the diary of samuel pepys-第119节

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nce　the　war；　for　the　Committee　of　Parliament。

2nd。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　tells　me　how　our　lists　are　referred　to　a　Sub…committee　to　consider　and　examine；　and　that　I　am　ordered　to　be　there。　　By　and　by　the　Committee　met；　and　appointed　me　to　attend　them　to…morrow　at　the　office　to　examine　our　lists。

3rd。　　The　Committee　met；　and　I　did　make　shift　to　answer　them　better　than　I　expected。　　Sir　W。　Batten；　Lord　Brouncker；　W。　Pen；　come　in；　but　presently　went　out；　and　J。　Minnes　come　in；　and　said　two　or　three　words　from　the　purpose　but　to　do　hurt；　so　away　he　went　also；　and　left　me　all　the　morning　with　them　alone　to　stand　or　fall。　　And　it　ended　with　good　peace；　and　much　seeming　satisfaction；　but　I　find　them　wise　and　reserved；　and　instructed　to　hit　all　our　blots。

4th。　　To　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　there　discoursed　much　of　the　want　of　money；　and　our　being　designed　for　destruction。　　How　the　King　hath　lost　his　power；　by　submitting　himself　to　this　way　of　examining　his　accounts；　and　is　become　but　as　a　private　man。　　He　says　the　King　is　troubled　at　it。　　But　they　talk　an　entry　＇In　the　Journals　of　the　House　of　Commons。＇　　shall　be　made；　that　it　is　not　to　be　brought；　into　example；　that　the　King　must；　if　they　do　not　agree　presently；　make　them　a　courageous　speech；　which　he　says　he　may　do　（the　City　of　London　being　now　burned；　and　himself　master　of　an　army）　better　than　any　prince　before　him。

5th。　　The　Sub…committee　have　made　their　report　to　the　Grand　Committee；　and　in　pretty　kind　terms。　　Captain　Cocke　told　me　of　a　wild　motion　made　in　the　House　of　Lords　by　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　for　all　men　that　have　cheated　the　King　to　be　declared　traitors　and　felons；　and　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　was　named。　　Mr。　Kirton's　kinsman；　my　bookseller；　come　in　my　may；　and　so　I　am　told　by　him　that　Mr。　Kirton　is　utterly　undone；　and　made　2　or　3000l。　worse　than　nothing；　from　being　worth　7　or　8000l。　　That　the　goods　laid　in　the　Churchyard　fired　through　the　windows　those　in　St。　Fayth's　church；　and　those　coming　to　the　warehouses'　doors　fired　them；　and　burned　all　the　books　and　the　pillars　of　the　church；　so　as　the　roof　falling　down；　broke　quite　down；　which　it　did　not　do　in　the　other　places　of　the　church；　which　is　alike　pillared；　（which　I　knew　not　before；）　but　being　not　burned；　they　stood　still。　　He　do　believe　there　is　above　150；000l。　of　books　burned；　all　the　great　book…sellers　almost　undone：　　not　only　these；　but　their　warehouses　at　their　Hall　and　under　Christ…church；　and　elsewhere；　being　all　burned。　　A　great　want　thereof　there　will　be　of　books；　specially　Latin　books　and　foreign　books；　and；　among　others；　the　Polyglottes　and　new　Bible；　which　he　believes　will　be　presently　worth　40l。　a…　piece。

