the diary of samuel pepys-第158章

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e　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　in　his　coach　Tiburne　way　into　the　Park；　where　a　horrid　dust；　and　number　of　coaches；　without　pleasure　or　order。　　That　which　we　and　almost　all　went　for　was　to　see　my　Lady　Newcastle；　which　we　could　not；　she　being　followed　and　crowded　upon　by　coaches　all　the　way　she　went；　that　nobody　could　come　near　her；　only　I　could　see　she　was　in　a　large　black　coach　adorned　with　silver　instead　of　gold；　and　so　white　curtains；　and　every　thing　black　and　white；　and　herself　in　her　cap。　　Sir　W。　Pen　did　give　me　an　account　this　afternoon　of　his　design　of　buying　Sir　Robert　Brookes's　fine　house　at　Wansted：　　which　I　so　wondered　at；　and　did　give　him　reasons　against　it；　which　he　allowed　of：　　and　told　me　that　he　did　intend　to　pull　down　the　house　and　build　a　less；　and　that　he　should　get　1500l。　by　the　old　house；　and　I　know　not　what　fooleries。　　But　I　will　never　believe　he　ever　intended　to　buy　it；　for　my　part；　though　he　troubled　Mr。　Gauden　to　go　and　look　upon　it；　and　advise　him　in　it；

3rd。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　chamber；　which；　as　it　is　now　fretted　at　the　top；　and　the　chimney…piece　made　handsome；　is　one　of　the　noblest　and　best…proportioned　rooms　that　ever；　I　think　I　saw。　　To　Westminster　by　coach：　　the　Cofferer　＇Mr。　Ashburnham。＇　　telling　us　odd　stories　how　he　was　dealt　with　by　the　men　of　the　Church　at　Westminster　in　taking　a　lease　of　them　at　the　King's　coming　in；　and　particularly　the　devilish　covetousness　of　Dr。　Busby。　＇Richard　Busby；　D。D。；　Master　of　Westminster　School；　and　in　1660　made　a　Prebendary　of　Westminster。　　Notwithstanding　the　character　given　of　him　here；　he　was　a　liberal　benefactor　to　Christ　Church；　Oxford；　and　Lichfield　Cathedral。　　Ob。　1695；；　aged　89。＇　　Took　a　turn　with　my　old　acquaintance　Mr。　Pechell；　whose　red　nose　makes　me　ashamed　to　be　seen　with　him；　though　otherwise　a　good…natured　man。　　This　day　the　news　is　come　that　the　fleet　of　the　Dutch；　of　about　20　ships；　which　come　upon　our　coasts　upon　design　to　have　intercepted　our　colliers　（but　by　good　luck　failed）；　is　gone　to　the　Frith；　and　there　lies；　perhaps　to　trouble　the　Scotch　privateers；　which　have　galled　them　of　late　very　much；　it　may　be　more　than　all　our　last　year's　fleet。

5th。　　Sir　John　Robinson　tells　me　he　hath　now　got　a　street　ordered　to　be　continued；　forty　feet　broad；　from　Paul's　through　Cannon…　street　to　the　Tower；　which　will　be　very　fine。　　He　and　others　this　day；　where　I　was　in　the　afternoon；　do　tell　me　of　at　least　six　or　eight　fires　within　these　few　days；　and　continually　stirs　of　fire；　and　real　fires　there　have　been；　in　one　place　or　other；　almost　ever　since　the　late　great　fire；　as　if　there　was　a　fate　sent　people　for　fire。　　I　walked　over　the　Park　to　Sir　W。　Coventry's。　We　talked　of　Tangier；　of　which　he　is　ashamed；　also　that　it　should　put　the　King　to　this　charge　for　no　good　in　the　world：　　and　now　a　man　going　over　that　is　a　good　soldier；　but　a　debauched　man；　which　the　place　need　not　to　have。　　And　so　used　these　words：　　〃That　this　place　was　to　the　King　as　my　Lord　Carnarvon　＇Charles　Dormer　succeeded　his　father；　who　fell　at　the　battle　of　Newbury；　as　Earl　of　Carnarvon。　　Ob。　s。p。　1709。＇　　says　of　wood；　that　it　is　an　excrescence　of　the　earth　provided　by　God　for　the　payment　of　debts。　　〃This　day　Sir　W。　Coventry　tells　me　the　Dutch　fleet　shot　some　shot；　four　or　five　hundred；　into　Burnt　Island　in　the　Frith；　but　without　any　hurt；　and　so　are　gone。

7th。　　To　St。　James's；　but　there　find　Sir　W。　Coventry　gone　out　betimes　this　morning　on　horseback　with　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　to　Putny…heath；　to　run　some　horses。

8th。　　In　our　street；　at　the　Three　Tuns　Tavern；　I　find　a　great　hubbub：　　and　what　was　it　but　two　brothers　had　fallen　out；　and　one　killed　the　other？　　And　who　should　they　be　but　the　two　Fieldings？　one　whereof；　Bazill；　was　page　to　my　Lady　Sandwich；　and　he　hath　killed　the　other；　himself　being　very　drunk；　and　so　is　sent　to　Newgate。

