25th. By the morning we were come close to the land, and

everybody made ready to get on shore. The King and the two Dukes

did eat their breakfast before they went, and there being set

some ship's diet, they eat nothing else but pease and pork, and

boiled beef. Dr. Clerke, who eat with me, told me how the King

had given 50l. to Mr. Shepley for my Lord's servants, and 500l.

among the officers and common men of the ship. I spoke to the

Duke of York about business, who called me Pepys by name, and

upon my desire did promise me his future favour. Great

expectation of the King's making some Knights, but there was

none. About noon (though the brigantine that Beale made was

there ready to carry him) yet he would go in my Lord's barge with

the two Dukes. Our Captn. steered, and my Lord went along bare

with him. I went, and Mr. Mansell, and one of the King's

footmen, and a dog that the King loved, in a boat by ourselves,

and so got on shore when the King did, who was received by

General Monk with all imaginable love and respect at his entrance

upon the land of Dover. Infinite the crowd of people and the

horsemen, citizens, and noblemen of all sorts. The Mayor of the

town come and gave him his white staffe, the badge of his place,

which the King did give him again. The Mayor also presented him

from the town a very rich Bible, which he took and said it was

the thing that he loved above all things in the world, a canopy

was provided for him to stand under, which he did, and talked

awhile with General Monk and others, and so into a stately coach

there set for him, and so away through the towne towards

Canterbury, without making any stay at Dover. The shouting and

joy expressed by all is past imagination seeing that my Lord did

not stir out of his barge, I got into a boat and so into his

barge. My Lord almost transported with joy that he had done all

this without any the least blur or obstruction in the world, that

could give offence to any, and with the great honour he thought

it would be to him. Being overtook by the brigantine, my Lord

and we went out of our barge into it;, and so were on board with

Sir W. Batten [A Commissioner of the Navy, and in 1661 M.P. for

Rochester.] and the Vice and Rear-Admirals. At night I supped

with the Captn., who told me what the King had given us. My Lord

returned late, and at his coming did give me order to cause the

marke to be gilded, and a Crowne and C. R. to be made at the head

of the coach table, where the King today with his own hand did

marke his height, which accordingly I caused the painter to do,

and is now done as is to be seen.

28th. My Lord dined with the Vice-Admiral to-day, (who is as

officious, poor man! as any spaniel can be; but I believe all to

no purpose, for I believe he will not hold his place;) so I dined

commander at the coach table to-day, and all the officers of the

ship with me, and Mr. White of Dover. After a game or two at

nine-pins, to work all the afternoon, making above twenty orders.

In the evening my Lord having been a-shore, the first time that

he hath been a-shore since he come out of the Hope, (having

resolved not to go till he had brought his Majesty into England,

I returned on board with a great deal of pleasure. The Captain

told me that my Lord had appointed me 30l. out of the 1000 ducats

which the King had given to the ship.

27th (Lord's day). Called up by John Goods to see the Garter and

Heralds coate, which lay in the coach, brought by Sir Edward

Walker, King at Armes, this morning, for my Lord. My Lord had

summoned all the Commanders on board him, to see the ceremony,

which was thus: Sir Edward putting on his coate, and having laid

the George and Garter, and the King's letter to my Lord, upon a

crimson cushion, (in the coach, all the Commanders standing by,)

makes three congees to him, holding the cushion in his arms.

Then laying it down with the things upon it upon a chair, he

takes the letter, and delivers it to my Lord, which my Lord

breaks open and gives him to read. It was directed to our trusty

and well beloved Sir Edward Montagu, Knight, one of our Generals

at sea, and our Companion elect of our Noble Order of the Garter.

The contents of the letter is to show that the Kings of England

have for many years made use of this honour, as a special mark of

favour, to persons of good extraction and valour, (and that many

Emperors, Kings and Princes of other countries have borne this

honour), and that whereas my Lord is of a noble family, and hath

now done the King such service by sea, at this time, as he hath

done; he do send him this George and Garter to wear as Knight of

the Order, with a dispensation for the other ceremonies of the

habit of the Order, and other things, till hereafter, when it can

be done. So the herald putting the ribbon about his neck, and

the Garter on his left leg, he saluted him with joy as Knight of

the Garter. And after that was done he took his leave of my

Lord, and so to shore again to the King at Canterbury, where he

yesterday gave the like honour to General Monk, who are the only

two for many years that have had the Garter given them, before

they had honours of Earldome, or the like, excepting only the

Duke of Buckingham, who was only Sir George Villiers when he was

made Knight of the Garter. [A.D. 1616.]

29th. Abroad to shore with my Lord, (which he offered me of

himself, saying that I had a great deal of work to do this month,

which was very true.) On shore we took horses, my Lord and

Mr.Edward, Mr. Hetly and I, and three or four servants, and had a

great deal of pleasure in riding. At last we came upon a very

high cliffe by the sea-side and rode under it, we having laid

great wagers, I and Dr. Mathews, that it was not so high as

Paul's; my Lord and Mr. Hetly, that it was. But we riding under

it, my Lord made a pretty good measure of it with two sticks, and

found it to be not thirty-five yards high, and Paul's is reckoned

to be about ninety. From thence toward the barge again, and in

our way found the people of Deale going to make a bonfire for joy

of the day, it being the King's birthday, and had some guns which

they did fire at my Lord's coming by. For which I did give

twenty shillings among them to drink. While we were on the top

of the cliffe, we saw and heard our guns in the fleet go off for

the same joy. And it being a pretty fair day we could see above

twenty miles into France. Being returned on board, my Lord

called for Mr. Shepley's book of Paul's, by which we were

confirmed in our wager. This day, it is thought, the King do

enter the City of London.

30th. All this morning making up my accounts, in which I counted

that I had made myself now worth about 80l., at which my heart

was glad, and blessed God.

JUNE 1, 1660. At night Mr. Cook comes from London with letters,

leaving all things there very gallant and joyful. And brought us

word that the Parliament had ordered the 29th of May, the King's

birth-day, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our

redemption from tyranny, and the King's return to his Government,

he entering London that day.

2nd. Being with my Lord in the morning about business in his

cabbin, I took occasion to give him thanks for his love to me in

the share that he had given me of his Majesty's money, and the

Duke's. He told me he hoped to do me a more lasting kindness, if

all things stand as they are now between him and the King, but,

says he, "We must have a little patience and we will rise

together; in the mean time I will do yet all the good jobs I

can." Which was great content for me to hear from my Lord. All

the morning with the Captain, computing how much the thirty ships

that come with the King from Scheveling their pay comes to for a

month (because the King promised to give them all a month's pay),

and it comes to 6,538l., and the Charles particularly 777l. I

wish we had the money.

3rd. Captaine Holland is come to get an order for the setting

out of his ship, and to renew his commission. He tells me how

every man goes to the Lord Mayor to set down their names, as such

as do accept of his Majesty's pardon, and showed me a certificate

under the Lord Mayor's hand, that he had done so.

At sermon in the morning; after dinner into my cabbin, to cast my

accounts up, and find myself to be worth near 100l. for which I

bless Almighty God, it being more than I hoped for so soon, being

I believe not clearly worth 25l. when I come to sea besides my

house and goods.

4th. This morning the King's Proclamation against drinking,

swearing, and debauchery, was read to our ships companies in the

fleet, and indeed it gives great satisfaction to all.

6th. In the morning I had letters come, that told me among other

things, that my Lord's place of Clerke of the Signet was fallen

to him, which he did most lovingly tell me that I should execute,

in case he could not get a better employment for me at the end of

the year. Because he thought that the Duke of York would command

all, but he hoped that the Duke would not remove me but to my

advantage.

My letters tell me, that Mr. Calamy [Edward Calamy, the

celebrated Nonconformist Divine, born 1616, appointed Chaplain to

Charles the Second 1660. Ob. 1666.] had preached before the King

in a surplice (this I heard afterwards to be false); that my

Lord, Gen. Monk, and three more Lords, are made Commissioners for

the Treasury; that my Lord had some great place conferred on him,

and they say Master of the Wardrobe; and the two Dukes do haunt

the Park much, and that they were at a play, Madam Epicene,

[Epicene, or the Silent Woman, a Comedy by Ben Jonson.] the

other day; that Sir Ant. Cooper, [Afterwards Chancellor, and

created Earl of Shaftesbury.] Mr. Hollis, and Mr. Annesly, late

Presidents of the Council of State, are made Privy Councillors to

the King.

7th. After dinner come Mr. John Wright and Mr. Moore, with the

sight of whom my heart was very glad. They brought an order for

my Lord's coming up to London, which my Lord resolved to do to-

morrow. All the afternoon getting my things in order to set

forth to-morrow. At night walked up and down with Mr. Moore, who

did give me an account of all things at London. Among others,

how the Presbyterians would be angry if they durst, but they will

not be able to do any thing.

8th. Out early, took horses at Deale.

9th. To White Hall with my Lord and Mr. Edwd. Montagu. Found

the King in the Park. There walked. Gallantly great.

11th. With my Lord to Dorset House to the Chancellor. [Dorset-

House, in Salisbury Court, at this time occupied by the

Chancellor, once the residence of the Bishops of Salisbury, one

of whom (Jewel) alienated it to the Sackville-family. The house

being afterwards pulled down, a theatre was built on its site, in

which the Duke of York's troop performed.]

13th. By water with my Lord in a boat to Westminster, and to the

Admiralty, now in a new place.

15th. My Lord told me how the King has given him the place of

the great Wardrobe.

16th. To my Lord, and so to White Hall with him about the Clerk

of the Privy Seale's place, which he is to have. Then to the

Admiralty, where I wrote some letters. Here Coll. Thompson told

me, as a great secret, that the Nazeby was on fire when the King

was there, but that is not known; when God knows it is quite

false.

17th (Lord's day). To Mr. Messinn's; a good sermon. This day

the organs did begin to play at White Hall before the King.

After dinner to Mr. Messinn's again, and so in the garden, and

heard Chippell's father preach, that was Page to the Protector.

18th. To my Lord's, where much business. With him to the

Parliament House, where he did intend to have made his appearance

to-day, but he met Mr. Crewe upon the stairs, and would not go

in. He went to Mrs. Brown's, and staid till word was brought him

what was done in the House. This day they made an end of the

twenty men to be excepted from pardon to their estates. By barge

to Stepney with my Lord, where at Trinity House we had great

entertainment. With my Lord there went Sir W. Pen, Sir H.

Wright, Hetly, Pierce, Creed, Hill, I and other servants. Back

again to the Admiralty, and so to my Lord's lodgings, where he

told me that he did look after the place of the Clerk of the Acts

for me.

19th. Much business at my Lord's. This morning my Lord went into

the House of Commons, and there had the thanks of the House, in

the name of the Parliament and Commons of England, for his late

service to his King and Country. A motion was made for a reward

for him, but it was quashed by Mr. Annesly, who, above most men,

is engaged to my Lord's and Mr. Crewe's favours. My Lord went at

night with the King to Baynard's Castle to supper, and I home.

20th. With my Lord (who lay long in bed this day, because he

came home late from supper with the King) to the Parliament

House, and, after that, with him to General Monk's, where he

dined at the Cock-pit. Thence to the Admiralty, and despatched

away Mr. Cooke to sea; whose business was a letter from my Lord

about Mr. G. Montagu to be chosen as a Parliament-man in my

Lord's room at Dover; and another to the Vice-Admiral to give my

Lord a constant account of all things in the fleet, merely that

he may thereby keep up his power there; another letter to Captn.

Cuttance to send the barge that brought the King on shore, to

Hinchingbroke by Lynne.

21st. To my Lord, much business. With him to the Council

Chamber, where he was sworne; and the charge of his being

admitted Privy Counsellor is 56l. To White Hall, where the King

being gone abroad, my Lord and I talked a great while discoursing

of the simplicity of the Protector, in his losing all that his

father had left him. My Lord told me, that the last words that

he parted with the Protector with, (when he went to the Sound),

were, that he should rejoice more to see him in his grave at his

return home, than that he should give way to such things as were

then in hatching, and afterwards did ruine him: and that the

Protector said, that whatever G. Montagu, my Lord Broghill [Roger

Boyle, Lord Broghill, created Earl of Orrery, 1660. Ob. 1679.],

Jones, and the Secretary, would have him to do, he would do it,

be it what it would.

