the diary of samuel pepys-第196节

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found　to　do　what　he　can　towards　reforming　himself。　　And　so　thence　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　after　long　stay；　he　being　in　talk　with　others　privately；　I　to　him；　and　there；　he　taking　physic　and　keeping　his　chamber；　I　had　an　hour's　talk　with　him　about　the　ill　posture　of　things　at　this　time；　while　the　King　gives　countenance　to　Sir　Charles　Sedley　and　Lord　Buckhurst。　　He　tells　me　that　he　thinks　his　matters　do　stand　well　with　the　King；　and　hopes　to　have　dispatch　to　his　mind；　but　I　doubt　it；　and　do　see　that　he　do　fear　it　too。　　He　told　me　of　my　Lady　Carteret's　trouble　about　my　writing　of　that　letter　of　the　Duke　of　York's　lately　to　the　office；　which　I　did　not　own；　but　declared　to　be　of　no　injury　to　G。　Carteret；　and　that　I　would　write　a　letter　to　him　to　satisfy　him　therein。　　But　this　I　am　in　pain　how　to　do　without　doing　myself　wrong；　and　the　end　I　had　of　preparing　a　justification　to　myself　hereafter；　when　the　faults　of　the　Navy　come　to　be　found　out：　　however；　I　will　do　it　in　the　best　manner　I　can。

29th。　　Mr。　Wren　first　tells　us　of　the　order　from　the　King；　come　last　night　to　the　Duke　of　York；　for　signifying　his　pleasure　to　the　　Solicitor…generall　for　drawing　up　a　Commission　for　suspending　of　my　Lord　Anglesy；　and　putting　in　Sir　Thomas　Littleton　and　Sir　Thomas　Osborne　＇Eldest　son　of　Sir　Edward　Osborne；　Bart。；　made　a　Privy…counsellor　1672；　and　the　following　year　constituted　Lord　High　Treasurer；　and　elected　K。G。　in　1677。　He　was　created　Baron　Kiveton　and　Viscount　Latimer　1678；　Earl　Of　Danby　1674；　Marquis　of　Caermarthen　1689；　and　Duke　of　Leeds　1694。　Ob。　1712；　AET。SUAE　81。＇　　（the　former　a　creature　of　Arlington's；　and　the　latter　of　the　Duke　of　Buckingham's）　during　the　suspension。　　The　Duke　of　York　was　forced　to　obey；　and　did　grant　it；　he　being　to　go　to　Newmarket　this　day　with　the　King；　and　so　the　King　pressed　for　it。　　But　Mr。　Wren　do　own　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　the　most　wounded　in　this　in　the　world；　for　it　is　done　and　concluded　without　his　privity；　after　his　appearing　for　him；　and　that　it　is　plain　that　they　do　ayme　to　bring　the　Admiralty　into　Commission　too；　and　lessen　the　Duke　of　York。　　This　do　put　strange　apprehensions　into　all　our　Board；　only　I　think　I　am　the　least　troubled　at　it；　for　I　care　not　at　all　for　it：　　but　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　Pen　do　seem　to　think　much　of　it。

30th。　　Up　betimes；　and　Mr。　Povy　comes　to　even　accounts　with　me；　which　we　did；　and　then　fell　to　other　talk。　　He　tells　me；　in　short；　how　the　King　is　made　a　child　of　by　Buckingham　and　Arlington；　to　the　lessening　of　the　Duke　of　York；　whom　they　cannot　suffer　to　be　great；　for　fear　of　my　Lord　Chancellor's　return；　which　therefore　they　make　the　King　violent　against。　　That　he　believes　it　is　impossible　these　two　great　men　can　hold　together　long；　or；　at　least；　that　the　ambition　of　the　former　is　so　great　that　he　will　endeavour　to　master　all；　and　bring　into　play　as　many　as　he　can。　　That　Anglesy　will　not　lose　his　place　easily；　but　will　contend　in　law　with　whoever　comes　to　execute　it。　　That　the　Duke　of　York；　in　all　things　but　in　his　amours；　is　led　by　the　nose　by　his　wife。　　That　Sir　W。　Coventry　is　now　by　the　Duke　of　York　made　friends　with　the　Duchesse；　and　that　he　is　often　there；　and　waits　on　her。　　That　he　do　believe　that　these　present　great　men　will　break　in　time；　and　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　will　be　a　great　man　again；　for　he　do　labour　to　have　nothing　to　do　in　matters　of　the　State；　and　is　so　usefull　to　the　side　that　he　is　on；　that　he　will　stand；　though　at　present　he　is　quite　out　of　play。　　That　my　Lady　Castlemaine　hates　the　Duke　of　Buckingham。　　That　the　Duke　of　York　hath　expressed　himself　very　kind　to　my　Lord　Sandwich；　which　I　am　mighty　glad　of。　　That　we　are　to　expect　more　changes　if　these　men　stand。

