And to his wife—“I think, dear Lady B——,
Betwixt your loyal ladyship and me,
There is no time to lose—so I’ll go down
And have an interview with Champernown:”[232]
He went: and soon a numerous gathering
Propounded measures for a welcoming;
Which (came to pass with almost regal state)
Greeted the noble Lord of Rollingate:—
The streets were spann’d with flags of every shade,
Bearing the mottoes of each goodly trade;