the diary of samuel pepys-第169章

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r　that　person　about　the　King。　　God　forgive　us　all！

8th。　　Mr。　Coventry　is　come　from　Bredah；　as　was　expected；　but；　contrary　to　expectation；　brings　with　him　two　or　three　articles　which　do　not　please　the　King：　　as　to　retrench　the　Act　of　Navigation；　and　then　to　ascertain　what　are　contraband　goods；　and　then　that　those　exiled　persons；　who　are　or　shall　take　refuge　in　their　country；　may　be　secure　from　any　further　prosecution。　Whether　these　will　be　enough　to　break　the　Peace　upon；　or　no；　he　cannot　tell；　but　I　perceive　the　certainty　of　peace　is　blown　over。　To　Charing　Cross；　there　to　see　the　great　boy　and　girle　that　are　lately　come　out　of　Ireland；　the　latter　eight；　the　former　but　four　years　old；　of　most　prodigious　bigness　for　their　age。　　I　tried　to　weigh　them　in　my　arms；　and　and　them　twice　as　heavy　as　people　almost　twice　their　age；　and　yet　I　am　apt　to　believe　they　are　very　young。　　Their　father　a　little　sorry　fellow；　and　their　mother　an　old　Irish　woman。　　They　have　had　four　children　of　this　bigness；　and　four　of　ordinary　growth；　whereof　two　of　each　are　dead。　　If　（as　my　Lord　Ormond　certifies）　it　be　true　that　they　are　no　older；　it　is　very　monstrous。

9th。　　This　evening　news　comes　for　certain　that　the　Dutch　are　with　their　fleet　before　Dover；　and　that　it　is　expected　they　will　attempt　something　there。　　The　business　of　the　peace　is　quite　dashed　again。

12th。　　The　Duke　of　Buckingham　was　before　the　Council　the　other　day；　and　there　did　carry　it　very　submissively　and　pleasingly　to　the　King；　but　to　my　Lord　Arlington；　who　do　prosecute　the　business；　he　was　most　bitter　and　sharp；　and　very　slighting。　　As　to　the　letter　about　his　employing　a　man　to　cast　the　King's　nativity；　says　he　to　the　King；　〃Sir；　this　is　none　of　my　hand；　and　I　refer　it　to　your　Majesty　whether　you　do　not　know　this　hand。〃　The　King　answered；　that　it　was　indeed　none　of　his；　and　that　he　knew　whose　it　was；　but　could　not　recall　it　presently。　　〃Why；〃　says　he；　〃it　is　my　sister　of　Richmond's；　＇Mary；　daughter　of　George　Villiers　first　Duke　of　Buckingham；　married　first；　to　Charles　Lord　Herbert；　secondly；　to　James　Duke　of　Richmond　and　Lenox；　and　thirdly；　to　Thomas　Howard；　brother　to　Charles　Earl　of　Carlisle。　　She　left　no　issue　by　any　of　her　husbands。＇　　some　frolick　or　other　of　hers　about　some　certain　person：　　and　there　is　nothing　of　the　King's　name　in　it；　but　it　is　only　said　to　be　his　by　supposition；　as　is　said。〃　The　King；　it　seems；　was　not　very　much　displeased　with　what　the　Duke　had　said；　but　however；　he　is　still　in　the　Tower；　and　no　discourse　of　his　being　out　in　haste；　though　my　Lady　Caatlemaine　hath　so　far　solicited　for　him　that　the　King　and　she　are　quite　fallen　out：　　he　comes　not　to　her；　nor　hath　for　some　three　or　four　days；　and　parted　with　very　foul　words；　the　King　calling　her　a　jade　that　meddled　with　things　she　had　nothing　to　do　with　at　all：　　and　she　calling　him　fool；　and　told　him　if　he　was　not　a　fool　he　would　not　suffer　his　businesses　to　be　carried　on　by　fools　that　did　not　understand　them；　and　cause　his　best　subjects；　and　those　best　able　to　serve　him；　to　be　imprisoned；　meaning　the　Duke　of　Buckingham。　　And　it　seems　she　was　not　only　for　his　liberty；　but　to　be　restored　to　all　his　places；　which；　it　is　thought；　he　will　never　be。　　It　was　computed　that　the　Parliament　had　given　the　King　for　this　war　only；　besides　all　prizes；　and　besides　the　200；000l。　which　he　was　to　spend　of　his　own　revenue；　to　guard　the　sea　above　5；000；000l。　and　odd　100；000l。；　which　is　a　most　prodigious　sum。　　It　is　strange　how　everybody　do　now…a…days　reflect　upon　Oliver；　and　commend　him；　what　brave　things　he　did；　and　made　all　the　neighbour　princes　fear　him；　while　here　a　prince；　come　in　with　all　the　love　and　prayers　and　good　liking　of　his　people；　who　have　given　greater　signs　of　loyalty　and　willingness　to　serve　him　with　their　estates　that　ever　was　done　by　any　people；　hath　lost　all　so　soon；　that　it　is　a　miracle　what　way　a　man　could　devise　to　lose　so　much　in　so　little　time。　　Sir　Thomas　Crewe　tells　me　how　I　am　mightily　in　esteem　with　the　Parliament；　there　being　harangues　made　in　the　House　to　the　Speaker；　of　Mr。　Pepys's　readiness　and　civility　to　show　them　everything。

