Thence to White Hall
with him to a Committee of Tangier; a day appointed for him to
give an account of Tangier, and what he did and found there;
which, though he had admirable matter for it, and his doings
there were good, and would have afforded a noble account, yet he
did it with a mind so low and mean, and delivered in so poor a
manner, that it appeared nothing at all, nor any body seemed to
value it; whereas he might have shown himself to have merited
extraordinary thanks, and been held to have done a very great
service: whereas now, all that cost the King hath been at for
his journey through Spain thither, seems to be almost lost.
After we were up, Creed and I walked together, and did talk a
good while of the weak Report my Lord made, and were troubled for
it; I fearing that either his mind and judgment are depressed, or
that he do it out of his great neglect, and so that he do all the
rest of his affairs accordingly.
11th. To the office; where by a speciall desire the new
Treasurers came, and there did show their Patent and the Great
Seal for the suspension of my Lord Anglesy: and here did sit and
discourse of the business of the office; and brought Mr.
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