OBSERVATIONS.

This I take to be as bad a juncture as ever I observed. The King

and his new Queene minding their pleasures at Hampton Court. All

people discontented; some that the King do not gratify them

enough; and the others, Fanatiques of all sorts, that the King do

take away their liberty of conscience; and the height of the

Bishops, who I fear will ruin all again. They do much cry up the

manner of Sir H. Vane's death, and he deserves it. Much clamour

against the chimney-money; and the people say, they will not pay

it without force. And in the meantime, like to have war abroad;

and Portugall to assist, when we have not money to pay for any

ordinary layings-out at home.

JULY 2, 1662. Up while the chimes went four, and so put down my

journal. So to my office, to read over such instructions as

concern the officers of the Yard; for I am much upon seeing into

the miscarriages there. By and by, by appointment, comes

Commissioner Pett; and then a messenger from Mr. Coventry, who

sits in his boat expecting us. So we down to him at the Tower,

and there took water all, and to Deptford, (he in our passage

taking notice how much difference there is between the old

Captains for obedience and order, and the King's new Captains,

which I am very glad to hear him confess); and there we went into

the Store-house, and viewed first the provisions there, and then

his books, (but Mr. Davis himself was not there); and I do not

perceive that there is one-third of their duties performed; but

I perceive, to my great content, Mr. Coventry will have things

performed. In the evening come Mr. Lewis to me, and very

ingeniously did enquire whether I ever did look into the business

of the Chest at Chatham; and after my readiness to be informed

did appear to him, he did produce a paper, wherein he stated the

government of the Chest to me; and upon the whole did tell me how

it hath ever been abused, and to this day is; and what a

meritorious act it would be to look after it; which I am resolved

to do, if God bless me: and do thank him very much for it.

3rd. Dined with the Officers of the Ordnance; where Sir W.

Compton, Mr. O'Neale, and other great persons, were. After

dinner, was brought to Sir W. Compton a gun to discharge seven

times; the best of all devices that ever I saw, and very

serviceable, and not a bawble; for it is much approved of, and

many thereof made.

6th. To supper with my Lady (Sandwich); who tells me, with much

trouble, that my Lady Castlemaine is still as great with the

King, and that the King comes as often to her as ever he did.

Jack Cole, my old friend, found me out at the Wardrobe; and,

among other things, he told me that certainly most; of the chief

ministers of London would fling up their livings; and that, soon

or late, the issue thereof would be sad to the King and Court.

8th. To the Wardrobe; where, all alone with my Lord above an

hour; and he do seem still to have his old confidence in me; and

tells me to boot, that Mr. Coventry hath spoke of me to him to

great advantage; wherein I am much pleased. By and by comes in

Mr. Coventry to visit my Lord; and so my Lord and he and I walked

together in the great chamber a good while; and I found him a

most ingenuous man and good company.

16th. This day I was told that my Lady Castlemaine (being quite

fallen out with her husband) did yesterday go away from him, with

all her plate, jewels, and other best things; and is gone to

Richmond to a brother of hers; which, I am apt to think, was a

design to get out of town, that the King might come at her the

better.

17th. To my office, and by and by to our sitting; where much

business. Mr. Coventry took his leave, being to go with the Duke

over for the Queene-Mother.

19th. In the afternoon I went upon the river: it raining hard

upon the water, I put ashore and sheltered myself, while the King

come by in his barge, going down towards the Downes to meet the

Queene: the Duke being gone yesterday. But methought it

lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to

command the rain.

21st. To Woolwich to the Rope-yard; and there looked over

several sorts of hemp, and did fall upon my great survey of

seeing the working and experiments of the strength and the charge

in the dressing of every sort; and I do think have brought it to

so great a certainty, as I have done the King some service in it;

and do purpose to get it ready against the Duke's coming to towne

to present to him. I see it is impossible for the King to have

things done as cheap as other men.

22nd. I had letters from the Downes from Mr. Coventry; who tells

me of the foul weather they had last Sunday, that drove them back

from near Bologne, whither they were going for the Queene, back

again to the Downes, with the loss of their cables, sayles, and

masts; but are all safe, only my Lord Sandwich, who went before

with the yacht: they know not what is become of him, which do

trouble me much; but I hope he got ashore before the storm begun;

which God grant!

23rd. Much disturbed, by reason of the talk up and downe the

towne, that my Lord Sandwich is lost: but I trust in God the

contrary.

24th. I hear, to my great content, that my Lord Sandwich is safe

landed in France.

26th. I had a letter from Mr. Creed, who hath escaped narrowly

in the King's yacht, and got safe to the Downes after the late

storm; and he says that there the King do tell him, that he is

sure my Lord is landed in Callis safe. This afternoon I went to

Westminster: and there hear that the King and Queene intend to

come to White Hall from Hampton Court next week, for all winter.

Thence to Mrs. Sarah, [Lord Sandwich's Housekeeper.] and there

looked over my Lord's lodgings, which are very pretty; and White

Hall garden and the Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now

at bowles), in brave condition. Mrs. Sarah told me how the

falling out between my Lady Castlemaine and her Lord was about

christening of the child lately, which he would have, and had

done by a priest: and some days after, she had it again

christened by a minister; the King, and Lord of Oxford, [Aubrey

de Vere, twentieth and last Earl of Oxford. Ob. 1702-3. s. p.]

and Duchesse of Suffolk [Perhaps a mistake for Countess, as there

was no Duchess of Suffolk at that period.] being witnesses: and

christened with a proviso, that it had not already been

christened. Since that she left her Lord, carrying away every

thing in the house; so much as every dish, and cloth, and servant

but the porter. He is gone discontented into France, they say,

to enter a monastery; and now she is coming back again to her

house in King-streete. But I hear that the Queene did prick her

out of the list presented her by the King; desiring that she

might have that favour done her, or that he would send her from

whence she come: and that the King was angry and the Queene

discontented a whole day and night upon it; but that the King

hath promised to have nothing to do with her hereafter. But I

cannot believe that the King can fling her off so, he loving her

too well: and so I writ this night to my Lady to be my opinion;

she calling her my lady, and the lady I admire. Here I find that

my Lord hath lost the garden to his lodgings, and that it is

turning into a tennis-court.

27th. I to walk in the Parke, which is now every day more and

more pleasant, by the new works upon it.

28th. Walked to the water-side, and there took boat for the

Tower; hearing that the Queene-Mother is come this morning

already as high as Woolwich: and that my Lord Sandwich was with

her; at which my heart was glad.

30th. By water to White Hall, and there waited upon my Lord

Sandwich; and joyed him, at his lodgings, of his safe coming home

after all his danger, which he confesses to be very great. And

his people do tell me how bravely my Lord did carry himself,

while my Lord Crofts [William Crofts, created Baron Crofts of

Saxham in Suffolk 1658 and died s.p. 1677.] did cry; and I

perceive all the town talk how poorly he carried himself. But

the best was one of Mr. Rawlins, a courtier, that was with my

Lord; and in the greatest danger cried, "My Lord I won't give you

three-pence for your place now." But all ends in the honour of

the pleasure-boats; which, had they not been very good boats,

they could never have endured the sea as they did.

31st. At noon Mr. Coventry and I by his coach to the Exchange

together; and in Lombard-Streete met Captn. Browne of the

Rosebush: at which he was cruel angry; and did threaten to go

to-day to the Duke at Hampton Court, and get him turned out

because he was not sailed.

AUGUST 3, 1662. This day Commissioner Pett told me how

despicable a thing it is to be a hangman in Poland, although it

be a place of credit. And that, in his time, there was some

repairs to be made of the gallows there, which was very fine of

stone; but nobody could be got to mend it till the Burgo-master,

or Mayor of the towne, with all the companies of those trades

which were necessary to be used about those repairs, did go in

their habits with flags, in solemn procession to the place, and

there the Burgo-master did give the first blow with the hammer

upon the wooden work; and the rest of the Masters of the Companys

upon the works belonging to their trades; that so workmen might

not be ashamed to be employed upon doing of the gallows works.

6th. By water to White Hall; and so to St. James's; but there

found Mr. Coventry gone to Hampton Court. So to my Lord's; and

he is also gone: this being a great day at the Council about

some business before the King. Here Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon,

told me how Mr. Edward Montagu hath lately had a duell with Mr.

Cholmely, that is first gentleman-usher to the Queene, and was a

messenger to her from the King of Portugall, and is a fine

gentleman; but had received many affronts from Mr. Montagu, and

some unkindness from my Lord, upon his score, (for which I am

sorry.) He proved too hard for Montagu, and drove him so far

backward that he fell into a ditch, and dropt his sword, but with

honour would take no advantage over him; but did give him his

life: and the world says Mr. Montagu did carry himself very

poorly in the business, and hath lost his honour for ever with

all people in it. This afternoon Mr. Waith was with me, and did

tell me much concerning the Chest, which I am resolved to look

into; and I perceive he is sensible of Sir W. Batten's carriage;

and is pleased to see any thing work against him.

8th. Dined with Mr. Falconer; thence we walked talking all the

way to Greenwich, and I do find excellent discourse from him.

Among other things, his rule of suspecting every man that

proposes any thing to him to be a knave; or, at least, to have

some ends of his own in it. Being led thereto by the story of

Sir John Millicent, that would have had a patent from King James

for every man to have had leave to have gives him a shilling; and

that he might take it of every man that had a mind to give it;

and what he would do to them that would not give him. He

answered, he would not force them; but that they should come to

the Council of State, to give a reason why they would not.

Another rule is a proverb that he hath been taught, which is that

a man that cannot sit still in his chamber, (the reason of which

I did not understand,) and he that cannot say no, (that is, that

is of so good a nature that he cannot deny any thing, or cross

another in doing any thing) is not fit for business. The last of

which is a very great fault of mine, which I must amend in.

9th. Mr. Coventry and I alone eat at the office all the morning

upon business. And so to dinner to Trinity House, and thence by

his coach towards White Hall; but there being a stop at the

Savoy, we light and took water, and my Lord Sandwich being out of

towne, we parted there.

10th. I walked to St. Dunstan's, the church being now finished;

and here I heard Dr. Bates, [Dr. Bates, a celebrated

Nonconformist divine.] who made a most eloquent sermon; and I am

sorry I have hitherto had so low an opinion of the man, for I

have not heard a neater sermon a great while, and more to my

content. My uncle Fenner told me the new service-booke (which is

now lately come forth) was laid upon their deske at St.

