the diary of samuel pepys-第44章

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Hampton　Court；　where　the　Queene　hath　used　her　very　civilly；　and　my　lady　tells　me　is　a　most　pretty　woman。　Yesterday　（Sir　R。　Ford　told　me）　the　aldermen　of　the　City　did　attend　her　in　their　habits；　and　did　present　her　with　a　gold　cupp　and　1000l。　in　gold　therein。　　But；　he　told　me；　that　they　are　so　poor　in　their　Chamber；　that　they　were　fain　to　call　two　or　three　aldermen　to　raise　fines　to　make　up　this　sum。

4th。　　Povy　＇Thomas　Povy；　M。P。　for　Bosiney；　1658　and　Treasurer　for　Tangier。　　Evelyn　mentions　his　house　in　Lincoln's　Inn…fields；　and　he　appears；　from　an　ancient　plan　of　Whitehall　Palace；　to　have　had　apartments　there。＇　　and　Sir　W。　Batten　and　I　by　water　to　Woolwich；　and　there　saw　an　experiment　made　of　Sir　R。　Ford's　Holland's　yarne；　（about　which　we　have　lately　had　so　much　stir；　and　I　have　much　concerned　myself　for　our　rope…maker；　Mr。　Hughes；　who　represented　it　so　bad；）　and　we　found　it　to　be　very　bad；　and　broke　sooner　than；　upon　a　fair　triall；　five　threads　of　that　against　four　of　Riga　yarne；　and　also　that　some　of　it　had　old　stuffe　that　had　been　tarred；　covered　over　with　new　hempe；　which　is　such　a　cheat　as　hath　not　been　heard　of。

7th。　　To　the　office。　　I　find　Mr。　Coventry　is　resolved　to　do　much　good；　and　to　enquire　into　all　the　miscarriages　of　the　office。　　At　noon　with　him　and　Sir　W。　Batten　to　dinner　at　Trinity　House；　where；　among　others；　Sir　J。　Robinson；　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower；　was；　who　says　that　yesterday　Sir　H。　Vane　had　a　full　hearing　at　the　King's　Bench；　and　is　found　guilty；　and　that　he　did　never　hear　any　man　argue　more　simply　than　he　in　all　his　life；　and　so　others　say。　　Sent　for　to　Sir　G。　Carteret's。　　I　perceive；　as；　he　told　me；　were　it　not　that　Mr。　Coventry　had　already　feathered　his　nest　in　selling　of　places；　he　do　like　him　very　well；　and　hopes　great　good　from　him。　　But　he　complains　so　of　lack　of　money；　that　my　heart　is　very　sad；　under　the　apprehension　of　the　fall　of　the　office。

10th。　　All　the　morning　much　business；　and　great　hopes　of　bringing　things；　by　Mr。　Coventry's　means；　to　a　good　condition　in　the　office。

12th。　　I　tried　on　my　riding　cloth　suit　with　close　knees；　the　first　that　ever　I　had；　and　I　think　they　will　be　very　convenient。　At　the　office　all　the　morning。　　Among　other　businesses；　I　did　get　a　vote　signed　by　all；　concerning　my　issuing　of　warrants；　which　they　did　not　smell　the　use　I　intend　to　make　of　it；　but　it　is　to　plead　for　my　clerks　to　have　their　right　of　giving　out　all　the　warrants。　　A　great　difference　happened　between　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　Mr。　Coventry；　about　passing　the　Victualler's　account；　and　whether　Sir　George　is　to　pay　the　Victualler　his　money；　or　the　Exchequer；　Sir　George　claiming　it　to　be　his　place　to　save　his　three…pences。　　It　ended　in　anger；　and　I　believe　will　come　to　be　a　question　before　the　King　and　Council。

13th。　　Up　by　4　o'clock　in　the　morning；　and　read　Cicero's　Second　Oration　against　Cataline；　which　pleased　me　exceedingly：　　and　more　I　discern　therein　than　ever　I　thought　was　to　be　found　in　him；　but　I　perceive　it　was　my　ignorance；　and　that　he　is　as　good　a　writer　as　ever　I　read　in　my　life。　　By　and　by　to　Sir　G。　Carteret's；　to　talk　with　him　about　yesterday's　difference　at　the　office；　and　offered　my　service　to　look　into　my　old　books　or　papers　that　I　have；　that　may　make　for　him。　　He　was　well　pleased　therewith；　and　did　much　inveigh　against　Mr。　Coventry；　telling　me　how　he　had　done　him　service　in　the　Parliament；　when　Prin　had　drawn　up　things　against　him　for　taking　of　money　for　places；　that　he　did　at　his　desire；　and　upon　his　letters；　keep　him　off　from　doing　it。　　And　many　other　things　he　told　me；　as　how　the　King　was　beholden　to　him；　and　in　what　a　miserable　condition　his　family　would　be；　if　he　should　die　before　he　hath　cleared　his　accounts。　　Upon　the　whole；　I　do　find　that　he　do　much　esteem　of　me；　and　is　my　friend。

