the diary of samuel pepys-第5章

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t　he　did　it　only　to　get　money；　and　did　talk　very　basely　of　many　of　them。　　Among　other　things；　W。　Simons　told　me　how　his　uncle　Scobell　＇H。　Scobell；　clerk　to　the　House　of　Commons。＇　　was　on　Saturday　last　called　to　the　bar；　for　entering　in　the　journal　of　the　House；　for　the　year　1653；　these　words：　　〃This　day　his　Excellence　the　Lord　G。　Cromwell　dissolved　this　House；〃　which　words　the　Parliament　voted　a　forgery；　and　demanded　of　him　how　they　same　to　be　entered。　　He　said　that　they　were　his　own　hand…writing；　and　that　he　did　it　by　rights　of　his　office；　and　the　practice　of　his　predecessor；　and　that　the　intent　of　the　practice　was　to　let　posterity　know　how　such　and　such　a　Parliament　was　dissolved；　whether　by　the　command　of　the　King；　or　by　their　own　neglect；　as　the　last　House　of　Lords　was；　and　that　to　this　end；　he　had　said　and　writ　that　it　was　dissolved　by　his　Excellence　the　Lord　G。；　and　that　for　the　word　dissolved；　he　never　at　the　time　did　hear　of　any　other　term；　and　desired　pardon　if　he　would　not　dare　to　make　a　word　himself　what　it　was　six　years　after；　before　they　came　themselves　to　call　it　an　interruption；　that　they　were　so　little　satisfied　with　this　answer；　that　they　did　chuse　a　committee　to　report　to　the　House；　whether　this　crime　of　Mr。　Scobell's　did　come　within　the　act　of　indemnity　or　no。　Thence　into　the　Hall；　where　I　heard　for　certain　that　Monk　was　coming　to　London；　and　that　Bradshaw's　lodgings　were　preparing　for　him。　　＇John　Bradshaw；　Serjeant…at…Law；　President　of　the　High　Court　of　Justice。＇　　I　heard　Sir　H。　Vane　was　this　day　voted　out　of　the　House；　and　to　sit　no　more　there；　and　that　he　would　retire　himself　to　his　house　at　Raby；　＇Son　of　a　statesman　of　both　his　names；　and　one；　of　the　most　turbulent　enthusiasts　produced　by　the　Rebellion；　and　an　inflexible　republican。　　His　execution；　in　1662；　for　conspiring　the　death　of　Charles　I。　was　much　called　in　question　as　a　measure　of　great　severity。＇　　as　also　all　the　rest　of　the　nine　officers　that　had　their　commissions　formerly　taken　away　from　them；　were　commanded　to　their　farthest　houses　from　London　during　the　pleasure　of　the　Parliament。

1Oth。　　To　the　Coffee…house；　where　were　a　great　confluence　of　gentlemen；　viz。　Mr。　Harrington；　Poultny；　chairman；　Gold；　Dr。　Petty；　&c。；　where　admirable　discourse　till　9　at　night。　　Thence　with　Doling　to　Mother　Lam's；　who　told　me　how　this　day　Scott　was　made　Intelligencer；　and　that　the　rest　of　the　members　that　were　objected　against　last　night　were　to　be　heard　this　day　se'nnight。

＇James　Harrington；　the　political　writer；　author　of　〃Oceana；〃　and　founder　of　a　club　called　The　Rota；　in　1659；　which　met　at　Miles's　coffee…house　in　Old　Palace　Yard；　and　lasted　only　a　few　months。　In　1661　he　was　sent　to　the　Tower；　on　suspicion　of　treasonable　designs。　　His　intellects　appear　to　have　failed　afterwards；　and　he　died　1677。　　Sir　William　Poultny；　subsequently　M。P。　for　Westminster；　and　a　Commissioner　of　the　Privy　Seal　under　King　William。　Ob。　1691。　　Sir　William　Petty；　an　eminent　physician；　and　celebrated　for　his　proficiency　in　every　branch　of　science。　Ob。　1687。　　Thomas　Scott；　M。P。；　made　Secretary　of　State　to　the　Commonwealth　Jan。　17th　following。＇

13th。　　Coming　in　the　morning　to　my　office；　I　met　with　Mr。　Fage　and　took　him　to　the　Swan。　　He　told　me　how　he；　Haselrigge；　＇Sir　Arthur　Haselrigge；　Bart。　of　Nosely；　co。　Leicester；　Colonel　of　a　regiment　in　the　Parliament　army；　and　much　esteemed　by　Cromwell。　Ob。　1660。＇　　and　Morley；　＇Probably　Colonel　Morley　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower。＇　　the　last　night　began　at　my　Lord　Mayor's　to　exclaim　against　the　City　of　London；　saying　that　they　had　forfeited　their　charter。　　And　how　the　Chamberlain　of　the　City　did　take　them　down；　letting　them　know　how　much　they　were　formerly　beholding　to　the　City；　&c。　　He　also　told　me　that　Monk's　letter　that　came　by　the　sword…bearer　was　a　cunning　piece；　and　that　which　they　did　not　much　trust　to：　　but　they　were　resolved　to　make　no　more　applications　to　the　Parliament；　nor　to　pay　any　money；　unless　the　secluded　members　be　brought　in；　or　a　free　Parliament　chosen。

