This Allegory is frequently Applied to those that make Advantage to
Themselves by Embroyling the Publique; and _set their Country A-fire for
the Roasting of their Own Eggs_. ’Tis the Only Trade that many People
have to Live by, and the most Profitable Trade too, when the Occasion
lies Fair for their Purpose. ’Tis with the Common People in this Case,
just as ’tis with Fishes: Trouble the Waters, so that they cannot see
their Way before them, and you Have ’em Sure in the Bag before they know
where they are.