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were the chief rules I recollect, but your Lordship will perceive, that it will be necessary in many instances to make some alterations; It may be impossible for you upon all occasions to attend His royal Highness, I should therefore recommend the fixing upon one or two proper persons of pretty high Rank, that you can send to, at all time besides Captain Napier, otherwise you will find it difficult to fix any bounds: nevertheless upon some occasions Captn. Napier may be thought sufficient; and tho I have every reason to be grateful to His Royal Highness for his attention to me, I think if I had departed from the Rules fixed in part by His Majesty, and in part by me, it would not have gone on so well. I should have mentioned before, that as I cannot find any Lieutenant, that I know sufficiently, and that would be a proper person to send with Prince William except one, and that he has so near a prospect of preferment, that it would be difficult to make him amends; I have therefore fixed upon Captain Napier, whom I think a more proper person than any I know, as he has lived great deal in my family, is a sensible man, & a man of family; and I think a very good officer, as far as I have been able to judge on shore, and what is of most consequence, will I am confident strictly observe every direction your Lordship may give him. I should also have advised that Mr Waddington Chaplain of the Prince George should have attended Prince William at stated hours, but finding your Lordship averse to his going, as Captain Knight you say, is a very able mathematician, I have only to desire, Mr Waddington may have some conversation