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year. Last Thursday he came into what we call the Bottoms to see the clothing manufacture which was shewn him at Mr. Cooper's a clothier who lives near Sir Geo Paul's. The whole progress of the Manufacture from the picking the wool to the folding the cloth, was very judiciously disposed in seperate divisions in the Course of his Garden. His majesty seemed much delighted with every part of it particularly the weaving & shearing the Cloth, & called the Queen and Princesses about him to explain to them what had been explained to him, he told them they should wear Scarlet cloth great coats, but they begged to be excused in the summer.
It is said there were near Twenty thousand people assembled around the place - and I think it is possible as that part of the country is very populous & it was announced to every village within ten miles some days before. This visit was to have been on the day preceding, and the following notice was cried by the Bell man of Minchinhampton a Town in the neighbourhood, "This is to gee nautis that the King do vessit caal at Lord Geo Paal's till Thusdy." [This is to give notice that the King do visit at Lord Geo Paul's till Thursday]
They breakfasted at Sir George's who entertained his Majesty with the plans of the Goal & Bridewells building in this County, and went from thence to Lord Ducie's. The Country people were much delighted with hearing the King say it was one of the pleasantest days he had ever spent.
He says that he intends coming to Cheltenham again next year, and reviewing the Glocestershire Militia, and he is then to visit the Duke of Beaufort and Lord Berkeley, Bath & Bristol. I fear I have tired you with talking so much on the same subject but we have I think nothing else to talk about here, unless it be to tell you that the apples seem