Jacobite Gleanings From State Manuscripts e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Petitions for mercy - Accompany afidavits - Attempts at extenuation - Plea of being commandeered Hard swearing - Plea of youth - Hops of escaping death - Memorials on behalf of prisoners indicative of humanity of the period - Hobbes' elfish idea of origin of sympathy - Attitude of Collins, Fielding, and Thomson of The Seasons to the Rebellion Dr. Samuel J ohnson - Anecdote of his Jacobite leanings - How Boswell became a loyalist - Dr. Johnson at Derby - His opinion of the Rising of l745 - Advises Boswell to write its history - Johnson on the taking of Cape Breton - The Union of the Crowns - The War Office preparations to meet Prince Charles - Expectation of his march into Wales.