156 THE PRINCESS OF WALES [1812. 



or to the Queen that the Princess was with child till 

 within a month of the birth of the young Princess. 



" You removed the Princess twice in the week imme- 

 diately preceding the day of her delivery from the 

 place of my residence, in expectation (as you volun- 

 tarily declared) of her labour; and both times, upon 

 your return, you industriously concealed from the 

 knowledge of me and the Queen every circumstance 

 relating to this important affair ; and you at last, with- 

 out giving notice to me or to the Queen, precipitately 

 hurried the Princess from Hampton Court in a condi- 

 tion not to be named. After having thus, in execution 

 of your own determined measures, exposed both the 

 Princess and her child to the greatest perils, you now 

 plead surprise and tenderness for the Princess as the 

 only motives that occasioned these repeated indignities 

 to me, and to the Queen your mother. 



" This extravagant and ungrateful behaviour in so 

 essential a point as the birth of an heir to my crown, 

 is such an evidence of your premeditated defiance of 

 me, and such a contempt of my authority, and of the 

 natural right belonging to your parents, as cannot be 

 excused by the pretended innocence of your intentions, 

 nor palliated or disguised by specious words only ; but 

 the whole tenor of your conduct for a considerable 

 time has been so entirely void of all real duty to me, 

 that I have long had reason to be highly offended with 

 you ; arid until you withdraw your regard and con- 

 fidence from those by whose instigation and advice 

 you are aided and encouraged in your unwarrantable 

 behaviour to me and to the Queen, and until you re- 

 turn to your duty, you shall not reside in my palace, 

 which I will not suffer to be made the resort of them 



