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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 2: Part IIThe government was not inattentive to the proceedings of the Jaco bites, and measures were adopted immediately by the Lord Advocate for securing the chiefs. Under the authority of an act passed on the thirtieth of August, the following persons were summoned by him to appear at Edinburgh within certain specified periods, under the pain of a year's imprisonment and other penalties, to give bail for their allegiance to the government, namely, the marquis of Huntly, the earls of Seaforth, There appears to be a discrepancy' 111 the accounts as to this matter. The Master of Sinclair says, (ms. In the possession of the earl of Rosslyn) that Mar produced a forged commission, but it would appear from the Journal printed at Paris, (appendix to Paton's History, p. With his own approbation, that the meeting was aware that he had no commission, and the writer of the Journal mentions as no small proof of the people's zeal for their country, that so great a number followed his advice, and obeyed his orders before he could produce one.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.
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