But by that means lost the pleasure of
the play wholly, to which now and then Sir Charles Sedley's
exceptions against both words and pronouncing were very pretty.
20th. They talked how the King's viallin, Bannister, is mad;
that the King hath a Frenchman come to be chief of some part of
the King's musique. I with Lord Bellasses, to Lord Chancellor's.
Lord Bellasses tells me how the King of France hath caused the
stop to be made to our proposition of treating in the Hague; that
he being greater than they, we may better come and treat at
Paris: so that God knows what will become of the peace! He
tells me, too, as a grand secret, that he do believe the
offensive and defensive between Spain and us is quite finished,
but must not be known, to prevent the King of France's present
falling upon Flanders. He do believe the Duke of York will be
made General of the Spanish Armies there, and Governor of
Flanders, if the French should come against it, and we assist the
Spaniard: that we have done the Spaniard abundance of mischief
in the West Indys by our privateers at Jamaica, which they lament
mightily, and I am sorry for it to have it done at this time.
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