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ust become king, begins to anticipate himself, and treats his uncle with less respect and deference than he did formerly. Harris to Daniel De la Val, Berlin, 23 Oct., 1775, in Malmesbury Papers, second ed., i. 118. and follows other counsels; his own brother hopes and prays to heaven that the king's days may not be prolonged. His ill state of health threatens him with a speedy dissolution. Harris to Suffolk, 7 and 17 Oct., and 21 Nov., 1775. Harris to De la Val, at Copenhagen, 23 Oct., 1775, in Malmesbury Papers, i. 116-118. It was while face to face with death that Frederic wrote of the August proclamation of George the Third: It seems to me verythat measure when first informed that the mother coun- Chap. III.} 1776. try sought the aid of foreign troops to reduce her colonies; Frederic to Maltzan, 23 Oct., 1775. and now, as the British had not had decisive success in arms, the declaration was to him a clear indication that the colonies could not be subjugated. He had