the diary of samuel pepys-第93部分

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d　his　family；　she　having　a　relation　to　them。　　The　Protector　lives　in　France：　　spends　about　500l。　per　annum。

9th。　　By　coach　to　Mrs。　Pierce's；　and　with　her　and　Knipp　and　Mrs。　Pierce's　boy　and　girl　abroad；　thinking　to　have　been　merry　at　Chelsey；　but　being　come　almost　to　the　house　by　coach　near　the　waterside；　a　house　alone；　I　think　the　Swan；　a　gentleman　walking　by　called　to　us　to　tell　us　that　the　house　was　shut　up　of　the　sickness。　　So　we　with　great　affright　turned　back；　being　holden　to　the　gentleman：　　and　went　away　（I　for　my　part　in　great　disorder）　for　Kensington。

11th。　　To　Hales's；　where　there　was　nothing　to　be　done　more　to　my　picture；　＇This　potrait　is　now　in　the　possession　of　Samuel　Pepys　Cockerel；　Esq。＇　　but　the　musique；　which　now　pleases　me　mightily；　it　being　painted　true。　　To　Gresham　College；　where　a　great　deal　of　do　and　formality　in　choosing　of　the　Council　and　Officers。　　I　had　three　votes　to　be　of　the　Council；　who　am　but　a　stranger；　nor　expected　any。

15th。　　Walked　into　the　Park　to　the　Queen's　chapel；　and　there　heard　a　good　deal　of　their　mass；　and　some　of　their　musique；　which　is　not　so　contemptible；　I　think；　as　our　people　would　make　it；　it　pleasing　me　very　well；　and；　indeed；　better　than　the　anthem　I　heard　afterwards　at　White　Hall；　at　my　coming　back。　　I　staid　till　the　King　went　down　to　receive　the　Sacrament；　and　stood　in　his　closet　with　a　great　many　others；　and　there　saw　him　receive　it；　which　I　did　never　see　the　manner　of　before。　　Thence　walked　to　Mr。　Pierce's；　and　there　dined：　　very　good　company　and　good　discourse；　they　being　able　to　tell　me　all　the　businesses　of　the　Court：　　the　amours　and　the　mad　doings　that　are　there：　　how　for　certain　Mrs。　Stewart　is　become　the　King's　mistress；　and　that　the　King　hath　many　bastard　children　that　are　known　and　owned；　besides　the　Duke　of　Monmouth。

18th。　　To　Mr。　Lilly's；　the　painter's；　and　there　saw　the　heads；　some　finished；　and　all　begun；　of　the　flaggmen　in　the　late　great　fight　with　the　Duke　of　York　against　the　Dutch。　　The　Duke　of　York　hath　them　done　to　hang　in　his　chamber；　and　very　finely　they　are　done　indeed。　　Here　are　the　Prince's；　Sir　G。　Askue's；　Sir　Thomas　Teddiman's；　Sir　Christopher　Mings；　Sir　Joseph　Jordan；　Sir　William　Berkeley；　Sir　Thomas　Allen；　and　Captain　Harman's；　＇Afterwards　Sir　John　Harman。＇　　as　also　the　Duke　of　Albemarle's；　and　will　be　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　Sir　W。　Pen's；　and　Sir　Jeremy　Smith's。　　I　was　very　well　satisfied　with　this　sight；　and　other　good　pictures　hanging　in　the　house。

21st。　　I　down　to　walk　in　the　garden　at　White　Hall；　it　being　a　mighty　hot　and　pleasant　day；　and　there　was　the　King；　who；　among　others；　talked　to　us　a　little；　and　among　other　pretty　things；　he　swore　merrily　that　he　believed　the　ketch　that　Sir　W。　Batten　bought　the　last　year　at　Colchester；　was　of　his　own　getting；　it　was　so　thick　to　its　length。　　Another　pleasant　thing　he　said　of　Christopher　Pett；　commanding　him　that　he　will　not　alter　his　moulds　of　ships　upon　any　man's　advice；　〃as；〃　says　he；　〃Commissioner　Taylor　I　fear　do　of　his　New　London；　that　he　makes　it　differ；　in　hopes　of　mending　the　Old　London；　built　by　him。〃　〃For；〃　says　he；　〃he　finds　that　God　hath　put　him　into　the　right；　and　so　will　keep　in　it　while　he　is　in。〃　〃And；〃　says　the　King；　〃I　am　sure　it　must　be　God　put　him　in；　for　no　art　of　his　own　ever　could　have　done　it；〃　for　it　seems　he　cannot　give　a　good　account　of　what　he　do　as　an　artist。　　Thence　with　my　Lord　Brouncker　in　his　coach　to　Hide　Parke；　the　first　time　I　have　been　there　this　year。　There　the　King　was；　but　I　was　sorry　to　see　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　for　the　mourning　forceing　all　the　ladies　to　go　in　black；　with　their　hair　plain　and　without　spots。　　I　find　her　to　be　a　much　more　ordinary　woman　than　ever　I　durst　have　thought　she　was；　and；　indeed；　is　not　so　pretty　as　Mrs。　Stewart。

