My deceased son was buried in the vault at Wotton, according to his desire.
The Duke of Devon lost £1,900 at a horse race at Newmarket.
The King preferring his young favorite Earl of Albemarle to be first Commander of his Guard, the Duke of[Pg 345] Ormond laid down his commission. This of the Dutch Lord passing over his head, was exceedingly resented by everybody.
April, 1699. Lord Spencer purchased an incomparable library86 of ... wherein, among other rare books, were several that were printed at the first invention of that wonderful art, as particularly "Tully's Offices, etc." There was a Homer and a Suidas in a very good Greek character and good paper, almost as ancient. This gentleman is a very fine scholar, whom from a child I have known. His tutor was one Florival of Geneva.