… try and some others of our board hiring of fireships, and Sir W. Coventry begins t … ake, and I am proud of it, and I hope shall continue it. He go … e in bed. His bones of his anckle are broke, but he hopes to d … ll soon; and a fine person by his discourse he seems to be and my … that at the Council of War before the fight, it was against hi … en, and the reasons of most sober men there, the wind being su … se their lower tier of guns, which was a very sad thing for us to have the honour and weal of the nation ventured so foolishly. I lef …
… upon the finishing of my house, then by water to wait upon th … im my usual account of matters, and afterwards, upon Sir J. Mi … d find work for one of his clerks, which I did not deny, but however I will think of it, whether without prejudice to mine I … that the Court have of people's rising; wherein he do much dis … r against a company of poor wretches, dragging them up and dow … rather to take some of the greatest ringleaders of them, and punish them; whereas this do … He also took notice of the new Ministers of State, Sir H. Bennet and Sir Charles Ba … o take great notice of), all which he confessed. Afterwards he told me of poor Mr. Spong, that being with other p … aid up as suspected persons; and it seems Spong is so far thought g … e do take knowledge of my Lord Sandwich, and said that he was … and 9 more.
… ery pretty and able person, a man of very fine parts, and of infinite zeal to my Lord Sandwich; and … as wise and able a person as any prince in the world hath. He tel … here, at a hearing of a Committee of the Council. He says that if my Lord ca … and hath the doing of it and the honour himself, it will be a thing of more honour than ever any man had, and of as much advantage. Thence to Westminste … s coming, the House of Commons met; and upon information given them of a Bill intended to be brought in, as co … e Privy-counsellers of the House) that the laws against breakers of the Act of Uniformity should be put in execution: … come, as a proposer of new laws did in Athens, with ropes abou … nd there tells them of his league with Holland, and the necessity of a fleete, and his debts; and, therefore, want of money; and his desire that they would think of some way to bring in all his Protestant … r; meaning the Bill of Comprehension. The Commons coming to th … suspended, because of the King's speech, till the House was f and 11 more.
… me with the seeing of all things done in his absence as to th … glad; for my Lord's honour, and some profit to myself, I hope. By … eing the solemn day of choosing Master, and my Lord is chosen, … set, comes in some personsof condition, and so the children and I ro … nd they mighty fond of me. Then to the office, and there sat a … ow in its last work of painting and whiting.
… rs and all officers of the fleete. No discipline: nothing but … to the reproaching of this Board, or whoever it will be. He h … hat there is no man of counsel or advice in the fleete; and th … t it is not for any person but the Duke himself to have any comman … s and takes all the honourof it to himself, and tells me plainly he …
… tter from the Duana of Algier to the King, wherein they do dem … again the searching of our ships and taking out of strangers, and their goods; and that wh … ntrary to the words of the peace) as prizes, till they do hear … gnor's confirmation of the Peace from Constantinople by Captai … certainty to be had of these people. The King is resolved to s … is will by a fleete of ships; and it is thought best and speed … ome home, five sail of good ships, back again after cleaning, … n they see the evil of war with England, then for certain they … o the Grand Seignor of him, and cut his head off: this he is sure of, and knows as certain. Thence to Westmi … her I knew anything of my Lord's being out of favour with the King; and told me, that … and 56 more.
… pray God I hear not of the death of any great person, this wind is so high!" fearing that th … ng that he was, one of the worthyest men and best officers of State now in England; and so in my conscience he was: of the best temper, valour, abilities of mind, integrity, birth, fine person, and diligence of any one man he hath left behind him in … find the sober men of the Court troubled for him; and yet not … hereafter to judge of death, both as to the unavoidableness, … , and little effect of it upon the spirits of others, let a man be never so high, or … e matter being made of the death of one than another, and that even to die well, the praise of it is not considerable in the world, co … t nor make anything of it, nor perhaps to them (unless to one … ntleman, who is one of a thousand, there nobody speaking ill of him) that will speak ill of a man. Coming to St. James's, I hear th … e town at the doing of it, that they fear he will not live wit … poses to forbid any of their ships coming into the river. The Duke also told us of several Christian commanders (French) g … and 9 more.
