This do make
great heat among the students; and my Lord Mayor did send to the
King, and also I hear that Sir Richard Browne did cause the drums
to beat for the Train-bands; but all is over, only I hear that
the students do resolve to try the Charter of the City. So we
home, and betimes to bed, and slept well all night.
4th. To White Hall, where in the first Court I did meet Sir
Jeremy Smith, who did tell me that Sir W. Coventry was just now
sent to the Tower, about the business of the challenging the Duke
of Buckingham, and so was also Harry Saville to the Gate-house;
which, as he is a gentleman, and of the Duke of York's
Bedchamber, I heard afterwards that the Duke of York is mightily
incensed at, and do appear very high to the King that he might
not be sent thither, but to the Tower, this being done only in
contempt of him. This news of Sir W. Coventry did strike me to
the heart, and with reason, for by this and my Lord of Ormond's
business I do doubt that the Duke of Buckingham will be so
flushed that he will not stop at any thing, but be forced to do
any thing now, as thinking it not safe to end here; and, Sir W.
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