The Jacobite Rebellions

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THE
JACOBITE REBELLIONS
(1689-1746)

BY
J. PRINGLE THOMSON, M.A.
AUTHOR OF "ALEXANDER HENDERSON, THE
COVENANTER," "THE SCOTTISH COVENANTERS"

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Within the compass of 120 pages it was impossible for me to cover

every event in this period. The "Forty-Five" itself would have provided
enough material to fill a volume of double the size. I have therefore
concentrated on the four events which seemed to me most
important--namely, the Darien scheme, the Union of the Crowns, and
the risings of 1715 and 1745. For the rest, I have endeavoured to
illustrate, however briefly, the religious, social, and industrial activities
of the time. As in my previous volume, I have drawn freely on the
invaluable publications of the Scottish Historical Society, and my
thanks are also due to Mr. William Cowan for permission to print the
extract which appears on p. 29.
J. P. T. GLASGOW, May, 1914.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATE PAGE 1689. STATE OF PARTIES IN SCOTLAND
Dalrymple's "Memoirs" 1 THE CONVENTION OF ESTATES
Dalrymple's "Memoirs" 3 DUNDEE'S REBELLION Mackay's
"Memoirs" 6 THE BATTLE OF KILLIECRANKIE Mackay's
"Memoirs" 8 1690. THE RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT "Melville
Papers" 11 1692. THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE "Papers
Illustrative of the Highlands of Scotland" 13 1695. THE BANK OF
SCOTLAND "Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland" 18
THE DARIEN SCHEME: A. THE PROJECT AND ITS
ORIGINATOR Burnet's "History of His Own Times" 20 1698. B.
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY "The Darien Papers" 22 C.
WHY THE COLONY FAILED Burnet's "History of His Own Times"
24 1699. D. INDIGNATION IN SCOTLAND Burnet's "History of His
Own Times" 25
1703. THE UNION IMPENDING Sir John Clerk's "Memoirs" 27
UNION OF THE CROWNS: A. THE LAST SCOTTISH
PARLIAMENT "A Journey to Edenborough" 29 1706. B. DRAFTING
THE TREATY Sir John Clerk's "Memoirs" 32 C. POPULAR

HOSTILITY TO THE UNION Defoe's "History of the Union" 35 1707.
D. "AN END OF AN OLD SONG" "The Lockhart Papers" 37
1714. "THE WEE, WEE GERMAN LAIRDIE" Mackay's "Jacobite
Songs" 38
THE RISING OF 1715: 1715. A. GATHERING OF THE CLANS
Rae's "History" 39 B. DEFENCE OF EDINBURGH Sir John Clerk's