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no rupture when he came to his houfe in-
December* 174.9, nor while he lodged
with him, viz. 23 months; nor at the
time of his going away.
VII. The tendernefs of lady Jane, and
of Sir John Stewart, for the children, is
incompatible with the notion of an im-
porter ; and the ftraits to which they were
reduced, demonstrate that the children
were really the fons of lady Jane ; nay, her
hunband Sir John, even after the death of
his confort, on fucceeding to his brother's
eftate, executed, September 1763, a bond
of provifion for 50,000 rnerks, (2778L
is. 8d.) in favour of his fon; and-when
Mr. Loch, the drawer of the bond, repre-
fented, that it was too much, conlidering
the eftate of Grantully did not exceed
1000 1. a year; he made anfwer, that
though it was a large fum for that eftate,
it was yet too little for the fon of lady Jane
Douglas. And, as a farther teftimony,
he, of his own proper motion, made the
following declaration about a fortnight
before he died.
Murtbly y Jtme 7, 1764*
J-TAving lately had fome fevere fits of the
gout in my ftomach, with my health
in ether refpe&s much impaired; thefe,
with