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.

    17/98 (page 15)
    Tisits were very frequent. The Princess consulted liiin upon them. .Mr. Moroll wa' the upholsterer : Sir Sydney Smith came frequently alone. lie staid alone with the Princess sometimes till eleven o'clock at night. He has been there till twelve o'clock at night, and after, 1 believe, alone with tlie Princess.— The Princess is of that lively vivacity, that she makes herself fa- miliar with Gentlemen, which prevented my being struck with his slaying so late. I do not believe that at that time any other Gentlemen visited the Princess so often and stayed so late. 1 have seen the Princess, when they were alone, sitting with Sir Sydney Smith on the same sofa, in the blue-room. I had access to the blue room at all times; there was an inner room which opened into the blue room when that room was not lighted up I did not go into it. 1 did not consider that I had a right to go into it. 1 had no idea on what acconnt I was brought here. I I did not know that the Princess’s conduct was <iuestioned, or questionable. I wa.s with the Princess at Ilamsgate ; when she was at East Clill’, Captain Maiiby was very frequently there; went away as late as eleven o’clock. I do not remember Fanny Lloyd being called up any morning to make break- fast for the Princess. I did not like Captain Manby’s coming so often and staying so late, and I was uneasy at it. I re.nembera piece of place, a silver lamp, being sent to Capt. Manby ; I saw it in Sicard’s possession ; he told me it was for Capt. Manby, and he had a letter to send with it. I have never seen Capt. Manby at the Princess's, at Ramsgate, before nine in the morning, but f have heard he has been tliere earlier. I h.^ never any suspicion of there being any thing improper, either from the frequent visits of Capt. Manby, or from his conduct. I was at Cartherington witli the Princess; she used to go out generally in her own chaise. I think I have once or twice seen her go o't with Mr. Hood, in his one-horsfe chaise ; they have been out for two hours, or two hours and a half to- gether. I believe only a day or two el.apsed between the time of the child being Krst brought and being brought again, and left with the Princess. I am sure the child was not weaned after it had been first brought. I do not recollect any Gentleman ever sleeping in the house. I do not remember Lawrence, the painter, ever sleeping there. The Princess seems very fond of the child ; it is alwavs called William Austin (Signed) 1 HOS. STIKEMAN, Sworn at Lord Grenville's House, in Downing- street, June?, 180S, before us, (Signed) ERSKINE, GRENVILLE, SPENCER, ELLE.N BOROUGH. THE DEPOSITION OF JOHN SICARD. I have lived seven years w ith the Princess of Wales, am house- steward, and li.ive been in that situation from the end of six months after I first lived with her Royal Highness. 1 remember the child who i, now with the Princess of Wales being brought there; it was about five months old when it was brought, it is