17th. Dr. Clerke came to me to tell me that he heard this
morning, by some Dutch that are come on board already to see the
ships, that there was a Portuguese taken yesterday at the Hague,
that had a design to kill the King. But this I heard afterwards
was only the mistake upon one being observed to walk with his
sword naked, he having lost his scabbard. Before dinner Mr. Edw.
Pickering and I, W. Howe, Pim, and my boy, to Scheveling, where
we took coach, and so to the Hague, where walking, intending to
find one that might show us the King incognito, I met with Captn.
Whittington (that had formerly brought a letter to my Lord from
the Mayor of London) and he did promise me to do it, but first we
went and dined. At dinner in came Dr. Cade, a merry mad parson
of the King's. And they two got the child and me (the others not
being able to crowd in) to see the King, who kissed the child
very affectionately. Then we kissed his, and the Duke of York's,
and the Princess Royal's hands. The King seems to be a very
sober man; and a very splendid Court he hath in the number of
persons of quality that are about him; English very rich in
habit.
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