Chapter I: Front Matter

LONDON

IN

THE JACOBITE TIMES

VOL. I.

_BY THE SAME AUTHOR_

TABLE TRAITS AND SOMETHING ON THEM
HABITS AND MEN
KNIGHTS AND THEIR DAYS
MONARCHS RETIRED FROM BUSINESS
NEW PICTURES AND OLD PANELS
LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF THE HOUSE OF HANOVER
HISTORY OF COURT FOOLS
THE BOOK OF THE PRINCES OF WALES
THEIR MAJESTIES’ SERVANTS: ANNALS OF THE STAGE
SAINTS AND SINNERS
THE LAST JOURNALS OF HORACE WALPOLE (EDITED)
A LADY OF THE LAST CENTURY
‘MANN’ AND MANNERS AT THE COURT OF FLORENCE

LONDON

IN

THE JACOBITE TIMES

BY

Dᴿ DORAN, F.S.A.

AUTHOR OF ‘TABLE TRAITS’ ‘QUEENS OF THE HOUSE OF HANOVER’
‘THEIR MAJESTIES’ SERVANTS’ ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. I.

LONDON

RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, NEW BURLINGTON STREET
Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen
1877

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TO MY SON

ALBAN HENRY G. DORAN, F.R.C.S.

WITH EQUAL RESPECT AND

AFFECTION

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

(1714.)

PAGE

In the Churches――In the Streets――Steele’s Satire――In
Parliament――Political Amenities――Sacheverel:
Marlborough――On Parade. First Blood――The ‘Peregrine
Yatch’――The King at Greenwich――Scottish Homage――Claret
Loyalty――The Artillery Company――The Royal Entry――The
Players’ Homage――The Affairs of Scotland――A Royal
Proclamation 1

CHAPTER II.

(1714.)

Carte, the Jacobite――An Old and New Lord
Chancellor――Preparations for the Coronation――The Scene
in the Abbey――Whigs and Jacobites――Tory Mobs――The Royal
Family in the Park――Seditious Pamphlets――Jacobite
Clubs――Royalties――At St. James’s――Electioneering
Tactics――Royal Chaplains――The Chevalier in London 18

CHAPTER III.

(1715.)

At the Play――Flight of Ormond――Sacheverel――Politics in
the Pulpit――Calumny against Sacheverel――Danger in
the Distance――Flight of Bolingbroke――Bolingbroke
Pamphlets――Bolingbroke’s Character――Politics in
Livery――Satire――Flying Reports――Decree in the
‘Gazette’――The Lash――The Pillory――A Harmless Jacobite 33

CHAPTER IV.

(1715.)

Politics in the Army――Lieutenant Kynaston――Jacobite
Plotters――False Accuser――The Military Board――The
Lieutenant disposed of――Captain Paul――Arrest of
Members of Parliament――Harvey, of Combe――Sir William
Wyndham――Search for Papers――Wyndham’s Escape――Dramatic
Courtesy――Uncourteous Interview――A General Stir 50

CHAPTER V.

(1715.)

Pamphleteering――General Confusion――Jacobite
Mobs――Rioting――Ballad-Singers――Political
Songs――Arrests――In the Park――Invasion Imminent――Sound
of Shot――Afloat on the Thames――The Horse
Guards――The Chevalier de St. George――The King’s
Speech――Preachers Awake――A Famous Sermon――Satirical
Art――Mischievous Sermons――A Sound of Alarm――Jacobite
Agents――Arrests――Popular Feeling 66

CHAPTER VI.

(1715.)

Camp and Pulpit――Popular Slogan――Perilous
Anniversaries――Popular Demonstrations――News from the
North――Reports from Scotland――Further Intelligence――News
from Preston――Jacobite Fury――Street Fighting――The
Prisoners from Preston――Tyburn Tree――Jacobite
Captains――Drawing near London――Highgate to
London――Arrival in Town――The Jacobite Chaplain――Lady
Cowper’s Testimony――Jacobite Reports 89

CHAPTER VII.

