#The sinking city fleeing phoenix full

in gold about my body, that I may not be without something in case I should be surprised: for I think, in any nation but ourвЂ™s, people that appear (for we are not indeed so) so faulty as we, would have their throats cut. I have also made a girdle, by which, with some trouble, I do carry about me 300 l. In the evening, I sent for my cousin Sarah and her husband, who come and I did deliver them my chest of writings about Brampton, and my brother TomвЂ™s papers, and my journalls, which I value much and did send my two silver flaggons to Kate JoyceвЂ™s: that so, being scattered what I have, something might be saved. I also sent, my mind being in pain, Saunders after my wife and father, to overtake them at their nightвЂ™s lodgings, to see how matters go with them. The King and Duke of York up and down all the day here and there: some time on Tower Hill, where the City militia was where the King did make a speech to them, that they should venture themselves no further than he would himself.

My business the most of the afternoon is listening to every body that comes to the office, what news? which is variously related, some better, some worse, but nothing certain. So though I intend Gibson no further than to Huntingdon I direct him to send the packet forward. Gibson away after my wife with another 1000 pieces, under colour of an express to Sir Jeremy Smith who is, as I hear, with some ships at Newcastle which I did really send to him, and may, possibly, prove of good use to the King for it is possible, in the hurry of business, they may not think of it at Court, and the charge of an express is not considerable to the King. Clapham express thither to see how matters go: I did, about noon, resolve to send Mr. Every minute some one or other calls for this or that order and so I forced to be at the office, most of the day, about the fire-ships which are to be suddenly fitted out: and itвЂ™s a most strange thing that we hear nothing from any of my brethren at Chatham so that we are wholly in the dark, various being the reports of what is done there insomuch that I sent Mr. So I must keep the silver by me, which sometimes I think to fling into the house of office, and then again know not how I shall come by it, if we be made to leave the office. I cannot have my 200 pieces of gold again for silver, all being bought up last night that were to be had, and sold for 24 and 25 s. out of BackewellвЂ™s hands of his own money but they are so called upon that they will be all broke, hundreds coming to them for money: and their answer is, вЂњIt is payable at twenty days - when the days are out, we will pay you вЂќ and those that are not so, they make tell over their money, and make their bags false, on purpose to give cause to retell it, and so spend time. Hewer hath been at the bankerвЂ™s, and hath got 500 l.

#The sinking city fleeing phoenix full

Pray God give them good passage, and good care to hide it when they come home! but my heart is full of fear: They gone, I continued in fright and fear what to do with the rest. Upon which newes the King and Duke of York have been below - since four oвЂ™clock in the morning, to command the sinking of ships at Barking-Creeke, and other places, to stop their coming up higher: which put me into such a fear, that I presently resolved of my fatherвЂ™s and wifeвЂ™s going into the country and, at two hoursвЂ™ warning, they did go by the coach this day, with about 1300 l. No sooner up but hear the sad newes confirmed of the Royall Charles being taken by them, and now in fitting by them - which Pett should have carried up higher by our several orders, and deserves, therefore, to be hanged for not doing it - and turning several others and that another fleete is come up into the Hope.