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restless one with between two & three hours sleep as reported to us. On making my usual morning enquiries Dr. John Willis was coming from the King's Apartment. I asked Him how H. My. was. He informed me, that the night had not been a very good one, but that at present He was mild & quiet. This I own a little surprised me, as I had just before been informed, that Spicer had been out for the Argueburade Bottle, to put from it to his face & shin, having been struck by the King, who it seems had Endeavored, When the Shutters of his Windows were opening, to run into the next room to get his Pages, but had been stopped by Spicer. I afterwards asked Dr. Willis & the Revd Mr. Willis, seperately, how H. My: was, in order that I might know how far I could trust the Accounts received--Both these Gentlemen assured me that the King [[underline]] was very quiet [[/underline]] Seeing Mr Battiscombe the Kings Apothecary very soon after I remarked to Him that I had just received three Reports, & naming from whence, [[underline]] that His Majesty was then quiet, [[/underline]] but that these by no means tallied with another which I had received & which stated that Spicer had suffered in an Angry Scuffle. Mr. Battiscombe who knew the circumstance said [[underline]] "It was even so." [[/underline]] Dr: Warren & Sir Lucas Pepys saw the King before the Bulletin was made out this Morning. I learnt from Dr. Warren that He had found Him quick, but in such state of mind [[underline]] "that not one [[/underline]]