SCOTLAND awhile deserves good men's applause, Eclips'd, like ALFRED, in a peasant's guise, CROMWELL now seated in the ruling chair, Was canvass'd, with the cushion where he sate In In fiend-like sport, black characters could trace, With ink on his too black associates face. England's respect, her navy and her trade, And close alliance more than once were courted, VAN TRUMP, DEWIT, DERUYTER, led the Dutch, And swept our seas, or dared to say as much; Till MONK, and BLAKE, the NELSON of that day, With PEN and ASCUE, in hard well fought fray, Tore their high-top-broad-bottom'd-brooms away. The Quakers with incipient fermentation Another, sword in hand, the senate meets : Members of what was nick-named the Rump Parliament. Therefore, Therefore, to please you, we'll look back again, Regardless of promises, honor, and word, The army. maintained by this arrogant elf, Kept popular liberty all to himself; And, scorning to imitate Kings, he had houses. More num'rous than they, or their sons, or their spouses: When fortune placed loyal men under his hands, Tho' much disappointed, not mounting a throne, SUMMARY SUMMARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF RICHARD CROMWELL, SECOND PROTECTOR. Proclaimed, September 4th, 1658 Refused a Petition from the Army, desiring leave to elect its own Generals. Summoned a Parliament, January 27th, 1659, and dissolved it immediately, by order of the Officers of the Army, who were incensed at the said Parliament enacting that there should be no Council of War during its setting. The Army then elected Fleetwood for their General, restored their long Parliament, and abolished the Protectorship. Richard willingly resigning, on condition of his debts being paid. Fleetwood and Lambert dissolved the Parliament once more; and, by Monk's assistance, accomplished the RESTORATION. After which Richard travelled some years; and, under a borrowed name, was introduced to the Prince of Conti; who, talking of Eugland, broke out into admiration of Cromwell's courage and capacity: "But as for that poor pitiful fellow, Richard," said he, "what has become of him? How could he be such a blockhead as to reap no greater benefit from all his father's crimes and successes?" Richard extended his peaceful and quiet life to the age of 86, and died in the year 1712, at the latter end of Queen Ann's Reign. His social virtues, more valuable than the greatest capacity, met with a recompence, more precious than noisy fame, and more suitable,— contentment and tranquility. Vide HUME. In the decline of life, being obliged to appear in the Court · of Chancery, in consequence of the unnatural conduct of his daughters, he was treated with extraordinary respect by the Chief Justice, Sir John Holt, who placed him on the bench, and insisted on his wearing his hat. It was, probably, at this time, on being asked how long it was since he had been at Westminster, he answered, "Not since I sat in that chair;" pointing to the Throne. For EMINENT PERSONS and COTEMPORARY SOVEREIGNS, vide "The COMMONWEALTH." RICHARD |