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of Crapulia, called Ivrouia, (the land of drunkards,) — 

 through fear of encountering the hospitable custom of the 

 Burgomasters, who force every new comer to drink off, at 

 his peril, an immense number of goblets of wine. He 

 describes the Yvronians as being, in the early part of life, 

 acute and loquatious, but when old, decrepid and oblivious, 

 so as scarcely to recollect their own names. Their chief 

 city called Zouffenberg, (carousing city), is fortified with 

 ramparts made of wine casks, their houses being roofed 

 with staves. By a law of the City, there is always standing 

 at the gate an immense vessel, called the Wassail bow/, 

 on the handle of which is engraven the old motto, jjVifli 

 ^aTriOi* Every person entering empties it, or in default 

 is carried before the Magistrate, to answer for his 

 contumacy. The Amis of the City are a Leach adhering to 

 a bare foot, with the Motto : " Plena quiesco." The 

 streets presented a beautiful appearance, being lined with a 

 continuous treillage of vines. In the Town-hall, are sus- 

 pended the standard measures ; and close to them the 

 Tables of their sacred Laws, a few of which shall be now 

 enumerated. 



' No engagement entered into in the afternoon, is 



binding. 

 ' Glasses must always be quite full, or quite empty. 

 If any servant shall present, or any guest shall 

 receive, one only half-filled, he shall be held 

 guilty of petty treason. 

 ' A sober man striking a man who is drunk, shall be 

 deemed an outlaw ; but a drunken man striking 

 one that is sober is guiltless. 

 ' If a sober man rob one that is drunk, he shall be de- 

 prived of Wine ever after — if murder be com- 

 mitted, he shall perish with thirst. 



• Either drink — or be off. 



