SIR THOMAS LEGG could be the name of a 17th-century nobleman, and a bitterly resisted attempt to extract money from Parliament sounds familiar too.

• 若托马斯.；莱格爵士生在17世纪，他也许会是一位有名的贵族，如果那样现在我们听到有人严酷地阻止别人从议会揩油也就不会太陌生了。