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editor’s introduction. ix
“ Then/’ says he, iC I took a turn with Mr. Evelyn; with whom
I walked two hours, till almost one of the clock: talking' of the
badness of the government, where nothing but wickedness, and
wicked men and women, command the King’: that it is not in his
nature to gainsay any thing that relates to his pleasure; that
much of it arises from the sickliness of our Ministers of State, who
cannot be about him as the idle companions are, and therefore he
gives way to the young rogues; and then from the negligence of
the clergy, that a bishop shall never be seen about him, as the King’
of France hath always, that the King would fain have some of
the same gang to be Lord Treasurer, which would be yet worse,
for now some delays are put to the getting gifts of the King', as
Lady Byron, who had been, as he called it, the King’s seventeenth
mistress abroad, did not leave him till she had got him to give her
an order for 4000Z. worth of plate to be made for her; but by
delays, thanks be to God ! she died before she had it. * * *
And Mr. Evelyn tells me of several of the menial servants of the
court lacking bread, that have not received a farthing’ wages since
the King’s coming' in. He tells me the King' of France hath his
mistresses, but laughs at the foolery of our King, that makes his
bastards princes, and loses his revenue upon them, and makes his
mistresses his masters. And the King' of France did never grant
Lavaliere any thing to bestow on others.”—“ By the way,” adds
Pepys, cc he tells me that of all the great men of England there is
none that endeavours more to raise those that he takes into favour
than my Lord Arlington; and that on that score, he is much more
to be made one’s patron than my Lord Chancellor, (Clarendon,)
who never did, nor never will do any thing, but for money.”
After the fall of Clarendon, all who would obtain great places
were obliged to conciliate “ Bab May, my Lady Castlemaine, and
that wicked crew.” The King- was, however, in a difficult
position; his parliament had been called together, and dismissed
with the greatest dissatisfaction, and the whole country was in a
ferment. Everybody disliked the peace; but no one wished for
the continuation of war, because they saw that it was so ill
“ Then/’ says he, iC I took a turn with Mr. Evelyn; with whom
I walked two hours, till almost one of the clock: talking' of the
badness of the government, where nothing but wickedness, and
wicked men and women, command the King’: that it is not in his
nature to gainsay any thing that relates to his pleasure; that
much of it arises from the sickliness of our Ministers of State, who
cannot be about him as the idle companions are, and therefore he
gives way to the young rogues; and then from the negligence of
the clergy, that a bishop shall never be seen about him, as the King’
of France hath always, that the King would fain have some of
the same gang to be Lord Treasurer, which would be yet worse,
for now some delays are put to the getting gifts of the King', as
Lady Byron, who had been, as he called it, the King’s seventeenth
mistress abroad, did not leave him till she had got him to give her
an order for 4000Z. worth of plate to be made for her; but by
delays, thanks be to God ! she died before she had it. * * *
And Mr. Evelyn tells me of several of the menial servants of the
court lacking bread, that have not received a farthing’ wages since
the King’s coming' in. He tells me the King' of France hath his
mistresses, but laughs at the foolery of our King, that makes his
bastards princes, and loses his revenue upon them, and makes his
mistresses his masters. And the King' of France did never grant
Lavaliere any thing to bestow on others.”—“ By the way,” adds
Pepys, cc he tells me that of all the great men of England there is
none that endeavours more to raise those that he takes into favour
than my Lord Arlington; and that on that score, he is much more
to be made one’s patron than my Lord Chancellor, (Clarendon,)
who never did, nor never will do any thing, but for money.”
After the fall of Clarendon, all who would obtain great places
were obliged to conciliate “ Bab May, my Lady Castlemaine, and
that wicked crew.” The King- was, however, in a difficult
position; his parliament had been called together, and dismissed
with the greatest dissatisfaction, and the whole country was in a
ferment. Everybody disliked the peace; but no one wished for
the continuation of war, because they saw that it was so ill