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 a Post between jangling parties by the several Interests he hath ran & rode for, and should be assured by C. S. party, That hee should make the Speech at Clonmel, or present the Tipperary Address, or the like. Hee would asmuch (against all expectation) bawle about for his Majesty, as hee took up Baptism upon the very edg of his railing against it. Nor could I ever perceive that his party made other use of him, then as blinde men do of their staves, that is, thrust them into plashes and sloughes before they'l tread themselves, and run them against posts to save knocking their own heads. Sir Hierome is the tallowed lead, hung to the end of a sounding-Line, which the Pilots of his party tosse out, when they would grope out a safe channel, through the shelves of their difficulties. When any works is to be woven, Sir Hierom is the shuttle, which the Cunning-wealth-weavers squirr too and again between England, Ireland and Scotland, or the like, though sometimes only to have him out of the way. When any combustible matter is to be fired, the Petardiers ram it into the Granado shell of our Knights hollow cranium; and having