<P_8,320>

And it is pretty that G Holmes did tell his fellows , and these boys
swore it , that he did set fire to a box of linen in the Sheriffs ,
$Sir $Joseph Shelden's , house while he was attending the fire in
Aldersgate-street , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.2)

and the Sheriffe himself $said that there was a fire in his house , in
a box of linen , at the same time , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.3)

but $can $not {TEXT:cannot} conceive how this fellow should do it .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.4)

The boys did swear against one of them , that he had made it his part
to pull out the plug out of the engine while it was a-playing ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.5)

and it really was so . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.6)

And goods they did carry away , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.7)

and the manner of the setting the house on fire was that Holmes did get
to a Cockepitt <paren> where it seems there was a public cockpit
</paren> and set fire to the straw in it , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.8)

and hath a fire-ball at the end of the straw which did take fire ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.9)

and so it prevailed (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.10)

and burned the house ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.11)

and among other things they carried away , he took six of the cocks
that were at the cockpit , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.12)

and afterward the boys told us how they had one dressed ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.13)

by the same token , it was so hard they could not eat it .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.14)

But that which was most remarkable was the impudence of this Holmes ,
who hath been arraigned often and got still away ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.15)

and on this business was taken , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.16)

and broke loose just at Newgate gate (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.17)

and was last night luckily taken about Bow ; who got loose and run into
the River and hid himself in the Rushes , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.18)

and they pursued him with a dog , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.19)

and the dog got him (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.20)

and held him till he was taken ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,320.21)

but the impudence of this fellow was such , that he denied he ever saw
the boys before , or ever knew the Russia-house , or <P_8,321> that the
people knew him ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.22)

and by and by the mistress of the Russia-house was called in , being
indicted at the same time about another thing , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.23)

and she denied that the fellow was of her acquaintance ; when it was
pretty to see how the little boys did presently fall upon her , and ask
her how she durst say so , when she was always with them when they met
at her house , and perticularly when she came in in her smock before a
dozen of them - at which the court laughed and put the woman away .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.24)

Well , this fellow Holmes was found guilty of the act of burning the
house , and other things that he stood indicted for ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.25)

and then there were other good cases , as of a woman that came to serve
a gentlewoman , and in three days run away , betimes in the morning ,
with a great deal of plate and rings and other good things .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.26)

It was time very well spent to be here . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.27)

Here I saw how favourable the judge $was to a young gentleman that
struck one of the officers for not making him room ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.28)

told him he had endangered the loss of his hand , but that he hoped he
had not struck him , and would suppose that he had not struck him .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.29)

About $noon the court rose , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.30)

and I to dinner with my Lord Mayor and Sheriffs - where a good dinner
and good discourse , the Judge being there . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.31)

There was also tried this morning Fielding <paren> which I thought had
been Bazill , but it proved the other , and Bazill was killed </paren>
that killed his brother ; who was found guilty of murther ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.32)

and nobody pitied him . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.33)

The Judge seems to be a worthy man and able , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.34)

and doth entend of these rogues that burned this house , to be hung in
some conspicuous place in the town , for an example .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.35)

After dinner to the court again , where I hear some more causes , but
with so much trouble because of the hot weather , that I had no
pleasure in it . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.36)

Anon the court rose (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,321.37)

and I walked to Fleetstreete for my <P_8,322> belt at the Beltmakers ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.38)

and so home and to the office , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.39)

wrote some letters , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.40)

and then home to supper and to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.41)

5 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.42)

Up (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.43)

and to the office , where Sir W. Batten , W. Penn , T. Harvy and I met
upon Mr. Gawden's accounts , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.44)

and was at it all the morning . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.45)

This morning Sir G. Carteret did come to us (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.46)

and walked in the garden ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.47)

it was to talk with me about something of my Lord Sandwiches ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.48)

but here he told us that the great Seale is passed to my Lord Anglesy
for Treasurer of the Navy , so that now he doth no more belong to us -
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.49)

and I confess , for his sake I am glad of it - (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.50)

and do believe the other will have little content in it .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.51)

