And I only staid in the House till the Council rose; and then to
the Duke of York in the Duchesse's chamber, where he told me that
the book was there left with my Lord Arlington for any of the
Lords to view that had a mind, and to prepare and present to the
King what they had to say in writing to any part of it; which is
all we can desire, and so that rested. The Duke of York then
went to other talk; and by and by comes the Prince of Tuscany to
visit him and the Duchesse; and find that he do still remain
incognito, and so intends to do all the time he stays here, for
avoiding trouble to the King and himself, and expence also to
both.
20th. At noon comes my guest Mr. Hugh May, and with him Sir
Henry Capell, my old Lord Capell's son, and Mr. Parker. And I
had a pretty dinner for them; and both before and after dinner
had excellent discourse; and showed them my closet and my office,
and the method of it, to their great content: and more
extraordinary manly discourse and opportunity of showing myself,
and learning from others, I have not in ordinary discourse had in
my life, they being all persons of worth, but especially Sir H.
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