betrayed；　by　secretly　communicating　with　Charles　the　Second。　　In　consideration　of　these　services　he　was　created　a　baronet　of　Sulhamstead　Banister；　Berks；　after　the　Restoration。　　He　was　an　ingenious　mechanic；　supposed　by　some　persons　to　have　invented　the　Steam　Engine；　and　lived　to　an　advanced　age。＇　　In　the　afternoon　a　council　of　war；　only　to　acquaint　them　that　the　Harp　must　be　taken　out　of　all　their　flags；　it　being　very　offensive　to　the　King。　Late　at　night　we　writ　letters　to　the　King　of　the　news　of　our　coming；　and　Mr。　Edward　Pickering　carried　them。　　＇Sir　Gilbert　Pickering's　eldest　son。＇　　Capt。　Isham　went　on　shore；　nobody　showing　of　him　any　respect；　so　the　old　man　very　fairly　took　leave　of　my　Lord；　and　my　Lord　very　coldly　bid　him　〃God　be　with　you；〃　which　was　very　strange；　but　that　I　hear　that　he　keeps　a　great　deal　of　prating　and　talking　on　shore；　on　board；　at　the　King's　Courts；　what　command　he　had　with　my　Lord；　&c。
  14th。　　In　the　morning　the　Hague　was　clearly　to　be　seen　by　us。　　My　Lord　went　up；　in　his　nightgown　into　the　cuddy；　to　see　how　to　dispose　thereof　for　himself　and　us　that　belong　to　him；　to　give　order　for　our　removal　to…day。　　Some　nasty　Dutchmen　came　on　board　to　proffer　their　boats　to　carry　things　from　us　on　shore；　&c。　to　get　money　by　us。　　Before　noon　some　gentlemen　came　on　board　from　the　shore　to　kiss　my　Lord's　hands。　　And　by　and　by　Mr。　North　and　Dr。　Clerke　went　to　kiss　the　Queen　of　Bohemia's　hands；　＇Daughter　of　James　the　First。＇　　from　my　Lord；　with　twelve　attendants　from　on　board　to　wait　on　them；　among　which　I　sent　my　boy；　who；　like　myself；　is　with　child　to　see　any　strange　thing。　　After　noon　they　came　back　again　after　having　kissed　the　Queen　of　Bohemia's　hand；　and　were　sent　again　by　my　Lord　to　do　the　same　to　the　Prince　of　Orange。　　＇Afterwards　William　the　Third。＇　　So　I　got　the　Captain　to　ask　leave　for　me　to　go；　which　my　Lord　did　give；　and　taking　my　boy　and　Judge…Advocate　with　me；　went　in　company　with　them。　　The　weather　was　bad；　we　were　sadly　washed　when　we　come　near　the　shore；　it　being　very　hard　to　land　there。　　The　shore　is　so；　all　the　country　between　that　and　the　Hague；　all　sand。　　The　Hague　is　a　most　neat　place　in　all　respects。　　The　houses　so　neat　in　all　places　and　things　as　is　possible。　　Here　we　walked　up　and　down　a　great　while；　the　town　being　now　very　full　of　Englishmen；　for　that　the　Londoners　were　come　on　shore　to…day。　　But　going　to　see　the　Prince；　＇Henry　Duke　of　Gloucester；　Charles　the　Second's　youngest　brother。＇　　he　was　gone　forth　with　his　governor；　and　so　we　walked　up　and　down　the　town　and　court　to　see　the　place；　and　by　the　help　of　a　stranger；　an　Englishman；　we　saw　a　great　many　places；　and　were　made　to　understand　many　things；　as　the　intention　of　may…　poles；　which　we　saw　there　standing　at　every　great　man's　door；　of　different　greatness　according　to　the　quality　of　the　person。　About；　ten　at　night　the　Prince　comes　home；　and　we　found　an　easy　admission。　　His　attendance　very　inconsiderable　as　for　a　prince；　but　yet　handsome；　and　his　tutor　a　fine　man；　and　himself　a　very　pretty　boy。
