CollectionGeorge IV Calendar as Prince, Regent and King
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/38284-38286
Record TypeWritings (documents)
TitleDraft declaration of George, Prince of Wales, to Parliament on the Regency: that royal power should not be diminished or distributed; and the country not left without a Government
Date[1788-1789]
WriterGeorge, Prince of Wales (1762-1830)
AddresseeParliament
DescriptionThe Prince declares himself against 'parceling out and distributing [the King's] royal functions, which, in my opinion, wou'd be an unnecessary, and therefore reprehensible licence, with his royal dignity, and would be a dangerous measure for the unanimity and prosperity of the nation'.
Endorsed 'Rough Idea of what might be said at the Regency'
[Copy].
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 document (4 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
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PublicationsPublished in A. Aspinall "The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales 1770-1812" (London, 1963) Vol. 1; no 400
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