And with Bull's Pizzle, for her Love, 880 Was taw'd as gentle as a Glove? Was not young Florio fent (to cool Of late her Husband's own Lordship? .879, 880. And with Bull's Pizzle, for her Love,-Was taw'd as gentle as a Glove?] Alluding to the Emperor's ill ufage of him, on account of his Mistress, with whom he was enamoured; and his Defign of taking away his Life: notwithstanding his Promife, that he should never be cut off during his own Life: and yet though the Mufti's Interpretation at the inftance of Roxolana his favourite Sultana, was, that as Sleep was a resemblance of Death, he might be fafely put to Death when the Emperour was asleep: yet Solyman (if we may credit Monf. Scudery) got the better of his Inclination, faved his Life, and difmiffed him, and his Mistress. As to the Expreffion of being taw'd, &c. 'tis probable, that 'twas borrowed from Don Quixote (part 1. book 2. chap. 11. pag. 278.) or from Ben Johnson, Bartholmew Fair, act 4. fc. 5. fee Taw, Junii Etymologic, Anglican. . 881, 882. Was not young Florio fent (to cool-His Flame for Biancafiare) too School,] The Story of Florio and Biancafiore is published I am told in French, where I fuppofe this Fact is represented, as literally true. .883, 884. Where Pedant made his Pathick Bum-For Her fake fuffer Martyrdom ?] See the Antiquity of whipping Boys at School, with Rods: Libanii Sophiftæ, Orat. 12. ad Theodos. tom. 9. p. 400. .885, 886, 887, 888. Did not a certain Lady whip—Of late ber Husband's own Lordship ?-And though a Grandee of the Houfe,Claw'd him with Fundamental Blows? &c.] (Legislative Blows in the two first Editions of 1664.) This was William Lord M-n-n who lived at Bury Saint Edmonds: of whom my Friend Mr. Smith of Harleston, had the following account from a Gentleman of that place. That notwithstanding he fate as one of the King's Judges, (but did not fign the Warrant for his Execution) yet either by fhewing Favours, not allowable in those days of Sanctity, to the Unfanctified Cavaliers, or fome other act which difcovered an . Ty'd him ftark naked to a Bed-poft, 890 And firk'd his Hide, as if fh' had rid Post: Where Whipping's judg'd, had Honour for't? Inclination to forfake the Good Old Caufe: he had so far leffened his Credit with his Brethren in Iniquity, that they began to fufpect, and to threaten, that they would use him as a Malignant: His Lady who was a Woman of more refined Politicks, and of the true Difciplinarian Spirit, to fhew her Disapprobation of her Lord's naughty Actions, and to difperfe the gathering Storm: did, by the help of her Maids, tye his Lordship stark naked to a Bed-Poft, and with Rods, made him fo fenfible of his Fault, that he promised upon his Honour, to behave well for the future, and to afk, Pardon of his Superiours: for which falutary Difcipline fhe had Thanks given her in open Court. To this, or a Whipping upon fome other occafion, the Old Ballads allude; Lord M-n-n's next, the Bencher Is called Lord, and of the fame Houfe Because he run at Sheep, She and her Maids gave him the Whip: And beat his Head fo addle, You'd think he had a Knock in the Cradle: (Loyal Songs, reprinted, 1731. vol. 2. Num. 17. pag. 68. fee Num. 14. ft. 26. p. 58. Of this Stamp was Sir William Waller's Lady (fee Cleveland's Character of a Diurnal,) Mrs. May, (fee Butler's Remains, 1727. pag. 270,) and Sir Henry Mildmay's Lady, (Hiftory of Independency, part. 2. pag. 257.) This in the Opinion of Barbara Crabtree (fee Spectator, N°. 252.) was good Doctrine; who put this Quære to the Spectator, "Whether in fome cafes a Cudget may not "be allowed as a good Figure of Speech? and whether it may not "be lawfully used by a Female Orator?" So remarkable were thofe times for Whipping, that Zachary Crofton a famous Puritan Divine whipped his Maid for a Fault, and was fo bold as to print his Defence. (fee Bp. Kennet's Regifter and Chronicle, pag. 797-1 . 