▁drew ▁up ▁an ▁Historical ▁View ▁of ▁the ▁Form s ▁and ▁Pow ers ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁which ▁was ▁printed ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ons ▁of ▁Ex che quer ▁for ▁private ▁circul ation . ▁ ▁A ▁leading ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁ 1 7 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁England , ▁C ler k ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁English ▁novel ist , ▁journalist ▁and ▁secret ▁agent ▁Daniel ▁De fo e ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁De fo e ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁by ▁God olph in ▁: ▁"... ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁faithful ▁account ▁to ▁him ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁how ▁everything ▁past ▁here . ▁He ▁was ▁there for ▁a ▁sp y ▁among ▁us , ▁but ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁such , ▁other ways ▁the ▁M ob ▁of ▁Ed in . ▁had ▁pull ▁him ▁to ▁pieces ". ▁ ▁Anti qu arian ▁lean ings ▁ ▁Of ▁his ▁other ▁treat ises , ▁C ler k ▁wrote ▁papers ▁in ▁the ▁Philosoph ical ▁Trans actions : ▁one ▁an ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁St yl us ▁of ▁the ▁An ci ents ▁and ▁their ▁different ▁sorts ▁of ▁P aper , ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁On ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Th under ▁on ▁Tre es ▁and ▁Of ▁a ▁large ▁De er ' s ▁Horn s ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁an ▁Oak , ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁tract