Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . orethe appointed time had was an old man, and a proudman, and in order to show hisindependence, he put off takingthe oath until the last , when he went togive in his submission, he wentto the wrong place, and was, inconsequence, seven days late intaking the oath. Dalrymple ofStair, who was in charge of thegovernment in Scotland, re-solved to make an example ofMacdonald, and strike terrorinto the hearts of the Highland ch
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . orethe appointed time had was an old man, and a proudman, and in order to show hisindependence, he put off takingthe oath until the last , when he went togive in his submission, he wentto the wrong place, and was, inconsequence, seven days late intaking the oath. Dalrymple ofStair, who was in charge of thegovernment in Scotland, re-solved to make an example ofMacdonald, and strike terrorinto the hearts of the Highland chiefs. Early in 1692, Cap=tain Campbell, with a small band of soldiers, was sent toGlencoe. They remained with the clansmen for some time,living on friendly terms with them and completely winningtheir confidence. Twelve days after his arrival, after anight of feasting, Campbell and his men fell upon the de-fenceless people and shot them down in cold blood. Mostof those who escaped perished in the mountains from coldand hunger. The massacre of Glencoe, as it was called, wasneither forgotten nor forgiven in the Highlands for Viscount Dundee 1689-90] THE HOUSE OF STUART 199 202. The struggle in Ireland.—In the meantime, early in1689, James, accompanied by a number of French officers,landed in Ireland, where he found strong support. Exceptin the north, the people of Ireland had scarcely been affectedby the new doctrines. In the neighbourhood of Dublin,there were a few English Protestants, but the south wasalmost wholly Roman Catholic. Tyrconnel, who had beenthe Lord Deputy of Ireland, had recruited a large army, andwith these he now took the field on behalf of James. Thefew Protestants in the south fled in terror, while those in thenorth either escaped to England or gathered at Londonderryand at Enniskillen. Londonderry was besieged by James,but the inhabitants, led by an aged clergyman, GeorgeWalker, and Major Henry Baker, resisted bravely. Thesiege lasted one h
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