the diary of samuel pepys- 第87部分

3rd。　　To　a　play　at　the　Duke's；　of　my　Lord　Orrery's；　called　〃Mustapha；〃　＇There　was　another　tragedy　of　this　name；　by　Fulk；　Lord　Brook。＇　　which　being　not　good；　made　Beterton's　part　and　Ianthe's　but　ordinary　too。　　All　the　pleasure　of　the　play　was；　the　King　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine　were　there；　and　pretty　witty　Nell；　＇Nel　Gwynne。＇　　at　the　King's　house；　and　the　younger　Marshall　sat　next　us；　which　pleased　me　mightily。

6th。　　Great　talk　of　a　new　Comet；　and　it　is　certain　do　appear　as　bright　as　the　late　one　at　the　best；　but　I　have　not　seen　it　myself。

7th。　　Sir　Philip　Warwick　did　show　me　nakedly　the　King's　condition　for　money　for　the　Navy；　and　he　do　assure　me；　unless　the　King　can　get　some　noblemen　or　rich　money…gentlemen　to　lend　him　money；　or　to　get　the　City　to　do　it；　it　is　impossible　to　find　money：　　we　having　already；　as　he　says；　spent　one　year's　share　of　the　three…　years　tax；　which　comes　to　2；500；000l。

10th。　　My　Lord　Brouncker　took　me　and　Sir　Thomas　Harvy　in　his　coach　to　the　Park；　which　is　very　troublesome　with　the　dust；　and　ne'er　a　great　beauty　there　to　day　but　Mrs。　Middleton。

12th。　　Sir　G。　Carteret；　my　Lord　Brouncker；　Sir　Thomas　Harvy；　and　myself；　down　to　my　Lord　Treasurer's　chamber　to　him　and　the　Chancellor；　and　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　and　there　I　did　give　them　a　large　account　of　the　charge　of　the　Navy；　and　want　of　money。　But　strange　to　see　how　they　hold　up　their　hands；　crying；　〃　What　shall　we　do？〃　　says　my　Lord　Treasurer；　〃Why　what　means　all　this；　Mr。　Pepys？　　This　is　true；　you　say；　but　what　would　you　have　me　to　do。　　I　have　given　all　I　can　for　my　life？　　Why　will　not　people　lend　their　money？　　Why　will　they　not　trust　the　King　as　well　as　Oliver？　　Why　do　our　prizes　come　to　nothing；　that　yielded　so　much　heretofore？〃　　And　this　was　all　we　could　get；　and　went　away　without　other　answer。

16th；　Captain　Taylor　can；　as　he　says；　show　the　very　originall　Charter　to　Worcester；　of　King　Edgar's；　wherein　he　stiles　himself；　Rex　Marium　Britanniae；　&c。；　which　is　the　great　text　that　Mr。　Selden　and　others　do　quote；　but　imperfectly　and　upon　trust。　　But　he　hath　the　very　originall；　which　he　says　he　will　show　me。

17th。　　To　the　Duke　of　Albemarle's；　where　he　showed　me　Mr。　Coventry's　letters；　how　three　Dutch　privateers　are　taken；　in　one　whereof　Everson's　son　is　captaine。　　But　they　have　killed　poor　Captaine　Golding　in　The　Diamond。　　Two　of　them；　one　of　32　and　the　other　of　20　odd　guns；　did　stand　stoutly　up　against　her；　which　hath　46；　and　the　Yarmouth　that　hath　52　guns；　and　as　many　more　men　as　they。　　So　that　they　did　more　than　we　could　expect；　not　yielding　till　many　of　their　men　were　killed。　　And　Everson；　when　he　was　brought　before　the　Duke　of　York；　and　was　observed　to　be　shot　through　the　hat；　answered；　that　he　wished　it　had　gone　through　his　head；　rather　than　been　taken。　　One　thing　more　is　written；　that　two　of　our　ships　the　other　day　appearing　upon　the　coast　of　Holland；　they　presently　fired　their　beacons　round　the　country　to　give　them　notice。　　And　news　is　brought　the　King；　that　the　Dutch　Smyrna　fleet　is　seen　upon　the　back　of　Scotland；　and　thereupon　the　King　hath　wrote　to　the　Duke；　that　he　do　appoint　a　fleet　to　go　to　the　Northward　to　try　to　meet　them　coming　home　round：　　which　God　send！　　Thence　to　White　Hall；　where　the　King　seeing　me；　did　come　to　me；　and　calling　me　by　name；　did　discourse　with　me　about　the　ships　in　the　River：　　and　this　is　the　first　time　that　ever　I　knew　the　King　did　know　me　personally；　so　that　hereafter　I　must　not　go　thither；　but　with　expectation　to　be　questioned；　and　to　be　ready　to　give　good　answers。