Sepulchre's for Mr. George to read; but he laid it aside, and

would not meddle with it: and I perceive the Presbyters do all

prepare to give over all against Bartholomewtide. Mr. Herring,

being lately turned out at St. Bride's, did read the psalme to

the people while they sung at Dr. Bates's, which methought is a

strange turn. After dinner to St, Bride's, and there heard one

Carpenter, an old man, who, they say, hath been a Jesuite priest,

and is come over to us; but he preached very well. Mr. Calamy

hath taken his farewell this day of his people, and others will

do so the next Sunday. Mr. Turner, [Sir William Turner, Lord

Mayor of London, 1669.] the draper, I hear, is knighted, made

Alderman, and pricked for Sheriffe, with Sir Thomas Bluddel, [A

mistake for Bludworth.] for the next year, by the King, and so

are called with great honour the King's Sheriffes.

13th. Up early, and to my office. By and by we met on purpose

to enquire into the business of flag-makers, where I am the

person that do chiefly manage the business against them on the

King's part; and I do find it the greatest cheat that I have yet

found; they having eightpence per yard allowed them by pretence

of a contract, where no such thing appears; and it is threepence

more than was formerly paid, and than I now offer the board to

have them done. To Lambeth; and there saw the little pleasure-

boat in building by the King, my Lord Brunkard, [William, second

Lord Brouncker, Viscount of castle Lyons; created M.D. in 1642 at

Oxford: Keeper of the Great Seal to the Queen; a Commissioner of

the Admiralty; and Master of St. Catherine's Hospital. He was a

man of considerable talents, and some years President of the

Royal Society. Ob. 1684, aged 64.] and the virtuosoes of the

towne, according to new lines, which Mr. Pett cries up mightily,

but how it will prove we shall soon see.

14th. Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John

Winter's coach sent for us, to the Miter, in Fanchurch-street, to

a venison-pasty; where I found him a very worthy man; and good

discourse. Most of which was concerning the Forest of Deane, and

the timber there, and iron-workes with their great antiquity, and

the vast heaps of cinders, which they find, and are now of great

value, being necessary for the making of Iron at this day ; and

without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees there

left at a great fall in Edward the Third's time, by the name of

forbid-trees, which at this day, are called vorbid trees.

15th. I went to Paul's Church Yard to my bookseller's; and there

I hear that next Sunday will be the last of a great many

Presbyterian ministers in towne, who, I hear, will give up all.

I pray God the issue may be good, for the discontent is great.

My mind well pleased with a letter that I found at home from Mr.

Coventry, expressing his satisfaction in a letter I writ last

night, and sent him this morning, to be corrected by him in order

to its sending down to all the Yards as a charge to them.

17th. This being the last Sunday that the Presbyterians are to

preach, unless they read the new Common Prayer and renounce the

Covenant, I had a mind to hear Dr. Bates's farewell sermon; and

walked to St Dunstan's, where, it not being seven o'clock yet,

the doors were not open; and so I walked an hour in the Temple-

garden. At eight o'clock I went, and crowded in at a back door

among others, the church being half-full almost before any doors

were open publicly; and so got into the gallery, beside the

pulpit, and heard very well. His text was, "Now the God of

Peace--;" the last Hebrews, and the 20th verse: he making a very

good sermon, and very little reflections in it to any thing of

the times. To Madam Turner's, and dined with her. She had heard

Parson Herring take his leave; tho' he, by reading so much of the

Common Prayer as he did, hath cast himself out of the good

opinion of both sides. After dinner to St. Dunstan's again; and

the church quite crowded before I come, which was just at one

o'clock; but I got into the gallery again, but stood in a crowd.

He [Dr. Bates.] pursued his text again very well; and only at

the conclusion told us, after this manner: "I do believe that

many of you do expect that I should say something to you in

reference to the time, this being the last time that possibly I

may appear here. You know not it is not my manner to speak

anything in the pulpit that is extraneous to my text and

business; yet this I shall say, that it is not my opinion,

fashion, or humour that keeps me from complying with what is

required of us; but something after much prayer, discourse, and

study yet remains unsatisfied, and commands me herein.

Wherefore, if it is my unhappinesse not to receive such an

illuminacion as should direct me to do otherwise, I know no

reason why men should not pardon me in this world, as I am

confident God will pardon me for it in the next." And so he

concluded. Parson Herring read a psalme and chapters before

sermon; and one was the chapter in the Acts, where the story of

Ananias and Sapphira is. And after he had done, says he, "This

is just the case of England at present. God he bids us to

preach, and men bid us not to preach; and if we do, we are to be

imprisoned and further punished. All that I can say to it is,

that I beg your prayers, and the prayers of all good Christians,

for us." This was all the exposition be made of the chapter in

these very words, and no more. I was much pleased with Bates's

manner of bringing in the Lord's Prayer after his owne; thus, "In

whose comprehensive words we sum up all our imperfect desires;

saying, 'Our Father,'" &c. I hear most of the Presbyters took

their leaves to-day, and that the City is much dissatisfied with

it. I pray God keep peace among men in their rooms, or else all

will fly a-pieces; for bad ones will not go down with the City.

18th. Mr. Deane [Anthony Deane, afterwards knighted and M.P. for

Harwich; a commissioner of the Navy, 1672.] of Woolwich and I

rid into Waltham Forest, and there we saw many trees of the

King's a-hewing; and he showed me the whole mystery of off

square, wherein the King is abused in the timber that he buys,

which I shall with much pleasure be able to correct. We rode to

Illford, and there, while dinner was getting ready, he and I

practised measuring of the tables and other things till I did

understand measure of timber and board very well.

19th. At the office; and Mr. Coventry did tell us of the duell

between Mr. Jermyn, [He became Baron Jermyn on the death of his

uncle, the Earl of St. Alban's, 1683; and died unmarried, 1703.]

nephew to my Lord St. Alban's, and Colonel Giles Rawlins, the

latter of whom is killed, and the first mortally wounded, as it

is thought. They fought against Captain Thomas Howard,

[According to Collins, Lord Carlisle's brother's name was

Charles.] my Lord Carlisle's brother, and another unknown; who,

they say, had armor on that they could not be hurt, so that one

of their swords went up to the hilt against it. They had horses

ready, and are fled. But what is most strange, Howard sent one

challenge before, but they could not meet till yesterday at the

old Pall Mall at St. James's, and he would not to the last tell

Jermyn what the quarrel was; nor do any body know. The Court is

much concerned in this fray, and I am glad of it; hoping that it

will cause some good laws against it. After sitting, Sir G.

Carteret did tell me how he had spoke of me to my Lord

Chancellor, and that if my Lord Sandwich would ask my Lord

Chancellor, he should know what he had said of me to him to my

advantage.

20th. To my Lord Sandwich, whom I found in bed. Among other

talk, he do tell me that he hath put me into commission with a

great many great persons in the business of Tangier, which is a

very great honour to me, and may be of good concernment to me.

By and by comes in Mr. Coventry to us, whom my Lord tells that he

is also put into the commission, and that I am there, of which he

said he was glad; and did tell my Lord that I was indeed the life

of this office, and much more to my commendation beyond measure.

And that, whereas before he did bear me respect for his sake, so

he do it now much more for my own; which is a great blessing to

me. Sir G. Carteret having told me what he did yesterday

concerning his speaking to my Lord Chancellor about me. So that

on all hands, by God's blessing, I find myself a very rising man.

By and by comes my Lord Peterborough in, with whom we talked a

good while, and he is going to-morrow toward Tangier again. I

perceive there is yet good hopes of peace with Guyland [A Moorish

usurper, who had put himself at the head of an army for the

purpose of attacking Tangier.] which is of great concernment to

Tangier.

23rd. Mr. Coventry and I did walk together a great while in the

Garden, where he did tell me his mind about Sir G. Carteret's

having so much the command of the money, which must be removed.

And indeed it is the bane of all our business. He observed to

me also how Sir W. Batten begins to struggle and to look after

his business. I also put him upon getting an order from the Duke

for our inquiries into the Chest, which he will see done.

Mr. Creed and I walked down to the Tylt Yard, and so all along

Thames-street, but could not get a boat: I offered eight

shillings for a boat to attend me this afternoon, and they would

not, it being the day of the Queene's coming to town from Hampton

Court. So we fairly walked in to White Hall, and through my

Lord's lodgings we got into White Hall garden, and so to the

Bowling-greene, and up to the top of the new Banqueting House

there, over the Thames, which was a most pleasant place as any I

could have got; and all the show consisted chiefly in the number

of boats and barges; and two pageants, one of a King, and another

of a Queene, with her Maydes of Honour sitting at her feet very

prettily; and they tell me the Queene is Sir Richard Ford's

daughter. Anon come the King and Queene in a barge under a

canopy with 1000 barges and boats I know, for we could see no

water for them, nor discern the King nor Queene. And so they

landed at White Hall Bridge, and the great guns on the other side

went off. But that which pleased me best was, that my Lady

Castlemaine stood over against us upon a piece of White Hall.

But methought it was strange to see her Lord and her upon the

same place walking up and down without taking notice one of

another, only at first entry he put off his hat, and she made him

a very civil salute, but afterwards took no notice one of

another; but both of them now and then would take their child,

which the nurse held in her armes, and dandle it. One thing

more; there happened a scaffold below to fall, and we feared some

hurt, but there was none, but she of all the great ladies only

run down among the common rabble to see what hurt was done, and

did take care of a child that received some little hurt, which

methought was so noble. Anon there come one there booted and

spurred that she talked along with. And by and by, she being in

her haire, she put on his hat, which was but an ordinary one, to

keep the wind off. But it become her mightily, as every thing

else do.

24th. Walked to my uncle Wight's: here I staid supper, and much

company there was; among others, Dr. Burnett, Mr. Cole the

lawyer, Mr. Rawlinson, and Mr. Sutton. Among other things they

tell me that there hath been a disturbance in a church in Friday-

street; a great many young people knotting together and crying

out "Porridge" often and seditiously in the Church, and they took

the Common Prayer Book, they say, away; and, some say, did tear

it; but it is a thing which appears to me very ominous. I pray

God avert it.

31st. To Mr. Rawlinson's, and there supped with him. Our

discourse of the discontents that are abroad, among, and by

reason of the Presbyters. Some were clapped up to-day, and

strict watch is kept in the City by the train-bands, and abettors

of a plot are taken. God preserve us, for all these things bode

very ill.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1662. With Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen by coach

to St. James's, this being the first day of our meeting there by

the Duke's order; but when we come, we found him going out by

coach with his Duchesse, and he told us he was to go abroad with

the Queene to-day, (to Durdan's, it seems, to dine with my Lord

Barkeley, [Lord Berkeley's seat near Epsom.] where I have been

very merry when I was a little boy;) so we went and staid a

little at Mr. Coventry's chamber, and I to my Lord Sandwich's,

who is gone to wait upon the King and Queene to-day.