At noon I home to dinner with my wife ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.52)

and after dinner to sing , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.53)

and then to the office a little and Sir W. Batten's , where I am vexed
to hear that Nan Wright , now Mrs. Marckham , Sir W. Penn's maid and
whore , is come to sit in our pew at church , and did so while my Lady
Batten was there - (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.54)

I confess I am very much vexed at it and ashamed .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.55)

By and by out with W. Penn to White-hall , where I stayed not ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.56)

but to the New Exchange to buy gloves and other little errands ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.57)

and so home and to my office , busy till night ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.58)

and then walked in the garden with my wife , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.59)

and then to supper and to sing , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.60)

and so to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.61)

No news , but that the Dutch are gone clear from Harwich Northward and
have given out they are going to Yarmouth . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.62)

6 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.63)

Up (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.64)

and to the office , where some of us sat busy all the morning .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.65)

At noon home to dinner , whither Creed came to dine with us and brings
the first word I hear of the news of a peace , the King having letters
come to him this noon , signifying that it is concluded on and that Mr.
Coventry is upon his way , coming over for the King's ratification .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,322.66)

The news was so good and sudden , that I went with great joy to W.
Batten and then to <P_8,323> W. Penn to tell it them ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.67)

and so home to dinner , mighty merry and light at my heart only on this
ground , that a continuing of the war must undo us , and so , though
peace may do the like , if we do not make good use of it to reform
ourselfs and get up money , yet there is an opportunity for us to save
ourselfs - (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.68)

at least , for my own perticular , we shall continue well till I can
get my money into my hands , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.69)

and then I will shift for myself . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.70)

After dinner away , leaving Creed there , by coach to Westminster ,
where to the Swan and drank ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.71)

and then to the Hall (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.72)

and there talked a little , with great joy of the peace ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.73)

and then to Mrs. Martins , where I met with the good news que esta no
es con child $she $having $de $estos $upon $her - the fear of which ,
which she did give me the other day , had troubled me much .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.74)

My joy in this made me send for wine , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.75)

and thither came her sister (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.76)

and Mrs. Cragg and I stayed a good while there . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.77)

But here happened the best instance of a woman's falseness in the world
; that her sister Doll , who went for a bottle of wine , did come home
all blubbering and swearing against one Captain Vandena , a Dutchman of
the Rhenish wine-house , that pulled her into a stable by the Dog
tavern and there did tumble her and toss her ; calling him all the
rogues and toads in the world , when she knows that ella hath suffered
me $to $do $anything $with $her a hundred times .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.78)

Thence with joyful heart to White-hall to ask Mr. Williamson the news ;
who told me that Mr. Coventry is coming over with a project of a peace
; which , if the States agree to and our King , when their ministers on
both sides have showed it them , we shall agree ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.79)

and that is all ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.80)

but the King I hear doth give it out plain that the peace is concluded
. (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.81)

Thence by coach home (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.82)

and there wrote a few letters ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.83)

and then to consult with my wife about going to Epsum tomorrow ,
sometimes designing to go and then again not ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.84)

and at last it grew late (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.85)

and I bethought myself of business to imploy me at home tomorrow ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.86)

and so I did not go . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.87)

This afternoon I met with Mr. Rolt , who tells me that he is going
Cornett under Collonell Ingoldsby , being his old acquaintance ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.88)

and Ingoldsby hath a troop now from under the King ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,323.89)

and I <P_8,324> think it is a handsome way for him .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.90)

But it was an ominous thing $me $thought {TEXT:methought} , just as he
was bidding me his last Adieu , his nose fell a-bleeding , which run in
my mind a pretty while after . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.91)

This afternoon Sir Alex. Frazier , who was of counsel for Sir Jo.
Minnes and had given him over for a dead man , said to me at White-hall
: " What , " says he , " Sir Jo. Minnes is dead . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.92)

