A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 2Proceedings of the Whig ministry - Declaration of the Chevalier de St George - Meet ing of the Parliament - Arrival of George I. In England - Conduct of the Earl of Mar - New Parliament assembled - Intrigue of the jacobites-character of the Earl of Mar - Departs from England to erect the standard of revolt in Scotland - Sum mons a meeting of the Jacobites under the pretence of a hunting-match - Addresses the meeting, and informs them of his designs - Principal Jacobite chiefs summoned to appear at Edinburgh - The Chevalier de St George proclaimed by Mar, who raises the standard of revolt in Braemar - Sends a circular letter to the gentlemen of Perth shire - Issues a declaration - Letter by Mar to the bailie of Kildrummy - Death of Louis XIV. - Manifesto of the Jacobite chiefs, pp. 255 - 275.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.