[306] Twiss: Life of Eldon.

[307] Ibid.

[308] Twiss: Life of Eldon.

[309] Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.

[310] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.

[311] Papendiek: Court and Private Life.

[312] Creevey Papers.

[313] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.

[314] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.

[315] "I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.