Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…

And if that we will besides these read over the histories of the Ethnics, we shall find many and notable examples of those, which were most grievously hurt by drunkenness.¹ Alexander of Macedonia, the Conqueror of the world, was most filthily overcome with wine, and being drunk, slew Clitus his friend, most valiant and faithful, whose diligence, industry, labour, prudence, and strength, he had in wars long time used, to his great commodity. Wherefore when he had slept after his wine, and being awaked, and remembering the wicked act that he had committed, he was so ashamed and sorry, that he wished himself dead. But yet he amended not the vice of drunkenness: yea once afterward he drunk so much wine in one night, that he fell into a fever, and for that he would not temper himself from wine, within a while after he died. Wherefore Seneca in his 84. Epistle already alleged, writeth that Alexander, which had escaped so many dangers, and vanquished things most difficile, by intemperance of drinking,² and by that herculave and fatal cup, perished. M. Antonius, otherwise a stout and valiant Emperor, a vanquisher in many battles, so laded himself sometimes with wine, that even in the Tribunal seat in the morning, before the people of Rome, whilst he was sitting to give judgement, he was compelled to vomit. And in Egypt he used much drinking, whereby he could do nothing nobly,³ but was by Octavian driven most filthily to flight. What the Poets write of the feast of the Lapithares and Centaurs, it is better known, then I shall need now to recite. And I think I have now brought sufficient examples: which being diligently considered, serve much to the detestation of drunkenness.

And if that we wyl besides these reade ouer the histories of the Ethnikes, we shal finde many and notable examples of those, which wer most grieuously hurt by dronkēnes.¹ Alexander of Macedonia, the Conqueror of the world, was most filthely ouercome with wine, and being dronke, slew Clitus his friend, most valiant and faithful, whose diligence, industry, labour, prudence, and strength, he had in warres long time vsed, to his great commodity. Wherfore when he had slept after his wine, and being awaked, and remembring the wicked act that he had committed, he was so ashamed and sory, that he wished himselfe dead. But yet he amended not the vice of dronkennes: yea once afterwarde hee droonke so much wine in one night, that he fel into a feuer, and for that he would not temper himselfe from wine, within a while after he died. Wherefore Seneca in his 84. Epistle already alledged, writeth that Alexander, which had escaped so many daungers, and vanquished thinges most dificile, by intemperaunce of drinking,