A.
Abjuration Oath, 151.
Agricola, Julius, invasion of, 4.
Aidan founds Lindisfarne, 9.
Albany, Robert, Duke of, 61;
his regency, 63;
his death, 66.
Alexander I., 20
defeats the men of Moray, ib.;
defends the liberty of the Church, 21.
Alexander II., invades England, 29;
his marriage, 30;
his death, 31.
Alexander III., his coronation, 31;
his death, 32.
Ancrum, rout of the English at, 90.
Angus, Archibald, Earl of (Bell the Cat), 78.
Anne, 161.;
her death, 168.
Arbroath Abbey founded, 29.
Argyle, Archibald, Earl of, refuses to take the Test, 151;
his rising, ib.;
is beheaded, 152.
Argyle, Archibald, Marquess of, his government, 138;
crowns Charles II., 141;
is beheaded, 144.
Arkinholm, battle of, 74.
Armstrong, John, his hanging, 87.
Arran, James Hamilton, Earl of, 81;
his power, 83;
his regency, 89.
Arran, Ochiltree, created Earl of, 115.
Auchterarder, case of, 187.

B.
Baillie, of Jerviswood, his death, 151.
Balliol, Edward, his invasion, 57.
Balliol, John, his claim to the throne, 36;
his coronation, 39;
his alliance with France, ib.;
his submission to Edward, 41.
Balmerinoch, John Elphinstone, Lord, his imprisonment, 130.
Bannockburn, battle of, 50.
Barbour, John, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, biographer of Bruce, 48.
Barton, Andrew, his death, 81.
Bass Castle holds out for James, 158.
Beaton, Cardinal David, his murder, 92.
Beaton, James, Archbishop of St. Andrews, his conscience, 84.
BeaugÉ, battle of, 65.
Beck, Anthony, his flight, 42.
Bell, Henry, his steamboat, 188.
Berwick, importance of, 34;
siege of, 40;
treaty of, 100.
Blackadder, Robert, first Archbishop of Glasgow, 82.
Blanks, Spanish, 119.
Boece, Hector, his fabulous history, 94.
Bothwell, Adam, Bishop of Orkney, 106.
Bothwell Bridge, battle of, 150.
Bothwell, James Hepburn, Earl of, 104;
marries Queen Mary, 105;
his flight, 106.
Boyd, Thomas, created Earl of Arran, 76.
Boyds, power of, 76.
Brechin, bell-tower of, 18.
Brigham, treaty of, 36.
Brown, John, story of, 152.
Bruce, grant of Annandale to, 36.
Bruce, Robert, one of the claimants of the crown, 36.
Bruce, Robert, Earl of Carrick, his coronation, 47;
his reverses, 48;
his victory at Bannockburn, 50;
his comrades, 51;
his parliaments, 55;
his death, 56.
Brunanburh, battle of, 12.
Bunby, tutor of, Laird of, slain by Douglas, 73.
Buchan, Alexander, Earl of, Wolf of Badenoch, 62.
Buchan, Countess of, crowns Bruce, 47;
caged by Edward, ib.
Buchan, Herrying of, 49.
Buchan, John Stewart, Earl of, 65.
Buchanan, George, his works, 124.
Burns, Robert, the poet, 189.

C.
Cambuskenneth, Parliament of, 55.
Cameron, Richard, leader of the Cameronians, 149.
Candlemas, burnt, 59.
Carberry, surrender at, 106.
Carham, battle of, 12.
Casket letters, 107, 109.
Chapman, Walter, sets up first printing press, 83.
Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender), his landing, 176;
his Court at Edinburgh, 177;
his invasion of England, 178;
his perils, 180.
Charles I., his resumption of Benefices, 129;
his visit to Scotland, 130;
his double dealing, 132;
his appeal to the Scots, 137;
his treaty with the Engagers, 138;
his death, 139.
Charles II., proclamation of, 139;
his arrival in Scotland, 140;
his coronation, 141;
his defeat at Worcester, ib.;
his restoration, 143;
his misgovernment, 144-151;
his death, 151.
Charles XII. of Sweden, his project of invasion, 173.
Claverhouse, James Graham of, beaten at Drumclog, 149;
his revolt, 155;
is beaten at Killiecrankie, 157.
Cnut, invasion of, 13.
Colliers and salters, slavery of, 183.
Cope, Sir John, his flight, 177.
Coltbrigg, canter of, 177.
Columba, comes from Ireland, 6;
founds Iona, 7;
converts Picts, ib..
Committee of Articles, its origin, 69.
Common Order, Book of, 114.
Comyn, John, the Red, his murder, 46.
Constantine I., his reign, 10.
Constantine II., commendation of, 11.
Constantine III., reign of, 12.
Conventicles, 146;
laws against, 148.
Court of Session, founding of, 88.
Covenant, first, 98;
renewals of, 119, 132.
Culloden Moor, battle of, 179.
Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of (the Butcher),
victor at Culloden, 180.

