the diary of samuel pepys-第158节

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ng　Cross；　and　desired　me　to　tell　Sir　W。　Pen　what　he　had　told　me　of　his　leaving　the　Duke　of　York's　service；　that　his　friends　might　not　be　the　last　that　know　it。　　I　took　a　coach　and　went　homewards；　but　then　turned　again；　and　to　White　Hall；　where　I　met　with　many　people；　and　among　other　things　do　learn　that　there　is　some　fear　that　Mr。　Brouncker　is　got　into　the　King's　favour；　and　will　be　cherished　there；　which　will　breed　ill　will　between　the　King　and　Duke　of　York；　he　lodging　at　this　time　in　White　Hall　since　he　was　put　away　from　the　Duke　of　York；　and　he　is　great　with　Bab。　May；　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　and　that　wicked　crew。　　But　I　find　this　denied　by　Sir　G。　Carteret；　who　tells　me　that　he　is　sure　he　hath　no　kindness　from　the　King；　that　the　King　at　first；　indeed；　did　endeavour　to　persuade　the　Duke　of　York　from　putting　him　away；　but　when；　besides　this　business　of　his　ill　words　concerning　his　Majesty　in　the　business　of　the　Chancellor；　he　told　him　that　he　hath　had　a　long　time　a　mind　to　put　him　away　for　his　ill　offices；　done　between　him　and　his　wife；　the　King　held　his　peace；　and　said　no　more；　but　wished　him　to　do　what　he　pleased　with　him；　which　was　very　noble。　　I　met　with　Fenn；　and　he　tells　me；　as　I　do　hear　from　some　others；　that　the　business　of　the　Chancellor's　had　proceeded　from　something　of　a　mistake；　for　the　Duke　of　York　did　first　tell　the　King　that　the　Chancellor　had　a　desire　to　be　eased　of　his　great　trouble：　　and　that　the　King；　when　the　Chancellor　came　to　him；　did　wonder　to　hear　him　deny　it；　and　the　Duke　of　York　was　forced　to　deny　to　the　King　that　ever　he　did　tell　him　so　in　those　terms：　　but　the　King　did　answer　that　he　was　sure　that　he　did　say　some　such　things　to　him；　but；　however；　since　it　had　gone　so　far；　did　desire　him　to　be　contented　with　it；　as　a　thing　very　convenient　for　him　as　well　as　for　himself　（the　King：）　and　so　matters　proceeded；　as　we　find。　　Now　it　is　likely　the　Chancellor　might　some　time　or　other；　in　a　compliment　or　vanity；　say　to　the　Duke　of　York；　that　he　was　weary　of　this　burden；　and　I　know　not　what；　and　this　comes　of　it。　　Some　people；　and　myself　among　them；　are　of　good　hope　from　this　change　that　things　are　reforming；　but　there　are　others　that　do　think　it　is　a　bit　of　chance；　as　all　other　our　greatest　matters　are；　and　that　there　is　no　general　plot　or　contrivance　in　any　number　of　people　what　to　do　next；　（though；　I　believe；　Sir　W。　Coventry　may　in　himself　have　further　designs；）　and　so　that　though　other　changes　may　come；　yet　they　shall　be　accidental　and　laid　upon　good　principles　of　doing　good。　　Mr。　May　showed　me　the　King's　new　buildings；　in　order　to　their　having　of　some　old　sails　for　the　closing　of　the　windows　this　winter。　　I　dined　with　Sir　G。　Carteret；　with　whom　dined　Mr。　Jack　Ashburnham　and　Dr。　Creeton；　who　I　observe　to　be　a　most　good　man　and　scholar。　In　discourse　at　dinner　concerning　the　change　of　men's　humours　and　fashions　touching　meats；　Mr。　Asburnham　told　us；　that　he　remembers　since　the　only　fruit　in　request；　and　eaten　by　the　King　and　Queene　at　table　as　the　best　fruit；　was　the　Katharine　payre；　though　they　knew　at　the　time　other　fruits　of　France　and　our　own　country。　