But it
seems she hath told the King, that whoever did get it, he should
own it. And the bottom of the quarrel is this:--She is fallen in
love with young Jermin, who hath of late been with her oftener
than the King, and is now going to marry my Lady Falmouth; [Lady
Falmouth married the Earl of Dorset.] the King is mad at her
entertaining Jermin, and she is mad at Jermin's going to marry
from her: so they are all mad; and thus the kingdom is governed!
But he tells me for certain that nothing is more sure than that
the King, and Duke of York, and the Chancellor, are desirous and
labouring all they can to get an army, whatever the King says to
the Parliament; and he believes that they are at last resolved to
stand and fall all three together: so that he says in terms that
the match of the Duke of York with the Chancellor's daughter hath
undone the nation. He tells me also that the King hath not
greater enemies in the world than those of his own family; for
there is not an officer in the house almost but curses him for
letting them starve, and there is not a farthing of money to be
raised for the buying them bread.
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