19th。　　Up　by　five　o'clock；　and　by　water　to　White　Hall；　and　there　took　coach；　and　with　Mr。　Moore　to　Chelsy；　where；　after　all　my　fears　what　doubts　and　difficulties　my　Lord　Privy　Seale　＇John　Lord　Roberts。＇　　would　make　at　my　Tangier　Privy　Seale；　he　did　pass　it　at　first　reading；　without　my　speaking　with　him。　　And　then　called　me　in；　and　was　very　civil　to　me。　　I　passed　my　time　in　contemplating　（before　I　was　called　in）　the　picture　of　my　Lord's　son's　lady；　a　most　beautiful　woman；　and　most　like　to　Mrs。　Butler。　Thence　very　much　joyed　to　London　back　again；　and　found　out　Mr。　Povy；　told　him　this；　and　then　went　and　left　my　Privy　Seale　at　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　and　so　to　the　'Change；　and　thence　to　Trinity…　house；　where　a　great　dinner　of　Captain　Crisp；　who　is　made　an　Elder　Brother。　　And　so；　being　very　pleasant　at　dinner；　away　home；　Creed　with　me；　and　there　met　Povy；　and　we　to　Gresham　College。

20th。　　This　night　I　am　told　the　first　play　is　played　in　White　Hall　noon…hall；　which　is　now　turned　to　a　house　of　playing。

23rd。　　To　White　Hall　chapel；　and　heard　the　famous　young　Stillingfleete；　＇Edward　Stillingfleet；　a　most　learned　Divine；　consecrated　Bishop　of　Worcester；　1689；　Ob。　1699。＇　　whom　I　knew　at　Cambridge；　and　he　is　now　newly　admitted　one　of　the　King's　chaplains。　　And　was　presented；　they　say；　to　my　Lord　Treasurer　for　St。　Andrew's　Holborn；　where　he　is　now　minister；　with　these　words：　that　they　（the　Bishops　of　Canterbury；　London；　and　another）　believed　he　is　the　ablest　young　man　to　preach　the　Gospel　of　any　since　the　Apostles。　　He　did　make　a　most　plain；　honest；　good；　grave　sermon；　in　the　most　unconcerned　and　easy　yet　substantial　manner；　that　ever　I　heard　in　my　life；　upon　the　words　of　Samuel　to　the　people；　〃Fear　the　Lord　in　truth　with　all　your　heart；　and　remember　the　great　things　that　he　hath　done　for　you。〃　　It　being　proper　to　this　day；　the　day　of　the　King's　Coronation。　　Thence　to　the　Cocke…pitt；　and　there　walked　an　hour　with　my　Lord　Duke　of　Albemarle　alone　in　his　garden；　where　he　expressed　in　great　words　his　opinion　of　me；　that　I　was　the　right　hand　of　the　Navy　here；　nobody　but　I　taking　any　care　of　any　thing　therein；　so　that　he　should　not　know　what　could　be　done　without　me。　　At　which　I　was　（from　him）　not　a　little　proud。

28th。　　Down　the　River　to　visit　the　victualling…ships；　where　I　find　all　out　of　order。　　And　come　home　to　dinner；　and　then　to　write　a　letter　to　the；　Duke　of　Albemarle　about　them；　and　carried　it　myself　to　the　Council…chamber；　and　when　they　rose；　my　Lord　Chancellor　passing　by　stroked　me　on　the　head；　and　told　me　that　the　Board　had　read　my　letter；　and　taken　order　for　the　punishing　of　the　watermen　for　not　appearing　on　board　the　ships。　　And　so　did　the　King　afterwards；　who　do　now　know　me　so　well；　that　he　never　sees　me　but　he　speaks　to　me　about　our　Navy　business。

