the diary of samuel pepys-第57章

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my　office；　blessed　be　God！　　I　am　come　to　a　good　degree　of　knowledge　therein；　and　am　acknowledged　so　by　all　the　world；　even　the　Duke　himself　to　whom　I　have　a　good　accesse：　　and　by　that；　and　by　my　being　Commissioner　for　Tangier；　he　takes　much　notice　of　me；　and　I　doubt　not　but；　by　the　continuance　of　the　same　endeavours；　I　shall　in　a　little　time　come　to　be　a　man　much　taken　notice　of　in　the　world；　specially　being　come　to　so　great　an　esteem　with　Mr。　Coventry。　　Publick　matters　stand　thus：　　The　King　is　bringing；　as　is　said；　his　family；　and　Navy；　and　all　other　his　charges；　to　a　less　expence。　　In　the　mean　time；　himself　following　his　pleasures　more　than　with　good　advice　he　would　do；　at　least；　to　be　seen　to　all　the　world　to　do　so。　　His　dalliance　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine　being　publick；　every　day；　to　his　great　reproach；　and　his　favouring　of　none　at　Court　so　much　as　those　that　are　the　confidants　of　his　pleasure；　as　Sir　H。　Bennet　and　Sir　Charles　Barkeley；　which；　good　God！　　put　it　into　his　heart　to　mend；　before　he　makes　himself　too　much　contemned　by　his　people　for　it！　　The　Duke　of　Monmouth　is　in　so　great　splendour　at　Court；　and　so　dandled　by　the　King；　that　some　doubt；　that；　if　the　King　should　have　no　child　by　the　Queene　（which　there　is　yet　no　appearance　of）；　whether　he　would　not　be　acknowledged　for　a　lawful　son；　and　that　there　will　be　a　difference　follow　between　the　Duke　of　York　and　him；　which　God　prevent！　　My　Lord　Chancellor　is　threatened　by　people　to　be　questioned；　the　next　sitting　of　the　Parliament；　by　some　spirits　that　do　not　love　to　see　him　so　great：　　but　certainly　he　is　a　good　servant　to　the　King。　　The　Queene…Mother　is　said　to　keep　too　great　a　Court　now；　and　her　being　married　to　my　Lord　St。　Alban's　is　commonly　talked　of；　and　that　they　had　a　daughter　between　them　in　France；　how　true；　God　knows。　　The　Bishops　are　high；　and　go　on　without　any　diffidence　in　pressing　uniformity；　and　the　Presbyters　seem　silent　in　it；　and　either　conform　or　lay　down；　though　without　doubt　they　expect　a　turn；　and　would　be　glad　these　endeavours　of　the　other　Fanatiques　would　take　effect；　there　having　been　a　plot　lately　found　for　which　four　have　been　publickly　tried　at　the　Old　Bayley　and　hanged。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　is　still　in　good　esteem；　and　now　keeping　his　Christmas　in　the　country；　and　I　in　good　esteem；　I　think；　as　any　man　can　be；　with　him。　　In　fine；　for　the　good　condition　of　myself；　wife；　family；　and　estate；　in　the　great　degree　that　it　is；　and　for　the　public　state　of　the　nation；　so　quiet　as　it　is；　the　Lord　God　be　praised！

1662…63；　JANUARY　1。　　Among　other　discourse；　Mrs。　Sarah　tells　us　how　the　King　sups　at　least　four　times　every　week　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　and　most　often　stays　till　the　morning　with　her；　and　goes　home　through　the　garden　all　alone　privately；　and　that　so　as　the　very　centrys　take　notice　of　it　and　speak　of　it。　　She　tells　me；　that　about　a　month　ago　she　quickened　at　my　Lord　Gerard's　＇Charles　Lord　Gerard　of　Brandon；　Gentleman　of　the　Bedchamber　to　Charles　II　and　Captain　of　his　Guards；　created　Earl　of　Macclesfield　1679；　and　died　about　1693。　　His　wife；　mentioned　afterwards；　was　a　French　lady；　whose　name　has　not　been　preserved。＇　　at　dinner；　and　cried　out　that　she　was　undone；　and　all　the　lords　and　men　were　fain　to　quit　the　room；　and　women　called　to　help　her。