Sept. 3. Mr. Coventry told us how the Fanatiques and Presbyters,

that did intend to rise about this time, did choose this day as

the most auspicious to them in their endeavours against monarchy:

it being fatal twice to the King, and the day of Oliver's death.

But, blessed be God! all is likely to be quiet, I hope. Dr.

Fairbrother tells me, what I heard confirmed since, that it was

fully resolved by the King's new Council that an indulgence

should be granted the Presbyters; but upon the Bishop of London's

[Gilbert Sheldon.] speech, (who is now one of the most powerful

men in England with the King,) their minds were wholly turned.

And it is said that my Lord Albemarle did oppose him most; but

that I do believe is only an appearance. He told me also that

most of the Presbyters now begin to wish they had complied, now

they see that no indulgence will be granted them, which they

hoped for; and that the Bishop of London hath taken good care

that places are supplied with very good and able men, which is

the only thing that will keep all quiet.

4th. At noon to the Trinity House, where we treated, very dearly

I believe, the officers of the Ordnance; where was Sir W. Compton

and the Lieutenant of the Tower. We had much and good musique.

Sir Wm. Compton I heard talk with great pleasure of the

difference between the fleet now and in Queene Elizabeth's days;

where, in 88, she had but 36 sail great and small, in the world;

and ten rounds of powder was their allowance at that time against

the Spaniard.

5th. By water to Woolwich: in my way saw the yacht lately built

by our virtuosoes (my Lord Brunkard and others, with the help of

Commissioner Pett also,) set out from Greenwich with the little

Dutch bezan, to try for mastery; and before they got to Woolwich

the Dutch beat them half-a-mile; (and I hear this afternoon,

that, in coming home, it got above three miles;) which all our

people are glad of. To Mr. Bland's, the merchant, by invitation;

where I found all the officers of the Customs, very grave fine

gentlemen, and I am very glad to know them; viz.--Sir Job Harvy,

Sir John Wolstenholme [Sir John Wolstenholme; created a Baronet,

1664. An intimate friend of Lord Clarendon's; and collector

outward for the Port of London. Ob. 1679.], Sir John Jacob, [Sir

John Jacob of Bromley, Middlesex; created a Baronet, 1664, for

his loyalty and zeal for the Royal Family. Ob. 1665-6.] Sir

Nicholas Crisp, Sir John Harrison, and Sir John Shaw: [Sir John

Shaw was created a Baronet in 1665, for his services in lending

the King large sums of money during his exile. Ob. 1679-80.]

very good company. And among other discourse, some was of Sir

Jerom Bowes, Embassador from Queene Elizabeth to the Emperor of

Russia; [In 1583: the object of his mission being to persuade

the Muscovite to a peace with John, King of Sweden. He was also

employed to confirm the trade of the English with Russia; and,

having incurred some personal danger, was received with favour on

his return by the Queen. He died in 1616. There is a portrait

of him in Lord Suffolk's collection at Charlton.] who, because

some of the noblemen there would go up-stairs to the Emperor

before him, he would not go up till the Emperor had ordered those

two men to be dragged down-stairs, with their heads knocking upon

every stair till they were killed. And when he was come up, they

demanded his sword of him before he entered the room. He told

them, if they would have his sword, they should have his boots

too. And so caused his boots to be pulled off, and his night-

gown and night-cap and slippers to be sent for; and made the

Emperor stay till he could go in his night-dress, since he might

not go as a soldier. And lastly when the Emperor in contempt, to

show his command of his subjects did command one to leap from the

window down and broke his neck in the sight of our Embassador, he

replied that his mistress did set more by, and did make better

use of the necks of her subjects: but said, that, to show what

her subjects would do for her, he would, and did, fling down his

gantlett before the Emperor; and challenged all the nobility

there to take it up, in defence of the Emperor against his

Queene; for which, at this very day, the name of Sir Jerom Bowes

is famous and honoured there. I this day heard that Mr. Martin

Noell is knighted by the King, which I much wonder at; but yet he

is certainly a very useful man.

7th. Home with Mr. Fox and his lady; and there dined with them.

Most of our discourse was what ministers are flung out that will

not conform: and the care of the Bishop of London that we are

here supplied with very good men. Meeting Mr. Pierce, the

chyrurgeon, he took me into Somersett House; and there carried me

into the Queene-Mother's presence-chamber, where she was with our

own Queene sitting on her left hand (whom I did never see

before); and though she be not very charming, yet she hath a

good, modest, and innocent look, which is pleasing. Here I also

saw Madam Castlemaine, and, which pleased me most, Mr. Crofts,

[James, son of Charles II. by Mrs. Lucy Waters; who bore the name

of Crofts till he was created Duke of Monmouth in 1662,

previously to his marriage with Lady Anne Scot, daughter to

Francis, Earl of Buccleuch.] the King's bastard, a most pretty

sparke of about 15 years old, who, I perceive, do hang much upon

my Lady Castlemaine, and is always with her; and, I hear, the

Queenes both are mighty kind to him. By and by in comes the

King, and anon the Duke and his Duchesse; so that, they being all

together, was such a sight as I never could almost have happened

to see with so much ease and leisure. They staid till it was

dark, and then went away; the King and his Queene, and my Lady

Castlemaine and young Crofts, in one coach and the rest in other

coaches. Here were great stores of great ladies, but very few

handsome. The King and Queene were very merry; and he would have

made the Queene-Mother believe that his Queene was with child,

and said that she said so. And the young Queene answered, "You

lye;" which was the first English word that I ever heard her say:

which made the King good sport; and he would have made her say in

English, "Confess and be hanged."

8th. With Mr. Coventry to the Duke; who, after he was out of his

bed, did send for us in; and, when he was quite ready, took us

into his closet, and there told us that he do intend to renew the

old custom for the Admirals to have their principal officers to

meet them once a-week, to give them an account what they have

done that week; which I am glad of: and so the rest did tell His

Royal Highness that I could do it best for the time past. And so

I produced my short notes, and did give him an account of all

that we have of late done; and proposed to him several things for

his commands, which he did give us, and so dismissed us.

12th. This day, by letters from my father, I hear that Captn.

Ferrers, who is with my Lord in the country, was at Brampton

(with Mr. Creed) to see him; and that a day or two ago being

provoked to strike one of my Lord's footmen, the footman drew his

sword, and hath almost cut the fingers of one of his hands off;

which I am very sorry for: but this is the vanity of being apt

to command and strike.

14th. To White Hall chapel, where sermon almost done, and I

heard Captn. Cooke's new musique. This the first day of having

vialls and other instruments to play a symphony between every

verse of the anthems; but the musique more full than it was the

last Sunday, and very fine it is. But yet I could discern Captn.

Cooke to overdo his part at singing, which I never did before.

Thence up into the Queene's presence, and there saw the Queene

again as I did last Sunday, and some fine ladies with her; but,

my troth, not many. Thence to Sir G. Carteret's.

15th. By water with Sir Wm. Pen to White Hall; and, with much

ado, was fain to walk over the piles through the bridge, while

Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes were aground against the bridge,

and could not in a great while get through. At White Hall we

hear that the Duke of York is gone a-hunting to-day; and so we

returned: they going to the Duke of Albemarle's, where I left

them (after I had observed a very good picture or two there).

18th. At noon Sir G. Carteret, Mr Coventry, and I by invitation

to dinner to Sheriff Maynell's, the great money-man; he, Alderman

Backewell, and much noble and brave company, with the privilege

of their rare discourse, which is great content to me above all

other things in the world. And after a great dinner and much

discourse, we took leave. Among other discourses, speaking

concerning the great charity used in Catholique countrys, Mr.

Ashburnham did tell us, that this last yeare, there being great

want of corne in Paris, and so a collection made for the poor,

there was two pearles brought in, nobody knew from whom (till the

Queene, seeing them, knew whose they were, but did not, discover

it), which were sold for 200,000 crownes.

21st (Lord's-day). To the Parke. The Queene coming by in her

coach, going to her chapel at St. James's (the first time it hath

been ready for her), I crowded after her, and I got up to the

room where her closet is; and there stood and saw the fine altar,

ornaments, and the fryers in their habits, and the priests come

in with their fine crosses and many other fine things. I heard

their musique too; which may be good but it did not appear so to

me, neither as to their manner of singing, nor was it good

concord to my ears, whatever the matter was. The Queene very

devout: but what pleased me best was to see my dear Lady

Castlemaine, who, tho' a Protestant, did wait upon the Queene to

chapel. By and by, after masse was done, a fryer with his cowl

did rise up and preach a sermon in Portuguese; which I not

understanding, did go away, and to the King's chapel, but that

was done; and so up to the Queene's presence-chamber, where she

and the King was expected to dine: but she staying at St.

James's, they were forced to remove the things to the King's

presence; and there he dined alone.

23rd. Sir G. Carteret told me how in most cabaretts in France

they have writ upon the walls in fair letters to be read "Dieu te

regarde." as a good lesson to be in every man's mind, and have

also in Holland their poor's box; in both which places at the

making all contracts and bargains they give so much, which they

call God's penny.

24th. To my Lord Crewe's, and there dined alone with him, and

among other things, he do advise me by all means to keep my Lord

Sandwich from proceeding too far in the business of Tangier.

First, for that he is confident the King will not be able to find

money for the building the Mole; and next, for that it is to be

done as we propose it by the reducing of the garrison; and then

either my Lord must oppose the Duke of York, who will have the

Irish regiment under the command of Fitzgerald continued, or else

my Lord Peterborough, who is concerned to have the English

continued, but he, it seems, is gone back again merely upon my

Lord Sandwich's encouragement.

28th (Lord's-day.) To the French Church at the Savoy, and there

they have the Common Prayer Book read in French, and, which I

never saw before, the minister do preach with his hat off, I

suppose in further conformity with our Church.

29th. To Mr. Coventry's, and so with him and Sir W. Pen up to

the Duke, where the King come also and staid till the Duke was

ready. It being Collar-day, we had no time to talk with him

about any business. To the King's Theatre, where we saw

"Midsummer's Night's dream," which I had never seen before, nor

shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that

ever I saw in my life.

30th. My condition at present is this, I have long been

building, and my house to my great content is now almost done.

