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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    fo circumftantial a tale. Now, I defire to know, who it was that corrupted him, and taught him fo artificial a ftory ? The anfwer muff be, that it wras the Britifh agents who concluded Mr Douglas’s affairs at that time in France. For it is a fact well known, that, when this affair came to proof, it was whole- ]y in the hands of Britifh counlel and agents; and there was not on that fide any French procureur, fuch as Monfieur Danjou, wrho is proved to have given money to the fon of one of the mo ft material witnefles. Now, what grounds have your Lordfhips to lay fuch an imputation upon gentlemen from this coun¬ try, whom your Lordfhips know, and wTio have hitherto behaved in fuch a way, as not to merit fuch an imputation ? But, fay the purfuers, (fori think none of your Lordfhips faid fo), the Dutchefs of Dou¬ glas was at a great deal of pains with this wit- nefs, and had him feveral times dining with her. But, if your Lordfhips knew what tea¬ sing, or rather torturing examinations thofe witnefles underwent out of mere good will, without being obliged by anv legal authority, you would not be furprifed that the Duchefs fhowed great civilities to them, efpecially to fo creditable a man as Menager; for this ve¬ ry