title: The Disease of the House, or The State Mountebank Administering Physic to a Sick Parliament
title_page_title: THE Disease of the House: <i>Or, the</i> STATE MOUNTEBANCK<i>:</i> Administring <i>Physick</i> To a Sick Parliament. With the <i>Merry Conceits</i> of JOHN CAPON, his Antidotes Playsters and Salves to cure R<i>ebellion</i>.
title_page_performance: [in single column] His Prologue on the Stage. | Come, come, Me  have an <i>Antidote</i> can Cure | Your <i>Body</i>; me mak't <i>new head</i>, set it on sure | One, two, dree, four, five <i>Generation</i>, | This <i>Paper</i> here, help your sick <i>Nation</i>. | Pa, pa, Ne <i>Purge</i> ne more, begar tis ill —— | And to let <i>Blood</i> will de whole <i>Body</i> kill: | Me have a <i>precious Drugge</i> in this same <i>Box</i>, | Will Cure a <i>Rebels Itch</i>, and help de <i>Pox</i>, | <i>Consumption</i> of de <i>State</i>, and <i>Common-weale</i>, | Back of mine hand, me can it presant heal. | If <i>guilty Conscience</i> trouble you for <i>blood</i>, | Take me dis P<i>ill</i>, begar 'tis very good: | For <i>Per</i>j<i>ury</i>, for <i>Steal</i>, for want of <i>Grace</i>, | Me can you <i>Cure</i> in dis very place: | Come <i>Fairfax, Noll</i>, come <i>Bradshaw</i> and de rest, | Here is a <i>Medicine</i>, gives you presant rest; | The <i>price</i> is small; one <i>penny</i>, two, or dree, | To <i>Cure</i> you all; and ease your Miserie. 
title_page_imprint: NOD-NOL, <i>Printed for the </i>Health, <i>Of the Common</i>-wealth, 1649.
transcript_modern_spelling: The disease of the house or the state Mountebank administering physic to a sick parliament with the merry conceits of John Capon his antidotes plasters and salves to cure rebellion his prologue on the stage come come me have an antidote can cure your body me make it new head set it on sure one two dree four five generation this paper here help your sick nation pa pa ne purge ne more begar tis ill and to let blood will de whole body kill me have a precious drug in this same box will cure a rebel's itch and help de Pox consumption of de state and commonweal back of mine hand me can it present heal if guilty conscience trouble you for blood take me dis pill beggar tis very good for perjury for steal for want of grace me can you cure in dis very place come Fairfax Noll come Bradshaw and de rest here is a medicine gives you present rest the price is small one penny two or dree to cure you all and ease your misery London printed for the health of the commonwealth 1649