Until, when Charles shall be composed in dust, Perfumed with epithets of good and just, HE saved, incenséd Heaven may have forgot T' afford one act of mercy to a Scot, Unless that Scot deny himself and do (What's easier far) renounce his Nation too. [_The Scots' Apostasy_ was first printed as a broadside in _1646_, and assigned at the time to Cleveland by Thomas Old. It was included in _1651_, but not admitted by the 'Vindicators' in _1677_. But it is in all the central group of editions except _Cleaveland Revived_, where absence is usually a strong proof of genuineness; and it is extremely like him. Mr. Berdan has admitted it, and so do I. Professor Case has noted a catalogue entry of _The Scot's Constancy, an answer to J. C's._ [_al._ Or an Answer to Cleveland's] _Scots' Apostasy_ (G. R. Bastick) [_al._ Robin Bostock], London April 1647. The 'J. C's' is of course pertinent.] [Line: 2 John Campbell (1598-1633), from 1620 Baron Loudoun in his wife's right, was, after taking a violent part on the Covenant side in the earlier Scotch-English war, instrumental in concluding peace; and was made in 1641 Chancellor of Scotland and Earl of Loudoun.] [Line: 4 as] 'and' _1653_.] [Line: 9 'imposture' _1651_, _1653_.] [Line: 20 The celebrated and grisly collection of Scottish monarchs in Holyrood was not yet in existence; for its imaginative creator only painted it in 1684, and there are 106, not sixty. But the remoteness of Scottish pedigrees was popularly known: and if it be not true that all Scottish kings were murdered, not a few had been.] [Line: 24 'Assassination' is valued at six syllables.] [Line: 28 'to' _1651_, &c.: 'into' _1646_.] [Line: 31 Till] and tell _1646_, _1651_.] [Line: 34 'count you' _1646_, _1651_, _1653_, &c.: 'be your' _1687_. This prayer, at any rate, was heard pretty soon.] [Line: 38 'steps' _1651_, &c.: 'ships' _1646_.] [Line: 42 'go', misprinted 'to' in _1653_, &c.] [Lines: 67-8 Not in _1646_.] Rupertismus.