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I HAD no Opportunity of making a Trial of them by themfelves, 
until the memorable Year 1724. and then they afforded me a whole 
Pipe of the Liquor ; which, when Racked and Fined, about February, 
to my no fmall Pleafure plainly, in the Opinion, and to the Admiration 
of every one as well as my felf, ravifh’d the Palm from the Royal 
Wilding. \t had every one of the Qualities of that Cydet, and fome 
of them to greater and manifeft Degrees of ‘Excellency ; the Flavour of 
it in particular was finer and more delicate. A Name was therefore to 
be thought of for this young Fondling ; and it was well (as you will 
fee prefently) this Care was taken at that Time: A Gentleman conifiilted 
on the important Occafion (was well acquainted-with Mr. Woolcombe be- 
fore-mention’d) had many Times, to promote Converfation, rallied him 
_on the Subject of his new Difcovery of ‘the Royal Wilding, (of which, 
however, he was a great Admirer) and was now refolv'd to exceed him 
there refted fecure, as Mr. Prior did in ‘his own Pedigree from Adam 
and Eve, : BRET OE | ea 
Let Bourbon or Naffan go bigher. 
NOR are you to be furpriz'd if you think this Title fer it above 
the celebrated Neftar which was in thofe upper Regions formerly drank 
ae By the Gods themfelves : for befide that, if the Truth was known, 1 
am fatisfied none of them ever drank a Drop of fuch Liquor in: their 
Lives = You ate to confider thefe were Heathen Gods, and therefore we 
did not make the leaft Scruple to affront them. This you may believe 
* created a Smile: but afterwatd another Gentleman, in Allufion to the 
“Mame of my Houle, (which is Pynes) and to the common Story of the 
_“Wep-India Pyne Apple, which is {aid tobe the fine Fruit in che World, 
and to reprefent every other fine and exquifite Flavour that is known, 
determin’d it fhould be called the Pyne Apple = and by either of thefe 
Names 
