Rich. Flecknoe's ænigmatical characters being rather a new work, than new impression of the old.

Character 5. Of a Dutch Waggoner.

HE converses so much with beasts as he is become one himself, with onely this dif∣ference, that he is a beast Paramount; and to see him mounted on his fore Horse like a Drill, you'd take him for a Cart-Centaure, or beast two stories high. Nay, to his very under∣standing he is one; he understanding nothing above the Elevation of his Pole: And let them talk of the Papists what they will, there is none speaks the Language of the Beast but he. They were much out of their way, who feign'd a Waggoner in Heaven, when with far more reason they might have feign'd one in Hell: for he is more churlish then Charon, and more exacting money for his fare. Be∣sides, his Waggon is just like Hell, where people are crouded together in perp••tual Tor∣ment, whilst he layes about him like a Fury with his whip. Onely in this he is like Phe∣bus, or the Charioter of Heaven, in that he al∣wayes brings night with him to his journeys end. Nor has t'other (for all his twelve

Houses) so many Inns as he, to bait at on the way. Besides, he is more inexorable then the Sun; for Ioshua with calling to him once, could make him stay, which you can never do hîm, though you should call your heart out for't. In fine, he is a very tyrant when he gets you in his Waggon once, and sets as many Impositions on his passengers; amongst the rest he has one Tax call'd Drink-guelt, which he levies on the first four places in his Wag∣gon; and were you forty he promises unto you all.

Now whether this be a Flemish or Holland Waggoner, there lies the Riddle; onely thîs looks bigger and keeps more state, as one who may be one of myn Heers in time, whilest t'other will never be but one of the Rascal rout.