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Having imparted this much, His Majesty said, You well know what these duties are, & what they ought to be-- [[underline]] Do you know of any, who you think would suit me as your Successor-- [[/underline]] after a short pause, on a sudden & very important question, I replied, that if I entertained doubt, I ought to hesitate, & be silent, but I confessed that I thought I might presume to give a hint with confidence, encouraged as I was by long experience in forming a choice-- His Majesty on this commanded me to proceed, on which I said, that there was one Person for whose aimiable & correct character I could most safely answer, & that the Person I now alluded to was
