Aphorifms concerning Cider. ^7 



41. To direft a little move caution, for inquiry of the right 

 Red'Jirake , I fhould give notice that fome Moneths ago, M. Phi- 

 lips oi Mnunt ague in SomerfetJIiire^ (hewed me a very fair large iie<^- 



jirake Jppky that by fmell and fight feemed to me and to another of 

 Hereford/hire then with me to be the heik'Red-Jirake ^ but when we 

 did cut it and tafte it, we both denied it to be right (the other 

 with much more confidence then my felf ) but M. Phrlips making 

 Ci^sfer of it, this week invited me to it, afluring that already it ex- 

 cels all High-country-wines. It had not fuch plenty of juice as our 

 Bed-Jirakes with us, and it had more of the pleafantnefs of Table- 

 fruit, which might be occafioned , for ought I know , by the 

 richer foil. 



42. I may now ask why we fhould talk of other Cider-fruit or 

 Terry^ if the beft Red-jiral^ have all the aforefaid pre-eminences of 

 richer and more veiny liquor, by half iboncr an Orchard, more con- 

 ftantly beariog, ^c An Orchard of Red-Jirakss is commonly as 

 full of fruit at ten years, as other Cider-fruit at tveenty years, or as 

 the Pepin and Pear main at thirty or thereabout. 



43. But all J&z/j- bear not Apples x, therefore for Perry, which is 

 the goodlier Tree for a Grove, to Ihelter ahoufe and walks from 

 Summers heat and Winters cold winds, and far more lajiing , the 

 pleafenteft Cider-pear of a known name amongft them , is the 

 Horfe-pear. And it is much argued, whether the fF/>//e-/'<';j^-pe<ir, 

 or the Red-horje-pear be the better i where both are beji, within 

 two Miles they differ in judgement. The Pear bears almoft its 

 weight of fprightful winy liquor 5 and I always preferred the tareny 

 or ruddy Horfe-pear, and generally that colour in all Pears that ar^ 

 proper for Perry. 



44. I rejected PalladJMf againft the durablenefs of Perry j his 

 words are, Byeme durat,Jedprima acefcit ^Jiate, Tit.2').Febr, pofli- 

 bly lb of common Pears, and in hotter Countries j but from good 

 Cel/arslh&ve tided Si very brifk lively and tviny liquor of thefe 

 Borfe-pears during the end of Summer 5 And a Bosbury-pear I hav^ 

 named and often tried, which without bottleing, in common Bogf 

 heads of vulgar and indifferent Cellars, proves as .well pieafanter 

 as richer the fecond year, and yet alfo better the third year. A 

 very honeft worthy and witty Gentleman of that neighbourhood 

 would engage to me that in good Cellars, and in careful cuftody, \% 

 paflcth any account of decay, and may be heightened to a kind of 

 j4qua-vit<e. I take the information worthy thejiile of our modern 

 improvements. 



1 ne Pear-tree grows in common fields and WAdftony ground, to 

 the largenefs of bearing one, two, three or four Bogheads each 

 year. 



45. TKisBosbury-tree, and fuch generally that bear the moft 

 lafting Liquor and veiny, is of fuch unfufferable tafte, thift hungry 

 Sveine will not J«/e^ to it ^ or i£ hunger tempt them to tafte, at 

 firft crufti they (hake it out of their mouths } ( I fay not this of the 

 Horfe-pear) and the Clowns call other Pears, of beft Liquor, Choakc 

 fears, and will offer money to fuch as dare adventure to tafte 



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