THEC

OF

A GRANDFATHER;

BEING

STORIES

TAKEN FROM

SCOTTISH HISTORY.

HUMBLY INSCRIBED

ΤΟ

HUGH LITTLEJOHN, Esq.

IN THREE VOLS.

VOL. II.

Second Series.

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

JOHN CUMMING, DUBLIN.

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EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY,

PAUL'S WORK, CANONGATE.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

The King taken Prisoner by the English Army, and

placed in the Palace of Hampton Court-his Es-

cape to the Isle of Wight, and Imprisonment in

Carisbrook Castle-Treaty with the Scots, known

by the name of The Engagement The Engagers

enter England with an Army, and are Defeated

High Court of Justice appointed to try the King-

the Trial-Execution of Charles I.

CHAP. II.

Montrose makes a Descent upon the Highlands, is

taken Prisoner, and Executed-Charles II. being

declared King, arrives in Scotland-Cromwell's In-

vasion of Scotland-Battle of Dunbar-Coronation

of Charles II.-He takes the Command of the Ar-

my, marches into England, is Defeated at Worces-

ter, and Escapes abroad-War in Scotland under

General Monk-Cromwell makes himself Lord Pro-

tector of the Republics of Great Britain and Ire-

land--Glencairn's Rising-Exploits of Evan Dhu,

of Lochiel, Chief of the Camerons,

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CHAP. III.

Administration of Public Justice in Scotland, under

Cromwell-Heavy Taxes imposed by him-Church

Affairs-Resolutionists and Remonstrators-Trials

for Witchcraft,

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CHAP. IV.

Cromwell's System of Government-his Death-Rich-

ard Cromwell's Accession to the Protectorate, and

Retirement from it-Anecdotes of him-General

Monk's Advance to London-Dissolution of the

Long Parliament-Sir John Grenville's Interview

with Monk, and Proposal for the Recall of the Ex-

iled Stewarts-The Restoration-Arrival of Charles

II. at Dover,

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CHAP. V.

Character of Charles II.-Middleton sent as High

Commissioner to Scotland-Measures of the Scot-

tish Parliament for the Introduction of Episcopacy

—Trial and Execution of the Marquis of Argyle—

Trial of Judge Swinton, and others-Act of Uni-

formity the Nonconforming Clergy displaced-

The Earl of Lauderdale succeeds to the power of

Middleton,

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