The truth is, the Spaniards were not only observed to fight most desperately, but also they did outwitt them; first in lining their own harness with chains of iron, then in setting their coach in the most advantageous place, and to appoint men to guard every one of their horses.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft. -
Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.To the French house, where I observe, that there is no men in the world of a more insolent spirit where they do well, and more abject if they do miscarry, than these people are; for they all look like dead men, and not a word among them, but shake their heads.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.And so I followed the coach, and then met it at York House, where the embassador lies; and there it went in with great state.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.But they being come and returned, I ran after them with my boy after me through all the dirt and the streets full of people; till at last, at the Mewes, I saw the Spanish coach go, with fifty drawn swords at least to guard it, and our soldiers shouting for joy.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.I, as I am in all things curious, presently got to the water-side, and there took oars to Westminster Palace, thinking to have seen them come in thither with all the coaches.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.The Spanish hath got the best of it, and killed three of the French coach-horses and several men, and is gone through the City; at which, it is strange to see how all the City did rejoice. And indeed we do naturally all love the Spanish, and hate the French.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.So I went to the Spanish Embassador’s and the French, and there saw great preparations on both sides; but the French made the most noise and vaunted most, the other made no stir almost at all; so that I was afraid the other would have had too great a conquest over them.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.To coach back again; and at White Hall light, and saw the soldiers and people running up and down the streets.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.To Chelsy, to my Lord Privy Seal, and there got him to seal the business. Here I saw by day-light two very fine pictures in the gallery; and did also go all over the house, and found it to be the prettiest contrived house that ever I saw in my life.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.I heard of a fray between the two Embassadors of Spain and France; and that, being the day of the entrance of an Embassador from Sweden, they intended to fight for the precedence! Our King ordered that no Englishman should meddle in the business, but let them do what they would.
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Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.Up by moon-shine, to White Hall, to meet Mr. Moore at the Privy Seal, but he not being come as appointed, I went into King Street to the Red Lyon to drink my morning draft.