OF

A GRANDFATHER;

BEING

STORIES

TAKEN FROM

SCOTTISH HISTORY.

HUMBLY INSCRIBED

TO

HUGH LITTLEJOHN, Esq.

IN THREE VOLS.

VOL. III.

Second Series.

PRINTED FOR CADELL AND CO. EDINBURGH;
SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL, LONDON; AND

JOHN CUMMING, DUBLIN.

I

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY, PAUL'S WORK, CANONGATE.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

Invasions and Execution of Monmouth and Argyle

Execution of Rumbold, the principal Conspirator

in the Rye-House Plot-Imprisonment of a Body

of Nonconformists in Dunottar Castle-Distinctions

between the two Parties of Whig and Tory-James

II.'s Plans for the Restoration of Popery,

CHAP. II.

Attempts of James II. to annul the Test Act and

Penal Statutes against Roman Catholics-Procla-

mations annulling the Oath of Supremacy and Test

-Continued efforts to introduce the Catholic As-

cendency-Attempted Invasion of the Rights of the

Universities-Prosecution of the Bishops-Views

of the Prince of Orange-how modified by the birth

of the Prince of Wales-Invasion of the Prince of

Orange Flight of James-The Throne of Eng-

land settled upon William and Mary,

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CHAP. III.

State of Affairs in Scotland previous to the Revolu-

tion-Endeavours of James to secure the Scots to

his interest The Scottish Army is ordered to Eng-

land, and, on the Flight of James, joins the Prince

of Orange-Expulsion of Captain Wallace from

Holyrood House-Meeting of the Scottish Conven-

tion Struggles of the Jacobite and Whig Parties

-Secession of the Viscount of Dundee, and settle-

ment of the Throne on King William-Disposal of

Offices of trust in Scotland-Mr Carstairs confiden-

tially consulted by King William,

CHAP. IV.

King James's Successes in Ireland-Preparations of

the Viscount of Dundee for a Rising in favour of

James in Scotland-Feud between MacDonald of

Keppoch and MacIntosh of Moy-Advance of Ge-

neral MacKay to the North against Dundee—

Movements of the two Armies Battle of Killie-

crankie, and Death of Dundee,

CHAP. V.

Cannon succeeds Dundee, and is defeated at Dunkeld

-The Cameronian Regiment-Skirmish at Crom.

dale-Pacification of the Highlands, through the

instrumentality of the Earl of Breadalbane-Com-

pany of Jacobite Officers in the French Service as

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