raid　of　him。　　So　we　went　for　a　lodging　for　him。　　＇He　recovered。＇
  21st。　　Up　early；　and；　with　Sir　R。　Slingsby；　（and　Major　Waters　the　deafe　gentleman；　his　friend　for　company's　sake）　to　the　Victualling…office　（the　first　time　that　I　ever　knew　where　it　was）；　and　there　staid　while　he　read　a　commission　for　enquiry　into　some　of　the　King's　lands　and　houses　thereabouts；　that　are　given　his　brother。　　And　then　we　took　boat　to　Woolwich；　where　we　staid　and　gave　order　for　the　fitting　out　of　some　more　ships　presently。　And　then　to　Deptford；　where　we　did　the　same；　and　so　took　barge　again；　and　were　overtaken　by　the　King　in　his　barge；　he　having　been　down　the　river　with　his　yacht　this　day　for　pleasure　to　try　it；　and；　as　I　hear；　Commissioner　Pett's　do　prove　better　than　the　Dutch　one；　and　that　that　his　brother　built。　　While　we　were　upon　the　water；　one　of　the　greatest　showers　of　rain　fell　that　ever　I　saw。　　The　Comptroller　and　I　landed　with　our　barge　at　the　Temple；　and　from　thence　I　went　to　my　father's；　and　there　did　give　order　about　some　clothes　to　be　made。
  23rd。　　In　my　black　silk　suit　（the　first　day　I　have　put　it　on　this　year）　to　my　Lord　Mayor's　by　coach；　with　a　great　deal　of　honourable　company；　and　great　entertainment。　　At　table　I　had　very　good　discourse　with　Mr。　Ashmole；　wherein　he　did　assure　me　that　frogs　and　many　insects　do　often　fall　from　the　sky；　ready　formed。　Dr。　Bates's　singularity　in　not　rising　up　nor　drinking　the　King's　nor　other　healths　at　the　table　was　very　much　observed。　　From　thence　we　all　took　coach；　and　to　our　office；　and　there　sat　till　it　was　late；　and　so　home　and　to　bed　by　day…light。　　This　day　was　kept　a　holy…day　through　the　towne；　and　it　pleased　me　to　see　the　little　boys　walk　up　and　down　in　procession　with　their　broom…　staffs　in　their　hands；　as　I　had　myself　long　ago　done。
  26th。　　Sir　W。　Batten　told　me　how　Mr。　Prin　（among　the　two　or　three　that　did　refuse　to…day　to　receive　the　sacrament　upon　their　knees）　was　offered　by　a　mistake　the　drinke　afterwards；　which　he　did　receive；　being　denied　the　drinke　by　Dr。　Gunning；　unless　he　would　take　it　on　his　knees；　and　after　that　by　another　the　bread　was　brought　him；　and　he　did　take　it　sitting；　which　is　thought　very　preposterous。
  28th。　　With　Mr。　Shepley　to　the　Exchange　about　business；　and　there；　by　Mr。　Rawlinson's　favour；　got　into　a　balcone　over　against　the　Exchange；　and　there　saw　the　hangman　burn；　by　vote　of　Parliament；　two　old　acts；　the　one　for　constituting　us　a　Commonwealth；　and　the　other　I　have　forgot。　　＇It　was　an　Act　for　subscribing　the　Engagement。＇
  29th　（King's　birth…day）。　　Rose　early；　and　put　six　spoons　and　a　porringer　of　silver　in　my　pocket　to　give　away　to…day。　　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　took　coach；　and　（the　weather　and　way　being　foule）　went　to　Walthamstow；　and　being　come　there　heard　Mr。　Radcliffe；　my　former　school　fellow　at　Paul's；　（who　is　yet　a　merry　boy；）　preach　upon　〃Nay；　let　him　take　all；　since　my　Lord　the　King　is　returned；〃　&c。　He　read　all；　and　his　sermon　very　simple。　　Back　to　dinner　at　Sir　William　Batten's；　and　then；　after　a　walk　in　the　fine　gardens；　we　went　to　Mrs。　