But he tells me that he hath
been always looked upon as a melancholy man; whereas others that
would please the King do make him believe that all is safe: and
so he hath heard my Lord Chancellor openly say to the King, that
he was now a glorious prince, and in a glorious condition,
because of some one accident that hath happened, or some one rut
that hath been removed; "when," says Sir W. Coventry "they
reckoned their one good meal, without considering that there was
nothing left in the cupboard for to-morrow." After this
discourse to my Lord Sandwich's, and took a quarter of an hour's
walk in the garden with him, which I have not done for so much
time with him since his coming into England; and talking of his
own condition, and particularly of the world's talk of his going
to Tangier. I find if his conditions can be made profitable and
safe as to money, he would go, but not else; but, however, will
seem not averse to it, because of facilitating his other accounts
now depending; which be finds hard to get through, but yet hath
some hopes, the King, he says, speaking very kindly to him.
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