DIAMONDS

DIAMONDS
I – Since this Ace it seems your lot,
You’ll wed one that is fierce and hot;
But if woman kind draws it,
She’ll have one with wealth and wit.

II – Hast thou drawn the number Two.
Thou’lt wed one that’s just and true;
But if woman this shall have
Beware of a sly cunning knave.

III – Having drawn the number three,
Honor will thy portion be;
But a maid who gets the same,
Must take heed of wanton shame.

IIII – The man who gets the number Four,
He must quite his native shore;
If the same be drawn by woman,
She’ll get a sweetheart out of hand.

V – He who draws the number Five,
Where he lives he best will thrive;
But if drawn by women-kind,
They better luck abroad will find.

VI – He that draws the number Six,
Will have sly and cunning tricks;
But if a woman draw the same,
If doth shew her free from blame.

VII – Since the Seven doth appear,
Crosses thou hast cause to fear;
Women who the same do draw,
Fear no crosses of a straw.

VIII – Hast thou got the number Eight,
Thou wilt be a cuckold great;
Females who the same do take,
Never will the truth forsake.

IX – Hast thou got the merry Nine,
Guineas will thy pocket line;
She that draw it with her hand,
Dies for love or leaves the land.

X – What the Ten? ’tis very well,
None in love can thee excel;
But the girl who gets the Ten,
Will be wed, but none know when.

King – This fair King of Diamonds shews,
Thou wilt live where pleasure flows;
But when women get the King,
Melancholy songs they’ll sing.

Queen – Now the Queen of Diamonds fair,
Shews you shall some office bear;
Women if it falls to you,
Friends you’ll have and not a few.

Knave – Is the Knave of Diamonds come,
Then beware the martial drum;
If a woman takes the Knave,
She shall better fortune have.

HEARTS
I – He that draws the Ace of Hearts,
Shall appear a man in parts;
She that takes it I profess,
Has the gift of idleness.

II – He that draws the Duce shall be,
Full of generosity;
But if the women take this card,
It doth shew very hard.

III – The poor man that draws this tray.
When he’s bound he must obey;
Women that shall take this sort,
Will drink brandy by the quart.

IIII – He that draws this Four shall make
Faithful love for conscience sake;
And if taken by women kind,
They’ll prove false and so you’ll find.

V – Note the Five of Hearts declares
Thou shalt manage great affairs;
But if took by women then
They’ll love any sort of men.

VI – Now the Six of Hearts foretels,
Thou shalt be where honour dwells;
If took by the other side,
It betokens scorn and pride.

VII – Now the Seven I will maintain,
Shews thou hast not lov’d in vain,
Thou shalt have the golden prize;
But with maids ’tis otherwise.

VIII – Having drawn the number Eight,
Shews the servile born to wait;
But if women draw the same,
They shall mount on wings of fame.

IX – By this Nine be well Assur’d
Thy love pains must be endured;
But the maid that draws the same,
Soon in wedlock bands shall join.

X – This Ten is a luck cast,
For it shews the worst is past;
But if maids the same should have,
Love will their kind hearts enslave.

King – But this Card it doth appear,
Thou shalt live in happy cheer;
And if a female takes this card,
Shall soon likewise be preferred.

Queen – By this Card it doth make known,
That thou shalt enjoy thy own;
Women if they take the same,
Shall enjoy a happy name.

Knave – He that draws the Knave of Hearts,
It betokens knavish parts;
But if the female takes the Knave,
She shall ne’er be no man’s slave.

SPADES
I – You that draw the Ace of Spades,
Shall be flouted by the maids;
When it is a damsel’s lot,
Wit and humor go to pot.

II – Now this Duce betokens strife
With a foolish wanton wife;
If a woman’s lot it be,
Honour, love, and dignity.

III – Thou art happy in this tray,
And wilt wed some lady gay;
But girls who the same do take,
Wed with some poor town rake.

IIII – Now this Four betoken you
Must be of the horned crew;
Girls who get the like will meet
With the height of joys complete.

V – This Five of Spades give you to know,
That you must thro’ troubles go;
But if a virgin it foretells,
Her virtue others must excels.

VI – This Six foretells when you do wed,
You’ll have a cracked maidenhead;
But the girl this number draws,
She’ll wed one with great applause.

VII – Since the Seven’s come to hand,
It doth entitle thee to land;
But girls by this, wed with those
Who have no money, friends, or cloaths.

VIII – This Eight doth foretell you shall
Wed a woman strait and tall;
If to a girl the like doth come,
She weds the brother of tom thumb.

IX – By this Nine thou art foretold,
Thou shalt wed one lame and old;
Maids if they do get this chance,
May themselves to wealth advance.

X – ‘Tis seen by the Ten of Spades,
Thou wilt follow many trades,
Thrive by none. But women they
By this chance can’t work, but play.

King – By this King observe and note,
You on golden streams will float;
Women by the self same lot,
Long enjoy what they have got.

Queen – There’s the Queen of Spades, likewise
Thou wilt soon to riches rise;
Women by the same will have
What they both desire and crave.

Knave – This is a Knave then have a care,
That thou dost not make a pair;
Women who the same do chose,
Will prove Sluts, but that’s no news.

CLUBS
I – He who gets this Ace of Clubs,
Must expect a thousand snubs
From his Wife. But Girls again,
By this Card will rule and reign.

II – Note, this Duce doth signify,
That thou wilt a Christian die;
Damsels that the same shall take,
Never will their friends forsake.

III – You that now this tray have drawn,
Shall on cruel harlots fawn;
Women that shall take the tray,
To their friends shall answer nay.

IIII – By this four I plainly see,
Four brats shall be laid to thee;
Sine that takes the same must wed
Two rich husbands and well bred.

V – By this five I see that thou
Shall be wed to a dirty sow;
This same drawn by virgins, they
Shall take husbands kind and gay.

VI – By this six you’ll wed I know,
One that over you will crow;
Maids that take the same, shall be
Blest with husbands kind and free.

VII – Thou that hast the seven drawn,
Shall your breeches lay in pawn;
Maids that take the same, shall wear
Jewels rich beyond compare.

VIII – By this Eight, tho’ whig or quaker,
Thou wilt be a cuckold maker;
Maids that draw the same, are born
To hold the beaus and fops in scorn.

IX – What the Nine, upon my Life,
Thou shalt wed a wealthy wife;
She that draws the same, shall have
One that is both fool and knave.

X – Now this number half a score,
Shews thou wilt be wretched poor;
Maids that draw the number, still
Shall have joy and wit at will.

King – Here’s the King of Clubs, that shews
Thou hast friends as well as foes;
Maids that draw this court Card, shall
Have but few, or none at all.

Queen – If the Queen of Clubs thou hast,
Thou shalt be with honor graced;
Women if the same thy find,
Will have all things to their mind.

Knave – Now the vainly Knave appears,
He will cut off both your ears;
Women when the same they see,
Will be what they us’d to be.