Sentence:  It would be interesting to know how many village <WSD>Dogberries</WSD> there were like Thomas Law, the constable of Quendon, Essex, whose reaction in 1651 on being informed of a robbery was to call on the astrologer, William Hills, ‘with an intent to hear what he might say, so that he might make his search accordingly'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A pompous, foolish or self-important official. (from 19th c.)