22nd. To my Lord, where much business. With him to White Hall,

where the Duke of York not being up, we walked a good while in

the Shield Gallery. Mr. Hill (who for these two or three days

hath constantly attended my Lord) told me of an offer of 500l.

for a Baronet's dignity, which I told my Lord of in the balcone

of this gallery, and he said he would think of it. My dear

friend Mr. Fuller of Twickenham and I dined alone at the Sun

Tavern, where he told me how he had the grant of being Dean of

St. Patrick's, in Ireland; and I told him my condition, and both

rejoiced one for another. Thence to my Lord's and had the great

coach to Brigham's, who told me how my Lady Monk deals with him

and others for their places, asking him 500l. though he was

formerly the King's coach-maker, and sworn to it.

23rd. To my Lord's lodgings, where Tom Guy come to me, and there

staid to see the King touch people for the King's evil. But he

did not come at all, it rayned so; and the poor people were

forced to stand all the morning in the rain in the garden.

Afterward he touched them in the banquetting-house. With my

Lord, to my Lord Frezendorfe's [John Frederic de Friesendorff,

Embassador from Sweden to Charles the Second, who created him a

Baronet, 1661.] where he dined to-day. He told me that he had

obtained a promise of the Clerke of the Acts place for me, at

which I was glad.

25th. With my Lord at White Hall all the morning. I spoke with

Mr. Coventry about my business, who promised me all the

assistance I could expect. Dined with young Mr. Powell, lately

come from the Sound, being amused at our great charges here, and

Mr. Southerne, now Clerke to Mr. Coventry, at the Leg in King-

street. Thence to the Admiralty, where I met Mr. Turner, of the

Navy-office, who did look after the place of Clerke of the Acts.

He was very civil to me, and I to him, and shall be so. There

come a letter from my Lady Monk to my Lord about it this evening,

but he refused to come to her, but meeting in White Hall, with

Sir Thomas Clarges, her brother, my Lord returned answer, that he

could not desist in my business; and that he believed that

General Monk would take it ill if my Lord should name the

officers in his army; and therefore he desired to have the naming

of one officer in the fleete. With my Lord by coach to Mr.

Crewe's, and very merry by the way, discoursing of the late

changes and his good fortune. Thence home, and then with my wife

to Dorset House, to deliver a list of the names of the justices

of peace for Huntingdonshire.

26th. My Lord dined at his lodgings all alone to-day. I went to

Secretary Nicholas to carry him my Lord's resolutions about his

title, which he had chosen, and that is Portsmouth.

To Backewell the goldsmith's, and there we chose a 100l. worth

of plate for my Lord to give Secretary Nicholas. [Edward

Bakewell, an alderman of London, and opulent banker, ruined by

the shutting up of the Exchequer in 1672, when he retired to

Holland, where he died.]

27th. With my Lord to the Duke, where he spoke to Mr. Coventry

to despatch my business of the Acts, in which place every body

gives me joy, as if I were in it, which God send.

28th. To Sir G. Downing, the first visit I have made him since

he come. He is so stingy a fellow I care not to see him; I quite

cleared myself of his office, and did give him liberty to take

any body in. After all this to my Lord, who lay a-bed till

eleven o'clock, it being almost five before he went to-bed, they

supped so late last night with the King. This morning I saw poor

Bishop Wren going to Chappel, it being a thanksgiving day for the

King's returne. [Matthew Wren, Bishop of Ely. Ob. 1667, aged

82.]

29th. Up and to White Hall, where I got my warrant from the Duke

to be Clerke of the Acts. Also I got my Lord's warrant from the

Secretary for his honour of Earl of Portsmouth, and Viscount

Montagu of Hinchingbroke. So to my Lord, to give him an account

of what I had done. Then to Sir Geffery Palmer, [Sir Geoffrey

Palmer, Attorney General, and Chief Justice of Chester, 1660;

created a Baronet, 1661. Ob 1670.] who told me that my Lord

must have some good Latinist to make the preamble to his Patent,

which must express his rate service in the best terms that he

can, and he told me in what high flaunting terms Sir J.

Greenville had caused his to be done, which he do not like; but

that Sir Richard Fanshawe [Sir Richard Fanshawe, Knight and

Baronet, Secretary to Charles the Second in Scotland, and after

the Restoration employed on several embassies. He was a good

linguist, and translated the Lusiad and Pastor Fido.] had done

General Monk's very well. Then to White Hall, where I was told

by Mr. Hutchinson at the Admiralty, that Mr. Barlow, my

predecessor, Clerke of the Acts, is yet alive, and coming up, to

town to look after his place, which made my heart sad a little.

At night told my Lord thereof, and he bad me get possession of my

Patent; and he would do all that could be done to keep him out.

This night my Lord and I looked over the list of the Captains,

and marked some that my Lord had a mind to put out.

30th. By times to Sir R. Fanshawe to draw up the preamble to my

Lord's patent. So to my Lord, and with him to White Hall, where

saw a great many fine antique heads of marble, that my Lord

Northumberland [Algernon Percy, tenth Earl of Northumberland.]

had given the King. To White Hall with Mr. Moore, where I met

with a letter from Mr. Turner, offering me 150l. to be joined

with me in my patent, and to advise me how to improve the

advantage of my place, and to keep off Barlow. This day come

Will, my boy, to me: the maid continuing lame. [William Hewer,

respecting whose origin I can only make out, that he was a nephew

to Mr. Blackburne, so often mentioned in these pages, where his

father's death, of the plague, also occurs. He became afterwards

a Commissioner of the Navy and Treasurer for Tangier; and was the

constant companion of Mr. Pepys, who died in his house at

Clapham, previously the residence of Sir Dennis Gauden. Mr.

Hewer was buried in the old Church at Clapham, where there is a

large monument of marble in alto relievo erected to his memory.]

JULY 1, 1660. This morning come home my fine Camlett cloak, with

gold Buttons, and a silk suit, which cost me much money, and I

pray God to make me able to pay for it. In the afternoon to

the Abbey, where a good sermon by a stranger, but no Common

Prayer yet.

2nd. All the afternoon with my Lord, going up and down the town;

at seven at night he went home, and there the principal Officers

of the Navy, among the rest myself was reckoned one. We had

order to meet to-morrow, to draw up such an order of the Council

as would put us into action before our patents were passed. At

which my heart was glad.

[A list of the Officers of the Admiralty, 31st May, 1660.

FROM A MS. IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY.

His Royal Highness James, Duke of York, Lord High Admiral.

Sir George Carteret, Treasurer.

Sir Robert Slingsby, (soon after) Comptroller.

Sir William Batten, Surveyor.

Samuel Pepys, Esq. Clerk of the Acts.

John, Lord Berkeley, )

Sir William Penn, ) Commissioners.

Peter Pett, Esq. )

]

At night supped with my Lord, he and I together, in a great

dining-room alone by ourselves.

3rd. The Officers and Commissioners of the Navy met at Sir G.

Carteret's chamber, and agreed upon orders for the Council to

supersede the old ones, and empower us to act. [Sir George

Carteret, Knight, had originally been bred to the sea service,

and became Comptroller of the Navy to Charles the First, and

Governor of Jersey where he obtained considerable reputation by

his gallant defence of that Island against the Parliament forces.

At the Restoration he was made Vice Chamberlain to the King,

Treasurer of the Navy, and A Privy Councillor, and in 1661 M.P.

for Portsmouth. He continued in favour with his sovereign till

1679, when he died in his 80th year. He married his cousin

Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Philip Carteret, Knight, of St. Ouen,

and had issue three sons and five daughters.] Dined with Mr.

Stephens, the Treasurer of the Navy, and Mr. Turner, to whom I

offered 50l. out of my own purse for one year, and the benefit

of a Clerke's allowance beside, which he thanked me for; but I

find he hath some design yet in his head, which I could not think

of. In the afternoon my heart was quite pulled down, by being

told that Mr. Barlow was to enquire to-day for Mr. Coventry; but

at night I met with my Lord, who told me that I need not fear,

for he would get me the place against the world. And when I come

to W. Howe, he told me that Dr. Petty had been with my Lord, and

did tell him that Barlow was a sickly man, and did not intend to

execute the place himself, which put me in great comfort again.

4th. To Mr. Backewell's, the goldsmith, where I took my Lord's

100l. in plate for Mr. Secretary Nicholas, and my own piece of

plate, being a state dish and cup in chased work for Mr.

Coventry, cost me above 19l. Carried these and the money by

coach to my Lord's at White Hall, and from thence carried

Nicholas's plate to his house and left it there, intending to

speak with him anon. So to my Lord's, and walking all the

afternoon in White Hall Court, in expectation of what shall be

done in the Council as to our business. It was strange to see

how all the people flocked together bare, to see the King looking

out of the Council window. At night my Lord told me how my

orders that I drew last night about giving us power to act, are

granted by the Council. At which I was very glad.

5th. This morning my brother Tom brought me my jackanapes coat

with silver buttons. It rained this morning, which, makes us

fear that the glory of this day will be lost; the King and

Parliament being to be entertained by the City to-day with great

pomp. Mr. Hater was with me to-day, and I agreed with him to be

my clerke. Being at White Hall, I saw the King, the Dukes, and

all their attendants go forth in the rain to the City, and it

spoiled many a fine suit of clothes. I was forced to walk all

the morning in White Hall, not knowing how to get out because of

the rain. Met with Mr. Cooling, [Richard Cooling or Coling,

A.M., of All-Souls College, Secretary to the Earls of Manchester

and Arlington, when they filled the office of Lord Chamberlain,

and a Clerk of the Privy Council in ordinary. There is a

mezzotinto print of him in the Pepysian Collection.] my Lord

Chamberlain's secretary, who took me to dinner among the

gentlemen waiters, and after dinner into the wine-cellar. He

told me how he had a project for all us Secretaries to join

together, and get money by bringing all business into our hands.

Thence to the Admiralty, where Mr. Blackburne and I (it beginning

to hold up) went and walked an hour or two in the Park, he

giving of me light in many things in my way in this office that I

go about. And in the evening I got my presents of plate carried

to Mr. Coventry's. At my Lord's at night comes Dr. Petty to me,

to tell me that Barlow was come to town, and other things, which

put me into a despair, and I went to bed very sad.

6th. In the afternoon my Lord and I, and Mr. Coventry and Sir G.

Carteret, went and took possession of the Navy-Office, whereby my

mind was a little cheered, but my hopes not great. From thence

Sir G. Carteret and I to the Treasurer's Office, where he set

some things in order.

8th (Lord's day). To White Hall chapel, where I got in with ease

by going before the Lord Chancellor with Mr. Kipps. Here I heard

very good musique, the first time that ever I remember to have

heard the organs and singing-men in surplices in my life. The

Bishop of Chichester [Henry King, Dean of Rochester, advanced to

the See of Chichester, 1641. Ob. 1669.] preached before the

King, and made a great flattering sermon, which I did not like

that the Clergy should meddle with matters of state. Dined with

Mr. Luellin and Salisbury at a cook's shop. Home, and staid all

the afternoon with my wife till after sermon. There till Mr.

Fairebrother [William Fairbrother, in 1661 made D.D. at Cambridge

per regias litteras.] come to call us out to my father's to

supper. He told me how he had perfectly procured me to be made

Master in Arts by proxy, which did somewhat please me, though I

remember my cousin Roger Pepys [Roger Pepys, a Barrister, M.P.

for Cambridge, 1661, And afterwards Recorder of that town.] was

the other day persuading me from it.

[The Grace which passed the University, on this occasion, is

preserved in Kennett's Chronicle, and commenced as follows:--Cum

Sam Pepys, Coll. Magd. Inceptor in Artibus in Regia Classe

existat e Secretis. exindeq. apud mare adec occupatissimus ut

Comitiis proxime futuris interesse non possit; placet vobis ut

dictus S. P. admissionem suam necnon creationem recipiat ad

gradum Magistri in Artibus sub pepsona Timothei Wellfit,

Inceptoris, &c. &c.--June 26, 1660.]

