: but this I do not believe. He made me almost ashamed
that we of the Navy had not in all this time lent any; so that I
find it necessary I should, and so will speedily do it before any
of my fellows begin and lead me to a bigger sum. By and by the
Lords come; and I perceive Sir W. Coventry is the man, and
nothing done till he comes. Among other things I heard him
observe, looking over a paper, that Sir John Shaw is a miracle of
a man, for he thinks he executes more places than any man in
England: for there he finds him a Surveyor of some of the King's
woods, and so reckoned up many other places, the most
inconsistent in the world. Their business with me was to
consider how to assigne such of our commanders as will take
assignements upon the Act for their wages; and the consideration
thereof was referred to me to give them an answer the next
sitting: which is a horrid poor thing; but they scruple at
nothing of honour in the case. I find most people pleased with
their being at ease, and safe of a peace, that they may know no
more charge or hazard of an ill managed war; but nobody speaking
of the peace with any content or pleasure, but are silent in it,
as of a thing they are ashamed of; no, not at Court, much less in
the City.
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