The speeches and judgement of the right honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, upon the important cause, His Grace George-James Duke of Hamilton and others, pursuers; against Archibald Douglas, defender / Accurately taken down and published by William Anderson.

  • Scotland. Court of Session
Date:
1768
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Credit: The speeches and judgement of the right honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, upon the important cause, His Grace George-James Duke of Hamilton and others, pursuers; against Archibald Douglas, defender / Accurately taken down and published by William Anderson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    40 pened for Sir John Stewart; and the way how it came to be opened blank is accounted for from Monfieur Mailiefer’s letter to Gode- froy, in which he recommends Sir John Stewart and his Lady, but without telling him their names. By this accompt, begun upon the 4th of July, the fiiil payment made by Sir John Stewart to Monfieur Godefroy appears to have been made upon the 8th of July, a day or two after they got the money from Tallin; which, by the bye, is an additional proof of the falfehood of the hory of their having firft got money from Monfieur Andrieux. The number of perfons for whom this ac¬ compt is flated tallies exactly with the num¬ ber of Sir John’s company; fo does the ar¬ ticle of the wine, and fo does the day upon which it commences; for it is confeffed on ail hands, that Sir John, Lady Jane, and Mrs Hewit entered into Godefroy’s houfe upon the 4th of July. If then this accompt does not re¬ late to Sir John Stewart and his company,where is the accompt which does ? But Godefroy and his wife fwear, That this accompt does re¬ late to Sir John Stewart. Why, or for what rea- fon fliould we not believe them ? I cannot fup- pofe them perjured. I fee not the leafl evi¬ dence
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