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 BM Satires 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".  1763
<br>Etching and rocker-work
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<p>After: Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale
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<dl><dd>Published by: John Williams</dd></dl></div>
circa 1763 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1763-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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