the diary of samuel pepys-第91章

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26th。　　To　see　some　pictures　at　one　Hiseman's；　＇Huysman。＇　　a　picture…drawer；　a　Dutchman；　which　is　said　to　exceed　Lilly；　and　indeed　there　is　both　of　the　Queenes　and　Maids　or　honour　（particularly　Mrs。　Stewart's　in　a　buff　doublet　like　a　soldier）　＇Still　to　be　seen　at　Kensington　Palace。＇　　as　good　pictures　I　think　as　ever　I　saw。　　The　Queene　is　drawn　in　one　like　a　shepherdess；　in　the　other　like　St。　Katharin；　most　like　and　most　admirably。　　I　was　mightily　pleased　with　this　sight　indeed。　　Mr。　Pen；　Sir　William's　son；　is　come　back　from　France；　and　come　to　visit　my　wife。　　A　most　modish　person　grown；　she　says　a　fine　gentleman。

27th。　　All　the　news　this　day　is；　that　the　Dutch　are；　with　twenty…　two　sail　of　ships　of　warr；　crewsing　up　and　down　about　Ostend：　　at　which　we　are　alarmed。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　is　come　back　into　the　Downes　with　only　eight　sail；　which　is　or　may　be　a　prey　to　the　Dutch；　if　they　knew　our　weakness　and　inability　to　set　out　any　more　speedily。

31st。　　Prince　Rupert　I　hear　this　day　is　to　go　to　command　this　fleet　going　to　Guinny　against　the　Dutch。　　I　doubt　few　will　be　pleased　with　his　going；　being　accounted　an　unhappy　man。

SEPTEMBER　5；　1664。　　With　the　Duke；　where　all　our　discourse　of　war　in　the　highest　measure。　　Prince　Rupert　was　with　us；　who　is　fitting　himself　to　go　to　sea　in　the　Heneretta。　　And　afterwards　I　met　him　and　Mr。　Gray；　and　says　he；　〃I　can　answer　but　for　one　ship；　and　in　that　I　will　do　my　part；　for　it　is　not　in　that　as　in　the　army；　where　a　man　can　command　every　thing。〃

6th。　　This　day　Mr。　Coventry　did　tell　us　how　the　Duke　did　receive　the　Dutch　Embassador　the　other　day：　　by　telling　him　that；　whereas　they　think　us　in　jest；　he　believes　that　the　Prince　（Rupert）　which　goes　in　this　fleet　to　Guinny　will　soon　tell　them　that　we　are　in　earnest；　and　that　he　himself　will　do　the　like　here；　in　the　head　of　the　fleet　here　at　home；　and　that　he　did　not　doubt　to　live　to　see　the　Dutch　as　fearfull　of　provoking　the　English；　under　the　government　of　a　King；　as　he　remembers　there　to　have　been　under　that　of　a　Coquin。

11th。　　With　Mr。　Blagrave　walking　in　the　Abbey；　he　telling　me　the　whole　government　and　discipline　of　White　Hall　Chapel；　and　the　caution　now　used　against　admitting　any　debauched　persons。

12th。　　Up；　and　to　my　cosen　Anthony　Joyce's；　and　there　took　leave　of　my　aunt　James；　and　both　cosens；　their　wives；　who　are　this　day　going　down　to　my　father's　by　coach。　　I　did　give　my　aunt　20s。；　to　carry　as　a　token　to　my　mother；　and　10s。　to　Poll。　　＇His　sister　Paulina。＇　　With　the　Duke；　and　saw　him　with　great　pleasure　play　with　his　little　girle；　like　an　ordinary　private　father　of　a　child。

19th。　　Dr。　Pierce　tells　me　（when　I　was　wondering　that　Fraizer　should　order　things　with　the　Prince　in　that　confident　manner；）　that　Fraizer　is　so　great　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　and　Stewart；　and　all　the　ladies　at　Court；　in　helping　to　slip　their　calfes　when　there　is　occasion；　and　with　the　great　men　in　curing　of　them；　that　he　can　do　what　he　please　with　the　King　in　spite　of　any　man；　and　upon　the　same　score　with　the　Prince；　they　all　having　more　or　less　occasion　to　make　use　of　him。

22nd。　　Home　to…bed；　having　got　a　strange　cold　in　my　head；　by　flinging　off　my　hat　at　dinner；　and　sitting　with　the　wind　in　my　neck。　　＇In　Lord　Clarendon's　Essay　on　the　decay　of　respect　paid　to　Age；　he　says；　that　in　his　younger　days　he　never　kept　his　hat　on　before　those　older　than　himself；　except　at　dinner。＇

23rd。　　We　were　told　to…day　of　a　Dutch　ship　of　3　or　400　tons；　where　all　the　men　were　dead　of　the　plague；　and　the　ship　cast　ashore　at　Gottenburgh。

29th。　　Fresh　newes　come　of　our　beating　the　Dutch　at　Guinny　quite　out　of　all　their　castles　almost；　which　will　make　them　quite　mad　here　at　home　sure。　　and　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　tell　me；　that　the　King　do　joy　mightily　at　it；　but　asked　him　laughing；　〃But；〃　says　he；　〃how　shall　I　do　to　answer　this　to　the　Embassador　when　he　comes？〃　　Nay　they　say　that　we　have　beat　them　out　of　the　New　Netherlands　too；　so　that　we　have　been　doing　them　mischief　for　a　great　while　in　several　parts　of　the　world；　without　publick　knowledge　or　reason。　　Their　fleete　for　Guinny　is　now；　they　say；　ready；　and　abroad；　and　will　be　going　this　week。

