"--"And," says
Lord Arlington, "when our rules are once set, and upon good
judgment declared, no Governor should offer to alter them." "We
must correct the many things that are amiss there; for (says the
Lord Chancellor) you must think we do hear of more things amiss
than we are willing to speak before our friends' faces." My Lord
Bellasses would not take notice of their reflecting on him, and
did wisely. H. Cholmly and I to the Temple, and there walked in
the dark in the walks talking of news; and he surprises me with
the certain news that the King did last night in Council declare
his being in treaty with the Dutch: that they had sent him a
very civil letter, declaring that if nobody but themselves were
concerned, they would not dispute the place of treaty, but leave
it to his choice; but that being obliged to satisfy therein a
prince of equal quality with himself, they must except any place
in England or Spain. Also the King hath chosen the Hague, and
thither hath chose my Lord Hollis and Harry Coventry to go
Embassadors to treat; which is so mean a thing as all the world
will believe that we do go to beg a peace of them, whatever we
pretend.
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