My Lord Sandwich has lately been in the country, and very civil

to my wife, and hath himself spent some pains in drawing a plot

of some alterations in our house there, which I shall follow as I

get money. As for the office, my late industry hath been such,

as I am become as high in reputation as any man there, and good

hold I have of Mr. Coventry and Sir G. Carteret, which I am

resolved, and it is necessary for me, to maintain by all fair

means. Things are all quiet. The late outing of the

Presbyterian clergy by their not renouncing the Covenant as the

Act of Parliament commands, is the greatest piece of state now in

discourse. But for ought I see they are gone out very peaceably,

and the people not so much concerned therein as was expected.

OCTOBER 2, 1662. At night hearing that there was a play at the

Cockpit, (and my Lord Sandwich, who come to town last night, at

it,) I do go thither, and by very great fortune did follow four

or five gentlemen who were carried to a little private door in a

wall, and so crept through a narrow place and come into one of

the boxes next the King's, but so as I could not see the King or

Queene, but many of the fine ladies, who yet are not really so

handsome generally as I used to take them to be, but that they

are finely dressed. Then we saw "The Cardinall," [A tragi-comedy

by James Shirley.] a tragedy I had never seen before, nor is

there any great matter in it. The company that come in with me

into the box, were all Frenchmen that could speak no English, but

Lord! what sport they made to ask a pretty lady that they got

among them that understood both French and English to make her

tell them what the actors said.

5th. I to church; and this day the parson has got one to read

with a surplice on. I suppose himself will take it up hereafter,

for a cunning fellow he is as any of his coate.

6th. To White Hall with Mr. Coventry, and so to my Lord

Sandwich's lodgings, but my Lord not within, being at a ball this

night with the King at my Lady Castlemaine's at next door.

8th. To my Lord Sandwich's, and among other things to my

extraordinary joy, he did tell me how much I was beholding to the

Duke of York, who did yesterday of his own accord tell him that

he did thank him for one person brought into the Navy, naming

myself, and much more to my commendation, which is the greatest

comfort and encouragement that ever I had in my life, and do owe

it all to Mr. Coventry's goodness and ingenuity. At night by

coach to my Lord's again, but he is at White Hall with the King,

before whom the puppet plays I saw this summer in Covent-garden

are acted this night.

9th. To the office; and I bid them adieu for a week, having the

Duke's leave got me by Mr. Coventry. To whom I did give thanks

for my news yesterday of the Duke's words to my Lord Sandwich

concerning me, which he took well; and do tell me so freely his

love and value of me, that my mind is now in as great a state

quiet as to my interest in the office, as I could ever wish to

be. Between one and two o'clock got on horseback at our back

gate, with my man Will. with me, both well-mounted on two grey

horses. We got to Ware before night; and so I resolved to ride

on to Puckeridge, which we did, though the way was bad, and the

evening dark before we got thither, by help of company riding

before us; among others, a gentleman that took up at the same

inn, his name Mr. Brian, with whom I supped, and was very good

company, and a scholar. He tells me that it is believed the

Queene is with child, for that the coaches are ordered to ride

very easily through the streets.

10th. Up, and between eight and nine mounted again, and so rid

to Cambridge; the way so good that I got very well thither, and

set up at the Beare: and there my cosen Angier come to me, and I

must needs to his house; and there found Dr. Fairbrother, with a

good dinner. But, above all, he telling me that this day there

is a Congregation for the choice of some officers in the

University, he after dinner gets me a gowne, cap, and hoode, and

carries me to the Schooles, where Mr. Pepper, my brother's tutor,

and this day chosen Proctor, did appoint a M.A. to lead me into

the Regent House, where I sat with them, and did vote by

subscribing papers thus: "Ego Samuel Pepys eligo Magistrum

Bernardum Skelton, (and which was more strange, my old

schoolfellow and acquaintance, and who afterwards did take notice

of me, and we spoke together,) alterum e taxatoribus hujus

academiae in annum sequentem." The like I did for one Briggs, for

the other Taxor, and for other officers, as the Vice-Proctor,

(Mr. Covell) for Mr. Pepper, and which was the gentleman that did

carry me into the Regent House.

11th. To Brampton; where I found my father and two brothers, my

mother and sister.

12th. To church; where I saw, among others, Mrs. Hanbury, a

proper lady, and Mr. Bernard and his Lady, with her father, my

late Lord St. John, who looks now like a very plain grave man.

[Oliver St. John, one of Cromwell's Lords, and Chief Justice; and

therefore, after the Restoration, properly called "My LATE Lord."

His third daughter, Elizabeth, by his second wife, daughter of

Henry Cromwell of Upwood, Esq., uncle to the Protector, married

Mr. John Bernard, who became a Baronet on the death of his

father, Sir Robert, in 1666 and was M.P. for Huntingdon. Ob.

1689.]

13th. To the Court, and did sue out a recovery, and cut off the

entayle; and my brothers there, to join therein. And my father

and I admitted to all the lands; he for life, and I for myself

and my heirs in reversion. I did with most compleat joy of mind

go from the Court with my father home, and away, calling in at

Hinchingbroke, and taking leave in three words of my lady, and

the young ladies; and so by moonlight to Cambridge, whither we

come at about nine o'clock, and took up at the Beare.

15th. Showed Mr. Cooke King's College Chapel, Trinity College,

and St. John's College Library; and that being done, to our inn

again; where I met Dr. Fairbrother. He told us how the room we

were in, was the room where Cromwell and his associated officers

did begin to plot and act their mischiefs in these counties.

Took leave of all, and begun our journey about nine o'clock, the

roads being every where but bad; but finding our horses in good

case, we even made shift to reach London, though both of us very

weary. Found all things well, there happening nothing since our

going to my discontent in the least degree; which do also please

me, that I cannot but bless God for my journey, observing a whole

course of successe from the beginning to the end of it.

16th. I hear Sir H. Bennet [Created Baron of Arlington 1663, and

Viscount Thetford and Earl of Arlington, 1672; he was also K.G.,

and Chamberlain to the King. Ob. 1685.] is made Secretary of

State in Sir Edward Nicholas's stead; not known whether by

consent or not.

17th. To Creed's chamber, and there sat a good while and drank

chocolate. Here I am told how things go at Court; that the young

men get uppermost, and the old serious lords are out of favour;

that Sir H. Bennet, being brought into Sir Edward Nicholas's

place, Sir Charles Barkeley is made Privy Purse; a most vicious

person, and one whom Mr. Pierce, the surgeon, did tell me that he

offered his wife 300l. per annum to be his mistress. He also

told me, that none in Court hath more the King's eare now than

Sir Charles Barkeley, and Sir R. Bennet, and my Lady Castlemaine,

whose interest now is as great as ever: and that Mrs.

Haslerigge, the great beauty, is now brought to bed, and lays it

to the King or the Duke of York. He tells me also, that my Lord

St. Albans is like to be Lord Treasurer: all which things do

trouble me much.

19th (Lord's-day). Put on my first new lace-band; and so neat it

is, that I am resolved my great expence shall be lace-bands, and

it will set off any thing else the more. I am sorry to hear that

the news of the selling of Dunkirke is taken so generally ill, as

I find it is among the merchants; and other things, as removal of

officers at Court, good for worse; and all things else made much

worse in their report among people than they are. And this

night, I know not upon what ground, the gates of the City ordered

to be all shut, and double guards every where. Indeed I do find

every body's spirit very full of trouble: and the things of the

Court and Council very ill taken; so as to be apt to appear in

bad colours, if there should ever be a beginning of trouble,

which God forbid!

20th. In Sir J. Minnes's coach with him and Sir W. Batten to

White Hall, where now the Duke is come again to lodge: and to

Mr. Coventry's little new chamber there. And by and by up to the

Duke, who was making himself ready; and there young Killigrew did

so commend "The Villaine," a new play made by Tom Porter, and

acted only on Saturday at the Duke's house, as if there never

had been any such play come upon the stage. The same yesterday

was told me by Captn. Ferrers; and this morning afterwards by Dr.

Clarke, who saw it. After I had done with the Duke, with

Commissioner Pett to Mr. Lilly's, the great painter, who come

forth to us; but believing that I come to bespeak a picture, he

prevented it; by telling us, that he should, not be at leisure

these three weeks; which methinks is a rare thing. And then to

see in what pomp his table was laid for himself to go to dinner;

and here, among other pictures, saw the so much desired by me

picture of my Lady Castlemaine, which is a most blessed picture;

and one that I must have a copy of. From thence I took my wife

by coach to the Duke's house, there was the house full of

company: but whether it was in overexpecting or what, I know

not, but I was never less pleased with a play in my life. Though

there was good singing and dancing, yet no fancy in the play.

21st. By water with Mr. Smith, to Mr. Lechmore, the Councellor

at the Temple, [Nicholas Lechmere, knighted and made a Baron of

the Exchequer, 1689. Ob. 1701.] about Field's business; and he

tells me plainly that there being a verdict against me, there is

no help for it, but it must proceed to judgement. It is 30l.

damage to me for my joining with others in committing Field to

prison, as being not Justices of the Peace in the City, though in

Middlesex; which troubled me, and I hope the King will make it

good to us.

24th. Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon, tells me how ill things go at

Court: that the King do show no countenance to any that belong

to the Queene; nor, above all, to such English as she brought

over with her, or hath here since, for fear they should tell her

how he carries himself to Mrs. Palmer; insomuch that though he

has a promise, and is sure of being made her chyrurgeon, he is at

a loss what to do in it, whether to take it or no, since the

King's mind is so altered and favor to all her dependents, whom

she is fain to let go back into Portugall, (though she brought

them from their friends against their wills with promise of

preferment,) without doing anything for them. That her owne

physician did tell him within these three days that the Queene do

know how the King orders things, and how be carries himself to my

Lady Castlemaine and others, as well as any body; but though she

hath spirit enough, yet seeing that she do no good by taking

notice of it, for the present she forbears it in policy; of which

I am very glad. But I do pray God keep us in peace; for this,

with other things, do give great discontent to all people.

26th (Lord's-day). Put on my new Scallop, which is very fine.

To church, and there saw the first time Mr. Mills in a surplice;

but it seemed absurd for him to pull it over his eares in the

reading-pew, after he had done, before all the church, to go up

to the pulpitt, to preach without it. All this day soldiers

going up and down the towne, there being an alarme, and many

Quakers and other clapped up; but I believe without any reason:

only they say in Dorsetshire there hath been some rising

discovered.

27th. To my Lord Sandwich, who now-a-days calls me into his

chamber, and alone did discourse with me about the jealousy that

the Court have of people's rising; wherein he do much dislike my

Lord Monk's being so eager against a company of poor wretches,

dragging them up and down the street; but would have him rather

take some of the greatest ringleaders of them, and punish them;

whereas this do but tell the world the King's fears and doubts.

