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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century -- Author: Various Illustrator: John Ashton Release Date: January 7, 2016 [EBook #50874] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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[pg 103] In political satire it was not to be expected that so prominent a person as Prince Rupert, the son of James I.'s own sister, could come off scathless; but it is somewhat singular, and it shows the bitterness of the parties, that even his pets, his poodle dog, and his monkey, should provoke the satiric ire of the Roundhead writers. Both are historical, and, thanks to Thomason, whose wonderful collection, known as the "Kings Pamphlets," exists in the British Museum, the materials of their history are easily accessible to the student. The Prince's dog "Boy" was a white poodle, and it is somewhat curious to note that poodles, over 200 years since, were shaved so as to conserve the lionlike mane, although the dandyisms of tufts on the legs and tail seem to have been reserved for a later era. == "To him pudel." 'Roundhead Curr' (Currr) "Bite him, peper" 'Cauilier Dog' ==
<<64 Memoirs of Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers, by Eliot Warburton. Lond. 1849. >> == [pg 104] His master must have had a special and peculiar affection for "Boy," as he, and a tame hare, "which used to follow him about & do his bidding with facility," were his solace [pg 104]when imprisoned at Lintz in 1641. According to a writer no.64, whose "Prince Ruperts diary" everybody would like to see, it was a "beautiful white dogge," was given him by Lord Arundell, and was "of a breede so famous that the Grand Turk gave it in particular injunction to his ambassador to obtaine him a puppie thereof." His nationality is given in a tract [36] as being either of German or Finland breed, and he must soon have become notorious, as Prince Rupert did not come over to England after his release from prison until February 1642; and we find from the accompanying engraving [36] that early the following year he was politically made use of for party purposes.
In this dialogue, which is too lengthy for reproduction here, it will be seen that he was already accredited with supernatural qualities.
"Tobies Dog. . . . I heare you are Prince Ruperts white Boy.
P. Rup. dog. I am none of his White Boy, my name is Puddle.
Tob. dog. A dirty name indeed, you are not pure enough for my company, besides I hear on both sides of my eares that you are a Laplander, or Fin land Dog, or truly no better than a Witch in the shape of a white Dogge. ..... Tob. Dog. You are of Brackley breed, better to hang than to keep.
Pr. Rup. Dog. No, Sirrah, I am of high Germain breed;
Tob. Dog. Thou art a Reprobate, and a lying Curre; you were either whelpt in Lapland, or else in Fin land; where there is none but divells and Sorcerers live."
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[36]= A Dialogue or Rather a Parley betweene Prince Ruperts Dogge, whose name is Puddle and Tobies Dog whose name is Pepper &c.
Whereunto is added the Challeng which Prince Griffins Dogg called Towzer hath sent to Prince Ruperts Dogg Puddle, in the behalf of honest Pepper Tobies Dog. Moreover the said Prince Griffin is newly gone to Oxford to lay the Wager, and to make up the Match. Printed at London for I. Smith 1643. (Return to p. 104, p. 107)