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now and then of which we avail'd ourselves to attempt to set H.M. right upon some of His wrong notions. This was done for a while without exciting ill humour indeed with apparent acquiescence on H:Ms. part; tho' it was Evident that H:M: was but jesting with our incredulity, & the conversation was broken off at last by a more violent burst of indignation than usual, in consequence of a doubt having been express'd of a most melancholy disaster having befaln' a part of the R. Family HH. Sign'd. H Halford [[underline]] R. Willis - [[/underline]] Note. H:M. alluded to a correction by Dr Heb. of his error respecting the drowning of London - & this encouraged me to try to dispossess Him of some of His other errors - His passion was calld forth - & the interview terminated abruptly at last by my [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] asking if [[/addition]] it was ^ [[addition]] not [[/addition]] one of H:M: delirious ideas that the P. of W: in His passage to France had thrown ye D: of Cumb: overboard & drown'd Him.
