Bum. Why, if the King would but make a League now with the Swiss to keep the Turk off, That way; and another with the Protestants in Hungary, to keep off the French, the whole world could never hurt us.
Citt. Nay that's true enough, but then the Pole lies so damnably betwixt Us and the Baltique.
Bum. I'de not value that a Half-penny, so long as we have the Waldenses to Friend.
Citt. And then New-England lies so conveniently for Provisions. But what do you think of drawing Nova Scotia, and Geneva into the Alliance?
Bum. Ay, but there's no hope of that: so long at the King follows these Counsells.
Citt. Thou art a great Read man I perceive in the Interests of States.
Bum. I have always had a phansy to Stows Survey of London, and those kinde of Books.
Citt. But Good Bumpkin, what's thy Opinion of the Bishops Votes, in Case of Life and Death?
Bum. Ay, or in Cases of Heaven and Hell either. Why as true as thou art a man Citt, we have but three Protestant Bishops in the Nation; and I am told they are warping too.
Citt. Prethee why should we look for any Protestant Bishops in the Kingdom, when there's no Protestant Episcopacy in the World? but for all this, we may yet live to see the Rufling of their Lawn sleeves.