A scene from Hudibras, an English satirical polemic written by Samuel Butler(1613 – 1680), poet and satirist, mostly against Parliamenterians,Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and other factions involved in the English Civil War of 1642-1651. On Ralpho's advice, Sir Hudibras visits a lawyer for advice on pursuing the widow he has been wooing, by any means possible.

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