the diary of samuel pepys-第146节

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ey　directed　it；　but　do　lay　it　on　Sir　W。　Rider。　　They　speak　also　of　another　ship　loaded　to　the　value　of　80；000l。　sunk　with　the　goods　in　her；　or　at　least　was　mightily　contended　for　by　him　and　a　foreign　ship　that　had　the　faith　of　the　nation　for　her　security：　　this　Sir　R。　Ford　tells　us。　And　it　is　too　plain　a　truth；　that　both　here　and　at　Chatham　the　ships　that　we　have　sunk　have　many；　and　the　first　of　them；　been　ships　completely　fitted　for　fire…ships　at　great　charge。　　But　most　strange　the　backwardness　and　disorder　of　all　people；　especially　the　King's　people　in　pay；　to　do　any　work；　（Sir　W。　Pen　tells　me）；　all　crying　out　for　money。　　And　it　was　so　at　Chatham　that　this　night　comes　an　order　from　Sir　W。　Coventry　to　stop　the　pay　of　the　wages　of　that　Yard；　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　having　related；　that　not　above　three　of　1100　in　pay　there；　did　attend　to　do　any　work　there。　　This　evening　having　sent　a　messenger　to　Chatham　on　purpose；　we　have　received　a　dull　letter　from　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　Peter　Pett；　how　matters　have　gone　there　this　week；　but　not　so　much；　or　so　particularly　as　we　knew　it　by　common　talk　before；　and　as　true。　　I　doubt　they　will　be　found　to　have　been　but　slow　men　in　this　business；　and　they　say　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　did　tell　my　Lord　Brouncker　to　his　face　that　his　discharging　of　the　great　ships　there　was　the　cause　of　all　this；　and　I　am　told　that　it　is　become　common　talk　against　my　Lord　Brouncker。　　But　in　that；　he　is　to　be　justified；　for　he　did　it　by　verbal　order　from　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　with　good　intent；　and　it　was　to　good　purpose；　whatever　the　success　be；　for　the　men　would　have　but　spent　the　King　so　much　the　more　in　wages；　and　yet　not　attended　on　board　to　have　done　the　King　any　service。　　And　as　an　evidence　of　that；　just　now；　being　the　15th　day　in　the　morning　that　I　am　writing　yesterday's　passages；　one　is　with　me；　Jacob　Bryan；　Purser　of　the　Princesse；　who　confesses　to　me　that　he　hath　but　180　men　borne　at　this　day　in　victuals　and　wages　on　that　ship　lying　at　Chatham；　being　lately　brought　in　thither；　of　which　180　there　was　not　above　five　appeared　to　do　the　King　any　service　at　this　late　business。　And　this　morning　also；　some　of　the　Cambridge's　men　come　up　from　Portsmouth　by　order　from　Sir　Fretcheville　Hollis；　who　boasted　to　us　the　other　day　that　he　had　sent　for　50；　and　would　be　hanged　if　100　did　not　come　up　that　would　do　as　much　as　twice　the　number　of　other　men：　　I　say　some　of　them；　instead　of　being　at　work　at　Deptford；　where　they　were　intended；　do　come　to　the　office　this　morning　to　demand　the　payment　of　their　tickets；　for　otherwise　they　would；　they　said；　do　no　more　work；　and　are；　as　I　understand　from　every　body　that　has　to　do　with　them；　the　most　debauched；　damning；　swearing　rogues　that　ever　were　in　the　Navy；　just　like　their　prophane　commander。

