the diary of samuel pepys-第52部分

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thoughts　of　business。　　If　any　of　the　sober　counsellors　give　him　good　advice；　and　move　him　in　any　way　that　is　to　his　good　and　honour；　the　other　part；　which　are　his　counsellors　of　pleasure；　take　him　when　he　is　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　and　in　a　humour　of　delight；　and　then　persuade　him　that　he　ought　not　to　hear　or　listen　to　the　advice　of　those　old　dotards　or　counsellors　that　were　heretofore　his　enemies　when；　God　knows！　　it　is　they　that　now…a…days　do　most　study　his　honour。　　It　seems　the　present　favourites　now　are　my　Lord　Bristol；　Duke　of　Buckingham；　Sir　H。　Bennet；　my　Lord　Ashley；　and　Sir　Charles　Barkeley；　who；　among　them；　have　cast　my　Lord　Chancellor　upon　his　back；　past　ever　getting　up　again：　　there　being　now　little　for　him　to　do；　and　he　waits　at　Court；　attending　to　speak　to　the　King　as　others　do：　which　I　pray　God　may　prove　of　good　effects；　for　it　is　feared　it　will　be　the　same　with　my　Lord　Treasurer　shortly。　　But　strange　to　hear　how　my　Lord　Ashley；　by　my　Lord　Bristol's　means；　（he　being　brought　over　to　the　Catholique　party　against　the　Bishops；　whom　he　hates　to　the　death；　and　publicly　rails　against　them；　not　that　he　is　become　a　Catholique；　but　merely　opposes　the　Bishops；　and　yet；　for　aught　I　hear；　the　Bishop　of　London　keeps　as　great　with　the　King　as　ever；）　is　got　into　favour；　so　much　that；　being　a　man　of　great　business　and　yet　of　pleasure；　and　drolling　too；　he；　it　is　thought；　will　be　made　Lord　Treasurer　upon　the　death　or　removal　of　the　good　old　man。　　＇The　Earl　of　Southampton。＇　　My　Lord　Albemarle；　I　hear；　do　bear　through　and　bustle　among　them；　and　will　not　be　removed　from　the　King's　good　opinion　and　favour；　though　none　of　the　Cabinet；　but　yet　he　is　envied　enough。　　It　is　made　very　doubtful　whether　the　King　do　not　intend　the　making　of　the　Duke　of　Monmouth　legitimate；　but　surely　the　Commons　of　England　will　never　do　it；　nor　the　Duke　of　York　suffer　it；　whose　Lady　I　am　told　is　very　troublesome　to　him　by　her　jealousy。　　No　care　is　observed　to　be　taken　of　the　main　chance；　either　for　maintaining　of　trade　or　opposing　of　factions；　which；　God　knows；　are　ready　to　break　out；　if　any　of　them　（which　God　forbid！）　　should　dare　to　begin；　the　King　and　every　man　about　him　minding　so　much　their　pleasures　or　profits。　　My　Lord　Hinchingbroke；　I　am　told；　hath　had　a　mischance　to　kill　his　boy　by　his　birding…piece　going　off　as　he　was　a　fowling。　　The　gun　was　charged　with　small　shot；　and　hit　the　boy　in　the　face　and　about　the　temples；　and　he　lived　four　days。　　In　Scotland；　it　seems；　for　all　the　newsbooks　tell　us　every　week　that　they　are　all　so　quiet；　and　every　thing　in　the　Church　settled；　the　old　woman　had　liked　to　have　killed；　the　other　day；　the　Bishop　of　Galloway；　and　not　half　the　Churches　of　the　whole　kingdom　conform。　Strange　were　the　effects　of　the　late　thunder　and　lightning　about　a　week　since　at　Northampton；　coming　with　great　rain；　which　caused　extraordinary　floods　in　a　few　houres；　bearing　away　bridges；　drowning　horses；　men；　and　cattle。　　Two　men　passing　over　a　bridge　on　horseback；　the　arches　before　and　behind　them　were　borne　away；　and　that　left　which　they　were　upon：　　but；　however；　one　　of　the　horses　fell　over；　and　was　drowned。　　Stacks　of　faggots　carried　as　high　as　a　steeple；　and　other　dreadful　things；　which　Sir　Thomas　Crewe　showed　me　letters　to　him　about　from　Mr。　Freemantle　and　others；　that　it　is　very　true。　　The　Portugalls　have　choused　us；　it　seems；　in　the　Island　of　Bombay；　in　the　East　Indys；　for　after　a　great　charge　of　our　fleets　being　sent　thither　with　full　commission　from　the　King　of　Portugall　to　receive　it；　the　Governour　by　some　pretence　or　other　will　not　deliver　it　to　Sir　Abraham　Shipman；　sent　from　the　King；　nor　to　my　Lord　of　Marlborough；　＇James　Ley；　third　Earl　of　Marlborough；　killed　in　the　great　sea…fight　with　the　Dutch；　1665。＇　　which　the　King　takes　highly　ill；　and　I　fear　our　Queene　will　fare　the　worse　for　it。　The　Dutch　decay　there　exceedingly；　it　being　believed　that　their　people　will　revolt　from　them　there；　and　they　forced　to　give　up　their　trade。　　Sir　Thomas　showed　me　his　picture　and　Sir　Anthony　Vandyke's　in　crayon　in　little；　done　exceedingly　well。

