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    The book of the wars of Westminster: from the fall of the Fox, at the close of 1783, to the 20th day of the third month, 1784; on which William the conqueror celebrated the Third Grand Lent festival, at the London : An oriental prophecy, with notes critical, poetical, chronological, and historical, from the ancient Ethiopic Ms. of Nergalsharezerneborabmagshamgar, lately found in the Cottonian Library, translated literally into English, as far as the idioms of the two languages would admit, by Archy Macsarcomica, F.R.S. the celebrated second-sighted Caledonian doctor. The whole divided into chapters and verses, written in the manner of the Hebrew records. I. The vision of the witch of Endor. II. The Fox claims the title of protector. III. The East-India bill rejected by the lords. IV. The air balloon-The royal chace-The fox and badger-Pitt the prime huntsman. V. Charles III. rules the realm-P****r the printer his chief scribe-Fox's Meditation in the Royal Vineyard. VI. Pitt-Peckham-Peto-Katterfelto-The widow of Belphegor-The Caledonian witches. VII. The bag of Euphorbium opened-The incantation of the hags-They draw their valentines in Westminster-Hall, as represented in the frontispiece, Feb. 14th, 1784, previous to the general meeting. VIII. Sir Cecil Wray-Charles Fox-Sir Sam. House-Sir Jeffery Jeffery Dunstan, stand on a scaffold. IX. Charles's speech-Sir Sam's oration-The entire Butt -The bowl of punch. X. The Enphorbiun: bag cast at the nose of Sir Sam-The sudden sneeze-The patriots retire to the tavern. XI. Fox's celebrated sermon from the window to his confused congregation. XII. Sir Cecil chaired-The lamentation at the Shakespeare tavern. XIII. The house of Sir Sam-The address of the Sanhedrim, &c. XIV. The first city festival described-Pitt is honoured. XV. The riot of Westminster-The sad disaster of the printers and politicians. XVI. The royal treat-Astley's air balloon-The wool-wich academicians pursue their calling, &c. XVII. The Second...
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