OCTOBER　1；　1664。　　We　go　now　on　with　vigour　in　preparing　against　the　Dutch；　who；　they　say；　will　now　fall　upon　us　without　doubt　upon　this　high　news　come　of　our　beating　them　so　wholly　in　Guinny。

2nd。　　After　church　I　walked　to　my　Lady　Sandwich's；　through　my　Lord　Southampton's　new　buildings　in　the　fields　behind　Gray's　Inn；　and；　indeed；　they　are　a　very　great　and　a　noble　work。

3rd。　　With　Sir　J。　Minnes；　by　coach；　to　St。　James's；　and　there　all　the　news　now　of　very　hot　preparations　for　the　Dutch：　　and　being　with　the　Duke；　he　told　us　he　was　resolved　to　take　a　tripp　himself；　and　that　Sir　W。　Pen　should　go　in　the　same　ship　with　him。　Which　honour；　God　forgive　me！　　I　could　grudge　him；　for　his　knavery　and　dissimulation；　though　I　do　not　envy　much　the　having　the　same　place　myself。　　Talk　also　of　great　haste　in　the　getting　out　another　fleet；　and　building　some　ships；　and　now　it　is　likely　we　have　put　one　another's　dalliance　past　a　retreate。

4th。　　After　dinner　to　a　play；　to　see　〃The　Generall；〃　which　is　so　dull　and　so　ill…acted；　that　I　think　it　is　the　worst　I　ever　saw　or　heard　in　all　my　days。　　I　happened　to　sit　near　to　Sir　Charles　Sedley：　　who　I　find　a　very　witty　man；　and　he　did　at　every　line　take　notice　of　the　dullness　of　the　poet　and　badness　of　the　action；　that　most　pertinently；　which　I　was　mightily　taken　with。

5th。　　To　the　Musique…meeting　at　the　Post…office；　where　I　was　once　before。　　And　thither　anon　come　all　the　Gresham　College；　and　a　great　deal　of　noble　company：　　and　the　new　instrument　was　brought　called　the　Arched　Viall；　where　being　tuned　with　lute…strings；　and　played　on　with　kees　like　an　organ；　a　piece　of　parchment　is　always　kept　moving；　and　the　strings；　which　by　the　kees　are　pressed　down　upon　it；　are　grated　in　imitation　of　a　bow；　by　the　parchment；　and　so　it　is　intended　to　resemble　several　vyalls　played　on　with　one　bow；　but　so　basely　and　so　harshly；　that　it　will　never　do。　　But　after　three　hours'　stay　it　could　not　be　fixed　in　tune：　　and　so　they　were　fain　to　go　to　some　other　musique　of　instruments。　　This　morning；　by　three　o'clock；　the　Prince　＇Rupert。＇　　and　King；　and　Duke　with　him；　went　down　the　River；　and　the　Prince　under　sail　the　next　tide　after；　and　so　is　gone　from　the　Hope。　God　give　him　better　success　than　he　used　to　have！

10th。　　This　day；　by　the　blessing　of　God；　my　wife　and　I　have　been　married　nine　years：　　but　my　head　being　full　of　business；　I　did　not　think　of　it　to　keep　it　in　any　extraordinary　manner。　　But　bless　God　for　our　long　lives　and　loves　and　health　together；　which　the　same　God　long　continue；　I　wish；　from　my　very　heart！

11th。　　Luellin　tells　me　what　an　obscene　loose　play　this　〃Parson's　Wedding〃　＇A　comedy；　by　Thomas　Killigrew。＇　　is；　that　is　acted　by　nothing　but　women　at　the　King's　house。　　My　wife　tells　me　the　sad　news　of　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　being　now　become　so　decayed；　that　one　would　not　know　her；　at　least　far　from　a　beauty；　which　I　am　sorry　for。　　This　day　with　great　joy　Captain　Titus　told　us　the　particulars　of　the　French's　expedition　against　Gigery　upon　the　Barbary　Coast；　in　the　Straights；　with　6000　chosen　men。　　They　have　taken　the　Fort　of　Gigery；　wherein　were　five　men　and　three　guns；　which　makes　the　whole　story　of　the　King　of　France's　policy　and　power　to　be　laughed　at。

12th。　　For　news；　all　say　De　Ruyter　is　gone　to　Guinny　before　us。　Sir　J。　Lawson　is　come　to　Portsmouth；　and　our　fleet　is　hastening　all　speed：　　I　mean　this　new　fleet。　　Prince　Rupert　with　his　is　got　into　the　Downes。

13th。　　In　my　way　to　Brampton　in　this　day's　journey　I　met　with　Mr。　White；　Cromwell's　chaplin　that　was；　and　had　a　great　deal　of　discourse　with　him。　　Among　others；　he　tells　me　that　Richard　is；　and　hath　long　been；　in　France；　and　is　now　going　into　Italy。　　He　owns　publickly　that　he　do　correspond；　and　return　him　all　his　money。　　That　Richard　hath　been　in　some　straits　in　the　beginning；　but　relieved　by　his　friends。　　That　he　goes　by　another　name；　but　do　not　disguise　himself；　nor　deny　himself　to　any　man　that　challenges　him。　　He　tells　me；　for　certain；　that　offers　had　been　made　to　the　old　man；　of　marriage　between　the　King　and　his　daughter；　to　have　obliged　him；　but