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　Lords：　　which　is　very　high；　and　I　am　troubled　at　it；　for　God　knows　what　will　follow；　since　they　that　do　this　must　do　more　to　secure　themselves　against　any　that　will　revenge　this；　if　it　ever　come　in　their　power！

13th。　　To　Westminster：　　where　I　find　the　House　sitting；　and　in　a　mighty　heat　about　Commissioner　Pett；　that　they　would　have　him　impeached；　though　the　Committee　have　yet　brought　in　but　part　of　their　Report：　　and　this　heat　of　the　House　is　much　heightened　by　Sir　Thomas　Clifford　telling　them；　that　he　was　the　man　that　did；　out　of　his　own　purse；　employ　people　at　the　out…ports　to　prevent　the　King　of　Scotts　to　escape　after　the　battle　of　Worcester。　　The　house　was　in　a　great　heat　all　this　day　about　it；　and　at　last　it　was　carried；　however；　that　it　should　be　referred　back　to　the　Committee　to　make　further　enquiry。　　By　and　by　I　met　with　Mr。　Wren；　who　tells　me　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　in　as　good　condition　as　is　possible　for　a　man　in　his　condition　of　the　small…　pox。　　He；　I　perceive；　is　mightily　concerned　in　the　business　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　the　impeachment　against　whom　is　gone　up　to　the　House　of　Lords；　and　great　differences　there　are　in　the　Lords'　House　about　it；　and　the　Lords　are　very　high　one　against　another。　This　day　Mr。　Chichly　told　me；　with　a　seeming　trouble；　that　the　House　have　stopped　his　son　Jack　（Sir　John）　his　going　to　France；　that　he　may　be　a　witness　against　my　Lord　Sandwich：　　which　do　trouble　me；　though　he　can；　I　think；　say　little。

15th。　　A　conference　between　the　two　Houses　today；　so　I　stayed：　and　it　was　only　to　tell　the　Commons　that　the　Lords'　cannot　agree　to　the　confining　or　sequestring　of　the　Earle　of　Clarendon　from　the　Parliament；　forasmuch　as　they　do　not　specify　any　particular　crime　which　they　lay　upon　him　and　call　Treason。　　This　the　House　did　receive；　and　so　parted：　　at　which；　I　hear　the　Commons　are　like　to　grow　very　high；　and　will　insist　upon　their　privileges；　and　the　Lords　will　own　theirs；　though　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　Bristoll；　and　others　have　been　very　high　in　the　House　of　Lords　to　have　had　him　committed。　　This　is　likely　to　breed　ill　blood。　　The　King　hath　（as　Mr。　Moore　says　Sir　Thomas　Crewe　told　him）　been　heard　to　say　that　the　quarrel　is　not　between　my　Lord　Chancellor　and　him；　but　his　brother　and　him；　which　will　make　sad　work　among　us　if　that　be　once　promoted；　as　to　be　sure　it　will；　Buckingham　and　Bristoll　being　now　the　only　counsel　the　King　follows；　so　as　Arlington　and　Coventry　are　come　to　signify　little。　　He　tells　me　they　are　likely　to　fall　upon　my　Lord　Sandwich；　but　for　my　part　sometimes　I　am　apt　to　think　they　cannot　do　him　much　harm；　he　telling　me　that　there　is　no　great　fear　of　the　business　of　Resumption。　　This　day　Poundy　the　waterman　was　with　me；　to　let　me　know　that　he　was　summoned　to　bear　witness　against　me　to　Prince　Rupert's　people　（who　have　a　commission　to　look　after　the　business　of　prize…goods）；　about　the　business　of　the　prize…goods　I　was　concerned　in：　　but　I　did　desire　him　to　speak　all　he　knew；　and　not　to　spare　me；　nor　did　promise　nor　give　him　any　thing；　but　sent　him　away　with　good　words。