… ng any but the Duke of Monmouth, and Sir W. Killigrew, and one … more. Great variety of talk, and was often led to speak to the … told me the design of Ford and Rider to oppose and do all the … t they are a couple of false persons, which I believe, and withal that he hi … wife, and saw some of her painting, which is very curious; an … erving their manner of discourse. And God forgive me! though I … , the less he finds of difference between them and other men, … ey are both princes of great nobleness and spirits. The barge … . Holder with a bag of gold to the Duke, and so they away and … he office. The Duke of Monmouth is the most skittish leaping g … and 8 more.
… where a great deal of discourse with him, and some good, amon … ry handsome passage of the King's sending him his message abou … olding out the town of Newarke, of which he was then governor for the King … being the 3d or 6th of May, he should hear of his being come to the Scotts, being assured by the King of France that in coming to them he should … th all the liberty, honour, and safety, that could be desired. And … t out Prince Rupert of his generallshipp, upon some miscarriag … Sir Richard Willis1 of his governorship of Newarke, at the entreaty of the gentry of the County, and put in my Lord Bellasse … the great officers of the King's army mutinyed, and come in t … to the market-place of the towne where the King was; which the … d cried to the head of the mutineers, which was Prince Rupert, and 4 more.
… and so to discourse of my Lord Treasurer, who is a little better than he was of the stone, having rested a little this … e did acquaint them of my knowledge of that disease, which I believe will be t … iving me an account of the meeting of the Commissioners for Accounts, whereof … he is one. How some of the gentlemen, Garraway, Littleton, and … to act, as Members of Parliament, which they could not do by … authority but that of Parliament, and therefore desired the K … er to be given them of administering and framing an oath, whic … y any power but Act of Parliament; and the whole Commission di … ecting the solution of the judges in this point. My Lord tells … sides, it is a kind of inquisition that hath seldom ever been … and 25 more.
… are a fresh draught of my vowes for the next yeare, I to churc … ainst the late Duke of Buckingham, in order to the fitting me … there being several of the Privy Council, and my Lord Chancell … ength upon a couch (of the goute I suppose); and there Sir W. … must have above 20 of them merchantmen. Towards which, he in … d but 12 or 14, and of them the five ships taken up by these m … hese 130 ships, and of them in service we have not above 16,00 … ips with his convoy of six ships to go, it not being enough to … owed how the medium of the men the King hath one year with ano … now having occasion of 30,000, the remaining 26,000 must be found out of the trade of the nation. He showed how the cloaths, … and 9 more.
… ts, for the stating of them, and also comes up my landlady, Mr … et Mr. Seymour, one of the Commissioners for Prizes, and a Par … scourse before such persons as we and my Lord Bruncker, and Sir Joh … been with the Duke of Albemarle. So there will be another dem … y child, a daughter of one Mrs. Tooker's, next door to my lodg … aughter and kinsman of Mrs. Pett's [L&M say "Mr. Pett" P.G … he most natural way of it, and keeps time the most perfectly I … ght is kept in lieu of yesterday, for my wedding day of ten years; for which God be praised! be … reme good condition of health and estate and honour, and a way of getting more money, though at this hour … the rather because of a Parliament now newly met to give mone … and 3 more.
… , that is one other of my Lord Bruncker's clerks; and I hope g … od use will be made of it. But then he began to fall foul upon the injustice of the Board, which when I heard I threate … hat it was ill said of him. I made not many words of it, but have let him see that I can say … I will without fear of him, and so we broke off, leaving the b … dine with the rest of the parish; where all the parish almost … ard and others; and of our house, J. Minnes, W. Batten, W. Pen … med that the report of our Embassadors being ill received in t … ece) as well as any of us. This did vex me, and I would have g … ir R. Ford did talk of Paul's School, which, they tell me, mus … hey do say that the honourof their company is concerned in the doing of it, and that it is a thing that they ar and 11 more.
