the diary of samuel pepys-第213节

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hree　Fathers；　and　us。　Discourse　good　and　pleasant。　　And　here　was　an　Oxford　scholar；　in　Doctor　of　Laws'　gowne；　sent　from　the　College　where　the　Embassador　lay　when　the　Court　was　there；　to　salute　him　before　his　return　to　Spain。　　This　man；　though　a　gentle　sort　of　scholar；　yet　sat　like　a　fool　for　want　of　French　or　Spanish；　but　knew　only　Latin；　which　he　spoke　like　an　Englishman；　to　one　of　the　Fathers。　　And　by　and　by　he　and　I　to　talk；　and　the　company　very　merry　at　my　defending　Cambridge　against　Oxford；　and　I　made　much　use　of　my　French　and　Spanish　here；　to　my　great　content。　　But　the　dinner　not　extraordinary　at　all；　either　quantity　or　quality。

7th。　　Up；　and　by　coach　to　Sir　W。　Coventry's；　and　there　to　talk　with　him　a　great　deal　with　great　content。　　And　so　to　the　Duke　of　York；　having　a　great　mind　to　speak　to　him　about　Tangier；　but　when　I　came　to　it；　his　interest　for　my　Lord　Middleton　is　such　that　I　dared　not。

8th。　　After　dinner　all　the　afternoon　within；　with　Mr。　Hater；　Gibson；　and　W。　Hewer；　reading　over　and　drawing　up　new　things　in　the　Instructions　of　Commanders；　which　will　be　good；　and　I　hope　to　get　them　confirmed　by　the　Duke　of　York；　though　I　perceive　nothing　will　effectually　perfect　them　but　to　look　over　the　whole　body　of　the　Instructions　of　all　the　officers　of　a　ship；　and　make　them　all　perfect　together。　　This　being　done；　comes　my　bookseller；　and　brings　me　home　hound　my　collection　of　papers；　about　my　Addresse　to　the　Duke　of　York　in　August；　which　makes　me　glad；　it　being　that　which　shall　do　me　more　right　many　years　hence　than　perhaps　all　I　ever　did　in　my　life：　　and　therefore　I　do；　both　for　my　own　and　the　King's　sake；　value　it　much。　　By　and　by　also　comes　Browne；　the　mathematical　instrument…maker；　and　brings　me　home　my　instrument　for　perspective；　made　according　to　the　description　of　Dr。　Wren's　in　the　late　Transactions；　and　he　hath　made　it；　I　think；　very　well；　and　that　I　believe　will　do　the　thing；　and　therein　gives　me　great　content；　but　I　have；　I　fear；　all　the　content　that　must　be　received　by　my　eyes；　which　are　almost　lost。

