REX ARTHURUS.

When King Arthur ruled the land,

He ruled it like a king:

He bought four pecks of barley-meal

To make a brave pudding.

A pudding brave the king did make

And stuffed it well with plums;

Great lumps of suet he put into it,

As big as both his thumbs.

The king and queen partook thereof,

And all the court beside;

And what they did not eat that night,

The queen next morning fried.