For Dunkirke, he wonders any wise people should be so troubled

thereat, and scorns all their talk against it, for that he sees

it was not Dunkirke, but the other places, that did and would

annoy us, though we had that, as much as if we had it not. He

also took notice of the new Ministers of State, Sir H. Bennet and

Sir Charles Barkeley, their bringing in, and the high game that

my Lady Castlemaine plays at Court. Afterwards he told me of

poor Mr. Spong, that being with other people examined before the

King and Council, (they being laid up as suspected persons; and

it seems Spong is so far thought guilty as that they intend to

pitch upon him to put to the wracke or some other torture,) he do

take knowledge of my Lord Sandwich, and said that he was well

known to Mr. Pepys. But my Lord knows, and I told him, that it

was only in matter of musique and pipes, but that I thought him

to be a very innocent fellow; and indeed I am very sorry for him.

After my Lord and I had done in private, we went out, and with

Captain Cuttance and Bunn did look over their draught of a bridge

for Tangier, which will be brought by my desire to our office by

them to-morrow. To Westminster Hall, and there walked long with

Creed. He showed me our commission, wherein the Duke of York,

Prince Rupert, Duke of Albemarle, Lord Peterborough, Lord

Sandwich, Sir G. Carteret, Sir William Compton, Mr. Coventry, Sir

R. Ford, Sir William Rider, Mr. Cholmley, Mr. Povy, myself, and

Captain Cuttance, in this order are joyned for the carrying on

the service of Tangier. He told me what great faction there is

at Court; and above all, what is whispered, that young Crofts is

lawful son to the King, the King being married to his mother.

How true this is, God knows; but I believe the Duke of York will

not be fooled in this of three crowns. Thence to White Hall, and

walked long in the gardens, till (as they are commanded to all

strange persons,) one come to tell us, we not being known, and

being observed to walk there four or five houres, (which was not

true, unless they count my walking there in the morning,) he was

commanded to ask who we were; which being told, he excused his

question, and was satisfied. These things speake great fear and

jealousys.

29th. Sir G. Carteret, who had been at the examining most of the

late people that are clapped up, do say that he do not think that

there hath been any great plotting among them, though they have a

good will to it; and their condition is so poor, and silly, and

low, that they do not fear them at all.

30th. To my Lord Sandwich, who was up in his chamber and all

alone, and did acquaint me with his business; which was, that our

old acquaintance Mr. Wade, (in Axe Yard) hath discovered to him

7000l. hid in the Tower, of which he was to have two for

discovery; my Lord himself two, and the King the other three,

when it was found: and that the King's warrant runs for me on my

Lord's part, and one Mr. Lee for Sir Harry Bennet, to demand

leave of the Lieutenant of the Tower for to make search. After

he had told me the whole business, I took leave: and at noon,

comes Mr. Wade with my Lord's letter. So we consulted for me to

go first to Sir H. Bennet, who is now with many of the Privy

Counsellors at the Tower, examining of their late prisoners, to

advise with him when to begin. So I went; and the guard at the

Tower Gate, making me leave my sword at the gate, I was forced to

stay so long in the ale-house close by, till my boy run home for

my cloak, that my Lord Mayor that now is, Sir John Robinson,

Lieutenant of the Tower, with all his company, was gone with

their coaches to his house in Minchen Lane. So my cloak being

come, I walked thither: and there, by Sir G. Carteret's means,

did presently speak with Sir H. Bennet, who did give me the

King's warrant, for the paying of 2000l. to my Lord, and other

two to the discoverers. After a little discourse, dinner come

in; and I dined with them. There was my Lord Mayor, my Lord

Lauderdale, Mr. Secretary Morris, to whom Sir H. Bennet would

give the upper hand; Sir Wm. Compton, Sir G. Carteret, and

myself, and some other company, and a brave dinner. After

dinner, Sir H. Bennet did call aside the Lord Mayor and me, and

did break the business to him, who did not, nor durst appear the

least averse to it, but did promise all assistance forthwith to

set upon it. So Mr. Lee and I to our office, and there walked

till Mr. Wade and one Evett his guide did come, and W. Griffin,

and a porter with his pick-axes, &c.: and so they walked along

with us to the Tower, and Sir H. Bennet and my Lord Mayor did

give us full power to fall to work. So our guide demands a

candle, and down into the cellars he goes, enquiring whether they

were the same that Baxter alway had. He went into several little

cellars, and then went out a-doors to view, and to the Cole

Harbour; but none did answer so well to the marks which was given

him to find it by, as one arched vault. Where, after a great

deal of council whether to set upon it now, or delay for better

and more full advice, to digging we went till almost eight

o'clock at night, but could find nothing. But, however, our

guides did not at all seem discouraged; for that they being

confident that the money is there they look for, but having

never been in the cellars, they could not be positive to the

place, and therefore will inform themselves more fully now they

have been there, of the party that do advise them. So locking

the door after us, we left here to-night, and up to the Deputy

Governor, (my Lord Mayor, and Sir H. Bennet, with the rest of

the company being gone an hour before;) and he do undertake to

keep the key of the cellars, that none shall go down without his

privity. But, Lord! to see what a young simple fantastick

coxcombe is made Deputy Governor, would make me mad; and how he

called out for his night-gowne of silk, only to make a show to

us: and yet for half an hour I did not think he was the Deputy

Governor, and so spoke not to him about the business, but waited

for another man; but at last I broke our business to him; and he

promising his care, we parted. And Mr. Lee and I by coach to

White Hall, where I did give my Lord Sandwich a full account; of

our proceedings, and some encouragement to hope for something

hereafter. This morning, walking with Mr. Coventry in the

garden, he did tell me how Sir G. Carteret had carried the

business of the Victuallers' money to be paid by himself,

contrary to old practice; at which he is angry I perceive, but I

believe means no hurt, but that things may be done as they ought.

He expects Sir George should not bespatter him privately, in

revenge, not openly. Against which he prepares to bedaube him,

and swears he will do it from the beginning, from Jersey to this

day. But as to his own taking of too large fees or rewards for

places that he had sold, he will prove that he was directed to it

by Sir George himself among others. And yet he did not deny Sir

G. Carteret his due, in saying that he is a man that do take the

most pains, and gives himself the most to do business of any

about the Court, without any desire of pleasure or

divertisements: which is very true. But which pleased me

mightily, he said in these words, that he was resolved, whatever

it cost him, to make an experiment, and see whether it was

possible for a man to keep himself up in Court by dealing plainly

and walking uprightly. In the doing whereof if his ground do

slip from under him, he will be contented: but he is resolved to

try, and never to baulke taking notice of anything that is to the

King's prejudice, let it fall where it will; which is a most

brave resolution. He was very free with me: and by my troth, I

do see more reall worth in him than in most men that I do know.

I would not forget two passages of Sir J. Minnes's at yesterday's

dinner. The one, that to the question how it comes to pass that

there are no boars seen in London, but many sowes and pigs; it

was answered, that the constable gets them a-nights. The other,

Thos. Killigrew's way of getting to see plays when he was a boy.

He would go to the Red Bull, and when the man cried to the boys,

"Who will go and be a devil, and he shall see the play for

nothing?" then would he go in, and be a devil upon the stage,

and so get to see plays.

31st. I thank God I have no crosses, but only much business to

trouble my mind with. In all other things as happy a man as any

in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me, and if

my house were done that I could diligently follow my business, I

would not doubt to do God, and the King, and myself good service.

And all I do impute almost wholly to my late temperance, since my

making of my vowes against wine and plays, which keeps me most

happily and contentfully to my business; which God continue!

Public matters are full of discontent, what with the sale of

Dunkirke, and my Lady Castlemaine, and her faction at Court;

though I know not what they would have more than to debauch the

King, whom God preserve from it! And then great plots are talked

to be discovered, and all the prisons in towne full of ordinary

people, taken from their meeting-places last Sunday. But for

certain some plots there hath been, though not brought to a head.

NOVEMBER 1, 1662. To my office, to meet Mr. Lee again, from Sir

H. Bennet. And he and I, with Wade, and his intelligencer and

labourers, to the Tower cellars, to make one triall more; where

we staid two or three hours, and dug a great deal all under the

arches, as it was now most confidently directed, and so

seriously, and upon pretended good grounds, that I myself did

truly expect to speed; but we missed of all: and so we went away

the second time like fools. And to our office; and I by

appointment to the Dolphin Taverne, to meet Wade and the other,

Capt. Evett, who now do tell me plainly, that he that do put him

upon this is one that had it from Barkestead's own mouth, and was

advised with by him, just before the King's coming in, how to get

it out, and had all the signs told him how and where it lay, and

had always been the great confident of Barkestead even to the

trusting him with his life and all he had. So that he did much

convince me that there is good ground for what he goes about.

But I fear it may be that he did find some conveyance of it away,

without the help of this man, before he died. But he is resolved

to go to the party once more, and then to determine what we shall

do further.

3rd. To White Hall, to the Duke's; but found him gone a-hunting.

Thence to my Lord Sandwich, from whom I receive every day more

and more signs of his confidence and esteem of me. Here I met

with Pierce the chyrurgeon, who tells me that my Lady Castlemaine

is with child; but though it be the King's, yet her Lord being

still in towne, and sometimes seeing of her, it will be laid to

him. He tells me also how the Duke of York is smitten in love

with my Lady Chesterfield, [Lady Elizabeth Butler, daughter of

James, Duke of Ormond, married Philip, second Earl of

Chesterfield. Ob. 1665. Vide "MEMOIRES DE GRAMMONT."] (a

virtuous lady, daughter to my Lord of Ormond); and so much, that

the Duchesse of York hath complained to the King and her father

about it, and my Lady Chesterfield is gone into the country for

it. At all which I am sorry; but it is the effect of idlenesse,

and having nothing else to employ their great spirits upon. At

night to my office, and did business; and there come to me Mr.

Wade and Evett, who have been again with their prime

intelligencer, a woman, I perceive: and though we have missed

twice, yet they bring such an account of the probability of the

truth of the thing, though we are not certain of the place, that

we shall set upon it once more; and I am willing and hopefull in

it. So we resolved to set upon it again on Wednesday morning and

the woman herself will be there in a disguise, and confirm us in

the place.

4th. This morning we had news by letters that Sir Richard

Stayner is dead at sea in the Mary, which is now come into

Portsmouth from Lisbon; which we are sorry for, he being a very

stout seaman.

