Diary, Jul/Aug 1663 | Page 4

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THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A. F.R.S.
CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY
TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHORTHAND MANUSCRIPT IN
THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY MAGDALENE COLLEGE
CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M.A. LATE

FELLOW AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE
(Unabridged)
WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES
EDITED WITH ADDITIONS BY
HENRY B. WHEATLEY F.S.A.

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. JULY & AUGUST 1663
July 1st. This morning it rained so hard (though it was fair yesterday,
and we thereupon in hopes of having some fair weather, which we have
wanted these three months) that it wakened Creed, who lay with me
last night, and me, and so we up and fell to discourse of the business of
his accounts now under dispute, in which I have taken much trouble
upon myself and raised a distance between Sir G. Carteret and myself,
which troubles me, but I hope we have this morning light on an
expedient that will right all, that will answer their queries, and yet save
Creed the L500 which he did propose to make of the exchange abroad
of the pieces of eight which he disbursed. Being ready, he and I by
water to White Hall, where I left him before we came into the Court,
for fear I should be seen by Sir G. Carteret with him, which of late I
have been forced to avoid to remove suspicion. I to St. James's, and
there discoursed a while with Mr. Coventry, between whom and myself
there is very good understanding and friendship, and so to Westminster
Hall, and being in the Parliament lobby, I there saw my Lord of Bristoll
come to the Commons House to give his answer to their question,
about some words he should tell the King that were spoke by Sir
Richard Temple, a member of their House. A chair was set at the bar of
the House for him, which he used but little, but made an harangue of
half an hour bareheaded, the House covered. His speech being done, he
came out and withdrew into a little room till the House had concluded
of an answer to his speech; which they staying long upon, I went away.
And by and by out comes Sir W. Batten; and he told me that his
Lordship had made a long and a comedian-like speech, and delivered
with such action as was not becoming his Lordship. He confesses he
did tell the King such a thing of Sir Richard Temple, but that upon his
honour they were not spoke by Sir Richard, he having taken a liberty of
enlarging to the King upon the discourse which had been between Sir
Richard and himself lately; and so took upon himself the whole blame,

and desired their pardon, it being not to do any wrong to their
fellow-member, but out of zeal to the King. He told them, among many
other things, that as to his religion he was a Roman Catholique, but
such a one as thought no man to have right to the Crown of England
but the Prince that hath it; and such a one as, if the King should desire
his counsel as to his own, he would not advise him to another religion
than the old true reformed religion of this country, it being the
properest of this kingdom as it now stands; and concluded with a
submission to what the House shall do with him, saying, that whatever
they shall do, says he, "thanks be to God, this head, this heart, and this
sword (pointing to them all), will find me a being in any place in
Europe." The House hath hereupon voted clearly Sir Richard Temple to
be free from the imputation of saying those words; but when Sir
William Batten came out, had not concluded what to 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 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 (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