Page:Diary of the times of Charles II Vol. I.djvu/270

154 been running about to all the houses of the towns, to endeavour to prevent it.

27th.The Duke dined here, and went to the Italian [sic]; he met the Princess there. At night he went to the Prince, and was mighty well received: he offered him his house in town, invited him to come a-hunting, and dissuaded him from going to Hamburg. In the morning, Monsieur Van Beuninghen was with me: he told me that he had been with the French Ambassador, how he told them that he could not imagine the King his Master would take it ill the making the Guarantee. Mr. Meredith told me that the French Ambassador began to think he had done too much, and now saith that he had no order for what he said, but that he did it of his own accord out of kindness to them. Every body saith that he repents what he has done. He asked me if there was no trick in the Guarantee, in which I satisfied him. He then said it was lucky for me, and that the King ought to be well pleased.

28th.I went to Schevelin with the Duke of Monmouth. He told me how angry the people were with the Duke and the Ministers, and the trouble they express at his going away; he spoke a good deal of his own melancholy prospects; that all