Lord North (r.), in profile to the left., points a pistol at two men who are squatting down, holding up their coat-tails. He is trying to force them to evacuate supplies and says, "I'll drain both Jew &amp; Gentile". One is a fat Englishman, saying "We are quite exhausted my Lord". The other, a bearded Jew wearing a hat, says, "Will you give Twenty p' Cent". Two coins and an empty purse inscribed "Vacuum lie" on the ground. Beside North is a sheet of paper inscribed "Annihilation of Empire by Ld N-----h". Behind North (r.) hangs a map, "America", the country indicated by a few lines. Behind the other two (l.) hangs a picture, "The goose &amp; Golden Eggs": a man and woman have cut open a goose which lies on a table in front of a cottage, they hold up their hands in astonishment at finding it empty of eggs. Cf. p. 216.
<p><br>One of many satires on North's budgets, cf. BMSat 5703.   See also BMSat 4968, 5541, 5542, 5637, 5703, 5964, &amp;c.  For 20 per cent. cf. BMSat 4926, 5012.  1779
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1779<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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