15th。　　All　the　morning　at　the　office。　　No　news　more　than　last　night；　only　Purser　Tyler　comes　and　tells　me　that　he　being　at　all　the　passages　in　this　business　at　Chatham；　he　says　there　have　been　horrible　miscarriages；　such　as　we　shall　shortly　hear　of：　　that　the　want　of　boats　hath　undone　us：　　and　it　is　commonly　said；　and　Sir　J。　Minnes　under　his　hand　tells　us；　that　they　were　employed　by　the　men　of　the　Yard　to　carry　away　their　goods；　and　I　hear　that　Commissioner　Pett　will　be　found　the　first　man　that　began　to　remove：　　he　is　much　spoken　against；　and　Brouncker　is　complained　of；　and　reproached　for　discharging　the　men　of　the　great　ships　heretofore。　　At　noon　Mr。　Hater　dined　with　me；　and　tells　me　he　believes　that　it　will　hardly　be　the　want　of　money　alone　that　will　excuse　to　the　Parliament　the　neglect　of　not　setting　out　a　fleet；　it　having　never　been　done　in　our　greatest　straits；　but　however　unlikely　it　appeared；　yet　when　it　was　gone　about；　the　State　or　King　did　compass　it；　and　there　is　something　in　it。

18th。　　Roger　Pepys　told　me；　that　when　I　come　to　his　house　he　will　show　me　a　decree　in　Chancery；　wherein　there　was　26　men　all　house…　keepers　in　the　town　of　Cottenham；　in　Queene　Elizabeth's　time；　of　our　name。　　By　and　by　occasion　offered　for　my　writing　to　Sir　W。　Coventry　a　plain　bold　letter　touching　lack　of　money；　which；　when　it　was　gone；　I　was　afraid　might　give　offence；　but　upon　two　or　three　readings　over　again　the　copy　of　it；　I　was　satisfied　it　was　a　good　letter；　only　Sir　W。　Batten　signed　it　with　me；　which　I　could　wish　I　had　done　alone。

17th。　　Every　moment　business　of　one　kind　or　other　about　the　fire…　ships　and　other　businesses；　most　of　them　vexatious　for　want　of　money；　the　commanders　all　complaining　that　if　they　miss　to　pay　their　men　a　night；　they　run　away；　seamen　demanding　money　of　them　by　way　of　advance；　and　some　of　Sir　Fretcheville　Hollis's　men；　that　he　so　bragged　of；　demanding　their　tickets　to　be　paid；　or　they　would　not　work：　　this　Hollis；　Sir　W。　Batten　and　W。　Pen　say；　proves　a　conceited；　idle；　prating；　lying　fellow。　　Captain　Cocke　tells　me　there　have　been　great　endeavours　of　bringing　in　the　Presbyterian　interest；　but　that　it　will　not　do。　　He　named　to　me　several　of　the　insipid　lords　that　are　to　command　the　armies　that　are　to　be　raised。　　He　says　the　King　and　Court　are　all　troubled；　and　the　gates　of　the　Court　were　shut　up　upon　the　first　coming　of　the　Dutch　to　us；　but　they　do　mind　the　business　no　more　than　ever：　that　the　bankers；　he　fears；　are　broke　as　to　ready…money；　though　Viner　had　100；000l。　by　him　when　our　trouble　begun：　　that　he　and　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　have　received　into　their　own　hands；　of　Viner；　the　former　10；000l。；　and　the　latter　12；000l。；　in　tallies　or　assignments　to　secure　what　was　in　his　hands　of　theirs；　and　many　other　great　men　of　our　masters　have　done　the　like；　which　is　no　good　sign；　when　they　begin　to　fear　the　main。　　He　and　every　body　cries　out　of　the　office　of　the　Ordnance；　for　their　neglects；　both　at　Gravesend　and　Upner；　and　every　where　else。

