Literature Network » Daniel Defoe

Towards the Union: Unrest abounds: 'All the west is full of tumult. Glasgow is mad'

Content courtesy of

From: The Scotsman
Date: 20061120
Author:Paul Riddell

IN HIS letter of 19 November to his spymaster, Robert Harley, Daniel Defoe was able to report that the third article proposing a single parliament for the whole of Britain had been passed - but his letter also informed Harley that the level of violence in the country was escalating:

I have the satisfaction to write to your honr that the parliamt has now voted the third article by a majority of 30.

I am not willing to fill you with the apprehensions of people here, nor am I very flegmatick on that head myself, and therefore when I shall tell you that the commissonr has been threatned with ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Daniel Defoe

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.