CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

HENRY STUART, CARDINAL YORK.

Gray's Early Character of Him-Receives the Cardinal's

Hat at the Age of Twenty-three- His Conduct at the

Breaking Out of the French Revolution His Villa

Plundered by the French Troops - George the Third's

Kindness to the Cardinal - ·Correspondence between the

English Minister and the Cardinal - His Character and

Death - Bequeaths the Crown Jewels to the Prince of

Wales
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CHAPTER II.

ARTHUR ELPHINSTONE, LORD BALMERINO.

His Early Attachment to the Stuarts - Enters the French

Service after the Insurrection of 1715- Joins the Pre-

tender in 1745- His Arrest and Committal to the Tower

-The Trial Scene as Described by Walpole - His

Fortitude and Cheerfulness after the Sentence His

Execution

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CHAPTER III.

WILLIAM BOYD, EARL OF KILMARNOCK.

Attachment of Lord Kilmarnock's Family to the House of

Brunswick - His Motives for Joining the Pretender-

Taken Prisoner at Culloden- His Trial-Correspond-

ence of the Family - His Execution

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CHAPTER IV.

GEORGE MACKENZIE, EARL OF CROMARTIE.

Joins the Pretender Soon after His Landing-Taken Pris-

oner before the Battle of Culloden — Trial - His Address

to the Lords on Behalf of His Family - Lady Cromartie

Puts a Petition into the King's Hands - Remission of

Part of His Sentence - Reduced to the Greatest Distress

- Relieved by the Government - His Death.

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CHAPTER V.

LORD GEORGE MURRAY.

In Arms against the Government in 1715 - Joins the Pre-

tender in 1745- His Character as a Military Officer-

His Conduct at the Battles of Preston, Falkirk, and

Culloden-Escapes to the Continent His Death.

CHAPTER VI.

FLORA MACDONALD.

Her Parentage-Tracked by Captain Ferguson after Part-

ing from the Prince - Arrested on Her Return to Her

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Mother's House - Carried on Board the Furnace Sloop

of War - Bishop Forbes's Account of Her Captivity-

Entertained by Lady Primrose on Her Release - Her

Marriage - Doctor Johnson's Account of His Enter-

tainment by Her - Her Family Emigrate to America,

Where They Afterward Join the Loyalists, and Are Con-

sequently Obliged to Return to Skye - Her Death

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CHAPTER VII.

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Relative to the Suppression of the Rebellion

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE DEATH OF LORD BALMERINO (See page 54)

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