the diary of samuel pepys-第61部分

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say　to　my　Lord；　it　being　argued　that　to　own　any　satisfaction　as　to　my　Lord　from　his　speech；　would　be　to　lay　some　fault　upon　the　King　for　the　message　he　should　upon　no　better　accounts　send　to　the　impeaching　of　one　of　their　members。　　Walking　out；　I　hear　that　the　House　of　Lords　are　offended　that　my　Lord　Digby　＇Digby；　Earl　of　Bristol。＇　　should　come　to　this　House　and　make　a　speech　there　without　leave　first　asked　of　the　House　of　Lords。　　I　hear　also　of　another　difficulty　now　upon　him；　that　my　Lord　of　Sunderland　＇Henry；　fourth　Lord　Spence；　and　second　Earl　of　Sunderland；　Ambassador　to　Spain　1671。　　Ob。　1702。＇　（whom　I　do　not　know）　was　so　near　to　the　marriage　of　his　daughter；　as　that　the　wedding…clothes　were　made；　and　portion　and　every　thing　agreed　on　and　ready；　and　the　other　day　he　goes　away　nobody　yet　knows　whither；　sending　her　the　next　morning　a　release　of　his　right　or　claim　to　her；　and　advice　to　his　friends　not　to　enquire　into　the　reason　of　this　doing；　for　he　hath　enough　for　it；　and　that　he　gives　them　liberty　to　say　and　think　what　they　will　of　him；　so　they　do　not　demand　the　reason　of　his　leaving　her；　being　resolved　never　to　have　her。　　To　Sir　W。　Batten；　to　the　Trinity　House；　and　after　dinner　we　fell　a…talking；　Mr。　Batten　telling　us　of　a　late　triall　of　Sir　Charles　Sedley　＇Sir　Charles　Sedley；　Bart。；　celebrated　for　his　wit　and　profligacy；　and　author　of　several　plays。　　He　is　said　to　have　been　fined　500l。　for　this　outrage。　　He　was　father　to　James　II。's　mistress；　created　Countess　of　Dorchester；　and　died　1701。＇　the　other　day；　before　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Foster　＇Sir　Robert　Foster；　Knt。　Chief　Justice　of　the　King's　Bench。　Ob。　1663。＇　and　the　whole　bench；　for　his　debauchery　a　little　while　since　at　Oxford　Kate's。　　＇The　details　in　the　original　are　too　gross　to　print。＇　It　seems　my　Lord　and　the　rest　of　the　Judges　did　all　of　them　round　give　him　a　most　high　reproofe；　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　saying；　that　it　was　for　him；　and　such　wicked　wretches　as　he　was；　that　God's　anger　and　judgments　hung　over　us；　calling　him　sirrah　many　times。　　It　seems　they　have　bound　him　to　his　good　behaviour　（there　being　no　law　against　him　for　it）　in　5000l。　　It　being　told　that　my　Lord　Buckhurst　was　there；　my　Lord　asked　whether　it　was　that　Buckhurst　that　was　lately　tried　for　robbery；　＇See　an　account　of　this；　February　22nd；　1661…2。＇　　and　when　answered　yes；　he　asked　whether　he　had　so　soon　forgot　his　deliverance　at　that　time；　and　that　it　would　have　more　become　him　to　have　been　at　his　prayers　begging　God's　forgiveness；　than　now　running　into　such　courses　again。　　This　day　I　hear　at　dinner　that　Don　John　of　Austria；　since　his　flight　out　of　Portugall；　is　dead　of　his　wounds：　　so　there　is　a　great　man　gone；　and　a　great　dispute　like　to　be　indeed　for　the　crown　of　Spayne；　if　the　King　should；　have　died　before　him。　　My　cousin　Roger　told　us　the　whole　passage　of　my　Lord　Digby　to…day；　much　as　I　have　said　here　above；　only　that　he　did　say　that　he　would　draw　his　sword　against　the　Pope　himself；　if　he　should　offer　any　thing　against　his　Majesty；　and　the　good　of　these　nations；　and　that　he　never　was　the　man　that　did　either　look　for　a　Cardinal's　cap　for　himself；　or　any　body　else；　meaning　Abbot　Montagu：　＇Walter；　second　son　to　the　first　Earl　of　Manchester；　embracing　the　Catholic　religion　while　on　his　travels；　was　made　abbot　of　Ponthoise　through　the　influence　of　Mary　de'　Medici：　　he　afterwards　became　Almoner　to　the　Queen…Dowager　of　England：　　and　died　1670。＇　　and　the　House　upon　the　whole　did　vote　Sir　Richard　Temple　innocent；　and　that　my　Lord　Digby　hath　cleared　the　honour　of　His　Majesty；　and　Sir　Richard　Temple's；　and　given　perfect　satisfaction　of　his　own　respects　to　the　House。

