Ver. 420.] Sir A. Afhley Cooper was of the miller's mind who was concerned in the Cornifh rebellion in the year 1558 he, apprehending that Sir William Kingston, Provoft-marshal, and a rigorous man upon that occafion, would order him to be hanged upon the next tree before he went off, told his fervant that he expected fome gentlemen would come a-fishing to the mill, and, if they inquired for the miller, he ordered him to fay that he was the miller. Sir William came according to expectation, and inquiring for the miller, the poor harmless fervant faid he was the miller. Upon which the Provost ordered his fervants to feize him, and hang him upon the next tree; which terrified the poor fellow, and made him cry out, I am not the miller, but the miller's man. The Provoft told him, "That "he would take him at his word: if (fays he) thou "art the miller, thou art a busy knave and rebel ;"and if thou art the miller's man, thou art a falfe ly"ing knave, and canst not do thy mafter more fervice "than to hang for him :" and, without more ceremony, he was executed.

Ver. 421.] This character exactly fuits John Lil

burn,

An haberdafher of fmall wares

In politics and state-affairs ;

More Jew than Rabbi Achithophel,

And better gifted to rebel;

For when h' had taught his tribe to 'spouse

The Caufe, aloft upon one house,

He fcorn'd to fet his own in order,

But try'd another, and went further;
So fuddenly addicted still

To 's only principle, his will,

425

430

That, whatfoe'er it chane'd to prove,
Nor force of argument could move,

burn, and no other, especially the 437, 438, 439, and 440th lines for it was faid of him, when living, by Judge Jenkins, "That if the world was emptied of "all but himself, Lilburn would quarrel with John, "and John with Lilburn :" which part of his character. gave occafion for the following lines at his death;

Is John departed, and is Lilburn gone?
Farewell to both, to Lilburn and to John.
Yet, being dead, take this advice from me,
Let them not both in one grave buried be:
Lay John here, and Lilburn thereabout,

For if they both fhould meet they would fall out.

And rather on a gibbet dangle,

Than mifs his dear delight, to wrangle;

In which his parts were fo accomplisht,

440

That, right or wrong, he ne'er was nonpluft;
But still his tongue ran on, the lefs

Of weight it bore, with greater eafe;
And with its everlasting clack

445

And made the ftouteft yield to mercy,

When he engag'd in controverfy;

450

Could lay his devil of conteft:

It was his choice, or chance, or curse,
T'efpoufe the Caufe for better or worse,

And

And with his worldly goods and wit,
And foul and body, worship'd it :

470

But when he found the fullen trapes

Poffefs'd with th' devil, worms, and claps ;

The Trojan mare, in foal with Greeks,

Not half fo full of jadish tricks ;

Though squeamish in her outward woman,

475

As loofe and rampant as Dol Common ;

He still refolv'd, to mend the matter,
T' adhere and cleave the obftinater;
And ftill, the fkittifler and loofer

Ver. 485, 486.] This cabal was held at Whitehall, at the very time that General Monk was dining with the city of London. I heartily with the Poet had introduced the worthy Sir Hudibras into this grand affembly: his prefence would have continued an uniformity in this Poem, and been very pleasing to the spectator. His natural propenfion to loquacity would certainly have exerted itself on fo important an occafion; and his rhetoric and jargon would not have been lefs politic or entertaining than that of the two orators here characterised.

The orator we nam'd of late,

Lefs troubled with the pangs of state.
Than with his own impatience

490

Not feign'd, as once, but fadly horrid,

Scor'd upon every Member's forehead;

500

Who, 'cause the clouds are drawn together,

And threaten fudden change of weather,

Feel pangs and aches of state-turns,,

And revolutions in their corns ;.

And, fince our Workings-out are croft,
Throw up the Caufe before 'tis loft.
Was it to run away we meant
When, taking of the Covenant,.
The lameft cripples of the Brothers.
Took oaths to run before all others,

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That stickle which shall make an end on 't;

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