6th。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　and　I　discoursed　of；　among　others；　our　sad　condition　by　want　of　a　Controller；　and　it　was　his　words；　that　he　believes；　besides　all　the　shame　and　trouble　he　＇Sir　John　Minnes；　who　performed　the　duties　inefficiently。＇　　hath　brought　on　the　office；　the　King　had　better　have　given　100；000l。　than　ever　have　had　him　there。　　He　did　discourse　about　some　of　these　discontented　Parliament…men；　and　says　that　Birch　is　a　false　rogue；　but　that　Garraway　is　a　man　that　hath　not　been　well　used　by　the　Court；　though　very　stout　to　death；　and　hath　suffered　all　that　is　possible　for　the　King　from　the　beginning。　　But　discontented　as　he　is；　yet　he　never　knew　a　Session　of　Parliament　but　that　he　hath　done　some　good　deed　for　the　King　before　it　rose。　　I　told　him　the　passage　Cocke　told　me　ofhis　having　begged　a　brace　of　bucks　of　the　Lord　Arlington　for　him；　and　when　it　come　to　him；　he　sent　it　back　again。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　told　me；　it　is　much　to　be　pitied　that　the　King　should　lose　the　service　of　a　man　so　able　and　faithful；　and　that　he　ought　to　be　brought　over；　but　that　it　is　always　observed；　that　by　bringing　over　one　discontented　man；　you　raise　up　three　in　his　room；　which　is　a　state　lesson　I　never　knew　before。　　But　when　others　discover　your　fear；　and　that　discontent　procures　fear；　they　will　be　discontented　too；　and　impose　on　you。

7th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　met　by　Sir　W。　Batten　and　Lord　Brouncker；　to　attend　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　at　the　Cabinet；　but　nobody　had　determined　what　to　speak　of；　but　only　in　general　to　ask　for　money。　　So　I　was　forced　immediately　to　prepare　in　my　mind　a　method　of　discoursing。　　And　anon　we　were　called　in　to　the　Green　Room；　where　the　King；　Duke　of　York；　Prince　Rupert；　Lord　Chancellor；　Lord　Treasurer；　Duke　of　Albemarle；　Sirs　G。　Carteret；　W。　Coventry；　Morrice。　　Nobody　beginning；　I　did；　and　made　a　current；　and　I　thought　a　good　speech；　laying　open　the　ill　state　of　the　Navy：　　by　the　greatness　of　the　debt；　greatness　of　the　work　to　do　against　next　year；　the　time　and　materials　it　would　take；　and　our　incapacity；　through　a　total　want　of　money。　　I　had　no　sooner　done；　but　Prince　Rupert　rose　up　and　told　the　King　in　a　heat；　that　whatever　the　gentleman　had　said；　he　had　brought　home　his　fleet　in　as　good　a　condition　as　ever　any　fleet　was　brought　home；　that　twenty　boats　would　be　as　many　as　the　fleet　would　want：　and　all　the　anchors　and　cables　left　in　the　storm；　might　be　taken　up　again。　　This　arose　from　my　saying；　among　other　things　we　had　to　do；　that　the　fleet　was　come　in；the　greatest　fleet　that　ever　his　Majesty　had　yet　together；　and　that　in　as　bad　condition　as　the　enemy　or　weather　could　put　it。　　And　to　use　Sir　W。　Pen's　words；　who　is　upon　the　place　taking　a　survey；　he　dreads　the　reports　he　is　to　receive　from　the　Surveyors　of　its　defects。　　I　therefore　did　only　answer；　that　I　was　sorry　for　his　Highness's　offence；　but　that　what　I　said　was　but　the　report　we　received　from　those　entrusted　in　the　fleet　to　inform　us。　　He　muttered　and　repeated　what　he　had　said；　and　so；　after　a　long　silence　on　all　hands；　nobody；　not　so　much　as　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　seconding　the　Prince；　nor　taking　notice　of　what　he　said；　we　withdrew。　　I　was　not　a　little　troubled　at　this　passage；　and　the　more　when　speaking　with　Jacke　Fenn　about　it；　he　told　me　that　the　Prince　will　be　asking　who　this　Pepys　is；　and　find　him　to　be　a　creature　of　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　and　therefore　this　was　done　only　to　disparage　him。　　After　all　this　pains；　the　King　hath　found　out　how　to　supply　us　with　5　or　6000l。；　when　100；000l。　were　at　this　time　but　absolutely　necessary；　and　we　mentioned　50；000l。　　I　made　my　brother　in　his　cassocke　to　say　grace　this　day；　but　I　like　his　voice　so　ill；　that　I　begin　to　be　sorry　he　hath　taken　orders。

