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Every covetous worldling is a great drinker: he swallows aurum potabil• as his diet-drink. And like an absolute, dissolute drunkard, the more he drinks, the dryer he is; for he hath never enough. It may be said of him, as it was of Bonosus, whom the Emperor Aurelian set to drink with the German Ambassador; not a man, but a rundlet filled with wine.

Euery couetous worldling is a great drinker: he swallowes aurum potabil• as his dyet-drinke. And like an absolute, dissolute drunkard, the more he drinks, the dryer he is; for he hath neuer enough. It may be said of him, as it was of Bonosus, whom the Emperour Aurelian set to drinke with the German Embassador; not a man, but a rundlet fill'd with wine.

And my fine precise Artisan, that shuns a Tavern, as the Devil doth a Cross, is often as drunk as the rankest. His language doth not savour of the pot; he swears not, but indeed: but trust him, and indeed he will cozen you to your face. The love of money hath made him drunk. And though the Proverb be, In vino veritas; yet as drunk as he is, you shall never have truth break out of his lips.

And my fine precise Artizan, that shunnes a Tauerne, as the Diuell doth a Crosse, is often as drunke as the rankest. His language doth not sauour of the pot; he sweares not, but indeed: but trust him, and indeed hee will cozen you to your face. The loue of mony hath made him drunk. And though the Prouerbe be, In vino veritas; yet as drunke as he is, you shall neuer haue truth break out of his lips.

And the unconscionable Lawyer, that takes fees on both hands, as if he could not drink but with two cups at once, is not he a great drinker? If what is wanting in the goodness of the cause, be supplied in the greatness of the fees, O these Foecundi calices, quem non fecere disertum?