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At 12 oClock I returned, & began My Nights Watch -- H.My. fell asleep almost as soon as He lay down, & Slept 'til 3 oClock. Soon after He fell into good sleep until the Morning -- Pulse 76. -- During the course of this day H.My. mention'd a Wish & which required management to get rid of - He requested that Colonel Digby might sleep in his Apartment instead of a Page, or one of the Attendant Surgeons - On recollection He said, that as Coln: D: Was not well He would not desire it, but turning to Doctor Reynolds & Sir George Baker then in the room with Me, He asked them if they had any objection to [[underline]] My [[/underline]] sleeping in his room. They did not give an immediate answer, but looked at each other. Luckily H.Mys. attention was taken off at this moment on which I got round to Dr. Reynolds, & beg'd He would parry this request. Soon after these two Gentlemen went away, without this proposition having been further pressed -- The Duke of York now came in to the King's Apartment & while He conversed with his Son in German I got close to Dr. Warren in the further part of the room, & in a whisper told Him what had been going forward, & stated the undecided manner in which the request had been left, adding, that tho' I was most willing to undergo any fatigue, or undertake any duty which might in any way assist H.My. or console Him in His present distressing confinement yet that I