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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    4r dence of it; on the contrary, Godefroy’s fwearing fo candidly as he did, from memory, concerning the letter which he received from Monlieur Maillefer, in my apprehenfion, fays much in his favour. As to the two enlevements, though not by themfelves fufficient, yet I cannot get them out of my mind. Strange, fngularly ftrange it is ! that they fhonld co-incide fo exactly with the events in queftion. As to the enlevement of Mismon’s child, o 1 it is clearly proved, that fuch enlevement happened in July 1748; and though I do not think myfelf under any neceflty to main¬ tain, that the defender is that child; yet it appears to me a ftrong fact, in the fcale of e- vidence, that a child fhould be carried off by a foreigner, under feveral circumftances cor- refponding to Sir John and his Rory, particu¬ larly as to the time; for, by the delay of the feaft of St Clair that year till the 22c! of Ju¬ ly, it appears to me, that the date of the en- levement of MignoiTs child mid either have been the nth or the 18th of July; and the Lift of the two feerns mold probable. The co-incidence of the other enlevement of Sanry’s child is not lefs extraordinary. This happened in November 1749; at this F time