(seq. 22)

29 January 1799

Thursday 29
Came at ten. Sloper at and [?] at
Mr [Prestiss's?] [left?] two, thus returned and
read the remainder of the day and [evening?] [?]
my playing two games of whist.

{Wednesday} 30
Alarmed by my [sister?], who came run-
ing into my chamber half undressed
and in much perturbation informed me
that our father was sick. Upon hearing
this I immediately lept out of bed and
ran down stairs and found my father
[?] and in a fitt, which I afterwards
discovered to be of the [paralitick?] kind. I sent
directly after {Doctor} [?], who came
and confirmed what I had before suspected
that my father's malady was the [palsy?].
This was in the morning.
In the course of the day there were
thirty people to see my father

February 1799

3 Sunday
From the 30 [?] my father's life has
been [?] in danger but now I think he is
some perhaps a little better.
In the evening at about eight O"clock
I wt of for the north end, and was so fortu-
nate as to find my [?] not fallen a [?]
to [Sommes?]. Spent in her [arms?] a few
happy hours, happy I call them, they were so,
yet not not without allay, for my father's
situation damped the [?] of my love. But
I found in her arms a sweet comfort of of
all my woes.

{Monday} 4
My father much so

Tuesday 5
Temportent, [?] [mus?] pater [feuit?]

{Wedneday} 6
Which so my father spent te might in the
arms of {Reges?].