Edinburgh, the ninth day of November, one thousand six hundred eighty eighth years present in Council, the Earl of Perth, Lord High Chancellor, the Lord Arch-bishop of St. Andrews ... the following depositions concerning the birth of His royal Highness James, Prince of Scotland and Wales, being transmitted to His Majesties Privy Council ...

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Title: Edinburgh, the ninth day of November, one thousand six hundred eighty eighth years present in Council, the Earl of Perth, Lord High Chancellor, the Lord Arch-bishop of St. Andrews ... the following depositions concerning the birth of His royal Highness James, Prince of Scotland and Wales, being transmitted to His Majesties Privy Council ...
Author: Scotland. Privy Council.
Publication: Edinburgh :: Re-printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most sacred Majesty,; 1688.
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Elizabeth Lady Marchioness of Powis Deposeth.

THat about the 29th of December last, the Queen was likely to Miscarry; whereupon she immediatly went unto her, and offered her some effectual Remedies, which are made use of on the like Occasion; which the Queen ordered this Deponent to acquaint the Doctors with. The Day following the Queen Dowager sent this Deponent to see how the Queen did; who replied, She had a pretty good Night, and did think she had Quickned, but would not be positive till she felt it again; That after this the Deponent did frequently wait on the Queen in the Morning, and did see her Shift her several Days, and generally saw the Milk, and sometimes Wet upon her Smock. That some time, after this Deponent went into the Country, and came not up till a few Days before the Queen was brought to Bed; and from the time of this Depo∣nents Return, she saw the Queen every Day till she was brought to Bed, and was in the Room a Quarter of an hour before, and at the time of her Delivery of the Prince by Mrs Wilks her Majesties Midwi••e, which this Deponent saw, and immediatly went with the Prince, carried by Mrs. Delabadie into the Queens little Bed-Chamber, where she saw Sir Thomas Witherley sent for by the Mid∣wife, who gave the Child Three Drops of something which came into the World with him, which this Deponent saw done; And this Deponent doth Aver, this Prince to be the same Child which was then born, and that she has never been from him one Day since.

Eliza. Powis.