e King, laying open,
that whereas he had heard that his Majesty had made such a disposal of
his place, which he had formerly granted him for life upon a valuable
consideration, and that, without any thing laid to his charge, and
during a Parliament's sessions, he prayed that his Majesty would be
pleased to let his case be heard before the Council and the judges of
the land, who were his proper counsel in all matters of right: to which,
I am told, the King, after my Lord's being withdrawn, concluded upon his
giving him an answer some few days hence; and so he was called in, and
told so, and so it ended. Having heard all this I took coach and to Mr.
Povy's, where I hear he is gone to the Swedes Resident in Covent Garden,
where he is to dine. I went thither, but he is not come yet, so I to
White Hall to look for him, and up and down walking there I met with Sir
Robert Holmes, who asking news I told him of Sir W. Pen's going from us,
who ketched at it so as that my heart misgives me that he will have a
mind to it, which made me heartily sorry for my words, but he invited
me and would have me go to dine with him at the Treasurer's, Sir Thomas
Clifford, where I did go and eat some oysters; which while we were at,
in comes my Lord Keeper and much company; and so I thought it best to
withdraw. And so away, and to the Swedes Agent's, and there met Mr.
Povy; where the Agent would have me stay and dine, there being only
them, and Joseph Williamson, and Sir Thomas Clayton; but what he is I
know not. Here much extraordinary noble discourse of foreign princes,
and particularly the greatness of the King of France, and of his being
fallen into the right way of making the kingdom great, which [none] of
his ancestors ever did before. I was mightily pleased with this company
and their discourse, so as to have been seldom so much in all my life,
and so after dinner up into his upper room, and there did see a piece of
perspective, but much inferior to Mr. Povy's. Thence with Mr. Povy spent
all the afternoon going up and down among the coachmakers in Cow Lane,
and did see several, and at last did pitch upon a little chariott,
whose body was framed, but not covered, at the widow's, that made Mr.
Lowther's fine coach; and we are mightily pleased with it, it being
light, and will be very genteel and sober: to be covered with leather,
and yet will hold four. Being much satisfied with this, I carried him to
White Hall; and so by coach home, where g