Hutchinson with them, who, I hear, is to be their Paymaster, in
the room of Mr. Waith. For it seems they do turn out every
servant that belongs to the present Treasurer; and so for Fenn do
bring in Mr. Littleton, Sir Thomas's brother, and oust all the
rest. But Mr. Hutchinson do already see that his work now will
be another kind of thing than before, as to the trouble of it.
13th. Up, and with Sir W. Pen by coach to White Hall; where to
the Duke of York, and there did our usual business. And thence I
to the Commissioners of the Treasury; where I staid and heard an
excellent case argued between my Lord Gerard and the town of
Newcastle, about a piece of ground which that Lord hath got a
grant of under the Exchequer Seal, which they were endeavouring
to get of the King under the Great Seal. I liked mightily the
Counsel for the town, Shaftow their recorder, and Mr. Offly. But
I was troubled, and so were the Lords, [The Lords Commissioners.]
to hear my Lord fly out against their [The inhabitants of
Newcastle.] great pretence of merit from the King for their
sufferings and loyalty; telling them that they might thank him
for that repute which they have for their loyalty, for that it
was he that forced them to be so against their wills, when he was
there: and, moreover, did offer a paper to the Lords to read
from the town, sent in 1648; but the Lords would not read it; but
I believe it was something about bringing the King to trial, or
some such thing, in that year.
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