CHAPTER II.

(1728 to 1732.)

Mist’s Journal――Lockhart of Carnwath――George II. and Lockhart―― The Jacobite Cause――Character of the House of Commons――The King and Queen――Atterbury weary of Exile――The Prince of Wales at Church――The Morals and Manners of the Time―― Atterbury, on Mist――Thomson’s ‘Sophonisba’――Cibber made Poet Laureate――Jacobite Hearne――A Jacobite Threat―― Difficulties in Professional Life――Death of Defoe――‘Fall of Mortimer’――Duels and Sermons――Young Lord Derwentwater―― A Standing Army――The Duke’s Grenadiers――General Roguery―― Death of Atterbury――Burial of Atterbury――At Scarborough―― Notorious Jacobites――The Earl of Derwentwater 27