D.
Dalriada founded, 6.
Darien scheme, 159.
Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord, 102;
his murder, 105.
David I., Prince of Strathclyde, 20;
encourages Normans, 22;
invades England, ib.;
character of, 25..
David II., first anointed King of Scots, 56;
taken prisoner, 58.
Discipline, books of, 101, 118.
Disruption, causes of, 186.
Donald I., King of Scots, 10.
Donald Bane seizes the throne, 17.
Donald, Dhu, last Lord of the Isles, 81.
Douglas, Archibald, Earl of (Tine-man), slain at Verneuil, 66.
Douglas, Earl of, slain at Otterburn, 61.
Douglas, Gavin, Bishop of Dunkeld, 84;
his poems, 95.
Douglas, James of, his larder, 51;
his raids into England, 53;
his death, 56.
Douglas, James, Earl of, defeated at Arkinholm, 74.
Douglas, William, Earl of, beheaded, 72.
Douglas, William, Earl of, his murder, 74.
Drumclog, Conventicle at, 149.
Drummond of Hawthornden, his poems, 165.
Drummond, James, Earl of Perth, 153.
Drunken Parliament, 145.
Dunbar, William, his poems, 95.
Dunbarton, taking of, 111.
Duncan I., death of, 13.
Dunfermline Church founded by Margaret, 17.
Dunkeld, attack on, 157.
Dunnottar, regalia sent to, 142;
Covenanters imprisoned in, 153.
Duplin, battle of, 57.

E.
Eadgar, reign of, 19.
Eadgar the Ætheling, comes to Scotland, 14;
overthrows Donald Bane, 17.
Eadmer, Bishop of St. Andrews, 21.
Eadmund joins Donald Bane, 17.
Education Act, passing of, 161.
Edward I., holds a Council at Norham, 37;
first conquest of Scotland, 40;
second conquest, 44;
attempts to unite Scotland to England, 45;
his death, 47.
Edward II., his invasion of Scotland, 49;
his defeat and flight, 50.
Edward III., his invasion of Scotland, 59.
Ejection, 145.
Elphinstone, Bishop, founds University at Aberdeen, 83.

F.
Falaise, convention of, 27.
Falkirk, battle of, 44.
Falkirk Moor, battle of, 179.
Flodden, battle of, 81.
Forbes, Duncan, of Culloden, his philanthropy, 182.
Fordun, John of, writes Scotichronicon, 66.
Forster, Thomas, his rebellion, 170.
Fort William, building of, 158.
"Forty-five," rebellion of, 175.

G.
Galloway, final subjection of, 28.
George I., 168.
Glasgow, founding of University at, 75.
Glencoe, massacre of, 158.
Glen Fruin, battle at, 127.
Glenfillan, standard of rebellion raised at, 177.
Glenlivat, battle of, 120.
Gordon, rise of the House of, 74.
Gowrie Plot, 120.
Grahame Malise, his conspiracy, 69.
Grange, William Kirkcaldy of, 106;
declares for the Queen, 111;
his death, 114.
Gray, Sir Patrick, wrath of, 73.
Green, Captain, trial of, 162.
Grig seizes the throne, 11.
Gruach, her claims to the throne, 13.
Guthrie, James, his fate, 144.