2nd。　　Walking　in　the　garden　this　evening　with　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　Sir　J。　Minnes；　Sir　G。　Carteret　told　us　with　great　content　how　like　a　stage…player　my　Lord　Digby　spoke　yesterday；　pointing　to　his　head　as　my　Lord　did；　and　saying；　〃First；　for　his　head；〃　says　Sir　G。　Carteret；　〃I　know　when　a　calfe's　head　would　have　done　better　by　half：　　for　his　heart　and　his　sword；　I　have　nothing　to　say　to　them。〃　　He　told　us　that　for　certain　his　head　cost　the　late　King　his；　for　it　was　he　that　broke　off　the　treaty　at　Uxbridge。　He　told　us　also　how　great　a　man　he　was　raised　from　a　private　gentleman　in　France　by　Monsieur　Grandmont；　and　afterwards　by　the　Cardinal；　who　raised　him　to　be　a　Lieutenant…generall；　and　then　higher；　and　entrusted　by　the　Cardinal　when　he　was　banished　out　of　France　with　great　matters；　and　recommended　by　him　to　the　Queene　as　a　man　to　be　trusted　and　ruled　by：　　yet　when　he　come　to　have　some　power　over　the　Queene；　he　begun　to　dissuade　her　from　her　opinion　of　the　Cardinal；　which　she　said　nothing　to　till　the　Cardinal　＇Cardinal　Mazarin。＇　　was　returned；　and　then　she　told　him　of　it；　who　told　my　Lord　Digby；　〃Et　bien；　Monsieur；　vous　estes　un　fort　bon　amy　donc：〃　　but　presently　put　him　out　of　all；　and　then；　from　a　certainty　of　coming　in　two　or　three　years'　time　to　be　Mareschall　of　France；　（to　which　all　strangers；　even　Protestants；　and　those　as　often　as　French　themselves；　are　capable　of　coming；　though　it　be　one　of　the　greatest　places　in　France；）　he　was　driven　to　go　out　of　France　into　Flanders；　but　there　was　not　trusted；　nor　received　any　kindness　from　the　Prince　of　Conde；　as　one　to　whom　also　he　had　been　false；　as　he　had　been　to　the　Cardinal　and　Grandmont。　　In　fine；　he　told　us　that　he　is　a　man　of　excellent　parts；　but　of　no　great　faith　nor　judgment；　and　one　very　easy　to　get　up　to　great　height　of　preferment；　but　never　able　to　hold　it。

3rd。　　Mr。　Moore　tells　me　great　news　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　fallen　from　Court；　and　this　morning　retired。　　He　gives　me　no　account　of　the　reason；　but　that　it　is　so：　　for　which　I　am　sorry；　and　yet　if　the　King　do　it　to　leave　off　not　only　her　but　all　other　mistresses；　I　should　be　heartily　glad　of　it；　that　he　may　fall　to　look　after　business。　　I　hear　my　Lord　Digby　is　condemned　at　Court　for　his　speech；　and　that　my　Lord　Chancellor　grows　great　again。　With　Mr。　Creed　over　the　water　to　Lambeth；　but　could　not　see　the　Archbishop's　hearse：　　so　over　the　fields　to　Southwarke。　　I　spent　half　an　hour　in　St。　Mary　Overy's　Church；　where　are　fine　monuments　of　great　antiquity。

