the diary of samuel pepys-第182节

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rman）　body；　＇Knight　and　Bart。　alderman　of　London；　ob。　1667。　He　founded　an　Arabic　Professorship　at　Cambridge。＇　　which　is　very　large　indeed；　bigger　I　think　than　my　fist；　and　weighs　above　twenty…five　ounces：　　and　which　is　very　miraculous；　he　never　in　all　his　life　had　any　fit　of　it；　but　lived　to　a　great　age　without　pain；　and　died　at　last　of　something　else；　without　any　sense　of　this　in　all　his　life。　　This　day　Creed　at　White　Hall　in　discourse　told　me　what　information　he　hath　had　from　very　good　hands；　of　the　cowardize　and　ill…government　of　Sir　Jer。　Smith　and　Sir　Thomas　Allen；　and　the　repute　they　have　both　of　them　abroad　in　the　Streights；　from　their　deportment　when　they　did　at　several　times　command　there；　and　that；　above　all　Englishmen　that　ever　were　there；　there　never　was　any　man　that　behaved　himself　like　poor　Charles　Wager；　whom　the　very　Moores　do　mention　with　tears　sometimes。

29th。　　To　church；　and　there　did　first　find　a　strange　reader；　who　could　not　find　in　the　Service…book　the　place　for　churching　women；　but　was　fain　to　change　books　with　the　clerke：　　and　then　a　stranger　preached；　a　seeming　able　man；　but　said　in　his　pulpit　that　God　did　a　greater　work　in　raising　of　an　oake…tree　from　an　acorn；　than　a　man's　body　raising　it　at　the　last　day　from　his　dust　（showing　the　Possibility　of　the　Resurrection）：　　which　was；　methought；　a　strange　saying。　　Harris　do　so　commend　my　wife's　picture　of　Mr。　Hales's；　that　I　shall　have　him　draw　Harris's　head；　and　he　hath　also　persuaded　me　to　have　Cooper　draw　my　wife's；　which　though　it　cost　30l。　yet　I　will　have　done。　　I　do　hear　by　several　that　Sir　W。　Pen's　going　to　sea　do　dislike　the　Parliament　mightily；　and　that　they　have　revived　the　Committee　of　Miscarriages　to　find　something　to　prevent　it；　and　that　he　being　the　other　day　with　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　to　ask　his　opinion　touching　his　going　to　sea；　the　Duchesse　overheard　and　came　in　to　him；　and　asked　W。　Pen　how　he　durst　have　the　confidence　to　offer　to　go　to　sea　again　to　the　endangering　the　nation；　when　he　knew　himself　such　a　coward　as　he　was；　which；　if　true；　is　very　severe。

