the diary of samuel pepys-第63部分

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　esteem；　and　is　more　handsome　than　she。　　Wotten　tells　me　the　reason　of　Harris's　＇Joseph　Harris；　a　celebrated　actor；　who　first　appeared　at　the　Theatre　in　Lincoln's　inn　Fields；　1662。　　He　probably　died　or　left　the　stage　about　1679。＇　　going　from　Sir　Wm。　Davenant's　house　is；　that　he　grew　very　proud　and　demanded　20l。　for　himself　extraordinary；　more　than　Betterton　or　any　body　else；　upon　every　new　play；　and　10l。　upon　every　revive　which　with　other　things　Sir　W。　Davenant　would　not　give　him；　and　so　he　swore　he　would　never　act　there　more；　in　expectation　of　being　received　in　the　other　House；　but　the　King　will　not　suffer　it；　upon　Sir　W。　Davenant's　desire　that　he　would　not；　for　then　he　might　shut　up　house；　and　that　is　true。　　We　tells　me　that　his　going　is　at　present　a　great　loss　to　the　House；　and　that　he　fears　he　hath　a　stipend　from　the　other　House　privately。　　He　tells　me　that　the　fellow　grew　very　proud　of　late；　the　King　and　every　body　else　crying　him　up　so　high；　and　that　above　Betterton　he　being　a　more　ayery　man；　as　he　is　indeed。　　But　yet　Betterton；　he　says；　they　all　say　do　act　some　parts　that　none　but　himself　can　do。　　I　hear　that　the　Moores　have　made　some　attaques　upon　the　outworks　of　Tangier；　but　my　Lord　Teviott；　with　the　loss　of　about；　200　men；　did　beat　them　of　and　killed　many　of　them。　　To…morrow　the　King　and　Queene　for　certain　go　down　to　Tunbridge。　　But　the　King　comes　back　again　against　Monday　to　raise　the　Parliament。

25th。　　Having　intended　this　day　to　go　to　Banstead　Downes　to　see　a　famous　race；　I　sent　Will。　to　get　himself　ready　to　go　with　me：　but　I　hear　it　is　put　off；　because　the　Lords　do　sit　in　Parliament　to…day。　　After　some　debate；　Creed　and　I　resolved　to　go　to　Clapham；　to　Mr。　Gauden's。　　＇Dennis　Gauden；　Victualler　to　the　Navy；　subsequently　knighted　when　Sheriff　of　London。＇　　When　I　come　there；　the　first　thing　was　to　show　me　his　house；　which　is　almost　built。　　I　find　it　very　regular　and　finely　contrived；　and　the　gardens　and　offices　about　it　as　convenient　and　as　full　of　good　variety　as　ever　I　saw　in　my　life。　　It　is　true　he　hath　been　censured　for　laying　out　so　much　money；　but　he　tells　me　that　he　built　it　for　his　brother；　who　is　since　dead；　（the　Bishop　＇Of　Exeter。＇）　　who　when　he　should　come　to　be　Bishop　of　Winchester；　which　he　was　promised；　（to　which　bishopricke　at　present　there　is　no　house）；　he　did　intend　to　dwell　here。　　By　and　by　to　dinner；　and　in　comes　Mr。　Creed；　I　saluted　his　lady　and　the　young　ladies；　and　his　sister；　the　Bishop's　widow；　who　was；　it　seems；　Sir　W。　Russel's　daughter；　the　Treasurer　of　the　Navy；　who　I　find　to　be　very　well…bred；　and　a　woman　of　excellent　discourse。　　Towards　the　evening　we　bade　them　adieu！　　and　took　horse；　being　resolved　that；　instead　of　the　race　which　fails　us；　we　would　go　to　Epsom。　　When　we　come　there　we　could　hear　of　no　lodging　the　town　so　full；　but　which　was　better；　I　went　toward　Ashsted；　and　there　we　got　a　lodging　in　a　little　hole　we　could　not　stand　upright　in。　　While　supper　was　getting　I　walked　up　and　down　behind　my　cosen　Pepys's　house　that　was；　which　I　find　comes　little　short　of　what　I　took　it　to　be　when　I　was　a　little　boy。