H.
Hadrian, wall of, 4.
Halidon Hill, battle of, 58.
Hamilton, James, of Bothwellhaugh, murderer of the Regent, 110.
Hamilton, Marquess of, Commissioner, 132;
his invasion of England, 138;
his death, 139.
Harlaw, battle of, 65.
Hawley, General, his defeat, 179.
Henry, son of David I., death of, 24;
his children, 25.
Hertford, Edward Seymour, Earl of, his invasions, 90-1.

I.
Ida founds Northumberland, 6.
Indulgence, the passing of, 153.
Intercommuning, law against, 148.
Inverness, its importance, 35.
Irvine, surrender at, 42.
Irving, Edward, his schism, 186.

J.
James I., his capture, 63;
his return, 67;
his treatment of the chiefs, 68;
his murder, 69;
his judicial reforms, ib.;
his poems, 70.
James II., his accession, 71;
murders Douglas, 74;
his death, 75.
James III., 75;
his marriage, 76;
his favourites, 78;
his death, 79.
James IV., 79;
his marriage, 80;
his fleet, 81;
his alliance with France, ib.;
his invasion of England, 82;
his character and death, ib..
James V., 83;
his erection, 85;
war with England, 87;
his death, 88;
his judicial reforms, ib.;
his poems, 89.
James VI., his coronation, 107;
his favourites, 115;
his imprisonment at Ruthven, 116;
his marriage, 117;
his contest with the ministers, 120;
his accession to England, 122;
his restoration of episcopacy, 126;
his visit to Scotland, 127;
his death, 128.
James VII., his conduct as Duke of York, 150;
his persecutions, 151;
his deposition, 153.
James Stuart, Chevalier de St. George, Old Pretender, 168;
his rebellion, 169;
his landing in Scotland, 172.
Jameson, George, noted painter, 165.
Jedburgh, destruction of, 64.
John of Bretayne, Lieutenant of Scotland, 45.

K.
Kentigern, Apostle of Strathclyde, 8.
Killiecrankie, battle of, 157.
Kilsyth, battle of, 137.
Knox, John, first mention of, 92;
leader of the Reformers, 99;
his death and character, 113.

L.
Langside, battle of, 108.
Lennox, Matthew Stewart, Earl of, his marriage, 90;
his regency, 111;
his death, 112.
Leslie, David, leader of the Covenanters, 137.
Lethington, William Maitland of, 109;
his death, 115.
Liturgy tumults, 131.
Lorn, John Macdougal of, Bruce's enemy, 48.
Lulach, son of Gruach, 14.
Lyndesay, Sir David, his poems, 95.

M.
MacAlpin, Kenneth, first King of Picts and Scots, 9.
Macbeth, reign of, 13.
Macduff, appeal of, to Edward I., 39.
Maclauchlan, Margaret, death of, 152.
Malcolm I. obtains grant of Strathclyde, 12.
Malcolm II. gets Lothian, 13.
Malcolm III., Canmore, marries Margaret, 15;
meeting with William, ib.;
raids into England, ib., 16;
death of, 16.
Malcolm IV. subdues Galloway, 26;
meets Henry at Chester, 27.
Malt-tax riots, 174.
Mar, Alexander Stewart, Earl of,
defeats the Highlanders at Harlaw, 64.
Mar, John Erskine, Earl of, Regent, 113.
Mar, John, Earl of (Bobbing John), his rebellion, 169.
Margaret, the Maid of Norway, her death, 36.
Margaret, St., her reforms, 16.
Mary, Princess of Orange, 154.
Mary Stewart, her birth, 88;
her removal to France, 91;
her first marriage, 92;
her return to Scotland, 100;
her second marriage, 102;
her favourites, 103;
her flight to Dunbar, 104;
her third marriage, 105;
her surrender, 106;
her escape from Loch Leven, 107;
her flight into England, 109;
her death, 117.
Matilda, daughter of Malcolm, marries Henry of England, 20.
Middleton, Earl of, Commissioner, 143.
Mile Act, the, 145.
Milton, chapter of, 53.
Mitchell, his attempt on the life of Sharp, 148.
Moidart, landing of the young Chevalier at, 177.
Monk, General, his reduction of Scotland, 141;
his share in the Restoration, 143.
Montrose, James Graham, Earl of, takes up arms for the Covenant, 133;
joins the King, 136;
his rising for Charles II., 140;
his death, ib..
Moray, extent of, 10.
Mormaers, their office, 9.
Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, his regency, 115.
Murray, James Stewart, Earl of, 102;
his regency, 107;
his murder, 110.