  15th。　　Coming　on　board　we　found　all　the　Commissioners　of　the　House　of　Lords　at　dinner　with　my　Lord；　who　after　dinner　went　away　for　shore。　　Mr。　Morland；　now　Sir　Samuel；　was　here　on　board；　but　I　do　not　find　that　my　Lord　or　any　body　did　give　him　any　respect；　he　being　looked　upon　by　him　and　all　men　as　a　knave。　　Among　others　he　betrayed　Sir　Rich。　Willis　that　married　Dr。　F。　Jones's　daughter；　who　had　paid　him　1000l。　at　one　time　by　the　Protector's　and　Secretary　Thurloe's　order；　for　intelligence　that　he　sent　concerning　the　King。　　In　the　afternoon　my　Lord　called　me　on　purpose　to　show　me　his　fine　cloathes　which　are　now　come　hither；　and　indeed　are　very　rich　as　gold　and　silver　can　make　them；　only　his　sword　he　and　I　do　not　like。　　In　the　afternoon　my　Lord　and　I　walked　together　in　the　coach　two　hours；　talking　together　upon　all　sorts　of　discourse：　　as　religion；　wherein　he　is；　I　perceive；　wholly　sceptical；　saying；　that　indeed　the　Protestants　as　to　the　Church　of　Rome　are　wholly　fanatiques：　　he　likes　uniformity　and　form　of　prayer：　　about　state…business；　among　other　things　he　told　me　that　his　conversion　to　the　King's　cause　（for　I　was　saying　that　I　wondered　from　what　time　the　King　could　look　upon　him　to　become　his　friend；）　commenced　from　his　being　in　the　Sound；　when　he　found　what　usage　he　was　likely　to　have　from　a　Commonwealth。　　My　Lord；　the　Captain；　and　I　supped　in　my　Lord's　chamber；　where　I　did　perceive　that　he　did　begin　to　show　me　much　more　respect　than　ever　he　did　yet。　　After　supper；　my　Lord　sent　for　me；　intending　to　have　me　play　at　cards　with　him；　but　I　not　knowing　cribbage；　we　fell　into　discourse　of　many　things；　and　the　ship　rolled　so　much　that　I　was　not　able　to　stand；　and　he　bid　me　go　to　bed。
  May　16。　　Come　in　some　with　visits；　among　the　rest　one　from　Admiral　Opdam；　＇The　celebrated　Dutch　Admiral。＇　　who　spoke　Latin　well；　but　not　French　nor　English；　whom　my　Lord　made　me　to　entertain。　　Commissioner　Pett　＇Naval　Commissioner　at　Chatham。＇　was　now　come　to　take　care　to　get　all　things　ready　for　the　King　on　board。　　My　Lord　in　his　best　suit；　this　the　first　day；　in　expectation　to　wait　upon　the　King。　　But　Mr。　Edw。　Pickering　coming　from　the　King　brought　word　that　the　King　would　not　put　my　Lord　to　the　trouble　of　coming　to　him；　but　that；　he　would　come　to　the　shore　to　look　upon　the　fleet　to…day；　which　we　expected；　and　had　our　guns　ready　to　fire；　and　our　scarlet　waist…cloathes　out　and　silk　pendants；　but　he　did　not　come。　　This　evening　came　Mr。　John　Pickering　on　board；　like　an　asse；　with　his　feathers　and　new　suit　that　he　had　made　at　the　Hague。　　My　Lord　very　angry　for　him　staying　on　shore；　bidding　me　a　little　before　to　send　for　him；　telling　me　that　he　was　afraid　that　for　his　father's　sake　he　might　have　some　mischief　done　him；　unless　he　used　the　General's　name。　This　afternoon　Mr。　Edw。　Pickering　told　me　in　what　a　sad；　poor　condition　for　clothes　and　money　the　King　was；　and　all　his　attendants；　when　he　came　to　him　first　from　my　Lord；　their　clothes　not　being　worth　forty　shillings　the　best　of　them。　　And　how　overjoyed　the　King　was　when　Sir　J。　Greenville　brought　him　some　money；　so　joyful；　that　he　called　the　Princess　Royal　＇Mary；　eldest　daughter　of　Charles　I。；　and　widow　of　the　Prince　of　Orange　who　died　　1646…7。　　She　was　carried　off　by　the　small…pox；　December　1680；　leaving　a　son；　afterwards　King　William　III。＇　　and　Duke　of　York　to　look　upon　it　as　it　lay　in　the　portmanteau　before　it　was　taken　out。　　My　Lord　told　me；　too；　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　made　High　Admiral　of　England。