9th. To the Navy-office, where in the afternoon we met and sat,

and there I begun to sign bills in the Office the first time.

[The Navy Office was erected on the site of Lumley House,

formerly belonging to the Fratres Sanctae Crucis (or Crutched

Friars), and all business connected with Naval concerns was

transacted there, till its removal to Somerset House. The ground

is now occupied by the East India Company's warehouses.]

10th. This day I put on my new silk suit, the first that ever I

wore in my life. Home, and called my wife, and took her to

Clodins's to a great wedding of Nan Hartlib to Mynheer Roder,

which was kept at Goring House [Goring House was burnt in 1674,

at which time Lord Arlington resided in it.] with very great

state, cost, and noble company. But among all the beauties

there, my wife was thought the greatest. And finding my Lord in

White Hall garden, I got him to go to the Secretary's, which he

did, and desired the dispatch of his and my bills to be signed by

the King. His bill is to be Earle of Sandwich, Viscount

Hinchingbroke, and Baron of St. Neot's. Home, with my mind

pretty quiet: not returning, as I said I would, to see the bride

put to bed.

11th. With Sir W. Pen by water to the Navy-office, where we met,

and dispatched business. And that being done, we went all to

dinner to the Dolphin, upon Major Brown's invitation. After that

to the office again, where I was vexed, and so was Commissioner

Pett, to see a busy fellow come to look out the best lodgings for

my Lord Barkley, and the combining between him and Sir W. Pen;

and, indeed, was troubled much at it.

[Sir William Pen was born at Bristol in 1621, of the ancient

family of the Pens of Pen Lodge, Wilts. He was Captain at the

age of 21; Rear-Admiral of Ireland at 23; Vice-Admiral of

England, and General in the first Dutch war at 32. He was

subsequently M.P, for Weymonth, Governor of Kinsale, and Vice-

Admiral of Munster, After the Dutch fight in 1665, where he

distinguished himself as second in command under the Duke of

York, he took leave of the sea, but continued to act as a

Commissioner for the Navy till 1669, when he retired on account

of his bodily infirmities to Wanstead, and died there September

16, 1670, aged 49.]

12th. Up early and by coach to White Hall with Commissioner

Pett, where, after we had talked with my Lord, I went to the

Privy Seale and got my bill perfected there, and at the Signet:

and then to the House of Lords, and met with Mr. Kipps, who

directed me to Mr. Beale to get my patent engrossed; but he not

having time to get it done in Chancery-hand, I was forced to run

all up and down Chancery-lane, and the Six Clerks' Office, but

could find none that could write the hand, that were at leisure.

And so in despair went to the Admiralty, where we met the first

time there, my Lord Montagu, my Lord Barkley, Mr. Coventry, and

all the rest of the principal Officers and Commissioners, except

only the Controller, who is not yet chosen.

13th. Up early, the first day that I put on my black camlett

coat with silver buttons. To Mr. Spong, whom I found in his

night-gown writing of my patent. It being done, we carried it to

Worcester House, [The Earls of Worcester had a large house

between Durham Place and the Savoy, which Lord Clarendon rented

at 5l. per annum, while his own was building.] to the

Chancellor, where Mr. Kipps got me the Chancellor's recepi to my

bill; and so carried it to Mr. Beale for a dockett; but he was

very angry, and unwilling to do it, because he said it was ill

writ, (because I had got it writ by another hand, and not by

him); but by much importunity I got Mr. Spong to go to his office

and make an end of my patent; and in the mean time Mr. Beale to

be preparing my dockett, which being done, I did give him two

pieces, after which it was strange how civil and tractable he

was to me. Met with Mr. Spong, who still would be giving me

council of getting my patent out, for fear of another change and

my Lord Montagu's fall. After that to Worcester House, where by

Mr. Kipps's means, and my pressing in General Montagu's name to

the Chancellor, I did, beyond all expectation, get my seal

passed; and while it was doing in one room, I was forced to keep

Sir G. Carteret (who by chance met me there, ignorant of my

business) in talk. I to my Lord's, where I dispatched an order

for a ship to fetch Sir R. Honywood home. Late writing letters;

and great doings of musique at the next house, which was

Whally's; the King and Dukes there with Madame Palmer, a pretty

woman that they had a fancy to. [Barbara Villiers, daughter of

William Viscount Grandison, wife of Roger Palmer, Esq., created

Earl of Castlemaine, 1661. She became the King's mistress soon

after the Restoration, and was in 1670 made Duchess of Cleveland.

She died 1709, aged 69.] Here at the old door that did go into

his lodgings, my Lord, I, and W. Howe, did stand listening a

great while to the musique.

14th. Comes in Mr. Pagan Fisher, the poet, and promises me that

he had long ago done, a book in praise of the King of France,

with my armes, and a dedication to me very handsome.

[Payne Fisher, who styled himself Paganus Piscator, was born in

1616, in Dorsetshire, and removed from Hart Hall, Oxford, of

which he had been a commoner, to Magdalene College, Cambridge, in

1634; and there took a degree of B.A., and first discovered a

turn for poetry. He was afterwards a Captain in the King's

service at Marston Moor fight; but leaving his command, employed

his pen against the cause which he had supported with his sword,

and became a favourite of Cromwell's. After the King's return,

he, obtained a scanty subsistence by flattering men in power, and

was frequently imprisoned for debt. He died in 1693. He

published several poems, chiefly in Latin; and, in 1682, printed

a book of Heraldry, with the arms of each of the gentry as he had

waited upon with presentation copies. He was a man of talents,

but vain, unsteady, and conceited, and a great time-server.]

15th. My wife and I mightily pleased with our new house that we

hope to have. My patent has cost me a great deal of money; about

40l. In the afternoon to Henry the Seventh's Chapel, where I

heard a Sermon.

17th. This morning (as indeed all the mornings now-a-days) much

business at my Lord's. There come to my house before I went out

Mr. Barlow, an old consumptive man, and fair conditioned. After

much talk, I did grant, him what he asked, viz. 50l. per annum,

if my salary be not increased, and 100l. per annum, in case it be

350l. at which he was very well pleased to be paid as I received

my money, and not otherwise, so I brought him to my Lord's and he

and I did agree together.

18th. This morning we met at the office: I dined at my house in

Seething Lane.

19th. We did talk of our old discourse when we did use to talk

of the King, in the time of the Rump, privately; after that to

the Admiralty Office, in White Hall, where I staid and writ my

late observations for these four days last past. Great talk of

the difference between the Episcopal and Presbyterian Clergy,

but I believe it will come to nothing.

22nd. After dinner to White Hall, where I find my Lord at home,

and walked in the garden with him, he showing me all respect. I

left him, and went to walk in the inward park, but could not get

in; one man was basted by the keeper, for carrying some people

over on his back, through the water. Home, and at night had a

chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer Book,

the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to

bed.

23rd. After dinner to my Lord, who took me to Secretary

Nicholas; [Sir Edward Nicholas, many years principal Secretary of

State to Charles the First and Second; dismissed from his office

through the intrigues of Lady Castlemaine in 1668 and ob. 1669,

aged 77.] and before him and Secretary Morris, [Sir William

Morris, Secretary of State from 1660 to 1668. Ob. 1676. He was

kinsman to General Monk.] my Lord and I upon our knees together

took our oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy; and the Oath of the

Privy Seale, of which I was much glad, though I am not likely to

get anything by it at present; but I do desire it, for fear of a

turn-out of our office.

24th. To White Hall, where I did acquaint Mr. Watkins with my

being sworn into the Privy Seale, at which he was much troubled,

but did offer me a kinsman of his to be my clerk. In the

afternoon I spent much time in walking in White Hall Court with

Mr. Bickerstaffe, who was very glad of my Lord's being sworn,

because of his business with his brother Baron, which is referred

to my Lord Chancellor, and to be ended to-morrow. [They were

both clerks of the Privy Seal.] Baron had got a grant beyond

sea, to come in before the reversionary of the Privy Seale.

25th. I got my certificate of my Lord's and I being sworn. This

morning my Lord took leave of the House of Commons, and had the

thanks of the House for his great service to his country. [In

the Journals this is stated to have taken place July 24th.]

26th. Early to White Hall, thinking to have a meeting of my Lord

and the principal officers, but my Lord could not, it being the

day that he was to go and be admitted in the House of Lords, his

patent being done, which he presented upon his knees to the

Speaker; and so it was read in the House, and he took his place,

T. Doling carried me to St. James's Fair, and there meeting with

W. Symons and his wife, and Luellin, and D. Scobell's wife and

cousin, we went to Wood's at the Pell Mell (our old house for

clubbing), and there we spent till ten at night.

28th. A boy brought me a letter from Poet Fisher, who tells me

that he is upon a panegyrique of the King, and desired to borrow

a piece of me; and I sent him half a piece. To Westminster, and

there met Mr. Henson, who had formerly had the brave clock that

went with bullets (which is now taken away from him by the King,

it being his goods).

29th. With my Lord to White Hall Chapel, where I heard a cold

sermon of the Bishop of Salisbury's, Duppa's, [Brian Duppa,

successively bishop of Chichester, Salisbury, and Winchester.

Ob. 1662.] and the ceremonies did not please me, they do so

overdo them. My Lord went to dinner at Kensington with my Lord

Camden. [Baptist, second Viscount Campden, Lord Lieutenant of

Rutlandshire. Ob. 1683.]

30th, This afternoon I got my 50l., due to me for my first

quarter's salary as Secretary to my Lord, paid to Tho. Hater for

me, which he received and brought home to me, of which I felt

glad. The sword-bearer of London (Mr. Man) came to ask for us,

with whom we sat late, discoursing about the worth of my office

of Clerke of the Acts, which he hath a mind to buy, and I asked

four years' purchase.

31st. To White Hall, where my Lord and the principal officers

met, and had a great discourse about raising of money for the

Navy, which is in very sad condition, and money must be raised

for it. I back to the Admiralty, and there was doing things in

order to the calculating of the debts of the Navy and other

business, all the afternoon. At night I went to the Privy Seale,

where I found Mr. Crofts and Mathews making up all their things

to leave the office to-morrow, to those that come to wait the

next month.

AUGUST 1, 1660. In the afternoon at the office, where we had many

things to sign and I went to the Council Chamber, and there got

my Lord to sign the first bill, and the rest all myself; but

received no money to-day.

2nd. To Westminster by water with Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen,

(our servants in another boat) to the Admiralty; and from thence

I went to my Lord's to fetch him thither, where we stayed in the

morning about ordering of money for the victuallers, and advising

how to get a sum of money to carry on the business of the Navy.

From thence W. Hewer and I to the office of Privy Seale, where I

stayed all the afternoon, and received about 40l. for yesterday

and to-day, at which my heart rejoiced for God's blessing to me,

to give me this advantage by chance, there being of this 40l.

about 10l. due to me for this day's work. So great is the

present profit of this office, above what it was in the King's

time; there being the last month about 300 bills, whereas in the

late King's time it was much to have 40. I went and cast up the

expense that I laid out upon my former house, (because there are

so many that are desirous of it, and I am, in my mind, loth to

let it go out of my hands, for fear of a turn.) I find my

layings-out to come to about 20l. which with my fine will come to

about 22l. to him that shall hire my house of me.

4th. To White Hall, where I found my Lord gone with the King by

water to dine at the Tower with Sir J. Robinson, Lieutenant.

[Sir John Robinson, created a Baronet for his services to Charles

II., 1660, and had an augmentation to his arms. He was Lord

Mayor of London, 1663.] I found my Lady Jemimah [Lady Jemimah

Montagu.] at my Lord's, with whom I staid and dined, all alone;

after dinner to the Privy Seale Office, where I did business. So

to a Committee of Parliament, (Sir Hen. Finch, [Solicitor-

General, 1660; Lord Keeper, 1673; Chancellor, 1675; created Earl

of Nottingham, 1681. Ob. 1682,] Chairman), to give them an

answer to an order of theirs, "that we could not give them any

account of the Accounts of the Navy in the years 36, 37, 38, 39,

40, as they desire."

