Volume 2

Diary and correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S. : to which is subjoined the private correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and between Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne / edited from the original mss. at Wotton by William Bray.

  • John Evelyn
Date:
1881
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Credit: Diary and correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S. : to which is subjoined the private correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and between Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne / edited from the original mss. at Wotton by William Bray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    6th February. My wife and family returned to me from the country, where they had been since August, by reason of the contagion, now almost universally ceasing. Blessed be G-od for His infinite mercy in preserving us ! I, having gone through so much danger, and lost so many of my poor officers, escaping still myself that I might live to recount and magnify His goodness to me. 8/A I had another gracious reception by his Majesty, who called me into his bed-chamber, to lay before and describe to him my project of an Infirmary, which 1 read to him, who, with great approbation, recommended it to his Royal Highness. 20th. To the Commissioners of the Navy who, having seen the project of the Infirmary, encouraged the work, and were very earnest it should be set about immediately ; but I saw no money, though a very moderate expense would have saved thousands to his Majesty, and been much more commodious for the cure and quai'tering of our sick and wounded, than the dispersing them into private houses, where many more chirurgeons and attendants were neces- sary, and the people tempted to debauchery. 21 st. Went to my Lord Treasurer for an assignment of 40,000/. upon the two last quarters for support of the next year’s charge. Next day, to Duke of Albemarle and Secre- tary of State, to desire them to propose it to the Council. 1st March. To London, and presented his Majesty my book intituled, “ The pernicious Consequences of the new Heresy of the Jesuits against Kings and States.”1 7th. Dr. Sancroft, since Archbishop of Canterbury, preached before the King about the identity and immuta- bility of God, on Psalm cii. 27. 13/A To Chatham, to view a place designed for an Infirmary. loth. My charge now amounted to near 7000/. [weekly], 22ncl. The Royal Society re-assembled, after the dis- persion from the contagion. 21th. Sent 2000/. to Chatham. Is/ April. To London, to consult about ordering the natural rarities belonging to the repository of the Royal Society ; referred to a Committee. 1 Ante, vol. i. p. 410.