I told him no , but that there is hopes of his life .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.93)

$Me $thought {TEXT:Methought} he looked very sillily after it ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.94)

and went his way . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.95)

Late home to supper , a little troubled at my not going to Epsum
tomorrow as I had resolved , especially having the Duke of York and W.
Coventry out of town ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.96)

but it was my own fault , and at last my judgment to stay ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.97)

and so after supper , to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.98)

<paren> This day , with great satisfaction I hear that my Lady Jemimah
is brought to bed at Hinchingbrooke of a boy . </paren>
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.99)

7 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.100)

<font>

Lords day . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.102)

</font>

Up ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.104)

and to my chamber , there to settle some papers ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.105)

and thither comes Mr. Moore to me (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.106)

and talked till church-time of the news of the times about the peace ,
and the bad consequences of it if it be not improved to good purpose of
fitting ourselfs for another war . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.107)

He tells me he hears that the discontented Parliament-men are fearful
that the next sitting the King will put for a general Excize , by which
to raise him money , and then to fling off the Parliament , and raise a
land-army and keep them all down like slaves ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.108)

and it is gotten among them that Bab. May , the Privy-purse , hath been
heard to say that <font> l </font> a year is enough for any country
gentleman ; which makes them mad , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.109)

and they do talk of 6 or gone into the privy-purse this war , when in
King James's time it arose but to <font> l </font> and in King
Charles's but <font> l </font> in a year . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,324.110)

He tells me that a goldsmith in town told him , that being with some
plate with my Lady Castlemaine lately , she directed her woman <paren>
the great <P_8,325> beauty </paren> , " Willson , " says she , " make a
note for this and for that to the Privy-purse for money . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.111)

He tells me a little more of the basenesse of the courses taken at
Court in the case of Mr. Moyer , who is at liberty and is to give
<font> l </font> for his liberty ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.112)

but now the great ones are $divided who shall have the money , the Duke
of Albemarle on one hand , and another Lord on the other ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.113)

and that it is fain to be decided by having the person's name put into
the King's warrant for his liberty , at whose intercession the King
shall own that he is set at liberty ; which is a most lamentable thing
, that we do professedly own that we do these things , not for right
and justice sake , but only to gratify this or that person about the
$King . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.114)

God forgive us all . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.115)

Busy till noon (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.116)

and then home to dinner (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.117)

and Mr. Moore come (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.118)

and dined with us , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.119)

and much more discourse at and after dinner of the same kind ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.120)

and then he gone , I to my office , busy till the evening ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.121)

and then with my wife and Jane over to Half-way house ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.122)

a very good walk , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.123)

and there drank ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.124)

and in the cool of the evening back again , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.125)

and sang with pleasure upon the water (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.126)

and were mightily pleased in hearing a boat full of spaniards sing ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.127)

and so home to supper and to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.128)

Jane of late mighty fine , by reason of a laced whiske her mistress
hath given her , which makes her a very gracefull servant .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.129)

But above all , my wife and I were the most surprized in the beauty of
a plain girle which we met in the little lane going from
Redriffe-stairs into the fields , one of the prettiest faces that we
think we ever saw in our lives . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.130)

8 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.131)

Up (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.132)

and to my chamber ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.133)

and by and by comes Greeting , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.134)

and to my flagelette with him with a pretty deal of pleasure ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.135)

and then to the office , where W. Batten , W. Penn and I met about
putting men to work for the weighing of the ships in the River sunk .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.136)

Then home again (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.137)

and there heard Mr. Caesar play some very good things on the lute ,
together with myself on the viall and Greeting on the viallin .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,325.138)

Then with my wife abroad by <P_8,326> coach , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.139)

she to her tailor's , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.140)

I to Westminster to Burges about my Tanger business ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.141)

and thence to White-hall , where I spoke with Sir John Nicholas , who
tells me that Mr. Coventry is come from Bredah as was expected ; but
contrary to expectation , brings with him two or three Articles which
do not please the King - as , to retrench the Act of Navigation , and
then to ascertaine what are contraband goods . And then , that those
exiled persons who are or shall take refuge in their country may be
secure from any further prosecution . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.142)