16th。　　Met　Mr。　Gregory；　my　old　acquaintance；　an　understanding　gentleman；　and　he　and　I　walked　an　hour　together；　talking　of　the　bad　prospect　of　the　times。　And　the　sum　of　what　I　learn　from　him　is　this：　　That　the　King　is　the　most　concerned　in　the　world　against　the　Chancellor　and　all　people　that　do　not　appear　against　him；　and　therefore　is　angry　with　the　Bishops；　having　said　that　he　had　one　Bishop　on　his　side　（Crofts）；　＇Herbert　Croft；　Dean　of　Hereford；　elected　Bishop　of　that　see　1661。＇　　and　but　one：　that　Buckingham　and　Bristoll　are　now　his　only　Cabinet　Counsel；　and　that；　before　the　Duke　of　York　fell　sick；　Buckingham　was　admitted　to　the　King　of　his　Cabinet；　and　there　stayed　with　him　several　hours；　and　the　Duke　of　York　shut　out。　　That　it　is　plain　that　there　is　dislike　between　the　King　and　Duke　of　York；　and　that　it　is　to　be　feared　that　the　House　will　go　so　far　against　the　Chancellor；　that　they　must　do　something　to　undo　the　Duke　of　York；　or　will　not　think　themselves　safe。　That　this　Lord　Vaughan　that　is　so　great　against　the　Chancellor；　is　one　of　the　lewdest　fellows　of　the　age；　worse　than　Sir　Charles　Sedley；　and　that　he　was　heard　to　swear　he　would　do　my　Lord　Clarendon's　business。　＇John　Lord　Vaughan；　eldest　surviving　son　to　Richard　Earl　of　Carbery；　whom　he　succeeded。　　He　was　well　versed　in　literature；　and　President　of　the　Royal　Society　from　1686　to　1689；　and　had　been　Governor　of　Jamaica。　He　was　amongst　Dryden's　earliest　patrons　Ob。　1712…13。＇　That　he　do　find　that　my　Lord　Clarendon　hath　more　friends　in　both　Houses　than　he　believes　he　would　have；　by　reason　that　they　do　see　what　are　the　hands　that　pull　him　down；　which　they　do　not　like。　That　Harry　Coventry　was　scolded　at　by　the　King　severely　the　other　day；　and　that　his　answer　was；　that　if　he　must　not　speak　what　he　thought　in　this　business　in　Parliament；　he　must　not　come　thither。　And　he　says　that　by　this　very　business　Harry　Coventry　hath　got　more　fame　and　common　esteem　than　any　gentleman　in　England　hath　at　this　day；　and　is　an　excellent　and　able　person。　　That　the　King；　who　not　long　ago　did　say　of　Bristoll；　that　he　was　a　man　able　in　three　years　to　get　himself　a　fortune　in　any　kingdom　in　the　world；　and　lose　all　again　in　three　months；　do　now　hug　him　and　commend　his　parts　every　where；　above　all　the　world。　　How　fickle　is　this　man；　and　how　unhappy　we　like　to　be！　　That　he　fears　some　furious　courses　will　be　taken　against　the　Duke　of　York；　and　that　he　hath　heard　that　it　was　designed；　if　they　cannot　carry　matters　against　the　Chancellor；　to　impeach　the　Duke　of　York　himself；　which　God　forbid！　　That　Sir　Edward　Nicholas；　whom　he　served　while　Secretary；　is　one　of　the　best　men　in　the　world；　but　hated　by　the　Queene…Mother；　（for　a　service　he　did　the　old　King　against　her　mind　and　her　favourites；）　and　that　she　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine　did　make　the　King　to　lay　him　aside：　but　this　man　says　that　he　is　one　of　the　most　heavenly　and　charitable　men　in　the　whole　world。　That　the　House　of　Commons　resolve　to　stand　by　their　proceedings；　and　have　chosen　a　Committee　to　draw　up　the　reason　thereof　to　carry　to　the　Lords；　which　is　likely　to　breed　great　heat　between　them。　That　the　Parliament；　after　all　this；　is　likely　to　give　the　King　no　money；　and　therefore；　that　it　is　to　be　wondered　what　makes　the　King　give　way　to　so　great　extravagancies；　which　do　all　tend　to　the　making　him　less　than　he　is；　and　so　will　every　day　more　and　more：　and　by　this　means　every　creature　is　divided　against　the　other；　that　there　never　was　so　great　an　uncertainty　in　England；　of　what　would　be　the　event　of　things；　as　at　this　day；　nobody　being　at　ease；　or　safe。　To　White　Hall；　and　there　got　into　the　theatre　room；　and　there　heard　both　the　vocall　and　instrumentall　musick。　Here　was　the　King　and　Queene；　and　some　of　the　ladies；　among　whom　none　more　jolly　than　my　Lady　Buckingham；　her　Lord　being　once　more　a　great　man。

