DARIEN AND UNION -- [George RIDPATH (d. 1726)]. Scotland's Grievances relating to Darien &c. humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament. [?Edinburgh: s.n.], 1700. 8°. (Without the errata leaf, 'Ordinibus regni' leaf bound at end and lightly soiled on verso.) ONLY EDITION. Kress 2260; Goldsmiths' 3670; Wing R-1464. [Bound with:] An Enquiry into the Causes of the Miscarriage of the Scots Colony at Darien; or, An answer to a libel entituled A Defence of the Scots abdicating Darien. Glasgow: [s.n.], 1700. (Title and verso of final leaf soiled, waterstained, slightly cropped.) ONLY EDITION. Sometimes attributed to Ridpath. Goldsmiths' 3654; Kress 2220; Sabin 18552; Wing I-213. [and:] Sir William SETON (d. 1744). The Interest of Scotland in Three Essays. [Edinburgh: s.n.], 1700. (A few marginal tears.) FIRST EDITION. Kress 2267; Wing S-2650. [and:] The Union Proverb viz. If Skiddaw has a cap, Scruffell wots full well of that. Setting forth I. The necessity of uniting ... in case of a foreign invasion. London: J. Morphew, [?1708]. One of two title variants, both scarce. Sometimes attributed to Defoe but not in Moore. McLeod 509; cf. Kress 2591. Together 4 works, 8° (170 x 109mm), bound with 3 others. Half calf and marbled boards, c. 1800. Provenance: Kinnaird (armorial bookplate). The Advantages of Scotland by an Incorporate Union with England ... in answer to a pamphlet call'd The Advantages of the Act of Security. [?Edinburgh: s.n.], 1706. 4°. ONLY EDITION. Sometimes attributed to Defoe but disputed by Furbank and Owens. Patrick Abercromby's Advantages of the Act of Security is attacked for its illogical and irrational anti-union ideas. Goldsmiths' 4264; Kress 3500; McLeod 15; Moore 134. [Bound with:] The Equivalent Explain'd. [?Edinburgh: 1706]. Drop-head title. The author argued that the moneys due from the equivalent to the Company of Scotland should be invested in a fishing industry that would benefit both Scotland and England. ONLY EDITION. RARE. 5 copies located in ESTC. Goldsmiths' 4306; McLeod 117. [and:] [George Mackenzie, Earl of CROMARTY (1630-1714)]. A Friendly Return to a Letter concerning Sir George Mackenzie's and Sir John Nisbet's Observation and Responce on the Matter of the Union. [Edinburgh: s.n.], 1706. A reply to Robert Wyllie's A Letter concerning the Union. [?]ONLY ISSUE. 12pp. AT END COMPRISING 'LETTER FIFTH NOT CALLED FOR BY ESTC which states: 'McL & McL gives this an additional 12p. at end, but all available reports do not include these.' Goldsmiths' 4352; McLeod 140. Together 3 works, 4° (ave. 205 x 146mm), bound with 7 others, including Abercromby's The Advantages of the Act of Security compar'd with these of the Intended Union founded on the Revolution Principles publish'd by Mr. Daniel De Foe (Edinburgh, 1706) and 2 others by the Earl of Cromarty. Contemporary panelled calf, red speckled edges (spine lightly rubbed); and Ridpath's Discourse upon the Union of Scotland and England (?Edinburgh, 1702) in a separate volume. (3)