  17th。　　Dr。　Clerke　came　to　me　to　tell　me　that　he　heard　this　morning；　by　some　Dutch　that　are　come　on　board　already　to　see　the　ships；　that　there　was　a　Portuguese　taken　yesterday　at　the　Hague；　that　had　a　design　to　kill　the　King。　　But　this　I　heard　afterwards　was　only　the　mistake　upon　one　being　observed　to　walk　with　his　sword　naked；　he　having　lost　his　scabbard。　　Before　dinner　Mr。　Edw。　Pickering　and　I；　W。　Howe；　Pim；　and　my　boy；　to　Scheveling；　where　we　took　coach；　and　so　to　the　Hague；　where　walking；　intending　to　find　one　that　might　show　us　the　King　incognito；　I　met　with　Captn。　Whittington　（that　had　formerly　brought　a　letter　to　my　Lord　from　the　Mayor　of　London）　and　he　did　promise　me　to　do　it；　but　first　we　went　and　dined。　　At　dinner　in　came　Dr。　Cade；　a　merry　mad　parson　of　the　King's。　　And　they　two　got　the　child　and　me　（the　others　not　being　able　to　crowd　in）　to　see　the　King；　who　kissed　the　child　very　affectionately。　　Then　we　kissed　his；　and　the　Duke　of　York's；　and　the　Princess　Royal's　hands。　　The　King　seems　to　be　a　very　sober　man；　and　a　very　splendid　Court　he　hath　in　the　number　of　persons　of　quality　that　are　about　him；　English　very　rich　in　habit。　　From　the　King　to　the　Lord　Chancellor；　who　did　lie　bed…rid　of　the　gout：　　he　spoke　very　merrily　to　the　child　and　me。　　After　that；　going　to　see　the　Queen　of　Bohemia；　I　met　Dr。　Fuller；　whom　I　sent　to　a　tavern　with　Mr。　Edw。　Pickering；　while　I　and　the　rest　went　to　see　the　Queen；　　who　used　us　very　respectfully：　　her　hand　we　all　kissed。　　She　seems　a　very　debonaire；　but　a　plain　lady。　　In　a　coach　we　went　to　see　a　house　of　the　Princess　Dowager's　＇Mary；　daughter　of　Charles　I。＇　　in　a　park　about　a　mile　from　the　Hague；　where　there　is　one　of　the　most　beautiful　rooms　for　pictures　in　the　whole　world。　　She　had　here　one　picture　upon　the　top；　with　these　words；　dedicating　it　to　the　memory　of　her　husband：　〃Incomparabili　marito；　inconsolabilis　vidua。〃
  18th。　　Very　early　up；　and；　hearing　that　the　Duke　of　York；　our　Lord　High　admiral；　would　go　on　board　to…day；　Mr。　Pickering　and　I　took　waggon　for　Scheveling。　　But　the　wind　being　so　very　high　that　no　boats　could　get　off　from　shore；　we　returned　to　the　Hague　（having　breakfasted　with　a　gentleman　of　the　Duke's　and　Commissioner　Pett；　sent　on　purpose　to　give　notice　to　my　Lord　of　his　coming）；　we　got　a　boy　of　the　town　to　go　along　with　us；　and　he　showed　us　the　church　where　Van　Trump　lies　entombed　with　a　very　fine　monument。　　His　epitaph；　is　concluded　thus：〃Tandem　Bello　Anglico　tantum　non　victor；　certe　invictus；　vivere　et　vincere　desiit。〃　　There　is　a　sea…fight　cut　in　marble；　with　the　smoake；　the　best　expressed　that　ever　I　saw　in　my　life。　　From　thence　to　the　great　church；　that　stands　in　a　fine　great　market…place；　over　against　the　Stadt…House；　and　there　I　saw　a　stately　tombe　of　the　ol