Whether these will be enough to break the peace upon or no , he $can
$not {TEXT:cannot} tell ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.143)

but I perceive the certainty of peace is blown over .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.144)

So called on my wife (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.145)

and met Creed by the way , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.146)

and they two and I to Charing-cross , there to see the great Boy and
Girle that are lately come out of Ireland ; the latter , eight
{COM:years_old} , the former but four years old ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.147)

of most prodigious bigness for their age . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.148)

I tried to weigh them in my arms , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.149)

and find them twice as heavy as people almost twice their age ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.150)

and yet I am apt to believe they are very young - their father a little
sorry fellow , and their mother an old Irish woman .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.151)

They have had four children of this bigness and four of ordinary growth
, whereof two of each are dead . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.152)

If <paren> as my Lord Ormond certifies </paren> it be true that they
are no older , it is very monstrous . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.153)

So home (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.154)

and to dinner with my wife , and to pipe . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.155)

And then I to the office , where busy all the afternoon till the
evening ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.156)

and then with my wife by coach abroad to Bow and Stratford , it being
so dusty weather , that there was little pleasure in it ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.157)

and so home and to walk in the garden , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.158)

and thither comes Pelling to us to talk ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.159)

and so in (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.160)

and to supper , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.161)

and then to bed - all the world being , as I hear , very much damped
that their hopes of peace is become uncertain again .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,326.162)

<P_8,327>

9 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.164)

Up pretty betimes (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.165)

and to the office , where busy till office time ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.166)

and then we sat , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.167)

but nothing to do but receive clamours about money .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.168)

This day my Lord Anglesy , our new Treasurer , came the first time to
the Board , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.169)

and there sat with us till noon ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.170)

and I do perceive he is a very notable man and understanding , and will
do things regular and understand them himself , not trust Fenn as Sir
G. Carteret did , and will solicit soundly for money ; which I do fear
was Sir G. Carteret's fault , that he did not do that enough ,
considering the age we live in , that nothing will do but by
solicitation - though never so good for the King or Kingdom ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.171)

and a bad business well solicited shall for peace sake speed , when a
good one shall not . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.172)

But I do confess I do think it a very bold act of him to take upon him
the place of Treasurer of the Navy at this time ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.173)

but when I consider that a regular accountant never ought to fear
anything , nor have reason , I then do cease to wonder .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.174)

At noon home to dinner and to play on the flagelette with my wife ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.175)

and then to the office , where very busy , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.176)

close at my office till late at night ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.177)

at night walked and sang with my wife in the garden ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.178)

and so home to supper and to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.179)

This evening news comes for certain that the Dutch are with their fleet
before Dover , and that it is expected they will attempt something
there . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.180)

The business of the peace is quite dashed again , so as now it is
doubtful whether the King will condescend to what the Dutch demand , it
being so near the Parliament , it being a thing that will , it may be ,
recommend him to them when they shall find that the not having of a
peace lies on his side , by denying some of their demands .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.181)

This morning Captain Clerke <paren> Robin Clerke </paren> was at the
table , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.182)

now commands the <font> Monmouth </font> (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,327.183)

and did when the enemy passed the Chain at Chatham the other day , who
said publicly at the table that he did admire at the order when it was
brought him , for sinking of the <font> Monmouth </font> <paren> to the
endangering of the ship and spoiling of all her provisions </paren>
when her number of men were upon her , that he could have carried her
up the River whither he <P_8,328> pleased and have been a guard to the
rest , and could have sunk her at any time . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.184)

He did carry some barrels of powder out of the ship , to save it ,
after the order came for the sinking her . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.185)

