dered for them, and faw Sir John's night: gown and flippers in that room: that the deponent went from Huntington to London, to procure paffes for Sir John and Lady Jean for Holland: that he and Sir John were to ftay at Huntington for Tome days, and from that to go to Harwich, where they were to wait till the paffes came to them: that the deponent, by Lady Jean's orders, exchanged letters, at feveral different times, and at different places, with the faid Mrs Hewit; from whom he had letters from Rotterdam, Hague, Utrecht, Aix-la-Chapelle, Rheims, and, as he thinks, from Paris: that in one of thefe letters from Rheims, Mrs Hewit writ, that Lady Jean was with child; and that he was fix or feven months going with child; and, upon recollection, thinks, the letter was from Aix-la-Chapelle. Depones, That he had a letter from Mrs Hewit from Paris, wherein the wrote, that Lady Jean was delivered of two fons upon the roth of July 1748, fo far as he can recollect, having destroyed the letters two or three years ago, thinking them of no import: that the deponent received the last-mentioned letter about a fortnight, or thereby, after the faid 10th of July: that about that time Mr Archibald Stuart, then doer for the Duke of Douglas, fent for the depo nent, and having inquired, if he had any word from Lady Jean, he fhowed the laftmentioned letter, and Mr Stuart read it, and took a note of what was contain éd in the letter, concerning the birth of the children, and faid, he would fend it, or fhow it to the Duke of Douglas. De pones, That Lady Jean returned to Scot fand in August 1752, as the deponent Thinks; that when the came to Leith, the deponent was fent for, and faw Lady Jean, and Mrs Hewit attending her; that Lady Jean called for her two fons, and introduced them to the deponent, as her children, and the deponent faluted them; that the name of the eldest fon, the claimant, was Archibald, and the fecond fon, Sholto. Depones, That Lady Jean went from Edinburgh to London in April 1753; that fome few days after fhe left this place, her fon Sholto fevered and died; that the children having been committed to the deponent's infpection and care, he acquainted Lady Jean of the child's death; that he received an anfwer from Mrs Hewit, bearing, that Lady Jean was fo afflicted with grief, for the Lots of her child, that the could neither write, nor do.any thing for fome time, that the returned to Scotland in August thereafter, and the deponent had frequently occafion to fee her behave most kindly, and in a motherly way, to the claimant, her fon. James Hepburn of Keith, Efq; aged 60 or thereby, depones, That Lady Jean Douglas was habite and repute to be married to Sir John Stewart, now of Grandtully, who formerly used to pafs by the name and de fignation of Colonel John Stewart; and that the claimant was habite and repute to be the only fon now on life, procreate of the faid marriage: that Lady Jean was at the Hague in the year 1746, where the deponent saw her and Sir John Sewart; that he afterwards faw them at Aix-la Chapelle, in fpring 1748: that Lady Jean appeared to the deponent to be thinner in the face, and not fo well as when he had feen her at the Hague; that he took no→ tice of this to Mrs Hepburn, his spouse, who faid, Don't you obferve that the is with child? and that he accordingly looked at her more, narrowly next day, and fhe did appear to be with child: that about two months thereafter, or there. by, he faw Lady Jean and Sir John at Liege, when the appeared to be fur ther gone with child; and that the endea voured to conceal her bigness in the belly, by a loose drefs which fhe wore: that fhe was attended by two fervant-maids, whose names the deponent thinks were Effy Caw and Tibby Walker, at the forefaid places; and that he saw Mrs Hewit along with Lady Jean at all these places. Depones, That when Sir John and Lady Jean were at Liege, Sir John told the deponent, that Lady Jean was going to Paris to be delivered, or to lie-in: that the deponent faid, that if Lady Jean was delivered of a child in any place abroad, he would be reckoned an alien; but Sir John faid, that if a child was of Scots parents, their being born abroad did not make them aliens; and that Sir John further faid, that Paris was the lafest place for a woman's getting a proper affiftance in child-bed: that he does not remember to have heard any thing spoke of Lady Jean's being with child, except in his own family, who all believed the was with child. Depones, That after Lady Jean was delivered, Mrs Hepburn, the deponent's spouse, had a letter from Lady Jean, giving an account of her sons their birth; and thinks Sir John wrote to the fame purpose, but