen drink. Tobacco. ijtLj Aa: *. a u ;\;.?n f -: ■ - i«i ,/iil EW 01 Ihov£ o »* r Iti 4-i 1 ^ * - L rrr Anfwered by George Withers thus, Thus thinks drinks no Tobacco. ^ * . 11 / ) ■ * - * . i. ■t r Hi* ij . 1 Woe