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The Whisperer on Sawney the Pretended Prince of Saxe Gotha
The Whisperer recounts how Sawney and a supposed brother, financed by a French court sum of 500000 pounds to present Sawney as a prince in England. They visited St James's and Carlton House, earning royal notice, but uncertainty lingers over his true origin and status. Sawney's mother returned to Germany after a costly English stay, and the tale warns readers to doubt the young claimant’s claims.
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