suspicion here. When he does see him, he is to persuade him either to turn protestant himself, or else not to take it ill of him if he falls into that interest, which is the only thing that can support him and his daughter.
27th.Sir W. Temple had a conference with the King about the new parliament, Lauderdale, and the Duke. To the first he said, he was resolved there should be one, but he was not certain of the time; he is unwilling that the elections should take place in the dog-days. To the second he said, that he would settle the business of Scotland, and turn out Lord Lauderdale before the Duke of Monmouth came back. To the last, which was begun upon Mr. Graham's being here, he did resolve that his answer should be, that he had hopes the next sessions would put him at ease; that if he (the Duke) should come over, there would be no hopes, and, therefore, he desired him not to think of it[1] till it was past; at the same time he spoke to him to write a letter of kindness to the Prince every day. Lord Sunderland makes new protestations of kindness to the Prince, and thinks it the
- ↑ The King said he was mad to think of it. — Orig. Note. The Duke of York was at this time in exile at Brussels.
