So in G. Fletcher's "Russe Commonwealth," 1591, p. 13, speaking of a town built on the south side of Moscow by Basilius the emperor, for a garrison of soldiers, "to whom he gave priviledge to drinke mead and beer, at the drye or prohibited times, when other Russes may drinke nothing but water, and for that cause called this newe citie by the name of Naloi, that is, skinck, or poure in."

To drye Neates tongues.

Theise folk gon als wel undir the watir of the see, as thei don above the lond, alle drye.

And you squeeze me I may haps grow saucy with you, you whorson burnd Pudding pye, you drye Parsnip.

Nay, I perhapps, ere they can drye there smocks, Will putt th'affayre in motion, whyle these are Att solleme mattens.