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George iii. created much concern. The madness that 

 unhappily ensued is historic; nor would that sad 

 condition be alluded to except for its after-con- 

 sequences to my subject. 



Many were the speculations as to whether his 

 Majesty would or could recover his mental equili- 

 brium. Therefore, in a sense of the paradox, ' The 

 king is dead, long live the king ! ' many paid their 

 court to the Prince of Wales. Among those who 

 made their way to this new fountain of honour was 

 his Grace of Queensberry, who, though perhaps a 

 Uttle 'previous' in not waiting for Dr. Nature to 

 solve the problem of his royal master's malady, 

 did, however, that which a cautious and prudent 

 Scot would do under similar circumstances. He 

 journeyed to Windsor and made personal inquiries 

 as to how his Majesty's health was progressing, and 

 what hopes were entertained of his recovery. Nay, 

 he even took professional advice on the King's malady, 

 seeking Dr. Warren's opinion. Finally he reached 

 the conclusion that his Majesty's condition was in- 

 curable, when he gave his allegiance to the Prince 

 of Wales's party, and even went to the York meeting 

 with him in the August of that year. 



Eventually, when the King recovered, Queensberry 

 was dismissed from office at the instance of the 



