the diary of samuel pepys-第120章

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f　the　late　conduct　of　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　both　in　his　fighting　at　all；　running　among　them　in　his　retreat；　and　running　the　ships　on　ground；　so　as　nothing　can　be　worse　spoken　of。　　That　Holmes；　Spragg；　and　Smith　do　all　the　business；　and　the　old　and　wiser　commanders　nothing。　So　as　Sir　Thomas　Teddiman　（whom　the　King　and　all　the　world　speak　well　of）　is　mightily　discontented；　as　being　wholly　slighted。　　He　says　we　lost　more　after　the　Prince　came；　than　before　too。　　The　Prince　was　so　maimed；　as　to　be　forced　to　be　towed　home。　　He　says　all　the　fleet　confess　their　being　chased　home　by　the　Dutch；　and　yet　the　body　of　the　Dutch　that　did　it；　was　not　above　forty　sail　at　most。　　And　yet　this　put　us　into　the　fright；　as　to　bring　all　our　ships　on　ground。　　He　says；　however；　that　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　is　as　high　almost　as　ever；　and　pleases　himself　to　think　that　he　hath　given　the　Dutch　their　bellies　full；　without　sense　of　what　he　hath　lost　us；　and　talks　how　he　knows　now　the　way　to　beat　them。　　But　he　says；　that　even　Smith　himself；　one　of　his　creatures；　did　himself　condemn　the　late　conduct　from　the　beginning　to　the　end。　　He　tells　me　further；　how　the　Duke　of　York　is　wholly　given　up　to　his　new　mistress；　my　Lady　Denham；　＇Miss　Brookes；　a　relative　of　the　Earl　of　Bristol；　married　to　Sir　J。　Denham；　frequently　mentioned　in　the　〃Memoires　de　Grammont。〃＇　going　at　noonday　with　all　his　gentlemen　with　him；　to　visit　her　in　Scotland　Yard；　she　declaring　she　will　not　be　his　mistress；　as　Mrs。　Price；　to　go　up　and　down　the　Privy…stairs；　but　will　be　owned　publicly；　and　so　she　is。　　Mr。　Brouncker；　＇Henry　Brouncker；　younger　brother　to　Lord　Brouncker；　whom　he　succeeded　in　his　title。　　He　was　Groom　of　the　Bed…chamber　to　the　Duke　of　York；　and　a　famous　chess…player。＇　　it　seems；　was　the　pimp　to　bring　it　about；　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　who　designs　thereby　to　fortify　herself　by　the　Duke；　there　being　a　falling…out　the　other　day　between　the　King　and　her：　　on　this　occasion；　the　Queene；　in　ordinary　talk　before　the　ladies　in　her　drawing…room；　did　say　to　my　Lady　Castlemaine　that　she　feared　the　King　did　take　cold；　by　staying　so　late　abroad　at　her　house。　　She　answered　before　them　all；　that　he　did　not　stay　so　late　abroad　with　her；　for　he　went　betimes　thence；　（though　he　do　not　before　one；　two；　or　three　in　the　morning；）　but　must　stay　somewhere　else。　　The　King　then　coming　in　and　overhearing；　did　whisper　in　the　eare　aside；　and　told　her　she　was　a　bold　impertinent　woman；　and　bid　her　to　be　gone　out　of　the　Court；　and　not　to　come　again　till　he　sent　for　her；　which　she　did　presently；　and　went　to　a　lodging　in　the　Pell　Mell；　and　kept　there　two　or　three　days；　and　then　sent　to　the　King　to　know　whether　she　might　send　for　her　things　away　out　of　her　house。　　The　King　went　to　her；　she　must　first　come　and　view　them：　　and　so　she　come；　and　the　King　went　to　her；　and　all　friends　again。　　He　tells　me　she　did；　in　her　anger；　say　she　would　be　even　with　the　King；　and　print　his　letters　to　her。　　So　putting　all　together；　we　are　and　are　like　to　be　in　a　sad　condition。　　We　are　endeavouring　to　raise　money　by　borrowing　it　of　the　City；　but　I　do　not　think　the　City　will　lend　a　farthing。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　I　walked　an　hour　in　the　church…yard；　under　Henry　the　Seventh's　Chapel；　he　being　lately　come　from　the　fleet；　and　tells　me；　as　I　hear　from　every　body　else；　that　the　management　in　the　late　fight　was　bad　from　top　to　bottom。　　That　several　said　that　this　would　not　have　been　if　my　Lord　Sandwich　had　had　the　ordering　of　it。　　Nay；　he　tells　me　that　certainly　had　my　Lord　Sandwich　had　the　misfortune　to　have　done　as　they　have　done；　the　King　could　not　have　saved　him。　　There　is；　too；　nothing　but　discontent　among　the　officers；　and　all　the　old　experienced　men　are　slighted。　　He　tells　me　to　my　question；　（but　as　a　great　secret；）　that　the　dividing　of　the　fleet　did　proceed　first　from　a　proposition　from　the　fleet；　though　agreed　to　hence。　　But　he　confesses　it　arose　from　want　of　due　intelligence。　He　do；　however；　call　the　fleet's　retreat　on　Sunday　a　very　honourable　one；　and　that　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　did　do　well　in　it；　and　would　have　been　well　if　he　had　done　it　sooner；　rather　than　venture　the　loss　of　the　fleet　and　crown；　as　he　must　have　done　if　the　Prince　had　not　come。　　He　was　surprised　when　I　told　him　I　heard　that　the　King　did　intend　to　borrow　some　money　of　the　City；　and　would　know　who　had　spoke　of　it　to　me；　I　told　him　Sir　Ellis　Layton　this　afternoon。　He　says　it　is　a　dangerous　discourse；　for　that　the　City　certainly　will　not　be　invited　to　do　it；　and　then　for　the　King　to　ask　it　and　be　denied；　will　be　the　beginning　of　our　sorrow。　　He　seems　to　fear　we　shall　all　fall　to　pieces　among　ourselves。　　This　evening　we　hear　that　Sir　Christopher　Mings　is　dead　of　his　late　wounds；　and　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　commend　him　to　me　in　a　most　extraordinary　manner。　　But　this　day；　after　three　days'　trial　in　vain；　and　the　hazard　of　the　spoiling　of　the　ship　in　lying　till　next　spring；　besides　the　disgrace　of　it；　news　is　brought　that　the　Loyall　London　is　launched　at　Deptford。

