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 First Citizen.Moreover, royalty has been proscribed. Overton.You all have equal title to this throne. First Citizen.'Tis true. Why he more than ourselves, i' faith? Overton.Hell marks his path. Restore the breed of kings And the old abuses! Nahum. On Jerusalem Bestow once more its ancient name of Jebus! Overton.Crush us beneath an execrable throne! First Woman.Is it not said that he has made a pact With Satan? Second Woman. Ay, and that his eyes do blaze At night. Third Woman. And that he has three rows of teeth.

Nahum.The monster, he by St. John heralded. Second Citizen.He is the beast of the Apocalypse. The Soldier.Ay. Overton. Cromwell brings the nine plagues on our heads. Nahum.He's an Assyrian! Overton. Our ills at last Have reached their climax! The Tradesman. Nothing do I sell! The Soldier.To go unshod, without a crust, and lie On the cold ground. Ere long, if this endures, While Noll his cipher on these pillars hangs, Nought will remain for us to do, my friends, Save to make shoe-nails of our useless teeth. Overton.We shall await his alms about his door. Nahum.What Cromwell needs is not a gilded throne,