Fletcher of Saltoun

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
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Fletcher’s Birth and Education—Travels Abroad—A Member of the Scottish Parliament—Goes to the Continent	9
CHAPTER II
The Whig Plot—Comes to England with Monmouth—Shoots Dare—Is found guilty of High Treason and attainted—The Estate of Saltoun forfeited	20
CHAPTER III
Adventures in Spain—Serves in Hungary against the Turks—Returns to Scotland at the Revolution—Reforms in the Scottish Parliament—Saltoun Restored—Darien	37
CHAPTER IV
Fletcher’s Political Writings—‘A Discourse on Militias’—The Affairs of Scotland—Supports Slavery as a Cure for Mendicancy—Attacks the Partition Treaty	49
CHAPTER V
The First Session of the Union Parliament—Fletcher proposes his Twelve Limitations on the Crown—An Act of Security—The Supplies are refused	61
CHAPTER VI
‘A Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Government for the Common Good of Mankind’	85
CHAPTER VII
A New Ministry in Scotland—Scenes in the Parliament House—The Act of Security becomes Law—England retaliates by passing the Alien Act	96
CHAPTER VIII
A Ministerial Crisis, and a Change of Government in Scotland—The Government is defeated—The Limitations again—Fletcher’s Duel with Roxburghe—The Act for a Treaty of Union passed	108
CHAPTER IX
The Union Commission at Westminster—The Act of Union passed—Belhaven’s Speech—Violent Conduct of Fletcher and other Members during the Debates	129
CHAPTER X
Arrest of Fletcher—His Release—The Jacobite Prisoners of 1708—Death of Belhaven—Fletcher retires into Private Life—Conversations with Wodrow—His Death—Views of his Character	142

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