the diary of samuel pepys-第56节

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20th。　　With　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　Sir　John　Minnes　to　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　thinking　to　have　spoken　about　getting　money　for　paying　the　Yards；　but　we　found　him　with　some　ladies　at　cards：　and　so；　it　being　a　bad　time　to　speak；　we　parted。　　This　day　the　little　Duke　of　Monmouth　was　marryed　at　White　Hall；　in　the　King's　chamber；　and　to…night　is　a　great　supper　and　dancing　at　his　lodgings；　near　Charing…Cross。　　I　observed　his　coate　at　the　tail　of　his　coach：　　he　gives　the　arms　of　England；　Scotland；　and　France；　quartered　upon　some　other　fields；　but　what　it　is　that　speaks　his　being　a　bastard　I　know　not。

23th。　　I　did　hear　that　the　Queene　is　much　grieved　of　late　at　the　King's　neglecting　her；　he　having　not　supped　once　with　her　this　quarter　of　a　year；　and　almost　every　night　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine：　　who　hath　been　with　him　this　St。　George's　feast　at　Windsor；　and　come　home　with　him　last　night；　and；　which　is　more；　they　say　is　removed　as　to　her　bed　from　her　own　home　to　a　chamber　in　White　Hall；　next　to　the　King's　owne；　which　I　am　sorry　to　hear；　though　I　love　her　much。

27th。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　but　found　the　Duke　of　York　gone　to　St。　James's　for　this　summer；　and　thence　with　Mr。　Coventry　and　Sir　W。　Pen　up　to　the　Duke's　closet。　　And　a　good　while　with　him　about　Navy　business；　and　so　I　to　White　Hall；　and　there　a　long　while　with　my　Lord　Sandwich　discoursing　about　his　debt　to　the　Navy；　wherein　he　hath　given　me　some　things　to　resolve　him　in。

The　Queene　（which　I　did　not　know；）　it　seems　was　at　Windsor；　at　the　late　St。　George's　feast　there：　　and　the　Duke　of　Monmouth　dancing　with　her　with　his　hat　in　his　hand；　the　King　came　in　and　kissed　him；　and　made　him　put　on　his　hat；　which　every　body　took　notice　of。

