Which I acknowledge; but it
is because that the girl do take musick mighty readily, and she
do not, and musick is the thing of the world that I love most,
and all the pleasure almost that I can now take. So to bed in
some little discontent, but no words from me.
31st. The court empty, the King being gone to Tunbridge, and the
Duke of York a-hunting. I had some discourse with Povy, who is
mightily discontented, I find, about his disappointments at
Court; and says, of all places, if there be hell, it is here. No
faith, no truth, no love, nor any agreement between man and wife,
nor friends. He would have spoke broader, but I put it off to
another time; and so parted, Povy discoursed with me about my
Lord Peterborough's 50l. which his man did give me from him, the
last year's salary I paid him, which he would have Povy pay him
again; but I have not taken it to myself yet, and therefore will
most heartily return him, and mark him put for a coxcomb. Povy
went down to Mr. Williamson's, and brought me up this extract out
of the Flanders' letters to day come:--That Admiral Everson, and
the Admiral and Vice-Admiral of Freezeland with many captains and
men, are slain; that De Ruyter is safe, but lost 250 men out of
his own ship; but that he is in great disgrace, and Trump in
better favour; that Bankert's ship is burned, himself hardly
escaping with a few men on board De Haes; that fifteen captains
are to be tried the seventh of August; and that the hangman was
sent from Flushing to assist the Council of Warr.
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