30th。　　By　coach　to　Common…garden　Coffee…house；　where　by　appointment　I　was　to　meet　Harris；　which　I　did；　and　also　Mr。　Cooper　the　great　painter；　and　Mr。　Hales。　　And　thence　presently　to　Mr。　Cooper's　house　to　see　some　of　his　work；　which　is　all　in　little；　but　so　excellent　as；　though　I　must　confess　I　do　think　the　colouring　of　the　flesh　to　be　a　little　forced；　yet　the　painting　is　so　extraordinary　as　I　do　never　expect　to　see　the　like　again。　Here　I　did　see　Mrs。　Stewart's　picture　as　when　a　young　maid；　and　now　just　done　before　her　having　the　small…pox：　　and　it　would　make　a　man　weep　to　see　what　she　was　then；　and　what　she　is　like　to　be　by　people's　discourse　now。　　Here　I　saw　my　Lord　Generall's　picture；　and　my　Lord　Arlington　and　Ashly's；　and　several　others：　but　among　the　rest　one　Swinfen　that　was　Secretary　to　my　Lord　Manchester；　Lord　Chamberlain　（with　Cooling）；　done　so　admirably　as　I　never　saw　any　thing：　　but　the　misery　was；　this　fellow　died　in　debt　and　never　paid　Cooper　for　his　picture；　but　it　being　seized　on　by　his　creditors　among　his　other　goods　after　his　death；　Cooper　himself　says　that　he　did　buy　it　and　give　25l。　out　of　his　purse　for　it；　for　what　he　was　to　have　had　but　30l。　　To　White　Hall　and　Westminster；　where　I　find　the　Parliament　still　bogling　about　the　raising　of　this　money。　　And　every　body's　mouth　full　now；　and　Mr。　Wren　himself　tells　me　that　the　Duke　of　York　declares　to　go　to　sea　himself　this　year；　and　I　perceive　it　is　only　on　this　occasion　of　distaste　of　the　Parliament　against　W。　Pen's　going；　and　to　prevent　the　Prince's：　　but　I　think　it　is　mighty　hot　counsel　for　the　Duke　of　York　at　this　time　to　go　out　of　the　way；　but；　Lord！　　what　pass　are　all　our　matters　come　to！　　At　noon　by　appointment　to　Cursitor's…alley　in　Chancery…lane；　to　meet　Captain　Cocke　and　some　other　creditors　the　Navy；　and　their　Counsel　（Pemberton；　North；　Offly；　and　Charles　Porter）；　and　there　dined　and　talked　of　the　business　of　the　assignments　on　the　Exchequer　of　the　1；250；000l。　on　behalf　of　our　creditors；　and　there　I　do　perceive　that　the　Counsel　had　heard　of　my　performance　in　the　Parliament…house　lately；　and　did　value　me　and　what　I　said　accordingly。　　At　dinner　we　had　a　great　deal　of　good　discourse　about　Parliament；　their　number　being　uncertain；　and　always　at　the　will　of　the　King　to　encrease　as　he　saw　reason　to　erect　a　new　borough。　　But　all　concluded　that　the　bane　of　the　Parliament　hath　been　the　leaving　off　the　old　custom　of　the　places　allowing　wages　to　those　that　served　them　in　Parliament；　by　which　they　chose　men　that　understood　their　business　and　would　attend　it；　and　they　could　expect　an　account　from；　which　now　they　cannot：　　and　so　the　Parliament　is　become　a　company　of　men　unable　to　give　account　for　the　interest　of　the　place　they　serve　for。　　Thence；　the　meeting　of　the　Counsel　with　the　King's　Counsel　this　afternoon　being　put　off　by　reason　of　the　death　of　Serjeant　Maynard's　lady；　＇John　Maynard；　an　eminent　lawyer；　made　Serjeant　to　Cromwell　in　1653；　and　afterwards　King's　Serjeant　by　Charles　II。；　who　knighted　him；　In　1663　he　was　chosen　Member　for　Berealston；　and　sat　in　every　Parliament　till　the　Revolution。　　Ob。　1690；　aged　88。＇　　I　to　White　Hall；　where　the　Parliament　was　to　wait　on　the　King；　and　they　did：　and　he　did　think　fit　to　tell　them　that　they　might　expect　to　be　adjourned　at　Whitsuntide；　and　that　they　might　make　haste　to　raise　their　money；　but　this；　I　fear；　will　displease　them；　who　did　expect　to　sit　as　long　as　they　pleased。

APRIL　2；　1668。　　With　Lord　Brouncker　to　the　Royall　Society；　where　they　had　just　done；　but　there　I　was　forced　to　subscribe　to　the　building　of　a　college；　and　did　give　40l。；　and　several　others　did　subscribe；　some　greater　and　some　less　sums；　but　several　I　saw　hang　off：　　and　I　doubt　it　will　spoil　the　Society；　for　it　breeds　faction　and　ill…will；　and　becomes　burdensome　to　some　that　cannot　or　would　not　do　it。

