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and Germany,
but
he
says
that
the
wine
most
in
repute
was
a
Spanish
wine
called
Bastard,
which
Shakspeare
mentions
more
than
once,
as
(i
Henry
IV,
act
ii.
sc.
4)
Prince
Henry
relating
his
adventures
with
a
drawer,
says,
**
Anon,
anon,
sir
!
Score
a
pint
of
Bastard
in
the
Half
Moon."
He
gives
receipts
for
making
Hydromel,
or
Mead,
which
was
to
be
made
of
one
part
honey,
and
four
of
boiling
water,
to
be
well
stirred,
boiled,
and
skimmed.
Hops
were
then
to
be
added,
then
casked,
and
brewers'
yeast
added.
Then
to
be
strained,
and
it
was
fit
for
drinking
in
eight
days.
He
tells
a
pathetic
story
of
King
Hunding,
who
being
sorely
grieved
at
the
loss
of
his
brother-in-law,
Gutthorm,
called
all
his
nobility
around
him
to
a
great
feast,
and
had
a
large
tun,
filled
with
hydromel,
placed
in
the
middle
of
the
hall.
When
his
guests
were
sufficiently
inebriated,
he
threw
him-
self
into
the
liquor,
and
died
sweetly.