who I should of his servants advise with about this
business, he told me nobody, but would be glad to
hear from me himself. He told me he would not
direct me in any thing, that it might not be said
that the Lord Chancellor did labour to abuse the King;
or (as I offered) direct the suspending the Report
of the Purveyors but I see what he means, and I will
make it my worke to do him service in it. But,
Lord! to see how he is incensed against poor Deane,
as a fanatique rogue, and I know not what: and
what he did was done in spite to his Lordship, among
all his friends and tenants. He did plainly say
that he would not direct me in any thing, for he would
not put himself into the power of any man to say that
he did so and so; but plainly told me as if he would
be glad I did something. Lord! to see how we
poor wretches dare not do the King good service for
fear of the greatness of these men. He named
Sir G. Carteret, and Sir J. Minnes, and the rest;
and that he was as angry with them all as me.
But it was pleasant to think that, while he was talking
to me, comes into the garden Sir G. Carteret; and
my Lord avoided speaking with him, and made him and
many others stay expecting him, while I walked up and
down above an houre, I think; and would have me walk
with my hat on. And yet, after all this, there
has been so little ground for this his jealousy of
me, that I am sometimes afeard that he do this only
in policy to bring me to his side by scaring me; or
else, which is worse, to try how faithfull I would
be to the King; but I rather think the former of the
two. I parted with great assurance how I acknowledged
all I had to come from his Lordship; which he did
not seem to refuse, but with great kindness and respect
parted. So I by coach home, calling at my Lord’s,
but he not within. At my office late, and so
home to eat something, being almost starved for want
of eating my dinner to-day, and so to bed, my head
being full of great and many businesses of import
to me.
15th. Up, and to my Lord Sandwich’s; where
he sent for me up, and I did give my Lord an account
of what had passed with my Lord Chancellor yesterday;
with which he was well pleased, and advised me by all
means to study in the best manner I could to serve
him in this business. After this discourse ended,
he begun to tell me that he had now pitched upon his
day of going to sea upon Monday next, and that he would
now give me an account how matters are with him.
He told me that his work now in the world is only
to keep up his interest at Court, having little hopes
to get more considerably, he saying that he hath now
about L8,000 per annum. It is true, he says,
he oweth about L10,000; but he hath been at great
charges in getting things to this pass in his estate;
besides his building and good goods that he hath bought.
He says he hath now evened his reckonings at the
Wardrobe till Michaelmas last, and hopes to finish
it to Ladyday before he goes. He says now there