A View of the Evidence for Proving That the present Earl of Galloway is the Lineal Heir-Male and Lawful Representative of Sit William Stewart of Jedworth, so frequently mentioned in History, from the Year 1384 to the Year 1429.

4to, pp. [ii], 95, [1] + folding genealogical chart. Extracted from a volume, retaining portions of leather spine. Light soiling to front and rear. A scarce argument for the inheritance of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway (1736-1806), to give him a claim to the English peerage. Lord Galloway had already sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer and had done so since 1774, but faced re-election each parliament and lost his seat in the 1790 election. Whether on the strength of this argument or his service as a Lord of the Bedchamber, Lord Galloway achieved his aim, being created Baron Stewart of Garlies in the peerage of Great Britain in 1796 and thereby rejoining the Lords as a permanent member. Though anonymous, this pamphlet was written by Eliezer Williams (1754-1820), chaplain and tutor to the Galloway family, who had been enlisted to help investigate the pedigree. The table at the end mentions the death of Vice-Admiral Keith Stewart in March 1795, giving a terminus post quem for the publication. NLS and Hornel Gallery only in ESTC. ESTC T193376.…