3rd。　　As　soon　as　we　had　done　with　the　Duke　of　York　we　did　attend　the　Council；　and　were　there　called　in；　and　did　hear　Mr。　Sollicitor　make　his　report　to　the　Council　in　the　business　of　a　complaint　against　us；　for　having　prepared　certificates　on　the　Exchequer　for　the　further　sum　of　50；000l。；　which　he　did　in　a　most　excellent　manner　of　words；　but　most　cruelly　severe　against　us；　and　so　were　some　of　the　Lords　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　as　men　guilty　of　a　practice　with　the　tradesmen；　to　the　King's　prejudice。　　I　was　unwilling　to　enter　into　a　contest　with　them；　but　took　advantage　of　two　or　three　words　last　spoke；　and　brought　it　to　a　short　issue　in　good　words；　that　if　we　had　the　King's　order　to　hold　our　hands；　we　would；　which　did　end　the　matter：　　and　they　all　resolved　we　should　have　it；　and　so　it　ended。　　And　so　we　away；　I　vexed　that　I　did　not　speak　more　in　a　cause　so　fit　to　be　spoke　in；　and　wherein　we　had　so　much　advantage；　but　perhaps　I　might　have　provoked　the　Sollicitor　and　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　and　therefore　since　I　am　not　sorry　that　I　forebore。　This　day　I　hear　that　Prince　Rupert　and　Holmes　do　go　to　sea：　　and　by　this　there　is　a　seeming　friendship　and　peace　among　our　great　seamen；　but　the　devil　a　bit　there　is　any　love　among　them；　or　can　be。

4th；　I　did　attend　the　Duke　of　York；　and　he　did　carry　us　to　the　King's　lodgings：　　but　he　was　asleep　in　his　closet；　so　we　stayed　in　the　green…roome；　where　the　Duke　of　York　did　tell　us　what　rules　he　had　of　knowing　the　weather；　and　did　now　tell　us　we　should　have　rain　before　to…morrow　（it　having　been　a　dry　season　for　some　time）；　and　so　it　did　rain　all　night　almost；　and　pretty　rules　he　hath；　and　told　Brouncker　and　me　some　of　them；　which　were　such　as　no　reason　can　readily　be　given　for　them。　　By　and　by　the　King　comes　out：　　and　then　to　talk　of　other　things；　about　the　Quakers　not　swearing；　and　how　they　do　swear　in　the　business　of　a　late　election　of　a　Knight　of　the　Shire　of　Hartfordshire　in　behalf　of　one　they　have　a　mind　to　have；　and　how　my　Lord　of　Pembroke　says　he　hath　heard　the　Quaker　at　the　tennis…court　swear　to　himself　when　he　loses；　and　told　us　what　pretty　notions　my　Lord　Pembroke　hath　of　the　first　chapter　of　Genesis；　and　a　great　deal　of　such　fooleries；　which　the　King　made　mighty　mockery　at。

5th。　　I　hear　that　eight　of　the　ringleaders　in　the　late　tumults　of　the　prentices　at　Easter　are　condemned　to　die。

6th。　　The　King　and　Duke　of　York　themselves　in　my　absence　did　call　for　some　of　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury　and　give　them　directions　about　the　business　of　the　certificates；　which　I；　despairing　to　do　any　thing　on　a　Sunday；　and　not　thinking　that　they　would　think　of　it　themselves；　did　rest　satisfied　with；　and　stayed　at　home　all　yesterday；　leaving　it　to　do　something　in　this　day：　　but　I　find　that　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　had　been　so　pressing　in　it；　that　my　Lord　Ashly　was　more　forward　with　the　doing　of　it　this　day　than　I　could　have　been。　　And　so　I　to　White　Hall　with　Alderman　Backewell　in　his　coach；　with　Mr。　Blany；　my　Lord's　Secretary；　and　there　did　draw　up　a　rough　draught　of　what　order　I　would　have；　and　did　carry　it　in；　and　had　it　read　twice　and　approved　of　before　my　Lord　Ashly　and　three　more　of　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　and　then　went　up　to　the　Council…　chamber；　where　the　Duke　of　York　and　Prince　Rupert；　and　the　rest　of　the　Committee　of　the　Navy；　were　sitting：　　and　I　did　get