Bought in Ay a pressing-place,
Lest some fraud the juice should mix,
And his table thus disgrace.’[461]
The wine of Ay ranked at the court of Charles IX. as ‘a very pleasant and noble wine;’[462] and even that bigoted uprooter of vines and heresy had a vendangeoir in this stronghold of Protestantism,[463] which the Catholics of the Champagne marched against, singing—
‘Parpaillot d’Ay,
T’es bien misérable,
T’as quitté ton Di
Pour servir le diable;
Tu n’auras ni chien, ni chat,