10th。　　At　noon　to　Kent's；　at　the　Three　Tuns　Tavern：　　and　there　the　constable　of　the　parish　did　show　us　the　picklocks　and　dice　that　were　found　in　the　dead　man's　pocket；　and　but　18d。　in　money；　and　a　table…book；　wherein　were　entered　the　names　of　several　places　where　he　was　to　go；　and　among　others　his　house；　where　he　was　to　dine；　and　did　dine　yesterday。　　And　after　dinner　went　into　the　church；　and　there　saw　his　corpse　with　the　wound　in　his　left　breast；　a　sad　spectacle；　and　a　broad　wound；　which　makes　my　hand　now　shake　to　write　of　it。　　His　brother　intending；　it　seems；　to　kill　the　coachman；　who　did　not　please　him；　this　fellow　stepped　in　and　took　away　his　sword；　who　thereupon　took　out　his　knife；　which　was　of　the　fashion；　with　a　falchion　blade；　and　a　little　cross　at　the　hilt　like　a　dagger；　and　with　that　stabbed　him。　　Drove　hard　towards　Clerkenwell；　thinking　to　have　overtaken　my　Lady　Newcastle；　whom　I　saw　before　us　in　her　coach；　with　100　boys　and　girls　running　looking　upon　her；　but　I　could；　not：　　and　so　she　got　home　before　I　could　come　up　to　her。　　But　I　will　get　a　time　to　see　her。

12th。　　Walked　over　the　fields　to　Kingsland；　and　back　again；　a　walk；　I　think；　I　have　not　taken　these　twenty　years；　but　puts　me　in　mind　of　my　boy's　time　when　I　boarded　at　Kingsland；　and　used　to　shoot　with　my　bow　and　arrows　in　these　fields。

13th。　　This　morning　come　Sir　H。　Cholmly　to　me　for　a　tally　or　two；　and　tells　me　that　he　hears　that　we　are　by　agreement　to　give　the　King　of　France　Nova　Scotia；　which　he　do　not　like：　　but　I　do　not　know　the　importance　of　it。　　Sir　Philip　Warwick　do　please　himself　like　a　good　man　to　tell　some　of　the　good　ejaculations　of　my　Lord　Treasurer　concerning　the　little　worth　of　this　world；　to　buy　it　with　so　much　pain；　and　other　things　fit　for　a　dying　man。

14th。　　To　my　Lord　Chancellor's；　where　I　met　Mr。　Povy　expecting　the　coming　of　the　rest　of　the　Commissioners　for　Tangier。　　Here　I　understand　how　the　two　Dukes；　both　the　only　sons　of　the　Duke　of　York；　are　sick　even　to　danger；　and　that　on　Sunday　last　they　were　both　so　ill；　as　that　the　poor　Duchesse　was　in　doubt　which　would　die：　　the　Duke　of　Cambridge；　of　some　general　disease；　the　other　little　Duke；　whose　title　I　know　not；　of　the　convulsion　fits；　of　which　he　had　four　this　morning。　　Fear　that　either　of　them　might　be　dead；　did　make　us　think　that　it　was　the　occasion　that　the　Duke　of　York　and　others　were　not　come　to　the　meeting　of　the　Commission　which　was　designed；　and　my　Lord　Chancellor　did　expect。　And　it　was　pretty　to　observe　how；　when　my　Lord　sent　down　to　St。　James's　to　see　why　the　Duke　of　York　come　not；　and　Mr。　Povy；　who　went；　returned；　my　Lord　did　ask　（not　how　the　Princes　or　the　Dukes　do；　as　other　people　do；　but）　〃How　do　the　Children？〃　which　methought　was　mighty　great；　and　like　a　great　man　and　grandfather。　I　find　every　body　mightily　concerned　for　these　children；　as　a　matter　wherein　the　State　is　much　concerned　that　they　should　live。

16th。　　I　away　with　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　London；　talking　all　the　way；　and　he　do　tell　me　that　the　business　of　my　Lord　Hinchingbroke　his　marriage　with　my　Lord　Burlington's　daughter；　is　concluded　on　by　all　friends；　and　that　my　Lady　is　now　told　of　it；　and　do　mightily　please　herself　with　it：　　which　I　am　mightily　glad　of。　News　still　that　my　Lord　Treasurer　is　so　ill　as　not　to　be　any　man　of　this　world；　and　it　is　said　that　the　Treasury　shall　be　managed　by　Commission。　　I　would　to　God　Sir　G。　Carteret；　or　my　Lord　Sandwich；　be　in　it！　　But　the　latter　is　the　more　fit　for　it。

16th。　　This　being　Holy　Thursday；　when　the　boys　go　our　procession　round　the　parish；　we　were　to　go　to　the　Three　Tuns　Tavern　to　dine　with　the　rest　of　the　parish；　where　all　the　parish　almost　was；　Sir　Andrew　Rickard　and　others；　and　of　our　house；　J。　Minnes；　W。　Batten；　W。　Pen；　and　myself：　　and　Mr。　Mills　did　sit　uppermost　at　the　table。　　Sir　John　Fredricke　＇Lord　Mayor　of　London　1662；　and　President　of　Christ's　Hospital。　　His　eldest　son；　John；　was　created　a　Baronet　1723。＇　　and　Sir　R。　Ford　did　talk　of　Paul's　School；　which；　they　tell　me；　must　be　taken　away；　and　then　I　fear　it　will　be　long　before　another　place；　such　as　they　say　is　promised；　is　found：　　but　they　do　say　that　the　honour　of　their　Company　＇The　Mercers'　Company；　under　whose　superintendence　St。　Paul's　school　was　placed　by　the　Founder。＇　　is　concerned　in　the　doing　of　it；　and　that　it　is　a　thing　that　they　are　obliged　to　do。　To　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　where　I　find　the　porter　crying；　and　suspected　it