The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents.

  • Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Date:
1813
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Credit: The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15 heatli, awomauat Charlton, of the name of Towiilpy, told mo that she had some linen to wash from the Princbss’s lioiise ; tlial the linen wtis marked with the appearance of a miscarriage, or a delivery. The woman has since left Charlton, but she lias friends there. I think it must liave been before the child was brou»-ht to the Princess, that the woman told me this. 1 know all th'c women in the Princess’s house, 1 don’t think any of them were in a state of pregnancy, and if any had, 1 think 1 must have known it. 1 never told Cole, that Wary Wilson, when she supposed ihe Princess to be in the Library, had gone info the Princess’s bed-room, and had found a man there at breakfast w ith the Princess, or that there was a great deal to do about it, and that .Mary Wilson was sworn to secrecy, and threatened to be turned away if she divulged what she had seen. . (Signed) FRANCES LLOYD. Sworn at Lord Grenville's House, in Dowu- ing-slreet, June 7, 1806. before ns, (Signed) ERSKINE, GRENVILLE, SPENCER, ELLENBOROUGH. TjME deposition of MARY ANN WlL^pON. I believe it will be ten years ne.vt quarter that I have lived w ith the Princess. 1 waited on the Ladies who attend the Prin- cess. I remember when the child who is now with the Princess was brought there. Before it came, 1 heard say that it was to rome. Tae mother brought the child. It appeared to be about four months old w hen it was brought. I remember twins being brought to the Princess before that child was hrought. I never noticed the Princess's shape to lie dill'erent in that year from what it was before. 1 never Irad a tliought that the Princess was w ith child. I think she could not have been with child, .and havegone on to her time, wiihout my knowing it. I was at SoHth-end with the Princess. Capttiin Manby used to visit the Princess there. 1 made the Princess’s bed,.and have been in the ImLit of raakingit ever since i lived with her Royal High- ness. .Vnother maid, whose name is Ann Bye, assisted with me in making the beil. From what I observed, I never had any reason to believe that two jiersons liad slept in the bed; I never s.iw any p:irticular appearance in it. The linen was washed by htikeman's w ife. (Signed) MARY WILSON. Sworn at Lord Grenville’s house, in Dowu- ing--tree!, .June 7, 1806, before us, (.Sigued) ERSKINE, GRENVILLE, SPENCER, ELLENBOROUGH. THE DEPOSITlrtN OF SAMUEL ROBERTS. I am footman to the Princess of Wales. I remember tiic child being taken by the Princess. I never observed any par- ticular appearance of the Princess in that year—nolhiiii; that «