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This
day I informed myself that there died four of five at Westminster
of the plague, in several houses upon Sunday last, in Bell-Alley,
over against the Palace-gate: yet people do think that the
number will be fewer in the town than it was the last week. The
Dutch are come out again with 20 sail under Banker; supposed gone
to the Northward to meet their East India fleet.
21st. I find our tallys will not be money in less than sixteen
months, which is a sad thing for the King to pay all that
interest for every penny he spends; and, which is strange, the
goldsmiths with whom I spoke, do declare that they will not be
moved to part with money upon the increase of their consideration
of ten per cent, which they have. I find all the town almost
going out of town, the coaches and waggons being all full of
people going into the country.
23rd. To a Committee for Tangier, where unknown to me comes my
Lord of Sandwich, who, it seems, come to town last night. After
the Committee was up, my Lord Sandwich did take me aside in the
robe-chamber, telling me how much the Duke and Mr.


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