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water_n	drink_v	good_a	night_n	9,044	5	8.0786	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20519	Dobsons drie bobbes sonne and heire to Skoggin. Full of mirth and delightful recreation.	Dobson, George, attributed name.	1607 (1607)	STC 6930; ESTC S113611	65,659	110

she did as she imagined yet Dobson had a shift to deceiue her aswell as to set his vncles geldings in the fold So vpon the Thursday at afternoone before his vncles guests were to come he and his fellow schollers hauing libertie to dispend the day at their choyce were dismissed of al schoole exercises he willing to make them a banquet carried such as he specially fauoured with him to the Vicarage where preuenting his vncles guests he made the most part of them drunke as Rats When he had placed them all so néere to the house as hée thought conuenient he came to his Aunt and told her that Sir Thomas was come to the Church to sée if the Organs were in tune for the next Sunday they were to be vsed and because he would not altogether rely on his owne iudgement therein he had brought with him halfe a dozen of his familiars to help to reforme them if néed so required to whom in regard of their paines he had promised a cup of his Ale and therefore willed her to tappe it and to send him a Jacke thereof to the Church She beléeuing this his tale to be true gaue to him the key of the house where it was kept desiring him to broach it in respect her sight was so imperfect that she could not well discerne what she did Dobson glad of his commission extended this authority plaid the bountifull Butler and did draw forth into tankards which he of purpose had prouided more then halfe his vncles Ale yet because he was loath that his vncle should want of his measure he filled vp the barrell with water which he found there standing in pailes and surrendring againe the key to the custody of his Aunt away he went as she wéened to the Church to his Vncle but in very déed he returned to his companions where he had left them shooting in the meadowes who laughing at Dobsons deceiuing of his Aunt drunke healthes soliberally one to another as not one of them was able to goe home but as Dobson conducted them The next night ensuing the guests came according to their promise whom Sir Thomas welcomed with many faire and curteous speeches much thanking them that they would vouchsafe to assemble to his poore lodging and accept of such a poore pittance as he had prouided which he said was a roasted apple and a cup of Ale which I dare pawne you my word is the best in Dunholme and while the apples were at the fire he willed his house-kéeper to fill a glasse thereof that they might taste it and suspend their verdicts how they liked it his very conceit serued to make it good enough in his iudgement so that when he tasted he could not perceiue the commixture but commending it for singular good gaue it to him who sate next willing him to drinke well thereof for he was very welcome to it but he espying it pale in the glasse feared that it was not such as Sir Thomas commended it to be yet notwithstanding he kiked the cup and reached to another and so it went through them all and yet the better halfe remained vndrunke Sir Thomas maruelling to see them leaue so little in the glasse asked them how they liked the same for it séemeth by your drinking that it is not such as you looked for indéed said they it might be made good againe with brewing ouer againe but we haue drunke much better in our liues than it is now and seldome worse Wherevpon sir Thomas halfe ashamed so rashly to haue praised it and in great chaife against his Hostesse tooke the glasse and tasted it againe an● drinking the remainder hée swore that it was more than halfe water and asked his house-keeper how it came to passe what saith shée doe you mislike it now and could finde no sault with it yesterday was it good then and naughty to night Yesterday said he I neuer tasted it before this present and how could I then giue iudgement of the good or bad qualitie thereof No said his sister did not you send our nephew to me yesterday with commandement to broach it and to send you a tankard of the same to the Church neuer I quoth sir Thomas in all my life why then said she he hath deceiued me for such message hee brought and I trusted him and let him to take what he would for he assured me that it was for your selfe and your friends with you Dobson hearing this sedule of his Aunt stole foorth into a place where the Hens sit vpon a fleake whither he ascended pulling vp the ladder after him that no man could come to him but by his permission his Vncle vpon this relation of his sister called and sought for Dobson in euery corner of the house but hée would make no answere vntill at the last sir Thomas hearing a rushing vpon the fleake espied his cock sitting amongst his hens and after he had thundred foorth some threatning speeches he commanded him to discend not so good Vncle saith he vnlesse you will first sweare that you will pardon me I telling you the truth of the matter and otherwise rather than I will sustaine your rigorous punishment I will throw my selfe head-long from hence and will take it vpon my death that the very feare of your seueritie hath vrged me so to doe answere you the lawe as you can The neighbors intreated sir Thomas to remit to him that fault and to be pacified offering all to passe their words that he should neuer more in such sort offend him he afraid that the violent fellow would do himselfe some iniurie at their important suites pardoned him vpon condition that he would bewray the truth which hée did and came downe from the fleake and to make his Vncle some kind of satisfaction he went into the towne and fetcht some better Ale wherewithall hée intended to entertaine his honest friendes and louing neighbours all How Dobson furnished himselfe of a sute of apparrell and how he vsed his Schoole-fellow Chap. 9. SIR Thomas notwithstanding that he pardoned his nephew at the instance of his neighbours and accepted of his submission for the time yet seeing him to grow so absolute in knauery he purposed to hold his nose to the grindstone and to keepe him at hard meat he spared his purse and made him go thinly apparelled and scarcely sometimes did he allow whole cloathes but forced him to weare his old rags for want of newe till they hung in totters about his taile But Dobson to remedie this necessity enrolled his vncles name in the Drapers booke for a sute and a cloake which his vncle was constrained to discharge for his credite sake But to preuent him of that meane he went thorow the Citty amongest all the Clothiers and Millioners warning them no further to credite him vnlesse hee bought it with ready mony the which he shall alwayes haue if he be sent from me and whosoeuer shall let him haue any vpon credite must