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that H: My. had had a very good night, & that He had more recollection than usual this Morning - I joined heartily in the general satisfaction which this good Account diffused around, & the more so as I was informed by Sir George Baker & Dr. Reynolds that they had found Him decidedly better, & that He had both received & dismissed Them in a much better manner than Ever He had Since his Illness. I rode to Town this Morning, & found the joyous tidings were spreading fast in Every quarter, & many were ready to think the recovery compleat - & among the flying report of the day in Town, I was told that a Brother Equerry of Mine had said that The King was actually well Enough to proclaim Himself - fit [[underline]] to [[/underline]] govern again tomorrow - Over sanguine Accounts cannot but do mischief just now - They lead [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] People ^ [[addition]] to [[/addition]] believe more, than can be found, & tend to unfit Them for a reverse, if unhappily such should happen, & which is yet not impossible - When in Town I was told by some I met that The Queen was to dine with The King on that day - These & other ill founded histories of the day, marked the prescribing mistakes which over anxious hopes were dispensing over the Town, & which begun with the arrival of the Mornings Bulletin - On My return to Kew this Evening, I was happy to learn