OF

A GRANDFATHER;

BEING

STORIES

TAKEN FROM

SCOTTISH HISTORY.

HUMBLY INSCRIBED

TO

HUGH LITTLEJOHN, Esq.

IN THREE VOLs.

VOL. III.

Second Series.

A NEW EDITION.

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

JOHN CUMMING, DUBLIN.

EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY, ..

PAUL'S WORK, CANONGATL.

CONTENTS,

CHAP. I.

PAGR.

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 ToryJames

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.

PAGE.

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 Jåmes, 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, . o .

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, . . . 133

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