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ENGLAND.

Love

of

the

English

for

Beer

A

National

Drink

Private

Brewing

A

French

View

of

English

Society

Sir

John

Barleycorn—

The

"

Black

Jack"

and

"

Leather

Bottel

"—

"

Toby

Philpot

"—

Burton-on-Trent

Bottled

Beer

Brewers

The

Village

Ale-

house

Various

Beers.

"

Back

and

syde

goo

bare,

goo

bare,

Both

hande

and

foote

goo

colde

;

But,

Bellie,

God

send

the

good

ale

inowghe

Whether

hyt

be

newe

or

old."

**

Brynge

us

home

good

ale,

syr,

brynge

us

home

good

ale,

And

for

our

der

lady's

love,

brynge

us

som

good

ale.

Brynge

us

home

no

beff,

syr,

for

that

is

full

of

bonys,

But

brynge

us

home

goode

ale

y-nough,

for

that

my

love

alone

ys

;

Brynge

us

home

no

wetyn

brede,

for

y^

be

ful

of

branne,

Nothyr

of

no

ry

brede,

for

y'

is

of

same

;

Brynge

us

home

no

porke,

syr,

for

y*

is

verie

fatt,

Nothyr

no

barly

brede,

for

neythir

love

I

that

;

Brynge

us

home

no

muton,

for

that

is

tough

and

lene,

Neyther

no

trypys,

for

thei

be

seldyn

dene

;

Brynge

us

home

no

veel,

syr,

that

do

I

not

desyr,

But

brynge

us

home

good

ale

y-nough

to

drynke

by

y*

fyer;

Brynge

us

home

no

syder,

nor

no

pakie

^

wyne,

For,

and

y"

do,

thow

shait

have

Criste's

curse

and

mine."

^

From

the

old

French

Pallii\

to

become

vapid,

lose

spirit:

Washy

stuif.

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