22nd。　　To　the　Cockpitt；　and　there　took　my　leave　of　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　who　is　going　to…morrow　to　sea。　　He　seems　mightily　pleased　with　me；　which　I　am　glad　of；　but　I　do　find　infinitely　my　concernment　in　being　careful　to　appear　to　the　King　and　Duke　to　continue　my　care　of　his　business；　and　to　be　found　diligent　as　I　used　to　be。

23rd。　　To　White　Hall；　where　I　had　the　opportunity　to　take　leave　of　the　Prince；　and　again　of　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　and　saw　them　kiss　the　King's　hands　and　the　Duke's；　and　much　content　indeed；　there　seems　to　be　in　all　people　at　their　going　to　sea；　and　they　promise　themselves　much　good　from　them。　　This　morning　the　House　of　Parliament　do　meet；　only　to　adjourne　again　till　winter。　　The　plague；　I　hear；　encreases　in　the　town　much；　and　exceedingly　in　the　country　every　where。　　Bonfires　in　the　street；　for　being　St。George's　day；　and　the　King's　Coronation；　and　the　day　of　the　Prince　and　Duke's　going　to　sea。

25th。　　I　to　the　office；　where　Mr。　Prin　come　to　meet　about　the　Chest…business；　and　till　company　come；　did　discourse　with　me　a　good　while　in　the　garden　about　the　laws　of　England；　telling　me　the　main　faults　in　them；　and　among　others；　their　obscurity　through　multitude　of　long　statutes；　which　he　is　about　to　abstract　out　of　all　of　a　sort；　and　as　he　lives；　and　Parliaments　come；　get　them　put　into　laws；　and　the　other　statutes　repealed；　and　then　it　will　be　a　short　work　to　know　the　law。　　Having　supped　upon　the　leads；　to　bed。　　The　plague；　blessed　be　God！　　is　decreased　sixteen　this　week。

29th。　　To　Mr。　Evelyn's；　where　I　walked　in　his　garden　till　he　come　from　Church；　with　great　pleasure　reading　Ridly's　discourse；　all　my　way　going　and　coming；　upon　the　Civill　and　Ecclesiastical　Law。　He　being　come　home；　he　and　I　walked　together　in　the　garden　with　mighty　pleasure；　he　being　a　very　ingenious　man；　and　the　more　I　know　him　the　more　I　love　him。

30th。　　I　after　dinner　to　even　all　my　accounts　of　this　month；　and　bless　God；　I　find　myself；　notwithstanding　great　expences　of　late；　viz。　80l。　now　to　pay　for　a　necklace；　near　40l。　for　a　set　of　chairs　and　couch；　near　40l。　for　my　three　pictures：　　yet　I　do　gather；　and　am　worth　5200l。　　My　wife　comes　home　by　and　by；　and　hath　pitched　upon　a　necklace　with　three　rows；　which　is　a　very　good　one；　and　80l。　is　the　price。　　So　ends　this　month　with　great　layings…out。　　Good　health　and　gettings；　and　advanced　well　in　the　whole　of　my　estate；　for　which　God　make　me　thankful！

May　1；　1666。　　At　noon；　my　cosen　Thomas　Pepys　did　come　to　me；　to　consult　about　the　business　of　his　being　a　Justice　of　the　Peace；　which　he　is　much　against；　and　among　other　reasons；　tells　me；　as　a　confidant；　that　he　is　not　free　to　exercise　punishment　according　to　the　Act　against　Quakers　and　other　people；　for　religion。　　Nor　do　he　understand　Latin；　and　so　is　not　capable　of　the　place　as　formerly；　now　all　warrants　do　run　in　Latin。　　Nor　he　in　Kent；　though　he　be　of　Deptford　parish；　his　house　standing　in　Surry。　However；　I　did　bring　him　to　incline　towards　it；　if　he　be　pressed　to　take　it。　　I　do　think　it　may　be　some　repute　to　me　to　have　my　kinsman　in　Commission　there；　specially；　if　he　behave　himself　to　content　in　the　country。

