daughter, in case she married with his consent; if she married without it, and the father did not name some other to give it to, the Chancery would give it to her; but, if another were named, that would keep up the interest: he thinks the parliament easily governed with a little pains and care. Monsieur Barillon spoke to my Lord Sunderland and me about regulating the visits between the ambassadors and envoys: his care is that I might live well with the French ambassador. He is vexed at my going, for he fancies that I, having refused to go into France, would not go into Holland, but that I see we are falling into that alliance. The Duke of Monmouth began his journey into Scotland at three o'clock in the morning. He parted well with the King, though he had been ill pleased with him several times upon some pretensions that he had in his head, which he hath been put on by his wife.[1]
16th.I had a good deal of discourse with my
- ↑ She is very assuming and witty, but hath little sincerity. She governed the Duke, and made him do several things for her husband which he repents of.—Orig. Note. This was Anne, heiress of Beccleugh. Evelyn gives her the same character: "I dined," he says, "at my Lord Arlington's with the Duke and Duchess of Monmouth. She is one of the wisest and craftiest of her sex, and has much wit."— i. 460.
