the diary of samuel pepys-第21节

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…in…Law's　Upper　House。　　During　Richard　Cromwell's　time　he　retained　all　his　places　at　Court；　and　at　the　Restoration；　never　having　made　an　enemy　whilst　his　relations　were　in　power；　he　was　not　molested；　and　lived　till　1688。　　His　father　had　been　proceeded　against　in　the　Star　Chamber；　for　resisting　the　payment　of　Ship　Money；　and　was　by　Cromwell　constituted　Clerk　of　the　Hanaper；　and　created　a　Baronet。＇　　By　the　way　I　cannot　forget　that　my　Lord　Claypoole　did　the　other　day　make　enquiry　of　Mrs。　Hunt；　concerning　my　house　in　Axe　yard；　and　did　set　her　on　work　to　get　it　of　me　for　him；　which　methinks　is　a　very　great　change。　　But　blessed　be　God　for　my　good　chance　of　the　Privy　Seale；　where　I　get　every　day　I　believe　about　3l。　　This　place　my　Lord　did　give　me　by　chance；　neither　he　nor　I　thinking　it　to　be　of　the　worth　that　he　and　I　find　it　to　be。

12th　（Lord's　day）。　　To　my　Lord；　and　with　him　to　White　Hall　Chapel；　where　Mr。　Calamy　preached；　and　made　a　good　sermon　upon　these　words　〃To　whom　much　is　given；　of　him　much　is　required。〃　　He　was　very　officious　with　his　three　reverences　to　the　King；　as　others　do。　　After　sermon　a　brave　anthem　of　Captain　Cooke's；　＇Henry　Cooke；　Master　of　the　Children　of　the　Chapel　Royal；　and　an　excellent　musician。　　Ob。　1672。＇　　which　he　himself　sung；　and　the　King　was　well　pleased　with　it。　　My　Lord　dined　at　my　Lord　Chamberlin's。　　＇The　Earl　of　Manchester。＇

14th。　　To　the　Privy　Seale；　and　thence　to　my　Lord's；　where　Mr。　Pin　the　taylor；　and　I　agreed　upon　making　me　a　velvet　coat。　　From　thence　to　the　Privy　Seale　again；　where　Sir　Samuel　Morland　come　with　a　Baronet's　grant　to　pass；　which　the　King　had　given　him　to　make　money　of。　　Here　we　staid　with　him　a　great　while；　and　he　told　me　the　whole　manner　of　his　serving　the　King　in　the　time　of　the　Protector；　and　how　Thurloe's　bad　usage　made　him　to　do　it；　how　he　discovered　Sir　R。　Willis；　and　how　he　had　sunk　his　fortune　for　the　King；　and　that　now　the　King　had　given　him　a　pension　of　500l。　per　annum　out　of　the　Post　Office　for　life；　and　the　benefit　of　two　Baronets；　all　which　do　make　me　begin　to　think　that　he　is　not　so　much　a　fool　as　I　took　him　to　be。　　I　did　make　even　with　Mr。　Fairebrother　for　my　degree　of　Master　of　Arts；　which　cost　me　about　9l。　16s。

15th。　　To　the　office；　and　after　dinner　by　water　to　White　Hall；　where　I　found　the　King　gone　this　morning　by　five　of　the　clock　to　see　a　Dutch　pleasure…boat　below　bridge；　where　he　dines　and　my　Lord　with　him；　The　King　do　tire　all　his　people　that　are　about　him　with　early　rising　since　he　come。

18th。　　Captain　Ferrers　took　me　and　Creed　to　the　Cockpitt　play；　the　first　that　I　have　had　time　to　see　since　my　coming　from　sea；　〃The　Loyall　Subject；〃　＇A　Tragi…comedy　by　Beaumont　and　Fletcher。＇　where　one　Kinaston；　a　boy；　acted　the　Duke's　sister；　but　made　the　loveliest　lady　that　ever　I　saw　in　my　life。　　＇Edward　Kynaston；　engaged　by　Sir　W。　Davenant　in　1660；　to　perform　the　principal　female　characters：　　he　afterwards　assumed　the　male　ones　in　the　first　parts　of　tragedy；　and　continued　on　the　stage　till　the　end　of　King　William's　reign；　The　period　of　his　death　is　not　known。＇

