Wise. It is a Swinish vanity indeed. I will tell you another
Story. {48e} {48f} There was a Gentleman that had a Drunkard to be
his Groom, and coming home one night very much abused with Beer,
his Master saw it. Well (quoth his Master within himself,) I will
let thee alone to night, but to morrow morning I will convince thee
that thou art worse than a Beast, by the behaviour of my Horse. So
when morning was come, he bids his man goe and water his Horse, and
so he did; but coming up to his Master, he commands him to water
him again; so the fellow rid into the water the second time, but
his masters horse would now drink no more, so the fellow came up
and told his Master. Then said his Master, Thou drunken sot, thou
art far worse than my Horse, he will drink but to satisfie nature,
but thou wilt drink to the abuse of nature; he will drink but to
refresh himself, but thou to thy hurt and dammage; He will drink,
that he may be more serviceable to his Master, but thou, till thou
art uncapable of serving either God or Man. O thou Beast, how much
art thou worse than the horse that thou ridest on.

Atten. Truly I think that his Master served him right; for in
doing as he did, he shewed him plainly, as he said, that he had not
so much government of himself as his horse had of himself, and
consequently that his beast did live more according to the Law of
his nature by far, than did his man. But pray go on with what you
have further to say.

Wise. Why, I say, that there are {49a} four things, which if they
were well considered, would make drunkenness to be abhorred in the
thoughts of the Children of men.

1. It greatly tendeth to impoverish and beggar a man. The