(1715-16.)

The Chevalier in Scotland――The Chevalier out of
Scotland――Cost of living in Newgate――Inside
Newgate――Visitors to Newgate――Sorting the
Prisoners――Extortion――Dissensions――Jacobite
Patten――Hanoverian Patten――Addison’s Satire――Lack
of Charity――Whig Liberality――Whig and Jacobite
Ladies――Matthew Prior――Royalty on the Ice――Impeachment
of the Rebel Lords――Character of King George――From the
Tower to Westminster――The Drum Ecclesiastic――Muscular
Christians――Charles I., King and Saint――The
Rebel Peers――Solemn Politeness――Derwentwater’s
Plea――Widdrington’s Reply――Appeal for Mercy――Nithsdale’s
Apology――Carnwath and Kenmure――Nairn’s Explanation――The
Lord High Steward――Conclusion――Lord Cowper’s Speech 109

CHAPTER VIII.

(1716.)

Carnwath’s Confession――The King and Lady Nithsdale――The King
and Lady Derwentwater――Scene at Court――The Condemned
Lords――Lady Nithsdale――Changes of Dress――Escape of
Lord Nithsdale――Lady Nithsdale――Visiting Friends――The
Eve of Execution――The Press, on the Trials――The
King, on the Escape――Lord Derwentwater――Lord
Kenmure――Taking the Oaths――The Derwentwater
Lights――Scientific Explanations――Lady Cowper on
the Aurora――Revelry――Addison, on the Princess of
Wales――Nithsdale in Disguise――Lady Nithsdale in Drury
Lane――Comic and Serio-Comic Incidents――To the Plantations
143

CHAPTER IX.

(1716.)

State-Trial Ceremonies――Lord Wintoun in Court――Opening of the
Trial――The Legal Assailants――The King’s Witnesses――The
Rev. Mr. Patten――Patten’s Character of Wintoun――Military
Witnesses――The Surrender at Preston――A Prisoner
at Bay――Incidents of the Trial――Wintoun Baited by
Cowper――The King’s Counsel――The Verdict――Sir Constantine
Phipps――A Fight for Life――The Fight grows Furious――The
Sentence――Doom Borne Worthily――The Jacobite Lawyer 169

CHAPTER X.

(1716.)

Edmund Curll――The New Poems――Princess of Wales and Lady
Kenmure――Luxury in Newgate――General Forster’s Escape――A
Ride for Life――The Prisoners in the Tower――Patten on
the Prince of Wales――In and Out of Newgate――Politics
on the Stage――Simon Fraser, as a Whig――Dutch Service
in Gravesend Church――Aids to Escape――Shifting of
Prisoners――Breaking out of Newgate――Pursuit――Hue and
Cry――Domiciliary Visits――Talbot Recaptured――Escape of
Hepburn of Keith 190

CHAPTER XI.

(1716.)

David Lindsay――Trials of Rebel Officers――Colonel Oxburgh――The
Colonel at Tyburn――A Head on Temple Bar――More
Trials――Jacobite Jurymen――Towneley and Tildesley――Their
Trials――Their Acquittal――The Chaplain at Towneley
Hall――Justice Hall and Captain Talbot――Gascogne’s
Trial――The Duchess of Ormond――Gascogne’s
Defence――Christian Feeling――Fracas in a Coffee-House――Joy
and Sorrow in Newgate――Chief Justice Parker――The
Swinburnes――Scott’s Newgate――Mob Ferocity 211

CHAPTER XII.

(1716.)

Festive Fighting――Jacobite Boys――Flogging Soldiers――Hoadly
in the Pulpit――Flattery by Addison――On the Silver
Thames――Two Pretty Fellows――Thanksgiving Day――Sherlock’s
Sermon――Bishop of Ely’s Sermon――King George’s Right to
the Throne――A Nonjuring Clergyman, to be Whipt――Saved
by the Bishop of London――The Rose in June――More
Bloodshed――Jacobite Ladies――Ladies’ Anti-Jacobite
Associations――Riot in a Church――Pope’s Double
Dealing――Addison, on Late and Present Times――Political
Women 234

CHAPTER XIII.

