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A genuine narrative of the life, behaviour, and conduct, of Simon, Lord Fraser, of Lovat , From his Birth at Beaufort near Inverness, in 1667, to his Execution on Tower-Hill, on Thursday, April 9, 1747. Containing A vast Variety of Actions in the different Scenes of Life in which his Lordship was engag'd; his artful Management in procuring a Pass from the Duke of Queensberry, to go into the Highlands to execute a Commission from the Court of France, to stir up a Rebellion, and the double Part he acted till he had done his Business, and got safe back to France. Also, The Share he had in the Rebellion; the Manner of forcing his Son into it. With An Extract of the Letter, which he sent to the Young Pretender on that Occasion. Likewise A particular Account of his Behaviour, during his Confinement in the Tower, and on the Scaffold at the Time of his Execution. By James Fraser, late of Inverness.
Fraser, James, 1713-1754.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]
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Mr. S---- O---- his last speech in P------t on Saturday , January 24, 1718/19.
S. O.Date: [1719]
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Treason, sedition, and rebellion, fully and impartially considered with remarks upon the case of the unhappy Dr. Cameron.
Date: [1753?]
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The layman's letter to a bishop of the Church of England , on the Bishop of Rochester's Commitment to the Tower of London, for the Crime of High-Treason. To which is Added, The Bishop of Salisbury's Speech to the King at the Bishop's Palace at Salisbury, after a Review of the Forces; with his Majesty's most gracious Answer thereunto.
PhilotheusDate: 1722
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Mr. Adam's speech in defence of R. T. Crossfield , tried for high treason. At the Old Bailey, on The 11th and 12th of May, 1796.
Adam, William, 1751-1839.Date: 1797