Captain
Cocke tells me that there is yet expectation that the Chancellor
will lose the Seal; and assures me that there have been high
words between the Duke of York and Sir W. Coventry, for his being
so high against the Chancellor; so as the Duke of York would not
sign some papers that he brought, saying that he could not endure
the sight of him: and that Sir W. Coventry answered, that what
he did was in obedience to the King's commands; and that he did
not think any man fit to serve a prince, that did not know how to
retire and live a country life.
31st. At the office all the morning; where by Sir W. Pen I do
hear that the Seal was fetched away to the King yesterday from
the Lord Chancellor by Secretary Morrice; which puts me into a
great horror. In the evening Mr. Ball of the Excise-office tells
me that the Seal is delivered to Sir Orlando Bridgeman; the man
of the whole nation that is the best spoken of, and will please
most people; and therefore I am mighty glad of it. He was then
at my Lord Arlington's, whither I went, expecting to see him come
out; but staid so long, and Sir W.
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