the diary of samuel pepys-第75部分

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King　would　have　him　to　be　Privy…Purse；　the　Duke　wept；　and　said；　〃But；　Sir；　I　must　have　your　promise；　if　you　will　have　my　dear　Charles　from　me；　that　if　ever　you　have　an　occasion　for　an　army　again；　I　may　have　him　with　me；　believing　him　to　be　the　best　commander　of　an　army　in　the　world。〃　　But　Mr。　Cholmly　thinks；　as　all　other　men　I　meet　with　do；　that　he　is　a　very　ordinary　fellow。　　It　is　strange　how　the　Duke　also　do　love　naturally；　and　affect　the　Irish　above　the　English。　　He；　of　the　company　he　carried　with　him　to　sea；　took　above　two　thirds　Irish　and　French。　　He　tells　me　the　King　do　hate　my　Lord　Chancellor；　and　that　they；　that　is　the　King　and　Lord　FitzHarding；　do　laugh　at　him　for　a　dull　fellow；　and　in　all　this　business　of　the　Dutch　war　do　nothing　by　his　advice；　hardly　consulting　him。　　Only　he　is　a　good　minister　in　other　respects；　and　the　King　cannot　be　without　him；　but；　above　all；　being　the　Duke's　father…in…law；　he　is　kept　in；　otherwise　FitzHarding　were　able　to　fling　down　two　of　him。　　This；　all　the　wise　and　grave　lords　see；　and　cannot　help　it；　but　yield　to　it。　　But　he　bemoans　what　the　end　of　it　may　be；　the　King　being　ruled　by　these　men；　as　he　hath　been　all　along　since　his　coming　to　the　rasing　all　the　strong…holds　in　Scotland；　and　giving　liberty　to　the　Irish　in　Ireland；　whom　Cromwell　had　settled　all　in　one　corner；　who　are　now　able；　and　it　is　feared　every　day　a　massacre　beginning　among　them。

17th。　　Mighty　talk　there　is　of　this　Comet　that　is　seen　a'nights；　and　the　King　and　Queene　did　sit　up　last　night　to　see　it；　and　did；　it　seems。　　And　to…night　I　thought　to　have　done　so　too；　but　it　is　cloudy；　and　so　no　stars　appear。　　But　I　will　endeavour　it。　　Mr。　Gray　did　tell　me　to…night；　for　certain；　that　the　Dutch；　as　high　as　they　seem；　do　begin　to　buckle；　and　that　one　man　in　this　kingdom　did　tell　the　King　that　he　is　offered　40；000l。　to　make　a　peace；　and　others　have　been　offered　money　also。　　It　seems　the　taking　of　their　Bourdeaux　fleet　thus；　arose　from　a　printed　Gazette　of　the　Dutch's　boasting　of　fighting；　and　having　beaten　the　English：　　in　confidence　whereof；　（it　coming　to　Bourdeaux；）　all　the　fleet　comes　out；　and　so　falls　into　our　hands。

19th。　　With　Sir　J。　Minnes　to　White　Hall；　and　there　we　waited　on　the　Duke。　　And　among　other　things　Mr。　Coventry　took　occasion　to　vindicate　himself　before　the　Duke　and　us；　being　ill　there；　about　the　choosing　of　Taylor　for　Harwich。　　＇Silas　Taylor；　Storekeeper　at　Harwich。＇　　Upon　which　the　Duke　did　clear　him；　and　did　tell　us　that　he　did　expect；　that；　after　he　had　named　a　man；　none　of　us　shall　then　oppose　or　find　fault　with　the　man；　but　if　we　had　any　thing　to　say；　we　ought　to　say　it　before　he　had　chose　him。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　thought　himself　concerned；　and　endeavoured　to　clear　himself：　　and　by　and　by　Sir　W。　Batten　did　speak；　knowing　himself　guilty；　and　did　confess；　that　being　pressed　by　the　Council　he　did　say　what　he　did；　that　he　was　accounted　a　fanatique；　but　did　not　know　that　at　that　time　he　had　been　appointed　by　his　Royal　Highness。　　To　which　the　Duke：　　that　it　was　impossible　but　he　must　know　that　he　had　appointed　him；　and　so　it　did　appear　that　the　Duke　did　mean　all　this　while　Sir　W。　Batten。

21st。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　this　day　writes　me　word　that　he　hath　seen　（at　Portsmouth）　the　Comet；　and　says　it　is　the　most　extraordinary　thing　he　ever　saw。

