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OCTOBER 12, 1668. To White Hall to enquire when the Duke of York
will be in town, in order to Mr. Turner's going down to Audley
End about his place; and here I met in St. James's Park with one
that told me that the Duke of York would be in town to-morrow.
Home, where I find Sir H. Cholmly come to town; and is come
hither to see me: and he is a man that I love mightily, as being
of a gentleman the most industrious that ever I saw. He staid
with me awhile talking and telling me his obligations to my Lord
Sandwich, which I was glad of; and that the Duke of Buckingham is
now chief of all men in this kingdom, which I knew before; and
that he do think the Parliament will hardly ever meet again;
which is a great many men's thoughts and I shall not be sorry for
it. Read a ridiculous nonsensical book set out by Will. Pen for
the Quakers; but so full of nothing but nonsense, that I was
ashamed to read in it.
13th. With my Lord Brouncker, and did get his ready assent to T.
Hater's having of Mr. Turner's place, and so Sir J. Minnes's
also: but when we come to sit down at the Board comes to us Mr.
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