remember Parson Malham!, excl. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

remember Parson Malham! excl.

also remember Parson Mallum! ...Meldrum!

[? the proper name of a once celebrated toping cleric; presumably, since B.E. adds ‘Norfolk’, from that county]

drink up! finish your glass!

c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Remember Parson Malham (Norfolk) Pray Drink about Sir.
1725		New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.