6th. This night Mr. Man offered me 1000l. for my office of

Clerke of the Acts, which made my mouth water; but yet I dare not

take it till I speak with my Lord to have his consent.

7th. Mr. Moore and myself dined at my Lord's with Mr. Shepley.

While I was at dinner in come Sam. Hartlibb and his brother-in-

law, now knighted by the King, to request my promise of a ship

for them to Holland, which I had promised to get for them. After

dinner to the Privy Seale all the afternoon. At night, meeting

Sam. Hartlibb, he took me by coach to Kensington, to my Lord of

Holland's; I staid in the coach while he went in about his

business. [Samuel Hartlib, son of a Polish merchant, and author

of several ingenious Works on Agriculture, for which he had a

pension from Cromwell.--VIDE CHALMERS'S BIOG. DICT.]

9th. With Judge Advocate Fowler, Mr. Creed, and Mr. Shepley to

the Rhenish Wine-house, and Captain Hayward of the Plymouth, who

is now ordered to carry my Lord Winchelsea, Embassador to

Constantinople. We were very merry, and Judge Advocate did give

Captain Hayward his Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy.

10th. With Mr. Moore and Creed to Hide-parke by coach, and saw a

fine foot-race three times round the Park, between an Irishman

and Crow, that was once my Lord Claypoole's footman. [John Lord

Claypoole married, in 1645, Mary, second daughter of Oliver

Cromwell, to whom he became Master of the Horse, and a Lord of

the Bedchamber; he was also placed in his Father-in-Law's Upper

House. During Richard Cromwell's time he retained all his places

at Court; and at the Restoration, never having made an enemy

whilst his relations were in power, he was not molested, and

lived till 1688. His father had been proceeded against in the

Star Chamber, for resisting the payment of Ship Money, and was by

Cromwell constituted Clerk of the Hanaper, and created a

Baronet.] By the way I cannot forget that my Lord Claypoole did

the other day make enquiry of Mrs. Hunt, concerning my house in

Axe yard, and did set her on work to get it of me for him, which

methinks is a very great change. But blessed be God for my good

chance of the Privy Seale, where I get every day I believe about

3l. This place my Lord did give me by chance, neither he nor I

thinking it to be of the worth that he and I find it to be.

12th (Lord's day). To my Lord, and with him to White Hall

Chapel, where Mr. Calamy preached, and made a good sermon upon

these words "To whom much is given, of him much is required." He

was very officious with his three reverences to the King, as

others do. After sermon a brave anthem of Captain Cooke's,

[Henry Cooke, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and an

excellent musician. Ob. 1672.] which he himself sung, and the

King was well pleased with it. My Lord dined at my Lord

Chamberlin's. [The Earl of Manchester.]

14th. To the Privy Seale, and thence to my Lord's, where Mr. Pin

the taylor, and I agreed upon making me a velvet coat. From

thence to the Privy Seale again, where Sir Samuel Morland come

with a Baronet's grant to pass, which the King had given him to

make money of. Here we staid with him a great while; and he told

me the whole manner of his serving the King in the time of the

Protector; and how Thurloe's bad usage made him to do it; how he

discovered Sir R. Willis, and how he had sunk his fortune for the

King; and that now the King had given him a pension of 500l. per

annum out of the Post Office for life, and the benefit of two

Baronets; all which do make me begin to think that he is not so

much a fool as I took him to be. I did make even with Mr.

Fairebrother for my degree of Master of Arts, which cost me about

9l. 16s.

15th. To the office, and after dinner by water to White Hall,

where I found the King gone this morning by five of the clock to

see a Dutch pleasure-boat below bridge, where he dines and my

Lord with him, The King do tire all his people that are about him

with early rising since he come.

18th. Captain Ferrers took me and Creed to the Cockpitt play,

the first that I have had time to see since my coming from sea,

"The Loyall Subject," [A Tragi-comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher.]

where one Kinaston, a boy, acted the Duke's sister, but made the

loveliest lady that ever I saw in my life. [Edward Kynaston,

engaged by Sir W. Davenant in 1660, to perform the principal

female characters: he afterwards assumed the male ones in the

first parts of tragedy, and continued on the stage till the end

of King William's reign, The period of his death is not known.]

20th. This afternoon at the Privy Seale, where reckoning with

Mr. Moore, he had got 100l. for me together, which I was glad of,

guessing that the profit of this month would come to 100l. With

W. Hewer by coach to Worcester House, where I light, sending him

home with the 100l. that I received to-day. Here I staid, and

saw my Lord Chancellor come into his Great Hall, where wonderful

how much company there was to expect him. Before he would begin

any business, he took my papers of the state of the debts of the

fleet, and there viewed them before all the people, and did give

me his advice privately how to order things, to get as much money

as we can of the Parliament.

21st. I met Mr. Crewe and dined with him, where there dined one

Mr. Hickeman, an Oxford man, who spoke very much against the

height of the now old clergy, for putting out many of the

religious fellows of Colleges, and inveighing against them for

their being drunk. It being post-night, I wrote to my Lord to

give him notice that all things are well; that General Monk is

made Lieutenant of Ireland, which my Lord Roberts (made Deputy)

do not like of, to be Deputy to any man but the king himself.

[John, second Lord Robartes, advanced to the dignity of Earl of

Radnor, 1679. Ob. 1685.]

22nd. In the House, after the Committee was up, I met with Mr.

G. Montagu, and joyed him in his entrance (this being his 3rd

day) for Dover. Here he made me sit all alone in the House, none

but he and I, half an hour, discoursing how there was like to be

many factions at Court between Marquis Ormond, [James, afterwards

created Duke of Ormond, and K.G. and twice Lord Lieutenant of

Ireland.] General Monk, and the Lord Roberts, about the business

of Ireland; as there is already between the two Houses about the

Act of Indemnity; and in the House of Commons, between the

Episcopalian and Presbyterian men.

23rd. By water to Doctors' Commons to Dr. Walker, [One of the

Judges of the Admiralty.] to give him my Lord's papers to view

over, concerning his being empowered to be Vice-Admiral under the

Duke of York. Thence by water to White Hall, to the Parliament

House, where I spoke with Colonel Birch, [Colonel John Birch

represented Leominster at that time, and afterwards Penryn. He

was an active Member of Parliament.] and so to the Admiralty

chamber, where we and Mr. Coventry had a meeting about several

businesses. Amongst others, it was moved that Phineas Pett,

(kinsman to the commissioner,) of Chatham, should be suspended

his employment till he had answered some articles put in against

him, as that he should formerly say that the King was a bastard

and his mother a strumpet. [Phineas Pett, an eminent ship-

builder employed by the Admiralty.]

25th. This night W. Hewer brought me home from Mr. Pim's my

velvet coat and cap, the first that ever I had.

28th. Colonel Scroope is this day excepted out of the Act of

Indemnity, which has been now long in coming out, but it is

expected tomorrow. [Colonel Adrian Scroope, one of the persons

who sat in judgment upon Charles I.] I carried home 80l. from

Privy Seale, by coach.

30th. To White Hall, where I met with the Act of Indemnity, (so

long talked-of and hoped for,) with the Act of Rate for Pole-

money, and for judicial proceedings. This the first day that

ever I saw my wife wear black patches since we were married.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1660. All this afternoon sending express to the

fleet, to order things against my Lord's coming; and taking

direction of my Lord about some rich furniture to take along with

him for the Princesse. [The Princess of Orange.] And talking

after this, I hear by Mr. Townsend, that there is the greatest

preparation against the Prince de Ligne's coming over from the

King of Spain, that ever was in England for their Embassador.

3rd. Up and to Mr. --, the goldsmith, and there, with much ado,

got him to put a gold ring to the jewell, which the King of

Sweden did give my Lord: out of which my Lord had now taken the

King's picture, and intends to make a George of it. About noon

my Lord, having taken leave of the King in the Shield Gallery,

(where I saw with what kindnesse the King did hugg my Lord at his

parting,) I went over with him and saw him in his coach at

Lambeth and there took leave of him, he going to the Downes.

5th. Great newes now-a-day of the Duke d'Anjou's desire to marry

the Princesse Henrietta. [Only brother to Louis XIV.; became

Duke of Orleans on the death of his uncle.] Hugh Peters is said

to be taken. The Duke of Gloucester is ill, and it is said it

will prove the small-pox.

13th. This day the Duke of Gloucester died of the small-pox by

the great negligence of the doctors.

15th. To Westminster, where I met with Dr. Castles, who chidd me

for some error in our Privy-Seale business; among the rest, for

letting the fees of the six judges pass unpaid, which I know not

what to say to, till I speak to Mr. Moore. I was much troubled,

for fear of being forced to pay the money myself. Called at my

father's going home, and bespoke mourning for myself, for the

death of the Duke of Gloucester.

16th. My Lord of Oxford is also dead of the small-pox; in whom

his family dyes, after 600 years having that honour in their

family and name. [This must be a mistake for some other person.

Robert, nineteenth earl of Oxford having died in 1632, and

Aubrey de Vere, his successor, the twentieth Earl, living till

1703.] To the Park, where I saw how far they had proceeded in

the Pell-mell, and in making a river through the Park, which I

had never seen before since it was begun. Thence to White Hall

garden, where I saw the King in purple mourning for his brother.

18th. This day I heard that the Duke of York, upon the news of

the death of his brother yesterday, came hither by post last

night.

To the Miter taverne in Wood-streete (a house of the greatest

note in London,) where I met W. Symons, and D. Scobell, and their

wives, Mr. Samford Luellin, Chetwind, one Mr. Vivion, and Mr.

White, formerly chaplain to the Lady Protectresse, (and still so,

and one they say that is likely to get my Lady Francesse for his

wife). [According to Noble, Jeremiah White married Lady Frances

Cromwell's waiting-woman, in Oliver's lifetime, and they lived

together fifty years. Lady Frances had two husbands, Mr. Robert

Rich, and Sir John Russell, the last of whom she survived fifty-

two years, dying 1721-2.] Here some of us fell to handycapp, a

sport that I never knew before.

20th. To Major Hart's lodgings in Cannon-streete, who used me

very kindly with wine and good discourse, particularly upon the

ill method which Col. Birch and the Committee use in defending of

the army and the navy; promising the Parliament to save them a

great, deal of money, when we judge that it will cost the King

more than if they had nothing to do with it, by reason of their

delayes and scrupulous enquirys into the account of both.

21st. Upon the water saw the corpse of the Duke of Gloucester

brought down to Somerset House stairs, to go by water to

Westminster, to be buried.

22nd. I bought a pair of short black stockings, to wear over a

pair of silk ones for mourning; and I met with The. Turner and

Joyce, buying of things to go into mourning too for the Duke,

which is now the mode of all the ladies in towne. This day Mr.

Edw. Pickering is come from my Lord, and says that he left him

well in Holland, and that he will be here within three or four

days.

23rd. This afternoon, the King having news of the Princesse

being come to Margatte, he and the Duke of York went down thither

in barges to her.

24th. I arose from table and went to the Temple church, where I

had appointed Sir W. Batten to meet him; and there at Sir Heneage

Finch Solliciter General's chambers, before him and Sir W. Wilde,

Recorder of London (whom we sent for from his chamber) we were

sworn justices of peace for Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and

Southampton; with which honour I did find myself mightily

pleased, though I am wholly ignorant in the duties of a justice

of peace.

28th. I did send for a cup of tee (a China drink) of which I

never had drank before, and went away (the King and the Princesse

coming up the river this afternoon as we were at our pay). My

Lord told me how the ship that brought the Princesse and him (The

Tredagh) did knock six times upon the Kentish Knock, which put

them in great fear for the ship; but got off well. He told me

also how the King had knighted Vice-admiral Lawson and Sir

Richard Stayner.

29th. This day or yesterday, I hear, Prince Rupert is come to

Court; but welcome to nobody. [Son of Frederic, Prince Palatine

of the Rhine, afterwards styled King of Bohemia, by Elizabeth,

only sister to Charles I. Ob. 1682.]

OCTOBER 2, 1660. At Will's I met with Mr. Spicer, and with him

to the Abbey to see them at vespers. There I found but a thin

congregation.

