An Inquiry or Delicate Investigation Into the Conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales; Before Lords Erskine Spencer Grenville and Ellenborough the Four Special Commissioners of Inquiry Appointed by His Majesty in the Year 1806 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1820 Excerpt: ... of her, and therefore I believe wrote to him by Sir Samuel Hood. (Signed) HESTER LISLE. Sworn before us, in Downing-street, this third day - of July, 1806, ERSKINE, SPENCER, A true Copy, GRENVILLE, J. Becket. ELLENBOROUGH. (No. 28.). Lower Brook-street, July 4, 1806. My Loed, Before your arrival in Downing-street last night, I bespoke the indulgence of the Lords of his Majesty's Council for inaccuracy as to dates, respecting any attendance at Blackheath, before 1803. Having only notice in the forenoon of an examination, I could not prepare myself for it to any period previous to that year, and I now hasten, as far as the examination of my papers will permit, to correct an error into which I fell, in stating to their Lordships, that I attended her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales in the spring of 1802, and that I then met his Royal Highness the late Duke of Gloucester at Blackheath. It was in the spring of 1801, and not of 1802, that, after attending her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales for ten or twelve days, I had the honour of seeing the Duke of Gloucester at her house. I have the honour, &c. A true Copy, FR. MILMAN. J. Becket. Earl Cholmondeley, morn July 6th, 1806. I Have seen the Princess of Wales write frequently, and I think I am perfectly acquainted with her manner of writing. A letter produced to his Lordship marked (A). This letter is not of the Princess's hand-writing. A paper produced to his Lordship, marked (B), with a kind of drawing with the names of Sir Sidney Smith and Lady Douglas. This paper appears to me to be written in a disguised hand. Some of the letters remarkably resemble the Princess's writing; but because of the disguise I cannot say whether it be or be not her Royal Highness's writing. On the cover being shown to ...