Memorial for George-James Duke of Hamilton, Marquis of Douglas, Earl of Angus, &c. Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their tutors, and Sir Hew Dalrymple of Northberwick, Baronet, pursuers, : against the person pretending to be Archibald Stewart, alias Douglas, only son now on life of the marriage between Colonel John Stewart, afterwards Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, and Lady Jane Douglas, sister-german of Archibald Duke of Douglas, defender. : To which are annexed, Sequel of the Memorial: in which the objections urged by the defender to the conduct of the cause, on the part of the pursuers, are considered; and Appendix: containing parallel cases of suppositio partus; and remarks on the French cases quoted by the defender

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• Archibald James Edward Stewart, alias Douglas, under the assumed character of son of the deceased Lady Jane Douglas, - - - appellant. His Grace George James Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Marquis of Douglas, &c. and Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their guardians, Sir Hew Dalrymple, baronet, &c. - - - respondents. Case of the respondents the Duke of Hamilton, &c
  by: Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769
  Published: (1769)
• Minutes, in the process of reduction, the Duke of Hamilton and others, pursuers, against Archibald Douglas, Esq; defender. Respecting the examination of Isabel Walker in presence
  by: Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769
  Published: (1767)
• Proof, in the conjoined processes, George-James Duke of Hamilton, Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their tutors, and Sir Hew Dalrymple of Northberwick, Baronet, pursuers, against the person pretending to be Archibald Stewart, alias Douglas, only son now on life of the marriage between Colonel John Stewart, afterwards Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, and Lady Jane Douglas, Sister-German of Archibald Duke of Douglas, defender, for reducing the service of the said Archibald Stewart, as nearest and lawful heir of tailzie and provision, in general, of the said Archibald Duke of Douglas, dated Sept. 9. 1761. : The pursuers proof. To which are prefixed, the condescendence of facts, which was given in to court in June 1763. Before issuing the commission, and then offered to be proved by the pursuers;-and, a table of the concents of the proof that has been taken, arranging the facts proved according to the order of time. and to which are annexed. An alphabetical index of the names of the witnesses, &c. -and, a table, which points out, reciprocally the corresponding pages in which the French originals and the English translations are to be found. Printed in obedience to two interlocutors of the Lords of session, of date December 19. 1765, and February 4. 1766
  by: Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769
  Published: (1766)
• Memorial for Archibald Douglas of Douglas, Esq; and for Margaret Dutchess of Douglas, and Charles Duke of Queensberry and Dover, his curators, defenders; against George-James Duke of Hamilton, Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their tutors, and Sir Hew Dalrymple of Northberwick, Baronet, pursuers
  by: Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827
  Published: (1766)
• Proof for Archibald Douglas of Douglas, Esquire, defender; in the cause, the Duke of Hamilton, Lord Douglas Hamilton, and Sir Hew Dalrymple, against him
  by: Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827
  Published: (1766)