First, Ralph Roister, come thou unto me,
Because thou hast lost every whit at dice,
[He giveth the bag to R. Roister, and the bottle to Tom Tosspot.
Take there this bag to carry bread and cheese,
And take thou this bottle, and mark what I shall say:
If he chance to eat the bread and cheese by the way,
Do thou in this matter follow my counsel,
Drink up the drink, and knock him about the head with the bottle;
And because that Ralph is the elder knave,
This staff also of me he shall have.[355]