31st。　　This　day　my　Lord　Anglesy　was　at　the　office；　and　do　seem　to　make　nothing　of　this　business　of　his　suspension；　resolving　to　bring　it　into　Council；　where　he　seems　not　to　doubt　to　have　right；　he　standing　upon　his　defence　and　patent；　and　hath　put　in　his　caveats　to　the　several　offices；　so　as　soon　as　the　King　comes　back　again；　which　will　be　on　Tuesday　next；　he　will　bring　it　into　the　Council。

NOVEMBER　2；　1668。　　To　Mr。　Povy's；　and　there　I　find　my　Lords　Sandwich；　Peterborough；　and　Hinchingbroke；　Charles　Harbord；　and　Sidney　Montagu；　and　there　I　was　stopped；　and　dined　mighty　nobly　at　a　good　table　with　one　little　dish　at　a　time　upon　it；　but　mighty　merry。　　I　was　glad　to　see　it；　but　sorry；　methought；　to　see　my　Lord　have　so　little　reason　to　be　merry；　and　yet　glad　for　his　sake　to　have　him　cheerful。　　After　dinner　up；　and　looked　up　and　down　the　house；　and　so　to　the　cellar；　and　thence　I　slipt　away　without　taking　leave。

4th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　I　find　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　came　the　last　night；　and　every　body's　mouth　full　of　my　Lord　Anglesy's　suspension　being　sealed；　which　it　was；　it　seems；　yesterday；　so　that　he　is　prevented　in　his　remedy　at　the　Council。　And；　it　seems；　the　two　new　Treasurers　did　kiss　the　King's　hand　this　morning；　brought　in　by　my　Lord　Arlington。　　They　walked　up　and　down　together　in　the　Court　this　day；　and　several　people　joyed　them；　but　I　avoided　it；　that　I　might　not　be　seen　to　look　either　way。　　This　day　also　I　hear　that　my　Lord　Ormond　is　to　be　declared　in　Council　no　more　Deputy　Governor　of　Ireland；　his　commission　being　expired：　　and　the　King　is　prevailed　with　to　take　it　out　of　his　hands；　which　people　do　mightily　admire；　saying　that　he　is　the　greatest　subject　of　any　prince　in　Christendome；　and　hath　more　acres　of　land　than　any；　and　hath　done　more　for　his　Prince　than　ever　any　yet　did。　　But　all　will　not　do；　he　must　down；　it　seems；　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　carrying　all　before　him。　　But　that　that　troubles　me　most　is　that　they　begin　to　talk　that　the　Duke　of　York's　regiment　is　ordered　to　be　disbanded；　and　more　that　undoubtedly　his　Admiralty　will　follow：　　which　do　shake　me　mightily；　and　I　fear　will　have　ill　consequences　in　the　nation；　for　these　counsels　are　very　mad。　　The　Duke　of　York　do　by　all　men's　report；　carry　himself　wonderfull　submissive　to　the　King　in　the　most　humble　manner　in　the　world；　but　yet；　it　seems；　nothing　must　be　spared　that　tends　to　the　keeping　out　the　Chancellor；　and　that　is　the　reason　of　all　this。　　The　great　discourse　now　is；　that　the　Parliament　shall　be　dissolved　and　another　called；　which　shall　give　the　King　the　Dean　and　Chapter's　lands；　and　that　will　put　him　out　of　debt。　　And　it　is　said　that　Buckingham　do　knowingly　meet　daily　with　Wildman　and　other　Commonwealth…men；　and　that　when　he　is　with　them　he　makes　the　King　believe　that　he　is　with　his　wenches。　　And　something　looks　like　the　Parliament's　being　dissolved；　by　Harry　Brouncker's　being　now　come　back；　and　appearing　this　day　the　first　day　at　White　Hall；　but　he　hath　not　been　yet　with　the　King；　but　is　secure　that　he　shall　be　well　received；　I　hear。　　God　bless　us　when　such　men　as　he　shall　be　restored！　　But　that　that　pleases　me　most　is；　that　several　do　tell　me　that　Pen　is　to　be　removed；　and　others　that　he　hath　resigned　his　place；　and　particularly　Spragg　tells　me　for　certain　that　he　hath　resigned　it；　and　is　become　a　partner　with　Gauden　in　the　Victualling：　　in　which　I　think　he　hath　done　a　very　cunning　thing；　but　I　am　sure　I　am　glad　of　it；　and　it　will　be　well　for　the　King　to　have　him　out　of　this　office。　　Sir　John　Talbot　talks　mighty　high　for　my　Lord　of　Ormond：　　and　I　perceive　this　family　of　the　Talbots　hath　been　raised　by　my　Lord。