22nd。　　Met　with　a　copy　of　verses；　mightily　commended　by　some　gentlemen　there；　of　my　Lord　Mordaunt's；　＇Vide　Note；　Nov。　26；　1666。＇　　in　excuse　of　his　going　to　sea　this　late　expedition；　with　the　Duke　of　York。　　But　Lord！　　they　are　sorry　things；　only　a　Lord　made　them。　　Thence　to　the　'Change；　and　there；　among　the　merchants；　I　hear　fully　the　news　of　our　being　beaten　to　dirt　at　Guinny；　by　De　Ruyter　with　his　fleet。　　The　particulars；　as　much　as　by　Sir　G。　Carteret　afterwards　I　heard；　I　have　said　in　a　letter　to　my　Lord　Sandwich　this　day　at　Portsmouth；　it　being　meet　wholly　to　the　utter　ruine　of　our　Royall　Company；　and　reproach　and　shame　to　the　whole　nation；　as　well　as　justification　to　them　in　their　doing　wrong　to　no　man　as　to　his　private　property；　only　taking　whatever　is　found　to　belong　to　the　Company；　and　nothing　else。　　To　Redriffe；　and　just　in　time　within　two　minutes；　and　saw　the　new　vessel　of　Sir　William　Petty's　launched；　the　King　and　Duke　being　there。　　It　swims　and　looks　finely；　and　I　believe　will　do　well。

24th。　　At　noon　to　the　'Change；　to　the　Coffee…house；　and　there　heard　Sir　Richard　Ford　tell　the　whole　story　of　our　defeat　at　Guinny。　　Wherein　our　men　are　guilty　of　the　most　horrid　cowardice　and　perfidiousness；　as　he　says　and　tells　it；　that　ever　Englishmen　were。　　Captain　Reynolds；　that　was　the　only　commander　of　any　of　the　King's　ships　there；　was　shot　at　by　De　Ruyter；　with　a　bloody　flag　flying。　　He；　instead　of　opposing　（which；　indeed；　had　been　to　no　purpose；　but　only　to　maintain　honour）　did　poorly　go　on　board　himself；　to　ask　what　De　Ruyter　would　have；　and　so　yield　to　whatever　Ruyter　would　desire。　　The　King　and　Duke　are　highly　vexed　at　it；　it　seems；　and　the　business　deserves　it。　　I　saw　the　Comet；　which　is　now；　whether　worn　away　or　no　I　know　not；　but　appears　not　with　a　tail；　but　only　is　larger　and　duller　than　any　other　star；　and　is　come　to　rise　betimes；　and　to　make　a　great　arch；　and　is　gone　quite　to　a　new　place　in　the　heavens　than　it　was　before：　　but　I　hope　in　a　clearer　night　something　more　will　be　seen。

28th。　　To　Sir　W。　Pen's　to　his　Lady；　＇Margaret；　daughter　of　John　Jasper；　a　merchant　at　Rotterdam。＇　　who　is　a　well…looked；　fat；　short；　old　Dutch　woman；　but　one　that　hath　been　heretofore　pretty　handsome；　and　is　I　believe　very　discreet；　and　hath　more　wit　than　her　husband。

31st。　　Public　matters　are　all　in　a　hurry　about　a　Dutch　warr。　　Our　preparations　great；　our　provocations　against　them　great；　and　after　all　our　presumption；　we　are　now　afraid　as　much　of　them；　as　we　lately　contemned　them。　　Every　thing　else　in　the　State　quiet；　blessed　be　God！　　My　Lord　Sandwich　at　sea　with　the　fleet　at　Portsmouth；　sending　some　about　to　cruise　for　taking　of　ships；　which　we　have　done　to　a　great　number。　　This　Christmas　I　judged　it　fit　to　look　over　all　my　papers　and　books；　and　to　tear　all　that　I　found　either　boyish　or　not　to　be　worth　keeping；　or　fit　to　be　seen；　if　it　should　please　God　to　take　me　away　suddenly　among　others；　I　found　these　two　or　three　notes；　which　I　thought　fit　to　keep。

AGE　OF　MY　GRANDFATHER'S　CHILDREN

Thomas；　1595。　Mary；　March　16；　1597。　Edith；　October　11；　1599。　John；　（my　Father；）　January　14；　1601。　My　father　and　mother　marryed　at　Newington；　in　Surry；　Oct；　15；　1626

THEYR　CHILDREN'S　AGES。　Mary；　July　24；　1627。　　mort。　＇The　word　〃mort〃　must　have　been　in　some　instances　added　long　after　the　entry　was　first　made。＇　Paulina；　Sept。　18；　1628。　　mort。　Esther；　March　27；　1630。　　mort。　John；　January　16；　1631。　　mort。　Samuel；　Feb。　23；　1632。　＇To　this　name　is　affixed　the　following　note：Went　to　reside　in　Magd。　Coll。　Camb；　and　did　put　on　my　gown　first；　March　5　1650…1。＇　Thomas；　June　18；　1634。　　mort。　Sarah；　August　25；　1635。　　mort。　Jacob；　May　1；　1637。　　mort。　Robert；　Nov。　18；　1638。　　mort。　Paulina；　Oct。　18；　1640。　John；　Nov。　26；　1641。　　mort。　December　31；　1664。

