44 Examination of his Majesty's Phyficians. and General Gordon, to obferve that Dr. Willis had made ufe of fuch an expreffion. Dr. Warren conducted himself, through the whole of this unpleasant business, with admirable temper. When did Dr. Reynolds first hear of the order, that no perfon fhould be admitted into his Majefty's apartment, without the permiffion of Dr. Willis or his fon? 1 firft obferved that written order fixed above the chimney, in the Page's room, on Sunday laft. Does Dr. Reynolds know when it was first put up? I understood it was put up on Friday laft; it was not put up when I was laft in that room on Friday. Was that the day on which the difference of opinion happened be, tween Dr. Willis and Dr. Warren? It was. Whether, in Dr. Reynold's opinion, the four medical affiftants, who are in conftant attendance on his Majefty, are not competent to give information worthy the attention of this Committee, in addition to that of the Physicians? I think them all men of fenfe and judgment, and believe them to be men of integrity. Dolor THOMAS GISBORNE called in, and examined, Whether, in his opinion, the ftate of his Majefty's health does, or does not, continue to be fuch as to render his Majefty incapable, either of coming to Parliament, or of attending to public bufinefs? I think him incapable of coming to Parliament, or of attending to public bufinefs. When did you fee or hear of the order that no perfon fhould be admitted into his Majefty's apartments without the leave of Dr. Willis or his fon? I forget; I believe about a week ago. Do you know, or have you ever heard, that any improper perfnos have been admitted into his Majefty's apartment, to make that order neceffary? No; I know of no improper perfons. By what authority do you understand that order to have been iffued? I was told it was put up at Dr. Willis's defire. Whether you ever learnt what authority Dr. Willis had for putting up that order? I think I heard him fay he thought too many people went in to the King, and that the Chancellor advised him to do that, or fomething else to prevent it. Does Dr. Gisborne, when he goes to Kew, make enquiry of all or any of the four medical attendants, who are in conftant waiting on his Majefty, to affift himself by their information in forming his opinion on the King's ftate. Yes, I do. Does Dr. Gisborne conceive that he fhould be deprived of the means of material information, if all thofe Gentlemen were excluded from accefs to his Majefty's apartment? Yes. Whether, in Dr. Gisborne's opinion, the four medical affiftants, who are in constant attendance on his Majesty, are not competent to give information worthy the attention of this Committee, in addition to that of the Physicians ? Yes, furely. was informed that he has had, in the whole, but five hours fleep in the three laft nights-that having had no fleep at all, or very little, the night before laft, it was propofed to give him fomething laft night to compofe and quiet him--fuch a medicine was written down, but was not given him.—It was propofed yesterday to carry his Majefty out to take the as-I was not informed that this was mentioned in the confultation in the morning, but I was informed by Dr. John Willis, that his Majefty's pulle was yesterday 120 in a minute-I was likewife informed that he had lain all night under coercion, and had fweated a great deal. Some prudent perfon advifed his Majefty fhould not be carried out to take the air.-I have reason to think that the pulfe became quieter in the course of the day. I found it this morning bctween 106 and 108 in a minute, and obferved marks of fever on his Majefty's tongue. When did you fee his Majefty before? The day before yesterday-on Saturday morning. In what ftate was he then ? His Majefty had fome fever then-Pulle between 80 and 90, I believe, but was very irritable; could not be kept to the fame object for any fpace of time-tried to play at cards with me, but could not, and fhewed many ftrong marks of his diftemper. Whether the prefence of any object, which tends to excite ftrong emotions in his Majefty's mind, is favourable or otherwife, to his recovery? Unfavourable. Has there, in fact, been any introduction of perfons to your knowledge, which had a tendency to excite fuch emotions, and to produce fuch irritations? Yes. I should like to give an account of the first consultation we had with Dr. Willis.-The day that I introduced Dr. Willis to the King, I fummoned the reft of his Majefty's Phyficians to a confultation at my houfe.-It was fettled that a regular coercion fhould be made ufe of-that every thing. fhould be kept from his Majelly that was likely to excite any emotion-that though his Majefty had not fhewn any figns of an intertion to injure himfelf, yet that it was abfolutely neceffary, confidering the fudden impulfes to which his diftemper fubjects people, to put every thing out of the way that could do any mifchief-To all this Dr. Willis aflented-yet the very next day he put a razor into his Majefty's hand, and a penknife. When I faw the Doctor next, I asked him how he could venture to do fuch a thing-he faid he thuddered at what he had done. -As he made ufe of that expreffion, I did not think it neceffary to fay much to him upon the fubject. On the 12th of December, as I apprehend, the King took a wulk in the garden, and fome of the Roval Children were fhewn to him-this produced a confiderable emotion, which was accompanied with acts demonftrating that emotion, as I was informed, to the beft of my memory, by Mr. Keate. Notwithstanding this effect of fecing the children, Dr. Willis, the next day, introduced that Perfon, whofe great and amiable qualities we all know must neceffarily make her the dearest and tendereft objeft of his Majefty's thoughts.The interview was thort; His Majefty was foon afterwards in a great ftate of irritation, and the trict coercion was, I believe, for the first time, actually applied that night-the blifters were put on that night likewife, The next time that I faw Dr. Willis, I fpoke to him upon this fubjc&t with fome G degree 46 Examination of bis Majefty's Phyficians. degree of fharpness, because it was contrary to my opinion, and contrary to what had been fettled in confultation. My being first Physician made me talk to Dr. Willis about every thing that I heard of, that did not appear to me to be quite accurate, and fometimes led to difputes.-I informed the Doctor, that he was there in a double capacity, as Phyfician, and attendant on his Majefty in the interior room-that I must take my fhare in directing whatever related to him in the capacity of Physician, though I fhould not interfere with refpect to the conduct of his Majefty in the interior room. Not many days after this tranfaction I obferved a book in his Majefty's hands, which affected me much, and immediately determined me to bring a charge against Dr. Willis for what I thought bad practice.-I do not mean to bring the ftory of this book as a fault, becaufe I believe there was no intention to convey fuch a book to his Majefty: it was the play of King Lear, not in a volume of Shakespeare, but it was a corrected Lear, by Colman, and mixed with his plays. I can have no reason to think, that Dr. Willis could fufpect that fuch a play was in that volume. His Majefty told me that Dr. Willis brought him the book, and Dr. Willis did not deny it, when I spoke to him on the fubject. I do not bring this as a fault, but it was the circumftance that determined me to put in execution what I had been thinking of before, with refpe&t ta Dr. Willis; for his Majefty's obfervation on the book affected me ftrangely. I carried an account of this to the Prince of Wales, and he defired me, as he had done in every cafe of difficulty that had happened, from the beginning of the illnefs, to lay the affair before. the Lord Chancellor, The Lord Can you afcertain the time of the What time of day was the first interview? I apprehend the first interview was in the evening-and that the interview happened, not only without confulting his Majefty's Phyficians collectively, but that Dr. Gisborne, who was in the houfe that evening, and fitting in the anti-chamber when the introduction took place, was not con fulted upon the occafion. Had you any particular account of that interview, or of the effect which it produced at the time? If I mistake not, Dr. Willis informed me it lafted about five minutes-that, during that five minutes. every thing paffed agreeably, but that fomething was then faid, that induced Dr. Willis to put an end to the vifit. Had you any account of the circumftances or motives which led to that interview ? in I had no account previous to the interview.-Afterwards, talking upon the fubject with Dr. Willis, he mentioned his motives, or reafons, for thinking the interview would be of fervice; which I could not agree to. An Impartial REVIEW and ACCOUNT of NEW BOOKS. 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