42 Wine, Beere, 



ence with Mm, least he seduce men to forsake vs, or at least to make 

 vse of vs but for their necessity. ^^^ 



Ale. Hirni! he sayes well, now I better consider 'twere safest to 

 vse him kindly, least by degrees he ouerthrow vs, and iett vpon our 

 priuiledges, for I heard a gentleman t'other day affirme, he had fasted 

 3 or 4 dayes, only with Tobacco. 



Wine. Beside, if we continue friends he will be a preparatiue for 

 our reception, without vs he may subsist, but with him wee are sure of 

 liberal! entertainement. 660 



Beere. I am conuerted. Wine you are the best orator, speake for vs. 



Wine. Tobacco, you are a good fellow, all ambition laid aside, let 

 vs embrace as friends; excuse vs, that wee haue been a little merry 

 with you, wee acknowledge you a gentle drink and you shall haue all 

 the respect will become Wine, Beere, or Ale to obserue you with: 

 what should we contend for primacie, quarreU about titles, which if to 

 any wee acknowledge most properly belong to you, for they are all 

 but smoake. Let vs vnite and be confederate states for the benefit of 

 mens low countreyes, liue and loue together. Wine doth here enter 

 into league with Tobacco. 670 



Be. And beere. 



Al. And Ale. 



Tob. Are you in earnest? why then Tobacco is so farre from pride, 

 that he vowes to serue you aU, and when I leaue to be a true friend, 

 may fire consume me, and my ashes want a buriaU. 



W. B. A. and when wee falsifie, may thunders strike vs dead. 



The Dance. 



In which wine falling downe, one taketh sugar by the heeles and seemes 

 to shake him vpon Wine. 



In the second passage, beere falleth, and 2 take Nutmegge, and as 

 it were to grate him ouer beere. 681 



656 Gentleman. Misprinted geut!eman. 

 669 Mens. Misprinted mens. 



677 The Dance. Ed. 1629, A Daunce, wherein the several! Natures of them all is figured and 

 represented. Ed. 1658 They Dance. 