(1716.)

The Rev. Mr. Paul――A Cry for Life――Paul and Patten――Paul,
a Jacobite Again――The King in Fleet Street――A Reading
at Court――Sanguinary Struggles――A Jacobite Jury――The
Mug-Houses――The Street Whipping Post――Patten in
Allendale――Scenes at Hampton Court――Bigots on Both
Sides――At Drury Lane Theatre――Afternoon Calls――Escape
of Charles Radcliffe――The Stage and Playgoers――Loyal
Players――An Anti-Jacobite Pamphlet 256

CHAPTER XIV.

(1717.)

Bishop Atterbury――Jacobite Congregations――Liberty Used,
and Abused――Jacobites at Large――An Entry in a Cash
Book――Bishop Atterbury, the Chevalier’s Agent――More
Prosecutions――Trial of Francia――Patten’s ‘History
of the Late Rebellion’――Slander Against the
Jacobites――Patten’s Details――Downright Shippen――Shippen,
on George I.――Cibber’s ‘Nonjuror’――Dedication to the
King――Significant Passages――Jacobite Outlay――Advantages
of Clamour――Political Allusions――Incense for the King――A
Lecture from the Stage――Public Feeling――Atterbury’s
Opinion 276

CHAPTER XV.

(1718.)

A Youthful Jacobite――A would-be Regicide――A Fight in
Newgate――Up the Hill to Tyburn――Scene at Tyburn――A
Jacobite Toast――Satirical Pamphlet――Lovat already
Suspected――Hearne on Echard’s ‘England’――Atterbury
Conspiring――The Bishop’s View of Things――The Royal
Family on the Road――Military Difficulties――Scenes at
Court――A Scene in ‘Bedlam’――A Whig Whipt――Treason in
the Pulpit――More Treason――Jacobites in the Pillory――The
King at the Play――Daniel Defoe――His Dirty Work――Mist’s
Journal――Jacobite Hopes――Art and Poetry 300

CHAPTER XVI.

(1719.)

The Skirmish at Glenashiels――Judicial Caprice――Assault on
the Princess of Wales――The King and his Ladies――A
Suspicious Charity Sermon――Riot in Church――Riot
Prolonged――Liberty of the Press――A Capital
Conviction――Jacobite Fidelity――A Political Victim――Three
more to Tyburn――A Last Request――An Apologetic Sermon――An
Innocent Victim――Political Plays――Incidents――Royal
Condescension――The King’s Good Nature――Rob Roy and the
Duke of Montrose 326

CHAPTER XVII.

(1720-’21-’22.)

Atterbury’s Hopes――Death of Laurence Howell――In Hyde Park――At
Bartholomew Fair――Stopping the King’s Expresses――Cibber’s
‘Refusal’――In State to the Pillory――Birth of the ‘Young
Chevalier’――Government and the Jacobites――Treasonable
Wit――Recruiting for the Chevalier――Epigrammatic
Epitaph――Arrest of Jacobites――Atterbury’s
Correspondence――Jacobite Trysting Places――The Officers
in Camp――A Cavalry Bishop――The Ladies in Camp――Whig
Susceptibility――More Arrests――Atterbury to Pope 347

CHAPTER XVIII.

(1722.)

The Bishop in the Tower――Pope and Atterbury――The
‘Blackbird’――Treatment of Atterbury――Scenes in
Camp――Soldiers and Footpads――Discipline――Christopher
Layer――The Plot――Layer at Westminster――Antagonistic
Lawyers――The Trial――A False Witness――A
Confederate――Layer’s Ladies――Layer’s ‘Scheme’――The
Defence――Strange Witnesses――The Verdict――Layer’s
Dignity――The Jacobites in Mourning――A Jacobite
Player――Suspension of the ‘Habeas Corpus’――Arrest of
Peers――Lord Chief Justice Pratt――London Sights――Ambitious
Thieves 369