Browne's；　where　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　were　godfathers；　and　Mrs。　Jordan　and　Shipman　godmothers　to　her　boy。　　And　there；　before　and　after　the　christening；　we　were　with　the　woman　above　in　her　chamber；　but　whether　we　carried　ourselves　well　or　ill；　I　know　not；　but　I　was　directed　by　young　Mrs。　Batten。　　One　passage　of　a　lady　that　eats　wafers　with　her　dog　did　a　little　displease　me。　　I　did　give　the　midwife　10s。　and　the　nurse　5s。　and　the　maid　of　the　house　2s。　　But　for　as　much　I　expected　to　give　the　name　to　the　childe；　but　did　not；　（it　being　called　John；）　I　forbore　then　to　give　my　plate。
  30th。　　This　day；　I　hear；　the　Parliament　have　ordered　a　bill　to　be　brought　in　for　restoring　the　Bishops　to　the　House　of　Lords；　which　they　had　not　done　so　soon　but　to　spite　Mr。　Prin；　who　is　every　day　so　bitter　against　them　in　his　discourse　in　the　House。
  31st。　　Great　talk　now　how　the　Parliament　intend　to　make　a　collection　of　free　gifts　to　the　King　through　the　Kingdom；　but　I　think　it　will　not　come　to　much。
  JUNE　4；　1661。　　To　my　Lord　Crewe's　to　dinner；　and　had　very　good　discourse　about　having　of　young　noblemen　and　gentlemen　to　think　of　going　to　sea；　as　being　as　honourable　service　as　the　land　war。　And　among　other　things　he　told　us　how；　in　Queen　Elizabeth's　time；　one　young　nobleman　would　wait　with　a　trencher　at　the　back　of　another　till　he　come　to　age　himself。　　And　witnessed　in　my　young　Lord　of　Kent；　that　then　was；　who　waited　upon　my　Lord　Bedford　at　table；　when　a　letter　come　to　my　Lord　Bedford　that　the　Earldome　of　Kent　was　fallen　to　his　servant　the　young　Lord；　and　so　he　rose　from　table；　and　made　him　sit　down　in　his　place；　and　took　a　lower　for　himself；　for　so　he　was　by　place　to　sit。
  9th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　met　with　Dean　Fuller；　and　walked　a　great　while　with　him；　among　other　things　discoursed　of　the　liberty　the　Bishop　（by　name　he　of　Galloway）　takes　to　admit　into　orders　any　body　that　will；　among　others　Roundtree；　a　simple　mechanique　that　was　a　person　formerly　of　the　fleet。　　He　told　me　he　would　complain　of　it。
  10th。　　Early　to　my　Lord's；　who　privately　told　me　how　the　King　had　made　him　Embassador　in　the　bringing　over　the　Queen。　　That　he　is　to　go　to　Algier；　&c。；　to　settle　the　business；　and　to　put　the　fleet　in　order　there；　and　so　to　come　back　to　Lisbone　with　three　ships；　and　there　to　meet　the　fleet　that　is　to　follow　him。　　He　sent　for　me；　to　tell　me　that　he　do　intrust　me　with　the　seeing　of　all　things　done　in　his　absence　as　to　this　great　preparation；　as　I　shall　receive　orders　from　my　Lord　Chancellor　and　Mr。　Edward　Montagu。　　At　all　which　my　heart　is　above　measure　glad；　for　my　Lord's　honour；　and　some　profit　to　myself；　I　hope。　　By　and　by；　out　with　Mr。　Shepley；　Walden；　＇Lionel。＇　　Parliament…man　for　Huntingdon；　Rolt；　Mackworth；　and　Alderman　Backwell；　to　a　house　hard　by；　to　drink　Lambeth　ale。　　So　I　back　to　the　Wardrobe；　and　there　found　my　Lord　going　to　Trinity　House；　this　being　the　solemn　day　of　choosing　Master；　and　my　Lord　is　chosen。
