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The Chancellor continued Chief Minister, Lord Falmouth in highest favour, minding his Master's, not his own concerns. Killed at Sea, and died not worth a farthing, though not expensive-- -- Served the old Cavaliers-- Arlington come back from Spain, tried to get into favour, supported at first by the Chancellor and Bristol against Falmouth, but after Falmouth's death the Chancellor repented it-- Sir William Coventry the Duke of York's Secretary was a very able man, not well with the Chancellor -- helped at the Chancellor's fall-- the Bucks not of the King's Privy Council, insinuated also into his favour and made Master of the Horse-- by his set the King against the Chancellor.

Patent for Canary Company recalled, though they obliged the Canarians to take great quantities of English Manufactures, in part of payment for Wines, and take reasonable rates-- who would take nothing but ready money when the Company broke, and raised the price very much to the damage of the Nation.

Declaration about at Corn. put in on promise of Dissent to conform-- made to the Chancellor and Gauden Bishop of Exeter-- not one conformed-- Dutch endeavoured to Supplant England in Trade everywhere-- the Chancellor alone against the Dutch War.

The Duke of York got a Patent, a joint Stock, and sate up the African Company when near ruined-- Sir Robert Holmes took some English Forts on the Gambia, which had got into Dutch hands, and settled the Company's affairs-- the Dutch sent a Squadron against him, and fell on the English on the Coast of Guinea -- and De Ruyter victualled at Cadiz for his Expedition, when Sir J. Lawson coming thither with twelve Men of War also judged by it of his design, and would fain have fought him, but durst

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