But I hope
they will do all well enough. And I do comfort her as much as I
can, for she is a noble lady.
5th. The plague is, to our great grief, encreased nine this
week, though decreased a few in the total. And this encrease
runs through many parishes, which makes us much fear the next
year.
6th. Met by agreement with Sir Stephen Fox and Mr. Ashburnham,
and discoursed the business of our Excise tallies; the former
being Treasurer of the guards, and the other Cofferer of the
King's household. This day great news of the Swedes declaring
for us against the Dutch, and so far as that I believe it.
8th. To the Duke of York, where we all met to hear the debate
between Sir Thomas Allen and Mr. Wayth; the former complaining of
the latter's ill usage of him at the late pay of his ship. But a
very sorry poor occasion he had for it. The Duke did determine
it with great judgement, chiding both, but encouraging Wayth to
continue to be a check to all captains in any thing to the King's
right. And, indeed, I never did see the Duke do any thing more
in order, nor with more judgement than he did pass the verdict in
this business, The Court full this morning of the news of Tom
Cheffins' death, the King's closet-keeper.
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