3rd. To my Lord's, who sent a great iron chest to White Hall;

and I saw it carried, into the King's closet, where I saw most

incomparable pictures. Among the rest a book open upon a desk,

which I durst have sworn was a reall book. Back again to my

Lord, and dined all alone with him, who did treat me with a great

deal of respect; and after dinner did discourse an hour with me,

saying that he believed that he might have any thing that he

would ask of the King. This day I heard the Duke speak of a

great design that he and my Lord of Pembroke have, and a great

many others, of sending a venture to some parts of Africa to dig

for gold ore there. They intend to admit as many as will venture

their money, and so make themselves a company. 250l. is the

lowest share for every man. But I do not find that my Lord do

much like it.

4th. I and Lieut. Lambert to Westminster Abbey, where we saw Dr.

Frewen translated to the Archbishoprick of York. [Dr. Accepted

Frewen, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.] Here I saw the

Bishops of Winchester, [Brian Duppa, translated from Salisbury.]

Bangor, [William Roberts.] Rochester, [John Warner, Ob. 1666,

aged 86.] Bath and Wells, [William Pierce, translated from

Peterborough, 1632.] and Salisbury, [Humphrey Henchman,

afterwards Bishop of London.] all in their habits, in King Henry

Seventh's chapel. But, Lord! at their going out, how people did

most of them look upon them as strange creatures, and few with

any kind of love or respect.

6th. Col. Slingsby and I at the office getting a catch ready for

the Prince de Ligne to carry his things away to-day, who is now

going home again. I was to give my Lord an account of the

stacions and victualls of the fleet, in order to the choosing of

a fleet fit for him to take to sea, to bring over the Queen.

7th (Lord's day). To White Hall on foot, calling at my father's

to change my long black cloake for a short one (long cloakes

being now quite out); but he being gone to church, I could not

get one. I heard Dr. Spurstow preach before the King a poor dry

sermon; [William Spurstow D.D. Vicar of Hackney and Master of

Katherine Hall, Cambridge, both which pieces of preferment he

lost for nonconformity, 1662.] but a very good anthem of Captn.

Cooke's afterwards. To my Lord's and dined with him; he all

dinner-time talking French to me, and telling me the story how

the Duke of York hath got my Lord Chancellor's daughter with

child, and that she do lay it to him, and that for certain he did

promise her marriage, and had signed it with his blood, but that

he by stealth had got the paper out of her cabinett. And that

the King would have him to marry her, but that he will not. So

that the thing is very bad for the Duke, and them all; but my

Lord do make light of it, as a thing that he believes is not a

new thing for the Duke to do abroad. After dinner to the Abbey,

where I heard them read the church-service, but very

ridiculously. A poor cold sermon of Dr. Lamb's, one of the

prebends, in his habitt, come afterwards, and so all ended.

9th. This morning Sir W. Batten with Coll. Birch to Deptford to

pay off two ships. Sir W. Pen and I staid to do business, and

afterward together to White Hall, where I went to my Lord, and

saw in his chamber his picture, very well done; and am with

child till I get it copied out, which I hope to do when he is

gone to sea.

10th. At night comes Mr. Moore and tells me how Sir Hards.

Waller (who only pleads guilty), [Sir Hardress Waller, Knt., one

of Charles 1st's Judges. His sentence was commuted to

imprisonment for life.] Scott, Coke, [Coke was Solicitor to the

people of England.] Peters, [Hugh Peters, the fanatical

preacher.] Harrison, &c. were this day arraigned at the bar of

the Sessions House, there being upon the bench the Lord Mayor,

General Monk, my Lord of Sandwich, &c.; such a bench of noblemen

as had not been ever seen In England! They all seem to be

dismayed, and will all be condemned without question. In Sir

Orlando Bridgman's charge, [Eldest son of John Bridgeman, Bishop

of Chester, became, after the Restoration, successively Chief

Baron of the Exchequer, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and

Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and was created a Baronet.] he

did wholly rip up the unjustnesse of the war against the King

from the beginning, and so it much reflects upon all the Long

Parliament, though the King had pardoned them, yet they must

hereby confess that the King do look upon them as traytors.

To-morrow they are to plead what they have to say.

11th. To walk in St. James's Park, where we observed the several

engines at work to draw up water, with which sight I was very

much pleased. Above all the rest, I liked that which Mr.

Greatorex [A mathematical instrument maker.] brought, which do

carry up the water with a great deal of ease. Here, in the Park,

me met with Mr. Salisbury, who took Mr. Creed and me to the

Cockpitt to see "The Moore of Venice," which was well done. Burt

acted the Moore; [Burt ranked in the list of good actors after

the Restoration, though he resigned the part of Othello to Hart.

DAVIS'S DRAMATIC MISC.] by the same token, a very pretty lady

that sat by me, called out, to see Desdemona smothered.

13th I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison

hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as

cheerful as any man could do in that condition. [Thomas

Harrison, son of a butcher at Newcastle-under-Line, appointed by

Cromwell to convey Charles I. from Windsor to White Hall, in

order to his trial, and afterwards sat as one of his judges.] He

was presently cut down, and his head and heart shown to the

people, at which there was great shouts of joy. It is said that

he said that he was sure to come shortly at the right hand of

Christ to judge them that now had judged him; and that his wife

do expect his coming again. Thus it was my chance to see the

King beheaded at White Hall, and to see the first blood shed in

revenge for the King at Charing Cross.

14th. To White Hall chappell, where one Dr. Crofts made an

indifferent sermon, and after it an anthem, ill sung, which made

the King laugh. Here I first did see the Princesse Royall since

she came into England. Here I also observed, how the Duke of

York and Mrs. Palmer did talk to one another very wantonly

through the hangings that parts the King's closet and the closet

where the ladies sit.

15th. This morning Mr. Carew was hanged and quartered at Charing

Cross; but his quarters, by a great favour, are not to be hanged

up. [John Carew, one of the regicides.]

16th. Being come home, Will. told me that my Lord had a mind to

speak with me to-night; so I returned by water, and, coming

there, it was only to enquire how the ships were provided with

victuals that are to go with him to fetch over the Queen, which I

gave him a good account of. He seemed to be in a melancholy

humour, which, I was told by W. Howe, was for that he had lately

lost a great deal of money at cards, which he fears he do too

much addict himself to now-a-days.

18th. This morning, it being expected that Colonel Hacker and

Axtell should die, I went to Newgate, but found they were

reprieved till to-morrow. [Col. Francis Hacker commanded the

guards at the King's execution. Axtell had guarded the High

Court of Justice.]

19th. This morning my dining-room was finished with greene serge

hanging and gilt leather, which is very handsome. This morning

Hacker and Axtell were hanged and quartered, as the rest are.

This night I sat up late to make up my accounts ready against to-

morrow for my Lord.

20th. I dined with my Lord and Lady; he was very merry, and did

talk very high how he would have a French cooke, and a master of

his horse, and his lady and child to wear black patches; which

methought was strange, but he is become a perfect courtier; and,

among other things, my Lady saying that she could get a good

merchant for her daughter Jem., he answered, that he would rather

see her with a pedlar's pack at her back, so she married a

gentleman, than she should marry a citizen. This afternoon,

going through London, and calling at Crowe's the upholsterer's in

Saint Bartholomew's, I saw limbs of some of our new traytors set

upon Aldersgate, which was a sad sight to see; and a bloody week

this and the last have been, there being ten hanged, drawn, and

quartered.

21st. George Vines carried me up to the top of his turret, where

there is Cooke's head set up for a traytor, and Harrison's set up

on the other side of Westminster Hall. Here I could see them

plainly, as also a very fair prospect about London.

22nd. All preparing for my Lord's going to sea to fetch the

Queen to-morrow. At night my Lord come home, with whom I staid

long, and talked of many things. He told me there hath been a

meeting before the King and my Lord Chancellor, of some

Episcopalian and Presbyterian Divines; but what had passed he

could not tell me.

23rd. About eight o'clock my Lord went; and going through the

garden, Mr. William Montagu told him of an estate of land lately

come into the King's hands, that he had a mind my Lord should

beg. To which end my Lord writ a letter presently to my Lord

Chancellor to do it for him, which (after leave taken of my Lord

at White Hall bridge) I did carry to Warwick House to him; and

had a fair promise of him, that he would do it this day for my

Lord. In my way thither I met the Lord Chancellor and all the

Judges riding on horseback and going to Westminster Hall, it

being the first day of the terme.

24th. Mr. Moore tells me, among other things, that the Duke of

York is now sorry for his amour with my Lord Chancellor's

daughter, who is now brought to bed of a boy. To Mr. Lilly's,

[William Lilly, the astrologer and almanack-maker.] where, not

finding Mr. Spong, I went to Mr. Greatorex, where I met him, and

where I bought of him a drawing pen; and he did show me the

manner of the lamp-glasses, which carry the light a great way,

good to read in bed by, and I intend to have one of them. So to

Mr. Lilly's with Mr. Spong, where well received, there being a

club to-night among his friends. Among the rest Esquire Ashmole,

[Elias Ashmole, the antiquarian.] who I found was a very

ingenious gentleman. With him we two sang afterwards in Mr.

Lilly's study. That done, we all parted; and I home by coach,

taking Mr. Rooker with me, who did tell me a great many

fooleries, which may be done by nativities, and blaming Mr. Lilly

for writing to please his friends and to keep in with the times

(as he did formerly to his own dishonour,) and not according to

the rules of art, by which he could not well erre, as he had

done.

26th. By Westminster to White Hall, where I saw the Duke de

Soissons go from his audience with a very great deal of state;

his own coach all red velvet covered with gold lace, and drawn by

six barbes, and attended by twenty pages very rich in clothes.

To Westminster Hall, and bought, among other books, one of the

Life of our Queen, which I read at home to my wife; but it was so

sillily writ, that we did nothing but laugh at it: among other

things it is dedicated to that paragon of virtue and beauty the

Duchess of Albemarle. Great talk as if the Duke of York do now

own the marriage between him and the Chancellor's daughter. To

Westminster Abbey, where with much difficulty, going round to the

cloysters, I got in; this day being a great day for the

consecrating of five Bishopps, which was done after sermon; but I

could not get into Henry the Seventh's chappel. After dinner to

White Hall chappel; my Lady and my Lady Jemimah and I up to the

King's closet, (who is now gone to meet the Queen). So meeting

with one Mr. Hill, that did know my lady, he did take us into the

King's closet, and there we did stay all service-time.

29th. I up early, it being my Lord Mayor's day (Sir Richd.

Browne,) and neglecting my office, I went to the Wardrobe, where

I met my Lady Sandwich, and all the children; and after drinking

of some strange and incomparable good clarett of Mr. Remball's,

he and Mr. Townsend [Officers of the Wardrobe.] did take us, and

set the young Lords at one Mr. Neville's, a draper in Paul's

church-yard; and my Lady and my Lady Pickering [Elizabeth

Montagu, sister to the Earl of Sandwich, who had married Sir

Gilbert Pickering, Bart. of Nova Scotia, and of Tichmersh, co.

Northampton.] and I to one Mr. Isaacson's, a linen-draper at the

Key in Cheapside; where there was a company of fine ladies, and

we were very civilly treated, and had a very good place to see

the pageants, which were many, and I believe good, for such kind

of things, but in themselves but poor and absurd.

30th. I went to the Cockpit all alone, and there saw a very fine

play called "The Tamer tamed:" very well acted. ["The Woman's

Prize, or Tamer Tamed," A comedy by John Fletcher.] I hear

nothing yet of my Lord, whether he be gone for the Queen from the

Downes or no; but I believe he is, and that he is now upon coming

back again.

NOVEMBER 1, 1660. This morning Sir W. Pen and I were mounted

early, and had very merry discourse all the way, he being very

good company. We come to Sir W. Batten's, where he lives like a

prince, and we were made very welcome. Among other things he

showed me my Lady's closet, wherein was great store of rarities;

as also a chair, which he calls King Harry's chaire, where he

that sits down is catched with two irons, that come round about

him, which makes good sport. Here dined with us two or three

more country gentlemen; among the rest Mr. Christmas, my old

school-fellow, with whom I had much talk. He did remember that I

was a great Roundhead when I was a boy, and I was much afraid

that he would have remembered the words that I said the day the

King was beheaded (that, were I to preach upon him, my text

should be--"The memory of the wicked shall rot"); But I found

afterwards that he did go away from school before that time.

