A fat 'forestaller' is dragged along (left to right) by a rope round his neck which is pulled by a chain of countrymen, to the cheers of a crowd. Three on the right shout: "how much now you rogue in grain" [cf. Bmsat 7070], "how much now farmer?," and "pull him up, d------n him". He shouts: "oh! pray let me go, & i'll let you have it, at a guinea - oh! eighteen shillings, do have mercy on me! oh! i'll let you have it at, fourteen shillings". A woman (left) kicks him behind and raises a pair of tongs to strike, saying, "thats your sort [cf. Bmsat 8073] twelve & two is fourteen - go along bob". An old woman (right) points out the victim to a small child. Others shout "go it" and "huzza! we'll have 'em all in a line e're long. " on the left are open sacks of wheat inscribed '25s'. Beneath the title: 'a new farce performed with universal applause at bishop's-clyst in devon. Augt 1800. See the morning advertiser 6th augt. ' [not in b. M. L. ] 21 august 1800
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 248 mm (cropped); Width: 351 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Hints to forestallers, or a sure way to reduce the price of grain!! (BM 1868,0808.6904)
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