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.

EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY,

PAUL'S WORK, CANONGATE.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

PAGE.

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, ,

3

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, . .

VOL. III.

CHAP. III.

РАав,

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, . 83

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, . . , 128

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