He knew no reason at all , he declares , that could lead them to order
the sinking her , nor the rest of the great ships that were sunk ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.186)

but above all , admires they would burn them on shore and sink them
there , when it had been better to have sunk them long way in the
middle of the River , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.187)

for then they could not have burned them so low as now they did .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.188)

. (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.189)

Up , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.190)

and to the office betimes ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.191)

and there all the morning very busy , causing papers to be entered and
sorted , to put the office in order against the Parliament .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.192)

At noon home to dinner (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.193)

and then to the office again , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.194)

close all the afternoon , $upon the same occasion , with great pleasure
till late ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.195)

and then with my wife and Mercer in the garden (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.196)

and sung ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.197)

and then home (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.198)

and sung , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.199)

and to supper with great content , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.200)

and so to bed . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.201)

The Duke of York is come back last night from Harwich ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.202)

but $what news he brings I know not - nor hear anything today from
Dover whether the enemy have made any attempt there , as was expected .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.203)

This day our girle Mary , whom Payne helped us to , to be under his
daughter when that she came to be our cookmaid , did go away ,
declaring that she must be where she might earn something one day , and
spend it and play away the next - (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.204)

but a good civil wench , and one neither wife {COM:sic} nor I did ever
give angry word to ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.205)

but she hath this silly vanity that she must play .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.206)

11 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.207)

Up betimes (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.208)

and to my office , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.209)

and there busy till the office <paren> which was only Sir T. Harvy and
myself </paren> met ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.210)

and did little business (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.211)

and then broke up . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.212)

He tells me that the Council last night did sit close , to determine of
the King's answer about the peace ; and that though he doth not
certainly know , yet by all discourse yesterday , he doth believe it is
peace ; and that the King had said it should be peace and had bidden
Alderman Backewell to declare upon the Change . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.213)

It is high time for us to have peace , that the King and Council may
get up their credits and have time to do it , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,328.214)

for that endeed {COM:sic} is the bottom of all our <P_8,329> misery ,
that nobody hath any so good opinion of the King and his Council and
their advice , as to lend money , or venture their persons or estates
or pains upon people that they know $can $not {TEXT:cannot} thrive with
all that we can do , but either-6 by their corruption or negligence
must be undone . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.215)

This endeed {COM:sic} is the very bottom of every man's thought , and
the certain ground that we must be ruined , unless the King change his
course , or the Parliament come and alter it . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.216)

At noon dined alone with my wife . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.217)

All the afternoon close at the office , very hard at gathering papers
and putting things in order against the Parliament ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.218)

and at night home with my wife to supper , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.219)

and then to bed , in hopes to have all things in my office in good
condition in a little time for anybody to examine , which I am sure
none else will . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.220)

12 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.221)

Up betimes (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.222)

and to my chamber , there doing business ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.223)

and by and by comes Greeting , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.224)

and begun a new month with him , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.225)

and now to learn to set anything from the notes upon the flagelette ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.226)

but Lord , to see how like a fool he goes about to give me direction
would make a man mad . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.227)

I out , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.228)

and by coach to White-hall and to the Treasury-chamber , where did a
little business ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.229)

and thence to the Exchequer to Burges about Tanger business ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.230)

and so back again , stepping into the Hall a little ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.231)

and then homeward by coach (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.232)

and met at White-hall with Sir H. Cholmly ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.233)

and so into his coach , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.234)

and he with me to the Excise Office , there to do a little business
also - in the way , he telling me that undoubtedly the peace is
concluded , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.235)

for he did stand yesterday where he did hear part of the discourse at
the Council-table , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.236)

and there did hear the King argue for it ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.237)

among other things , that the spirits of the seamen were down , and the
forces of our enemies are grown too great and many for us , and he
would not have his subjects overpressed , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,329.238)

for he knew an Englishman would do as much as any man upon hopeful
terms , <P_8,330> but where he sees he is overpressed , he despairs as
soon as any other ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.239)

and besides that , they have already such a load of dejection already
upon them , that they will not be in temper a good while again .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.240)

