Wren was desired
to stay to see if there were occasion for their speaking with me,
which I did, walking without, with Charles Porter, talking of a
great many things: and I perceive all the world is against the
Duke of Buckingham's acting thus high, and do prophecy nothing
but ruin from it. But he do well observe that the church lands
cannot certainly come to much, if the King shall be persuaded to
take them, they being leased out for long leases. By and by
after two hours' stay they rose, having, as Wren tells me,
resolved upon sending six ships to the Streights forthwith, not
being contented with the peace upon the terms they demand; which
are, that all our ships, where any Turks or Moores shall be found
slaves, shall be prizes; which will imply that they must be
searched, I hear that to-morrow the King and Duke of York set out
for Newmarket, by three in the morning, to some foot and horse-
races; to be abroad ten or twelve days. So I without seeing the
Duke of York; but Mr. Wren showed me the order of Council about
the balancing Store-keeper's accounts, passed the Council in the
very terms I drew it, only I did put in my name as he that
presented the book of Hosier's preparing, and that is left out, I
mean my name; which is no great matter.
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