the diary of samuel pepys-第220章

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23rd。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　I　find　my　Lord　within；　but　busy　private；　and　so　I　staid　a　little　talking　with　the　young　gentlemen；　and　so　away　with　Mr。　Pierce　the　surgeon　towards　Tyburne；　to　see　the　people　executed；　but　came　too　late；　it　being　done：　　two　men　and　a　woman　hanged。　　Pierce　do　tell　me；　among　other　news；　the　late　frolick　and　debauchery　of　Sir　Charles　Sedley　and　Buckhurst　running　up　and　down　all　the　night；　almost　naked；　through　the　streets；　and　at　last　fighting；　and　being　beat　by　the　watch　and　clapped　up　all　night；　and　how　the　King　takes　their　parts；　and　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Keeling　hath　laid　the　constable　by　the　heels　to　answer　it　next　Sessions：　　which　is　a　horrid　shame。　　How　the　King　and　these　gentlemen　did　make　the　fiddlers　of　Thetford　this　last　progress　to　sing　them　all　the　obscene　songs　they　could　think　of。　　How　Sir　W。　Coventry　was　brought　the　other　day　to　the　Duchesse　of　York　by　the　Duke　of　York；　to　kiss　her　hand；　who　did　acknowledge　his　unhappiness　to　occasion　her　so　much　sorrow；　declaring　his　intentions　in　it；　and　praying　her　pardon；　which　she　did　give　him　upon　his　promise　to　make　good　his　pretences　of　innocence　to　her　family　by　his　faithfulness　to　his　master　the　Duke　of　York。　　That　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　is　now　all　in　all；　and　will　ruin　Coventry；　if　he　can：　　and　that　W。　Coventry　do　now　rest　wholly　upon　the　Duke　of　York　for　his　standing；　which　is　a　great　turn。　　He　tells　me　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　however；　is　a　mortal　enemy　to　the　Duke　of　Buckingham：　　which　I　understand　not；　but　it　seems　she　is　disgusted　with　his　greatness　and　his　ill　usage　of　her。　　That　the　King　was　drunk　at　Saxam　＇Saxham；　near　Newmarket；　in　Suffolk；　a　seat　of　William　Baron　Crofts；　long　since　pulled　down。＇　　with　Sedley；　Buckhurst；　&c。　the　night　that　my　Lord　Arlington　came　thither；　and　would　not　give　him　audience；　or　could　not　which　is　true；　for　it　was　the　night　that　I　was　there　and　saw　the　King　go　up　to　his　chamber；　and　was　told　that　the　King　had　been　drinking。　　He　tells　me　too　that　the　Duke　of　York　did　the　next　day　chide　Bab。　May　for　his　occasioning　the　King's　giving　himself　up　to　these　gentlemen；　to　the　neglecting　of　my　Lord　Arlington：　　to　which　he　answered　merrily；　that　there　was　no　man　in　England　that　had　a　head　to　lose　durst　do　what　they　do　every　day　with　the　King；　and　asked　the　Duke　of　York's　pardon：　　which　is　a　sign　of　a　mad　world；　God　bless　us　out　of　it！

24th。　　This　morning　comes　to　me　the　coachmaker；　and　agreed　with　me　for　53l。　and　to　stand　to　the　courtesy　of　what　more　I　should　give　him　upon　the　finishing　of　it。　　He　is　likely　also　to　fit　me　with　a　coachman。

26th。　　I　was　obliged　to　attend　the　Duke　of　York；　thinking　to　have　had　a　meeting　of　Tangier　to…day　but　had　not：　　but　he　did　take　me　and　Mr。　Wren　into　his　closet；　and　there　did　press　me　to　prepare　what　I　had　to　say　upon　the　answers　of　my　fellow…officers　to　his　great　letter；　which　I　promised　to　do　against　his　coming　to　town　again　the　next　week：　　and　so　to　other　discourse；　finding　plainly　that　he　is　in　trouble　and　apprehensions　of　the　Reformers；　and　would　be　found　to　do　what　he　can　towards　reforming　himself。　　And　so　thence　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　after　long　stay；　he　being　in　talk　with　others　privately；　I　to　him；　and　there；　he　taking　physic　and　keeping　his　chamber；　I　had　an　hour's　talk　with　him　about　the　ill　posture　of　things　at　this　time；　while　the　King　gives　countenance　to　Sir　Charles　Sedley　and　Lord　Buckhurst。　　He　tells　me　that　he　thinks　his　matters　do　stand　well　with　the　King；　and　hopes　to　have　dispatch　to　his　mind；　but　I　doubt　it；　and　do　see　that　he　do　fear　it　too。　　He　told　me　of　my　Lady　Carteret's　trouble　about　my　writing　of　that　letter　of　the　Duke　of　York's　lately　to　the　office；　which　I　did　not　own；　but　declared　to　be　of　no　injury　to　G。　Carteret；　and　that　I　would　write　a　letter　to　him　to　satisfy　him　therein。　　But　this　I　am　in　pain　how　to　do　without　doing　myself　wrong；　and　the　end　I　had　of　preparing　a　justification　to　myself　hereafter；　when　the　faults　of　the　Navy　come　to　be　found　out：　　however；　I　will　do　it　in　the　best　manner　I　can。