2nd. To White Hall, where I saw the boats coming very thick to

Lambeth, and all the stairs to be full of people. I was told the

Queen was a-coming; so I got a sculler for sixpence to carry me

thither and back again, but I could not get to see the Queen; so

come back, and to my Lord's, where he was come: and I supt with

him, he being very merry, telling me stories of the country

mayors, how they entertained the King all the way as he come

along; and how the country gentlewomen did hold up their heads to

be kissed by the King, not taking his hand to kiss as they should

do. I took leave of my Lord and Lady, and so took coach at White

Hall and carried Mr. Childe as far as the Strand, and myself got

as far as Ludgate by all the bonfires, but with a great deal of

trouble; and there the coachman desired that I would release him,

for he durst not go further for the fires. In Paul's churchyard

I called at Kirton's, and there they had got a masse book for me,

which I bought and cost me twelve shillings; and, when I come

home, sat up late and read in it with great pleasure to my wife,

to hear that she was long ago acquainted with it. I observed

this night very few bonfires in the City, not above three in all

London, for the Queen's coming; whereby I guess that (as I

believed before) her coming do please but very few.

3rd. Saturday. In the afternoon to White Hall, where my Lord

and Lady were gone to kiss the Queen's hand.

4th (Lord's day). In the morn to our own church, where Mr. Mills

did begin to nibble at the Common Prayer, by saying "Glory be to

the Father, &c." after he had read the two psalms: but the

people had been so little used to it, that they could not tell

what to answer. [Daniel Milles, D.D., thirty-two years rector of

St. Olave's, Hart-Street, and buried there October 1689, aged

sixty-three. In 1667 Sir Robert Brooks presented him to the

rectory of Wanstead, which he also held till his death.] This

declaration of the King's do give the Presbyterians some

satisfaction, and a pretence to read the Common Prayer, which

they would not do before because of their former preaching

against it. After dinner to Westminster, where I went to my

Lord's, and, having spoken with him, I went to the Abbey, where

the first time that ever I heard the organs in a cathedral. My

wife seemed very pretty to-day, it being the first time I had

given her leave to weare a black patch.

5th. At the office at night, to make up an account of what the

debts of nineteen of the twenty-five ships that should have been

paid off, is increased since the adjournment of the Parliament,

they being to sit again to-morrow. This 5th day of November is

observed exceeding well in the City; and at night great bonfires

and fireworks.

6th. Mr. Chetwind told me that he did fear that this late

business of the Duke of York's would prove fatal to my Lord

Chancellor. To our office, where we met all, for the sale of two

ships by an inch of candle (the first time that ever I saw any of

this kind), where I observed how they do invite one another, and

at last how they all do cry, and we have much to do to tell who

did cry last. The ships were the Indian, sold for 1300l. and the

Half-moone, sold for 830l.

7th. Went by water to my Lord, where I dined with him, and he in

a very merry humour (present Mr. Borfett and Childe) at dinner:

he, in discourse of the great opinion of the virtue--gratitude,

(which he did account the greatest thing in the world to him, and

had, therefore, in his mind been often troubled in the late times

how to answer his gratitude to the King, who raised his father,)

did say it was that did bring him to his obedience to the King;

and did also bless himself with his good fortune, in comparison

to what it was when I was with him in the Sound, when he durst

not own his correspondence with the King; which is a thing that I

never did hear of to this day before; and I do from this raise an

opinion of him, to be one of the most secret men in the world,

which I was not so convinced of before. After dinner he bid all

go out of the room, and did tell me how the King had promised him

4000l. per annum for ever, and had already given him a bill under

his hand (which he showed me) for 4000l. that Mr. Fox is to pay

him. My Lord did advise with me how to get this received, and to

put out 3000l. into safe hands at use, and the other he will make

use for his present occasion. This he did advise with me about

with great secresy. After this he called for the fiddles and

books, and we two and W. Howe, and Mr. Childe, did sing and play

some psalmes of Will. Lawes's, and some songs; and so I went

away. [Brother to Henry Lawes the celebrated composer, and

himself a chamber musician to Charles I., in whose service he

took up arms, and was killed at the siege of Chester, 1645. The

King regretted his loss severely, and used to call him the father

of music.] Notwithstanding this was the first day of the King's

proclamation against hackney coaches coming into the streets to

stand to be hired, yet I got one to carry me home.

10th. The Comtroller [Sir R. Slingsby.] and I to the coffee-

house, where he showed me the state of his case; how the King did

owe him above 6000l. But I do not see great likelihood for them

to be paid, since they begin already in Parliament to dispute the

paying off the just sea-debts, which were already promised to be

paid, and will be the undoing of thousands if they be not paid.

15th. My Lord did this day show me the King's picture which was

done in Flanders, that the King did promise my Lord before he

ever saw him, and that we did expect to have had at sea before

the King come to us; but it come but to-day, and indeed it is the

most pleasant and the most like him that ever I saw picture in my

life. To Sir W. Batten's to dinner, he having a couple of

servants married to-day; and so there was a great number of

merchants, and others of good quality on purpose after dinner to

make an offering, which, when dinner was done, we did, and I did

give ten shillings and no more, though I believe most of the rest

did give more, and did believe that I did so too.

19th. I went with the Treasurer in his coach to White Hall, and

in our way, in discourse, do find him a very good-natured man;

and, talking of those men who now stand condemned for murdering

the King, he says that he believes, that, if the law would give

leave, the King is a man of so great compassion that he would

wholly acquit them.

20th. Mr. Shepley and I to the new play-house near Lincoln's-

Inn-Fields (which was formerly Gibbon's tennis-court), where the

play of "Beggar's Bush" [The "Beggar's Bush," a comedy by

Beaumont and Fletcher.] was newly begun; and so we went in and

saw it well acted: and here I saw the first time one Moone, who

is said to be the best actor in the world, lately come over with

the King, and indeed it is the finest play-house, I believe, that

ever was in England. [Mohun, or Moone, the celebrated actor who

had borne a Major's commission in the King's Army. The period of

his death is uncertain.] This morning I found my Lord in bed

late, he having been with the King, Queen, and Princesse, at the

Cockpit all night, where General Monk treated them; and after

supper a play, where the King did put a great affront upon

Singleton's musique, he bidding them stop and made the French

musique play, which, my Lord says, do much outdo all ours.

22nd. This morning come the carpenters, to make me a door at the

other side of my house, going into the entry. To Mr. Fox's,

where we found Mrs. Fox within and an alderman of London paying

1000l. or 1400l. in gold upon the table for the King. [Elizabeth

daughter of William Whittle, Esq., of Lancashire, wife of Stephen

Fox, Esq., who was knighted in 1665.] Mr. Fox come in presently

and did receive us with a great deal of respect; and then did

take my wife and I to the Queen's presence-chamber, where he got

my wife placed behind the Queen's chaire, and the two Princesses

come to dinner. The Queen a very little plain old woman, and

nothing more in her presence in any respect nor garbe than any

ordinary woman. The Princesse of Orange I had often seen before.

The Princesse Henrietta is very pretty, but much below my

expectation; and her dressing of herself with her haire frized

short up to her eares, did make her seem so much the less to me.

But my wife standing near her with two or three black patches on,

and well dressed, did seem to me much handsomer than she.

To White Hall at about nine at night, and there, with Laud the

page that went with me, we could not get out of Henry the

Eighth's gallery into the further part of the boarded gallery,

where my Lord was walking with my Lord Ormond; and we had a key

of Sir S. Morland's, but all would not do; till at last, by

knocking, Mr. Harrison the door-keeper did open us the door, and,

after some talk with my Lord about getting a catch to carry my

Lord St. Alban's goods to France, I parted and went home on foot.

[Henry Jermyn, created Lord Jermyn 1614, advanced to the Earldom

of St. Alban's 1660 K.G. Ob. 1683, s.p. He was supposed to be

married to the Queen Dowager.]

25th. I had a letter brought me from my Lord to get a ship ready

to carry the Queen's things over to France, she being to go

within five or six days.

27th. To Westminster Hall, and in King Street there being a

great stop of coaches, there was a falling out between a drayman

and my Lord Chesterfield's coachman, and one of his footmen

killed. Mr. Moore told me how the House had this day voted the

King to have all the Excise for ever. This day I do also hear

that the Queen's going to France is stopt, which do like me well,

because then the King will be in town the next month, which is my

month again at the Privy Seale.

30th. Sir G. Carteret did give us an account how Mr. Holland do

intend to prevail with the Parliament to try his project of

discharging the seamen all at present by ticket, and so promise

interest to all men that will lend money upon them at eight per

cent., for so long as they are unpaid; whereby he do think to

take away the growing debt, which do now lie upon the kingdom for

lack of present money to discharge the seamen.

DECEMBER 4, 1660. This day the Parliament voted that the bodies

of Oliver, Ireton, Bradshaw, &c., should be taken up out of their

graves in the Abbey, and drawn to the gallows, and there hanged

and buried under it: which (methinks) do trouble me that a man

of so great courage as he was, should have that dishonour, though

otherwise he might deserve it enough.

9th. I went to the Duke. And first calling upon Mr. Coventry at

his chamber, I went to the Duke's bed-side, who had sat up late

last night, and lay long this morning. This being done, I went

to chapel, and sat in Mr. Blagrave's pew, and there did sing my

part along with another before the King, and with much ease.

10th. It is expected that the Duke will marry the Lord

Chancellor's daughter at last; which is likely to be the ruine of

Mr. Davis and my Lord Barkley, who have carried themselves so

high against the Chancellor; Sir Chas. Barkley swearing that he

and others had intrigued with her often, which all believe to be

a lie.

16th. In the afternoon I went to White Hall, where I was

surprised with the news of a plot against the King's person and

my Lord Monk's; and that since last night there were about forty

taken up on suspicion; and, amongst others, it was my lot to meet

with Simon Beale, the Trumpeter, who took me and Tom Doling into

the Guard in Scotland Yard, and showed us Major-General Overton.

[One of Oliver Cromwell's Major-Generals: a high Republican.]

Here I heard him deny that he is guilty of any such things: but

that whereas it is said that he is found to have brought many

armes to towne, he says it is only to sell them, as he will prove

by oath.

21st. They told me that this is St. Thomas's, and that by an old

custome, this day the Exchequer men had formerly, and do intend

this night to have a supper; which if I could I promised, to come

to, but did not. To my Lady's, and dined with her: she told me

how dangerously ill the Princesse Royal is: and that this

morning she was said to be dead. But she hears that she hath

married herself to young Jermyn, [Henry Jermyn, Master of the

Horse to the Duke of York.] which is worse than the Duke of

York's marrying the Chancellor's daughter, which is now publicly

owned.

26th. To White Hall by water, and dined with my Lady Sandwich,

who at table did tell me how much fault was laid upon Dr. Frazer

and the rest of the Doctors, for the death of the Princesse. My

Lord, did dine this day with Sir Henry Wright, in order to his

going to sea with the Queen.

31st. In Paul's Church-yard I bought the play of Henry the

Fourth, and so went to the new Theatre and saw it acted; but my

expectation being too great, it did not please me, as otherwise I

believe it would: and my having a book, I believe did spoil it a

little. That being done I went to my Lord's, where I found him

private at cards with my Lord Lauderdale and some persons of

honour.

1660-61. At the end of the last and the beginning of this year,

I do live in one of the houses belonging to the Navy Office, as

one of the principal officers, and have done now about half-a-

year: my family being, myself, my wife, Jane, Will. Hewer, and

Wayneman, my girl's brother. Myself in constant good health, and

in a most handsome and thriving condition. Blessed be Almighty

God for it. As to things of State.--The King settled, and loved

of all. The Duke of York matched to my Lord Chancellor's

daughter, which do not please many. The Queen upon her returne

to France with the Princesse Henrietta. [Youngest daughter of

Charles I., married soon after to Philip Duke of Orleans, only

brother of Louis XIV. She died suddenly in 1670, not without

suspicion of having been poisoned.] The Princesse of Orange

lately dead, and we into new mourning for her. We have been

lately frighted with a great plot, and many taken up on it, and

the fright not quite over. The Parliament, which had done all

this great good to the King, beginning to grow factious, the King

did dissolve it December 29th last, and another likely to be

chosen speedily.