  11th。　　At　the　office　this　morning；　Sir　G。　Carteret　with　us；　and　we　agreed　upon　a　letter　to　the　Duke　of　York；　to　tell　him　the　sad　condition　of　this　office　for　want　of　money；　how　men　are　not　able　to　serve　us　more　without　some　money；　and　that　now　the　credit　of　the　office　is　brought　so　low；　that　none　will　sell　us　any　thing　without　our　personal　security　given　for　the　same。
  12th。　　Wednesday；　a　day　kept　between　a　fast　and　a　feast；　the　Bishops　not　being　ready　enough　to　keep　the　fast　for　foule　weather　before　fair　weather　come；　and　so　they　were　forced　to　keep　it　between　both。　　Then　to　White　Hall；　where　I　met　my　Lord；　who　told　me　he　must　have　300l。　laid　out　in　cloth；　to　give　in　Barbary；　as　presents　among　the　Turkes。
  27th。　　This　day　Mr。　Holden　sent　me　a　bever；　which　cost　me　4l。　5s。
  28th。　　Went　to　Moorefields；　and　there　walked；　and　stood　and　saw　the　wrestling；　which　I　never　saw　so　much　of　before；　between　the　north　and　west　countrymen。
  29th。　　Mr。　Chetwind　fell　commending　of　〃Hooker's　Ecclesiastical　Polity；〃　as　the　best　book；　and　the　only　one　that　made　him　a　Christian；　which　puts　me　upon　the　buying　of　it；　which　I　will　do　shortly
  30th　（Lord's　day）。　　To　church；　where　we　observe　the　trade　of　briefs　is　come　now　up　to　so　constant　a　course　every　Sunday；　that　we　resolve　to　give　no　more　to　them。　　This　day　the　Portuguese　Embassador　come　to　White　Hall　to　take　leave　of　the　King；　he　being　now　going　to　end　all　with　the　Queen；　and　to　send　her　over。
  JULY　2；　1661。　　Went　to　Sir　William　Davenant's　Opera；　this　being　the　fourth　day　that　it　hath　begun；　and　the　first　that　I　have　seen　it。　＇Sir　William　Davenant；　the　celebrated　dramatic　writer；　and　patentee　of　the　Duke's　Theatre　in　Lincoln's　Inn　Fields。　　Ob。　1668；　aged　64。＇　　To…day　was　acted　the　second　part　of　〃The　Siege　of　Rhodes。〃　＇Of　which　Sir　W。　Davenant　was　the　author。＇　　We　staid　a　very　great　while　for　the　King　and　Queen　of　Bohemia。　　And　by　the　breaking　of　a　board　over　our　heads；　we　had　a　great　deal　of　dust　fell　into　the　ladies'　necks　and　the　men's　haire；　which　made　good　sport。　　The　King　being　come；　the　scene　opened；　which　indeed　is　very　fine　and　magnificent；　and　well　acted；　all　but　the　Eunuche；　who　was　so　much　out　that　he　was　hissed　off　the　stage。
  3rd。　　Dined　with　my　Lady；　who　is　in　some　＇Probably　meant　for　handsome　in　the　MS。＇　　mourning　for　her　brother　Mr。　Saml。　Crewe；　who　died　yesterday　of　the　spotted　fever。
  4th。　　I　went　to　the　theatre；　and　there　I　saw　〃Claracilla〃　＇A　tragi…comedy　by　Thomas　Killigrew。＇　　（the　first　time　I　ever　saw　it；）　well　acted。　　But　strange　to　see　this　house；　that　used　to　be　so　thronged；　now　empty　since　the　Opera　begun；　and　so　will　continue　for　a　while；　I　believe。
  6th。　　Waked　this　morning　with　news；　brought　me　by　a　messenger　on　purpose；　that　my　uncle　Robert　＇Of　Brampton；　in　Huntingdonshire。＇　is　dead；　so　I　set　out　on　horseback；　and　got　well　by　nine　o'clock　to　Brampton；　where　I　found　my　father　well。　　My　uncle's　corps　in　a　coffin　standing　upon　joynt…stooles　in　the　chimney　in　the　hall；　but　it　begun　to　smell；　and　so　I　caused　it　to　be　set　forth　in　the　yard　all　night；　and　watched　by　my　aunt。
  7th　（Lord's　day）。　　ln　the　morning　my　father　and　I　read　the　will；　where；　though　he　gives　me　nothing　at　present　till　my　father's　death；　or　at　least　very　little；　yet　I　am　glad　to　see　that