10th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　the　Duke　of　York　met　the　office；　and　there　discoursed　of　several　things；　particularly　the　Instructions　of　Commanders　of　ships。　　But　here　happened　by　chance　a　discourse　of　the　Council　of　Trade；　against　which　the　Duke　of　York　is　mightily　displeased；　and　particularly　Mr。　Child；　against　whom　he　speaking　hardly；　Captain　Cox　did　second　the　Duke　of　York；　by　saying　that　he　was　talked　on　for　an　unfayre　dealer　with　masters　of　ships　about　freight：　　to　which　Sir　T。　Littleton　very　hotly　and　foolishly　replied　presently；　that　he　never　heard　any　honest　man　speak　ill　of　Child；　to　which　the　Duke　of　York　did　make　a　smart　reply；　and　was　angry：　　so　as　I　was　sorry　to　hear　it　come　so　far；　and　that　I；　by　seeming　to　assent　to　Cox；　might　be　observed　too　much　by　Littleton；　though　I　said　nothing　aloud；　for　this　must　breed　great　heart…burnings。　　After　this　meeting　done；　the　Duke　of　York　took　the　Treasurers　into　his　closet　to　chide　them；　as　Mr。　Wren　tells　me；　for　that　my　Lord　Keeper　did　last　night　at　the　Council　say；　when　nobody　was　ready　to　say　anything　against　the　constitution　of　the　Navy；　that　he　did　believe　the　Treasurers　of　the　Navy　had　something　to　say；　which　was　very　foul　on　their　part；　to　be　parties　against　us。　　They　being　gone；　Mr。　Wren　took　boat；　thinking　to　dine　with　my　Lord　of　Canterbury；　＇Gilbert　Sheldon。＇　but　when　we　came　to　Lambeth；　the　gate　was　shut；　which　is　strictly　done　at　twelve　o'clock；　and　nobody　comes　in　afterwards；　so　we　lost　our　labour；　and　therefore　back　to　White　Hall；　and　thence　walked　to　my　Lord　Crewe；　whom　I　have　not　seen　since　he　was　sick；　which　is　eight　months　ago；　I　think；　and　there　dined　with　him。　　He　is　mightily　broke。　　A　stranger；　a　country　gentleman；　was　with　him；　and　he　pleased　with　my　discourse　accidentally　about　the　decay　of　gentlemen's　families　in　the　country；　telling　us　that　the　old　rule　was；　that　a　family　might　remain　fifty　miles　from　London　one　hundred　years；　one　hundred　miles　from　London　two　hundred　years；　and　so　farther　or　nearer　London　more　or　less　years。　　He　also　told　us　that　he　hath　heard　his　father　say；　that　in　his　time　it　was　so　rare　for　a　country　gentleman　to　come　to　London；　that　when　he　did　come；　he　used　to　make　his　will　before　he　set　out。　Thence　to　St。　James's；　and　there　met　the　Duke　of　York；　who　told　me　with　great　content　that　he　did　now　think　he　should　master　our　adversaries；　for　that；　the　King　did　tell　him　that　he　was　satisfied　in　the　constitution　of　the　Navy；　but　that　it　was　well　to　give　these　people　leave　to　object　against　it；　which　they　having　not　done；　he　did　give　order　to　give　warrant　to　the　Duke　of　York　to　direct　Sir　Jeremy　Smith　to　be　a　Commissioner　of　the　Navy　in　the　room　of　Pen；　which；　though　he　be　an　impertinent　fellow；　yet　I　am　glad　of　it；　it　showing　that　the　other　side　is　not　so　strong　as　it　was：　　and　so　in　plain　terms　the　Duke　of　York　did　tell　me；　that　they　were　every　day　losing　ground；　and　particularly　that　he　would　take　care　to　keep　out　Child：　　at　all　which　I　am　glad；　though　yet　I　dare　not　think　myself　secure：　　but　the　King　may　yet　be　wrought　upon　by　these　people　to　bring　changes　in　our　office；　and　remove　us　ere　it　be　long。　　To　White　Hall　to　a　Committee　of　Tangier；　where　I　see　all　things　going　to　rack　in　the　business　of　the　Corporation；　and　consequently　in　the　place；　by　Middleton's　going。　　Thence　walked　a　little　with　Creed；　who　tells　me　he　hears　how　fine　my　horses　and　coach　are；　and　advises　me　to　avoid　being　noted　for　it；　which　I　was　vexed　to　hear　taken　notice　of；　being　what　I　feared；　and　Povy　told　me　of　my　gold…laced　sleeves　in　the　Park　yesterday　which　vexed　me　also；　so　as　to　resolve　never　to　appear　in　Court　with　them；　but　presently　to　have　them　taken　off；　as　it　is　fit　I　should。

11th。　　My　wife　up　by　four　o'clock；　to　go　to　gather　May…dew。　　Some　trouble　at…Court　for　fear　of　the　Queene's　miscarrying；　she　being；　as　they　all　conclude；　far　gone　with　child。

12th。　　My　brother　John　tells　me　the　first　news　that　my　sister　Jackson　is　with　child　and　far　gone。

13th。　　At　noon　comes　my　Lord　Hinchingbroke；　and　Sidney；　and　Sir　Charles　Harbord；　and　Roger　Pepys；　and　dined　with　me；　and　had　a　good　dinner；　and　very　merry　with　us　all　the　afternoon；　it　being　a　farewell　to　Sidney。