5th。　　The　Duke　of　York　did　call　me　and　Mr。　Wren；　and　my　paper　that　I　have　lately　taken　pains　to　draw　up　was　read；　and　the　Duke　of　York　pleased　therewith；　and　we　did　all　along　conclude　upon　answers　to　my　mind　for　the　Board；　and　that　that；　if　put　in　execution；　will　do　the　King's　business。　　But　I　do　now　more　and　more　perceive　the　Duke　of　York's　trouble；　and　that　he　do　lie　under　great　weight　of　mind　from　the　Duke　of　Buckingham's　carrying　things　against　him；　and　particularly　when　I　advised　that　he　would　use　his　interest　that　a　seaman　might　come　into　the　room　of　Sir　W。　Pen；　who　is　now　declared　to　be　gone　from　us　to　that　of　the　Victualling；　and　did　show　how　the　office　would　now　be　left　without　one　seaman　in　it　but　the　Surveyor　and　the　Controller；　who　is　so　old　as　to　be　able　to　do　nothing。　　He　told　me　plainly　that　I　knew　his　mind　well　enough　as　to　seamen；　but　that　it　must　be　as　others　will。　　And　Wren　did　tell　it　me　as　a　secret；　that　when　the　Duke　of　York　did　first　tell　the　King　about　Sir　W。　Pen's　leaving　of　the　place；　and　that　when　the　Duke　of　York　did　move　the　King　that　either　Captain　Cox　or　Sir　Jer。　Smith　might　succeed　him；　the　King　did　tell　him　that　that　was　a　matter　fit　to　be　considered　of；　and　would　not　agree　to　either　presently：　　and　so　the　Duke　of　York　could　not　prevail　for　either；　nor　knows　who　it　shall　be。　　The　Duke　of　York　did　tell　me　himself；　that　if　he　had　not　carried　it　privately　when　first　he　mentioned　Pen's　leaving　his　place　to　the　King；　it　had　not　been　done：　　for　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　and　those　of　his　party　do　cry　out　upon　it　as　a　strange　thing　to　trust　such　a　thing　into　the　hands　of　one　that　stands　accused　in　Parliament：　and　that　they　have　so　far　prevailed　upon　the　King　that　he　would　not　have　him　named　in　Council；　but　only　take　his　name　to　the　Board；　but　I　think　he　said　that　only　D。　Gauden's　name　shall　go　in　the　patent；　at　least；　at　the　time　when　Sir　Richard　Browne　asked　the　King　the　names　of　D。Gau