is not positive: that after after this, the deponent faw Lady Jean in Scotland, in a houfe near the meadow, who prefented to the deponent her two fons, who he faluted. Mrs Christian Denoon, wife of James Hepburn, the preceding witnefs, aged 60, or thereby, depones, That the faw Lady Jean Douglas, and Sir John Stewart her husband, at the Hague, in the year 1746, and had occafion to be with them there, almost every day, for two months together: that he likewife faw them at Aix-la-Chapelle in the year 1748, having gone on purpose to fee Lady Jean, and itaid about eight or ten days with them there: that thereafter, in the fame year, the faw them at Liege, where the deponent then resided: that at all these places the was attended by Mrs Hewit, Effy Caw, and Tibby Walker, which two last were fervant-maids: that the late Lord Grawford was at Aix-la-Chapelle when the deponent visited Lady Jean, as aforefaid: that when the deponent faw Lady Jean at Aix-la-Chapelle, the observed a very great difference from the looks that the had at the Hague: that her face was very thin, that her belly or waist was ve ry thick, her cheeks thin, and her eyes Farge: that from all which the deponent had not the leaft doubt of her being with child; and that he told this to the former deponent, her husband, that night, and faid to him, that he was fure Lady Jean was with child: that she told the fame next morning to Mrs Hewit, and faid the took it ill that she had never acquainted her thereof: that Mrs Hewit faid, that he wanted to furprise the deponent agreeably, and to try whether she would find it out herself: that afterwards, when the deponent faw Lady Jean at Liege, fhe appeared just like a clue, with a capuchin about her, which the common. ly wore, and feemed to have no affectation to fhow, or difcover, her being with child: that one morning the faw Lady Jean fitting upon her bed-fide without ber gown, and her waift-coat laid about her: that her breasts were quite expofed; and that, from what the deponent obferved of them, it was impoffible that any perfon who faw her in that fituation, could doubt of her being with child: that this was the more obfervable to the depo Bent, that when the faw her at the Hague, The was a thin and flender woman, in fo far as that he scarce appeared to have any breafts at all: that the deponent came in by furprise upon Lady Jean in VOL. XXV. De the morning above mentioned. [In the printed copy of the service, the letters and other papers mentioned in the depofitions are all placed by themselves, after the verdict of the inqueft. We give extracts from them by way of notes at the bottom of the pages in which they are respectively mentioned.] Lady Jean was brought to bed of two boys the evening of the last day [July 10.] I wrote to you; but as there is no joy in this life without fome alloy, the one is fo puny and weak, it fcarce had life; but by the help of warm wine, and a very good nurse, and country-air, ftill lives, and may poffibly do well. But be that as God pleafes, the other promises as well as ever child did, which the keeps under her eye, with a fine narfe, after changing three: had he not beets ftrong naturally, it was enough to have killed him; but far from it, he is whole and flurdy, fleeps and fucks without intermiffion; and the angel herself recovers to a with it is true, we are obliged to conceal the tenderness of the youngest until he is quite well. t Your friend Mr Stewart is gone the day before yesterday to fee little Sholto, who is fill mighty weak and tender, though rather fomewhat revived, and better, I hear, within these few weeks. Mr Stewart took the opportu nity of going along with Baron Magilicoat, who was obliged to go to Paris about fome affairs; he returns again in a fortnight or three weeks. Since you're fo good's to intereft yourself about me, I know you'll be fatisfied to hear that your young friend, little Archibald, continues ftill, I blefs God, both firong and well. bleffed I have been ill these fix weeks, so that I never was able to go out. Lady Jean has been ill these three weeks, though now, be God, the is pretty well, but very weak. You must know, she was in as good a way as you and I could have wifhed, the matter of ten weeks; and my Lady Wigton being ill, and taking medicines, obliged her to go oft to fee her; and coming home, her foot flipt, and, to fave her felf from falling, wrampt her back; and did not tell me when the came home, or I wou'd have had her bled directly; and the next day she tell ill with a witnefs, which has quite broke my heart. C depo deponent apprehended that Lady Jean Shop Keith; and that there was no other had parted with