1660-61. JANUARY 1. Moore and I went to Mr. Pierce's; in our

way seeing the Duke of York bring his Lady to-day to wait upon

the Queen, the first time that ever she did since that business;

and the Queen is said to receive her now with much respect and

love.

2nd. My Lord did give me many commands in his business. As to

write to my uncle that Mr. Barnewell's papers should be locked

up, in case he should die, he being now suspected to be very ill.

Also about consulting with Mr. W. Montagu [William third son to

Lord Montagu of Boughton; afterwards Attorney-General to the

Queen; and made Chief Baron to the Exchequer, 1676.] for the

settling of the 4000l. a-year that the King had promised my Lord.

As also about getting Mr. George Montagu to be chosen at

Huntingdon this next Parliament, &c. That done, he to White Hall

stairs with much company, and I with him; where we took water for

Lambeth, and there coach for Portsmouth. The Queen's things were

all in White Hall Court ready to be sent away, and her Majesty

ready to be gone an hour after to Hampton Court to night, and so

to be at Portsmouth on Saturday next. This day I left Sir W.

Batten and Captn. Rider my chine of beefe for to serve to-morrow

at Trinity House, the Duke of Albemarle being to be there, and

all the rest of the Brethren, it being a great day for the

reading over of their new Charter, which the King hath newly

given them.

3rd. To the Theatre, where was acted "Beggars' Bush," it being

very well done; and here the first time that ever I saw women

come upon the stage.

4th. I had been early this morning at White Hall, at the Jewell

Office, to choose a piece of gilt plate for my Lord, in returne

of his offering to the King (which it seems is usual at this time

of year, and an Earle gives twenty pieces in gold in a purse to

the King). I chose a gilt tankard, weighing 31 ounces and a

half, and he is allowed 30; so I paid 12s. for the ounce and half

over what he is to have: but strange it was for me to see what a

company of small fees I was called upon by a great many to pay

there, which, I perceive, is the manner that courtiers do get

their estates.

7th. This morning, news was brought to me to my bed-side, that

there had been a great stir in the City this night by the

Fanatiques, who had been up and killed six or seven men, but all

are fled. My Lord Mayor and the whole City had been in armes,

above 40,000. Tom and I and my wife to the Theatre, and there

saw "The Silent Woman." Among other things here, Kinaston the boy

had the good turn to appear in three shapes: first, as a poor

woman in ordinary clothes, to please Morose; then in fine

clothes, as a gallant; and in them was clearly the prettiest

woman in the whole house: and lastly, as a man; and then

likewise did appear the handsomest man in the house. In our way

home we were in many places strictly examined, more than in the

worst of times, there being great fears of the Fanatiques rising

again: for the present I do not hear that any of them are taken.

8th. Some talk to-day of a head of Fanatiques that do appear

about, but I do not believe it. However, my Lord Mayor, Sir

Richd. Browne, hath carried himself honourably, and hath caused

one of their meeting-houses in London to be pulled down.

9th. Waked in the morning about six o'clock, by people running

up and down in Mr. Davis's house, talking that the Fanatiques

were up in armes in the City. And so I rose and went forth;

where in the street I found every body in armes at the doors. So

I returned and got my sword and pistol, which, however, I had no

powder to charge; and went to the door, where I found Sir R.

Ford, [Lord Mayor of London, 1671.] and with him I walked up and

down as far as the Exchange, and there I left him. In our way,

the streets full of train-bands, and great stir. What mischief

these rogues have done! and I think near a dozen had been killed

this morning on both sides. The shops shut, and all things in

trouble.

10th. After dinner Will. comes to tell me that he had presented

my piece of plate to Mr. Coventry, who takes it very kindly, and

sends me a very kind letter, and the plate back again; of which

my heart is very glad. Mr. Davis told us the particular

examinations of these Fanatiques that are taken: and in short it

is this, these Fanatiques that have routed all the train-bands

that they met with, put the King's life-guards to the run, killed

about twenty men, broke through the City gates twice; and all

this in the day-time, when all the City was in armes are not in

all above 31. Whereas we did believe them (because they were

seen up and down in every place almost in the City, and had been

in Highgate two or three days, and in several other places) to be

at least 500. A thing that never was heard of, that so few men

should dare and do so much mischief. Their word was, "The King

Jesus, and their heads upon the gates." Few of them would

receive any quarter, but such as were taken by force and kept

alive; expecting Jesus to come here and reign in the world

presently, and will not believe yet. The King this day come to

towne.

11th (Office day). This day comes news, by letters from

Portsmouth, that the Princesse Henrietta is fallen sick of the

measles on board the London, after the Queen and she was under

sail. And so was forced to come back again into Portsmouth

harbour; and in their way, by negligence of the pilot, run upon

the Horse sand. The Queen and she continue aboard, and do not

intend to come on shore till she sees what will become of the

young Princesse. This newes do make people think something

indeed, that three of the Royal Family should fall sick of the

same disease, one after another. This morning likewise, we had

order to see guards set in all the King's yards; and so Sir Wm.

Batten goes to Chatham, Colonel Slingsby and I to Deptford and

Woolwich. Portsmouth being a garrison, needs none.

12th. We fell to choosing four captains to command the guards,

and choosing the place where to keep them, and other things in

order thereunto. Never till now did I see the great authority of

my place, all the captains of the fleete coming cap in hand to

us.

13th. After sermon to Deptford again; where, at the

Commissioner's and the Globe, we staid long. But no sooner in

bed, but we had an alarme, and so we rose: and the Comptroller

comes into the Yard to us; and seamen of all the ships present

repair to us, and there are armed with every one a handspike,

with which they were as fierce as could be. At last we hear that

it was five or six men that did ride through the guard in the

towne, without stopping to the guard that was there; and, some

say, shot at them. But all being quiet there, we caused the

seamen to go on board again.

15th. This day I hear the Princesse is recovered again. The

King hath been this afternoon at Deptford, to see the yacht that

Commissioner Pett is building, which will be very pretty; as also

that his brother at Woolwich is making.

19th. To the Comptroller's, and with him by coach to White Hall;

In our way meeting Venner and Pritchard upon a sledge, who with

two more Fifth Monarchy men were hanged to-day, and the two first

drawn and quartered. [Thomas Venner, a cooper, and preacher to a

conventicle in Coleman-street. He was a violent enthusiast and

leader in the Insurrection on the 7th of January before

mentioned. He was much wounded before he could be taken, and

fought with courage amounting to desperation.]

21th. It is strange what weather we have had all this winter; no

cold at all; but the ways are dusty, and the flyes fly up and

down, and the rose-bushes are full of leaves, such a time of the

year as was never known is this world before here. This day many

more of the Fifth Monarchy men were hanged.

22nd. I met with Dr. Thos. Fuller. He tells me of his last and

great book that is coming out: that is, the History of all the

Families in England; and could tell me more of my owne, than I

knew myself. And also to what perfection he hath now brought the

art of memory; that he did lately to four eminently great

scholars dictate together is Latin, upon different subjects of

their proposing, faster than they were able to write, till they

were tired; and that the best way of beginning a sentence, if a

man should be out and forget his last sentence, (which he never

was,) that then his last refuge is to begin with an Utcunque.

27th (Lord's day) Before I rose, letters come to me from

Portsmouth, telling me that the Princesse is now well, and my

Lord Sandwich set sail with the Queen and her yesterday from

thence to France. This day the parson read a proclamation at

church, for the keeping of Wednesday next, the 30th of January, a

fast for the murther of the late King.

30th (Fast day). The first time that this day hath been yet

observed: and Mr. Mills made a most excellent sermon, upon "Lord

forgive us our former iniquities;" speaking excellently of the

justice of God in punishing men for the sins of their ancestors.

To my Lady Batten's; [Elizabeth Woodcock, married Feb. 3, 1658-9,

to Sir W. Batten; and subsequently became in 1671, the wife of a

foreigner called in the register of Battersea Parish, Lord

Leyenburgh. Lady Leighenburg was buried at Walthamstowe Sept.

16, 1681.--LYSONS' ENVIRONS.] where my wife and she are lately

come back again from being abroad, and seeing of Cromwell,

Ireton, and Bradshaw hanged and buried at Tyburne. [Henry

Ireton, married Bridget, daughter to Oliver Cromwell, and was

afterwards one of Charles the First's Judges, and of the

Committee who superintended his execution. He died at the siege

of Limerick, 1651.]

31st. To the Theatre, and there sat in the pitt among the

company of fine ladys, &c.; and the house was exceeding full, to

see Argalus and Parthenia, [Argalus and Parthenia, a pastoral, by

Henry Glapthorn, taken from Sydney's Arcadia.] the first time

that it hath been acted: and indeed it is good, though wronged

by my over great expectations, as all things else are.

FEB. 2, 1660-61. Home; where I found the parson and his wife

gone. And by and by the rest of the company very well pleased,

and I too; it being the last dinner I intend to make a great

while.

3rd (Lord's day). This day I first begun to go forth in my coate

and sword, as the manner now among gentlemen is. To White Hall;

where I staid to hear the trumpets and kettle drums, and then the

other drums, which are much cried up, though I think it dull,

vulgar musick. So to Mr. Fox's, unbidd; where I had a good

dinner and special company. Among other discourse, I observed

one story, how my Lord of Northwich, [George Lord Goring, created

Earl of Norwich 1644; died 1682.] at a public audience before

the King of France, made the Duke of Anjou cry, by making ugly

faces as he was stepping to the King, but undiscovered. And how

Sir Phillip Warwick's lady did wonder to have Mr. Daray send for

several dozen bottles of Rhenish wine to her house, not knowing

that the wine was his. [Sir Philip Warwick, Secretary to Charles

I. when in the Isle of Wight, and Clerk of the Signet, to which

place he was restored in 1660; knighted, and elected M.P. for

Westminster. He was also Secretary to the Treasury under Lord

Southampton till 1667. Ob. 1682-3. His second wife here

mentioned was Joan, daughter to Sir Henry Fanshawe, and widow of

Sir William Botteler, Bart.] Thence to my Lord's; where I am

told how Sir Thomas Crew's Pedro, with two of his countrymen

more, did last night kill one soldier of four that quarrelled

with them in the street, about ten o'clock. [Eldest son of Mr.

afterwards Lord Crewe, whom he succeeded in that title.] The

other two are taken; but he is now hid at my Lord's till night,

that he do intend to make his escape away.

5th. Into the Hall; and there saw my Lord Treasurer [Earl of

Southampton.] (who was sworn to-day at the Exchequer, with a

great company of Lords and persons of honour to attend him) go up

to the Treasury Offices, and take possession thereof; and also

saw the heads of Cromwell, Bradshaw, and Ireton, set up at the

further end of the Hall.

7th. To Westminster Hall. And after a walk to my Lord's; where,

while I and my Lady were in her chamber in talk, in comes my Lord

from sea, to our great wonder. He had dined at Havre de Grace on

Monday last, and come to the Downes the next day, and lay at

Canterbury that night; and so to Dartford, and thence this

morning to White Hall. Among others, Mr. Creed and Captn.

Ferrers tell me the stories of my Lord Duke of Buckingham's and

my Lord's falling out at Havre de Grace, at cards; they two and

my Lord St. Alban's playing. The Duke did, to my Lord's

dishonour, often say that he did in his conscience know the

contrary to what he then said, about the difference at cards; and

so did take up the money that he should have lost to my Lord.

Which my Lord resenting, said nothing then, but that he doubted

not but; there were ways enough to get his money of him. So they

parted that night; and my Lord sent Sir R. Stayner the next

morning to the Duke, to know whether he did remember what he said

last night, and whether he would owne it with his sword and a

second; which he said he would, and so both sides agreed. But my

Lord St. Alban's, and the Queen, and Ambassador Montagu, did way-

lay them at their lodgings till the difference was made up, to my

Lord's honour, who hath got great reputation thereby.

