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had been assigned to Him by H.My: for dismissing some of his Pages, only, that from the manner in which they had been obliged to attend on Him during his Illness, they had obtained a sort of familiarity which now, would not be pleasing to Him. I learnt also at this time, that by some mistake, The Five last Attendants which Dr. Willis had called in, were dismissed instead of those whom He had brought with Him from his Establishment in the Country - & which The Chancellor had intended, should have been the first on the List of Removals from their attendance on His Majesty.

The Arrival of Colonel Manners this day in regular succeeding Waiting as Equerry to His Majesty, releived Me from my long Waiting as such, of underline sixteen Weeks, /underline Excepting the interruption of about 10 days, during which time I have witnessed many very Embarrassing & variety of Extraordinary Scenes-- A Waiting so different from all I have hitherto been used to, that much shall I rejoice to return to the more simple duties of an Equerry, uninterrupted by His Majesty's Illness & unannoy'd by those underline Party Feuds /underline on jarring politics, which have been so improperly maintained underline by Some /underline within the Walls of Kew Palace since His Majesty was removed to it from Windsor.

I derive however real satisfaction, at the close of this my Anxious Waiting, to be Enabled to declare