'Tis falfe; for Arthur wore in hall 340 We leave it, and to th' purpose come. 350 He ne'er gave quarter to any fuch. 360 Of fomebody to hew and hack: The peaceful fcabbard, where it dwelt, For of the lower end two handful It had devoured, 'twas fo manful, 365 And Than Serjeant Bum invading shoulder: And prisoners too, or made them run. In th' holsters, at his faddle-bow, Two aged pistols he did stow, 375. 380 3,85 390 395 Only to shew with how small pain 170 And, as he was dispos'd, could prove it 175 Below the moon, or else above it; What Adam dreamt of, when his bride Came from her closet in his fide; In proper terms, fuch as men fmatter When they throw out and mifs the matter. For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit; 180 185 190 'Twas Ver. 181. Several of the Ancients have fuppofed that Adam and Eve had no navels; and, among the Moderns, the late learned Bishop Cumberland was of this opinion. Ver. 189.] Mr. Butler is very exact in delineating his hero's religion; it was neceffary that he should be fo, that the reader might judge whether he was a proper person to set up for a Reformer, and whether the 3 religion 'Twas Presbyterian true blue; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant faints, whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant; The holy text of pike and Decide all controverfies by gun; And prove their doctrine orthodox, 195 200 Which religion he profeffed was more eligible than that he endeavoured to demolifh. Whether the Poet has been juft in the pourtrait must be left to every reader's obfervation. Ver. 193, 194.] Where Prefbytery has been established, it has been ufually effected by force of arms, like the religion of Mahomet: thus it was established at Geneva in Switzerland, Hoiland, Scotland, &c. In France, for fome time, by that means, it obtained a toleration: much blood was fhed to get it established in England; and once, during that Grand Rebellion, it seemed very near gaining an establishment here. Ver. 195, 196.] Upon thefe Cornet Joyce built his faith, when he carried away the King, by force, from Holdenby: for when his Majesty asked him for a fight of his inftructions, Joyce faid, He should fee them prefently; and fo drawing up his troop in the inward court, "Thefe, Sir, (faid the Cornet) are my in"ftructions." Ver. 199, 200.] Many inftances of that kind are given by Dr. Walker, in his Sufferings of the Epifcopal Clergy. Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done; 205 210 215 220 All Ver. 207, 208.] The religion of the Presbyterians of those times confifted principally in an oppofition to the Church of England, and in quarreling with the moft innocent, cuftoms, then in ufe, as the eating Chriftmas-pies and plum-porridge at Christmas, which they reputed finful. Ver. 213, 214.] They were fo remarkably obftinate in this refpect, that they kept a fast upon Christmasday. Ver. 215, 216.] Added in 1674. |