the camp and to hunt with the King and
the Court. On Thursday last he returned from hunting about
seven at night very hungry, and ate heartily of a cold
supper with a vast quantity of sallad, and drank some cold
punch after it. This supper, it seems, disagreed with him.
He had no appetite next day, but appeared well and hearty as
usual. He found himself uneasy on the field and returned
home before the rest of the company. He dined with my Lord
George Lennox, and, as he tells me, ate heartily. He found
himself very much fatigued after dinner and threw himself
upon his servant's bed. He slept there about an hour, and
awaked about eight at night in a good deal of disorder. He
vomited, but not enough to relieve him. I found his pulse
extremely quick. He went to bed immediately and drank some
vinegar whey, quite confident that a night's rest and a
sweat, his usual remedy, would relieve him. He slept little
that night but sweat profusely. The moment I saw him next
day (Sunday) I was sure he had a fever, and begged of him to
send for a physician. He refused a long time, but at last,
upon seeing me uneasy, consented. I sent for Quenay, first
ordinary physician to the King. He sent me word he was ill.
I then sent for Senac; he was ill likewise. I went to Quenay
myself to beg that, notwithstanding his illness, which was
not dangerous, he would come to see the Duke. He told me he
was an old infirm man, whose attendance could not be
depended on, and advised me as his friend to depend upon De
la Saone, first physician to the Queen. I went to De la
Saone. He was gone out, and was not expected home that
night. I returned to Quenay, who followed me immediately to
the Duke. It was by this time seven at night. The Duke was
in the same profuse sweat which he had been in all day and
all the preceding night. In this situation Quenay declared
that it was improper to do anything till the sweat should be
over. He only ordered him some cooling ptisane drink.
Ouenay's illness made it impossible for him to return next
day (Monday) and De la Saone has waited on the Duke ever
since, to my entire satisfaction. On Monday he found the
Duke's fever so moderate that he judged it unnecessary to
bleed him.... To-day, Wednesday, upon finding some little
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