So
God do his will in it!
DECEMBER 2, 1668. Abroad with my wife, the first time that ever
I rode in my own coach, which do make my heart rejoice and praise
God, and pray him to bless it to me and continue it. So she and
I to the King's playhouse, and there saw "The Usurper:" [A
tragedy by Edward Howard.] a pretty good play in all but what is
designed to resemble Cromwell and Hugh Peters, which is mighty
silly. The play done, we to White Hall; where my wife staid
while I up to the Duchesse and Queene's side, to speak with the
Duke of York: and here saw all the ladies, and heard the silly
discourse of the King with his people about him, telling a story
of my Lord Rochester's having of his clothes stole while he was
with a wench; and his gold all gone, but his clothes found
afterwards stuffed into a feather-bed by the wench that stole
them. I spoke with the Duke of York, just as he was set down to
supper with the King, about our sending of victuals to Sir Thomas
Allen's fleet hence to Cales, to meet him.
3rd. Sir Jer. Smith with me; who is a silly, prating, talking
man; but he tells me what he hears,--that Holmes and Spragg now
rule all with the Duke of Buckingham as to sea-business, and will
be great men: but he do prophecy what will be the fruit of it;
so I do.
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