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He did call again
and again upon Mr. Povy for his accounts. I did think fit to
make the solemn tender of my accounts that I intended. I said
something that was liked, touching the want of money, and the bad
credit of our tallies. My Lord Chancellor moved that without any
trouble to any of the rest of the Lords, I might alone attend the
King, when he was with his private Council, and open the state of
the garrisons; want of credit: and all that could be done,
should. Most things moved were referred to Committees, and so we
broke up. And at the end Sir W. Coventry come; so I away with
him, and he discoursed with me something of the Parliament's
business. They have voted giving the King for the next year
1,800,000l.; which, were it not for his debts, were a great sum.
14th. I met with Sir Stephen Fox, who told me much right I have
done myself, and how well it is represented by the Committee to
the House my readiness to give them satisfaction in every thing
when they were at the office. I was glad of this. He did
further discourse of Sir W.


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