14th. To the Duke of Yorks playhouse, and there saw "The
Impertinents," a play which pleases me well still; but it is with
great trouble that I now see a play because of my eyes, the light
of the candles making it very troublesome to me. After the play
to Creed's. They do here talk mightily of my Lady Paulina making
a very good end, and being mightily religious in her life-time;
and she hath left many good notes of sermons and religion wrote
with her own hand, which nobody ever knew of: which I am glad
of; but she was always a peevish lady.
17th. To Sir W. Coventry's, reading over first my draught of the
administration of the Navy, which he do like very well; and so
fell to talk of his late disgrace, and how basely and in what a
mean manner the Duke of Buckingham hath proceeded against him,--
not like a man of honour. He tells me that the King will not
give other answer, about his coming to kiss his hands, than "Not
yet." But he says that this that he desires of kissing the
King's hand is only to show to the world that he is not a
discontent, and not in any desire to come again into play, though
I do perceive that he speaks this with less earnestness than
heretofore; and this it may be is, from what he told me lately,
that the King is offended at what is talked, that he hath
declared himself desirous not to have to do with any employment
more.
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