And so walked over the Park to White Hall,
and then met Sir H. Cholmly who walked with me and told me most
of the news: heard last night of the Parliament; and thinks they
will do all things very well, only they will be revenged of my
Lord Chancellor; and says however, that he thinks there will be
but two things proved on him and that one is, that he may have
said to the King and to others words to breed in the King an ill
opinion of the Parliament--that they were factious, and that it
was better to dissolve them: and this he thinks they will be
able to prove; but what this will amount to, he knows not. And
next, that he hath taken money for several bargains that have
been made with the Crown; and did instance one that is already
complained of: but there are so many more involved in it, that
should they unravel things of this sort, every body almost will
be more or less concerned. But these are the two great points
which he thinks they will insist on, and prove against him.
14th. To Mr, Wren's; and he told me that my business was done
about my warrant on the Maybolt Galliott; which I did see, and
thought it was not so full in the reciting of my services as the
other was in that of Sir W.
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