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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
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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)