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on a refusal He would not be well pleased & the chances were He would become turbulent. Doctor Willis heard my conjecture with surprise, but not thinking light of it He told me He would go, & sound Him upon it. He accordingly went into The King's Apartment, & He found the King anxious about his dress. Dr. Willis told Him his dress was very good for an Airing. The King said He must have his whole Breeches. Dr. Willis told Him the blue ones He had on would do very well. He answer'd [[underline]] You do not know where I am going [[/underline]], & then came out the whole plan, exactly as I had mentioned it to Doctor Willis. On his objecting the King became angry & violent to such degree, that in a few minutes recourse was had to restraint & He was confined on his Couch, where He continued for some time abusive & angry. Thus has the second ill-judged attempt to take the King out, failed & fortunately has it been put off in time. When such propositions are started in periods of so much irritation, there must always be great risk. If the King had gone out this morning in the humour He was, & with the Intentions He had when He was setting out, it is most certain the expedition would have ended in confusion, & He probably would have been so violent as to have render'd it impossible to prevent his expressing Himself, besides in the struggle which was so likely to have happen'd in the Carriage. He might have been