1766Election contest
The complainers in this case alleged that the counsellors of Crail were under the influence of Sir John Anstruther and that Sir John's representatives sold meal to the trades at a special price in order to bribe certain men before the borough's election.
People involved
- George Anderson — Pursuer
- Thomas Anderson — Pursuer
- Henry Hodge — Pursuer
- John Anderson — Pursuer
- Patrick Hodge — Pursuer
- Patrick Coldstream — Pursuer
- John Stark — Pursuer
- Captain James Paterson — Pursuer
- John Henderson — Pursuer
- William Balmano — Pursuer
- James Stephen — Defender
- Andrew Jamieson — Defender
- George Hall — Defender
- James Laurie — Defender
- Sir John Anstruther, of Anstruther, Baronet — Named in case documents
- Major-General John Scott, of Balcomie — Named in case documents
- Sir Henry Erskine, of Alva and Clackmannan, Baronet — Named in case documents
- John Lumisdane, of Strathvithy — Named in case documents
- Robert Fall — Named in case documents
- James Hogg — Named in case documents
- Robert Alexander, of Boghall and Blackhouse — Named in case documents
- William Alexander, of Blackhouse — Named in case documents
Places
- Crail (principal)
The complainers in this case alleged that the counsellors of Crail were under the influence of Sir John Anstruther and that Sir John's representatives sold meal to the trades at a special price in order to bribe certain men before the borough's election.