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| + | [[underline]] Journal [[/underline]] | ||
| + | Of My first Waiting as Equerry to His Majesty | ||
| + | at [[underline]] Windsor [[/underline]] 1781 ~ | ||
| − | + | [[underline]] Wednesday Augst: 1st:1781 [[/underline]] | |
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| − | + | 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 Croud, & by his looks seem'd | |
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| − | 'spied Me in the | ||
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 | ||
| − | a Naval Officer - The topic was on Ships | + | a Naval Officer -- The topic was on Ships |
| − | & on their different rates | + | & on their different rates-- Much |
| − | was said on the | + | was said on the new 38 Gun Frigates one |
| − | of which this Officer commanded - | + | of which this Officer commanded -- |
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The Sailing of Ships was then discussed, & the | The Sailing of Ships was then discussed, & the | ||
| − | Effect of lading Them, by which I learnt that | + | Effect of lading Them, by which I learnt, that |
| − | some sailed better with weight before | + | some sailed better with weight before, |
| − | some when placed in the | + | some when placed in the Middle, & some |
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underline Journal /underline Of My first Waiting as 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 Croud, & 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-- 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