child. Depones, That the never heard, as far as the remembers, any doubt about the forementioned fons being Lady Jean's, till the came to Scotland in the year 1749. Depones, That after he came to Scotland, fhe frequently faw Lady Jean and her tavo fons together: that the always behaved in a motherly way to them, without any affectation of fondnefs: that the youngeft fon, Sholto, was Lady Jean's very pic ture: that Effy Caw, above mentioned, was difmiffed Lady Jean's fervice, after Lady Jean came to England, as the deponent thinks, and came down to Scotland, and applied to the deponent for fervice that the recommended her accordingly to wait on the deponent's niece, Mits Bruce, and the afterwards ferved the deponent's daughter-in-law. Mrs Hepburn, went to England with her, and died there: that when the was in thefe fervices, the deponent heard her frequent ly declare, that if the were to step next moinent into eternity, fhe would declare that Lady Jean, her mistress, was with child; and as there was fome talk, at that time, that the children were not Lady Jean's, fhe wifhed that her oath might be taken concerning that matter; and the deponent had the more regard to this, that the feemed to be a little piqued at Lady Jean's turning her from her fervice. Depones, That Edy Caw told the deponent, as the reafon why he was fo pofitive of Lady Jean's being with child, that generally the dreffed and undretfed Lady Jean, when he was in her fervice: that the deponent knows, that the forelaid Effy Caw and Tibby Walker remained at Rheims, when Lady Jean went to Paris to be delivered; and that the deponent has been told by Sir John, Lady Jean, and the two fervant-maids, that the reafon of their remaining at Rheims, was the want of money to carry them to Paris. Mrs Helen Hewit, refidenter in Edinburgh, aged 50, or thereby, depones, That fhe was acquainted with Lady Jean Douglas, fifter to the late Duke of Douglas, from her childhood: that the deponent was prefent at Lady Jean's house at Drumfheugh, when he was married to Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, who then. pafled by the name of Colonel Stewart: that they were married upon the 10th of August 1746, by the deceafed Mr Keith, who commonly paired by the name of Bi witnels prefent but the deponent: that, fix days after the marriage, Lady Jean fet out for Huntington i England, and the deponent attended her, as a companion, together with her two fervantmaids, Effy Caw and Tibby Walker. Depones, That Sir John met Lady Jean at Huntington, from whence they let out to Harwich, and went thereafter to the Hague, where they ftaid. four months; from thence to Utrecht; and in the end of April 1747, they went to Aix-la-Chapelle: that they ftaid at Aix-la-Chapelle from May 1747 till the 1st of June 1748: that, in the end of the year 1747, Lady Jean proved with child: that the two former deponents, Mr and Mrs Hepburn, lived then at Liege, and, during Lady Jean's pregnancy, came to Aix-la-Chapelle, to fee her: that the first time Mrs Hepburn faw Lady Jean upon that visit, the obferved to the deponent, that Lady Jean was with child, and quarrelled her for not letting her know of it: the deponent anfwered, That it was very true, but that Lady Jean was fo bafhful, that fhe would not allow any perfon to fpeak of it: that, while they ftaid at Aix-laChapelle, there were many Scots people there,particularly Lady Wigton, and Mils Primrose, who lived with her, and one Mrs Greig, Lady Wigton's woman, who at prefent is in Edinburgh: that there was alfo there, a lady of distinction, Madam Obean, whofe hufband had a house at Bruffels; that Lady Jean was very intimate with that lady, and was every day at the affemblies which were held at her houfe, where fhe had an opportunity of being feen by numbers of people from all nations, as the congrefs was then going on in that city: that Madam Obean preff ed Lady Jean to go to Bruffels, to be delivered in her houfe; which he would have done, had not that lady's husband been called to Vienna, to take possellion of the office of one of the ministers, and his lady was obliged to follow him: that, during this time, the deponent had occafion frequently to converfe with the ladies above mentioned, who all took notice of Lady Jean's pregnancy: that Lady Jean was about eight months gone with child before the left Aix-la-Chapelle, and, at that time, both her belly and breafts, particularly her breasts, were fo remarkably big, that most people thought he was with twins: that Lady Jean naturally was remarkably flender, and. : and had fcarce any breafts at all: that, at the fame time, the late Earl Crawfurd and Lord Blantyre were both at