and Mr Crewe in the second And told me how he did believe that the Cavaliers have now the upper hand clear of the Presbyterians.

27th After dinner came on board Sit Thomas Hatton⁶⁷ and Sir R Maleverer,⁶⁸ going for Flushing, but all the world know that they go where the rest of the many gentlemen go that every day flock to the King at Breda. They supped here, and my Lord treated them as he do the rest that go thither, with a great deal of civility While we were at supper a packet came, wherein much news from several friends. The chief is that, that I had from Mr Moore, viz that he fears the Cavaliers in the House will be so high, that the other will be forced to leave the House and fall in with General Monk, and so offer things to the King so high on the Presbyterian account that he may refuse, and so they will endeavour some more mischief, but when I told my Lord it, he shook his head and told me, that the Presbyterians are deceived, for the General is certainly for the King’s interest, and so they will not be able to prevail that way with him After supper the two knights went on board the Grantham, that is to convey them to Flushing I am informed that the Exchequer is now so low, that there is not £20 there, to give the messenger that brought the news of Lambert’s being taken, which story is very strange that he should lose his reputation of being a man of courage now at one blow, for that he was not able to fight one stroke, but desired of Colonel Ingoldsby several times to let him escape Late reading my letters, my mind being much troubled to think that, after all our hopes, we should have any cause to fear any more disappointments therein.

29th After sermon in the morning Mr Cooke came from London with a packet, bringing news how all the young lords that were not in arms against the Parliament do now sit That a letter is come from the King to the House, which is locked up by the Council till next Thursday that it may be read in the open House when they meet again, they having adjourned till then to keep a fast to-morrow And so the contents is not yet known £13,000 of the £20,000 given to General Monk is paid out of the Exchequer, he giving £12 among the teller’s clerks of Exchequer My Lord called me into the great cabbin below, where he told me that the Presbyterians are quite mastered by the Cavaliers, and that he fears Mr Crewe did go a little too far the other day in keeping out the young lords from sitting That he do expect that the King should be brought over suddenly, without staying to make any terms at all, saying that the Presbyterians did intend to have brought him in with such conditions as if he had been in chains. But he shook his shoulders when he told me how Monk had betrayed him, for it was he that did put them upon standing to put out the lords and other members that come not within the qualifications, which he did not like, but however he had done his business, though it be with some kind of baseness After dinner I walked a great while upon the deck with the chyrurgeon and purser, and other officers of the ship, and they all pray for the King’s coming, which I pray God send.

May 1st To-day I hear they were very merry at Deale, setting up the King’s flags upon one of their Maypoles, and drinking his health upon their knees in the streets, and firing the guns which the soldiers of the Castle threatened, but durst not oppose.

2nd Mr Dunne from London, with letters that tell us the welcome news of the Parliament’s votes yesterday, which will be remembered for the happiest May-day that hath been many a year to England. The King’s letter was read in the House, wherein he submits himself and all things to them, as to an Act of Oblivion to all, unless they shall please to except any, as to the confirming of the sales of the King’s and Church lands, if they see good. The House upon reading the letter, ordered £50,000 to be forthwith provided to send to His Majesty for his present supply, and a committee chosen to return an answer of thanks of His Majesty for his gracious letter; and that the letter be kept among the records of the Parliament, and in all this not so much as one No So that Luke Robinson⁶⁹ himself stood up and made a recantation of what he had done, and promises to be a loyal subject to his Prince for the time to come. The City of London have put out a Declaration, wherein they do disclaim their owning any other government but that of a King, Lords, and Commons Thanks was given by the House to Sir John Greenville,⁷⁰ one of the bedchamber to the King, who brought the letter, and they continued bare all the time it was reading Upon notice from the Lords to the Commons, of their desire that the Commons would join with them in their vote for King, Lords, and Commons, the Commons did concur and voted that all books whatever that are out against the Government of King, Lords, and Commons, should be brought into the House