The letter is headed by etchings of Lord North and the Devil as in BMSat 5542, to which this is the answer, but reversed. The Devil holds a letter.
<p><br><br>"(Grate), Po(tent) and Respec(table) (Monarch),
<br>(Ewer) H(eye)nesis's [sic] E(pistol) came Safe (toe) (hand), (eye) Have S(hew)n it (toe) (awl) wz(eye) Friends on (ear)th, ro(hoe) (R) glad (toe) (hare) t(hat) T(hare) Is so good an Under(stand)ing (bee)tween us, &amp; t(hat) (eye) am (lick)ely (toe) (bee) (ass) (grate) a (favour)ite (bee)low (ass) (eye) am (hare), you (C), (grate) Mon(ark), (Eye) am so (well) v(ears)d [versed] in the (R)ts of In(C)n(yew)a(tie)on [insinuation] and (diss?)im(yew)la(tie)on. t(hat) (eye) (can) De(sieve) any (man), (eye) (hope) (eye) may (bee) a(bell) (toe) p(rock)(ewer) [procure] (posts) and (plaices) in (ewer) (inn)fern(awl) (cow)rt for my faithfull F(rein)ds w(hoe) have So (M)(eye)nently Distinquish t(hare)selves b(eye) t(hare) attach(men)t (toe) t(hare) (King), witness My d(eye)abo(lick)(awl) F(rein)d, Sr H(yew) [Palliser], w(hoe) has act(yew) (awl)ly (sole)(lick)cited [solicited] me (awl) Ready for t(hat) purpose, and (eye) (can) (ass)(ewer) [assure] (yew) t(hat) he h(ass) (talons) [talents] (toe) XEQte any Of (ewer) H(eye)ness Most Hellish (Comma)nds, He h(ass) guild the Malcon(tents) by a pre(ten)ded Try(awl), (Eye) am proud (yew) aprove of my T(axe)s, (Witch) (eye) (hope) will shortly re(deuce) the (people) in 2 (toe)t(awl) [total] Subjec(tie)on, &amp; we Sh(awl) (C) the Day w(hen) the Freeborn Englishmen) sh(awl) (knot) dare (toe) rep(eye)ne, butt Groan in Secret (bee)neath the G(awl)ing halter
<br>(Eye) have the Honour (toe) (bee), (ewer) most Devoted Serv(ant) 
<br>London July 9 1779." 9 July 1779 
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<br>Etching
1779<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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