John Arbuthnot Spanish Succession. The war had profited John and Sarah Churchill, and the Tory ministry sought to end it by withdrawing from all England's alliances and negotiating directly with France. Swift wrote "The Conduct of the Allies," and Arbuthnot wrote a series of five pamphlets featuring John Bull. The first of these, "Law Is a Bottomless Pit" (1712), introduced a simple allegory to explain the war. John Bull (England) is suing Louis Baboon (i.e. Louis Bourbon, or Louis XIV of France) over the estate of the dead Lord Strutt (Charles II of Spain). Bull's lawyer is the one who really enjoys
Arbuthnot baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 February 1964 for John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, for services to church and state. Arbuthnot baronets There have been two creations of baronets with the surname Arbuthnot created for members of the Arbuthnot family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom and both are extant. The Arbuthnot Baronetcy of Edinburgh was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 April 1823 for Sir William Arbuthnot, Provost of Edinburgh. The coat of arms of this baronet includes supporters. The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Robert Hugh Peter Arbuthnot (born