ted the land, and famine and its attendant miseries
create civil commotion, I solemnly command you to make known
to the Parliament the first lawful marriage of the king, as
when you are in possession of the papers, Lord Warwick has been
sacredly and affectionately by myself entrusted with, their
constitutional import will save the country! Should the
necessity exist for their operation, consult able and
patriotic men, and they will instruct you. May Heaven bless
their and your efforts in every sense of the subject, and so
shall my rejoiced spirit with approving love (if so
permitted) feel an exultation inseparable from the
prosperity of England.
J. WILMOT."

"GEORGE R.

"We are hereby pleased to recommend Olive, our niece, to our
faithful Lords and Commons for protection and support,
should she be in existence at the period of our royal
demise; such being Olive Wilmot, the supposed daughter of
Robert Wilmot of Warwick.
J. DUNNING.
ROBT. WILMOT. _January 7th_, 1780."

Mrs. Ryves, the petitioner, was the principal witness called. She gave
her evidence very clearly and firmly, and when offered a seat in the
witness-box declined it, saying that she was not tired, and could
stand for ever to protect the honour of her family. She said she
recollected coming from Liverpool to London with her father and mother
when she was only two years and a half old, and narrated how she lived
with them conjointly up to the date of the separation, and with her
mother afterwards. It was then proposed to ask her some questions as
to declarations made by Hannah Lightfoot, the reputed wife of George
III., but the Lord Chief-Justice interposed with the remark that there
was no evidence before the court as to the marriage of the king with
this woman. The petitioner's counsel referred to the two following
documents:--

"_April_ 17, 1759.

"The marriage of these parties was this day duly
solemnized at Kew Chapel, according to the rites and
ceremonies of the Church of England, by myself,
J. WILMOT.
GEORGE P.
HANNAH."

"Witness to this marriage,
W. PITT.