We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.

From this it would appear that hops were not only known but cultivated at that early date, the probability being that the plant is indigenous to this country, and in common with ale-hoof or ground ivy, has been used from very ancient times as a bitter condiment for beer, one important fact being that the English hope has from a remote period been considered superior to those grown in any other country.

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Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.