LONDON: PRINTED BY

SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET

LONDON

IN

THE JACOBITE TIMES

BY

DR DORAN, F.S. A.

AUTHOR OF TABLE TRAITS' QUEENS OF THE HOUSE OF HANOVER'

'THEIR MAJESTIES' SERVANTS' ETC.

RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, NEW BURLINGTON STREET
Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen

1877

All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

(1724-25-26-'27.)

Loyal and Disloyal Printers-Sacheverel-His Death-A new Toast

-Bolingbroke-Bolingbroke's Adversaries-In the Lords' House

-Denunciations against him—An Epigram-Fresh Intrigues-

Political Writers-Wharton, Boasting-Prince William, Duke

of Cumberland-In Kensington Gardens-Seaforth's Pardon—

Robert Macgregor Campbell-Rob Roy's Letter to Wade-Rob

Roy in Newgate-Rob Roy in London-A Note of Alarm-Pa-

triotic Jacobites-Voltaire-The New Reign-Coronation-

Prince Frederick.

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CHAPTER II.

(1728 to 1732.)

Mist's Journal-Lockhart of Carnwath-George II. and Lockhart-

The Jacobite Cause-Character of the House of Commons-The

King and Queen-Atterbury weary of Exile-The Prince of

Wales at Church-The Morals and Manners of the Time-Atter-

bury, on Mist-Thomson's 'Sophonisba '-Cibber made Poet Lau-

reate-Jacobite Hearne-A Jacobite Threat-Difficulties in Pro-

fessional Life-Death of Defoe Fall of Mortimer -Duels and

Sermons-Young Lord Derwentwater-A Standing Army-The

Duke's Grenadiers-General Roguery-Death of Atterbury—Bu-

rial of Atterbury-At Scarborough-Notorious Jacobites-The

Earl of Derwentwater

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CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER III.

(1733 to 1740.)

Approaching Storm--Wyndham in Parliament-Political Sermon-

Stormy Debates-The Young Chevalier-Lord Duffus-The

Calves' Head Club-The Calves' Head Riot The 30th of

January'-Objectionable Toasts-Foster, in the Old Jewry-The

Queen and the Artist-Chesterfield's Wit-Scene in Westminster

Hall-Jacobites and Gin-Drinkers-The Stage fettered-Fear of

the Pretender-Walpole, on Jacobites-Curious Discussion-

Safety of the Royal Family-'Agamemnon'-The King, in Public

-Political Drama-Henry Pelham and the Jacobites-Jacobite

Prospects-Death of Wyndham .

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CHAPTER IV.

(1741 to 1744.)

Incidentsin Parliament-Party Characteristics-On Hounslow Heath

-Tories not Jacobites-Condition of Parties-In Leicester Fields

-Awaking of Jacobites-Chesterfield's Opinions-King and

Elector-Highland Regiment in London-Desertion of the Men-

March of the Deserters-The Highlanders at Oundle-Military

Execution - Threatened Invasion-Confusion-Preparations-

Declaration of War-Letter from Hurd-Public Feeling-Lady

M. W. Montague-Carte, the Nonjuror-Carte's History of Eng-

land-Various Incidents-Lady Nithsdale

CHAPTER V.

(1745.)

'Tancred and Sigismunda'-Political Drama-The young Chevalier

-Feeling in London-Hopes and Fears-Horace Walpole's

Ideas-Divisions in Families-Court and City-Varying Opinions

-London Wit-The Parliament-The Radcliffes-The London

Jacobites-The Venetian Ambassador-Monarch and Ministers

---News in private Letters-The London Trainbands-Scenes at

Court-The King's Speech to the Guards-Aspects of Society-

French News of London-Anxiety and Confidence-Johnson

and Lord Gower-Bolingbroke.

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