[Sept. 1759] Being desired by Lady Yarmouth and the Duke of Newcastle to speak to the King to give the Garter to Lord Temple, I took the opportunity of taking leave in the Closet before I went to Chatsworth. I waited some time to see whether H.M. would begin upon the subject, but as he seemed rather to avoid it, I told him that the Duke of Newcastle was very uneasy that he could not prevail with H.M. to comply with Mr. Pitt's request.
The King said: ‘No, my Lord, I will not do it, the fellow has had too much from me, I will never do anything more for him.’