After　dinner　comes　in　Mr。　Townsend：　　and　there　I　was　witness　of　a　horrid　rateing　which　Mr。　Ashburnham；　as　one　of　the　Grooms　of　the　King's　Bedchamber；　did　give　him　for　want　of　linen　for　the　King's　person；　which　he　swore　was　not　to　be　endured；　and　that　the　King　would　not　endure　it；　and　that　the　King　his　father　would　have　hanged　his　Wardrobe…man　should　he　have　been　served　so；　the　King　having　at　this　day　no　hankerchers；　and　but　three　bands　to　his　neck；　he　swore。　　Mr。　Townsend　pleaded　want　of　money　and　the　owing　of　the　linendraper　5000l。；　and　that　he　hath　of　late　got　many　rich　things　made；　beds　and　sheets　and　saddles；　without　money；　and　that　he　can　go　no　further：　　but　still　this　old　man　（indeed　like　an　old　loving　servant）　did　cry　out　for　the　King's　person　to　be　neglected。　　But　when　he　was　gone；　Townsend　told　me　that　it　is　the　Grooms　taking　away　the　King's　linen　at　the　quarter's　end；　as　their　fees；　which　makes　this　great　want；　for　whether　the　King　can　get　it　or　no；　they　will　run　away　at　the　quarter's　end　with　what　he　hath　had；　let　the　King　get　more　as　he　can。　　All　the　company　gone；　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　I　to　talk：　　and　it　is　pretty　to　observe　how　already　he　says　that　he　did　always　look　upon　the　Chancellor　indeed　as　his　friend；　though　he　never　did　do　him　any　service　at　all；　nor　ever　got　any　thing　by；　nor　was　a　man　apt　（and　that；　I　think；　is　true）　to　do　any　man　any　kindness　of　his　own　nature；　though　I　do　know　he　was　believed　by　all　the　world　to　be　the　greatest　support　of　Sir　G。　Carteret　with　the　King　of　any　man　in　England：　　but　so　little　is　now　made　of　it！　　He　observes　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　will　lose　a　great　friend　in　him；　and　I　think　so　too；　my　Lord　Hinchingbroke　being　about　a　match　calculated　purely　out　of　respect　to　my　Lord　Chancellor's　family。　　By　and　by　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　Townsend；　and　I　to　consider　of　an　answer　to　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury　about　my　Lord　Sandwich's　profits　in　the　Wardrobe；　which　seem　as　we　make　them　to　be　very　small；　not　1000l。　a…year；　but　only　the　difference　in　measure　at　which　he　buys　and　delivers　out　to　the　King；　and　then　6d。　in　the　pound　from　the　tradesman　for　what　money　he　receives　for　him；　but　this；　it　is　believed；　these　Commissioners　will　endeavour　to　take　away。　　From　him　I　went　to　see　a　great　match　at　tennis；　between　Prince　Rupert　and　one　Captain　Cooke　against　Bab。　May　and　the　elder　Chichly；　where　the　King　was；　and　Court；　and　it　seems　they　are　the　best　players　at　tennis　in　the　nation。　　But　this　puts　me　in　mind　of　what　I　observed　in　the　morning；　that　the　King　playing　at　tennis　had　a　steele…yard　carried　to　him；　and　I　was　told　it　was　to　weigh　him　after　he　had　done　playing；　and　at　noon　Mr。　Ashburnham　told　me　that　it　is　only　the　King's　curiosity；　which　he　usually　hath　of　weighing　himself　before　and　after　his　play；　to　see　how　much　he　loses　in　weight　by　playing；　and　this　day　he　lost　4　1/2lbs。　　I　to　Sir　W。　Batten　and　Sir　W。　Pen；　and　there　discoursed　of　Sir　W。　Coventry's　leaving　the　Duke　of　York；　and　Mr。　Wren's　succeeding　him。　　