7th. Being by appointment called upon by Mr. Lee, he and I to

the Tower, to make our third attempt upon the cellar. And now

privately the woman, Barkestead's great confident, is brought,

who do positively say that this is the place which he did say the

money was hid in, and where he and she did put up the 7000l. in

butter firkins; and the very day that he went out of England did

say that neither he nor his would be the better for that money,

and therefore wishing that she and hers might. And so left us,

and we full of hope did resolve to dig all over the cellar, which

by seven o'clock at night we performed. At noon we sent for a

dinner, and upon the head of a barrel dined very merrily, and to

work again. But at last we saw we were mistaken; and after

digging the cellar quite through, and removing the barrels from

one side to the other, we were forced to pay our porters, and

give over our expectations, though I do believe there must be

money hid somewhere by him, or else he did delude this woman in

hopes to oblige her to further serving him, which I am apt to

believe.

9th. (Lord's-day.) Walked to my brother's, where my wife is,

calling at many churches, and then to the Temple, hearing a bit

there too, and observing that in the streets and churches the

Sunday is kept in appearance as well as I have known it at any

time.

10th. A little to the office, and so with Sir J. Minnes, Sir W.

Batten, and myself by coach to White Hall, to the Duke, who,

after he was ready, did take us into his closett. Thither come

my Lord General Monk, and did privately talk with the Duke about

having the life-guards pass through the City to-day only for show

and to fright people, for perceive there are great fears abroad;

for all which I am troubled and full of doubt that things will

not go well. He being gone, we fell to business of the Navy.

Among other things, how to pay off this fleet that is now come

from Portugall; the King of Portugall sending them home, he

having no more use for them, which we wonder at, that his

condition should be so soon altered. And our landmen also are

coming back, being almost starved in that poor country. To my

Lord Crewe's, and dined with him and his brother, I know not his

name. Where very good discourse. Among others, of France's

intention to make a patriarch of his own, independent from the

Pope, by which he will be able to cope with the Spaniard in all

councils, which hitherto he has never done. My Lord Crewe told

us how he heard my Lord of Holland [Henry Rich, Earl of Holland.]

say, that being Embassador about the match with the Queene-Mother

that now is, the King of France insisted upon a dispensation

from the Pope, which my Lord Holland making a question of, as he

was commanded to yield to nothing to the prejudice of our

religion, says the King of France, "You need not fear that, for

if the Pope will not dispense with the match, my Bishop of Paris

shall." By and by come in the great Mr. Swinfen, [John Swinfen,

M.P. for Tamworth.] the Parliament-man, who, among other

discourse of the rise and fall of familys, told us of Bishop

Bridgeman [John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester.] (father of Sir

Orlando) who lately hath bought a seat anciently of the Levers,

and then the Ashtons; and so he hath in his great hall window

(having repaired and beautified the house) caused four great

places to be left for coates of armes. In one he hath put the

Levers, with this motto, "Olim." In another the Ashtons, with

this, "Heri." In the next his own, with this, "Hodie." In the

fourth nothing but this motto, "Cras nescio cujus." The towne I

hear is full of discontents, and all know of the King's new

bastard by Mrs. Haslerigge, and as far as I can hear will never

be contented with Episcopacy, they are so cruelly set for

Presbytery, and the Bishops carry themselves so high, that they

are never likely to gain anything upon them. To the Dolphin

Tavern near home, by appointment, and there met with Wade and

Evett, and have resolved to make a new attempt upon another

discovery, in which God give us better fortune than in the other,

but I have great confidence that there is no cheat in these

people, but that they go upon good grounds, though they have been

mistaken in the place of the first.

13th. To my office, and there this afternoon me had our first

meeting upon our commission of inspecting the Chest. Sir Francis

Clerke, [M.P. for Rochester.] Mr. Heath, Atturney of the Dutchy,

Mr. Prinn, Sir W. Rider, Captn. Cooke, and myself. Our first

work was to read over the Institution, which is a decree in

Chancery in the year 1617, upon an inquisition made at Rochester

about that time into the revenues of the Chest, which had then,

from the year 1588 or 1590, by the advice of the Lord High

Admiral and principal officers then being, by consent of the

seamen, been settled, paying sixpence per month, according to

their wages then, which was then but 10s. which is now 24s.

17th. To the Duke's to-day, but he is gone a-hunting. At White

Hall by appointment, Mr. Creed carried my wife and I to the

Cockpitt, and we had excellent places, and saw the King, Queene,

Duke of Monmouth, his son, and my Lady Castlemaine, and all the

fine ladies; and "The Scornfull Lady," well performed. They had

done by eleven o'clock, and it being fine moonshine, we took

coach and home.

18th. Late at my office, drawing up a letter to my Lord

Treasurer, which we have been long about.

20th. After dinner to the Temple, to Mr. Thurland; [Edward

Thurland, M.P. for Ryegate, afterwards knighted.] and thence to

my Lord Chief Baron, Sir Edward Hale's, [Sir Matthew Hale

succeeded Sir Orlando Bridgeman as Chief Baron of the Exchequer

(according to Beatson,) in 1666; there is consequently some

mistake.] and take Mr. Thurland to his chamber, where he told us

that Field will have the better of us; and that we must study to

make up the business as well as we can, which do much vex and

trouble us: but I am glad the Duke is concerned in it.

21st. This day come the King's pleasure-boats from Calais, with

the Dunkirke money, being 400,000 pistolles.

22nd. This day Mr. Moore told me, that for certain the Queene-

Mother is married to my Lord St. Albans, and he is like to be

made Lord Treasurer. News that Sir J. Lawson hath made up a

peace now with Tunis and Tripoli, as well as Argiers, by which

he will come home very highly honoured.

23rd. I hear to-day old rich Audley [There is an old Tract

called, "The Way to be Rich, according to the Practice of the

great Audley, who began with 200l. in 1605, and dyed worth

400,000l. November, 1662." London, printed for E. Davis.

1662.] is lately dead, and left a very great estate, and made a

great many poor familys rich, not all to one. Among others, one

Davis, my old schoolfellow at Paul's, and since a bookseller in

Paul's Church Yard: and it seems do forgive one man 6000l. which

he had wronged him of, but names not his name; but it is well

known to be the scrivener in Fleete-streete, at whose house he

lodged. There is also this week dead a poulterer, in Gracious-

street, which was thought rich, but not so rich, that hath, left

800l. per annum, taken in other men's names, and 40,000 Jacobs in

gold.

24th. Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, and I, going forth toward

White Hall, we hear that the King and Duke are come this morning

to the Tower to see the Dunkirke money. So we by coach to them,

and there went up and down all the magazines with them; but

methought it was but poor discourse and frothy that the King's

companions (young Killigrew among the rest,) had with him. We

saw none of the money, but Mr. Slingslby did show the King, and I

did see, the stamps of the new money that is now to be made by

Blondeau's fashion, which are very neat, and like the King.

Thence the King to Woolwich, though a very cold day; and the Duke

to White Hall, commanding us to come after him; and in his

closet, my Lord Sandwich being there, did discourse with us about

getting some of this money to pay off the Fleets, and other

matters.

25th. Great talk among people how some of the Fanatiques do say

that the end of the world is at hand, and that next Tuesday is to

be the day. Against which, whenever it shall be, good God fit us

all.

27th. At my waking, I found the tops of the houses covered with

snow, which is a rare sight, which I have not seen these three

years. To the office, where we sat till noon; when we all went

to the next house upon Tower Hill, to see the coming by of the

Russian Embassador; for whose reception all the City trained

bands do attend in the streets, and the King's life-guards, and

most of the wealthy citizens in their black velvet coats, and

gold chains, (which remain of their gallantry at the King's

coming in,) but they staid so long that we went down again to

dinner. And after I had dined I walked to the Conduit in the

Quarrefowr, at the end of Gracious-street and Cornhill; and there

(the spouts thereof running very near me upon all the people that

were under it) I saw them pretty well go by. I could not see the

Embassador in his coach; but his attendants in their habits and

fur caps very handsome, comely men, and most of them with hawkes

upon their fists to present to the King. But Lord! to see the

absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and

jeering at every thing that looks strange.

28th. A very hard frost; which is news to us after having none

almost these three years. By ten o'clock to Ironmongers' Hall,

to the funeral of Sir Richard Stayner. Here we were, all the

officers of the navy, and my Lord Sandwich, who did discourse

with us about the fishery, telling us of his Majesty's resolution

to give 200l. to every man that will set out a Brisse; [A small

sea-vessel used by the Hollanders for the herring-fishery.] and

advising about the effects of this encouragement, which will be a

very great matter certainly. Here we had good rings.

29th. To the office; and this morning come Sir G. Carteret to us

(being the first time since his coming from France): he tells

us, that the silver which is received for Dunkirke did weigh

120,000 weight. To my Lord's, where my Lord and Mr. Coventry,

Sir Wm. Darcy, [Third son of Sir Conyers Darcy, summoned to

Parliament as Lord Darcy 1642.] one Mr. Parham, (a very knowing

and well-spoken man in this business), with several others, did

meet about stating the business of the fishery, and the manner of

the King's giving of this 200l. to every man that shall set out a

new-made English Brisse by the middle of June next. In which

business we had many fine pretty discourses; and I did here see

the great pleasure to be had in discoursing of publick matters

with men that are particularly acquainted with this or that

business. Having come to some issue, wherein a motion of mine

was well received, about sending these invitations from the King

to all the fishing-ports in general, with limiting so many

Brisses to this, and that port, before we know the readiness of

subscribers, we parted.

30th. Publick matters in an ill condition of discontent against

the height and vanity of the Court, and their bad payments: but

that which troubles most, is the Clergy, which will never content

the City, which is not to be reconciled to Bishopps: but more

the pity that differences must still be. Dunkirke newly sold,

and the money brought over; of which we hope to get some to pay

the Navy: which by Sir J. Lawson's having dispatched the

business in the Straights, by making peace with Argier, Tunis,

and Tripoli, (and so his fleet will also shortly come home,) will

now every day grow less, and so the King's charge be abated;

which God send!

