ABSTRACT
ONthedeathofQueenAnne,GeorgetheFirst1714. ascendedthethroneundertheprovisionsoftheActofGeorger. Settlement/butthepartisansoftheexiledfamily secretlyendeavouredtofomentjealousiesanddis-
0ontertt,and~ostiruphostilitytothegovernment. Severalp8rs0nsofrankwereimpeached,otherswere ~,rresteC!:andatlengththeJacobitesinScotlandbroke outintoopenrebellion.TherewaslikewiseaninsurrectioninEngland,butafterproclaimingthePretender intheNorth,and.beingjoinedbytheScottish malcontents,theinsurgentswerecompelledtosurrenderat Preston;andaboutthesametimetheHighlanders undertheEarlofMar,weredefeatedatDumblaine, andtherebellionwassofarputdownasnolongerto exciteseriousapprehension.Atthisjuncturethe Pretendercameoverindisguise,andjoinedhisdiscomfitedpartisansinScotland;buthewassooncompelledtore-embark,andallhopesofsuccesswerefor thepresentabandoned,bothbyhimandhisfollowers. Thesmoulderingembersofdisaffectionstillremained, however,andcontinuedtokeepaliveanuneasyand unsettledfeelinginthecountry,andinsomedegree toinfluencethepolicyofthegovernmentthroughout thereignsofthefirsttwosovereignsoftheHouseof Hanover.