18th。　　I　walked　to　White　Hall；　and　into　the　Parke；　seeing　the　Queene　and　Maids　of　Honour　passing　through　the　house　going　to　the　Parke。　　But　above　all；　Mrs。　Stuart　is　a　fine　woman；　and　they　say　now　a　common　mistress　to　the　King；　as　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is；　which　is　a　great　pity。

19th。　　With　Sir　John　Minnes　to　the　Tower；　and　by　Mr。　Slingsby；　and　Mr。　Howard；　Controller　of　the　Mint　we　were　shown　the　method　of　making　this　new　money。　　　That　being　done；　the　Controller　would　have　us　dine　with　him　and　his　company；　the　King　giving　them　a　dinner　every　day。　　And　very　merry　and　good　discourse　upon　the　business　we　have　been　upon。　　They　now　coyne　between　16　and　24；000　pounds　in　a　week。　　At　dinner　they　did　discourse　very　finely　to　us　of　the　probability　that　there　is　a　vast　deal　of　money　hid　in　the　land；　from　this：that　in　King　Charles's　time　there　was　near　ten　millions　of　money　coyned；　besides　what　was　then　in　being　of　King　James's　and　Queene　Elizabeth's；　of　which　there　is　a　good　deal　at　this　day　in　being。　　Next；　that　there　was　but　750；000l。　coyned　of　the　Harp　and　Crosse　money；　and　of　this　there　was　500；000l。　brought　in　upon　its　being　called　in。　　And　from　very　good　arguments　they　find　that　there　cannot　be　less　of　it　in　Ireland　and　Scotland　than　100；000l。；　so　that　there　is　but　150；000l。　missing；　and　of　that；　suppose　that　there　should　be　not　above　50；000l。　still　remaining；　either　melted　down；　hid；　or　lost；　or　hoarded　up　in　England；　there　will　then　be　but　100；000l。　left　to　be　thought　to　have　been　transported。　　Now；　if　750；000l。　in　twelve　years'　time　lost　but　a　100；000l。　in　danger　of　being　transported；　then　10；000；000l。　in　thirty…five　years'　time　will　have　lost　but　3；888；880l。　and　odd　pounds；　and　as　there　is　650；000l。　remaining　after　twelve　years　time　in　England；　so　after　thirty…five　years'　time；　which　was　within　this　two　years；　there　ought　in　proportion　to　have　resting　6；111；120l。　or　thereabouts；　besides　King　James　and　Queene　Elizabeth's　money。　　Now；　that　most　of　this　must　be　hid　is　evident；　as　they　reckon；　because　of　the　dearth　of　money　immediately　upon　the　calling　in　of　the　State's　money；　which　was　500；000l。　that　come　in；　and　then　there　was　not　any　money　to　be　had　in　this　City；　which　they　say　to　their　own　observation　and　knowledge　was　so。　　And　therefore；　though　I　can　say　nothing　in　it　myself；　I　do　not　dispute　it。

23rd。　　To　White　Hall；　where；　in　the　Matted　Gallery；　Mr。　Coventry　was；　who　told　us　how　the　Parliament　have　required　of　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　him　an　account　what　money　shall　be　necessary　to　be　settled　upon　the　Navy　for　the　ordinary　charge；　which　they　intend　to　report　200；000l。　per　annum。　　And　how　to　allott　this　we　met；　this　afternoon；　and　took　their　papers　for　our　perusal；　and　so　parted。

