Saturday, 27 February 2021

King George's Legs

Our agents in Hannover have uncovered a revelation that has rocked this uncouth German kingdom to its foundation. It has been revealed through a new ballad that is sweeping through the sauerkraut and knackwurst houses of its Capital that the now King George II of England is nothing more than a womaniser and adulterer. His string of mistresses include none other than the celebrity prostitute Sally Salisbury, Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth.

The royal court denies this emphatically but as can be seen in the snap sketch below taken in 1721 the King, sitting to the left, is in the clutches of Sally Salisbury whilst his poor gullible Queen sits at home none the wiser.

And below is yet another snap sketch of rawcuss George in the middle of some hanky spanky with the Countess of Suffolk. What is to be said about the behaviour of this promiscuous upstart who purports to “Rule” the kingdom of England but instead fornicates his way through the bawdy houses of Hannover?

Will we allow him to continue to clasp his filthy despoiled hands around our virtuous and beloved Scotland? “Nay” say we of M.A.C and “Nay” say the true and patriotic people of Scotland.

The pamphlet containing the words of this Ballad which was written by a strolling band of Hanoverian minstrels who call themselves “KarftSmirk”, can be purchased at any street corner from a pamphlet seller for a mere one Pfennige.

So for your entertainment, amusement and jocularity here is the transcript in full.