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and myself to go and look at the Quorra, and return before closing 
my despatch for England. lie replied, that he heard what we said, 
and that we should go. I also asked for a messenger to carry 
letters to Badagry in two days hence. He said he would be ready. 
Sunday, 29th. — Clear and cool. V ery unwell all night with a 
bad cold, pains in the limbs, and severe headache, with vomiting 
of bile ; took calomel. Richard also weak and unwell. 
Monday, 30th. — Clear and fine. The harmattan seemingly 
approaching its end. Better this morning. In the early part of 
the evening we had no wind, and it is extremely hot. 
Tuesday, 31st.' — I have been very restless and unwell all night. 
The king sent twice to inquire after my health yesterday, and 
wished to come and see me ; but I was too weak to sit up to 
receive him. The messenger sent to open the path to Nyffe not 
yet returned. The king called to see me this evening, but I was 
asleep ; he insisted, however, that Mr. Houtson should allow him 
to look at me with his own eye, and taking the candle, he did so, 
and observed, that having looked on me I should be quite well in 
the morning. Mr. Houtson asked him for the loan of a horse, to 
take an airing in the morning. This his majesty could not com- 
prehend : what could a man want to ride or walk for nothing ? if 
he rode or walked, he ought to go and see one of the caboceers, 
and he would get a present of a sheep, or a pig, or some yams ; that 
would he doing good ; so he said he would send a horse in the 
morning, and he must go and see some of his caboceers, and he 
would send to let them know he was coming. The pain in my 
head has fallen into my left eye, with inflammation and acute 
pain, accompanied with a light delirium. Poor Pascoe very 
unwell. 
Wednesday, February 1. — Strong breezes. My eye a little 
better. Pascoe much better. The king, agreeably to his pro- 
mise, sent a horse and two eunuchs to attend Mr. Houtson in 
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