Advocates and law agents usually submitted evidence to the Court of Session in support of a client's claim. Evidence took many forms. Depositions heard by the Lord Ordinary on Oaths and Witnesses (or his designee) became part of the case record. A lawyer might also voluntarily or at the court's behest include a few snippets of correspondence, a ledger extract, or an estate inventory as part of the process. These pieces of evidence were printed in Session Papers as a case moved through the court.
Sketch from John Watts Map of the Firth of Clyde [45 cm x 28 cm. Appended to Petition of John Douglas, Merchant in Glasgow]
Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Douglas, Merchant in Glasgow
Case and opinions in the process John Steven & Company merchants in Glasgow, against John Douglas Merchant there. A case between A and B respecting a question of insurance.
Condescendence for John Douglas, Merchant in Glasgow, Defender, against John Steven and Company, Merchants in Glasgow, Pursuers
