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ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM HENRY WEST BETTY.
treated as a Queen. Under this impression, she always
carried in her hand, as symbols of her right, a seal, a
triangular piece of French chalk, a dollar, or a French
half-crown, and the title page of some act of parliament.
She was greatly offended if she was not addressed by the
title of “ Your Majesty and when she was at church,
which she attended regularly, she always made a formal
protest against praying for the king and queen when the
prayer was read; and if the word Society occurred in the
service, always called out, “ IVo Society.” Her mind was
frequently distressed by her apprehension, sometimes
that the State, sometimes that the Catholic faith was in
danger; but excepting her insanity on the subject o
royalty, her conduct was perfectly correct and inoffen-
sive. She was very neat in her appearance, and very
civil in her behaviour, if treated with respect. She
always refused to take alms, though she would accept a
loan in lieu of her revenue, and frequently repaid it
when she received her allowance, which accumulated
during her absence on her different journies. She was
well known on the road, as she spent great part of her
time in travelling, visiting frequently her cathedral at
Norwich, and her courts at Westminster. In her progress
to town she was taken ill at Leisten, in Suffolk, and
treated with the utmost attention ; her imagination re-
maining to the last impressed with her ruling idea. In
her health she bestowed dignities on her favourites; and
in her illness she promised handsome rewards to her
faithful attendants.
Some Account of the Theatrical Phenomenon, Wil-
liam Henry West Betty, commonly called the
Young Roscius.
(With a Portrait.')
In a repository particularly designed as a record of
whatever is striking and extraordinary either in the em-
pire
ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM HENRY WEST BETTY.
treated as a Queen. Under this impression, she always
carried in her hand, as symbols of her right, a seal, a
triangular piece of French chalk, a dollar, or a French
half-crown, and the title page of some act of parliament.
She was greatly offended if she was not addressed by the
title of “ Your Majesty and when she was at church,
which she attended regularly, she always made a formal
protest against praying for the king and queen when the
prayer was read; and if the word Society occurred in the
service, always called out, “ IVo Society.” Her mind was
frequently distressed by her apprehension, sometimes
that the State, sometimes that the Catholic faith was in
danger; but excepting her insanity on the subject o
royalty, her conduct was perfectly correct and inoffen-
sive. She was very neat in her appearance, and very
civil in her behaviour, if treated with respect. She
always refused to take alms, though she would accept a
loan in lieu of her revenue, and frequently repaid it
when she received her allowance, which accumulated
during her absence on her different journies. She was
well known on the road, as she spent great part of her
time in travelling, visiting frequently her cathedral at
Norwich, and her courts at Westminster. In her progress
to town she was taken ill at Leisten, in Suffolk, and
treated with the utmost attention ; her imagination re-
maining to the last impressed with her ruling idea. In
her health she bestowed dignities on her favourites; and
in her illness she promised handsome rewards to her
faithful attendants.
Some Account of the Theatrical Phenomenon, Wil-
liam Henry West Betty, commonly called the
Young Roscius.
(With a Portrait.')
In a repository particularly designed as a record of
whatever is striking and extraordinary either in the em-
pire