28th。　　To　Chelsey；　where　we　found　my　Lord　all　alone　with　one　joynt　of　meat　at　dinner；　and　mightily　extolling　the　manner　of　his　retirement；　and　the　goodness　of　his　diet：　　the　mistress　of　the　house　hath　all　things　most　excellently　dressed；　among　others　her　cakes　admirable；　and　so　good　that　my　Lord's　words　were；　they　were　fit　to　present　to　my　Lady　Castlemaine。　　From　ordinary　discourse　my　Lord　fell　to　talk　of　other　matters　to　me；　of　which　chiefly　the　second　part　of　the　fray；　which　he　told　me　a　little　while　since　of；　between　Mr。　Edward　Montagu　and　himself；　that　he　hath　forborn　coming　to　him　almost　two　months；　and　do　speak　not　only　slightly　of　my　Lord　every　where；　but　hath　complained　to　my　Lord　Chancellor　of　him；　and　arrogated　all　that　ever　my　Lord　hath　done　to　be　only　by　his　direction　and　persuasion。　　Whether　he　hath　done　the　like　to　the　King　or　no；　my　Lord　knows　not；　but　my　Lord　hath　been　with　the　King　since；　and　finds　all　things　fair；　and　my　Lord　Chancellor　hath　told　him　of　it；　but　he　so　much　contemns　Mr。　Montagu；　as　my　Lord　knows　himself　very　secure　against　any　thing　the　fool　can　do；　and　notwithstanding　all　this；　so　noble　is　his　nature；　that　he　professes　himself　ready　to　show　kindness　and　pity　to　Mr。　Montagu　on　any　occasion。　　My　Lord　told　me　of　his　presenting　Sir　H。　Bennet　with　a；　gold　cup　of　100l。；　which　he　refuses；　with　a　compliment；　but　my　Lord　would　have　been　glad　he　had　taken　it；　that　be　might　have　had　some　obligations　upon　him　which　he　thinks　possible　the　other　may　refuse　to　prevent　it；　not　that　he　hath　any　reason　to　doubt　his　kindness。　　But　I　perceive　great　differences　there　are　at　Court：　　and　Sir　H。　Bennet；　and　my　Lord　Bristol；　and　their　faction；　are　likely　to　carry　all　things　before　them；　（which　my　Lord's　judgement　is；　will　not　be　for　the　best；）　and　particularly　against　the　Chancellor；　who；　he　tells　me；　is　irrecoverably　lost：　but；　however；　that　he　do　so　not　actually　joyne　in　any　thing　against　the　Chancellor；　whom　he　do　own　to　be　a　most　sure　friend；　and　to　have　been　his　greatest；　and　therefore　will　not；　openly　act　in　either；　but　passively　carry　himself　even。　　The　Queene；　my　Lord　tells　me；　he　thinks　he　hath　incurred　some　displeasure　with；　for　his　kindness　to　his　neighbour　my　Lady　Castlemaine。　　My　Lord　tells　me　he　hath　no　reason　to　fall　for　her　sake；　whose　wit；　management；　nor　interest；　is　not　likely　to　hold　up　any　man；　and　therefore　he　thinks　it　not　his　obligation　to　stand　for　her　against　his　own　interest。　　The　Duke　and　Mr。　Coventry　my　Lord　sees　he　is　very　well　with；　and　fears　not　but　they　will　show　themselves　his　very　good　friends；　specially　at　this　time；　he　being　able　to　serve　them；　and　they　needing　him；　which　he　did　not　tell　me　wherein。　　Talking　of　the　business　of　Tangier；　he　tells　me　that　my　Lord　Teviott　is　gone　away　without　the　least　respect　paid　to　him；　nor　indeed　to　any　man；　but　without　his　commission；　and　（if　it　be　true　what　he　says）　having　laid　out　seven　or　eight　thousand　pounds　in　commodities　for　the　place：　　and　besides　having　not　only　disobliged　all　the　Commissioners　for　Tangier；　but　also　Sir　Charles　Barkeley　the　other　day；　who　spoke　in　behalf　of　Colonel　Fitz…Gerald；　that　having　been　deputy…governor　there　already；　he　ought　to　have　expected　and　had　the　governorship　upon　the　death　or　removal　of　the　former　Governor　and　whereas　it　is　said　that　he　and　his　men　are　Irish；　which　is　indeed　the　main　thing　that　hath　moved　the　King　and　Council　to　put　in　Teviott　to　prevent　the　Irish　having　too　great　and　the　whole　command　there　under　Fitz…Gerald；　he　further　said　that　there　was　never　an　Englishman　fit　to　command　Tangier；　my　Lord　Teviott　answered　yes；　there　were　many　more　fit　than　himself　or　Fitz…Gerald　either。　　So　that　Fitz…Gerald　being　so　great　with　the　Duke　of　York；　and　being　already　made　deputy…　governor；　independent　of　my　Lord　Teviott；　and　he　being　also　left　here　behind　him　for　a　while；　my　Lord　Sandwich　do　think；　that；　putting　all　these　things　together；　the　few　friends　he　hath　left；　and　the　ill　posture　of　his　affairs；　my　Lord　Teviott　is　not　a　man　of　the　conduct　and　management　that　either　people　take　him　to　be；　or　is　fit　for　the　command　of　the　place。　　And　here；　speaking　of　the　Duke　of　York　and　Sir　Charles　Barkeley；　my　Lord　tells　me　that　he　do　very　much　admire　the　good　management；　and　discretion；　and　nobleness　of　the　Duke；　that　however　he　may　be　led　by　him　or　Mr。　Coventry　singly　in　private；　yet　he　did　not　observe　that　in　public　matters　but　he　did　give　as　ready　hearing；　and　as　good　acceptance　to　any　reasons　offered　by　any　other　man　against　the　opinions　of　them；　as　he　did　to　them；　and　would　concur　in　the　prosecution　of　it。　　Then　we　come　to　discourse　upon　his　own　sea…accompts；　and　come　to　a　resolution　how　to　proceed　in　them：　　wherein；　though　I　offered　him　a　way　of　evading　the　greatest　part　of　his　debt　honestly；　by　making　himself　debtor　to　the　Parliament　before　the　King's　time；　which　he　might　justly　do；　yet　he　resolved　to　go　openly　and　nakedly　in　it；　and　put　himself　to　the　kindness　of　the　King　and　Duke；　which　humour；　I　must　confess；　and　so　did　tell　him　（with　which　he　was　not　a　little　pleased）　had　thriven　very　well　with　him；　being　known　to　be　a　man　of　candid　and　open　dealing；　without　any　private　tricks　or　hidden　designs　as　other　men　commonly　have　in　what　they　do。　　From　that　we　had　discourse　of　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　of　many　others；　and　upon　the　whole　I　do　find　that　it　is　a　troublesome　thing　for　a　man　of　any　condition　at　Court　to　carry　himself　even；　and　without　contracting　envy　or　envyers；　and　that　much　discretion　and　dissimulation　is　necessary　to　do　it。

