The Douglas CauseArchibald Francis Steuart W. Hodge & Company, 1909 - 247 Seiten |
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... Colonel John Steuart and goes abroad , concealing the marriage , taking with her Mrs. Hewit and two maids . 1747. 10 February - From the Low Countries she writes to Mrs. Carse denying the rumour of her marriage . April - She and Colonel ...
... Colonel John Steuart and goes abroad , concealing the marriage , taking with her Mrs. Hewit and two maids . 1747. 10 February - From the Low Countries she writes to Mrs. Carse denying the rumour of her marriage . April - She and Colonel ...
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... Colonel Steuart ( now Sir John Steuart of Grandtully ) dies acknowledging Archibald Douglas as his son . 1767. 7 July - The Court of Session , advising on the Douglas Cause , begins . 15 July - It ends in the Court being divided , seven ...
... Colonel Steuart ( now Sir John Steuart of Grandtully ) dies acknowledging Archibald Douglas as his son . 1767. 7 July - The Court of Session , advising on the Douglas Cause , begins . 15 July - It ends in the Court being divided , seven ...
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... Colonel John Steuart , afterwards Sir John Steuart of Grandtully , Bart . His birth was stated to have taken place at Paris , on the 10th July , 1748 , in the presence of Mrs. Helen Hewit and M. La Marre , the surgeon , certain letters ...
... Colonel John Steuart , afterwards Sir John Steuart of Grandtully , Bart . His birth was stated to have taken place at Paris , on the 10th July , 1748 , in the presence of Mrs. Helen Hewit and M. La Marre , the surgeon , certain letters ...
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... Colonel John Steuart , with whom at this time she was intimate and whom she afterwards married , to have him murdered or kidnapped and carried off to St. Kilda , so that they might get his estate into their own hands . 15 These ...
... Colonel John Steuart , with whom at this time she was intimate and whom she afterwards married , to have him murdered or kidnapped and carried off to St. Kilda , so that they might get his estate into their own hands . 15 These ...
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... Colonel Steuart passed as one of her footmen under the name of " John Douglas , " and she obtained passes to Holland from the Secretary of State's office on 29th August , 1746 , for her suite . She met Colonel Steuart at Huntingdon ...
... Colonel Steuart passed as one of her footmen under the name of " John Douglas , " and she obtained passes to Holland from the Secretary of State's office on 29th August , 1746 , for her suite . She met Colonel Steuart at Huntingdon ...
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accoucheur account given acknowledgment acquainted affectionate Aix-la-Chapelle Andrew Stuart appearance of pregnancy appellant Archibald Douglas believe birth brother brought Chancellor child circumstances clear Colonel Steuart compliments Countess Countess of Stair Court of Session credible dear declaration defendant defendant's delivered delivery deposed Douglas Castle Douglas Cause Duchess Duke of Douglas Duke of Hamilton Earl Edinburgh enlevement evidence examined false favour friends give Godefroi's habite and repute happy heir Hewit honour hope imposture Isabel Walker J. D. S. LETTER JANE DOUGLAS STEUART Jane's John and Lady July Lady Jane Douglas Ladyship Lord Monboddo Lordships Madame Garnier Madame Le Brune Madame Tewis maids Menager Michelle Michelle's Mons never nurse oath observe occasion opinion parents Paris person Pierre La Marre plaintiffs pregnancy proof proved Rheims Scotland Sholto Sir John Steuart spoke Steuart,-I story testimony thing told Tournelle process trial whole witnesses wrote
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Seite 149 - ... than in other animals. A man may survey ten thousand people before he sees two faces perfectly alike, and in an army of a hundred thousand men every one may be known from another. If there should be a likeness of...
Seite 142 - The question before us is short, ' Is the appellant the son of Lady Jane Douglas, or not ? ' If there be any Lords within these walls who do not believe in a future state, these may go to death with the declaration that they believe he is not. For my part, I am for sustaining the positive proof which I find weakened by nothing brought against it : and, in this mind, I lay my hand upon my breast, and declare that, in my soul and conscience, I believe the appellant to be her son.
Seite 149 - I have always considered likeness as an argument of a child's being the son of a parent, and the rather, as the distinction between individuals in the human species is more discernible than in other animals; a man may survey ten thousand people before he sees two faces perfectly alike ; and in an army of a hundred thousand men, every one may be known from another.
Seite 146 - And the Count, in consequence of the application, wrote a letter not only to Lady Jane but to her brother the Duke, in all the language of politeness and humanity, disowning what was said of him. But, my Lords, the Duke of Douglas himself was fully satisfied of the appellant's being the real son of his sister Lady Jane, for on beginning to be known after his marriage and to relish the pleasures of social life he became very inquisitive " about the size, shape, and complexion of the appellant, and...
Seite 149 - Many witnesses have sworn to Mr. Douglas being of the same form and make of body as his father ; he has been known to be the son of colonel...
Seite 149 - Sanry's children, he did in a few days what the acutest genius could not accomplish for years. He found two children; the one, the finished model of himself; and the other, the exact picture in miniature of lady Jane.
Seite 150 - ... woman of such abandoned principles as to make a mock of religion, a jest of the sacrament, a scoff of the most solemn oaths, and rush with a lie in her mouth and perjury in her right hand into the presence of the Judge of All, who at once sees the whole heart of man, and from...
Seite 147 - Tis true, his Grace has sometimes expressed himself warmly against the surname of Hamilton even in Lady Jane's lifetime ; but never so warmly as to prefer a supposititious child to the Duke of that name ; for he only declares, that if he thought the children were Lady Jane's, he would never settle his estate on the family of Hamilton ; nor did he, till after detecting the frauds and conspiracies that had been so long and so industriously carried on against his sister and himself, make any alteration...
Seite 142 - I must own that this cause before us is the greatest and most important that occurs to me : it is no less than an attack upon the virtue and honour of a lady of the first quality, in order to dispossess a young man of an eminent fortune, reduce him to beggary, strip him of his birthright, declare him an alien and a foundling.
Seite 146 - ... continue the vindictive farce after her death ; especially when married to another spouse. And here we may see Sir John as much a parent to the appellant as Lady Jane ; he was every way fond of him ; it is in evidence ; I know it to be true ; my sister and I have been frequently at Mr. Murray's with them, and were always delighted with the care we observed. No mortal harboured any thoughts of their being false children at that time ; I mean in 1750 and 1751. Every person looked upon them as the...