DECEMBER 1, 1662. To my Lord Sandwich's, to Mr. Moore; and then

over the Parke, (where I first in my life, it being a great

frost, did see people sliding with their skeates, which is a very

pretty art,) to Mr. Coventry s chamber to St. James's, where we

all met to a venison pasty, Major Norwood being with us, whom

they did play upon for his surrendering of Dunkirke. Here we

staid till three or four o'clock: and so to the Council Chamber,

where there met the Duke of York, Prince Rupert, Duke of

Albermarle, my Lord Sandwich, Sir Wm. Compton, Mr. Coventry, Sir

J. Minnes, Sir R. Ford, Sir W. Rider, myself, and Captain

Cuttance, as Commissioners for Tangier. And after our Commission

was read by Mr. Creed, who I perceive is to be our Secretary, we

did fall to discourse of matters: as, first, the supplying them

forthwith with victualls; then the reducing it; to make way for

the money, which upon their reduction is to go to the building of

the Molle; and so to other matters, ordered as against next

meeting.

3rd. To Deptford; and so by water with Mr. Pett home again, all

the way reading his Chest accounts, in which I did see things

which did not please me; as his allowing himself 300l. for one

year's looking to the business of the Chest, and 150l. per annum

for the rest of the years. But I found no fault to him himself,

but shall when they come to be read at the Board. We walked to

the Temple, in our way seeing one of the Russian Embassador's

coaches go along, with his footmen not in liverys, but their

country habits; one of one colour and another of another, which

was very strange.

5th. I walked towards Guildhall, being summoned by the

Commissioners for the Lieutenancy; but they sat not this morning.

So meeting in my way W. Swan, I took him to a house thereabouts,

he telling me much of his Fanatique stories, as if he were a

great zealot, when I know him to be a very rogue. But I do it

for discourse, and to see how things stand with him and his

party; who I perceive have great expectation that God will not

bless the Court nor Church, as it is now settled, but they must

be purified. The worst news he tells me, is that Mr. Chetwind is

dead, my old and most ingenious acquaintance. To the Duke's,

where the Committee for Tangier met: and here we sat down all

with him at a table, and had much discourse about the business.

13th. We sat, Mr. Coventry and I, (Sir G. Carteret being gone,)

and among other things, Field and Strip did come, and received

the 41l. given him by the judgement against me and Harry Kem; and

we did also sign bonds in 500l. to stand to the award of Mr.

Porter and Smith for the rest: which, however, I did not sign to

till I got Mr. Coventry to go up with me to Sir W. Pen; and he

did promise me before him to bear his share in what should be

awarded, and both concluded that Sir W. Batten would do no less.

15th. To the Duke, and followed him into the Parke, where,

though the ice-was broken and dangerous, yet he would go slide

upon his scates, which I did not like, but he slides very well.

So back to his closet, whither my Lord Sandwich comes, and there

Mr. Coventry, and we three had long discourse together about the

matters of the Navy; and, indeed, I find myself more and more

obliged to Mr. Coventry, who studies to do me all the right he

can in every thing to the Duke. Thence walked a good while up

and down the gallerys; and among others, met with Dr. Clarke, who

in discourse tells me, that Sir Charles Barkeley's greatness is

only his being pimp to the King, and to my Lady Castlemaine. And

yet for all this, that the King is very kind to the Queene; who,

he says, is one of the best women in the world. Strange how the

King is bewitched to this pretty Castlemaine. I walked up and

down the gallerys, spending my time upon the pictures, till the

Duke and the Committee for Tangier met, (the Duke not staying

with us,) where the only matter was to discourse with my Lord

Rutherford, [Andrew, created Baron of Rutherford and Earl of

Teviot, 1660; successively Governor of Dunkirk and Tangier, where

he was killed by the Moors in 1663.] who is this day made

Governor of Tangier, for I know not what reasons; and my Lord of

Peterborough to be called home: which, though it is said it is

done with kindness, I am sorry to see a Catholicke Governor sent

to command there, where all the rest of the officers almost are

such already. But God knows what the reason is! and all may see

how slippery places all courtiers stand in. Thence home, in my

way calling upon Sir John Berkenheade, [Sir John Berkenhead,

F.R.S., a political author, held in some esteem, M.P. for Wilton,

1661, and knighted the following year. Master of the Faculty

Office, and Court of Requests. Ob. 1679.] to speak about my

assessment of 42l. to the Loyal Sufferers; which, I perceive, I

cannot help; but he tells me I have been abused by Sir R. Ford.

Thence called at the Major-General's, Sir R. Browne, about my

being assessed armes to the militia; but he was abroad.

16th. To dinner, thinking to have had Mr. Coventry, but he could

not go with me; and so I took Captn. Murford. Of whom I do hear

what the world says of me; that all do conclude Mr. Coventry, and

Pett, and me, to be of a knot; and that we do now carry all

things before us: and much more in particular of me, and my

studiousnesse, &c. to my great content. To White Hall to

Secretary Bennet's, and agreed with Mr. Lee to set upon our new

adventure at the Tower to-morrow.

17th. This morning come Mr. Lee, Wade, and Evett, intending to

have gone upon our new design to the Tower; but it raining, and

the work being to be done in the open garden, we put it off to

Friday next.

19th. Up and by appointment with Mr. Lee, Wade, Evett, and

workmen to the Tower, and with the Lieutenant's leave set them to

work in the garden, in the corner against the mayne-guard, a most

unlikely place. It being cold, Mr. Lee and I did sit all the day

till three o'clock by the fire in the Governor's house; I reading

a play of Fletcher's, being "A Wife for a Month," wherein no

great wit or language. We went to them at work, and having

wrought below the bottom of the foundation of the wall, I bid

them give over, and so all our hopes ended.

20th. To the office, and thence with Mr. Coventry in his coach

to St. James's, with great content and pride to see him treat me

so friendly; and dined with him, and so to White Hall together;

where we met upon the Tangier Commission, and discoursed many

things thereon: but little will be done before my Lord

Rutherford comes there, as to the fortification and Mole. That

done, my Lord Sandwich and I walked together a good while in the

matted gallery, he acquainting me with his late enquiries into

the Wardrobe business to his content; and tells me how things

stand. And that the first year was worth about 3000l. to him, and

the next about as much: so that at this day, if he were paid, it

will be worth about 7000l. to him.

21st. To White Hall, and there to chapel, and from thence up

stairs, and up and down the house and gallerys on the King's and

Queen's side, and so through the garden to my Lord's lodgings,

where there was Mr. Gibbons, Madge, Mallard, and Pagett; and by

and by comes in my Lord Sandwich, and so we had great store of

good musique. By and by comes in my simple Lord Chandois,

[William, seventh Lord Chandos. Ob.1676.] who (my Lord Sandwich

being gone-out to Court) began to sing psalms, but so dully that

I was weary of it.

22nd. I walked to Mr. Coventry's chamber, where I found him gone

out into the Parke with the Duke, so I shifted myself into a

riding-habitt, and followed him through White Hall, and in the

Parke Mr. Coventry's people having a horse ready for me (so fine

a one that I was almost afraid to get upon him, but I did, and

found myself more feared than hurt) and followed the Duke, who,

with some of his people (among others Mr. Coventry) was riding

out. And with them to Hide Parke. Where Mr. Coventry asking

leave of the Duke, he bids us go to Woolwich. So he and I to the

water-side, and our horses coming by the ferry, we by oars over

to Lambeth, and from thence, with brave discourse by the way,

rode to Woolwich, where we put in practice my new way of the

Call-booke, which will be of great use.

23rd. Dr. Pierce tells me that my Lady Castlemaine's interest at

Court increases, and is more and greater than the Queene's; that

she hath brought in, Sir H. Bennet, and Sir Charles Barkeley; but

that the Queene is a most good lady, and takes all with the

greatest meekness that may be. He tells me, also, that Mr.

Edward Montagu is quite broke at Court with his repute and purse;

and that he lately was engaged in a quarrell against my Lord

Chesterfield: but that the King did cause it to be taken up. He

tells me, too, that the King is much concerned in the

Chancellor's sickness, and that the Chancellor is as great, he

thinks, as ever with the King. He also tells me what the world

says of me, "that Mr. Coventry and I do all the business of the

office almost:" at which I am highly proud.

24th. To my bookseller's, and paid at another shop 4l. 10s. for

Stephens's Thesaurus Graecae Linguae, given to Paul's Schoole.

To my Lord Crewe's, and dined alone with him. I understand there

are great factions at Court, and something he said that did imply

a difference like to be between the King and the Duke, in case

the Queene should not be with child. I understand, about this

bastard. He says, also, that some great man will be aimed at

when Parliament comes to sit again; I understand, the Chancellor:

and that there is a bill will be brought in, that none that have

been in armes for the Parliament shall be capable of office. And

that the Court are weary of my Lord Albemarle and Chamberlin.

[Edward Earl of Manchester.] He wishes that my Lord Sandwich had

some good occasion to be abroad this summer which is coming on,

and that my Lord Hinchingbroke were well married, and Sydney

[Lord Sandwich's second son.] had some place at Court. He pities

the poor ministers that are put out, to whom, he says, the King

is beholden for his coming in, and that if any such thing had

been foreseen he had never come in. Met Mr. Creed at my

bookseller's in Paul's Church-yard, who takes it ill my letter

last night to Mr. Povy, wherein I accuse him of the neglect; of

the Tangier boats, in which I must confess I did not do

altogether like a friend; but however it was truth, and I must

owne it to be so though I fall wholly out with him for it.

25th. (Christmas-day.) Had a pleasant walk to White Hall, where

I Intended to have received the communion with the family, but I

come a little too late. So I walked up into the house and spent

my time looking over pictures, particularly the ships in King

Henry the VIIIth's Voyage to Bullaen [Boulogne] marking the great

difference between those built then and now. By and by down to

the chapel again, where Bishop Morley [George Morley, Bishop of

Winchester, to which See he was translated from Worcester, in

1662. Ob. 1684.] preached upon the song of the angels, "Glory

to God on high, on earth peace, and good will towards men."

Methought he made but a poor sermon, but long, and reprehending

the common jollity of the Court for the true joy that shall and

ought to be on these days. Particularized concerning their

excess in playes and gaming, saying that he whose office it is to

keep the gamesters in order and within bounds, serves but for a

second rather in a duell, meaning the groome-porter. Upon which

it was worth observing how far they are come from taking the

reprehensions of a bishop seriously, that they all laugh in the

chapel when he reflected on their ill actions and courses. He

did much press us to joy in these publick days of joy, and to

hospitality. But one that stood by whispered in my eare that the

Bishop do not spend one groate to the poor himself. The sermon

done, a good anthem followed with vialls, and the King come down

to receive the Sacrament.

26th. To the Wardrobe. Hither come Mr. Battersby; and we

falling into discourse of a new book of drollery in use, called

Hudebras, I would needs go find it out, and met with it at the

Temple: cost me 2s. 6d. But when I come to read it, it is so

silly an abuse of the Presbyter Knight going to the warrs, that I

am ashamed of it; and by and by meeting at Mr. Townsend's at

dinner, I sold it to him for 18d.

