Volume 1

Memoirs illustrative of the life and writings of John Evelyn ... comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6, and a selection of his familiar letters. To which is subjoined, the private correspondence between King Charles I and his Secretary of State ... [et al.] Sir Edward Nicholas ... 1641, and at other times during the Civil War; also between Sir Edward Hyde ... and Sir Richard Browne Ambassador to the Court of France ... The whole now first published from the original MSS. ... / Edited by William Bray.

  • John Evelyn
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1819
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Credit: Memoirs illustrative of the life and writings of John Evelyn ... comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6, and a selection of his familiar letters. To which is subjoined, the private correspondence between King Charles I and his Secretary of State ... [et al.] Sir Edward Nicholas ... 1641, and at other times during the Civil War; also between Sir Edward Hyde ... and Sir Richard Browne Ambassador to the Court of France ... The whole now first published from the original MSS. ... / Edited by William Bray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    After the K.® departure there was a Congregation called, where many Doctors, some Maisters of Arts, and a few Batchelours were created, they procuring it by making friends to y® Paulsgrave. There were very few that went out that are now resident, most of them were and gentlemen. A Doctor of Divinity and Batchelour of Arts were created of o' house [Trinity], but they made spe- cial friends to gett it. the ^SO. you sent me I have furnished me w* those necessarys I wanted, and have made me two suits, one of them being a blacke satin doublett and black cloth breeches, the other a white satin douhlett and scarlett hoase; the scarlett hoase I shall weare but litile heare, but it will be comely for me to weare in the country. Yo^ desii;e was that I should be as frugall in my expences as I could, and I assure you, honoured Sir, I have been ; I have spent none of it in riot or toyes. You hoped it would be sufficient to furnish me and discharge my battailes for this Quarter, but 1 feare it will not, therefore I humbly entreat you to send me ^6. I know what I have already, and w^^ this I send for, wil be more than enough to discharge these months, but I know not what occasion may fall out. Trin. Coll. Oxon, 26. 7b'^ 1636. II. In the Edition of Sir Richard Baker’s Chronicle published with additions by Edward Phillips (Milton’s nephew) there is an account of the transactions between Mr. Evelyn and Col. Morley, relative to the latter’s being urged by Mr. Evelyn, after Cromwell’s death, to declare for the King. In a subsequent Edition in 1730, this account is considerably altered. Amongst Mr. Evelyn’s papers at Wotton, there is the original account drawn up by Sir Tho. Clarges and sent to Mr. Phillips ; it is in Sir Thomas’s own hand-writing, was evidently sent to Mr. Evelyn for his perusal, and is thus indorsed by him; “ S' Thomas Clarges (brother-in-law to the Duke of Albemarle) insertion of what concern’d M Evelyn & Coll: Morley in the continuation of the History written by M Phillips & added to S’ Rich. Baker’s Chronicle. Note that my lett* to Col: Morley was not rightly copied, there was likewise too much sayd concerning me, which is better & as it ought to be in the second impres- sion 1664.” Mr. Phillips’s account is as follows : “ In the seven hundred and nineteenth page of this History wee omitted to insert a very materiall negotiation for the Kings service, attempted upon the