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Temple, 12th May, 1866.

FRANCES LLOYD.

FROM RIPLEY, IN SURREY.

To the best of my knowledge, Mary Wilson said, that she had seen the Princess and Sir Sidney in the blue room; but she is so close a woman, that she never opens her mouth on any occasion; never heard Mary Wilson *say she was so alarmed as to be in a fit.

Heard the gardener at Ramsgate say one day, at dinner, that he had seen Mr. Sicard and Captain Manby go across the lawn towards a subterraneous passage leading to

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When her Royal Highness was going to the launch, Sir Andrew Hammond and his son came the day before, and dined with her, and in the next morning, about four o'clock, after the doors of the house were open, she saw Captain Manby sitting in the drawing-room of the adjoining house to her Royal Highness, which room belonged to her.

One morning, about six o'clock, she was called to get breakfast for her Royal Highness, when she saw. Captain Manby and her waking in the garden, at Ramsgate.

Heard from Mrs. Lisle's maid, that the Princess, when at Lady Sheffield's, went out of her bed-room, and could not find her way back; but nothing more.

About four years ago, as I think, Mr. Mills attended me for a cold, and, in conversation, he asked me if the Prince visited at our house? I said, not to my knowledge. He said, the Princess certainly was with child.

A true Copy,

(Signed) J. Becket,

Whitehall, 29th August, 1806.

FRANCES LLOYD.

END OF THE DOCUMENTS.

A

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Relative to

THE CHILD

Now under the Protection of Her Royal Highness

THE PRINCESS OF WALES;

Describing, at large, the Circumstance of the Child's being taken from a Poor Woman from DEPTFORD;

THE

PARTICULARS OF ITS BIRTH, &c.

AND

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PARENTS OF THE CHILD.

A

STATEMENT OF FACTS

RELATIVE TO

THE

CHILD

Now under the Protection of Her Royal Highness
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

SOON after the memorable Investigation of 1806-7, it was currently rumoured, for want of evidence on the subject, that the Child which her Royal Highness had adopted, was, in fact, her own son. General as this report was, very considerable doubts arose in the mind of the writer as to its authenticity. In order to remove these doubts, and to obtain satisfactory information relative to this circumstance, he instituted a diligent inquiry concerning the reputed mother; confident that, by these means, he should procure a complete proof of the fact; at least, so far as proof could be obtained, without witnessing the actual birth of the infant. His inquiries were successful; and an interview was had with the mother of the Child, who is still living.

The writer being a perfect stranger to this woman, he introduced himself to her by remarking how fortunate she was to be known to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. The mother acquiesced in this observation, and said that her Royal Highness had been so good as to take under her care one of her children, a little boy named William; that her Royal Highness had kept the child in her possession for some years; ever since 1802. He next

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