And
so he went away, leaving me a little troubled that I was thus
driven on a sudden to do any thing herein: but Creed coming just
now to see me, be approves of what I have done. A great fire
happened in Durham-yard last night, burning the house of one Lady
Hungerford, who was to come to town to it this night; and so the
house is burned, new furnished, by carelessness of the girl sent
to take off a candle from a bunch of candles, which she did by
burning it off and left the rest, as is supposed, on fire. The
King and Court were here, it seems;, and stopped the fire by
blowing up of the next house. The King and Court; went out of
town to Newmarket this morning betimes, for a week.
28th. Up, and was called upon by Sir H. Cholmly to discourse
about some accounts of his of Tangier: and then to other talk.
And I find by him that it is brought almost to effect, the late
endeavours of the Duke of York and Duchesse, the Queene-Mother,
and my Lord St. Alban's together with some of the contrary
faction, as my Lord Arlington, that for a sum of money we shall
enter into a league with the King of France, wherein, he says, my
Lord Chancellor is also concerned; and that he believes that in
the doing hereof it is meant that he shall come in again, and
that this sum of money will so help the King as that he will not
need the Parliament; and that in that regard it will be forwarded
by the Duke of Buckingham and his faction, who dread the
Parliament.
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