N.
Napier, of Merchiston, his writings, 166.
Nectansmere, battle of, 9.
Neville's Cross, battle of, 58.
Norham, Council at, 37.
Northampton, Council at, 28;
peace of, 54.
Northmen, first coming of, 10;
settle in the Sudereys, 11;
invasion of under Magnus, 19;
last invasion of, 31.

O.
Olifant, Sir William, defender of Stirling Castle, 44.
Otterburn, raid of, 60.

P.
Penrith, skirmish at, 171.
Perth, Clan battle at, 62;
murder of James at, 69;
Articles of, 127
Philiphaugh, battle of, 137.
Picts united to Scots, 9.
Pinkie, battle of, 91.
Porteous riots, 174.
Preston, battle at, 171.
Preston-pans, battle of, 178.

Q.
Quakers, indulgence to, 153.

R.
Rabbling, 154.
Ramsay, Allan, his poems, 89.
Ramsay, Allan, the painter, 189.
Randolf, Earl of, of Moray, 53.
Reform Bill, passing of, 184.
Reformation, causes of, 97;
statutes passed, 100;
results of, 123.
Regalia, story of, 142.
Reseby, John, burning of, 66.
Rizzio, murder of, 103.
0 Robert I., see Bruce.
Robert II., his marriages, 59;
his death, 61.
Robert III., his change of name, 61;
his imbecility, 61;
his death, 63.
Rothesay, David, first Duke of, 61.
Roxburgh, siege of, 75.
Ruthven, Lord, his share in the murder of Rizzio, 103.
Ruthven, raid of, 116.

S.
St. Andrews, founding of University at, 66.
Sanquhar, Declaration of, 149.
Sauchieburn, battle of, 79.
Scotia, Nova, founding of, 128.
Scott, Sir Walter, 190.
Scots, first coming of, 6.
Seabury, Dr. Samuel, his consecration, 186.
Sedition, trials for, 183.
Severus, invasion of, 5.
Sharp, James, Archbishop of St. Andrew, his consecration, 144;
murder of, 148.
Sheriffmuir, battle at, 171.
Siward defeats Macbeth, 14.
Slavery, abolition of, 183.
Smith, Adam, his "Wealth of Nations," 189.
Smollett, Tobias, the novelist, 189.
Solway, Moss, defeated at, 87.
Spider, Bruce's, 48.
Standard, battle of, 23.
Stewart, origin of the name, 59.
Stirling, battle of, 43.
Stirling, Earl of, founder of Nova Scotia, 128.
Supplication, Great, 131.

T.
Tables, choosing of, 131.
Test Act, passing of, 150.
Theodosius makes Valentia a Roman province, 5.
Thomas, the Rhymer, his predictions, 32.
Tippermuir, battle of, 136.
Toleration, Act of, 185.
Touraine granted to Douglas, 65.
Treasurer, first appointment of, 70.
Tudor, Margaret, marries James IV., 80.
Tulchan Bishops, 113.
Turriff, Trot of, 133.

U.
Union, 163;
results of, 164;
discontent with, 167.
Uttoxeter, surrender at, 138.

V.
Verneuil, battle of, 65.
Veto Act, passing of, 187.

W.
Wallace, William, his rising, 42;
his victory at Stirling, 43;
his defeat at Falkirk, 44;
his military genius, ib.;
his betrayal and death, 45.
Warbeck, Perkin, his reception in Scotland, 80.
Watt, James, his inventions, 188.
Whiggamores' Raid, the, 138.
William of Orange, 154;
his reduction of the Highlands, 158;
his death, 161.
William the Lion, his capture, 27.
Wilson, Margaret, death of, 152.
Wyntoun, Andrew, his chronicle, 66.

Transcriber Notes:
1. Obvious misspellings and omissions were corrected.
2. Uncertain misspellings or ancient words were not corrected.