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his Tea & Eat bread & butter with appetite - He knew Every body & conversed rationally with all - He arranged his Watches & seemed more cheerful & like Himself, & We all Entertained hopes of much good & amendment, by a Nights sound rest - All at this time wore a more favorable aspect, & countenances became more cheerful around Him - At 11 oClock this Night H.M. slept soundly until 2 oClock in the Morning, but alas at Waking his ramblings returned, & damped our Eager hopes - [[underline]] Friday Novr. 14th. [[/underline]] The ramblings continued - Still H.My. knew & distinguished his Attendants, but speaking to Them in short incoherent sentences; He seemed to suffer & complained much of heat & burning - His Pulse was a strong one of [[underline]] 88 [[/underline]], & which sometimes became higher. Throughout this day tho' constant rambling has been with Him, still there has often been marked congruity & memory - It is very puzzling to form opinions where all is so unsettled, but I must beleive, every thing considered, that H.My. has rather gained ground, & that hopes should not be given up. [[underline]] Saturday Novr: 15th [[/underline]] -- His Majesty had during the last Night, altogether about Six hours sleep, & the public report of this day was, that He was rather better; My Opinion however was not influenced by this report, & I own I have not observed that amendment, which has been more generally beleived - The Incoherencies