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had at this time his share of memorandums & commissions from Him for Windsor. Dr. John Willis observing that his wants & hurries were rapidly increasing told me on his leaving that I was wanted in the next room, on which I rose from my Chair to go away. The King said I was going very soon, then turning tound to me He added [[underline]] if then you are to go God bless you, [[/underline]] & He kissed me-- During this Visit which was a short one of about a Quarter of an hour, h: My. was to me as usual, gracious & kind, but alas He was but good humouredly deranged. Not a sentence scarce, did He speak to me this evening like Himself in his moments of sound reason-- He is at times, & probably oftener than He appears to be, sensible of his unhappy situation. A very strong & very affecting indication of this appeared this morning. An Emetic had been given to Him in his Draught. After He had been very sick with it He said, He had been taken in with it, but He believed it was for his good. Then kneeling on his Chair He prayed to God & said, "That [[underline]] He had left undone "those things which He ought to have done, & He prayed that God "would be pleased either to restore Him to his Senses, or "permit that He might die directly." [[/underline]] What could be more deeply interesting than this pious direction of a transient gleam of reason, from our Dear Afflicted King--