12th。　　Met　Sir　G。　Downing　on　White　Hall　bridge；　and　there　walked　half　an　hour；　talking　of　the　success　of　the　late　new　Act；　and　indeed　it　is　very　much；　that　that　hath　stood　really　in　the　room　of　800；000l。　　＇There　appears　to　be　some　error　in　these　figures。＇　now　since　Christmas；　being　itself　but　1；250；000l。　　And　so　I　do　really　take　it　to　be　a　very　considerable　thing　done　by　him；　for　the　beginning；　end；　and　every　part　of　it；　is　to　be　imputed　to　him。　　The　fleet　is　not　yet　gone　from　the　Nore。　　The　plague　encreases　in　many　places；　and　is　53　this　week　with　us。

13th。　　Into　St。　Margett's　＇St。　Margaret's。＇　　Church；　where　I　heard　a　young　man　play　the　fool　upon　the　doctrine　of　Purgatory。

16th。　　I　to　my　Lord　Crowe's；　who　is　very　lately　come　to　town；　and　he　talked　for　half　an　hour　of　the　business　of　the　warr；　wherein　he　is　very　doubtful；　from　our　want　of　money；　that　we　shall　fail。　And　I　do　concur　with　him　therein。　　After　some　little　discourse　of　ordinary　matters；　I　away　to　Sir　Philip　Warwick's　again；　and　he　was　come　in；　and　gone　out　to　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　whither　I　followed　him；　and　there　my　business　was；　to　be　told　that　my　Lord　Treasurer　hath　got　10；000l。　for　us　in　the　Navy；　to　answer　our　great　necessities；　which　I　did　thank　him　for；　but　the　sum　is　not　considerable。　　The　five　brothers　Houblons　came；　and　Mr。　Hill；　to　my　house；　and　a　very　good　supper　we　had；　and　good　discourse　with　great　pleasure。　　My　new　plate　sets　off　my　cupboard　very　nobly。　Here　they　were　till　about　eleven　at　night：　　and　a　fine　sight　it　is　to　see　these　five　brothers　thus　loving　one　to　another；　and　all　industrious　merchants。

＇Two　of　these　brothers；　Sir　James　and　Sir　John　Houblon；　Knts。　and　Aldermen；　rose　to　great　wealth；　the　former　represented　the　City　of　London；　and　the　latter　became　Lord　Mayor　in　1695。　　The　following　epitaph；　in　memory　of　their　father；　who　was　interred　in　the　church　of　St。　Mary　Woolnoth；　is　here　inserted；　as　having　been　written　by　Mr。　Pepys：…

Jacobus　Houblon　Londin。　Petri　filius；　Ob　fidem　Flandria　exulantis：　Ex　C。　Nepotibus　habuit　LXX　superstites：　Filios　V。　videns　mercatores　florentissimos；　Ipse　Londinensis　Bursae　Pater。　Plissime　obiit　Nonagenarius；　A。D。　MDCLXXXII。＇

19th。　　Mr。　Deane　and　I　did　discourse　about　his　ship　Rupert；　built　by　him　there；　which　succeeds　so　well　as　he　hath　got　great　honour　by　it；　and　I　some　by　recommending　him；　the　King；　Duke；　and　every　body；　saying　it　is　the　best　ship　that　was　ever　built。　　And　then　he　fell　to　explain　to　me　his　manner　of　casting　the　draught　of　water　which　a　ship　will　draw　beforehand：　　which　is　a　secret　the　King　and　all　admire　in　him；　and　he　is　the　first　that　hath　come　to　any　certainty　beforehand　of　foretelling　the　draught　of　water　of　a　ship　before　she　be　launched

20th。　　I　discoursed　awhile　with　Mr。　Yeabsly；　whom　I　met　and　took　up　in　my　coach　with　me；　and　who　hath　this　day　presented　my　Lord　Ashly　with　100l。　to　bespeak　his　friendship　to　him　in　his　accounts　now　before　us；　and　my　Lord　hath　received；　and　so　I　believe　is　as　bad；　as　to　bribes；　as　what　the　world　says　of　him。

21st。　　I　away　in　some　haste　to　my　Lord　Ashly；　where　it　is　stupendous　to　see　how　favourably；　and　yet　closely；　my　Lord　Ashly　carries　himself　to　Mr。　Yeabsly；　in　his　business；　so　as　I　think　we　shall　do　his　business　for　him　in　very　good　manner。　　But　it　is　a　most　extraordinary　thing　to　observe；　and　that　which　I　would　not　but　have　had　the　obse