A third ballad, alluding to his attitude in the House, couples together
“Mr William Lilly’s astrological lyes,
And the meditations of Salloway biting his thumbs.”—T. W.
[90] Roger Hill was member for Bridport, in Dorsetshire. He bought a grant of the Bishop of Winchester’s manor of Taunton Dean, valued at 1200 pounds a year. A ballad written towards the end of 1659 says of him,
“Baron Hill was but a valley,
And born scarce to an alley;
But now is lord of Taunton Dean,
And thousands he can rally.”
[91] With the revival of the Long Parliament, the old Republican feelings arose again under the denomination of the “Good old Cause.” Innumerable pamphlets were published for and against “The Cause.” Even Prynne, the fierce old Presbyterian, who was now turning against the patriots, lifted up his pen against it, and published “The Republicans and others spurious Good old Cause briefly and truly Anatomized,” 4to, May 13, 1659.
[92] Robert Cecil, Esq., was one of the members of the Old Long Parliament who were now brought together to form the Rump. He represented Old Sarum, Wilts.
[93] Luke Robinson, of Pickering Lyth, in Yorkshire, was member for Scarborough. An old ballad says of him,
“Luke Robinson, that clownado,
Though his heart be a granado,
Yet a high shoe with his hand in his poke
Is his most perfect shadow.”
[94] Sir Harry Vane.
[95] Thomas Scott was member for Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, in the Long Parliament.