24th。　　Meeting　Mr。　Lewis　Phillips　of　Brampton；　he　and　afterwards　others　tell　me　that　news　come　last　night　to　Court；　that　the　King　of　France　is　sick　of　the　spotted　fever；　and　that　they　are　struck　in　again；　and　this　afternoon　my　Lord　Mandeville　is　gone　from　the　King　to　make　him　a　visit　which　will　be　great　news；　and　of　great　import　through　Europe。　　By　and　by；　in　comes　my　Lord　Sandwich：　　he　told　me　this　day　a　vote　hath　passed　that　the　King's　grants　of　land　to　my　Lord　Monk　and　him　should　be　made　good；　which　pleases　him　very　much。　　He　also　tells　me　that　things　do　not　go　right　in　the　House　with　Mr。　Coventry；　I　suppose　he　means　in　the　business　of　selling　places；　but　I　am　sorry　for　it。

27th。　　With　Pett　to　my　Lord　Ashley；　Chancellor　of　the　Exchequer；　where　we　met　the　auditors　about　settling　the　business　of　the　accounts　of　persons　to　whom　money　is　due　before　the　King's　time　in　the　Navy；　and　the　clearing　of　their　imprests　for　what　little　of　their　debts　they　have　received。　　I　find　my　Lord；　as　he　is　reported；　a　very　ready；　quiet；　and　diligent　person。　　Roger　Pepys　tells　me　that　the　King　hath　sent　to　the　Parliament　to　hasten　to　make　an　end　by　midsummer；　because　of　his　going　into　the　country；　so　they　have　set　upon　four　bills　to　dispatch：　　the　first　of　which　is；　he　says；　too　devilish　a　severe　act　against　conventicles；　so　beyond　all　moderation；　that　he　is　afraid　it　will　ruin　all：　telling　me　that　it　is　matter　of　the　greatest　grief　to　him　in　the　world；　that　he　should　be　put　upon　this　trust　of　being　a　Parliament…man；　because　he　says　nothing　is　done；　that　he　can　see；　out　of　any　truth　and　sincerity；　but　mere　envy　and　design。　　Then　into　the　Great　Garden　up　to　the　Banqueting　House；　and　there　by　my　Lord's　glass　we　drew　in　the　species　very　pretty。　　＇This　word　is　here　used　as　an　optical　term；　and　signifies　the　image　painted　on　the　retina　of　the　eye；　and　the　rays　of　light　reflected　from　the　several　points　of　the　surface　of　objects。＇　　Afterwards　to　nine…　pins；　Creed　and　I　playing　against　my　Lord　and　Cooke。

28th。　　By　water　to　the　Royal　Theatre；　but　that　was　so　full　they　told　us　we　could　have　no　room。　　And　so　to　the　Duke's　house；　and　there　saw　〃Hamlett〃　done；　giving　us　fresh　reason　never　to　think　enough　of　Betterton。　　Who　should　we　see　come　upon　the　stage　but　Gosnell；　my　wife's　maid？　　but　neither　spoke；　danced；　nor　sung；　which　I　was　sorry　for。

29th。　　This　day　is　kept　strictly　as　a　holy…day；　being　the　King's　Coronation。　　Creed　and　I　abroad；　and　called　at　several　churches；　and　it　is　a　wonder　to　see；　and　by　that　to　guess　the　ill　temper　of　the　City；　at　this　time；　either　to　religion　in　general；　or　to　the　King；　that　in　some　churches　there　was　hardly　ten　people；　and　those　poor　people。　　To　the　Duke's　house；　and　there　saw　〃The　Slighted　Mayde；〃　＇A　comedy；　by　Sir　Robert　Stapylton。＇　　wherein　Gosnell　acted　AEromena；　a　great　part；　and　did　it　very　well。　　Then　with　Creed　to　see　the　German　Princesse；　＇Mary　Carleton；　of　whom　see　more　June　7　following；　and　April　15；　1664。＇　　at　the　Gate…　house；　at　Westminster。

31st。　　This　month　the　greatest　news　is；　the　height　and　heat　that　the　Parliament　is　in；　in　enquiring　into　the　revenue；　which　displeases　the　Court；　and　their　backwardness　to　give　the　King　any　money。　　Their　enquiring　into　the　selling　of　places　do　trouble　a　great　many；　among　the　chief；　my　Lord　Chancellor　（against　whom　particularly　it　is　carried）；　and　Mr。　Coventry；　for　which　I　am　sorry。　　The　King　of　France　was　given　out　to　be　poisoned　and　dead；　but　it　proves　to　be　the　meazles：　　and　he