Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION, reported by SIR JOHN LAUDER OF FOUNTAINHALL. Subject_2 This week I sat in the Outer-House, and so the observes are the fewer.
John Corse v. Janet Anderson
Date: 9 July 1700
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In advising a process, pursued by John Corse in Paisly, against Janet Anderson, relict of John Reid, the Lords discovered, from the probation, that Corse had vitiated a bond granted to him by Reid, and turned the word “myself” to “himself,” whereby he had got payment of 1100 merks.
The Lords decerned him to repay that, as indebite solutum; and instantly granted a warrant to one of their macers to apprehend the said Corse, and bring him in prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh, that the Lords might punish him for his forgery; and, in regard the witnesses touched one Fork, as somewhat accessory, they gave likewise warrant to put him under caution to appear, under the penalty of 1000 merks, otherwise to imprison him. This was done both secretly and quickly, that no advertisement might prevent their macer, and to discourage falsehood, which is increasing exceedingly.
