_Jack_ drink away [85.] Thou hast lost a whole Minute, Hang Wenches and Play; There's no pleasure in it. Faith take t'other glass Though the Nights old and grey, We may all have a pass To the Grave before day. And in the cold forsaken Grave, There's no drink, _Jack_, no drink, No wine nor women, can we have: No Company but Worms that stinck. Then name thy own health and begin it. [86.] The beginning of our late unnaturall broyles, was, among other causes imputed chiefly to the imposition of Ship-money, for which Mr _Hambden_ was condemned in the Exchequer in a penall Sume by the consent of ten of the judges, who gave their opinion that that Taxe was legal, only Judge _Hutton_, and Judge _Crook_ declared against it, so that a stop was put to the levying of it, whereupon a Countryman, no friend to the prerogative, said Wittily, The King may get Ship-money by _Hooke_, but not by _Crook_; but since that time other taxes ten times heavyer have been taken from us by _Hook_ and _Crook_ together. [17.] A Country Farmer being sick, he and his Wife came to a Doctor, who advised him to drink Asses Milk and Sugar every morning, but if you can get no Asses milk come to me and I'll help you to some: says his Wife to him, pray _do you think that the Doctor gives suck?_ [61.] There was a Gentleman whose onely study and practice was Manhood, as football playing, Wrastling, Pitching the ball, throwing of Weights, Riding, and Fencing, in which active practises he was so perfect, that he over match'd all men that came neer him, insomuch, that he was the Glory of the _West of England_, and he was the Conqueror of all men that came to him, and grew froward that he could not find any man fit to match him, but it happened that one day after hunting, at a drinking Match in an Ale house, by chance he met a _North Countryman_ who was highly extolling a great Gamester like himself in the _North_, who performed all exercises that were manly, and a person that was an over commer of all that durst engage him. The _Western_ Gentleman desired his name and habitation, which was soon told him. But when he heard it, he was impatient of further delay, and therefore in order for a Journey to him he provided himself of all conveniences, and rid into the North, where with little enquiry he found the Gentleman's house, and knocking at the gate, he was informed by a Servant that his Master was in his Parke a mile off. The Traveller returned thanks, and with his Horse in his hand (guided by the Servants direction) he went to him, where he found him mending of a pale. Now take notice that this _North Country_ Gentleman was a very stout man, but of very few words; and the _Western_ Gentleman of as many, who thus began to accost him: Sir, I have intelligence that you are the stoutest man in all the _North_, and I am as highly reputed in the _West_, which hath provoked me to find you out, that we may trye