Hudibras and his squire Ralpho depart on a pair of horses with two rustic peasants watching; one carries a rake and accidentally disturbs a table spilling the contents of two baskets. Engraving by William Hogarth.

Francis Higgins, "The sham squire", defends himself against imputations. Woodcut, 1866.

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