(A dissenting congregation) (BM 1876,1014.53 1)

The interior of a small dilapidated room; a preacher stands in a ramshackle tub declaiming with outstretched arms; he faces a congregation of artisans, &c, who listen with sour and intent expressions. From his pocket protrudes a ballad: 'Black Joke' (cf. BMSat 7673). His tub is inscribed 'Remember The Clergy'; on the ground beside it is a mutilated book of 'Common Prayer'. On the wall is a bill: 'Next Sabeth Day we shall hav a Love Feest it is hopd every Lamb will atend NB a Culleccsion as useal for the Pastor'. In the casement window is a placard (reversed): 'Mangling done here'. In the foreground (right) a small dog befouls a paper inscribed 'Repeal of Corporat[ion] & Test Act'. On the extreme (right) sits a quack doctor; a handbill protruding from his pocket is inscribed 'Doctor Henry a ever failing remedy'; on the ground beside him is a pill-box with scattered pills. From the pocket of a demure-looking woman seated next him issues a bottle, implying that she takes drams. Proof before letter. c. March 1790
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