Whom we're always adoring, tho' hand over head, For we owe him allegiance, although he be dead; Which shows that good zeal may be founded in spleen, Since a dead Prince we worship, to lessen the Queen. And as for her Majesty, we will defend her Against our hobgoblin, the Popish Pretender. Our valiant militia will stoutly stand by her, Against the sly Jack, and the sturdy High-flier. She is safe when thus guarded, if Providence bless her, And Hanover's sure to be next her successor. Thus ended the speech, but what heart would not pity [City! His Grace, almost choked with the breath of the THE FAMOUS SPEECH-MAKER OF ENGLAND, Risum teneatis ? FROM London to Exon, By special direction, Came down the world's wonder, Sir Salathiel Blunder, 1 See the original charge in the Examiner, 1745, No. I. p. 55.---Sir Salathiel Lovel died May 3, 1717.---Scott. With a quoif on his head As heavy as lead ; And thus opened and said: Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest, Her majesty, mark it, As you may suppose, So then, not to scatter More words on the matter, We're beginning just now to begin. But hold-first and foremost, I must enter a clause, As touching and concerning our excellent laws; Which here I aver, Are better by far Than them all put together abroad and beyond sea; For I ne'er read the like, nor e'er shall, I fancy. The laws of our land Don't abet, but withstand, Inquisition and thrall, And whatever may gall, And fire withal; And sword that devours Wherever it scowers: They preserve liberty and property, for which men pull and haul so, And they are made for the support of good govern ment also. Her majesty, knowing The best way of going To work for the weal of the nation, Builds on that rock, Which all storms will mock, Since Religion is made the foundation. Resolves resolutely, No promotion to give To the best man alive, In church or in state, (I'm an instance of that,) But only to such of a good reputation Which greatly disturbs the queen's peace, Lies running about; And if you don't put it out, (That's positive) will increase: And any may spy, With half of an eye, That it comes from our priests and Papistical fry. Ye have one of these fellows, With fiery bellows, Come hither to blow and to puff here; Who having been toss'd From pillar to post, At last vents his rascally stuff here: Which to such as are honest must sound very oddly, When they ought to preach nothing but what's very godly ;.. As here from this place we charge you to do, But I don't know the man ;— They tell me, however, And fiery never! Now, ye under-pullers, That wear such black colours, How well would it look, If his measures ye took, Thus for head and for rump Together to jump; For there's none deserve places, I speak't to their faces, But men of such graces, And I hope he will never prefer any asses ; For reasons of state, that her majesty won't. Know, I myself I Was present and by, [pany, At the great trial, where there was a great com Of a turbulent preacher, who, cursedly hot, Turn'd the fifth of November, even the der plot, gun-pow He was made Bishop of Dr. Offspring Blackall. Into impudent railing, and the devil knows what : Exclaiming like fury-it was at Paul's, LondonHow church was in danger, and like to be undone, And so gave the lie to gracious Queen Anne; And, which is far worse, to our parliament-men: And then printed a book, Into which men did look: True, he made a good text; But what follow'd next Was nought but a dunghill of sordid abuses, Instead of sound doctrine, with proofs to't, and uses. It was high time of day That such inflamma tion should be extinguish'd without more delay: But there was no engine could possibly do't, Till the commons play'd theirs, and so quite put it out. So the man was tried for't, Before highest court: Now it's plain to be seen, It's his principles I mean, Where they suffer'd this noisy and his lawyers to bellow: Which over, the blade By which ye may know They thought as I do, That he is but at best an inconsiderable fellow. Upon this I find here, |