Chapter XXVIII: The Revolution and the Union

⭘ Difficulties of the new Government, opposite parties――William
Carstairs――The Duke of Hamilton; other members of the
Government; an opposition party

⭘ Convention re-assembled; the opposition harassed the Government
――Abolition of the Lords of the Articles demanded――War in
the Highlands; General Mackay and Viscount Dundee; Battle of
Killiecrankie; the royal army utterly defeated; consternation
of the Government

⭘ Difficulties of the King; his opinion of the Scottish
aristocracy――The Lords of the Articles abolished; Act of
Supremacy repealed――The ejected ministers restored, and the
Presbyterian polity re-established――Patronage abolished――A
Commission to visit the Universities and Schools――Parties
dissatisfied with the arrangements

⭘ Meeting of Presbyterians――General Assembly, the King’s letter
――Cameronian ministers――Acts of the Assembly

⭘ Proceedings of the Commission of Visitation; Interference of
the King――Meeting of the General Assembly; a proposal by the
King to admit Episcopal ministers

⭘ The Highlands; means used for the pacification of the Clans;
their submission to the Government――Massacre of Glencoe

⭘ Oath of Allegiance and Declaration of Assurance to be
subscribed――An Act permitting the Episcopal clergy to remain
in their churches under certain conditions; those who declined
were considered Jacobites

⭘ Rise of a commercial spirit; the Darien project sanctioned
by Parliament――Outline of the scheme; a company formed and
capital subscribed. In July, 1698, one thousand and two
hundred persons sailed from Leith to establish the new Colony;
their privations soon began, they were forced to abandon the
colony, though a second and a third expedition was despatched,
the enterprise ended in a complete failure, which caused great
indignation in Scotland

⭘ The King declined to receive an Address from the Darien
Company――Meeting of Parliament; stormy debates on the Darien
Colony――An Address sent to the King; the King’s letter
――Parliament overwhelmed with addresses and petitions
――Resolutions passed by Parliament touching the Darien Colony,
and embodied in an Address to the King

⭘ Attempt to form a union of the two Kingdoms――Death of the King
――Accession of Queen Anne――Another attempt to frame a union
――Elections for the new ♦Parliament; meeting of Parliament,
a series of alarming acts passed; the Act of Security twice
passed, and the nation prepared for battle

♦ “Partiament” replaced with “Parliament”

⭘ The English Parliament authorised a Treaty of Union to be
negotiated; this was placed before the Scottish parliament,
and after a vehement debate, an act was passed authorising the
appointment of Commissioners to treat with the English for a
Union. The number of Commissioners equal on both sides――Their
proceedings――A copy of the Treaty presented to the Queen

⭘ The Scotch Parliament re-assembled to consider the Treaty;
great opposition to the Union; efforts to arouse the national
feeling against it――The Articles of the Treaty were read and
debated in Parliament one by one――Efforts of the opposition;
a vehement debate on the first article of the Treaty――The
articles touching commerce satisfactory to the Scots――The
last effort of the Jacobites to defeat the Union――The Treaty
finally carried――Mode of electing the Representatives from
Scotland to the first Parliament of Great Britain