27th. With my wife to the Duke's Theatre, and saw the second

part of "Rhodes," ["The Siege of Rhodes," a tragi-comedy, in two

parts, by Sir Wm. Davenant.] done with the new Roxalana; [An

actress whose name is unknown, but she had been seduced by the

Earl of Oxford, and had recently quitted the stage. For her

history, VIDE "MEMOIRES DE GRAMMONT."] which do it rather

better in all respects for person, voice, and judgment, than the

first Roxalana.

29th. To Westminster Hall, where I staid reading at Mrs.

Mitchell's shop. She told me what I heard not of before, the

strange burning of Mr. De Laun, a merchant's house in Lothbury,

and his lady (Sir Thomas Allen's daughter [Sir Thomas Alleyne,

Lord Mayor of London. 1660.]) and her whole family; not one

thing; dog nor cat, escaping; nor any of the neighbours almost

hearing of it till the house was quite down and burnt. How this

should come to passe, God knows, but a most strange thing it is!

Hither come Jack Spicer, and talked of Exchequer matters, and how

the Lord Treasurer hath now ordered all monies to be brought into

the Exchequer, and hath settled the King's revenues, and given to

every general expence proper assignments; to the Navy 200,000l.

and odde. He also told me of the great vast trade of the

goldsmiths in supplying the King with money at dear rates.

Thence to White Hall, and got up to the top gallerys in the

Banquetting House, to see the audience of the Russia Embassador;

which took place after our long waiting and fear of the falling

of the gallery (it being so full and part of it being parted from

the rest, for nobody to come up merely from the weaknesse

thereof:) and very handsome it was. After they had come in, I

went down and got through the croude almost as high as the King

and the Embassadors, where I saw all the presents, being rich

furs, hawkes, carpets, cloths of tissue, and sea-horse teeth.

The King took two or three hawkes upon his fist, having a glove

on wrought with gold, given him for the purpose. The son of one

of the Embassadors was in the richest suit for pearl and tissue,

that ever I did see, or shall, I believe. After they and all the

company had kissed the King's hand, then the three Embassadors

and the son, and no more, did kiss the Queene's. One thing more

I did observe, that the chief Embassador did carry up his

master's letters in state before him on high; and as soon as he

had delivered them, he did fall down to the ground and lay there

a great while. After all was done, the company broke up; and I

spent a little while walking up and down the gallery seeing the

ladies, the two Queenes, and the Duke of Monmouth with his little

mistress, [Lady Anne Scot.] which is very little, and like my

brother-in-law's wife.

30th. Visited Mrs. Ferrer, and staid talking with her a good

while, there being a little, proud, ugly, talking lady there,

that was much crying up the Queene-Mother's Court at Somerset

House above our own Queene's; there being before her no allowance

of laughing and the mirth that is at the other's; and indeed it

is observed that the greatest Court now-a-days is there. Thence

to White Hall, where I carried my wife to see the Queene in her

presence-chamber; and the maydes of honour and the young Duke of

Monmouth playing at cards. Some of them, and but a few, were

very pretty; though all well dressed in velvet gowns.

31st. Mr. Povy and I to White Hall; he taking me thither on

purpose to carry me into the ball this night before the King. He

brought me first to the Duke's chamber, where I saw him and the

Duchesse at supper; and thence into the room where the ball was

to be, crammed with fine ladies, the greatest of the Court. By

and by comes the King and Queene, the Duke and Duchesse, and all

the great ones: and after seating themselves, the King takes out

the Duchesse of York; and the Duke, the Duchesse of Buckingham;

the Duke of Monmouth, my Lady Castlemaine; and so other lords

other ladies: and they danced the Brantle. [Branle. Espece de

danse de plusieurs personnes qui se tiennent par la main, et qui

se menent tour-a-tour.--DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ACADEMIE.] After that,

the King led a lady a single Coranto; and then the rest of the

lords, one after another, other ladies: very noble it was, and

great pleasure to see. Then to country dances; the King leading

the first, which he called for; which was, says he, "Cuckolds all

awry," the old dance of England. Of the ladies that danced, the

Duke of Monmouth's mistress, and my Lady Castlemaine, and a

daughter of Sir Harry de Vicke's, were the best. [Sir Henry de

Vic of Guernsey, Bart., had been twenty years Resident for

Charles II. at Brussels, and was Chancellor of the Order of the

Garter. He died 1672, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. His

only daughter, Anne Charlotte, married John Lord Fresheville,

Baron of Stavely.] The manner was, when the King dances, all the

ladies in the room, and the Queene herself, stand up: and indeed

he dances rarely, and much better than the Duke of York. Having

staid here as long as I thought fit, to my infinite content, it

being the greatest pleasure I could wish now to see at Court, I

went home, leaving them dancing.

Thus ends this year with great mirth to me and my wife. Our

condition being thus:--we are at present spending a night or two

at my Lord's lodgings at White Hall. Our home at the Navy-

office, which is and hath a pretty while been in good condition,

finished and made very convenient. By my last year's diligence

in my office, blessed be God! I am come to a good degree of

knowledge therein; and am acknowledged so by all the world, even

the Duke himself to whom I have a good accesse: and by that, and

by my being Commissioner for Tangier, he takes much notice of me;

and I doubt not but, by the continuance of the same endeavours, I

shall in a little time come to be a man much taken notice of in

the world, specially being come to so great an esteem with Mr.

Coventry. Publick matters stand thus: The King is bringing, as

is said, his family, and Navy, and all other his charges, to a

less expence. In the mean time, himself following his pleasures

more than with good advice he would do; at least, to be seen to

all the world to do so. His dalliance with my Lady Castlemaine

being publick, every day, to his great reproach; and his

favouring of none at Court so much as those that are the

confidants of his pleasure, as Sir H. Bennet and Sir Charles

Barkeley; which, good God! put it into his heart to mend, before

he makes himself too much contemned by his people for it! The

Duke of Monmouth is in so great splendour at Court, and so

dandled by the King, that some doubt, that, if the King should

have no child by the Queene (which there is yet no appearance

of), whether he would not be acknowledged for a lawful son; and

that there will be a difference follow between the Duke of York

and him; which God prevent! My Lord Chancellor is threatened by

people to be questioned, the next sitting of the Parliament, by

some spirits that do not love to see him so great: but certainly

he is a good servant to the King. The Queene-Mother is said to

keep too great a Court now; and her being married to my Lord St.

Alban's is commonly talked of; and that they had a daughter

between them in France, how true, God knows. The Bishops are

high, and go on without any diffidence in pressing uniformity;

and the Presbyters seem silent in it, and either conform or lay

down, though without doubt they expect a turn, and would be glad

these endeavours of the other Fanatiques would take effect; there

having been a plot lately found for which four have been

publickly tried at the Old Bayley and hanged. My Lord Sandwich

is still in good esteem, and now keeping his Christmas in the

country; and I in good esteem, I think, as any man can be, with

him. In fine, for the good condition of myself, wife, family,

and estate, in the great degree that it is, and for the public

state of the nation, so quiet as it is, the Lord God be praised!

1662-63, JANUARY 1. Among other discourse, Mrs. Sarah tells us

how the King sups at least four times every week with my Lady

Castlemaine; and most often stays till the morning with her, and

goes home through the garden all alone privately, and that so as

the very centrys take notice of it and speak of it. She tells

me, that about a month ago she quickened at my Lord Gerard's

[Charles Lord Gerard of Brandon, Gentleman of the Bedchamber to

Charles II and Captain of his Guards; created Earl of

Macclesfield 1679, and died about 1693. His wife, mentioned

afterwards, was a French lady, whose name has not been

preserved.] at dinner, and cried out that she was undone; and

all the lords and men were fain to quit the room, and women

called to help her.

5th. To the Duke, who himself told me that Sir J. Lawson was

come home to Portsmouth from the Streights with great renowne

among all men, and, I perceive, mightily esteemed at Court by

all. The Duke did not stay long in his chamber; but to the

King's chamber, whither by and by the Russia Embassadors come;

who, it seems, have a custom that they will not come to have any

treaty with our or any King's Commissioners, but they will

themselves see at the time the face of the King himself, be it

forty days one after another; and so they did to-day only go in

and see the King; and so out again to the Council-chamber. To

the Duke's closet, where Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, Sir W.

Batten, Mr. Coventry, and myself attended him about the business

of the Navy; and after much discourse and pleasant talk he went

away. To the Cockpitt, where we saw "Claracilla," [A Tragi-

comedy by Thomas Killigrew.] a poor play, done by the King's

house; but neither the King nor Queene were there, but only the

Duke and Duchesse. Elborough (my old school-fellow at Paul's) do

tell me, and so do others, that Dr. Calamy is this day sent to

Newgate for preaching, Sunday was se'nnight without leave, though

he did it only to supply the place; otherwise the people must

have gone away without ever a sermon, they being disappointed of

a minister: but the Bishop of London will not take that as an

excuse. Dined at home; and there being the famous new play acted

the first time to-day, which is called "The Adventures of Five

Hours," at the Duke's house, being, they say, made or translated

by Colonel Tuke, [Sir George Tuke of Crossing Temple in Essex,

Mr. Evelyn's cousin. The play was taken from the original of the

Spanish poet Calderon.] I did long to see it; and so we went;

and though early, were forced to sit, almost out of sight, at the

end of one of the lower formes, so full was the house. And the

play, in one word, is the best, for the variety and the most

excellent continuance of the plot to the very end, that ever I

saw, or think ever shall.

12th. I found my Lord within, and he and I went out through the

garden towards the Duke's chamber, to sit upon the Tangier

matters; but a lady called to my Lord out of my Lady

Castlemaine's lodgings, telling him that the King was there and

would speak with him. My Lord could not tell me what to say at

the Committee to excuse his absence, but that he was with the

King; nor would suffer me to go into the Privy Garden, (which is

now a through-passage and common,) but bid me to go through some

other way, which I did; so that I see that he is a servant of the

King's pleasures too, as well as business.

19th. Singled out Mr. Coventry into the matted gallery, and

there I told him the complaints I meet every day about our

Treasurer's or his people's paying no money, but at the

goldsmith's shops, where they are forced to pay fifteen or twenty

sometimes per cent, for their money, which is a most horrid

shame, and that which must not be suffered. Nor is it likely

that the Treasurer (at least his people) will suffer Maynell the

Goldsmith to go away with 10,000l. per annum, as he do now get,

by making people pay after this manner for their money.