Pamphlets and Parodies on Political SubjectsHone, William
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Pamphlets and Parodies on Political Subjects
Hone, William
Political satire, English
It _seemeth meet to acquaint thee that the foregoing
Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving to be used Daily for
Her Majesty, hath been wholly compiled from Scripture,
and from certain Services and Forms appointed in the_
Book of Common Prayer: viz. _The Services for
Morning and Evening Prayer; the Form for the Day
of the Martyrdom of the blessed King Charles I.; the
Form for the Restoration of His most religions and
gracious Son, King Charles II.; and the Form for the
Day whereon the_ Church as by Law established _annually
celebrates the overthrow of the_ Tyranny _exercised by
His Most Sacred Majesty_ King James II. _and the
success of the Glorious Principles whereby His said
Majesty was providentially dethroned} and the_ Revolution
of 1688 _happily effected._
Farewell.
Printed by William Hose,
45, Lndgate Hill.
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"NON MI RICORDO!"
&C. &c. &c.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY AND FOR WILLIAM HONE, LUDGATE HllL
1820.
SIXPENCE.
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==>LOST, {070}at the Court Martial, Signor MY JOKEY'S
MEMORY, together with his Government Victualling Bill; both a little
damaged, and of no use but to the owner. Whoever will bring them to the
Publisher, in time to be restored to the Signor's disconsolate Mother,
Mrs. _Leech_, shall be rewarded with a "_Non mi ricordo!"_
"NON MI RICORDO!"
CROSS EXAMINED BY MR. BESOM.
WHO {071}are you? Non mi ricordo.
What countryman are you?--a foreigner or an englishman? Non mi
ricordo.
Do you _understand_ English? No not at all.
Will the Oath you have taken _bind_ you to speak the truth, or do you
know of any other Oath _more_ binding?
The Turnstile General objected to the ques-tion; upon which a
discussion arose as to the nature of the Oath likely to bind the
Witness, who ap-peared to be playing with a thread. The Witness was
accordingly asked, by way of illustration, to what degree he thought
the thread was _binding_, and whether he knew of any thing else _more_
binding?
The Lord Precedent Furthermore said, if the Witness believed the thread
he held was _binding_, that was sufficient.
The Lord Precedents opinion gave rise to a long discussion as to whether
_more_ binding was _binding_, and binding was _more_ binding; which
ended in a reference to the Erminians, who delivered the following
solemn opinion:--If the Witness shall answer that he thinks the bit of
thread is _binding_, there is no doubt it _is_ binding; but he cannot
be asked if a cord is _more_ binding, because he in fact says {072}that
the thread itself is _binding_. If the Witness twists the thread round
his little finger he is so far bound by it, and it is _binding_; and
having done that, it is unnecessary to inquire whether a cord, round
another part of his body, would be _more_ binding.
_Question over-ruled._
CROSS EXAMINATION RESUMED.
You are a master tailor, I think? I was cut out for a tailor.
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