I am glad
they are up. The Bill for Accounts was not offered, the party
being willing to let it fall; but the King did tell them he
expected it. They are parted with great heart-burnings, one
party against the other. Pray God bring them hereafter together
in better temper! It is said that the King do intend himself in
this interval to take away Lord Mordaunt's government [Windsor
Castle.], so as to do something to appease the House against
they come together, and let them see he will do that of his own
accord which is fit without their forcing him; and that he will
have his Commission for accounts go on: which will be good
things. At dinner we talked much of Cromwell; all saying he was
a brave fellow, and did owe his crowne he got to himself as much
as any man that ever got one.
9th. Read a piece of a play, "Every Man in his Humour," wherein
is the greatest propriety of speech that; ever I read in my life;
and so to bed. This noon come my wife's watch-maker, and
received 12l. of me for her watch; but Captain Rolt coming to
speak with me about a little business, he did judge of the work
to be very good, and so I am well contented.
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