CHARMES。
  FOR　STENCHING　OF　BLOOD。
  Sanguis　mane　in　te；　Sicut　Christus　fuit　in　se；　Sanguis　mane　in　tua　vena　Sicut　Christus　in　sua　poena；　Sanguis　mane　fixus；　Sicut　Christus　quando　fuit　crucifixus；
  2。　　A　THORNE。
  Jesus；　that　was　of　a　Virgin　born；　Was　pricked　both　with　nail　and　thorn；　It　neither　wealed　nor　belled；　rankled　nor　boned　In　the　name　of　Jesus　no　more　shall　this。
  Or；　thus：
  Christ　was　of　a　Virgin　born；　And　he　was　pricked　with　a　thorn；　And　it　did　neither　bell；　nor　swell；　And　I　trust　in　Jesus　this　never　will。
  3。　　A　CRAMP。
  Cramp　be　thou　faintless；　As　our　Lady　was　sinless；　When　she　bare　Jesus。
  4。　　A　BURNING。
  There　came　three　Angells　out　of　the　East；　The　one　brought　fire；　the　other　brought　frost　Out　fire；　in　frost。　In　the　name　of　the　Father　and　Son；　and　Holy　Ghost。　AMEN。
  1664…5。　　（JANUARY　2。）　To　my　Lord　Brouncker's；　by　appointment；　in　the　Piazza；　in　Covent…Garden；　where　I　occasioned　much　mirth　with　a　ballet　＇The　Earl　of　Dorset's　song；　〃To　all　ye　ladies　now　at　land；〃　&c。＇　　I　brought　with　me；　made　from　the　seamen　at　sea　to　their　ladies　in　town；　saying　Sir　W。　Pen；　Sir　G。　Ascue；　and　Sir　J。　Lawson　made　them。　　Here　a　most　noble　French　dinner　and　banquet。　The　street　full　of　footballs；　it　being　a　great　frost。
  4th。　　To　my　Lord　of　Oxford's；　but　his　Lordship　was　in　bed　at　past　ten　o'clock：　　and；　Lord　help　us！　　so　rude　a　dirty　family　I　never　saw　in　my　life。
  9th。　　I　saw　the　Royal　Society　bring　their　new　book；　wherein　is　nobly　writ　their　charter　and　laws；　and　comes　to　be　signed　by　the　Duke　as　a　Fellow；　and　all　the　Fellows'　hands　are　to　be　entered　there；　and　lie　as　a　monument；　and　the　King　hath　put　his　with　the　word　Founder。　　Holmes　was　this　day　sent　to　the　Tower；　but　I　perceive　it　is　made　matter　of　jest　only；　but　if　the　Dutch　should　be　our　masters；　it　may　come　to　be　of　earnest　to　him；　to　be　given　over　to　them　for　a　sacrifice；　as　Sir　W。　Rawly　was。　　To　a　Tangier　committee；　where　I　was　accosted　and　most　highly　complimented　by　my　Lord　Bellasses；　our　new　governor；　beyond　my　expectation；　and　I　may　make　good　use　of　it。　　Our　patent　is　renewed；　and　he　and　my　Lord　Barkeley；　and　Sir　Thomas　Ingram　＇Chancellor　of　the　Duchy　of　Lancaster；　and　a　Privy　Counsellor。　　Ob。　1671。＇　　put　in　as　commissioners。
  11th。　　This　evening；　by　a　letter　from　Plymouth；　I　hear　that　two　of　our　ships；　the　Leopard　and　another；　in　the　Straights；　are　lost　by　running　aground；　and　that　three　more　had　like　to　have　been　so；　but　got　off；　whereof　Captain　Allen　one：　　and　that　a　Dutch　fleet　are　gone　thither；　and　if　they　should　meet　with　our　lame　ships；　God　knows　what　would　become　of　them。　　This　I　reckon　most　sad　news；　God　make　us　sensible　of　it！
  12th。　　Spoke　with　a　Frenchman　who　was　taken；　but　released；　by　a　Dutch　man…of…war　of　thirty…six　guns；　（with　seven　more　of　the　King's　or　greater　ships）；　off　the　North　Foreland；　by　Margett。　Which　is　a　strange　attempt；　that　they　should　come　to　our　teeth；　but　the　wind　being　easterly；　the　wind　that　should　bring　our　force　from　Portsmouth；　will　carry　them　away　home。
  13th。　　Yesterday's　news　confirmed；　though　a　little　different；　but　a　couple　of　ships　in　the　Straights　we　have　lost；　and　the　Dutch　have　been　in　Margret　Road。　　＇QUERY　Margate。＇
  14th。　　To　the　King's　house；　there　to　see　Vulpone；　＇A　Comedy　by　Ben　Jonson。＇　　a　most　excellent　play：　　the　best　I　think　I　ever　saw；　and　well　acted。
  15th。　　With　Sir　W。　Pen　in　his　coach　to　my　Lord　Chancellor's；　where　by　and　by　Mr。　Coventry；　Sir　W。　Pen；　Sir　J。　Lawson；　Sir　G。　Ascue；　and　myself　were　called　in　to　the　King；　there　being　several　of　the　Privy　Council；　and　my　Lord　Chancellor　lying　at　length　upon　a　couch　（of　the　goute　I　suppose）；　and　there　Sir　W。　Pen　spoke　pretty　well　to　dissuade　the　King　from　letting　the　Turkey　ships　go　out：　　saying　（in　short）　the　King　having　resolved　to　have　130　ships　out　by　the　spring；　he　must　have　above　20　of　them　merchantmen。　　Towards　which；　he　in　the　whole　River　could　find　but　12　or　14；　and　of　them　the　five　ships　taken　up　by　these　merchants　were　a　part；　and　so　could　not　be　spared。　　