… the true condition of this Committee for want of money, the want whereof was so great as … d towards the doing of it. At this Committee, unknown to me, comes my Lord of Sandwich, who, it seems, come to towne … eete and here, make of him, and that in some opposition to the … hey have made sport of the Prince and laughed at him: yet that all the discourse of the towne, and the printed relation, sh … t give him one word ofhonour my Lord thinks mighty strange; he assur … e van the beginning of the fight for the first pass, yet all the rest of the day my Lord was in the van, and con … ding all this noise of the Prince, he had hardly a shot in his … most battered ship of the fleet, and lost most men, saving Captain Smith of "The Mary." That the most the Duke did was almost out of gun-shot; but that, indeed, the Duke di … le fought with four of them. How poorly Sir John Lawson perfor … g all that was said of him; and how his ship turned out of the way, while Sir J. Lawson himself wa … and 12 more.
… orgot that the Duke of York and family were gone to White Hall … about the business of Mr. Bruncker for advising Cox and Harma … hey were in pursuit of the Dutch after the first great victory … mly, about business of Mr. Yeabsly, where I was delivered of a great fear that they would question some of the orders for payment of money which I had got them signed at the time of the plague, when I was here alone, but … ere many commanders of the fleete were, and Captain Cox, and M … e Surgeon; the last of whom hath been in the House, and declar … Cox, for the safety of the Duke of York's person, to shorten sail, that they might not be in the middle of the enemy in the morning alone; and Cox … g received the Duke of York's commands over night to keep with … (as they then were) of the enemy, Bruncker did go to Harman, a … are should be taken of not endangering the Duke of York; and, after much persuasion, Harma … and 18 more.
… go to rack for lack of money still. Thence to the Duke of York's lodgings, and did our usual busi … this morning spoke of Balty to Sir W. Coventry, and that the … , I did take notice of it also to [Sir] W. Coventry, who told … h the thing and the person in his head before to have done it, whi … nd and shelves full of money, and says that there is 50,000l. … s day in his office of people's money, who may demand it this … conceive the reason of it, that it will be impossible to make … out trouble or loss of time, have their satisfaction, which th … h trouble, and loss of half a day, and no certainty of having the offices open. By this he mea … on practise and use of merchants, and therein I do agree with … and 16 more.
… d by up to the Duke of York, and there presented our great let … the rest my report of the victualling, which is good, I think … in the bad success of the Navy, if money do not come soon to … ome and eat a slice of roast beef off the spit, and did, and t … hurch in the middle of the sermon. My Lady Pen there saluted m … t it a great matter ofhonour, and did, going out of the church, ask me whether we did not m … got by her keeping of company, so that she will not send for … a mind to discourse of some Navy businesses, but Sir Thomas Cl … going, talked much of the plain habit of the Spaniards; how the King and Lords t … es wear but a cloak of Colchester bayze, and the ladies mantles, in cold weather, of white flannell: and that the endeavours frequently of setting up the manufacture of making these stuffs there have only bee … and 17 more.
… drank, and eat some of the best cheese-cakes that ever I eat i … several fine ladies of the family, and a great many handsome faces and genteel persons more in the church, and did hear a most … ing upon, the signs of saving grace, where it is in a man, and … e is also the grace of prayer, which he did handle very finely … ies the former Lord of Salisbury, Cecil, buried in a noble tom … rough the fine walk of trees, and to the Vineyard, and there s … and indeed a place of great delight; which, together with our … rough the Park, was of as much pleasure as could be desired in … led my pockets full of filberts, and so with much pleasure. Am … with a printed book of the Life of O. Cromwell, to his honour as a soldier and politician, though as a rebell, the first of that kind that ever I saw, and it is we …
… ptain Allen. First, of our own loss of two ships, the Phoenix and Nonesuch, in the Bay of Gibraltar: then of his, and his seven ships with him, in the Bay of Cales, or thereabouts, fighting with th … another; and taking of three merchant-ships. Two of our ships were disabled, by the Dutch u … erke: The Dutch men-of-war did little service. Captain Allen d … within pistol-shot of his enemy. The Spaniards on shore at Ca … elation, if I live, of Captain Allen himself. In our loss of the two ships in the Bay of Gibraltar, it is observable how the wor … upon the misfortune of Captain Moone of the Nonesuch (who did lose, in the same … Satisfaction), as a person that hath ill-luck attending him; witho … hat all the masters of the fleete, old and young, were mistake … ther. Captain Seale of the Milford hath done his part very wel … nd drowned about 17 of her men. Thence to Jervas's, my mind, G … and 6 more.
