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Sometimes their sides were plain, sometimes set with knives or sharp-edged wheels: but, in either case, the devoted were certain to fall into the land where all things bore little resemblance to that which they left behind.
extraordinary punch bowl.
On the 25th October, 1694, a bowl of punch was made at the Right Hon. Edward Russel's, when he was Captain-General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty’s forces in the Mediterranean sea. It was made in a fountain in the garden, in the middle of four walks, all covered over with lemon and orange trees, and in every walk was a table the whole length of it, covered with cold collations, &c. In the said fountain were the following ingredients, viz. 4 hogsheads of brandy—8 hogsheads of water—25,000 lemons—20 gallons of lime juice—1300 pounds weight of fine Lisbon sugar—5lbs. of grated nutmegs—300 toasted biscuits, and, lastly, a pipe of dry Mountain Malaga. Over the fountain was a large canopy, built to keep off the rain; and there was built on purpose a little boat, wherein was a boy belonging to the fleet, who rowed round the fountain, and filled the cups of the company; and in all probability 6000 men drank thereof.
