. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . itary arrangements ; but he did not speak the languagewhich hereditary right claims as its absolute due. When the prince usedthe antiquated tone of the Stuarts of the seventeenth century, lord GeorgeMurray pointed out its imsuitableness to a people who had forgotten torecognize such high pretensions ; and he was coldly looked upon. Suspicion * Culloden Papers, p. 209. t Ibid., p. 216. t The title of Duke conferred hy James II., after liis abdication, upon the ear
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . itary arrangements ; but he did not speak the languagewhich hereditary right claims as its absolute due. When the prince usedthe antiquated tone of the Stuarts of the seventeenth century, lord GeorgeMurray pointed out its imsuitableness to a people who had forgotten torecognize such high pretensions ; and he was coldly looked upon. Suspicion * Culloden Papers, p. 209. t Ibid., p. 216. t The title of Duke conferred hy James II., after liis abdication, upon the earl of Perth,Ji-ho had been Lord-Chancellor of Scotland. (See toI. v. p. S7.) 1745.] PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE AT EDINBURGH. 127 and jealousy soon divided the rebel camp into factions. But whatever werethe dissensions, the great prize of the capital of Scotland was to be attemptedto be won. It was won without much difficulty. On the 11th of September the little army marched southward. Theycrossed the Forth at the fords of Frew, about eight miles westward ofStirling. The passage was not disputed by Colonel Gardiners dragoons,. The Forth, from Cambuakcnuetli Abbey ; Stirling iu the distiiucc. who retired before them. At Callender House, near Falkirk, Charles Edwardreceived the adhesion of lord Kilmarnock, the first Lowland man of rankwho joined his banner. He went on to Corstorphine, within four miles ofEdinburgh, without opposition. There was division in the municipal councilsof the Scottish capital. Provost Stewart acted in a spirit of corporate rivalryagainst an able and zealous loyalist, George Drummond, who was for organ-izing a vigorous resistance. Even if the civic authorities had agreed amongstthemselves, they had to defend old walls which could be easily clamberedover or broken down ; and aU the force which could be mustered was notmore than eleven hundred men, not a third of whom were disciplined greater number were rapidly embodied volunteers. On Sunday, the1
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