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had been interrupted by my having repaired to The Queen's Lodge at Windsor at a moments Notice when I first heard of His Majestys illness in October last. After an Absence of some days I returned to Kew on the [[underline]] Tuesday Decr. 16th. My Brother Equerries eer this had all dispersed, [[/underline]] & I found a new System in progress -- His Majestys Pages were still continued in their painful duties & some of Dr. Willis's Men were connected in attendance with Them. H. Mys. Physicians still came, but Dr Willis on the Spot, & He only, [[underline]] in constant attendance, [[/underline]] now regulated principally in Every direction. The Change which had now taken place produced early jealousies among some of the Familly, & now from some cause or other usual Transactions, were not so smoothly carried on as before; Schisms interrupted that Harmony & general cooperation which had hitherto prevailed, & various reports of the same Case now spread abroad - These did not become less intricate from Party, & which jarring politics influenced. Such was the change that had already begun ee'r My return, & I was much impressed by an Early but unexpected caution ^ [[addition]] of My Friend Col. Digby [[/addition]] who with a general glimpse He gave Me of the passing Events, cautioned Me to be much on My guard, as now much misrepresentation & suspicion was abroad in certain Quarters, & an Eye to which would not be of indifference to Me -- I thanked Him for the hint but observed, that I was indeed surprised that any thing