Shows a black and white engraving split into four sections. Each shows stages of a procession. At the top a crowd gathers around a bonfire, next are men carrying banners, staves and torches. The bottom sections show standing priests and other figures carried by men upon a series of platforms.

The solemn mock procession of the Pope (1681). During the 'Exclusion Crisis' of 1678-81 anti-Catholic passions ran high, particularly in London, where 'pope-burnings' like this one on 17 November 1680 attracted huge crowds. Copyright Trustees of the British Museum.