8th。　　Towards　noon　by　water　to　Westminster　Hall；　and　there　by　several　hear　that　the　Parliament　do　resolve　to　do　something　to　retrench　Sir　G。　Carteret's　great　salary；　but　cannot　hear　of　any　thing　bad　they　can　lay　to　his　charge。　　The　House　did　this　day　order　to　be　engrossed　the　Bill　against　importing　Irish　cattle：　　a　thing；　it　seems　carried　on　by　the　Western　Parliament…men；　wholly　against　the　sense　of　most　of　the　rest　of　the　House；　who　think　if　you　do　this；　you　give　the　Irish　again　cause　to　rebel。　　Mr。　Pierce　says；　the　Duke　of　York　and　Duke　of　Albemarle　do　not　agree。　　The　Duke　of　York　is　wholly　given　up　to　this　Lady　Denham。　　The　Duke　of　Albemarle　and　Prince　Rupert　do　less　agree。　　The　King　hath　yesterday　in　Council　declared　his　resolution　of　setting　a　fashion　for　clothes；　which　he　will　never　alter。　　It　will　be　a　vest；　I　know　not　well　how；　but　it　is　to　teach　the　nobility　thrift；　and　will　do　good。　　By　and　by　comes　down　from　the　Committee　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　I　find　him　troubled　at　several　things　happened　this　afternoon。　　Which　vexes　me　also；　our　business　looking　worse　and　worse；　and　our　work　growing　on　our　hands。　　Time　spending；　and　no　money　to　set　any　thing　in　hand　with；　the　end　thereof　must　be　speedy　ruin。　　The　Dutch　insult　and　have　taken　off　Bruant's　head；　which　they　had　not　dared　to　do　（though　found　guilty　of　the　fault　he　did　die　for；　of　something　of　the　Prince　of　Orange's　faction）　till　just　now；　which　speaks　more　confidence　in　our　being　worse　than　before。　　Alderman　Maynell；　I　hear；　is　dead。　　Thence　returned　in　the　dark　by　coach　all　alone；　full　of　thoughts　of　the　consequences　of　this　ill　complexion　of　affairs；　and　how　to　save　the　little　I　have；　which　if　I　can　do；　I　have　cause　to　bless　God　that　I　am　so　well；　and　shall　be　well　contented　to　retreat　to　Brampton；　and　spend　the　rest　of　my　days　there。　　So　to　my　office；　and　finished　my　Journal　with　resolutions；　if　God　bless　me；　to　apply　myself　soberly　to　settle　all　matters　for　myself　and　expect　the　event　of　all　with　comfort。

9th。　　To　the　office；　where　we　sat　the　first　day　since　the　fire。

10th。　　Fast…day　for　the　fire。　　With　Sir　W。　Batten　by　water　to　White　Hall；　and　anon　had　a　meeting　before　the　Duke　of　York；　where　pretty　to　see　how　Sir　W。　Batten；　that　carried　the　surveys　of　all　the　fleet　with　him　to　show　their　ill　condition　to　the　Duke　of　York；　when　he　found　the　Prince　there；　did　not　speak　one　word；　though　the　meeting　was　of　his　asking；　for　nothing　else。　　And　when　I　asked　him；　he　told　me　he　knew　the　Prince　too　well　to　anger　him；　so　that　he　was　afraid　to　do　it。　　Thence　with　him　to　Westminster；　to　the　parish　church；　where　the　Parliament…men；　and　Stillingfleete　in　the　pulpit。　　So　full；　no　standing　there；　so　he　and　I　to　eat　herrings　at　the　Dog　Tavern。　　And　then　to　church　again；　and　there　was　Mr。　Frampton　in　the　pulpit；　whom　they　cry　up　so　much；　a　young　man；　and　of　a　mighty　ready　tongue。　　I　heard　a　little　of　his　sermon。　　Cap