Et Cum Porrigit Manum Ad Recipiendum Ciphum, Ipsi Subito Resiliunt, Et Iterum Sicut Prius Reuertuntur, Et Sic Illudunt Ei Ter Vel Quater Retrahendo Ciphum, Donec Fuerit Bene Exhileratus Et Bonum Habeat Appetitum, Et Tunc Dant Ei Ciphum, Et Cantant Et Plaudunt Manibus Et Terunt Pedibus Donec Biberit.

The same in English.

Of their drinkes, and how they prouoke one another to drinking. Chap. 4

In winter time they make excellent drinke of Rise, of Mill, and of honie, being well and high coloured like wine. Also they haue wine brought vnto them from farre countries. In summer time they care not for any drinke, but Cosmos. And it standeth alwaies within the entrance of his doore, and next vnto it stands a minstrell with his fidle. I sawe there no such citerns and vials as ours commonly be, but many other musicall instruments which are not vsed among vs. And when the master of the house begins to drinke, one of his seruants cryeth out with a lowde voice HA, and the minstrell playes vpon his fidle. [Sidenote: They vse the like custome in Florida.] And when they make any great solemne feast, they all of them clap their hands and daunce to the noyse of musique the men before their master and the women before their mistresse. And when the master hath drunke, then cries out his seruant as before, and the minstrell stayeth his musique. Then drinke they all around both men and women: and sometimes they carowse for the victory very filthily and drunkenly.

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