5th。　　To　the　Duke；　who　himself　told　me　that　Sir　J。　Lawson　was　come　home　to　Portsmouth　from　the　Streights　with　great　renowne　among　all　men；　and；　I　perceive；　mightily　esteemed　at　Court　by　all。　　The　Duke　did　not　stay　long　in　his　chamber；　but　to　the　King's　chamber；　whither　by　and　by　the　Russia　Embassadors　come；　who；　it　seems；　have　a　custom　that　they　will　not　come　to　have　any　treaty　with　our　or　any　King's　Commissioners；　but　they　will　themselves　see　at　the　time　the　face　of　the　King　himself；　be　it　forty　days　one　after　another；　and　so　they　did　to…day　only　go　in　and　see　the　King；　and　so　out　again　to　the　Council…chamber。　　To　the　Duke's　closet；　where　Sir　G。　Carteret；　Sir　J。　Minnes；　Sir　W。　Batten；　Mr。　Coventry；　and　myself　attended　him　about　the　business　of　the　Navy；　and　after　much　discourse　and　pleasant　talk　he　went　away。　　To　the　Cockpitt；　where　we　saw　〃Claracilla；〃　＇A　Tragi…　comedy　by　Thomas　Killigrew。＇　　a　poor　play；　done　by　the　King's　house；　but　neither　the　King　nor　Queene　were　there；　but　only　the　Duke　and　Duchesse。　　Elborough　（my　old　school…fellow　at　Paul's）　do　tell　me；　and　so　do　others；　that　Dr。　Calamy　is　this　day　sent　to　Newgate　for　preaching；　Sunday　was　se'nnight　without　leave；　though　he　did　it　only　to　supply　the　place；　otherwise　the　people　must　have　gone　away　without　ever　a　sermon；　they　being　disappointed　of　a　minister：　　but　the　Bishop　of　London　will　not　take　that　as　an　excuse。　　Dined　at　home；　and　there　being　the　famous　new　play　acted　the　first　time　to…day；　which　is　called　〃The　Adventures　of　Five　Hours；〃　at　the　Duke's　house；　being；　they　say；　made　or　translated　by　Colonel　Tuke；　＇Sir　George　Tuke　of　Crossing　Temple　in　Essex；　Mr。　Evelyn's　cousin。　　The　play　was　taken　from　the　original　of　the　Spanish　poet　Calderon。＇　　I　did　long　to　see　it；　and　so　we　went；　and　though　early；　were　forced　to　sit；　almost　out　of　sight；　at　the　end　of　one　of　the　lower　formes；　so　full　was　the　house。　　And　the　play；　in　one　word；　is　the　best；　for　the　variety　and　the　most　excellent　continuance　of　the　plot　to　the　very　end；　that　ever　I　saw；　or　think　ever　shall。

12th。　　I　found　my　Lord　within；　and　he　and　I　went　out　through　the　garden　towards　the　Duke's　chamber；　to　sit　upon　the　Tangier　matters；　but　a　lady　called　to　my　Lord　out　of　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　lodgings；　telling　him　that　the　King　was　there　and　would　speak　with　him。　　My　Lord　could　not　tell　me　what　to　say　at　the　Committee　to　excuse　his　absence；　but　that　he　was　with　the　King；　nor　would　suffer　me　to　go　into　the　Privy　Garden；　（which　is　now　a　through…passage　and　common；）　but　bid　me　to　go　through　some　other　way；　which　I　did；　so　that　I　see　that　he　is　a　servant　of　the　King's　pleasures　too；　as　well　as　business。

19th。　　Singled　out　Mr。　Coventry　into　the　matted　gallery；　and　there　I　told　him　the　complaints　I　meet　every　day　about　our　Treasurer's　or　his　people's　paying　no　money；　but　at　the　goldsmith's　shops；　where　they　are　forced　to　pay　fifteen　or　twenty　sometimes　per　cent；　for　their　money；　which　is　a　most　horrid　shame；　and　that　which　must　not　be　suffered。　　Nor　is　it　likely　that　the　Treasurer　（at　least　his　people）　will　suffer　Maynell　the　Goldsmith　to　go　away　with　10；000l。　per　annum；　as　he　do　now　get；　by　making　people　pay　after　this　manner　for　their　money。

To　my　Lord　Chancellor's；　where　the　King　was　to　meet　my　Lord　Treasurer　and　many　great　men；　to　settle　the　revenue　of　Tangier。　I　staid　talking　awhile　there；　but　the　King　not　coming　I　walked　to　my　brother's。　　This　day　by　Dr。　Clarke　I　was　told　the　occasion　of　my　Lord　Chesterfield's　going　and　taking　his　lady　（my　Lord　Ormond's　daughter）　from　Court。　　It　seems　he　not　only　hath　been　long　jealous　of　the　Duke　of　York；　but　did　find　them　two　talking　together；　though　there　were　others　in　the　room；　and　the　lady　by　all　opinions　a　most　good；　virtuous　woman。　　He　the　next　day　（of　which　the　Duke　was　warned　by　somebody　that　saw　the　passion　my　Lord　Chesterfield　was　in　the　night　before；）　went　and　told　the　Duke　how　much　he　did　apprehend　himself　wronged；　in　his　picking　out　his　lady　of　the　whole　Court　to　be　the　subject　of　his　dishonor；　which　the　Duke　did　answer　with　great　calmnesse；　not　seeming　to　understand　the　reason　of　complaint；　and　that　was　all　that　passed：　　but　my　Lord　did　presently　pack　his　lady　into　the　country　in　Derbyshire；　near　the　Peake；　which　is　become　a　proverb　at　Court；　to　send　a　man's　wife　to　the　Peake　when　she　vexes　him。

23rd。　　Mr。　Grant　and　I　to　a　coffee…house；　where　Sir　J。　Cutler　was；　＇Citizen　and　Grocer；　stigmatized　by　Pope　for　his　avarice。＇　and　he　did　fully　make　out　that　the　trade　of　England　is　as　great　as　ever　it　was；　only　in　more　hands；　and　that　of　all　trades　there　is　a　greater　number　than　ever　there　was；　by　reason　of　men's　taking　more　'prentices。　　His　discourse　was　well　worth　hearing。　　I　bought　〃Audley's　Way　to　be　Rich；〃　a　serious　pamphlett；　and　some　good　things　worth　my　minding。

25th。　　I　understand　the　King　of　France　is　upon　consulting　his　divines　upon　the　old　question；　what　the　power　of　the　Pope　is？　and　do　intend　to　make　war　against　him；　unless　he　d