the diary of samuel pepys-第76节

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een　tried　for　bigamy　and　acquitted。　　The　rest　of　her　life　was　one　continued　course　of　robbery　and　fraud；　and　in　1678　she　suffered　at　Tyburn；　for　stealing　a　piece　of　plate　from　a　tavern　in　Chancery…lane。＇

18th。　　Up　and　by　coach　to　Westminster；　and　there　solicited　W。　Joyce's　business　again；　and　did　speak　to　the　Duke　of　York　about　it；　who　did　understand　it　very　well。　　I　afterwards　did　without　the　House　fall　in　company　with　my　Lady　Peters；　and　endeavoured　to　mollify　her：　　but　she　told　me　she　would　not；　to　redeem　her　from　hell；　do　any　thing　to　release　him；　but　would　be　revenged　while　she　lived；　if　she　lived　the　age　of　Methusalem。　　I　made　many　friends；　and　so　did　others。　　At　last　it　was　ordered　by　the　Lords　that　it　should　be　referred　to　the　Committee　of　Priviledges　to　consider。　　So　I　away　by　coach　to　the　'Change；　and　there　do　hear　that　a　Jew　hath　put　in　a　policy　of　four　per　cent。　to　any　man；　to　insure　him　against　a　Dutch　warr　for　four　months：　　I　could　find　in　my　heart　to　take　him　at　this　offer。　　To　Hide　Park；　where　I　have　not　been　since　last　year：　　where　I　saw　the　King　with　his　periwigg；　but　not　altered　at　all；　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine　in　a　coach　by　herself；　in　yellow　satin　and　a　pinner　on；　and　many　brave　persons。　And　myself　being　in　a　hackney　and　full　of　people；　was　ashamed　to　be　seen　by　the　world；　many　of　them　knowing　me。

19th。　　To　the　Physique　Garden　in　St；　James's　Parke；　where　I　first　saw　orange…trees；　and　other　fine　trees。

20th。　　Mr。　Coventry　told　me　how　the　Committee　for　Trade　have　received　now　all　the　complaints　of　the　merchants　against　the　Dutch；　and　were　resolved　to　report　very　highly　the　wrongs　they　have　done　us；　（when　God　knows！　　it　is　only　our　own　negligence　and　laziness　that　hath　done　us　the　wrong）：　　and　this　to　be　made　to　the　House　to…morrow。

21st。　　At　the　Lords'　House　heard　that　it　is　ordered；　that；　upon　submission　upon　the　knee　both　to　the　House　and　my　Lady　Peters；　W。　Joyce　shall　be　released。　　I　forthwith　made　him　submit；　and　ask　pardon　upon　his　knees；　which　he　did　before　several　Lords。　　But　my　Lady　would　not　hear　it；　but　swore　she　would　post　the　Lords；　that　the　world　might　know　what　pitifull　Lords　the　King　hath：　　and　that　revenge　was　sweeter　to　her　than　milk；　and　that　she　would　never　be　satisfied　unless　he　stood　in　a　pillory；　and　demand　pardon　there。　But　I　perceive　the　Lords　are　ashamed　of　her。　　I　find　that　the　House　this　day　have　voted　that　the　King　be　desired　to　demand　right　for　the　wrong　done　us　by　the　Dutch；　and　that　they　will　stand　by　him　with　their　lives　and　fortunes：　　which　is　a　very　high　vote；　and　more　than　I　expected。　　What　the　issue　will　be；　God　knows！

23rd。　　I　met　with　Mr。　Coventry；　who　himself　is　now　full　of　talk　of　a　Dutch　war：　　for　it　seems　the　Lords　have　concurred　in　the　Commons'　vote　about　it；　and　so　the　next　week　it　will　be　presented　to　the　King。