CHARMES。

FOR　STENCHING　OF　BLOOD。

Sanguis　mane　in　te；　Sicut　Christus　fuit　in　se；　Sanguis　mane　in　tua　vena　Sicut　Christus　in　sua　poena；　Sanguis　mane　fixus；　Sicut　Christus　quando　fuit　crucifixus；

2。　　A　THORNE。

Jesus；　that　was　of　a　Virgin　born；　Was　pricked　both　with　nail　and　thorn；　It　neither　wealed　nor　belled；　rankled　nor　boned　In　the　name　of　Jesus　no　more　shall　this。

Or；　thus：

Christ　was　of　a　Virgin　born；　And　he　was　pricked　with　a　thorn；　And　it　did　neither　bell；　nor　swell；　And　I　trust　in　Jesus　this　never　will。

3。　　A　CRAMP。

Cramp　be　thou　faintless；　As　our　Lady　was　sinless；　When　she　bare　Jesus。

4。　　A　BURNING。

There　came　three　Angells　out　of　the　East；　The　one　brought　fire；　the　other　brought　frost　Out　fire；　in　frost。　In　the　name　of　the　Father　and　Son；　and　Holy　Ghost。　AMEN。

1664…5。　　（JANUARY　2。）　To　my　Lord　Brouncker's；　by　appointment；　in　the　Piazza；　in　Covent…Garden；　where　I　occasioned　much　mirth　with　a　ballet　＇The　Earl　of　Dorset's　song；　〃To　all　ye　ladies　now　at　land；〃　&c。＇　　I　brought　with　me；　made　from　the　seamen　at　sea　to　their　ladies　in　town；　saying　Sir　W。　Pen；　Sir　G。　Ascue；　and　Sir　J。　Lawson　made　them。　　Here　a　most　noble　French　dinner　and　banquet。　The　street　full　of　footballs；　it　being　a　great　frost。

4th。　　To　my　Lord　of　Oxford's；　but　his　Lordship　was　in　bed　at　past　ten　o'clock：　　and；　Lord　help　us！　　so　rude　a　dirty　family　I　never　saw　in　my　life。

9th。　　I　saw　the　Royal　Society　bring　their　new　book；　wherein　is　nobly　writ　their　charter　and　laws；　and　comes　to　be　signed　by　the　Duke　as　a　Fellow；　and　all　the　Fellows'　hands　are　to　be　entered　there；　and　lie　as　a　monument；　and　the　King　hath　put　his　with　the　word　Founder。　　Holmes　was　this　day　sent　to　the　Tower；　but　I　perceive　it　is　made　matter　of　jest　only；　but　if　the　Dutch　should　be　our　masters；　it　may　come　to　be　of　earnest　to　him；　to　be　given　over　to　them　for　a　sacrifice；　as　Sir　W。　Rawly　was。　　To　a　Tangier　committee；　where　I　was　accosted　and　most　highly　complimented　by　my　Lord　Bellasses；　our　new　governor；　beyond　my　expectation；　and　I　may　make　good　use　of　it。　　Our　patent　is　renewed；　and　he　and　my　Lord　Barkeley；　and　Sir　Thomas　Ingram　＇Chancellor　of　the　Duchy　of　Lancaster；　and　a　Privy　Counsellor。　　Ob。　1671。＇　　put　in　as　commissioners。

11th。　　This　evening；　by　a　letter　from　Plymouth；　I　hear　that　two　of　our　ships；　the　Leopard　and　another；　in　the　Straights；　are　lost　by　running　aground；　and　that　three　more　had　like　to　have　been　so；　but　got　off；　whereof　Captain　Allen　one：　　and　that　a　Dutch　fleet　are　gone　thither；　and　if　they　should　meet　with　our　lame　ships；　God　knows　what　would　become　of　them。　　This　I　reckon　most　sad　news；　God　make　us　sensible　of　it！

12th。　　Spoke　with　a　Frenchman　who　was　taken；　but　released；　by　a　Dutch　man…of…war　of　thirty…six　guns；　（with　seven　more　of　the　King's　or　greater　ships）；　off　the　North　Foreland；　by　Margett。　Which　is　a　strange　attempt；　that　they　should　come　to　our　teeth；　but　the　wind　being　easterly；　the　wind　that　should　bring　our　force　from　Portsmouth；　will　carry　them　away　home。

13th。　　Yesterday's　news　confirmed；　though　a　little　different；　but　a　couple　of　ships　in　the　Straights　we　have　lost；　and　the　Dutch　have　been　in　Margret　Road。　　＇QUERY　Margate。＇

14th。　　To　the　King's