14th。　　About　11　o'clock；　having　a　room　got　ready　for　us；　we　all　went　out　to　the　Tower…hill；　and　there；　over　against　the　scaffold；　made　on　purpose　this　day；　saw　Sis　Henry　Vane　brought。　　A　very　great　press　of　people。　　He　made　a　long　speech；　many　times　interrupted　by　the　Sheriffe　and　others　there；　and　they　would　have　taken　his　paper　out　of　his　hand；　but　he　would　not　let　it　go。　　But　they　caused　all　the　books　of　those　that　writ　after　him　to　be　given　the　Sheriffe；　and　the　trumpets　were　brought　under　the　scaffold　that　he　might　not　be　heard。　　Then　he　prayed；　and　so　fitted　himself；　and　received　the　blow；　but　the　scaffold　was　so　crowded　that　we　could　not　see　it　done。　　But　Boreman；　who　had　been　upon　the　scaffold；　told　us；　that　first　he　began　to　speak　of　the　irregular　proceeding　against　him；　that　he　was；　against　Magna　Charta；　denied　to　have　his　exceptions　against　the　indictment　allowed；　and　that　there　he　was　stopped　by　the　Sheriffe。　　Then　he　drew　out　his　paper　of　notes；　and　begun　to　tell　them　first　his　life；　that　he　was　born　a　gentleman；　he　had　been；　till　he　was　seventeen　years　old；　a　good　fellow；　but　then　it　pleased　God　to　lay　a　foundation　of　grace　in　his　heart；　by　which　he　was　persuaded；　against　his　worldly　interest；　to　leave　all　preferment　and　go　abroad；　where　he　might　serve　God　with　more　freedom。　　Then　he　was　called　home；　and　made　a　member　of　the　Long　Parliament；　where　he　never　did；　to　this　day；　any　thing　against　his　conscience；　but　all　for　the　glory　of　God。　　Here　he　would　have　given　them　an　account　of　the　proceedings　of　the　Long　Parliament；　but　they　so　often　interrupted　him；　that　at　last　he　was　forced　to　give　over：　　and　so　fell　into　prayer　for　England　in　generall；　then　for　the　churches　in　England；　and　then　for　the　City　of　London：　and　so　fitted　himself　for　the　block；　and　received　the　blow。　　He　had　a　blister；　or　issue；　upon　his　neck；　which　he　desired　them　not　to　hurt：　　he　changed　not　his　colour　or　speech　to　the　last；　but　died　justifying　himself　and　the　cause　he　had　stood　for；　and　spoke　very　confidently　of　his　being　presently　at　the　right　hand　of　Christ；　and　in　all　things　appeared　the　most　resolved　man　that　ever　died　in　that　manner；　and　showed　more　of　heate　than　cowardize；　but　yet　with　all　humility　and　gravity。　　One　asked　him　why　he　did　not　pray　for　the　King。　　He　answered；　〃You　shall　see　I　can　pray　for　the　King：　　I　pray　God　bless　him！〃　　The　King　had　given　his　body　to　his　friends；　and；　therefore；　he　told　them　that　he　hoped　they　would　be　civil　to　his　body　when　dead；　and　desired　they　would　let　him　die　like　a　gentleman　and　a　Christian；　and　not　crowded　and　pressed　as　he　was。　　So　to　the　office　a　little；　and　to　the　Trinity…house；　and　there　all　of　us　to　dinner；　and　to　the　office　again　all　the　afternoon　till　night。　　This　day；　I　hear；　my　Lord　Peterborough　is　come　unexpected　from　Tangier；　to　give　the　King　an　account　of　the　place；　which；　we　fear；　is　in　none　of　the　best　condition。　　We　had　also　certain　news　to…day　that　the　Spaniard　is　before　Lisbone　with　thirteen　sayle；　six　Dutch；　and　the　rest　his　own　ships；　which　will；　I　fear；　be　ill　for　Portugall。　I　writ　a　letter　of　all　this　day's　proceedings　to　my　Lord；　at　Hinchingbroke。

18th。　　Up　early；　and　after　reading　a　little　in　Cicero；　to　my　office。　　To　my　Lord　Crewe's　and　dined　with　him；　where　I　hear　the　courage　of　Sir　H。　Vane　at　his　death　is　talked　on　every　where　as　a　miracle。　　I　walked　to　Lilly's；　the　painter's；　＇Peter　Lely；　the　celebrated　painter；　afterwards　knighted。　　Ob。　1680。＇　　where　I　saw　among　other　rare　things；　the　Duchesse　of　York；　her　whole　body；　sitting　in　state　in　a　chair；　in　white　sattin；　and　another　of　the　King's；　that　is　not　finished；　most　rare　things。　　I　did　give　the　fellow　something　that　showed　them　us；　and　promised　to　come　some　other　time；　and　he　would　show　me　Lady　Castlemaine's；　which　I　could　not　then　see；　it　being　locked　up！　　Thence　to　Wright's；　the　painter's：　　＇Michael　Wright；　a　native　of　Scotland；　and　portrait…　painter　of　some　note；　settled　in　London。＇　　but；　Lord！　　the　difference　that　is　between　their　two　works。

20th。　　Drew　up　the　agreement　between　the　King　and　Sir　John　Winter　＇Secretary　and　Chancellor　to　the　Queen　Dowager。＇　　about　the　Forrest　of　Deane；　and　having　done　it；　he　come　himself；　（I　did　not　know　him　to　be　the　Queene's　Secretary　before；　but　observed　him　to　be　a　man　of　fine　parts）；　and　we　read　it；　and　both　liked　it　well；　That　done；　I　turned　to　the　Forrest　of　Deane；　in　Speede's　Mapps；　and　there　he　showed　me　how　it　lies；　and　the　Sea…bayly；　with　th