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And upon the whole I find him a most exact
and methodicall man, and of great industry: and very glad that
he thought fit to show me all this; though I cannot easily guess
the reason why he should do it to me, unless from the plainness
that he sees I use to him in telling him how much the King may
suffer for our want of understanding the case of our Treasury.
MARCH 2, 1663-64. This morning Mr. Burgby, one of the writing
clerks belonging to the Council, a knowing man, complains to me
how most of the Lords of the Council do look after themselves and
their own ends, and none the public, unless Sir Edward Nicholas.
Sir G. Carteret is diligent, but for all his own ends and profit.
My Lord Privy Seale, a destroyer of every body's business, and do
no good at all to the public. The Archbishop of Canterbury
[Gilbert Sheldon.] speaks very little, nor do much, being now
come to the highest pitch that he can expect. He tells me, that
he believes that things will go very high against the Chancellor
by Digby, and that bad things will be proved.


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