The great talk is of the King's being hot of late
against Conventicles, and to see whether the Duke of Buckingham's
being returned will turn the King, which will make him very
popular; and some think it is his plot to make King thus, to show
his power in the making him change his mind. But Pierce did tell
me that the King did certainly say, that he that took one stone
from the Church did take two from his Crown. By and by the
corpse came out; and I with Sir Richard Browne and Mr. Evelyn in
their coach to the church, where Mr. Plume preached. [Thomas
Plume, D.D., Vicar of Greenwich 1662, and installed Archdeacon of
Rochester 1679. Ob, 1704.]
30th. Up, and to Sir W. Coventry, to see and discourse with him;
and he tells me that he hath lately been with my Lord Keeper, and
had much discourse about the Navy: and particularly he tells me
that he finds they are divided touching me and my Lord Brouncker;
some are for removing, and some for keeping us. He told my Lord
Keeper that it should cost the King 10,000l. before he had made
another as fit to serve him in the Navy as I am; which though I
believe it is true, yet I am much pleased to have that character
given me by Sir W.
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