He heard my Lord Chancellor say to the King , " Sir , " says he , " the
whole world doth complain publicly of treachery , that things have been
managed falsely by some of his {COM:sic} great ministers ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.241)

Sir , " says he , " I am for your Majesty's falling into a speedy
enquiry into the truth of it , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.242)

and where you meet with it , punish it - (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.243)

but at the same time , consider what you have to do ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.244)

and make use of your time for having a peace ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.245)

for more money will not be given without much trouble ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.246)

nor is it I fear to be had of the people , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.247)

nor will a little do it , to put us into condition of doing our
business . " (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.248)

But the other day Sir H. Cholmly tells me , he did say the other day at
his table - " Treachery ? " says he , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.249)

" I could wish we could prove there was anything of that in it ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.250)

for that would imply some wit and thoughtfulness ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.251)

but we are ruined merely by folly and neglect . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.252)

And so Sir H. Cholmly tells me they did all argue for peace ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.253)

and so he doth believe that the King hath agreed to the three points
Mr. Coventry brought over , which I have mentioned before , and is gone
with them back . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.254)

He tells me further , that the Duke of Buckingham was before the
Council the other day , and there did carry it very submissively and
pleasingly to the King ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.255)

but to my Lord Arlington , who doth prosecute the business , he was
most bitter and sharp , and very slighting . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.256)

As to the letter about his imploying a man to cast the King's nativity
, says he to the King , " Sir , " says he , this is none of my hand ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.257)

and I refer it to your Majesty whether you do not know this hand . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.258)

The King answered that it was endeed none of his , and that he knew
whose it was , but could not recall it presently -
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,330.259)

" Why , " says he , " it is my sister of Richmonds , some frolic or
other of hers of some <P_8,331> certain person ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.260)

and there is nothing of the King's name in it , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.261)

but it is only said to be his by supposition , as is said . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.262)

The King , it seems , seemed not very displeased with what the Duke had
said ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.263)

but however , he is still in the Tower , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.264)

and no discourse of his being out in haste - though my Lady Castlemayne
hath so far solicited for him , that the King and she are quite fallen
out ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.265)

he comes not to her (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.266)

nor hath for some three or four days , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.267)

and parted with very foul words , the King calling her a whore , and a
jade that meddled with things she had nothing to do withal . And she
calling him fool ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.268)

and told him , if he was not a fool , he would not suffer his
businesses to be carried by fellows that did not understand them , and
cause his best subjects , and those best able to serve him , to be
imprisoned , meaning the Duke of Buckingham ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.269)

and it seems she was not-1 only-2 for his liberty , but to be restored
to all his places ; which it is thought he will never be .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.270)

While we were at the Excise office talking with Mr. Ball , it was
computed that the Parliament had given the King , for this war only ,
besides all prizes and besides the <font> l </font> which he was to
spend of his own revenue to guard the sea , above five millions and odd
l's {COM:l_in_italics} ; which is a most prodigious sum .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,331.271)

Sir H. Cholmly , as a true English gentleman , doth decry the King's
expenses of his privy-purse ; which in King James's time did not rise
to above <font> l </font> a year and in King Charles's to <font> l
</font> , do now cost us above <font> l </font> - besides the great
charge of the Monarchy ; as , the Duke of York <font> l </font> of it ,
and other limbs of the Royall <P_8,332> family , and the guards , which
for his part , says he , " I would have all disbanded ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.272)

for the King is not the better by them (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.273)

and would be as safe without them , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.274)

for we have had no rebellions to make him fear anything . "
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.275)

But contrarily , he is now raising of a land-army , which this
Parliament and Kingdom will never bear ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.276)

besides , the commanders they put over them are such as will never be
able to raise or command them . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.277)

But the design is , and the Duke of York he says is hot for it , to
have a land army , and so to make the government like that of France ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.278)

but our princes have not brains , or at least care and forecast enough
, to do that . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.279)