They　told　me　both　seriously　that　they　had　long　cut　me　out　for　Secretary　to　the　Duke　of　York；　if　ever　Sir　W。　Coventry　left　him；　which　agreeing　with　what　I　have　heard　from　other　hands　heretofore；　do　make　me　not　only　think　that　something　of　that　kind　hath　been　thought　on；　but　do　comfort　me　to　see　that　the　world　hath　such　an　esteem　of　my　qualities　as　to　think　me　fit　for　any　such　thing：　　though　I　am　glad　with　all　my　heart　that　I　am　not　so；　for　it　would　never　please　me　to　be　forced　to　the　attendance　that　that　would　require；　and　leave　my　wife　and　family　to　themselves；　as　I　must　do　in　such　a　case；　thinking　myself　now　in　the　best　place　that　ever　man　was　in　to　please　his　own　mind　in；　and　therefore　I　will　take　to　preserve　it。

3rd。　　Attended　the　Duke　of　York　about　the　list　of　ships　that　we　propose　to　sell：　　and　here　there　attended　Mr。　Wren　the　first　time；　who　hath　not　yet；　I　think；　received　the　Duke　of　York's　seal　and　papers。　　At　our　coming　hither　we　found　the　Duke　and　Duchesse　all　alone　at　dinner；　methought　melancholy：　　or　else　I　thought　so；　from　the　late　occasion　of　the　Chancellor's　fall；　who；　they　say；　however；　takes　it　very　contentedly。

4th。　　By　coach　to　White　Hall　to　the　Council…chamber；　and　there　met　with　Sir　W。　Coventry　going　in；　who　took　me　aside；　and　told　me　that　he　was　just　come　from　delivering　up　his　seal　and　papers　to　Mr。　Wren；　and　told　me　he　must　now　take　his　leave　of　me　as　a　naval　man；　but　that　he　shall　always　bear　respect　to　his　friends　there；　＇The　officers　of　the　Navy。＇　　and　particularly　to　myself　with　great　kindness；　which　I　returned　to　him　with　thanks；　and　so　with　much　kindness　parted；　and　he　into　the　Council。　　Staid　and　heard　Alderman　Barker's　case　of　his　being　abused　by　the　Council　of　Ireland；　touching　his　lands　there。　　All　I　observed　there　is　the　silliness　of　the　King；　playing　with　his　dog　all　the　while；　and　not　minding　the　business；　and　what　he　said　was　mighty　weak：　　but　my　Lord　Keeper　I　observed　to　be　a　mighty　able　man。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃Mustapha；〃　which　the　more　I　see　the　more　I　like；　and　is　a　most　admirable　poem；　and　bravely　acted；　only　both　Betterton　and　Harris　could　not　contain　from　laughing　in　the　midst　of　a　most　serious　part；　from　the　ridiculous　mistake　of　one　of　the　men　upon　the　stage；　which　I　did　not　like。　This　morning　was　told　by　Sir　W。　Batten　that　he　do　hear　from　Mr。　Grey；　who　hath　good　intelligence；　that　our　Queene　is　to　go　into　a　nunnery　there　to　spend　her　days；　and　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　going　to　France；　and　is　to　have　a　pension　of　4000l。　a…year。　　This　latter　I　do　more　believe　than　the　other；　it　being　very　wise　in　her　to　do　it　and　save　all　she　hath；　besides　easing　the　King　and　kingdom　of　a　burden　and　reproach。

8th。　　Lord　Brouncker　says　he　do　believe　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　compounding　with　the　King　for　a　pension；　and　to　leave　the　Court；　but　that　her　demands　are　mighty　high：　　but　he　believes　the　King　is　resolved；　and　so　do　everybody　else　I　speak　with；　to　do　all　possible　to　please　the　Parliament；　and　he　do　declare　that　he　will　deliver　every　body　up　to　give　an　account　of　their　actions：　and　that　last　Friday；　it　seems；　there　was　an　Act　of　Council　passed；　to　put