32 Wine, Beere, 



And so I leaue you Stygiaemonstrum conforme paludi, monstrous 

 drinke, like the riuer Styx. 299 



Ale. Nay but hearke, tis not your Latine must carry it away, I 

 win not loose a drop of my reputation, and by your fauour, if you 

 stand so much vpon your preseruing. He put you to your Latine agen, 

 and prooue my selfe superiour, for' Ale as if it were the life of mankind, 

 hath a peculiar name and denomination, being cald Ale from Alo, 

 which euery Schoole boy can tell, signifies to feed and norish, which 

 neither Wine nor Beere can shew for themselues; and for my strength 

 and honour in the warres, know that Ale is a Knight of Malta, and 

 dares fight with any man beares a head, tis more safe to beleeue what 

 a Souldier I am, then trie what I can doe. 309 



Beere. If you looke thus iUauouredly Ale, you may fright men well 

 enough, and be held terrible by weake stomacks; but if you caU to 

 mind the puissance and valour of Beere, invincible Beere, tumble 

 downe Beere, you must sing a PaUinode. I? why I haue ouerthrowne 

 armies, how easie is it for me to take a cittie, when I can tame Con- 

 stables, which in their presence are formidable at midnight, in the 

 middest of their rugged BiU men, make'em all resigne their weapons, 

 and send 'em away to sleepe vpon their charge. 



Wine. How? vpon their owne charge? take the Constable com- 

 mitting that fault, and hee'l neuer bee good in his office after it. 319 



Beere. Now for my vertue in preseruing and nourishing the body 

 wherein you both so glory, you are not to compare with mee; since 

 thousands euery day come to receiue their healths from me. 



Wine. Kings and Princes from me, and like them I am serued in 

 plate. 



Ale. But thou art come downe of late to a glasse, Wine : and that's 

 the reason I thinke, so many Vintners haue broake: now obserue my 

 last Reason. 



Beere. Yes, pray where lies your grauitie? 328 



Ale. Not in my Beard, I speake without mentall reseruation, He 

 tell you, and you shall confesse it: the Wise men of ancient time were 

 called Sages, and to this day it signifies iudgment, discretion, grauitie; 

 for by what other would you excite to good manners more aptly, then 

 to shew a young man to bee sage, that is graue: and with what title 

 can you better salute him that is graue, or more honour him, then to 



