Coventry about settling pensions upon all flag-officers
while unemployed: W. Coventry against it, and, I think, with
reason. Great doings at Paris, I hear, with their triumphs for
their late conquests. The Duchesse of Richmond sworn last week
of the Queene's Bedchamber, and the King minding little else but
what he used to do--about his women.
7th. We are fain to go round by Newgate because of Fleet-bridge
being under rebuilding.
8th. To Sir W. Coventry, and there discoursed of several things;
and I find him much concerned in the present enquiries now on
foot of the Commissioners of accounts, though he reckons himself
and the rest very safe, but vexed to see us liable to these
troubles in things wherein we have laboured to do best. Thence,
he being to go out of town to-morrow to drink Banbury waters, I
to the Duke of York to attend him about business of the office;
and find him mighty free to me, and how he is concerned to mend
things in the Navy himself, and not leave it to other people. So
home to dinner; sad then with my wife to Cooper's, and there saw
her sit; and he do extraordinary things indeed.
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