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Whatever the consequence be, if the King be a man
of any stomach and heat, all do believe that he will resent this
vote. Read over and agreed upon the deed of settlement to our
minds: my sister to have 600l. presently, and she to be
joyntured in 60l. per annum; wherein I am very well satisfied.
11th. To Pemberton's [Francis Pemberton, afterwards knighted,
and made Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1679.] chamber.
It was pretty here to see the heaps of money upon this lawyer's
table; and more, to see how he had not since last night spent any
time upon our business, but begun with telling us that we were
not at all concerned in that Act; which was a total mistake, by
his not having read over the Act at all.
12th. My cosen Roger told me the pleasant passage of a fellow's
bringing a bag of letters to-day into the lobby of the House,
where he left them, and withdrew himself without observation.
The bag being opened, the letters were found all of one size, and
directed with one hand: a letter to most of the Members of the
House.


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