26th。　　Saw　W。　Joyce：　　and　the　late　business　hath　cost　the　poor　man　above　40l。；　besides；　he　is　likely　to　lose　his　debt。　　Lady　Peters；　Creed　says；　is　a　drunken　jade；　he　himself　having　seen　her　drunk　in　the　lobby　of　their　House。　　My　wife　gone　this　afternoon　to　the　buriall　of　my　she…cosen　Scott；　a　good　woman：　　and　it　is　a　sad　consideration　how　the　Pepys's　decay；　and　nobody　almost　that　I　know　in　a　present　way　of　encreasing　them。

27th。　　This　day　the　Houses　attended　the　King；　and　delivered　their　votes　to　him　upon　the　business　of　the　Dutch；　and　he　thanks　them；　and　promises　an　answer　in　writing。

MAY　3；　1664。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　and　there；　in　the　Lords'　house；　did　in　a　great　crowd；　from　ten　o'clock　till　almost　three；　hear　the　cause　of　Mr。　Roberts；　＇VIDE　〃Lords'　Journals　of　the　day。〃＇　　my　Lord　Privy　Seale's　son；　against　Win；　who　by　false　ways　did　get　the　father　of　Mr。　Roberts's　wife　（Mr。　Bodvill）　to　give　him　the　estate　and　disinherit；　his　daughter。　　The　cause　was　managed　for　my　Lord　Privy　Seale　by　Finch　the　solicitor；　but　I　do　really　think　that　he　is　a　man　of　as　great　eloquence　as　ever　I　heard；　or　ever　hope　to　hear　in　all　my　life。　　Mr。　Cutler　told　me　how　for　certain　Lawson　hath　proclaimed　war　again　with　Argier；　though　they　had　at　his　first　coming　given　back　the　ships　which　they　had　taken；　and　all　their　men；　though　they　refused　afterwards　to　make　him　restitution　for　the　goods　which　they　had　taken。

5th。　　My　eyes　beginning　every　day　to　grow　less　and　less　able　to　bear　with　long　reading　or　writing；　though　it　be　by　daylight；　which　I　never　observed　till　now。

13th。　　In　the　Painted　Chamber　I　heard　a　fine　conference　between　some　of　the　two　Houses　upon　the　Bill　for　Conventicles。　　The　Lords　would　be　freed　from　having　their　houses　searched　by　any　but　the　Lord　Lieutenant　of　the　County：　　and　upon　being　found　guilty；　to　be　tried　only　by　their　peers；　and　thirdly；　would　have　it　added；　that　whereas　the　Bill　says；　〃That　that；　among　other　things；　shall　be　a　conventicle　wherein　any　such　meeting　is　found　doing　any　thing　contrary　to　the　Liturgy　of　the　Church　of　England；〃　they　would　have　it　added；　〃or　practice。〃　　The　Commons　to　the　Lords　said；　that　they　knew　not　what　might　hereafter　be　found　out　which　might　he　called　the　practice　of　the　Church　of　England：　　for　there　are　many　things　may　be　said　to　be　the　practice　of　the　Church；　which　were　never　established　by　any　law　either　common；　statute；　or　canon；　as　singing　of　psalms；　binding　up；　prayers　at　the　end　of　the　Bible；　and　praying　extempore　before　and　after　sermon：　　and　though　these　are　things　indifferent；　yet　things　for　aught　they　at　present　know　may　be　started；　which　may　be　said　to　be　the　practice　of　the　Church　which　would　not　be　fit　to　allow。　　For　the　Lords'　priviledges；　Mr。　Waller　told　them　how　tender　their　predecessors　had　been　of　the　priviledges　of　the　Lords；　but；　however；　where　the　peace　of　the　kingdom　stands　in　competition　with　them；　they　apprehend　those　priviledges　must　give　place。　　He　told　them　that　he　thought；　if　they　should　own　all　to　be　the　priviledges　of　the　Lords　which　might　be　demanded；　they　should　be　led　like　the　man　（who　granted　leave　to　his　neighbour　to　pull　off　his　horse's　tail；　meaning　that　he　could　not　do　it　at　once；）　that　hair　by　hair　had　his　horse's　tail　pulled　off　indeed：　　so　the　Commons；　by　granting　one　thing　after　another；　might　be　served　by　the　Lords。　　Mr。　Vaughan；　whom　I　could　not　to　my　grief　perfectly　hear；　did　say；　if　that　they　should　be　obliged　in　this　manner　to　exempt　the　Lords　from　every　thing；　it　would　in　time　come　to　pass　that　whatever　（be　it　ever　so　great）　should　be　voted　by　the　Commons　as　a　thing　penall　for　a　commoner；　the　contrary　should　be　thought　a　priviledge　to　the　Lords：　　that　also　in　this　business；　the　work　of　a　conventicle　being　but　the　work　of　an　hour；　the　cause　of　a　search　would　be　over　before　a　Lord　Lieutenant；　who　may　be　many　miles　off；　can　be　sent　for；　and　that　all　this　dispute　is　but　about　100l。：　　for　it　is　said　in　the　Act；　that　it　shall　be　banishment　or　payment　of　100l。　I　thereupon　heard　the　Duke　of　Lennox　say；　that　there　might　be　Lords　who　could　not　always　be　ready　to　lose　100l。；　or　some　such　thing。　　They　broke　up　without　coming　to　any　end　in　it。　　There　was　also　in　the　Commons'　House　a　great　quarrel　about　Mr。　Prin；　and　it　was　believed　that　he　should　have　been　sent　to　the　Tower；　for　adding　something　to　a　Bill　（after　it　was　ordered　to　be　engrossed）　of　his　own　heada　Bill　for　measures　for　wine　and　other　things　of　that　sort；　and　a　Bill　of　his　own　bringing　in；　but　it　appeared　he　could　not　mean　any　hurt　in　it。　　But；　however；　the　King　was　fain　to　write　in　his　behalf　and　all　was　passed　over。　　But　it　is　worth　my　remembrance；　that　I　saw　old　Ryly　the　Herald；　and　his　son；　and　spoke　to　his　son；　who　told　me　in　very　bad　words　concerning　Mr。　Prin；　that　the　King　had　given　him　an　office　of　keeping　the　Records；　but　that　he　never　comes　thither；　nor　had　been　there　these　six　months：　　so　that　I　perceive　they　expect　to　get　his　employment　from　him。

