Satire on Robert Walpole and his supporters at the time of the time of the motion to remove him from office. Walpole drives a coach lettered "Commonwealth" towards the Treasury building. He wears a portcullis on his breat together with the garter star and ribbon, exchequer tallies protrude from his pocket and he treads on a laurel wreath while brandishing a horse-whip. The coach is drawn by asses, mules and horses, their traces labelled, "Merchandize/Manufacture/Sinking Fund/Husbandry goaded on by Bob"; a judge sits on the leading ass, the Bishop of Salisbury falls from the following mule (wearing a nose-bag) as it collapses and the Duke of Marlborough rides the horse nearest the coach which tramples on a man representing Trade. Marlborough has drawn his sword turning towards Admiral Cavendish who approaches him holding a trident. A young man rides in the coach holding bags of money and exchequer tallies; a man up behind plays bag-pipes; a group of members of parliament is chained to the coach the carry flags, including the royal standard, and wear ribbons labelled variously, "Hackney Speakers/Hackney Voters/Civil List, Pensions, Projects/Hopes/Fears/Promises" and with the names of taxes levied under Walpole's regime. A figure of Fame flies over the coach carrying a ribbon lettered, "The Tools of State". In the foreground, to left, Samuel Sandys who had introduced the motion in the Commons leaves the scene extending his left arm; a ribbon streaming behind him is lettered, "Yea &amp; Nay". To the right, the journalist Raphael Courteville kneels to Walpole stretching out his arms; he holds a string attached to the nose of his publisher, also kneeling, who wears a fool's cap and holds his finger to his lips while clutching a copy of the "Motion"; a globe lies on the ground beside him together with a copy of the "Gazetteer" and the "Quack Doctor". Three columns of verse with the chorus "Doodle, Bob, &amp;c."      1741
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