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Subject: Cookies & Rheas
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 21:06:22 -0400 (EDT)

Hoping to put this thing to rest once and for all. About 7 or 8 years ago I
got the EXACT same message regarding Mrs. Fields cookies. I know it was the
same because I kept a copy hoping to try the recipe some time (never did). I
got this Neiman-Marcus thing about two weeks ago on my e-mail at work.
Definitely a hoax.

Back to Rheas: In August there was a several-page essay on Samuel Rhea (1725)
that told about their journey to America and first several years. Can anyone
tell me the source of that material?

Also, I have a copy of the book, "A History of Scotland" by J.D. Mackie. This
is what it says about the rebellion on pp. 241-242:

"James [VII] was proclaimed King of Scots on 10 February 1685. He omitted to
take the Coronation Oath to defend the Protestant religion, and the indemnity
which he proclaimed excluded all his Covenanting enemies. When Parliament met
in April, a fresh Act once more declared the taking of the Covenants to be
treason, and made mere presence at a Coventicle punishable by death. {Diana's
interpretation--The Campbells were Protestant Covenanters and this Act made
their religion treason.] An excise was granted in perpetuity and provision
for a national army was promised.

The strength of the Crown was emphasized by the complete failure of an
invasion by Argyll [Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll] which was meant
to sychronize with Monmouth's venture in the south-west of England. The
expedition was ruined by divided counsels, and Argyll, after a vain attempt
to shoot himself, was taken and beheaded. Like his father, he died with great
courage but his supporters and sympathizers were hardly handled: 167
Covenanters were imprisoned under dreadful conditions in the vaults of
Dunnottar and those who tried to escape were tortured."

I have read in previous posts to this forum that they were imprisoned on the
Isle of Man. Dunnottar was a Castle.

Re Covenantors: I was curious to find out what that meant and the same book,
beginning on page 201, describes the "Covenant." Charles II was King and
Presbyterian. The Covenant, among other things, was a solemn oath "whereby
the signatories bound themselves to support the King 'in the defense and
preservation of the aforesaid true religion, liberties and laws of the
kingdom'; as also to their own mutual defence 'in the same cause of
maintaining true religion and his Majesty's authority'; likewise each one in
his own conduct to behalf 'as beseemth Christians who have renewed their
Covenant with God.'" "The Covenant was meant to be defensive, but, when it
professed to maintain both Charles I and Presbyterianism, it brought not
peace but a sword." At the end of that chapter of the book is this sentence:
"War between Scotland under Argyll and England under Cromwell was now
inevitable." Interesting stuff.

That's all for now. Thanks.

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