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6. _Muscadelle of Grew: Bastard: Greke: Malvesyn._ “The wines which
Greece, Languedoc, and Sapine doe send vs, or rather, which the
delicacie and voluptuousnesse of our French throats cause to be fetched
from beyond the Sea, such as are Sacks, _Muscadels_ of Frontignan,
_Malmesies_, _Bastards_ (which seeme to me to be so called, because they
are oftentimes adulterated and falsified with honey, as we see wine
Hydromell to be prepared) and Corsick wines, so much vsed of the
Romanes, are very pernicious unto vs, if we vse them as our common
drinke. Notwithstanding, we proue them very singular good in cold
diseases ... but chiefly and principally Malmesey.” Stevens and
Liebault’s _Maison Rustique_, or The Countrey Farme, by R. Surflet,
reviewed by Gerv. Markham, 1616. _Muscadell_, vinum apianum. Withals.
Mulsum, _wine and honie sodden together, swiete wine, basterde or
Muscadell_. Withals. William Vaughan says, “Of Muscadell, Malmesie, and
browne Bastard. These kindes of wines are onely for maried folkes,
because they strengthen the back.” _Naturall and Artificial Directions
for Health_, 1602, p. 9.
Andrewe Borde, of Physicke, Doctor, in his Regyment or Dyetary of helth
made in Mou{n}tpylior, says, “Also these hote wynes, as Malmesey, wyne
corse, wyne greke, Romanyke, Romney, Secke, Alygaune, Basterde, Tyre,
Osaye, Muscadell, Caprycke, Tynt, Roberdany, with other hote wynes, be
not good to drynke with meate, but after mete and with Oysters, with
Saledes, with fruyte, a draughte or two may be suffered ... Olde men may
drynke, as I sayde, hygh wynes at theyr pleasure. Furthermore all swete
wynes, and grose wynes, doth make a man fatte.”
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