11th。　　I　with　my　Lady　Pen　and　her　daughter　to　see　Harman；　whom　we　find　lame　in　bed。　　His　bones　of　his　ancle　are　broke；　but　he　hopes　to　do　well　soon；　and　a　fine　person　by　his　discourse　he　seems　to　be：　　and　he　did　plainly　tell　me　that　at　the　Council　of　War　before　the　fight；　it　was　against　his　reason　to　begin　the　fight　then；　and　the　reasons　of　most　sober　men　there；　the　wind　being　such；　and　we　to　windward；　that　they　could　not　use　their　lower　tier　of　guns。　Late　comes　Sir　Jo。　Bankes　to　see　me；　who　tells　me　that　coming　up　from　Rochester　he　overtook　three　or　four　hundred　seamen；　and　he　believes　every　day　they　come　flocking　from　the　fleet　in　like　numbers；　which　is　a　sad　neglect　there；　when　it　will　be　impossible　to　get　others；　and　we　have　little　reason　to　think　these　will　return　presently　again。　　Walking　in　the　galleries　at　White　Hall；　I　find　the　Ladies　of　Honour　dressed　in　their　riding　garbs；　with　coats　and　doublets　with　deep　skirts；　just　for　all　the　world　like　mine；　and　buttoned　their　doublets　up　the　breast；　with　perriwigs　and　with　hats；　so　that；　only　for　a　long　petticoat　dragging　under　their　men's　coats；　nobody　could　take　them　for　women　in　any　point　whatever；　which　was　an　odde　sight；　and　a　sight　did　not　please　me。　It　was　Mrs。　Wells　and　another　fine　lady　that　I　saw　thus。

13th。　　Sir　H。　C。　Cholmly　＇Sir　Hugh　Cholmely　of　Whitby；　Yorkshire；　Bart。；　was　employed　in　constructing　the　Mole　at　Tangier；　and　resided　there　some　years。　　Ob。　1688。＇　　tells　me　there　are　great　jarrs　between　the　Duke　of　York　and　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　about　the　latter's　turning　out　one　or　two　of　the　commanders　put　in　by　the　Duke　of　York。　　Among　others；　Captain　Du　Tell；　a　Frenchman；　put　in　by　the　Duke　of　York；　and　mightily　defended　by　him；　and　is　therein　led　by　Monsieur　Blancford；　that　it　seems　hath　the　same　command　over　the　Duke　of　York　as　Sir　W。　Coventry　hath；　which　raises　ill　blood　between　them。　　And　I　do　in　several　little　things　observe　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　hath　of　late；　by　the　by；　reflected　on　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　and　his　captains；　particularly　in　that　of　old　Teddiman；　who　did　deserve　to　be　turned　out　this　fight；　and　was　so；　but　I　heard　Sir　W。　Coventry　say　that　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　put　in　one　as　bad　as　he　in　his　room；　and　one　that　did　as　little。　　Invited　to　Sir　Christopher　Mings's　funeral；　but　find　them　gone　to　church。　　However　I　into　the　church　（which　is　a　fair　large　church；　and　a　great　chapel）　and　there　heard　the　service；　and　staid　till　they　buried　him；　and　then　out。　　And　there　met　with　Sir　W。　Coventry　（who　was　there　out　of　great　generosity；　and　no　person　of　quality　there　but　he）　and　went　with　him　into　his　coach；　and　being　in　it　with　him　there　happened　this　extraordinary　case；　one　of　the　most　romantique　that　ever　I　heard　in　my　life；　and　could　not　have　believed；　but　that　I　did　see　it；　which　was　this。　About　a　dozen　able；　lusty；　proper　men　come　to　the　coach…side　with　tears　in　their　eyes；　and　one　of　them　that　spoke　for　the　rest　begun　and　said　to　Sir　W。　Coventry；　〃We　are　here　a　dozen　of　us；　that　have　long　known　and　loved；　and　served　our　dead　commander；　Sir　Christopher　Mings；　and　have　now　done　the　last　office　of　laying　him　in　the　ground。　　We　would　be　glad　we　had　any　other　to　offer　after　him；　and　in　revenge　of　him。　　All　we　have　is　our　lives；　if　you　will　please　to