As make a right Bencher of a pot of good ale.
Or he that will make a bargain to gain,
In buying or setting his goods forth to sale,
Must not plod in the mire, but sit by the fire,
And seale up his Match with a pot of good ale.
But for Soberness, needs must I confess,
The matter goes hard; and few do prevaile
Not to go too deep, but temper to keep,
Such is the Attractive of a pot of good ale.
But here’s an amends, which will make all Friends,