14th。　　At　noon　to　dinner　with　Mr。　Wren　to　Lambeth；　with　the　Archbishop　of　Canterbury；　the　first　time　I　was　ever　there；　and　I　have　long　longed　for　it。　　Where　a　noble　house；　and　well　furnished　with　good　pictures　and　furniture；　and　noble　attendance　in　good　order；　and　a　great　deal　of　company　though　an　ordinary　day；　and　exceeding　great　cheer；　no　where　better；　or　so　much；　that　ever　I　think　I　saw　for　an　ordinary　table：　　and　the　Bishop　mighty　kind　to　me　particularly；　desiring　my　company　another　time　when　less　company　there。　　Most　of　the　company　gone；　and　I　going；　I　heard　by　a　gentleman　of　a　sermon　that　was　to　be　there；　and　so　I　staid　to　hear　it；　thinking　it　serious；　till　by　and　by　the　gentleman　told　me　it　was　a　mockery；　by　one　Cornet　Bolton　a　very　gentleman…like　man；　that　behind　a　chair　did　pray　and　preach　like　a　Presbyter　Scot；　with　all　the　possible　imitation　in　grimaces　and　voice。　　And　his　text　about　the　hanging　up　their　harps　upon　the　willows：　　and　a　serious　good　sermon　too；　exclaiming　against　Bishops；　and　crying　up　of　my　good　Lord　Eglington；　till　it　made　us　all　burst；　but　I　did　wonder　to　have　the　Bishop　at　this　time　to　make　himself　sport　with　things　of　this　kind；　but　I　perceive　it　was　shown　him　as　a　rarity。　　And　he　took　care　to　have　the　room…door　shut；　but　there　were　about　twenty　gentlemen　there：　　and　myself　infinitely　pleased　with　the　novelty。　　So　over　to　White　Hall　to　a　little　Committee　of　Tangier；　and　thence　walking　in　the　Gallery；　I　met　Sir　Thomas　Osborne；　who；　to　my　great　content　did　of　his　own　accord　fall　into　discourse　with　me；　with　such　professions　of　value　and　respect；　placing　the　whole　virtue　of　the　office　of　the　Navy　upon　me；　and　that　for　the　Controller's　place　no　man　in　England　was　fit　for　it　but　me；　when　Sir　J。　Minnes；　as　he　says　it　is　necessary；　is　removed：　　but　then　knows　not　what　to　do　for　a　man　in　my　place；　and　in　discourse；　though　I　have　no　mind　to　the　other；　did　bring　in　Tom　Hater　to　be　the　fittest　man　in　the　world　for　it；　which；　he　took　good　notice　of。　　But　in　the　whole　I　was　mightily　pleased；　reckoning　myself　fifty　per　cent。　securer　in　my　place　than　I　did　before　think　myself　to　be。　　By　water　with　my　brother　as　high　as　Fulham；　talking　and　singing；　and　playing　the　rogue　with　the　Western　bargemen　about　the　women　of　Woolwich；　which　mads　them。

16th。　　I　all　the　afternoon　drawing　up　a　foul　draught　of　my　petition　to　the　Duke　of　York　about　my　eyes；　for　leave　to　spend　three　or　four　months　out　of　the　office；　drawing　it　so　as　to　give　occasion　to　a　voyage　abroad；　which　I　did　to　my　pretty　good　liking。　　And　then　with　my　wife　to　Hyde　Park；　where　a　good　deal　of　company　and　good　weather。

17th。　　Great　news　now　of　the　French　taking　St。　Domingo；　in　Spaniola；　from　the　Spaniards；　which　troubles　us；　that　they　should　have　got　it；　and　have　the　honour　of　taking　it；　when　we　could　not。

19th。　　With　my　coach　to　St。　James's；　and　there　finding　the　Duke　of　York　gone　to　muster　his　men　in　Hyde　Park；　I　alone　with　my　boy　thither；　and　there　saw　more；　walking　out　of　my　coach　as　other　gentlemen　did；　of　a　s