assurance of his services: then I came to Shene. On the way he said that I was to tell the Prince how he was ever against Shaftesbury and Lauderdale coming into the council, and his perpetually telling the King so. He showed me the letter he had received from Sir Lionel Jenkins about receiving the presents, in which he desired to be governed by the King.
16th.I dined with Lord Halifax. In the morning we met at my Lord Sunderland's, where Mr. Harbord was mightily discontented. After dinner, Sir W. Temple showed me a letter from the Prince, wherein he said that he believed Monsieur Van Lewin would quickly have power to treat about the guarantee, and that Valkener was come in to him.
17th.I took my leave of Lord Shaftesbury; he told me he hoped I would make a good alliance between us and the Dutch, that we might be able to make some resistance to France. As for the Prince of Orange, he said if he would continue a good Protestant we would do him right. He commended Lord Sunderland, but spoke slightly of Essex and Halifax. Afterwards I went to Lord Halifax, and, telling him what had passed, he said he differed from Lord Sunderland, for that he was confident there never would be any good done with that man.
