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Nay, she
told me that they have heretofore had plays at Court, the very
nights before the fast for the death of the late King. She do
much cry out upon these things, and that which she believes will
undo the whole nation: and I fear so too. This day the great
debate was in Parliament, the manner of raising the 1,800,000l.
they voted the King on Friday: and at last, after many
proposals, one moved that the Chimney-money might be taken from
the King, and an equal revenue of something else might be found
for the King; and people be enjoyned to buy off this tax of
Chimney-money for ever at eight years' purchase, which will raise
present money, as they think, 1,600,000l., and the State be eased
of an ill burthen, and the King be supplied of something as good
or better for his use. The House seems to like this, and put off
the debate to to-morrow.
17th. The Court is all full of vests, only my Lord St. Albans
not pinked, but plain black; and they say the King says the
pinking upon whites makes them look too much like magpyes, and
therefore hath bespoke one of plain velvet.


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