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| − | + | Of My first Waiting on Equerry to His Majesty | |
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[[underline]] Wednesday Augst. 1st.1781 [[/underline]] | [[underline]] Wednesday Augst. 1st.1781 [[/underline]] | ||
| − | + | This day I enter'd upon My New Office | |
at His Majesty's Levee at St James's Palace. | at His Majesty's Levee at St James's Palace. | ||
| − | + | My Predecessor in monthly waiting soon | |
'spied Me in the Crowd, & by his looks seem'd | 'spied Me in the Crowd, & by his looks seem'd | ||
from a distance to bid Me welcome. | from a distance to bid Me welcome. | ||
| − | + | My Brother Charles attended Me to the | |
Levee, & having got near His Majesty, We were | Levee, & having got near His Majesty, We were | ||
amused by a long conversation He held with | amused by a long conversation He held with | ||
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underline Journal /underline Of My first Waiting on Equerry to His Majesty at underline Windsor /underline 1781.
underline Wednesday Augst. 1st.1781 /underline
This day I enter'd upon My New Office at His Majesty's Levee at St James's Palace.
My Predecessor in monthly waiting soon 'spied Me in the Crowd, & by his looks seem'd from a distance to bid Me welcome.
My Brother Charles attended Me to the Levee, & having got near His Majesty, We were amused by a long conversation He held with a Naval Officer - The topic was on Ships & on their different rates &c -- Much was said on the New 38 Gun Frigates one of which this Officer commanded - The Sailing of Ships was then discussed, & the Effect of lading Them, by which I learnt that some sailed better with weight before some when placed in the middle, & some
