Letter to a noble lord: or, a faithful representation of the Douglas cause; AND Second letter to a noble Lord, or, The speeches of the Lord Chancellor, and of Lord Mansfield on the Douglas cause

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the 300 1. per annum with-held thefe few
years pa ft. "-
All this feemed to be very well : how-
ever, Mr. Stuart thought fit to forget his
engagements ; and to excite the duke ftill
more, he propofed to him to bring an
action againft her for recovering thefe pa-
pers, even while the fame were in his
own hands. A pretended law-fuit was
accordingly fet up, and the charges put up
to the account of the duke of Douglas, by
whom he was paid with the money al-
ready in his own hand.
Thefe papers had been procured from
the duke, by Archibald Douglas of Cavers,
the heritable fheriff of Teviotdale, a gen-
tleman of the greateft honour and good-
nefs of heart. Senfible of the dependance
of lady Jane upon her brother, he thought
it proper that me fhouid have fomething
to fhow to the world. In this Cavers Dou-
glas a6ted according to his ufual dignity
and companion, but indeed Archibald
Stuart acled only like himfelf.
After the fruitlefs attempt to convince
and pacify her brother, me returned to
London, leaving the children to the care
of