A new-years-gift: or, A respectful wish, : from the hand of a stranger who (upon the 28th of November) was a sufferer by the fire which happened in the Canongate. To my Lord Balmerino
[Edinburgh? : s.n.,
1715?]
First line reads - "May this years influence, the nation bless,".
The dedicatee's name is apparently stamped in by hand, enabling the author to solicit different patrons. (Foxon).
ESTC
Foxon
Scotland Edinburgh.