Coventry to have
joined entire with. He tells me that he fears their prevailing
against the Duke of York; and that their violence will force them
to it, as being already beyond his pardon. He repeated to me
many examples of challengings of Privy-counsellers and others;
but never any proceeded against with that severity which he is,
it never amounting with others to more than a little confinement.
He tells me of his being weary of the Treasury, and of the folly,
ambition, and desire of popularity of Sir Thomas Clifford; and
yet the rudeness of his tongue and passions, when angry.
7th (Lord's day). To the Tower to see Sir W. Coventry, who had
H. Jermin and a great many more with him, and more while I was
there came in: so that I do hear that there was not less than
sixty coaches there yesterday and the other day; which I hear
also that there is great exception taken at by the King, and the
Duke of Buckingham, but it cannot be helped. I to White Hall,
and there hear that there are letters come from Sir Thomas Allen,
that he hath made some kind of peace with Argier; upon which the
King and Duke of York, being to go out of town to-morrow, are met
at my Lord Arlington's: so I there, and by Mr.
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