Sir Thomas Urquarts dates were 1611--1660. It is suspected that he was not as deaf as he made out and that he used it as an excuse for making loud sarcastic remarks.
On another tack. Is it allowable to quote a song given in a recent
BS thread.I will take it as given and make the quote as an example of a short song which went down well when sung:-

Bill Clinton is a notour loon and I bet he wishes he wisnae.
On Seterday nichts he got his licks frae a lassie cried Lywinsky.

As I remarked in the BS thread it is a pity I cannot give the tune
here.
Joe.