diddleum's

Updated: May 6, 2025

"Ay, Will," said the curate, "hast thou then so much confidence in Doctor Diddleum's draught?" "Not a whit," said Will, "because master ne'er tasted a drop on't, seeing it was emptied out by the housemaid. But here's a gentleman, who came attending on Master Tressilian, has given Sir Hugh a draught that is worth twenty of yon un.

Sir Walter Scott - Kenilworth