26th　（Lord's　day）。　　Up　and　to　the　Wells；　where　a　great　store　of　citizens；　which　was　the　greatest　part　of　the　company；　though　there　were　some　others　of　better　quality。　　Thence　I　walked　to　Mr。　Minnes's　house；　and　thence　to　Durdan's　and　walked　within　the　Court　Yard　and　to　the　Bowling…green；　where　I　have　seen　so　much　mirth　in　my　time；　but　now　no　family　in　it；　（my　Lord　Barkeley；　whose　it　is；　being　with　his　family　at　London。）　　Then　rode　through　Epsom；　the　whole　town　over；　seeing　the　various　companys　that　were　there　walking；　which　was　very　pleasant　to　see　how　they　are　there　without　knowing　what　to　do；　but　only　in　the　morning　to　drink　waters。　　But　Lord！　　to　see　how　many　I　met　there　of　citizens；　that　I　could　not　have　thought　to　have　seen　there；　that　they　had　ever　had　it　in　their　heads　or　purses　to　go　down　thither。　　We　went　through　Nonesuch　Parke　to　the　house；　and　there　viewed　as　much　as　we　could　of　the　outside；　and　looked　through　the　great　gates；　and　found　a　noble　court；　and　altogether　believe　it　to　have　been　a　very　noble　house；　and　a　delicate　parke　about　it；　where　just　now　there　was　a　doe　killed　for　the　King　to　carry　up　to　Court。

