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This Morning The King walked in Kew Gardens & went to The Botanic Garden where He saw Mr. Eaton. Before Dinner Mr. Keate by accident saw the King who told Him that [[underline]] He was as well as Ever He was in his Life. [[/underline]] Mr. Keate thought there was much amendment in Him In the course of this day Dr. Willis & his two Sons Expatiated very fully on the rapid advances to recovery which had been made, to Sir Lucas Pepys, Mr. Keate & Myself, & mentioned this, as an Extraordinary good day What fell afterwards from Dr. Willis, rather damped than animated our hopes - He observed that the present was a time of nice management with The King and that a very particular Attention was now necessary for added He, "[[underline]] I could by rash Management make "Him fly out at any time, & get angry & I would "be burnt if it was not now in my power to make "a Fool of Him in four days [[/underline]]" The last part of this strange observation He repeated more than once & all present distinctly heard it - I find also that throughout the day when the Willis's are at home, that H.My. is checked in Everything He says or does improperly. This has Established such a contract as has never yet Excited before, & from which possibly ultimate good will be obtained - The Willis's well know the influence of this control over Him, for they never