A Dutch broadside satirising Oliver Cromwell's rule; with an etching showing Hugh Peters (A) blowing with a pair of bellows decorated with three crowns into the ear of Oliver Cromwell (B) who is seated on a throne, his feet on a broken treaty (E). Behind them are members of parliament (C), Thomas Fairfax and Robert Blake (D); before them, two Levellers (H) present a petition and three women (G) beg on their knees on behalf of widows and orphans who approach up a flight of steps; a dog (K) protects the crown and sceptre from another. In the distance, a quayside scene with the impressment of seamen (F); a picture top right (I) shows Admiral von Tromp bleeding Cromwell. Engraved inscriptions and lettering A-K, and with letterpress title and verses in three columns. (n.p.:[1652])
1652<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1652-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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