Aixla-Chapelle, and Lord Blantyre lived in the houfe with Lady Jean, and both of thefe Lords were every day with her: that the reafon of their leaving Aix-laChapelle was, that the expence of living was turned fo extravagantly high, that they could not afford it: that when they left that city, their company confifted of Sir John, my Lady, the deponent, the two maid-fervants above mentioned, and the man-fervant, who was a foreigner, and who left them at Liege that they ftaid at Liege four or five days, during which time Sir John and Lady Jean, Mr and Mrs Hepburn, were every day toge ther in one another's houtes: that from Liege they went to Sedan, where they ftaid two or three days, becaufe Lady Jean was out of order, and feemed likely to be delivered: from Sedan they went to Rheims, where they arrived, as the deponent thinks, about the middle of June, and they remained there till the end of that month: that while they staid at Rheims, Lieut Mackenzie and Maclean, two British officers, who had been taken prifoners by the French, were in that city, and were three or four times a-week with Lady Jean: that the first day of July, Lady Jean, Sir John, and the deponent, let out in a stage-coach for Paris; and that the two officers above mentioned lifted Lady Jean into her coach, because she was fo heavy that he could hardly ftir: that the reason why Lady Jean went to Paris, was because there was no proper help to be had at Rheims, as they were told by every body: that the two fervant-maids were left at Rheims for want of money to carry them along; and that Lady Jean intended to have sent for them; but fhe did not get money foon enough: that upon their coming to Paris, the endeavoured to perfuade her banker to advance her thirty louidores, which were to fall due at the Lammas following; and that as he refufed fo to do, Sir John wrote to Rheims, to one Mr Andrews, to whom they had been recommended, who ordered his banker to advance the money; and that the very day it was paid, Lady Jean was brought to bed, which made it unneceffary to fend for the fervant maids: that when they arrived at Paris, they had only one guinea: that upon the 10th of July Lady Jean was delivered, at Paris, of that two fons; and that the deponent was prefent at their birth, and received them both into her lap, when they came into the world: that the eldest, whose name is Archibald, and is the prefent claimant, was a strong healthy child; but the other, whofe name was Sholto, was fo' weakly, that it was not believed he would live above twelve hours; and for that reafon the man-midwife, whofe name, the deponent thinks, was fomething like Le Mart, but cannot be pofitive, as the does not understand French, immediately chriftened him: that their landlady and her daughter were prefent at the birth; but the does not remember any of their names, as they were French: that they staid in that house for ten days after the delive ry, when they were obliged to transport Lady Jean to another houfe, on account of buggs: that they remained in Paris all together, for about three weeks; when they were advised by the man-midwife to go to a village in the neighbourhood for more air, the weather being exceffively hot: that they ftaid in that village for about a fortnight, during which time Lady Jean recovered furprisingly from this village they returned to Rheims, and carried the eldest boy along with them, who was not then chriftened: that they left the youngest, on account of his weak flate, at Paris, under the care of the man-midwife; who got a faithful nurse to him, under whofe care he grew much stronger; and that the man-midwife wrote every week to Sir John, giving him an account of the boy's health; and that he was fuckled for fixteen months: that Lady Jean, both at Paris and at Rheims, went under the name of Madam Stewart: that about three weeks after their return to Rheims, when he was about two months old, the eldest boy was christened Archibald: that the chriftening was fo long delayed by waiting for Lady Wigton, who was to be godmother; and that accordingly Lady Wigton and Mrs Andrews were godmothers, and the late Lord Blantyre, and Baron Macilicoat, Lady Wigton's hutband, were godfathers; and that they were all prefent: that the ceremony was performed publicly in the church, by the parish-prieft, in the prefence of a multitude of fpectators: that the Bishop of Joppa was at the entertainment after the baptifm, and feemed to be angry that he was not defired to perform the ceremony: that the godfathers and godmothers were all at the entertain A 1 ment: that after their return to Rheims, they ftaid in one Madam Mayet's for a bout fixteen months: that about a