Inscription designed for the Duke of Cumberland, in Imitation of Dr Arbuthnot's upon Charteris.

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1279 (1279)
Copy of the Performance (men-
tioned in Mr Innes’ Letter, pag:
1254) in Imitation of Dr Ar-
buthnot’s upon Charteris.

I.

Here continueth to stink

The Memory of the —[Duke] of —[Cumberland]

Who with unparallel’dunparalleled Barbarity

And inflexible Hardness of Heart

In spite of all Motives to Lenity

That Policy or Humanity cou’dcould suggest

Endeavour’dEndeavoured to ruin S—[cotlan]d

By all the Ways a T—[yran]t cou’dcould invent

2

Nor is he more infamous

For all the monstrous Inhumanity of his Nature

Than fortunate in accumulating

Titles &and Wealth.

For

Without Merit

Without Experience

Without military Skill

He is created a Field-M—[arsha]l &and CaptCaptain General

Has the Profits of two Regiments

And a settled Revenue of 40000 a Year

3

He is the only Man of his Time

Who has acquir’dacquired yethe Name of a HeroeHero

By the Actions of a butchering Provo’tProvost 1

For having with 10000 regular Troops

Defeated half that Number of fatigu’dfatigued Militia

He murder’dmurdered the wounded

Hang’dHanged or starv’dstarved the Prisoners

Ravag’dRavaged the Country wtwith fire &and Sword
And 1280 (1280)
And having rioted in Cruelty posted off at last in tri-^umph

With the suppos’dsupposed Head

Of a brave unfortunate P—[rince]

4

O loyal Reader

Let not his Success tempt thee to despair

Heaven that punisheth us for our Sins

Cannot overlook such Crimes as these

Having once fill’dfilled up yethe measure of his Iniquity
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His Glory will vanish like yethe morning dew

And they who now adore him as a Hero &and a God

Will at last curse him

As a Mad-man and a Devil