20th。　　This　afternoon　at　the　Privy　Seale；　where　reckoning　with　Mr。　Moore；　he　had　got　100l。　for　me　together；　which　I　was　glad　of；　guessing　that　the　profit　of　this　month　would　come　to　100l。　With　W。　Hewer　by　coach　to　Worcester　House；　where　I　light；　sending　him　home　with　the　100l。　that　I　received　to…day。　　Here　I　staid；　and　saw　my　Lord　Chancellor　come　into　his　Great　Hall；　where　wonderful　how　much　company　there　was　to　expect　him。　　Before　he　would　begin　any　business；　he　took　my　papers　of　the　state　of　the　debts　of　the　fleet；　and　there　viewed　them　before　all　the　people；　and　did　give　me　his　advice　privately　how　to　order　things；　to　get　as　much　money　as　we　can　of　the　Parliament。

21st。　　I　met　Mr。　Crewe　and　dined　with　him；　where　there　dined　one　Mr。　Hickeman；　an　Oxford　man；　who　spoke　very　much　against　the　height　of　the　now　old　clergy；　for　putting　out　many　of　the　religious　fellows　of　Colleges；　and　inveighing　against　them　for　their　being　drunk。　　It　being　post…night；　I　wrote　to　my　Lord　to　give　him　notice　that　all　things　are　well；　that　General　Monk　is　made　Lieutenant　of　Ireland；　which　my　Lord　Roberts　（made　Deputy）　do　not　like　of；　to　be　Deputy　to　any　man　but　the　king　himself。　＇John；　second　Lord　Robartes；　advanced　to　the　dignity　of　Earl　of　Radnor；　1679。　　Ob。　1685。＇

22nd。　　In　the　House；　after　the　Committee　was　up；　I　met　with　Mr。　G。　Montagu；　and　joyed　him　in　his　entrance　（this　being　his　3rd　day）　for　Dover。　　Here　he　made　me　sit　all　alone　in　the　House；　none　but　he　and　I；　half　an　hour；　discoursing　how　there　was　like　to　be　many　factions　at　Court　between　Marquis　Ormond；　＇James；　afterwards　created　Duke　of　Ormond；　and　K。G。　and　twice　Lord　Lieutenant　of　Ireland。＇　　General　Monk；　and　the　Lord　Roberts；　about　the　business　of　Ireland；　as　there　is　already　between　the　two　Houses　about　the　Act　of　Indemnity；　and　in　the　House　of　Commons；　between　the　Episcopalian　and　Presbyterian　men。

23rd。　　By　water　to　Doctors'　Commons　to　Dr。　Walker；　＇One　of　the　Judges　of　the　Admiralty。＇　　to　give　him　my　Lord's　papers　to　view　over；　concerning　his　being　empowered　to　be　Vice…Admiral　under　the　Duke　of　York。　　Thence　by　water　to　White　Hall；　to　the　Parliament　House；　where　I　spoke　with　Colonel　Birch；　＇Colonel　John　Birch　represented　Leominster　at　that　time；　and　afterwards　Penryn。　　He　was　an　active　Member　of　Parliament。＇　　and　so　to　the　Admiralty　chamber；　where　we　and　Mr。　Coventry　had　a　meeting　about　several　businesses。　　Amongst　others；　it　was　moved　that　Phineas　Pett；　（kinsman　to　the　commissioner；）　of　Chatham；　should　be　suspended　his　employment　till　he　had　answered　some　articles　put　in　against　him；　as　that　he　should　formerly　say　that　the　King　was　a　bastard　and　his　mother　a　strumpet。　　＇Phineas　Pett；　an　eminent　ship…　builder　employed　by　the　Admiralty。＇

25th。　　This　night　W。　Hewer　brought　me　home　from　Mr。　Pim's　my　velvet　coat　and　cap；　the　first　that　ever　I　had。

28th。　　Colonel　Scroope　is　this　day　excepted　out　of　the　Act　of　Indemnity；　which　has　been　now　long　in　coming　out；　but　it　is　expected　tomorrow。　　＇Colonel　Adrian　Scroope；　one　of　the　persons　who　sat　in　judgment　upon　Charles　I。＇　　I　carried　home　80l。　from　Privy　Seale；　by　coach。