16th。　　In　the　morning　I　went　up　to　Mr。　Crewe's；　who　did　talk　to　me　concerning　things　of　state；　and　expressed　his　mind　how　just　it　was　that　the　secluded　members　should　come　to　sit　again。　　From　thence　to　my　office；　where　nothing　to　do；　but　Mr。　Downing　came　and　found　me　all　alone；　and　did　mention　to　me　his　going　back　into　Holland；　and　did　ask　me　whether　I　would　go　or　no；　but　gave　me　little　encouragement；　but　bid　me　consider　of　it；　and　asked　me　whether　I　did　not　think　that　Mr。　Hawley　could　perform　the　work　of　my　office　alone。　　I　confess　I　was　at　a　great　loss；　all　the　day　after；　to　bethink　myself　how　to　carry　this　business。　　I　staid　up　till　the　bell…man　came　by　with　his　bell　just　under　my　window　as　I　was　writing　of　this　very　line；　and　cried；　〃Past　one　of　the　clock；　and　a　cold；　frosty；　windy　morning。〃

17th。　　In　our　way　to　Kensington；　we　understood　how　that　my　Lord　Chesterfield　＇Philip；　second　Earl　of　Chesterfield；　born。　1634；　ob。　1713。＇　had　killed　another　gentleman　about　half　an　hour　before；　and　was　fled。　　I　went　to　the　Coffee　Club　and　heard　very　good　discourse；　it　was　in　answer　to　Mr。　Harrington's　answer；　who　said　that　the　state　of　the　Roman　government　was　not　a　settled　government；　and　so　it　was　no　wonder　that　the　balance　of　prosperity　was　in　one　hand；　and　the　command　in　another；　it　being　therefore　always　in　a　posture　of　war；　but　it　was　carried　by　ballot；　that　it　was　a　steady　government；　though　it　is　true　by　the　voices　it　had　been　carried　before　that　it　was　an　unsteady　government；　so　to…morrow　it　is　to　be　proved　by　the　opponents　that　the　balance　lay　in　one　hand；　and　the　government　in　another。　Thence　I　went　to　Westminster；　and　met　Shaw　and　Washington；　who　told　me　how　this　day　Sydenham　＇Colonel　Sydenham　had　been　an　active　officer　during　the　Civil　Wars；　on　the　Parliament　side。　M。P。　for　Dorsetshire；　and　governor　of　Melcombe；　and　one　of　the　Committee　of　Safety。＇　　was　voted　out　of　the　House　for　sitting　any　more　this　Parliament；　and　that　Salloway　was　voted　out　likewise　and　sent　to　the　Tower；　＇In　the　Journals　of　that　date　Major　Salwey。＇　　during　the　pleasure　of　the　House。　　At　Harper's　Jack　Price　told　me；　among　other　things；　how　much　the　Protector　is　altered；　though　he　would　seem　to　bear　out　his　trouble　very　well；　yet　he　is　scarce　able　to　talk　sense　with　a　man；　and　how　he　will　say　that　〃Who　should　a　man　trust；　if　he　may　not　trust　to　a　brother　and　an　uncle；〃　and　〃how　much　those　men　have　to　answer　before　God　Almighty；　for　their　playing　the　knave　with　him　as　they　did。〃　　He　told　me　also；　that　there　was　100；000l。　offered；　and　would　have　been　taken　for　his　restitution；　had　not　the　Parliament　come　in　as　they　did　again；　and　that　he　do　believe　that　the　Protector　will　live　to　give　a　testimony　of　his　valour　and　revenge　yet　before　he　dies；　and　that　the　Protector　will　say　so　himself　sometimes。

18th。　　All　the　world　is　at　a　loss　to　think　what　Monk　will　do：　the　City　saying　that　he　will　be　for　them；　and　the　Parliament　saying　he　will　be　for　them。

19th。　　This　morning　I　was　sent　for　to　Mr。　Downing；　and　at　his　bed　side　he　told　me；　that　he　had　a　kindness　for　me；　and　that　he　thought　that　he　had　done　me　one；　and　that　was；　that　he　had　got　me　to　be　one　of　the　Clerks　of　the　Council；　at　which　I　was　a　little　stumbled；　and　could　not　tell　what　to　do；　whether　to　thank　him　or　no；　but　by　and　by　I　did；　but　not　very　heartily；　for　I　feared　that　his　doing　of　it　was　only　to　ease　himself　of　the　salary　which　he　gives　me。　　Mr。　Moore　and　I　went　to　the　French　Ordinary；　where　Mr。　Downing　this　day　feasted　Sir　Arth。　Haselrigge；　and　a　great　many　more　of　the　Parliament；　and　did　stay　to　put　him　in　mind　of　me。　Here　he　gave　me　a　note　to　go　and　invite　some　other　members　to　dinner　to…morrow。　　So　I　went　to　White　Hall；　and　did　stay　at　Marsh's　with　Simons；　Luellin；　and　all　the　rest　of　the　Clerks　of　the　Council；　who　I　hear　are　all　turned　out；　only　the　two　Leighs；　and　they　do　all　tell　me　that　my　name　was　mentioned　last　night；　but　that　nothing　was　done　in　it。

20th。　　In　the　morning　I　met　Lord　Widdrington　in　the　street；　＇Sir　Thomas　Widdrington；　Knight；　Serjeant…at…Law。　one　of　Cromwell's　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　appointed　Speaker　1656；　and　first　Commissioner　for　the　Great　Seal；　January；　1659；　he　was　M。P。　for　York。＇　　going　to　seal　the　patents