The Stirling peerage. Trial of Alexander Humphrys or Alexander, styling himself Earl of Stirling

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THE STIRLING PEERAGE.
TRIAL
ALEXANDER HUMPHRYS OR ALEXANDER,
STYLING HIMSELF EARL OF STIRLING,
BEFORETHE
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY,
FOR FORGERY,
ON 29th APRIL, 1839, AND FOUR FOLLOWING DAYS.
STENOGRAPHED BV
MR SIMON MACGREGOR,
ANDEDITEDBY
WILLIAM TURNBULL, Esg. Advocate, F.S.A. Scot.
AN INTRODUCTORY NOTICE OF THE EARLDOM OP STIRLING,
AND PROCEEDINGSOF MR HUMPHRYSRELATIVE
TO HIS PRETENDED CLAIM.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH;
AND T. CADELL, LONDON.
MDCCCXXXIX.
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OF SCOTLAND
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CONTENTS.
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Introduction, Page 1
Appendix.
I. Pursuer's Proofin Reduction-Improbation, ' . . i
II. Defender's Productions in do. .... .. xvii
III. Interlocutorby Lord Cockburn in do. . . . Ixii
IV. Minute for Earl of Stirling, btxii
V. Answers for Officers of State to do. . . . xc
VI. Judicial Declaration ofEarl of Stirling, . . xcv
VII. Report, and Additional Productions in Reduction, . civ
VIII. Supplemental Report and Productions, .. ... cix
IX. Proceedings at Elections of Scottish Peerss since 1825, exii
PreliminaryProceedings on 3d April, 1839,.... 3
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Indictment, . . . ^ . . . 8
ListofWitnesses for the Crown, 38
ListofAssize, ... 40
Copies, Translations, Extracts, and Lists ofsome ofthe Documents
produced for the Prosecution, 44
Trial, .... 95
Appendixto Trial,
I. Searches in Records, 1
II. Additional Defences, &c. for Earl of Stirling, . Q
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ADVERTISEMENT.
In order to account for the discrepant orthography
of the pseudo-clauTaant's name, as it appears in the
succeeding pages, I may mention, that in every part of
the volume, except the Crown productions, I have spelt
it Humph?-j/*, and not Humphrey*, at the express
request of Mr Lockhart, agent for Mr Humphrys.
Although the difference is immaterial, yet, for the sake
of typographical accuracy, as well as from courtesy to
Mr
Lockhart, I think it right to notice it thus specially.