It is strange how he and everybody doth nowadays reflect upon Oliver
and commend him , so brave things he did and made all the neighbour
princes fear him ; while here a prince , come in with all the love and
prayers and good liking of his people , and have given greater signs of
loyallty and willingness to serve him with their estates then ever was
done by any people , hath lost all so soon , that it is a miracle what
way a man could devise to lose so much in so little time .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,332.280)

Thence he set me down at my Lord <P_8,333> Crew's
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.281)

and away , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.282)

and I up to my Lord , where Sir Tho. Crew was ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.283)

and by and by comes Mr. Caesar , who teaches my Lady's page upon the
Lute , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.284)

and here Mr. Caesar did play some very fine things endeed , to my great
liking . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.285)

Here was my Lord Hinchingbrooke also , newly come from Hinchingbrooke ,
where all well ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.286)

but $me $thinks {TEXT:methinks} , I knowing in what case he stands for
money , by his demands to me and the report Mr. Moore gives of the
management of the family , makes me , God forgive me , to contemn him ,
though I do really honour and pity them ; though they deserve it not ,
that have so good an estate and will live beyond it .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.287)

To dinner , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.288)

and very good discourse with my Lord ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.289)

and after dinner , Sir Tho. Crew and I alone , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.290)

and he tells me how I am mightily in esteem with the Parliament , there
being harangues made in the House to the Speaker of Mr. Pepys's
readiness and civility to show them everything ; which I am at this
time very glad of . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.291)

He tells me the news of the King and my Lady Castlemaine which I have
wrote already this day - and the design of the Parliament to look into
things very well before they give any more money ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.292)

and I pray God they may . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.293)

Thence after dinner to St. James's , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.294)

but missed Sir W. Coventry ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.295)

and so home (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.296)

and there find my wife in a dogged humour for my not dining at home ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.297)

and I did give her a pull by the nose and some ill words , which she
provoked me to by something she spoke , that we fell extraordinarily
out ; insomuch , that I going to the office to avoid further anger ,
she fallowed me in a devilish manner thither , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.298)

and with much ado I got her into the garden out of hearing , to prevent
shame ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.299)

and so home , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.300)

and by degrees I found it necessary to calme her ,
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.301)

and did ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.302)

and then to the office , where pretty late , and then to walk with her
in the garden , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.303)

and so to supper (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.304)

and pretty good friends ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.305)

and so to bed - with my mind very quiet . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.306)

13 . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.307)

Up pretty betimes , it being mighty hot weather and I lying this night
<paren> which I have not done I believe since a boy ; I am sure not
since before I had the stone before </paren> with only a rugg and a
sheet upon me . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.308)

To my chamber , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.309)

and my wife up to do something (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.310)

and by chance we fell out again ; (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,333.311)

but I to the <P_8,334> office , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.312)

and there we did at the board much business , though the most was the
dividing of <font> l </font> <paren> which the Lords-Comissioners have
with great difficulty found upon our letter to them this week that
would have required <font> l </font> </paren> among a great many
occasions . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.313)

After rising , my Lord Anglesy , this being the second time of his
being with us , did take me aside (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.314)

and asked me where I lived , because he would be glad to have some
discourse with me . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.315)

This I liked well enough , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.316)

and told him I would wait upon him , which I will do ;
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.317)

and so all broke up , (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.318)

and I home to dinner , where Mr. Pierce dined with us ; who tells us
what troubles me , that my Lord Buckhurst hath got Nell away from the
King's House , lies with her , and gives her <font> l </font> a year ,
so as she hath sent her parts to the House and will act no more .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.319)

And yesterday Sir Tho. Crew told me that Lacy lies a-dying of the pox ,
and yet hath his whore by him ; whom he will have to look on , he says
, though he can do no more ; nor would receive any ghostly advice from
a Bishop , an old acquaintance of his that went to see him .
(PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.320)

He says there is a strangeness between the King and my Lady Castlemayne
, as I was told yesterday . (PEPYS-E3-P2,8,334.321)

