E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Jo’tham,
in Dryden’s satire of Absalom and Achitophel, means Saville, Marquis of Halifax. Jotham was the person who uttered the parable of The Trees Choosing a King when the men of Shechem made Abimelech king. (Judges ix.)
