The noble stand, or, The glorious CCIIII [graphic].[circa 1733]eng"Satire on the defeat of the Excise Bill. In the foreground, on the left, stands Justice trampling on Oppression, in her scales papers lettered, "Magna Charta", "City Petition" and "204" (the number of members of parliament who voted against the Bill) outweigh chains and wooden shoes; on the right, Trade, a merchant holding a ship standing on two barrels, one of wine and one of tobacco, is supported by Liberty holding a hat on a staff. In the background, Britons, including a sailor, dance around a maypole decorated with tobacco leaves and grapes and topped with a sign lettered "Perry & Barnard" referring to the members for the City of London. Above fly Plenty and Fame."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from item.Title etched above image.Publication date from British Museum catalogue."Price 6 Pence."--Lower right corner.Twenty lines of verse in three columns below image: 'Arise Britannia! joyfull now arise! ... And the Vine's fruit, they raise and dance around'.Below the verses is an explanation of the 'two hundred and twice two' as 'The number of the Senators who oppos'd the Excise Bill'.State without subtitle "Sacred to their Immortal Honour down to the latest Posterity". Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1921.