"A rebus letter headed by a representation of the head and shoulders of Bute taken from Ramsay's portrait (not caricatured) and the Devil with a fork for a foot who holds the letter described under British Museum Satires No. 4012 to which this is a reply. The present letter, transliterated in a broad Scots accent, states that although Bute has officially resigned he intends to remain in power behind the throne and to ensure that his Scottish friends will find good "posts and places" in order to "reduce the English into total subjection"; he refers to Princess Augusta as "a certain bonny Lassie"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Caption title., State without imprint, from: The Scots scourge ... London : Printed for J. Pridden, [1763]. Cf. British Museum catalogue., Engraved letter in the form of rebus., The following words in the title are represented by a rebus: Lord Bute by his portrait, Beelzebub by an image of a devil., Temporary local subject terms: Excise: cider tax., and Watermark: Strasburg lily.