month after the christening, Lady Jean fell again with child; and when he was near three months gone, her foot flipt in the ftreet, as fhe was walking home from a vifit to Lady Wigton, and gave her back a twift, by which means fhe mifcarried next day; and was much worfe upon that occafion than the formerly was when he was delivered at Paris: that when the fecond boy was about fixteen months old, the deponent went along with Sir John and Lady Jean, and brought him to Rheims: that about half a year after the children were born, to the best of the deponent's remembrance, the pension of 300 1. a-year, which Lady Jean had from her brother the Duke of Douglas, was withdrawn ; upon which occafion Lady Jean wrote to Lord Morton, who remitted her 3501.: that about November 1749, they left Rheims, and returned to London, with the children, where they arrived a week before Christmas: that they remained at London and Chelsea for about two years and ten months that in the year 1752, Lady Jean and the deponent came to Scotland, with the children, and Sir John remained in London: that the end of April 1753, Lady Jean and the deponent returned to London, and left the children in a house near the meadow, under the care of Ifabel Walker above mentioned, now Mrs Glass, a cook-maid, and a footman; and recommended them to the care of Mr William Loch, writer in Edinburgh, and Mr Colvill, a former deponent: that two days after they left Scotland, the younger boy, Sholto, fell into a fever, of which he died: that the deponent was informed of this by Mr Colvill, who wrote to her every poft that Lady Jean was affected in the deepest ⚫ manner with his death, and laid it fo to heart, that he never was well after it: that this boy Sholto was the very picture of Lady Jean: that Lady Jean was attended in her fickness at London, by Mr James Pringle, furgeon to the guards; and when he left that place, by Mr Pordyce that these gentlemen told the deponent, that Lady Jean's disease was a broken heart: that Lady Jean returned to Scotland in August 1753, and died the 22d of November following: that about four hours before fhe died, fhe ordered her fon Archibald, the claimant, to be brought to her; when the laid her hand upen his head, and faid, God bless you, my : : child; God make you a good and an honeft man, for riches I defpife; take a fword in your hand, and you may one day be as great a hero as fome of your predeceffors. And being interrogate for Duke Hamilton, depones, That he does not know whether their lodgings at Paris were bespoke before they went there; and that they first lighted at an inn, before they went to their lodgings: that the first time the faw the man-midwife was, when he was called to aflift Lady Jean in labour; and that the does not know that he was formerly bespoke : that the does not remember the name of the street where they lodged, as it is a French name, and does not understand French: that he does not know whether the birth of the children, or the baptifm of Sholto, were registrate at Paris: that during her ftay at Paris, Lady Jean received no vifits from any of her countrymen, nor faw any of them: that they got the nurfe for Archibald, the claimant, at the village, near Paris, to which they went as above mentioned; and that they carried her, together with her hufband and child, with them to Rheims; but does not remember her name; the was commonly called Nurse: that before they got this nurfe, the child had two or three other nurses, who had not good milk, and who were obliged to be difmilled; but does not remember any of their names: that no nurfe was befpoke before Lady Jean's delivery, but their landlady got milk-women in the neighbourhood, immediately after the birth: that Lady Jean would not allow any nurse to be bepoke before her delivery, because she faid he did not know if the would bear a living child that while Lady Jean fraid at Paris, and at the village in the neighbourhood, and till the returned to Rheims, he had no hired fervants of her own, but was attended by the servants of the houfes where they ftaid. And being further interrogate for the claimant, depones, That after their return to England, the younger boy Sholto was again baptized by one Dr Colvill: that befide Sir John and Lady Jean, there were prefent upon this occafion, Lady Wigton, Mifs Primrofe, Lady Wigton's woman, Mrs Greig, and the deponent. Mrs Jean Greig, housekeeper to Charles Arefkine of Alva, Lord Justice-Clerk, aged 38, or thereby, depones, That the knew the decealed Lady Jean Douglas: that the was habite and repute to be married to Sir John Stewart now of Grandtully, who formerly used to pafs by the name and defiguation |