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De hier afgedrukte tekst bevat de ‘(...) lawes both of Carousi-kanikin, and of all Drink-allia (...).’, afkomstig uit de Mundus alter et idem (1609) van Joseph Hall.

Deze ‘lawes’ zijn belangwekkend, aangezien de meeste ervan overeenkomsten vertonen met de Wetten vande Suyp-stad (vs. 612-662). Deze parallellen zijn dermate treffend dat het bepaald niet uitgesloten lijkt, dat Pers zich door dit werk liet inspireren c.q. eraan ontleende.

 

Now gentle Reader will I present thee with the lawes both of Carousi-kanikin, and of all Drink-allia: read and if thou wilt not laugh, choose.

IT IS DECREED, AND AB-
solutely enacted, by the high and migh-
ty Duke of Tenter-belly, and the
whole States both of Eat-
allia and Drink-
allia.

1.	That all promises, othes, bills, bonds, indentures or any other conueyances whatsoever, made, or caused to bee made in the after-noone, bee utterly voide and of none effect.
2.	That no man of what state or degree soever hee bee, have his cuppes private unto himselfe, upon paine of drinking two daies, after in a fire-shovell?
3.	That if any one cast away any snuff, but meere froath, he be forthwith enioyned to goe downe upon his knes and lick up the otherwise perrishing liquor.
4.	That every one pledge his challenger in the same cup, and on the same fashion, upon paine of beeing debarred from drinke two daies after.
5.	That the Pottes in banquets bee either alwaies full, or empty: the waiter that presents a pot halfe filled, and the person that takes it shalbe both guiltie of breach of goodfellowship.
6.	That hee that beeing sober shall strike him that is drunk, be immediate disabled for ever giving testimony in any cause whatsoever: but the drunken man striking the sober shalbe acquitted.
7.	That he that being sober shall robbe him that is drunke, bee forbidden wine for ever: and if he kill him, he shalbe put to death by thirst.
8.	That hee that shall speake evill of the Duke of Tenter-belly, as in saying, God send him a dry health, or so, bee held guilty of high treason.
9.	That hee whome either nature or sicknesse hath made abstinent; bee banished the land.
10.	That hee that goeth from any publique meeting, without staggering, bee accompted a malefactor in the highest degree.
11.	That all that stay three daies in the Cittie, doe offer sacrifice unto Bacchus.
12.	That the calling of a Citizen theefe or whore-maister, beare no action, that to call him abstayner, shalbe lyable to the lawe.
13.	That hee that mixeth water with his wine, bee sent to suppe amongst the dogs.
14.	That hee that sweareth by Bacchus, and keepeth not his word, bee utterly disabled from making any will, and bearing any witnesse.
15.	That hee that striketh with a pot, and either spilleth the wine, or breaketh the pot, bee enioyned to touch neither pot nor wine for foure and twenty houres after.

Ouer the portall of the hall were these verses written.

The house of youthfull mirth, and lusty cheere:

Peace, wine, sport, rest, have al their mansions here.

 

Subscribed

STILLYARD.

 

Bron: Hall (1969) p. 77-79