AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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to the end that no whit of their food may come to 

 nought. 



How they make their drinke called Cosmos. 

 Chap. 6. 



THeir drinke called Cosmos, which is mares milke, is 

 prepared after this maner. They fasten a long line 

 unto 2. posts standing firmely in the ground, & unto the 

 same line they tie the young foles of those mares, which 

 they mean to milke. Then come the dams to stand by 

 their foles gently suffering themselves to be milked. And 

 if any of them be too unruly, then one takes her fole, & 

 puts it under her, letting it suck a while, and presently 

 carying it away againe, there comes another man to milke 

 the said mare. And having gotten a good quantity of 

 this milke together (being as sweet as cowes milke) while 

 it is newe they powre it into a great bladder or bag, and 

 they beat the said bag with a piece of wood made for the 

 purpose, having a club at the lower ende like a mans 

 head, which is hollow within : and so soone as they beat 

 upon it, it begins to boile like newe wine, & to be sower 

 and sharp of taste, and they beate it in that maner till 

 butter come thereof. Then taste they thereof, and being 

 indifferently sharpe they drinke it : for it biteth a mans 

 tongue like the wine of raspes, when it is drunk. After 

 a man hath taken a draught therof, it leaveth behind it a 

 taste like the taste of almon milke, and goeth downe very 

 pleasantly, intoxicating weake braines : also it causeth urine 

 to be avoided in great measure. Likewise Caracosmos, 

 that is to say black Cosmos, for great lords to drink, they 

 make on this maner. First they beat the said milke 

 so long till the thickest part thereof descend right downe 

 to the bottome like the lees of white wine, and that 

 which is thin and pure remaineth above, being like unto 

 whay or white must. The said lees or dregs being very 

 white, are given to servants, and will cause them to 

 sleepe exceedingly. That which is thinne and cleare 

 their masters drinke : and in very deed it is marveilous 



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