13th。　　Mr。　Pierce　tells　us　what　troubles　me；　that　my　Lord　Buckhurst　hath　got　Nell　away　from　the　King's　house；　and　gives　her　100l。　a…year；　so　as　she　hath　sent　her　parts　to　the　house；　and　will　act　no　more　and　yesterday　Sir　Thomas　Crewe　told　me　that　Lacy　lies　a…dying；　nor　will　receive　any　ghostly　advice　from　a　bishop；　an　old　acquaintance　of　his；　that　went　to　see　him。　　It　is　an　odd　and　sad　thing　to　say；　that　though　this　be　a　peace　worse　than　we　had　before；　yet　everybody's　fear　almost　is；　that　the　Dutch　will　not　stand　by　their　promise；　now　the　King　hath　consented　to　all　they　would　have。　　And　yet　no　wise　man　that　I　meet　with；　when　he　comes　to　think　of　it；　but　wishes　with　all　his　heart　a　war；　but　that　the　King　is　not　a　man　to　be　trusted　with　the　management　of　it。　　It　was　pleasantly　said　by　a　man　in　this　City；　a　stranger；　to　one　that　told　him　the　peace　was　concluded；　〃Well；〃　says　he；　〃and　have　you　a　peace？〃　　〃Yes；〃　says　the　other。　〃Why　then；〃　says　he；　〃hold　your　peace！〃　　Partly　reproaching　us　with　the　disgracefulness　of　it；　that　it　is　not　fit　to　be　mentioned；　and　next；　that　we　are　not　able　to　make　the　Dutch　keep　it；　when　they　have　a　mind　to　break　it。

14th。　　To　Epsum；　by　eight　o'clock；　to　the　well；　where　much　company。　　And　to　the　towne　to　the　King's　Head；　and　hear　that　my　Lord　Buckhurst　and　Nelly　are　lodged　at　the　next　house；　and　Sir　Charles　Sedley　with　them：　　and　keep　a　merry　house。　　Poor　girl！　I　pity　her；　but　more　the　loss　of　her　at　the　King's　house。　　Here　Tom　Wilson　come　to　see　me；　and　sat　and　talked　an　hour：　　and　I　perceive　he　hath　been　much　acquainted　with　Dr。　Fuller　（Tom）　and　Dr。　Pierson；　and　several　of　the　great　cavalier　parsons　during　the　late　troubles；　and　I　was　glad　to　hear　him　talk　of　them；　which　he　did　very　ingenuously；　and　very　much　of　Dr。　Fuller's　art　of　memory；　which　he　did　tell　me　several　instances　of。　　By　and　by　he　parted；　and　I　talked　with　the　two　women　that　farm　the　well　at　12l。　per　annum　of　the　lord　of　the　manor。　　Mr。　Evelyn　with　his　lady；　and　also　my　Lord　George　Barkeley's　lady；　＇Elizabeth；　daughter　and　co…heir　of　John　Maasingberd；　Esq。＇　　and　their　fine　daughter；　that　the　King　of　France　liked　so　well；　and　did　dance　so　rich　in　jewells　before　the　King　at　the　Ball　I　was　at　at　our　Court　last　winter；　and　also　their　son；　a　Knight　of　the　Bath；　＇Charles；　eldest　son；　summoned　to　Parliament　as　Baron　Berkeley；　VITA　PATRIS；　1680；　Ob。　1710；　having　succeeded　his　father　in　the　Earldom　1698。＇　　were　at　church　this　morning。　　I　walked　upon　the　Downes；　where　a　flock　of　sheep　was；　and　the　most　pleasant　and　innocent　sight　that　ever　I　saw　in　my　life。　　We　found　a　shepherd　and　his　little　boy　reading；　far　from　any　houses　or　sight　of　people；　the　Bible　to　him；　and　we　took　notice　of　his　wooling　knit　stockings；　of　two　colours　mixed。　　Mrs。　Turner　mightily　pleased　with　my　resolution；　which；　I　tell　her；　is　never　to　keep　a　country…house；　but　to　keep　a　coach；　and　with　my　wife　on　the　Saturday　to　go　sometimes　for　a　day　to　this　place；　and　then　quit　to　another　place；　and　there　is　more　variety　and　as　little　charge；　and　no　trouble；　as　there　is　in　a　country…house。

17th。　　Home；　where　I　was　saluted　with　the　news　of　Hogg's　bringing　a　rich　Canary　prize　to　Hull：　　and　Sir　W。　Batten　do　offer　me　1000l。　down　for　my　particular　share；　beside　Sir　Richard　Ford's　part；　which　do　tempt　me；　but　yet　I　would　not　take　it；；　but　will　stand　and　fall　with　the　company。　　He　and　two　more；　the　Panther　and　Fanfan；　did　enter　into　consortship；　and　so　they　have　all　brought　in　each　a　prize；　though　ours　worth　as　much　as　both　theirs；　and　more。　　However；　it　will　be　well　worth　having；　God　be　thanked　for　it！　　This　news　makes　us　all　very　glad。　　I　at　Sir　W。　Batten's　did　hear　the　particulars　of　it；　and　there　for　joy　he　did　give　the　company　that　were　there　a　bottle　or　two　of　his　own　last　year's　wine　growing　at　Walthamstow；　than　which　the　whole　company　said　they　never　drank　better　foreign　wine　in　their　lives。　　The　Duke　of　Buckingham　is；　it　seems；　set　at　liberty　without　any　further　charge　against　him　or　other　clearing　of　him；　but　let　to　go　out；　which　is　one　of　the　strangest　instances　of　the　fool's　play；　with　which　all　publick　things　are　done　i