History of the royal malady : with variety of entertaining anecdotes, to which are added strictures on the declaration of Horne Tooke, Esq. respecting "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales," commonly called Mrs. Fitzherbert. With interesting remarks on a Regency / By a page of the presence [i.e. Philip Withers].

  • Withers, Philip, -1790.
Date:
1789
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Credit: History of the royal malady : with variety of entertaining anecdotes, to which are added strictures on the declaration of Horne Tooke, Esq. respecting "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales," commonly called Mrs. Fitzherbert. With interesting remarks on a Regency / By a page of the presence [i.e. Philip Withers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    An opinion prevails, that our gracious Sovereign if afiii&ed with an hereditary complaint; and, modi¬ fication of this Idea, the public Prints have advanced many bold adertions concerning a former Prince of Wales and his illuflrious father, which I hope are not entitled to belief. It has been urged, in particular, that the alliance with the Houfe of Saxe-Gotha drew down his Majedy’s heavy difpleafure on the Heir Apparent, becaufe that alliance promifed, in it’s con- fequences, to entail the Evil and Insanity on the royal blood. / » But a people, who fojudly idolize their Sovereign, will forbear to credit an opinion in which fomany in¬ nocent and amiable Children are interefed. Before they abandon themfelves to delpair, byradily con¬ cluding, that the Deity has devoted the Empire to a calamity beyond example dreadful, they will require reiterated Proof of the perpetuity of the misfor¬ tune. I