27th。　　We　rode　hard　home；　and　see　up　our　horses　at　Fox　Hall；　and　I　by　water　（observing　the　King's　barge　attending　his　going　to　the　House　this　day）　home；　it　being　about　one　o'clock。　　By　water　to　Westminster；　and　there　come　most　luckily　to　the　Lords'　House；　as　the　House　of　Commons　were　going　into　the　Lords'　House；　and　there　I　crowded　in　along　with　the　Speaker；　and　got　to　stand　close　behind　him；　where　he　made　his　speech　to　the　King　（who　sat　with　his　crown　on　and　robes；　and　so　all　the　Lords　in　their　robes；　a　fine　sight）；　wherein　he　told　his　Majesty　what　they　have　done　this　Parliament；　and　now　offered　for　his　royall　consent。　　The　greatest　matters　were　a　bill　for　the　Lord's　day；　（which　it　seems　the　Lords　have　lost；　and　so　cannot　be　passed；　at　which　the　Commons　are　displeased。）　　The　bills　against　Conventicles　and　Papists　（but　it　seems　the　Lords　have　not　passed　them）；　and　giving　his　Majesty　four　entire　subsidys；　which　last；　with　about　twenty　smaller　Acts；　were　passed　with　this　form：　　The　Clerk　of　the　House　reads　the　title　of　the　bill；　and　then　looks　at　the　end　and　there　finds　（writ　by　the　King　I　suppose）　〃Le　Roy　le　veult；〃　and　that　he　reads。　　And　to　others　he　reads；　〃Soit　fait　comme　vous　desirez。〃　And　to　the　Subsidys　as　well　that　for　the　Commons；　I　mean　the　layety；　as　for　the　Clergy；　the　King　writes；　〃Le　Roy　remerciant　les　Seigneurs　et　Prelats　et　accepte　leur　benevolences。〃　　The　Speaker's　speech　was　far　from　any　oratory；　but　was　as　plain　（though　good　matter）　as　any　thing　could　be；　and　void　of　elocution。　　After　the　bills　passed；　the　King；　sitting　on　his　throne；　with　his　speech　writ　in　a　paper　which　he　held　in　his　lap；　and　scarce　looked　off　of　it　all　the　time　he　made　his　speech　to　them；　giving　them　thanks　for　their　subsidys；　of　which；　had　he　not　need；　he　would　not　have　asked　or　received　them；　and　that　need；　not　from　any　extravagancys　of　his；　he　was　sure；　in　any　thing；　but　the　disorders　of　the　times　compelling　him　to　be　at　greater　charge　than　he　hoped　for　the　future；　by　their　care　in　their　country；　he　should　be：　　and　that　for　his　family　expenses　and　others；　he　would　labour　however　to　retrench　in　many　things　convenient；　and　would　have　all　others　to　do　so　too。　　He　desired　that　nothing　of　old　faults　should　be　remembered；　or　severity　for　the　same　used　to　any　in　the　country；　it　being　his　desire　to　have　all　forgot　as　well　as　forgiven。　　But；　however；　to　use　all　care　in　suppressing　any　tumults；　&c。；　assuring　them　that　the　restless　spirits　of　his　and　their　adversaries　have　great　expectations　of　something　to　be　done　this　summer。　　And　promised　that　though　the　Acts　about　Conventicles　and　Papists；　were　not　ripe　for　passing　this　Sessions；　yet　he　would　take　care　himself　that　neither　of　them　should　in　this　intervall　be　encouraged　to　the　endangering　of　the　peace；　and　that　at　their　next　meeting　he　would　himself　prepare　two　bills　for　them　concerning　them。　　So　he　concluded；　that　for　the　better　proceeding　of　justice　he　did　think　fit　to　make　this　a　Sessions；　and　to　prorogue　them　to　the　16th　of　March　next。　　His　speech　was　very　plain；　nothing　at　all　of　spirit　in　it；　nor　spoke　with　any；　but　rather　on　the　contrary　imperfectly；　repeating　many　times　his　words　though　he　read　all：　　which　I　am　sorry　to　see；　it　having　not　been　hard　for　him　to　have　got　all　the　speech　without　booke。　　So　they　all　went　away；　the　King　out　of　the　House　at　the　upper　end；　he　being　by　and　by　to　go　to　Tunbridge　to　the　Queene；　and　I　in　the　Painted　Chamber　spoke　with　my　Lord　Sandwich　while　he　was　putting　off　his　robes；　who　tells　me　he　will　now　hasten　down　into　the　country。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　and　walked　over　the　Parke　to　St。　James's；　but　missed　Mr。　Coventry；　and　so　out　again；　and　there　the　Duke　was　coming　along　the　Pell…Mell。　　It　being　a　little　darkish；　I　staid　not　to　take　notice　of　him；　but　went　directly　back　again。　　And　in　our　walk　over　the　Parke；　one　of　the　Duke's　footmen　come　running　behind　us；　and　come　looking　just　in　our　faces　to　see　who　we　were；　and　went　back　again。　　What　his　meaning　is　I　know　not；　but　was　fearful　that　I　might　not　go　far　enough　with　my　hat　off。

29th。　　To　Deptford；　reading　by　the　way　a　most　ridiculous　play；　a　new　one；　called　〃The　Politician　cheated。〃　　＇A　comedy　by　Alexander　Green。＇

30th。　　To　Woolwich；　and　there　come　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　then　by　water　back　to　Deptford；　where　we　dined　with　him　at　his　house。　　I　find　his　little　daughter　Betty；　＇Her　name　was　Caroline。　Elizabeth　died　unmarried。＇　　that　was　in　hanging　sleeves　but　a　month　or　two　ago；　and　is　a　very　little　young　child；　married；　and　to　whom；　but　to　young　Scott；　＇Thomas；　eldest　son　of　Sir　Thomas　Scott；　of　Scott's　Hall；　in　the　parish　of　Smeeth；　Kent。＇　　son　to　Madam　Catharine　Scott；　＇Prince　Rupert　was　supposed　to　have　intrigued　with　Mrs。　Scott；　and　was　probably　the　father　of　the　child。＇　　that　was　so　long　in　law；　and　at　whose　trial　I　was　with　her　husband；　he　pleading　that　it　was　unlawfully　got　and　would　not　own　it；　but　it　seems　a　little　before　his　death　he　did　owne　the　child；　and　hath　left　him　his　estate；　not　long　since。　　So　Sir　G。　Carteret　hath　struck　up