▁a ▁stronger ▁claim ▁to ▁The ▁Crown . ▁Major ▁ri ots ▁broke ▁out ▁across ▁Great ▁Britain ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁George ▁I . ▁This ▁show ▁of ▁feeling ▁prompt ed ▁James ▁Stuart , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁P ret ender , ▁to ▁believe ▁he ▁had ▁enough ▁support ▁to ▁use ▁military ▁force ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁British ▁throne . ▁ ▁Corn ish ▁support ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁were ▁the ▁High ▁T ories ▁James ▁Butler , ▁ 2 nd ▁Duke ▁of ▁Or mon de ▁and ▁Henry ▁St ▁John , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Bol ing bro ke . ▁Part ▁of ▁their ▁scheme ▁was ▁to ▁capture ▁Br istol , ▁Ex eter ▁and ▁P ly mouth . ▁With ▁these ▁important ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ites , ▁they ▁hoped ▁that ▁other ▁smaller ▁towns ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁cause . ▁Or mon de ▁had ▁implicit ▁confidence ▁in ▁Colonel ▁Mac lean , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Corn wall ▁to ▁visit ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁T ory ▁party , ▁and ▁others ▁likely ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁P ret ender ' s ▁cause . ▁It ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁Mac lean ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁sp y ▁who ▁supplied ▁the ▁Ministry ▁with ▁names ▁of ▁Jacob ite ▁ad her ents , ▁and ▁measures ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁comm itting ▁m isch ief ▁or ▁fol ly . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September , ▁John ▁An st is , ▁MP ▁for ▁La unc eston ,