30th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　I　met　with　the　Act　of　Indemnity；　（so　long　talked…of　and　hoped　for；）　with　the　Act　of　Rate　for　Pole…　money；　and　for　judicial　proceedings。　　This　the　first　day　that　ever　I　saw　my　wife　wear　black　patches　since　we　were　married。

SEPTEMBER　1；　1660。　　All　this　afternoon　sending　express　to　the　fleet；　to　order　things　against　my　Lord's　coming；　and　taking　direction　of　my　Lord　about　some　rich　furniture　to　take　along　with　him　for　the　Princesse。　　＇The　Princess　of　Orange。＇　　And　talking　after　this；　I　hear　by　Mr。　Townsend；　that　there　is　the　greatest　preparation　against　the　Prince　de　Ligne's　coming　over　from　the　King　of　Spain；　that　ever　was　in　England　for　their　Embassador。

3rd。　　Up　and　to　Mr。　；　the　goldsmith；　and　there；　with　much　ado；　got　him　to　put　a　gold　ring　to　the　jewell；　which　the　King　of　Sweden　did　give　my　Lord：　　out　of　which　my　Lord　had　now　taken　the　King's　picture；　and　intends　to　make　a　George　of　it。　　About　noon　my　Lord；　having　taken　leave　of　the　King　in　the　Shield　Gallery；　（where　I　saw　with　what　kindnesse　the　King　did　hugg　my　Lord　at　his　parting；）　I　went　over　with　him　and　saw　him　in　his　coach　at　Lambeth　and　there　took　leave　of　him；　he　going　to　the　Downes。

5th。　　Great　newes　now…a…day　of　the　Duke　d'Anjou's　desire　to　marry　the　Princesse　Henrietta。　　＇Only　brother　to　Louis　XIV。；　became　Duke　of　Orleans　on　the　death　of　his　uncle。＇　　Hugh　Peters　is　said　to　be　taken。　　The　Duke　of　Gloucester　is　ill；　and　it　is　said　it　will　prove　the　small…pox。

13th。　　This　day　the　Duke　of　Gloucester　died　of　the　small…pox　by　the　great　negligence　of　the　doctors。

15th。　　To　Westminster；　where　I　met　with　Dr。　Castles；　who　chidd　me　for　some　error　in　our　Privy…Seale　business；　among　the　rest；　for　letting　the　fees　of　the　six　judges　pass　unpaid；　which　I　know　not　what　to　say　to；　till　I　speak　to　Mr。　Moore。　　I　was　much　troubled；　for　fear　of　being　forced　to　pay　the　money　myself。　　Called　at　my　father's　going　home；　and　bespoke　mourning　for　myself；　for　the　death　of　the　Duke　of　Gloucester。

16th。　　My　Lord　of　Oxford　is　also　dead　of　the　small…pox；　in　whom　his　family　dyes；　after　600　years　having　that　honour　in　their　family　and　name。　　＇This　must　be　a　mistake　for　some　other　person。　Robert；　nineteenth　earl　of　Oxford　having　died　in　1632；　and　Aubrey　de　Vere；　his　successor；　the　twentieth　Earl；　living　till　1703。＇　　To　the　Park；　where　I　saw　how　far　they　had　proceeded　in　the　Pell…mell；　and　in　making　a　river　through　the　Park；　which　I　had　never　seen　before　since　it　was　begun。　　Thence　to　White　Hall　garden；　where　I　saw　the　King　in　purple　mourning　for　his　brother。

18th。　　This　day　I　heard　that　the　Duke　of　York；　upon　the　news　of　the　death　of　his　brother　yesterday；　came　hither　by　post　last　night。

To　the　Miter　taverne　in　Wood…streete　（a　house　of　the　greatest　note　in　London；）　where　I　met　W。　Symons；　and　D。　Scobell；　and　their　wives；　Mr。　Samford　Luellin；　Chetwind；　one　Mr。　Vivion；　and　Mr。　White；　formerly　chaplain　to　the　Lady　Protectresse；　（and　still　so；　and　one　they　say　that　is　likely　to　get　my　Lady　Francesse　for　his　wife）。　　＇According　to　Noble；　Jeremiah　White　married　Lady　Franc