18th。　　To　the　office；　and　by　and　by　word　was　brought　me　that　Commissioner　Pett　is　brought　to　the　Tower；　and　there　laid　up　close　prisoner；　which　puts　me　into　a　fright；　lest　they　may　do　the　same　with　us　as　they　do　with　him。　　Great　news　to…night　of　the　blowing　up　of　one　of　the　Dutch's　greatest　ships；　while　a　Council　of　War　was　on　board：　　the　latter　part；　I　doubt；　is　not　so；　it　not　being　confirmed　since；　but　the　former；　that　they　had　a　ship　blown　up；　is　said　to　be　true。　　This　evening　comes　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　the　office；　to　talk　of　business　at　Sir　W。　Batten's；　where　all　to　be　undone　for　want　of　money；　there　being　none　to　pay　the　chest　at　their　public　pay　the　24th　of　this　month；　which　will　make　us　a　scorn　to　the　world。　　After　he　had　done　there；　he　and　I　into　the　garden；　and　walked；　and　the　greatest　of　our　discourse　is；　his　sense　of　the　requisiteness　of　his　parting　with　his　being　Treasurer　of　the　Navy；　if　he　can　on　any　good　terms。　　He　do　harp　upon　getting　my　Lord　Brouncker　to　take　it　on　half　profit；　but　that　he　is　not　able　to　secure　him　in　paying　him　so　much。　　He　tells　me　now　the　great　question　is；　whether　a　Parliament　or　no　Parliament；　and　says　the　Parliament　itself　cannot　be　thought　able　at　present　to　raise　money；　and　therefore　it　will　be　to　no　purpose　to　call　one。

19th。　　Comes　an　order　from　Sir　R。　Browne；　commanding　me　this　afternoon　to　attend　the　Council…board　with　all　my　books　and　papers；　touching　the　Medway。　　I　was　ready　to　fear　some　mischief　to　myself；　though　it　appears　most　reasonable　that　it　is　to　inform　them　about　Commissioner　Pett。　　I　am　called　in　to　a　large　Committee　of　the　Council：　　present；　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　Anglesy；　Arlington；　Ashly；　Carteret；　Duncomb；　Coventry；　Ingram；　Clifford；　Lauderdale；　Morrice；　Manchester；　Craven；　Carlisle；　Bridgewater。　　＇John；　second　Earl　of　Bridgewater；　Ob。　1686。＇　　And　after　Sir　W。　Coventry's　telling　them　what　orders　his　Royal　Highness　had　made　for　the　safety　of　the　Medway；　I　told　them　to　their　full　content　what　we　had　done；　and　showed　them　our　letters。　Then　was　Peter　Pett　called　in；　with　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower。　He　is　in　his　old　clothes；　and　looked　most　sillily。　　His　charge　was　chiefly　the　not　carrying　up　of　the　great　ships；　and　the　using　of　the　boats　in　carrying　away　his　goods；　to　which　he　answered　very　sillily；　though　his　faults　to　me　seem　only　great　omissions。　Lord　Arlington　and　Coventry　very　severe　against　him；　the　former　saying　that；　if　he　was　not　guilty　the　world　would　think　them　all　guilty。　　The　latter　urged；　that　there　must　be　some　faults；　and　that　the　Admiral　must　be　found　to　have　done　his　part。　　I　did　say　an　unhappy　word；　which　I　was　sorry　for；　when　he　complained　of　want　of　oares　for　the　boats：　　and　there　was；　it　seems；　enough；　and　good　enough；　to　carry　away　all　the　boats　with　from　the　King's　occasions。　　He　said　he　used　never　a　boat　till　they　were　all　gone　but　one；　and　that　was　to　carry　away　things　of　great　value；　and　these　were　his　models　of　ships；　which；　when　the　Council；　some　of　them；　had　said　they　wished　that　the　Dutch　had　had　them　instead　of　the　King's　ships；　he　answered；　he　did　believe　the　Dutch　would　have　made　more　advantage　of　the　models　than　of　the　ships；　and　that　the　King　had　had　greater　loss　thereby：　　this　they　all　laughed　at。　　After　having　heard　him　for　an　hour　or　more；　they　bid　him　withdraw。　　He　being　gone；　they　caused　Sir　Richard　Browne　to　read　over　his　minutes；　and　then　my　Lord　Arlington　moved　that　they　might　be　put　into　my　hands　to　put　into　form；　I　being　more　acquainted　with　such　busin