MAY　4；　1663。　　To　St。　James's；　where　Mr。　Coventry；　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　staid　for　the　Duke's　coming　in；　but　not　coming；　we　walked　to　White　Hall；　and　meeting　the　King；　we　followed　him　into　the　Parke；　where　Mr。　Coventry　and　he　talking　of　building　a　new　yacht　out　of　his　private　purse；　he　having　some　contrivance　of　his　own。　　The　talk　being　done；　we　fell　off　to　White　Hall；　leaving　the　King　in　the　Park；　and　going　back；　met　the　Duke　going　towards　St。　James's　to　meet　us。　　So　he　turned　back　again；　and　to　his　closet　at　White　Hall；　and　there；　my　Lord　Sandwich　present；　we　did　our　weekly　errand；　and　so　broke　up；　and　I　to　the　garden　with　my　Lord　Sandwich；　（after　we　had　sat　an　hour　at　the　Tangier　Committee；）　and　after　talking　largely　of　his　own　businesses；　we　began　to　talk　how　matters　are　at　Court：　　and　though　he　did　not　flatly　tell　me　any　such　thing；　yet　I　do　suspect　that　all　is　not　kind　between　the　King　and　the　Duke；　and　that　the　King's　fondness　to　the　little　Duke　do　occasion　it；　and　it　may　be　that　there　is　some　fear　of　his　being　made　heire　to　the　Crown。　　But　this　my　Lord　did　not　tell　me；　but　is　my　guess　only；　and　that　my　Lord　Chancellor　is　without　doubt　falling　past　hopes。

5th。　　With　Sir　J。　Minnes；　he　telling　many　old　stories　of　the　Navy；　and　of　the　state　of　the　Navy　at　the　beginning　of　the　late　troubles；　and　I　am　troubled　at　my　heart　to　think；　and　shall　hereafter　cease　to　wonder；　at　the　bad　success　of　the　King's　cause；　when　such　a　knave　as　he　（if　it　be　true　what　he　says）　had　the　whole　management　of　the　fleet；　and　the　design　of　putting　out　of　my　Lord　Warwicke；　＇Henry　Rich；　Earl　of　Warwick　and　Holland；　beheaded　for　putting　himself　in　arms　to　aid　Charles　I。＇　　and　carrying　the　fleet　to　the　King；　wherein　he　failed　most　fatally　to　the　King's　ruine。

6th。　　To　the　Exchange　with　Creed；　where　we　met　Sir　J。　Minnes；　who　tells　us；　in　great　heat；　that　the　Parliament　will　make　mad　work；　that　they　will　render　all　men　incapable　of　any　military　or　civil　employment　that　have　borne　arms　in　the　late　troubles　against　the　King；　excepting　some　pe