19th；　To　a　Committee　of　Tangier；　where　God　forgive　how　our　Report　of　my　Lord　Peterborough's　accounts　was　read　over　and　agreed　to　by　the　Lords；　without　one　of　them　understanding　it！　　And　had　it　been　what　it　would；　it　had　gone：　　and；　besides；　not　one　thing　touching　the　King's　profit　in　it　minded　or　hit　upon。

20th。　　Mr。　Edward　Montagu　is　turned　out　of　the　Court；　not　to　return　again。　　His　fault；　I　perceive；　was　his　pride；　and　most　of　all　his　affecting　to　be　great　with　the　Queene：　　and　it　seems　indeed　he　had　more　of　her　eare　than　every　body　else；　and　would　be　with　her　talking　alone　two　or　three　hours　together；　insomuch　that　the　Lords　about　the　King；　when　he　would　be　jesting　with　them　about　their　wives；　would　tell　the　King　that　he　must　have　a　care　of　his　wife　too；　for　she　hath　now　the　gallant：　　and　they　say　the　King　himself　did　once　ask　Montagu　how　his　mistress　（meaning　the　Queene）　did。　　He　grew　so　proud　and　despised　every　body；　besides　suffering　nobody　he　or　she　to　get　or　do　any　thing　about　the　Queene；　that　they　all　laboured　to　do　him　a　good　turn。　　They　all　say　that　he　did　give　some　affront　to　the　Duke　of　Monmouth；　which　the　King　himself　did　speak　to　him　of。　　So　he　is　gone；nobody　pitying；　but　laughing　at　him：　　and　he　pretends　only　that　he　is　gone　to　his　father　that　is　sick　in　the　country。

23rd。　　The　King　is　gone　down　with　the　Duke　and　a　great　crew　this　morning　by　break　of　day　to　Chatham。

29th。　　Mr。　Coventry　and　I　did　a　long　discourse　together　of　the