Volume 5 / Part 3 — Part III

31 Now by [the] third part you will hear This young man, as it does appear, With care he then secur’d his chink, And to this vintner went to drink. 32 When the proud vintner did him see, He frownd on him immediately, And said, Begone, or else with speed I’ll kick thee out of doors indeed. 33 With smiles the young man he did say, Thou cruel knave, tell me, I pray, As I have here consum’d my store, What makes thee kick me out of door? 34 To me thou hast been too severe; The deeds of eight-score pounds a year I pawnd them for three hundred pound; Which I spent here; what makes thee frown? 35 The vintner said unto him, Sirrah, Bring me one hundred pounds tomorrow By nine o’clock, take them again: So get you out of doors till then. 36 He answerd, If this chink I bring, I fear thou wilt do no such thing; He said, I’ll give under mine hand A note that I to this will stand. 37 Having the note, away he goes, And straightway went to one of those Who made him drink when moneyless, And did the truth to him confess. 38 They both went to this heap of gold, Wherre in a bag he fairly told A thousand pounds in yellow boys, And to this tavern went their ways. 39 This bag they on the table set, Which made the vintner for to fret, And said, Young man, this will not do, For I was but in jest with you. 40 So then bespoke this young man’s friend, And [said], Vintner, thou mayst depend In law this note it will you cast, And he must have his land at last. 41 This made the vintner to comply, Who fetchd the deeds immediately; He had one hundred pounds, and then The young man got his deeds again. 42 At length, the vintner, for to think How he was foold out of his chink, Said, When ’tis found how I came off My neighbours will me game and scoff. 43 So, to prevent their game and laughter, The vintner, in a few days after, Being void of grace, as will appear, He cut his throat from ear to ear. 44 Thus he untimely left the world, Who to this young man prov’d a churl; Now he who followd drunkenness Lives sober and [does] his lands possess. 45 Instead of wasting all his store, As formerly, resolves no more To act the same, but does inde[e]d Poor fatherless and mother- feed. 46 ‘And let all young men, for my sake, Take care how you such havock make, For drunkenness, you plain may see, Was near my ruin for to be.’