… re he did hear part of the discourse at the Council table, and … s, that the spirits of the seamen were down, and the forces of our enemies are grown too great and man … already such a load of dejection upon them, that they will not … complain publickly of treachery, that things have been managed falsely by some of his great ministers." -- "Sir," says he … uiry into the truth of it, and, where you meet with it, punish … to do, and make use of your time for having a peace; for more … , I fear, to be had of the people, nor will a little do it to … t us into condition of doing our business." But Sir H. Cholmly … there was anything of that in it; for that would imply some w … rther that the Duke of Buckingham was before the Council the o … and 18 more.
… aring my resolution of being his friend still, we did then fal … s he hath got great honour by it, and I some by recommending him; … in to me his manner of casting the draught of water which a ship will draw before-han … tainty before-hand, of foretelling the draught of water of a ship before she be launched. I must c … e at the confidence of Castle who did undervalue the draught D … him, Castle asking of me upon the first sight of it whether he that laid it down had eve … the more doubtfull of him. He being gone, I to the office, wh … h business and many persons to speake with me. Late home and to bed …
… ls me many passages of her master's practices, and how she con … hath often told him of it, so that upon the whole I do find he … e was dressing, two personsof quality that were there did tell his Ro … would have got out of the balcone, but it was not open; the o … o all got clear out of the house. And no sooner so, but the ho … ss about the manner of buying hemp for this year, which troubl … suing my resolution of going handsome in clothes and looking h … nd with a look full of rancour that she would go buy a new one … hat she is full now of the disease which my brother is troubled with, and talks of it mightily, which I am sorry for, ther … t should be for her honour to forbear talking of it, the shame of this very thing I confess troubles me a … and 5 more.
… ce, whither several persons came to me about office business. About … e being great store of company, we had a fine dinner and good … mpany, many Doctors of Phisique, and we used with extraordinar … e King's health out of a gilt cup given by King Henry VIII. to … ery excellent piece of the King, done by Holbein, stands up in … , with the officers of the Company kneeling to him to receive … arborough took some of his friends, and I went along with them … t seems one Dillon, of a great family, was, after much endeavo … lter this Sessions (of his own preparing), not for honour only, but it seems, it being soft and s … top the circulation of the blood; and so stops all sense and m … and 5 more.
… Sir J. Minnes (most of the rest being at the Parliament-house) … called a Commission of Rebellion, and tells me that I am his p … t sit in the middle of the King's business. I told him how and … nd satisfy the fees of the Court, and would end the business. … e man and four more of his fellows came to know what I would d … went up to the top of Sir W. Batten's house, and out of one of their windows spoke to my wife out of one of ours; which methought, though I did it … e did draw upon one of them and he did complain that Grove had … we paying the fees of the commission, which comes to five mar … and pay the charges of these fellows, which are called the com … e I drank one glass of wine and discoursed of something about freight of a ship that may bring me a little money … and 8 more.
… My Lady did accept of it. Then to see Commissioner Pett's hou … rly to the Surveyor of the Navy. Then on board the Prince, now … ing the great doors of the church, which, they say, was covered with the skins of the Danes,1 and also had much mirth at … Mr. Alcock and many of the town came and entertained us with w … y too long, because of going to Hempson's, which afterwards we … at, for the illness of the musique and for the intentness of my mind upon Mrs. Rebecca Allen. After … ngs, to be desirous of my favours and would in all things show … had the opportunity of kissing Mrs. Rebecca very often. Among … . Which I took hold of and was merrily asking him what he woul … have it said for my honour that it was of my getting? He merrily answered that he … and 10 more.
Up by break of day at 5 o'clock, and down by water to Woolwich … hers, with the help of Commissioner Pett also) set out from Gr … our people are glad of. Here I staid and mustered the yard and … tores, and did some of my own business in hastening my work th … invitation, I alone of all our company of this office; where I found all the officers of the Customs, very grave fine gentlemen, … discourse, some was of Sir Jerom Bowes, Embassador from Queene … beth to the Emperor of Russia;1 who, because some of the noblemen there would go up the stai … demanded his sword of him before he entered the room. He told … to show his command of his subjects, did command one to leap f … s neck in the sight of our Embassador, he replied that his mis … and 7 more.