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Fooles and Babes tell true.

Two friends that met would giue each other wine,
And made their entrance at next bush and signe,
Calling for Clarret, which they did agree,
(The season hot) should qualified bee
With water and sugar, so the same being brought,
By a new boy in Vintners trickes vntaught.


They bad him quickely bring faire water in,
Who looke as strange as he amaz'd had been.
Why dost not stirre (quoth they) with nimble feete?
Cause Gentlemen (said he) it is not meet
To put in too much water in your drinke,
For there's enough alreadie, sure I thinke:
Richard the drawer, by my troth I vow,
Put in great store of water euen now.