Chapter II: Preface: xi

CHAPTER I
The Urquharts and their Predecessors in Cromartie--Sir
Thomas Urquhart, senior--Birth of our Author--School
and University Days--Pecuniary and other Troubles at
Home--The Castle of Cromartie--Our Author's Studious
Bent--Foreign Travel--The Englishman Abroad--The Scot
Abroad 1

CHAPTER II

Recalled Home--The Covenanting Movement--The Trot of
Turriff--Our Author escapes to England--Is
Knighted--Publishes his _Epigrams_--His Father's
Embarrassments increase--Lesley of Findrassie--Death
of Sir Thomas Urquhart, senior--Our Author struggles
in vain to keep his Creditors at bay--Other Wrongs and
Losses--On bad Terms with the Church 30

CHAPTER III

Unsuccessful Rising in the North--Sir Thomas makes his
Peace with the Church--Return of Charles II. to
Scotland--Invasion of England--Battle of
Worcester--Sir Thomas a Prisoner in the Tower--Makes
Friends--Is liberated on Parole--Great Literary
Activity--Revisits Scotland--Dies--Later History of
the Urquharts of Cromartie--Characteristics of our
Author--Glover's Portraits of him 69

CHAPTER IV

EPIGRAMS: DIVINE AND MORAL--THE TRISSOTETRAS 111

CHAPTER V

PANTOCHRONOCHANON, OR THE PEDIGREE
128

CHAPTER VI

EKSKYBALAURON, OR THE JEWEL,--LOGOPANDECTEISION OR THE
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE 148

CHAPTER VII

TRANSLATION OF RABELAIS 184

APPENDICES 209

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. PORTRAIT OF SIR THOMAS URQUHART _Frontispiece_

2. SIGNATURE OF SIR THOMAS URQUHART _Page_ vii

3. THE POET SURROUNDED BY THE MUSES _Facing page_ 109

4. FAC-SIMILE OF HIS HANDWRITING " 116

5. SCULPTURED STONE AT KINBEAKIE HOUSE " 137

SIR THOMAS URQUHART