He says the King and Court are all troubled,
and the gates of the Court were shut up upon the first coming of
the Dutch to us, but they do mind the business no more than ever:
that the bankers, he fears, are broke as to ready-money, though
Viner had 100,000l. by him when our trouble begun: that he and
the Duke of Albemarle have received into their own hands, of
Viner, the former 10,000l., and the latter 12,000l., in tallies
or assignments to secure what was in his hands of theirs; and
many other great men of our masters have done the like; which is
no good sign, when they begin to fear the main. He and every
body cries out of the office of the Ordnance, for their neglects,
both at Gravesend and Upner, and every where else.
18th. To the office, and by and by word was brought me that
Commissioner Pett is brought to the Tower, and there laid up
close prisoner; which puts me into a fright, lest they may do the
same with us as they do with him. Great news to-night of the
blowing up of one of the Dutch's greatest ships, while a Council
of War was on board: the latter part, I doubt, is not so, it not
being confirmed since; but the former, that they had a ship blown
up, is said to be true.
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