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Distillations of Scottish Loyalty and Treasury Power
An English observer lauds the Earl of Bure rising to high finance under a trusted government. He contrasts Scottish noble influence with public accountability, cites wartime taxation and access to the public purse, and recalls Highland clan bounties in Queen Anne’s era as context for loyalty amid rebellion.
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Earl of Bure
Order of the Garter
Scotland
Anne
London
Allan Cameron
Lochiel
Law
Oxford
Earl of Mar
Grorce
Ang
King Grorcz