4th。　　Sir　Allen　Apsley　＇Sir　Allen　Apsley；　a　faithful　adherent　to　Charles　I。；　after　the　Restoration　was　made　Falconer　to　the　King；　and　Almoner　to　the　Duke　of　York　in　whose　regiment　he　bore　a　commission。　　He　was　in　1661　M。P。　for　Thetford；　and　died　1683。＇　showed　the　Duke　the　Lisbon　Gazette　in　Spanish；　where　the　late　victory　is　set　down　particularly；　and　to　the　great　honour　of　the　English　beyond　measure。　　They　have　since　taken　back　Evora；　which　was　lost　to　the　Spaniards；　the　English　making　the　assault；　and　lost　not　more　than　three　men。　　Here　I　learnt　that　the　English　foot　are　highly　esteemed　all　over　the　world；　but　the　horse　not　so　much；　which　yet　we　count　among　ourselves　the　best：　　but　they　abroad　have　had　no　great　knowledge　of　our　horse；　it　seems。　　To　the　King's　Head　ordinary；　and　a　pretty　gentleman　in　our　company；　who　confirms　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　being　gone　from　Court；　but　knows　not　the　reason；　he　told　us　of　one　wipe　the　Queene　a　little　while　ago　did　give　her；　when　she　come　in　and　found　the　Queene　under　the　dresser's　hands；　and　had　been　so　long：　　〃I　wonder　your　Majesty；〃　says　she；　〃can　have　the　patience　to　sit　so　long　a…　dressing？〃〃I　have　so　much　reason　to　use　patience；〃　says　the　Queene；　〃that　I　can　very　well　bear　with　it。〃　　He　thinks　it　may　be　the　Queene　hath　commanded　her　to　retire；　though　that　is　not　likely。　　Thence　with　Creed　to　hire　a　coach　to　carry　us　to　Hide　Parke；　to…day　there　being　a　general　muster　of　the　King's　Guards；　horse　and　foot　but　they　demand　so　high；　that　I；　spying　Mr。　Cutler　the　merchant；　did　take　notice　of　him；　and　he　going　into　his　coach；　and　telling　me　that　he　was　going　to　the　muster；　I　asked　and　went　along　with　him；　where　a　goodly　sight　to　see　so　many　fine　horses　and　officers；　and　the　King；　Duke；　and　others　come　by　a…　horseback；　and　the　two　Queenes　in　the　Queene…Mother's　coach；　（my　Lady　Castlemaine　not　being　there）。　　And　after　long　being　there；　I　light；　and　walked　to　the　place　where　the　King；　Duke；　&c。　did　stand　to　see　the　horse　and　foot　march　by　and　discharge　their　guns；　to　show　a　French　Marquisse　（for　whom　this　muster　was　caused）　the　goodness　of　our　firemen；　which　indeed　was　very　good；　though　not　without　a　slip　now　and　then：　　and　one　broadside　close　to　our　coach　we　had　going　out　of　the　Park；　even　to　the　nearnesse　as　to　be　ready　to　burn　our　hairs。　　Yet　methought　all　these　gay　men　are　not　the　soldiers　that　must　do　the　King's　business；　it　being　such　as　these　that　lost　the　old　King　all　he　had；　and　were　beat　by　the　most　ordinary　fellows　that　could　be。　　Thence　with　much　ado　out　of　the　Park；　and　through　St。　James's　down　the　waterside　over　to　Lambeth；　to　see　the　Archhishop's　corps；　（who　is　to　be　carried　away　to　Oxford　on　Monday；）　but　come　too　late。　　This　day　in　the　Duke's　chamber　there　being　a　Roman　story　in　the　hangings；　and　upon　the　standard　written　these　four　letters　S。　P。　Q。　R。；　Sir　G。　Carteret　came　to　me　to　know　what　the　meaning　of　those　four　letters　were；　which　ignorance　is　not　to　be　borne　in　a　Privy　Counsellor；　methinks；　what　a　schoolboy　should　be　whipt　for　not　knowing。

6th。　　At　my　office　all　the　morning；　writing　of　a　list　of　the　King's　ships　in　my　Navy　collec