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not well what He says-- [[underline]] Wednesday Janry. 14th [[/underline]] The King slept about 3 hours at Intervals during the last night-- When awake He spoke rapidly, & inconsistently & laughed very much In the Morning when He got up He was much in the same state of mind as He was yesterday, & He was still hurried & quick. Becoming afterwards refractory recourse was had to a short confinement on his couch in the Waiscoat. When released & during the Evening He was in high Spirits, Eager, & talkative. He continued to talk much of Lady P- who He now called by the new name of [[underline]] Minerva. [[/underline]] While playing at Piquet He distinguishes Her by the Queen of Hearts, kissing it whenever He saw it. A ridiculous incident happen'd to The King this Evening when He was playing a Game of Piquet with Dr. Willis. He had the King of Hearts himself & said [[underline]] "Oh if the Queen of Hearts would fall to The King." [[/underline]] It so happen'd that Doctor Willis was obliged to play his Queen. The King was quite delighted, & He commented much afterwards on the circumstance & his good fortune-- Sir Lucas Pepys who passed some time with the King this Evening told Him news of various kinds. Among the rest He mentioned the opposition which had been made in Martinico against the Edicts of Government for some Imports, & He added that they
