A Health to all Vintners, Beer-brewers and Ale-tonners, Tapsters, bezlors', Carrowsers, and Wine-bibbers, Bench-Whistlers, Lick-wimbles, downright Drunkards, petty Drunkards; Bacc●…us boys, roaring-boys, Bachanalians, tavern ancients, captain swaggerers, Fox-catchers, Pot and half-pot men, quart, pint half pint men, short winded Glasse-men, and in general, to all and every privy Drunkard, half-pot Companion, Indenturians, &c.  
And to all either Good fellows of this our fraternity, whom these Presents may concern, GREETING.  

Quernnou▪  
Huc▪ ku● pierides.  
Castalius or Vinum Hispane●●…s▪   
KNOW ye that we Ralph Red-nose of Ring-spiggot, in the county of Fill-pot-lane, together with our dear and wellbeloved Friend, Francis Fiery-face, of the same town and county, two of our most dear and loving Company and Well-willers to any that profess any of the forenamed faculty, as well Male as Female, by virtue of our Letters of great permission and charge, given and indented unto us, under the seal and impression of a six-penny-jug, that all Drunkards that do imprint in our streets, the full reason of horn continually increasing, whereat reelingly they trip, as in most places they abound, for which especial care, we do constitute, ordain, nominate and appoint our well-beloved fellows, and wellwishers to all Pot-companies, or to their deputy or deputies, to a●ke, demand, levy, take and receive one groat as a forfeiture to be paid, of all and every person and persons, within our liberty aforesaid, that do but presume to ride, saddle, or bridle our reeling jade called Cut, upon which demand, if any party, Male or Female, do confess their fault; then our will and pleasure is, that he or she, male or female, shall be excused for 2 d. or one jug of the best beer called the OLD DOG, that will hazard or adventure by degrees to creep up into the crown Office, there to affront Sir John barleycorn, being chief judge of the said Court, and that upon default of nonpayment, if there be but one witness to avouch the same, then to pay the total sum of a groat, or two jugs of the foresaid beer, or else one jug and two pipes of the best rare-nose. All the which if they, or any of them refuse to pay, in any place of the said Precincts, according to the premises. Then the aforesaid Well-willers, their Deputy, or Deputies, shall have authority by virtue of these our Letters of permission, and charge to distrain, call for, and take two jugs of the aforesaid beer, or else one jug and two pipes, as aforesaid; drinking them off in their presence, leaving them to pay, giving and allowing to our aforesaid thirsty friends for their great care and pains therein taken. To bridle, saddle, and ride our aforesaid reeling jade called Cut, wheresoever they shall, or will come, no man contradicting them. Provided always, that the date of our Letters of permission and charge, shall continue one whole year to morrow, and no longer, any thing contained to the contrary notwithstanding. And for the true performance and execution hereof, we have here caused a jury of twelve men to be summoned, whose names are here underwritten.  

Given under the great seal of our Office, In diebus illis Quadragesimo duo, 42.  

The Names of the jurors are as followeth.  
Tobias Toast.  
Nicholas Nutmeg.  
Jeremy Ginger.  
Simon sack.  
Martin Muskadine.  
Clement Claret.  
William whitewine.  
Bejamin beer-barrel.  
Abraham ale-barrel.  
Joseph Iug.  
Peter Pottle-pot.  
Bartholomew Black-pot   
XII. Good men and true, stand to your verdict: The jurors having given in their verdict, found that Joseph Jugge, and Bartholomew Black-pot, were to wait and give attendance upon Cut, and his Associates, as well at midnight, as at noonday, wheresoever.  
Sealed with Oh I Am sick, delivered by a bowl and a broom, In the presence of Tapster: Fill two Cans more, He that rides Cut next, shall pay the whole score.    

London, printed for Thomas Bates.