riends the Monks attribute it to Witchcraft, and it
was currently reported the Devil was his Helper. But
good King _Harry_ was not to be fobb'd off so; the
Pudding was good, it sate very well on his Stomach,
and he eat very savourly, without the least Remorse of
Conscience.

In short, Sir _John_ grew in Favour in spite of their
Teeth: The King lov'd a merry Joke; and Sir _John_ had
always his Budget full of Punns, Connundrums and
Carrawitchets; not to forgot the Quibbles and
Fly-flaps he play'd against his Adversaries, at which
the King has laugh'd 'till his Sides crackt.

Sir _John_, tho' he was no very great Scholar, yet had
a happy way of Expressing himself: He was a Man of the
most Engaging Address, and never fail'd to draw
Attention: Plenty and Good-Nature smil'd in his Face;
his Muscles were never distorted with Anger or
Contemplation, but an eternal Smile drew up the
Corners of his Mouth; his very Eyes laugh'd; and as
for his Chin it was three-double, a-down which hung a
goodly Whey-colour'd Beard shining with the Drippings
of his Luxury; for you must know he was a great
Epicure, and had a very Sensible Mouth; he thought
nothing too-good for himself, all his Care was for his
Belly; and his Palate was so exquisite, that it was
the perfect Standard of Tasting. So that to him we owe
all that is elegant in Eating: For Pudding was not his
only Talent, he was a great Virtuoso in all manner of
Eatables; and tho' he might come short of _Lambert_
for Confectionary-Niceties, yet was he not inferiour
to _Brawnd_, _Lebec_, _Pede_, or any other great
Masters of Cookery; he could toss up a Fricassee as
well as a Pancake: And most of the Kickshaws now in
vogue, are but his Inventions, with other Names; for
what we call _Fricassees_, he call'd _Pancakes_; as,
a Pancake of Chickens, a Pancake of Rabbets, _&c._
Nay, the _French_ call a Pudding an _English_
Fricassee, to this Day.

We value our selves mightily for Roasting a Hare with
a Pudding in its Belly; when alas he has roasted an Ox
with a Pudding in his Belly. There was no Man like him
for Invention and Contrivance: And then for Execution,
he spar'd no Labour and Pains to compass his
magnanimous Designs.

O wou'd to Heav'n this little Attempt of Mine may stir
up some _Pudding-headed Antiquary_ to dig his Way
through all the mouldy Records of Antiquity, and bring
to Light the Noble Actions of Sir _John_! It will not
then be long before we see him on the Stage.