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Show A Fatal Pun. According to John Stow, chronicler and antiquary, about 1GG0, who wroto and published "Summarle of Englysh Chronicles," Sir William Colllngwood was oxcuted In 1484 for writing tho following political Bqulb, in a manner which, In his day, was considered most excellent wit: Tho rat, tho cat, and Lovel tho dog Rule all England under the Hog. This was during tho rolgn of Richard Rich-ard III., at a timo when tho chlof agents of his evil schemes were Catcs-by, Catcs-by, Ratcllff nnd Lovel. Lovel was then a common nnmo for a dog, and as a whlto boar was displayed on tho king's escutcheon, tho roferonco to a "hog" was obvious, nnd so offensive that It brought ab'but tho writer's death. |