A satire on electoral corruption. A coffin (1) marked with three crowns and another symbol identified as "Independency" supported by four men "Ignorance" with ass's ears wearing a large cloak, "Folly" in fool's cap carrying his bauble, "Contradiction" with two faces, a cloak covering his nakedness, and "Deceit", wearing the sash of an order, half-hidden behind the coffin. The procession following the coffin passes under a sign of the Crown and Anchor: (2) three mourners, "The Christian Electors", an auctioneer carrying his hammer, a vintner with bottle and glass and a butcher with his cleaver, behind whom is a group of men one of them, saying "I am buggy" (i.e. infested with bugs) and another, "I must vomit". In front of the coffin walks a bishop wearing three hats, treading on the cross and grasping a large bag of money. A Jew wearing a long robe addresses him, "I did my best to serve you" to which the bishop replies, "Brother it was ill-timed." A devil flies over the funeral procession saying, “"They are all my Friends". Behind the coffin two horses pull a cart, labelled "Coal m[er]ch[an]t", laden with sacks; it is proceeding in the opposite direction to the coffin.  The man leading the horses says to a wooden-legged man sprawling on top of the sack, "Master we are all undon[e]"; to which the other replies, "I car[e] not my Turn is serv[e]d Willm". Beyond, (3) Admiral Vernon gallops on a donkey towards a town which can be seen in the distance; he says "post to Ipswich 10s 6d"; a man runs after him flourishing a whip calling out "Thou art as tedious as the law". Etching.
circa 1741 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1741-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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