30th。　　Thus　I　end　this　month　in　great　content　as　to　my　estate　and　gettings：　　in　much　trouble　as　to　the　pains　I　have　taken；　and　the　rubs　I　expect　to　meet　with；　about　the　business　of　Tangier。　　The　fleet；　with　about　106　ships　upon　the　coast　of　Holland；　in　sight　of　the　Dutch；　within　the　Texel。　　Great　fears　of　the　sicknesse　here　in　the　City；　it　being　said　that　two　or　three　houses　are　already　shut　up。　　God　preserve　us　all！

MAY　1；　1665。　　I　met　my　Lord　Brouncker；　Sir　Robert　Murrey；　Dean　Wilkins；　and　Mr。　Hooke；　going　by　coach　to　Colonel　Blunt's　to　dinner。　　　＇Wricklesmarsh；　in　the　parish　of　Charlton；　which　belonged；　in　1617；　to　Edward　Blount；　Esq。；　whose　family　alienated　it　towards　the　end　of　the　seventeenth　century。　　The　old　mansion　was　pulled　down　by　Sir　Gregory　Page；　Bart。；　who　erected　a　magnificent　stone　structure　on　the　site；　which；　devolving　to　his　great　nephew；　Sir　Gregory　Page　Turner；　shared　the　same　fate　as　the　former　house；　having　been　sold　in　lots　in　1784。＇　　So　they　stopped　and　took　me　with　them。　　Landed　at　the　Tower…wharf；　and　thence　by　water　to　Greenwich；　and　there　coaches　met　us；　and　to　his　house；　a　very　stately　sight　for　situation　and　brave　plantations；　and　among　others；　a　vine…yard；　the　first　that　ever　I　did　see。　　No　extraordinary　dinner；　nor　any　other　entertainment　good；　but　afterwards　to　the　tryal　of　some　experiments　about　making　of　coaches　easy。　　And　several　we　tried；　but　one　did　prove　mighty　easy；　（not　here　for　me　to　describe；　but　the　whole　body　of　the　coach　lies　upon　one　long　spring；）　and　we　all；　one　after　another；　rid　in　it；　and　it　is　very　fine　and　likely　to　take。　Thence　to　Deptford；　and　in　to　Mr。　Evelyn's；　which　is　a　most　beautiful　place；　＇Says…Court；　the　well…known　residence　of　John　Evelyn；　Esq。＇　　but　it　being　dark　and　late；　I　staid　not；　but　Dean　Wilkins　and　Mr。　Hooke　and　I；　walked　to　Redriffe；　and　noble　discourse　all　day　long　did　please　me。

3rd。　　My　Lord　Chief…Justice　Hide　did　die　suddenly　this　week；　a　day　or　two　ago；　of　an　apoplexy。

5th。　　After　dinner；　to　Mr。　Evelyn's；　he　being　abroad；　we　walked　in　his　garden；　and　a　lovely　noble　ground　he　hath　indeed。　　And　among　other　rarities；　a　hive　of　bees；　so　as　being　hived　in　glass；　you　may　see　the　bees　making　their　honey　and　combs　mighty　pleasantly。

10th。　　To　the　Cocke…pitt；　where　the　Duke　did　give　Sir　W。　Batten　and　me　an　account　of　the　late　taking　of　eight　ships；　and　of　his　intent　to　come　back　to　the　Gunfleete　with　the　fleet　presently；　which　creates　us　much　work　and　haste　therein；　against　the　fleet　comes。　　And　thence　to　the　Guard　in　Southwarke；　there　to　get　some　soldiers；　by　the　Duke's　order；　to　go　keep　pressmen　on　board　our　ships。

14th。　　To　church；　it　being　Whit…sunday；　my　wife　very　fine　in　a　new　yellow　bird's…eye　hood；　as　the　fashion　is　now。　　I　took　a　coach；　and　to　Wemstead；　the　house　where　Sir　H。　Mildmay　died；　and　now　Sir　Robert　Brookes　lives；　having　bought　it　of　the　Duke　of　York；　it　being　forfeited　to　him。　　＇Sir　Robert　Brookes；