29th。　　Mr。　Wren　first　tells　us　of　the　order　from　the　King；　come　last　night　to　the　Duke　of　York；　for　signifying　his　pleasure　to　the　　Solicitor…generall　for　drawing　up　a　Commission　for　suspending　of　my　Lord　Anglesy；　and　putting　in　Sir　Thomas　Littleton　and　Sir　Thomas　Osborne　＇Eldest　son　of　Sir　Edward　Osborne；　Bart。；　made　a　Privy…counsellor　1672；　and　the　following　year　constituted　Lord　High　Treasurer；　and　elected　K。G。　in　1677。　He　was　created　Baron　Kiveton　and　Viscount　Latimer　1678；　Earl　Of　Danby　1674；　Marquis　of　Caermarthen　1689；　and　Duke　of　Leeds　1694。　Ob。　1712；　AET。SUAE　81。＇　　（the　former　a　creature　of　Arlington's；　and　the　latter　of　the　Duke　of　Buckingham's）　during　the　suspension。　　The　Duke　of　York　was　forced　to　obey；　and　did　grant　it；　he　being　to　go　to　Newmarket　this　day　with　the　King；　and　so　the　King　pressed　for　it。　　But　Mr。　Wren　do　own　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　the　most　wounded　in　this　in　the　world；　for　it　is　done　and　concluded　without　his　privity；　after　his　appearing　for　him；　and　that　it　is　plain　that　they　do　ayme　to　bring　the　Admiralty　into　Commission　too；　and　lessen　the　Duke　of　York。　　This　do　put　strange　apprehensions　into　all　our　Board；　only　I　think　I　am　the　least　troubled　at　it；　for　I　care　not　at　all　for　it：　　but　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　Pen　do　seem　to　think　much　of　it。

30th。　　Up　betimes；　and　Mr。　Povy　comes　to　even　accounts　with　me；　which　we　did；　and　then　fell　to　other　talk。　　He　tells　me；　in　short；　how　the　King　is　made　a　child　of　by　Buckingham　and　Arlington；　to　the　lessening　of　the　Duke　of　York；　whom　they　cannot　suffer　to　be　great；　for　fear　of　my　Lord　Chancellor's　return；　which　therefore　they　make　the　King　violent　against。　　That　he　believes　it　is　impossible　these　two　great　men　can　hold　together　long；　or；　at　least；　that　the　ambition　of　the　former　is　so　great　that　he　will　endeavour　to　master　all；　and　bring　into　play　as　many　as　he　can。　　That　Anglesy　will　not　lose　his　place　easily；　but　will　contend　in　law　with　whoever　comes　to　execute　it。　　That　the　Duke　of　York；　in　all　things　but　in　his　amours；　is　led　by　the　nose　by　his　wife。　　That　Sir　W。　Coventry　is　now　by　the　Duke　of　York　made　friends　with　the　Duchesse；　and　that　he　is　often　there；　and　waits　on　her。　　That　he　do　believe　that　these　present　great　men　will　break　in　time；　and　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　will　be　a　great　man　again；　for　he　do　labour　to　have　nothing　to　do　in　matters　of　the　State；　and　is　so　usefull　to　the　side　that　he　is　on；　that　he　will　stand；　though　at　present　he　is　quite　out　of　play。　　That　my　Lady　Castlemaine　hates　the　Duke　of　Buckingham。　　That　the　Duke　of　York　hath　expressed　himself　very　kind　to　my　Lord　Sandwich；　which　I　am　mighty　glad　of。　　That　we　are　to　expect　more　changes　if　these　men　stand。

31st。　　This　day　my　Lord　Anglesy　was　at　the　office；　and　do　seem　to　make　nothing　of　this　business　of　his　suspension；　resolving　to　bring　it　into　Council；　where　he　seems　not　to　doubt　to　have　right；　he　standing　upon　his　defence　and　patent；　and　hath　put　in　his　caveats　to　the　several　offices；　so　as　soon　as　the　King　comes　back　again；　which　will　be　on　Tuesday　next；　he　will　bring　it　into　the　Council。

NOVEMBER　2；　1668。　　To　Mr。　Povy's；　and　there　I　find　my　Lords　Sandwich；　Peterborough；　and　Hinchingbroke；　Charles　Harbord；　and　Sidney　Montagu；　and　there　I　was　stopped；　and　dined　mighty　nobly　at　a　good　table　with　one　little　dish　at　a　time　upon　it；　but　mighty　merry。　　I　was　glad　to　see　it；　but　sorry；　methought；　to　see　my　Lord　have　so　little　reason　to　be　merry；　and　yet　glad　for　his　sake　to　have　him　cheerful。　　After　dinner　up；　and　looked　up　and　down　the　house；　and　so　to　the　cellar；　and　thence　I　slipt　away　without　taking　leave。

4th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　I　find　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　came　the　last　night；　and　every　body's　mouth　full　of　my　Lord　Anglesy's　suspension　being　sealed；　which　it　was；　it　seems；　yesterday；　so　that　he　is　prevented　in　his　remedy　at　the　Council。　And；　it　seems；　the　two　new　Treasurers　did　kiss　the　King's　hand　this　morning；　brought　in　by　my　Lord　Arlington。　　They　walked　up　and　down　together　in　the　Court　this　day；　and　several　people　joyed　them；　but　I　avoided　it；　that　I　might　not　be　seen　to　look　either　way。　　This　day　also　I　hear　that　my　Lord　Ormond　is　to　be　declared　in　Council　no　more