Trotters
Journey-man
on
his
amble
to
the
Gallowes
or
the
confession
of
John
Mew
,
before
execution
.
Gentlemen
,
I
Confesse
to
have
been
brought
up
under
a
Trotter
,
but
being
taken
from
thence
by
my
Rider
Tichbourn
,
and
put
into
the
Tramels
of
Rebellion
,
I
soon
took
a
very
good
pace
,
and
ever
since
have
stept
at
such
a
distance
;
that
I
presumed
none
scruple
my
interferring
,
it
being
easie
to
have
driven
a
Wheel-barrow
between
my
legs
when
I
strutted
in
the
head
of
my
Regiment
(
some
report
that
being
in
the
Tower
,
I
should
steale
King
Henrries
Pin-cussion
:
and
for
its
safer
conveyance
slipt
it
under
my
twist
,
which
occasioned
my
pedantick
Garbe
)
but
to
that
I
assent
not
;
To
warn
those
petty
Peeces
of
good
luck
which
attended
mee
,
since
I
dropt
into
the
House
of
Office
at
my
Mr.
Pettits
:
Be
pleased
to
know
,
I
was
made
a
Captain
of
Horse
(
before
I
was
a
Souldier
)
and
being
to
exercise
my
Troupe
,
(
with
Bedstaves
in
my
Holsters
)
my
Word
of
Command
was
Stand
to
your
Arms
Gentlemen
,
by
which
the
nimbler
puppets
then
in
motion
,
thought
me
more
sit
to
be
a
a
Colonel
of
Foot
;
of
which
I
no
sooner
heard
,
then
hasted
to
my
place
to
salute
my self
with
the
Title
of
Nobel
Colonel
,
and
their
began
to
ape
(
as
I
thought
)
the
most
becoming
Postures
for
my
New
Created
Honour
,
by
which
I
am
now
become
so
ridiculous
,
(
and
some
Dispute
whether
the
substance
was
in
me
,
or
my
likenesse
the
one
being
a
shadow
,
and
the
other
but
a
vapour
,
)
but
to
proceed
,
how
busie
I
was
in
the
disciplying
,
or
rather
caneing
my
men
:
I
have
cause
to
remember
having
taught
one
of
them
to
handle
his
Arms
so
well
,
that
he
mademe
a
while
after
unable
to
lift
mine
to
my
head
:
I
had
added
to
this
,
the
Honour
,
of
being
a
Militia
Man
,
if
you
please
,
a
Malitious
Man
,
and
returning
from
thence
somewhat
late
,
I
found
a
person
(
who
beleeving
me
an
Officer
of
the
Rump
)
was
shiting
at
my
Doore
,
but
I
made
him
know
,
I
belonged
to
the
Committe
of
Danger
,
though
I
committed
him
to
Safety
.
Who
upon
examination
,
confest
his
design
of
Blowing
open
my
Door
,
and
to
force
away
my
silver
Head-peece
,
and
my
beloved
Glasse
,
in
which
I
first
see
me self
a
Colonel
.
There
are
some
who
have
added
to
my
Title
of
Colonel
,
that
of
Shallow
brains
,
but
had
they
fathomed
my
dept
,
when
I
marched
into
Cornwal
with
my
brother
Hewson
)
they
would
have
waved
it
,
for
it
might
have
been
observable
how
I
garded
the
blind
side
leaving
his
single
eye
as
a
Butt
to
any
marksman
in
hopes
that
being
out
,
I
might
at
last
supply
the
office
of
a
Dog
and
a
Bell
;
to
beg
the
charity
of
the
Gentlecraft
:
But
alas
!
Fortune
doth
not
alwayes
favour
Fools
,
for
now
though
my
Case
be
alturd
,
yet
my
shitten
lucke
hath
its
period
:
I
now
lament
my
impudent
,
intruding
the
Common
Councel
,
for
which
I
was
shamefully
turned
out
where
each
Man
very
readily
lent
me
his
foot
to
help
me
out
of
the
crowed
,
I
now
bewaile
my
playing
the
changeling
in
going
to
the
Exchange
,
and
thrusting
my
Betters
from
the
wall
,
for
now
,
alas
!
I
cannot
walke
quietly
in
the
channel
,
the
lesser
boys
being
ready
to
pisse
upon
me
:
but
what
grieves
me
most
,
is
I
am
like
to
be
deprived
of
the
Office
of
Tichbourns
Cash-keeper
(
from
which
I
have
suckt
more
sweetnesse
,
than
ever
he
did
from
his
Cluster
of
Canaans
Grapes
)
by
the
loss
:
of
which
I
shall
be
no
longer
able
to
proffer
the
Marchants
ready
Money
,
and
then
those
that
lead
me
out
of
there
Warehouses
then
,
will
kick
me
out
now
:
but
I
do
but
wait
till
my
Brother
Hewson
is
cut
down
from
the
Gibbet
,
and
then
I
shall
save
them
that
labour
.
Vale.