of Knowing, till the great Mr.
_Prior_ gave him Ease, by furnishing him with the Word
_Connoissance_. Our D--n had drawn a Drole, Parallel
to this, _viz._ _Boudineur_, a Pudding Pyeman; and
_Boudinance_, the making of Pudding Pies: But several
Men of Quality begging it off, it was, at their
Request, scratch'd out, but my Friend, the
_Amanuensis_, remembers particularly its being
originally inserted.

If the Reader should ask, Who is that K-- _John_
mentioned in the fourth Page, and which I ought to
have taken in its Place. I beg leave to inform him,
that by K. _John_ is meant the late Q. ----, with whom
the D-- of _M----_ was many Years in such great
Favour, that he was nick named K. _John_; it was in
that Part of the Q--'s Reign, that Sir _John_ Pudding,
by whom is meant **** _you know who_, came in Favour;
it is true, the Name is odd, and seems to carry an Air
of Ridicule with it, but the Character given him by
this allegorical Writer, is that of an able Statesman,
and an honest Man.

And here, begging Mr. D--n's Pardon, I cannot but
think his Wit has out run his Judgment; for he puts
the Cart before the Horse, and begins at the latter
Part of Sir **** Administration: But this might be
owing to too plentiful a Dinner, and too much of the
Creature. Be that as it will, I must follow my Copy,
and explain it as it lies. Proceed we therefore to the
Dissertation, _Page 6._

"But what rais'd our Hero most in the Esteem of this
Pudding-eating Monarch, was his second Edition of
Pudding, he being the first that ever invented the Art
of broiling Puddings, which he did to such Perfection,
and so much to the King's liking (who had a mortal
Aversion to cold Pudding) that he thereupon instituted
him Knight of the Gridiron, and gave him a Gridiron of
Gold, the Ensign of that Order; which he always wore
as a Mark of his Sovereign's Favour."

If this does not mean the late Revival of an ancient
Order of Knighthood, I never will unriddle Mystery
more: To prove which, we need but cross over to the
next Page, where he tells us, "Sir _John_ had always a
Squire, who followed him, bearing a huge Pair of
Spectacles to saddle his Honour's Nose." _Diss.
Page 7._

After this, he very severely runs upon those would-be
Statesmen, who put themselves in Competition with his
Favourite, Sir ****, with whom he became exceeding
intimate, and almost inseperable, all the Time he was
in _England_.

The Story of the Kit Cat Club, _Dick Es