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flic was with child, but begged of Mifs
Wemyis to contradict the report.
The council having ended on both
fides, Monday the 27th of February was
appointed for the decifion. They met
about eleven in the morning, and foon
•entered upon the queftion, Is the appel-
lant the fon of lady Jane Douglas, or not ?
The firft to open was the duke of New-
caftle, who for half an hour fpoke to very
good purpofe, and declared for Mr. Dou-
glas. He was anfwered by lord S h,
who fpoke about three hours and twenty
minutes, in which his lordfhip talked fo
much about midwifery, that one w r ould
have been apt to conjecture he bad been
pretty well acquainted with the fair fex.
After his lord/hip had finimed, the
lord C — r went through the dif-
ferent parts of the evidence, and of A.
Stewart's conduct, which he highly con-
demned ; and then concluded with de-
claring, that he believed, in his foul and
confcience, that the appellant was really
the fon of lady Jane Douglas.
Next to him the duke of B d fpoke
for the refpondent ; and then lord iVl d
G 2 began :
flic was with child, but begged of Mifs
Wemyis to contradict the report.
The council having ended on both
fides, Monday the 27th of February was
appointed for the decifion. They met
about eleven in the morning, and foon
•entered upon the queftion, Is the appel-
lant the fon of lady Jane Douglas, or not ?
The firft to open was the duke of New-
caftle, who for half an hour fpoke to very
good purpofe, and declared for Mr. Dou-
glas. He was anfwered by lord S h,
who fpoke about three hours and twenty
minutes, in which his lordfhip talked fo
much about midwifery, that one w r ould
have been apt to conjecture he bad been
pretty well acquainted with the fair fex.
After his lord/hip had finimed, the
lord C — r went through the dif-
ferent parts of the evidence, and of A.
Stewart's conduct, which he highly con-
demned ; and then concluded with de-
claring, that he believed, in his foul and
confcience, that the appellant was really
the fon of lady Jane Douglas.
Next to him the duke of B d fpoke
for the refpondent ; and then lord iVl d
G 2 began :
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| Description | Containing many curious and essential anecdotes: among which, the rise of the family of Douglas; and a true character of the late Duke of that name. Anonymous. By Andrew Henderson. London : Printed for A. Henderson in Westminster-Hall; and sold at his House in College-Street, Westminster, 1769. Two items, catalogued separately. [Second item is at Bib ID 3086025.] |
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| Shelfmark | F.7.b.5(1) and (2) |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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