894. I'll set you from th' Inchanted Den,] in all editions to 1734, inclusive. I'll free you, in later editions. 895 And the Magician's Circle clear. Quoth he, I do profefs and fwear, Amen (quoth fhe) then turn'd about, . 896. Quoth be, I do profefs, and fwear,] After all the fine Encomiums bestowed on Love; it must be mortifying to a Man of Senfe, whether fuccessful in it, or not; to look back upon the infinite number of filly things, and fervile Compliances he has been guilty of, in the Course of his Amours. The Widow has very frankly told the Knight, (and in him all the World) what Tortures, Penances, and base Condescentions à Lover muft unavoidably undergo, and comply with; to all which the artfully gives the Preference to Whipping, which was neceflary for the Defigns she had in view the cajoles the filly Knight with fpecious Commendations of its Practice; and alledges many Inftances of it; and particularly one, of which the Knight could not be ignorant: and on the other hand has made the flavish Parts of Love fo formidable, that 'tis no wonder, that he was frighted into a Whipping Resolution: Nothing can excufe him in this juncture, but the Uneafinefs in his prefent Embarrafment, and an ardent Defire of regaining that valuable Bleffing, Liberty. (Mr. B.) .903. The Son grew low, and left the Skies, &c.] The Evening is here finely described; the Epics are not more exact in describing Times and Seafons, than our poet: we may trace his Hero Morning and Night; and it should be observed in the conclufion of this Canto, (conformable to the practice of the Critics upon Homer and Virgil,) that one day is only paffed fince the opening of the Poem. (Mr. B.) .905. The Moon pull'd off her Veil of Light.] Sullen fpeakes thus of Amoret (Flether's Faithful Shepperdefs, a&t 3. fc. 1.) Methought the Beams of Light that did appear "Were fhot from her; methought the Moon gave none, "But what it had from her. (Mysterious Veil, of Brightness made, His whipping Penance till the Morn, With erring Hafte, but rather stay, .907, 908. Myfterious Veil, of Brightness made,I bat's both her Luftre, and her Shade.] Extremely fine! the Rays of the Sun being the Caufe, why we cannot fee the Moon by Day, and why we can fee it by Night. (Mr. W.) see Dr. Harris's Aftronomical Dialogues, pag. 97. .911, 912. For Darkness is the proper Sphere,- Where all falfe Glories ufet' appear.] Thefe two Lines not in the two first editions of 1664, and firft inferted 1674. HUDI FART II. The ARGUMENT of • THE SECOND CANTO. The Knight and Squire in hot Difpute, CANTO II. IS ftrange how fome Mens Tempers fuit "T" That for their own Opinions stand fast Only to have them claw'd and canvast; CANTO, . 1, 2. 'Tis ftrange bow fome Mens Tempers fuit-(Like Bawd and Brandy) with Difpute.] The Presbyterians in Scotland furnish'd us with an Example of this, which perhaps even those of England can hardly parallel. It was order'd Auguft 27. 1638. That the ableft Men in each Parish, fhould be provided to dispute of th King's Power in calling Affemblies. (Lyfimachus Nicanor's Epift. Congrat. &c. to the Covenanters in Scotland, 1640. p. 18.) The Words in the Large Declaration concerning the late Tumults in Scotland 1639. p. 284. "That the ablest Man in every Presbyterie "be provided to difpute, De Poteftate Supremi Magiftratus in Ecclefiafticis, præfertim in convocandis Conciliis, de Senioribus, de Epifcopatu, de Juramento, de Liturgiâ, & Corruptelis ejufdem." Thefe private Inftructions were sent to fome Minifters in every Prefbytery, in whom they put moft fpecial Truft. Fowlis's Hiftory of wicked Plots, &c. p. 204. Brandee in all editions to 1704. inclufive. " ་ A a 4 |