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 of a sudden a match with him for his
little daughter. He hath about 2000l. per annum; and it seems
Sir G. C. hath by this means over-reached Sir H. Bennet, who did
endeavour to get this gentleman for a sister of his. By this
means Sir G. Carteret hath married two daughters this year both
very well. [The other daughter was Anne, wife of Sir Nicholas
Slaning, K.B.] The towne talk this day is of nothing but the
great foot-race run this day on Banstead Downes, between Lee, the
Duke of Richmond's footman, and a tyler, a famous runner. And
Lee hath beat him; though the King and Duke of York and all men
almost did bet three or four to one upon the tyler's head.
31st. To the Exchange, where I met Dr. Pierce, who tells me of
his good luck to get to be groom of the Privy-Chamber to the
Queene, and without my Lord Sandwich's help, but only by his good
fortune, meeting a man that hath let him have his right for a
small matter, about 60l.
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