| [CHAPTER I] |
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| Fletcher’s Birth and Education—Travels Abroad—A Member of the Scottish Parliament—Goes to the Continent | 9 |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| The Whig Plot—Comes to England with Monmouth—Shoots Dare—Is found guilty of High Treason and attainted—The Estate of Saltoun forfeited | 20 |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| Adventures in Spain—Serves in Hungary against the Turks—Returns to Scotland at the Revolution—Reforms in the Scottish Parliament—Saltoun Restored—Darien | 37 |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| Fletcher’s Political Writings—‘A Discourse on Militias’—The Affairs of Scotland—Supports Slavery as a Cure for Mendicancy—Attacks the Partition Treaty | 49 |
| [CHAPTER V] |
| The First Session of the Union Parliament—Fletcher proposes his Twelve Limitations on the Crown—An Act of Security—The Supplies are refused | 61 |
| [CHAPTER VI] |
| ‘A Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Government for the Common Good of Mankind’ | 85 |
| [CHAPTER VII] |
| A New Ministry in Scotland—Scenes in the Parliament House—The Act of Security becomes Law—England retaliates by passing the Alien Act | 96 |
| [CHAPTER VIII] |
| A Ministerial Crisis, and a Change of Government in Scotland—The Government is defeated—The Limitations again—Fletcher’s Duel with Roxburghe—The Act for a Treaty of Union passed | 108 |
| [CHAPTER IX] |
| The Union Commission at Westminster—The Act of Union passed—Belhaven’s Speech—Violent Conduct of Fletcher and other Members during the Debates | 129 |
| [CHAPTER X] |
| Arrest of Fletcher—His Release—The Jacobite Prisoners of 1708—Death of Belhaven—Fletcher retires into Private Life—Conversations with Wodrow—His Death—Views of his Character | 142 |