8th. Captn. Cuttle, and Curtis, and Mootham, and I, went to the

Fleece Taverne to drink; and there we spent till four o'clock,

telling stories of Algiers, and the manner of life of slaves

there. And truly Captn. Mootham and Mr. Dawes (who have been

both slaves there) did make me fully acquainted with their

condition there: as, how they eat nothing but bread and water.

At their redemption they pay so much for the water they drink at

the public fountaynes, during their being slaves. How they are

beat upon the soles of their feet and bellies at the liberty of

their padron. How they are all, at night, called into their

master a Bagnard; and there they lie. How the poorest men do

love their slaves best. How some rogues do live well, if they do

invent to bring their masters in so much a week by their industry

or theft; and then they are put to no other work at all. And

theft there is counted no great crime at all.

12th. By coach to the Theatre, and there saw "The Scornfull

Lady," [A Comedy, by Beaumont and Fletcher.] now done by a

woman, which makes the play appear much better than ever it did

to me.

14th. The talk of the towne now is, who the King is like to have

for his Queene: and whether Lent shall be kept with the

strictnesse of the King's proclamation; which is thought cannot

be, because of the poor, who cannot buy fish. And also the great

preparation for the King's crowning is now much thought upon and

talked of.

18th, It is much talked that the King is already married to the

niece of the Prince de Ligne, and that he hath two sons already

by her: which I am sorry to hear; but yet am gladder that it

should be so, than that the Duke of York and his family should

come to the crowne, he being a professed friend to the

Catholiques. Met with Sir G. Carteret: who afterwards, with the

Duke of York, my Lord Sandwich, and others, went into a private

room to consult: and we were a little troubled that we were not

called in with the rest. But I do believe it was upon something

very private. We staid walking in the gallery; where we met with

Mr. Slingsby, who showed me the stamps of the King's new coyne;

which is strange to see, how good they are in the stamp and bad

in the money, for lack of skill to make them. But he says

Blondeau will shortly come over, and then we shall have it

better, and the best in the world. He tells me, he is sure that

the King is not yet married, as it is said; nor that it is known

who he will have.

22nd. My wife to Sir W. Batten's, and there sat a while; he

having yesterday sent my wife half-a-dozen pair of gloves, and a

pair of silk stockings and garters, for her Valentines.

23rd. This my birthday, 28 years. Mr. Hartlett told me how my

Lord Chancellor had lately got the Duke of York and Duchesse, and

her woman, my Lord Ossory, [Thomas, Earl of Ossory, son of the

Duke of Ormond. Ob. 1680, aged 46.] and a Doctor, to make oath

before most of the Judges of the kingdom, concerning all the

circumstances of their marriage. And in fine, it is confessed

that they were not fully married till about a month or two before

she was brought to bed; but that they were contracted long

before, and time enough for the child to be legitimate. But I do

not hear that it was put to the Judges to determine whether it

was so or no. To the Play-house, and there saw "The Changeling,"

["The Changeling," a Tragedy, by Thomas Middleton. The plot is

taken from a story in "God's Revenge against Murder."] the first

time it hath been acted these twenty years, and it takes

exceedingly. Besides, I see the gallants do begin to be tyred

with the vanity and pride of the theatre actors, who are indeed

grown very proud and rich. I also met with the Comptroller, who

told me how it was easy for us all, the principal officers, and

proper for us, to labour to get into the next Parliament; and

would have me to ask the Duke's letter, but I shall not endeavour

it. This Is now 28 years that I am born. And blessed be God, in

a state of full content, and a great hope to be a happy man in

all respects, both to myself and friends.

27th. I called for a dish of fish, which we had for dinner, this

being the first day of Lent; and I do intend to try whether I can

keep it or no.

28th. Notwithstanding my resolution, yea for want of other

victualls, I did eat flesh this Lent, but am resolved to eat as

little as I can. This month ends with two great secrets under

dispute but yet known to very few: first, Who the King will

marry; and What the meaning of this fleet is which we are now

sheathing to set out for the southward. Most think against

Algier against the Turke, or to the East Indys against the Dutch

who, we hear, are setting out a great fleet thither.

MARCH 1, 1660-61. After dinner Mr. Shepley and I in private

talking about my Lord's intentions to go speedily into the

country, but to what end we know not. We fear he is to go to

sea, with his fleet now preparing. But we wish that he could

get his 4000l. per annum settled before he do go. To White-

fryars, and saw "The Bondman" acted; [By Massinger.] an

excellent play and well done. But above all that ever I saw,

Beterton do the Bondman the best.

2nd. After dinner I went to the theatre, where I found so few

people (which is strange, and the reason I do not know) that I

went out again, and so to Salsbury Court, where the house as full

as could be; and it seems it was a new play, "The Queen's Maske,"

["Love's Mistress, or The Queen's Masque," by T Heywood.]

wherein there are some good humours: among others, a good jeer

to the old story of the Siege of Troy, making it to be a common

country tale. But above all it was strange to see so little a

boy as that was to act Cupid, which is one of the greatest parts

in it.

4th. My Lord went this morning on his journey to Hinchingbroke,

Mr. Parker with him; the chief business being to look over and

determine how, and in what manner, his great work of building

shall be done. Before his going he did give me some jewells to

keep for him, viz. that that the King of Sweden did give him,

with the King's own picture in it, most excellently done; and a

brave George, all of diamonds.

8th. All the morning at the office. At noon Sir W. Batten, Col.

Slingsby and I by coach to the Tower, to Sir John Robinson's, to

dinner; where great good cheer. High company; among others the

Duchesse of Albemarle, [Ann Clarges, daughter of a blacksmith,

and bred a milliner; mistress and afterwards wife of General

Monk, over whom she possessed the greatest influence.] who is

ever a plain homely dowdy. After dinner, to drink all the

afternoon. Towards night the Duchesse and ladies went away.

Then we set to it again till it was very late. And at last come

in Sir William Wale, almost fuddled; and because I was set

between him and another, only to keep them from talking and

spoiling the company (as we did to others,) he fell out with the

Lieutenant of the Tower; but with much ado we made him understand

his error, and then all quiet.

9th. To my Lord's, where we found him lately come from

Hinchingbroke. I staid and dined with him. He took me aside,

and asked me what the world spoke of the King's marriage. Which

I answering as one that knew nothing, he enquired no further of

me. But I do perceive by it that there is something in it that

is ready to come out that the world knows not of yet.

11th. After dinner I went to the theatre, and there saw "Love's

Mistress" done by them, which I do not like in some things as

well as their acting in Salsbury Court.

15th. This day my wife and Pall went to see my Lady Kingston,

her brother's lady. [Balthazar St. Michel is the only brother of

Mrs. Pepys, mentioned in the Diary.]

18th. This day an ambassador from Florence was brought into the

towne in state. Yesterday was said to be the day that the

Princesse Henrietta was to marry the Duke d'Anjou in France.

This day I found in the newes-book that Roger Pepys is chosen at

Cambridge for the towne, the first place that we hear of to have

made their choice yet.

20th. To White Hall to Mr. Coventry, where I did some business

with him, and so with Sir W. Pen (who I found with Mr. Coventry

teaching of him the map to understand Jamaica). The great talk

of the towne is the strange election that the City of London made

yesterday for Parliament-men; viz. Fowle, Love, Jones, and . . .

[Sir W. Thompson was the fourth member.] men that, so far from

being episcopall, are thought to be Anabaptists; and chosen with

a great deal of zeale, in spite of the other party that thought

themselves so strong, calling out in the Hall, "No Bishops! no

Lord Bishops!" It do make people to fear it may come to worse,

by being an example to the country to do the same. And indeed

the Bishops are so high, that very few do love them.

23rd. To the Red Bull (where I had not been since plays come up

again) up to the tireing room, where strange the confusion and

disorder that there is among them in fitting themselves,

especially here, where the clothes are very poore, and the actors

but common fellows. At last into the pitt, where I think there

was not above ten more than myself, and not one hundred in the

whole house. And the play, which is called "All's lost by Lust,"

[A Tragedy, by W.Rowley.] poorly done; and with so much

disorder, among others, in the musique-room the boy that was to

sing a song, not singing it right, his master fell about his

eares and beat him so, that it put the whole house in an uprore.

Met my uncle Wight, and with him Lieut.-Col. Baron, who told us

how Crofton, the great Presbyterian minister that had preached

so highly against Bishops, is clapped up this day in the Tower.

Which do please some, and displease others exceedingly.

APRIL 2, 1661. To St. James's Park, where I saw the Duke of York

playing at Pelemele, the first time that ever I saw the sport.

Then to the Dolphin to Sir W. Batten, and Pen, and other company;

among others Mr. Delabar; where strange how these men, who at

other times are all wise men, do now, in their drink, betwitt and

reproach one another with their former conditions, and their

actions as in public concerns, till I was ashamed to see it.

3rd. I hear that the Dutch have sent the King a great present of

money, which we think will stop the match with Portugal; and

judge this to be the reason that our so great haste in sending

the two ships to the East Indys is also stayed.

7th. To White Hall, and there I met with Dr. Fuller of

Twickenham, newly come from Ireland; and took him to my Lord's,

where he and I dined; and he did give my Lord and me a good

account of the condition of Ireland, and how it come to pass,

through the joyning of the Fanatiques and the Presbyterians, that

the latter and the former are in their declaration put together

under the names of Fanatiques. [William Fuller of Magdalene Wall

Oxford, was a schoolmaster at Twickenham during the Rebellion;

and at the Restoration became Dean of St. Patrick's; and in 1663,

Bishop of Limerick; and in 1667 was translated to Lincoln. Ob.

1676.]

9th. at the sale of old stores at Chatham; and among other

things sold there was all the State's armes, which Sir W. Batten

bought; intending to set up some of the images in his garden, and

the rest to burn on the Coronacion night.

10th. Then to Rochester, and there saw the Cathedrall, which is

now fitting for use, and the organ then a-tuning. Then away

thence, observing the great doors of the church, as they say,

covered with the skins of the Danes.

13th. Met my Lord with the Duke; and after a little talk with

him, I went to the Banquet-house, and there saw the King heale,

the first time that ever I saw him do it; which he did with great

gravity, and it seemed to me to be an ugly office and a simple

one.

20th. Comes my boy to tell me that the Duke of York had sent for

all the principall officers, &c. to come to him to-day. So I

went by water to Mr. Coventry's, and there staid and talked a

good while with him till all the rest come. We went up and saw

the Duke dress himself, and in his night habitt he is a very

plain man. Then he sent us to his closett, where we saw among

other things two very fine chests, covered with gold and Indian

varnish, given him by the East India Company of Holland. The

Duke comes; and after he had told us that the fleet was designed

for Algier (which was kept from us till now,) we did advise about

many things as to the fitting of the fleet, and so went away to

White Hall; and in the Banqueting-house saw the King create my

Lord Chancellor and several others, Earles, and Mr. Crewe and

several others, Barons: the first being led up by Heralds and

five old Earles to the King, and there the patent is read, and

the King puts on his vest, and sword, and coronett, and gives him

the patent. And then he kisseth the King's hand, and rises and

stands covered before the King. And the same for each Baron,

only he is led up by three of the old Barons, And they are girt

with swords before they go to the King. To the Cockpitt; and

there, by the favour of one Mr. Bowman, he and I got in, and

there saw the King and Duke of York and his Duchesse, (which is a

plain woman, and like her mother, my Lady Chancellor). And so

saw "The Humersome Lieutenant" acted before the King, but not

very well done. ["The Humorous Lieutenant," a tragi-comedy, by

Beaumont and Fletcher.] But my pleasure was great to see the

manner of it, and so many great beauties, but above all Mrs.

Palmer, with whom the King do discover a great deal of

familiarity.

21st. Dined with Doctor Thos. Pepys [Doctor in Civil Law.] and

Dr. Fayrebrother; and all our talk about to-morrow's showe, and

our trouble that it is like to be a wet day. All the way is so

thronged with people to see the triumphall arches, that I could

hardly pass for them.