The King was not entertained at the Palace, but was sent to the Dean. Peter says:—
Becaze the Bishop sent mun word
A hadn’t got the means.
A could not meat and drink afford.
Peter affected to have heard the King’s remarks about the cathedral:—
Zo, said, “Neat, neat; clean, very clean;
D’ye mop it, mop it, Measter Dean,
Mop, mop it every week?”
The unhappy reference of Farmer Tab to the King’s mental condition, though concealed by his dialect, was simply cruel, and, of course, was carefully preserved by Peter:—
And, Varmer Tab, I understand,