Hudibras in the Stocks mb-height 3764 This view from the south

This view from the south shows Lambeth Palace Road in the foreground

and behind them a man's artificial leg has gone through the ice

reads a speech or announcement

The Bishop of London throws bolts of lightning down on them from the sky

with a horse drawn carriage and figures including two soldiers

Hudibras in the Stocks mb-height 3764 This view from the south'Hudibras in the Stocks', 1850. A scene taken from the three part mock heroic satire Sir Hudibras by Samuel Butler. Sir Hudibras, a Presbyterian knight, is the main character which also features the sectarian Squire Ralpho. In the manner of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, they set out on a journey by horseback and suffer several bizarre adventures on the way.