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Night, & four hours Sleep-- At times He talked much & often incoherently. In the morning when He awoke He was much in the same state of mind as yesterday. He was quick and ticklish to manage, but He was not violent-- The Bulletin of this day was dispatched without objection which it well might, as it was even more favorable than perhaps it ought to have been. It mentioned that the King had had a quiet Evening, that He had had 4 hours sleep & that He was calm this morning-- Mr Best Secretary to the Hanoverian Minister came to the Library this morning before the Bulletin was made up, & Enquired of me the State of H: Mys. health. I gave Him what particulars I knew. Soon after Doctor John Willis joined us in the Library, & Mr Best asked Him, [[underline]] "What sort of Bulletin we should have." [[/underline]] He answered, [[underline]] I doubt but an Indifferent one; it does not deserve a good one. [[/underline]] After this conversation, & when the Bulletin appeared, I whispered Mr Best, you know now [[underline]] how to read our Bulletins. [[/underline]] During this day The King was quiet, but impatient of advice & cross. He first refused to have his dinner & then desired to go to bed, with management however the day rubbed on without a crash. In his more sedate moments He amused Himself with drawing Plans. His late passion for Latin, has continued. He sent Dr. Willis to the Library for an Ainsworth's Dictionary