19th。　　I　was　told　this　day　that　Lory　Hide；　＇Laurence　Hyde；　Master　of　the　Robes；　afterwards　created　Earl　of　Rochester。＇　　second　son　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　did　some　time　since　in　the　House　say；　that　if　he　thought　his　father　was　guilty　but　of　one　of　the　things　then　said　against　him；　he　would　be　the　first　that　should　call　for　judgement　against　him：　　which　Mr。　Waller　the　poet　did　say　was　spoke　like　the　old　Roman；　like　Brutus；　for　its　greatness　and　worthiness。

20th。　　This　afternoon　Mr。　Mills　told　me　how　fully　satisfactory　my　first　Report　was　to　the　House　in　the　business　of　Chatham：　　which　I　am　glad　to　hear；　and　the　more；　for　that　I　know　that　he　is　a　great　creature　of　Sir　R。　Brookes's。

21st。　　Among　other　things　of　news　I　do　hear；　that　upon　the　reading　of　the　House　of　Commons'　Reasons　of　the　manner　of　their　proceedings　in　the　business　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　the　Reasons　were　so　bad；　that　my　Lord　Bristoll　himself　did　declare　that　he　would　not　stand；　to　what　he　had　and　did　still　advise　the　Lords　to　concur　to；　upon　any　of　the　Reasons　of　the　House　of　Commons；　but　if　it　was　put　to　the　question　whether　it　should　be　done　on　their　Reasons；　he　would　be　against　them：　　and　indeed　it　seems　the　Reasons；　however　they　come　to　escape　the　House　of　Commons　（which　shows　how　slightly　the　greatest　matters　are　done　in　this　world；　and　even　in　Parliaments）；　were　none　of　them　of　strength；　but　the　principle　of　them　untrue；　they　saying；　that　where　any　man　is　brought　before　a　Judge　accused　of　Treason　in　general；　without　specifying　the　particular；　the　Judge　is　obliged　to　commit　him。　The　question　being　put　by　the　Lords　to　my　Lord　Keeper；　he　said　that　quite　the　contrary　was　true。　　And　then　in　the　Sixth　Article　（I　will　get　a　copy　of　them　if　I　can）　there　are　two　or　three　things　strangely　asserted　to　the　diminishing　of　the　King's　power；　as　is　said　at　least；　things　that　heretofore　would　not　have　been　heard　of。　　But　then　the　question　being　put　among　the　Lords；　as　my　Lord　Bristoll　advised；　whether；　upon　the　whole　matter　and　Reasons　that　had　been　laid　before　them；　they　would　commit　my　Lord　Clarendon；　it　was　carried　five　to　one　against　it；　there　being　but　three　Bishops　against　him；　of　whom　Cosens　＇John　Cosins；　Master　of　Peter　House　and　Dean　of　Peterborough　in　the　time　of　Charles　I。；　afterwards　Bishop　of　Durham。　　Ob。　1671…2；　aged　78。＇　　and　Dr。　Reynolds　＇Edward　Reynolds；　Bishop　of　Norwich。　　Ob。　1676。＇　　were　two；　and　I　know　not　the　third。　　This　made　the　opposite　Lords；　as　Bristoll　and　Buckingham；　so　mad　that　they　declared　and　protested　against　it；　speaking　very　broad　that　there　was　mutiny　and　rebellion　in　the　hearts　of　the　Lords；　and　that　they　desired　they　might　enter　their　dissents；　which　they　did　do　in　great　fury。　　So　that　upon　the　Lords　sending　to　the　Commons；　as　I　am　told；　to　have　a　conference　for　them　to　give　their　answer　to　the　Commons'　Reasons；　the　Commons　did　desire　a　free　conference：　　but　the　Lords　do　deny　it；　and　the　reason　is；　that　they　hold　not　the　Commons　any　Court；　but　that　themselves　only　are　a　Court；　and　the　Chief　Court　of　Judicature；　and　therefore　are　not　to　dispute　the　laws　and　method　of　their　own　Court　with　them　that　are　none；　and　so　will　not　submit　so　much　as　to　have　their　power　disputed。　　And　it　is　conceived　that　much　of　this　eagerness　among　the　Lords　do　arise　from　the　fear　some　of　them　have　that　they　may　be　dealt　with　in　the　same　manner　themselves；　and　therefore　to　stand　upon　it