That　we　should　need　30；000　sailors　to　man　these　130　ships；　and　of　them　in　service　we　have　not　above　16；000：　　so　that　we　shall　need　14；000　more。　　That　these　ships　will　with　their　convoys　carry　about　2000　men；　and　those　the　best　men　that　could　be　got；　it　being　the　men　used　to　the　Southward　that　are　the　best　men　of　warr；　though　those　bred　in　the　North　among　the　colliers　are　good　for　labour。　　That　it　will　not　be　safe　for　the　merchants；　nor　honourable　for　the　King；　to　expose　these　rich　ships　with　his　convoy　of　six　ships　to　go；　it　not　being　enough　to　secure　them　against　the　Dutch；　who；　without　doubt；　will　have　a　great　fleet　in　the　Straights。　　This；　Sir　J。Lawson　enlarged　upon。　Sir　G。　Ascue　chiefly　spoke　that　the　warr　and　trade　could　not　be　supported　together。　　Mr。　Coventry　showed　how　the　medium　of　the　men　the　King　hath　one　year　with　another　employed　in　his　Navy　since　his　coming；　hath　not　been　above　3000　men；　or　at　most　4000　men；　and　now　having　occasion　of　30；000；　the　remaining　26；000　must　be　found　out　of　the　trade　of　the　nation。　He　showed　how　the　cloaths；　sending　by　these　merchants　to　Turkey；　are　already　bought　and　paid　for　to　the　workmen；　and　are　as　many　as　they　would　send　these　twelve　months　or　more；　so　the　poor　do　not　suffer　by　their　not　going；　but　only　the　merchant；　upon　whose　hands　they　lie　dead；　and　so　the　inconvenience　is　the　less。　　And　yet　for　them　he　propounded；　either　the　King　should；　if　his　Treasurer　would　suffer　it；　buy　them；　and　　showed　the　loss　would　not　be　so　great　to　him：　　or；　dispense　with　the　Act　of　Navigation；　and　let　them　be　carried　out　by　strangers；　and　ending　that　he　doubted　not　but　when　the　merchants　saw　there　was　no　remedy；　they　would　and　could　find　ways　of　sending　them　abroad　to　their　profit。　All　ended　with　a　conviction　（unless　future　discourse　with　the　merchants　should　alter　it；）　that　it　was　not　fit　for　them　to　go　out；　though　the　ships　be　loaded。　　So　we　withdrew；　and　the　merchants　were　called　in。　　Staying　without；　my　Lord　FitzHarding　come　thither；　and　fell　to　discourse　of　Prince　Rupert's　disease；　＇Morbus；　scil；　Gallicus。＇　　telling　the　horrible　degree　of　its　breaking　out　on　his　head。　　He　observed　also　from　the　Prince；　that　courage　is　not　what　men　take　it　to　be；　a　contempt　of　death；　for；　says　he；　how　chagrined　the　Prince　was　the　other　day　when　he　thought　he　should　die。
  16th。　　To　a　Tangier　committee；　where　my　Lord　Ashly；　I　observe；　is　a　most　clear　man　in　matters　of　accounts；　and　most　ingeniously　did　discourse　and　explain　all　matters。
  19th；　This　day　was　buried；　（but　I　could　not　be　there）　my　cosen　Percivall　Angler：　　and　yesterday　I　received　the　news　that　Dr。　Tom　Pepys　is　dead；　at　Impington。
  21st。　　Mr。　Povy　carried　me　to　Somerset　House；　and　there　showed　me　the　Queene…Mother's　chamber　and　closet；　most　beautiful　places　for　furniture　and　pictures；　and　so　down　the　great　stone　stairs　to　the　garden；　and　tried　the　brave　echo　upon　the　stairs；　which　continues　a　voice　so　long　as　the　singing　three　notes；　concords；　one　after　another；　they　all　three　shall　sound　in　consort　together　a　good　while　most　pleasantly。
  23rd。　　Up；　and　with　Sir　W。　Batten　and　Sir　W。　Pen　to　White　Hall；　but　there　finding　the　Duke　gone　to　his　lodgings　in　St；　James's　for　alltogether；　his　Duchesse　being　ready　to　lie　in；　we　to　him；　and　there　did　our　usual　business。　　and　here　I　met　the　great　news　confirmed　by　the　Duke's　own　relation；　by　a　letter　from　Captain　Allen。　　First；　of　our　own　loss　of　two　ships；　the　Phoenix　and　Nonsuch；　in　the　Bay　of　Gibraltar：　　then　of　his　and　his　seven　ships　with　him；　in　the　Bay　of　Cales；　or　thereabouts；　fighting　with　the　34　Dutch　Smyrna　fleet；　sinking　the　King　Salamon；　a　ship　worth　a　150；000l。　or　more；　some　say　200；000l。　and　another；　and　taking　of　three　merchant…ships。　　Two　of　our　ships　were　disabled；　by　the　Dutch　unfortunately　falling　against　their　will　against　them；　the　Advice；　Captain　W。　Poole；　and　Antelope；　Captain　Clerke。　The　Dutch　men　of　war　did　little　service。　　Captain　Allen；　before　he　would　fire　one　gun；　come　within　pistol…shot　of　the　enemy。　　The　Spaniards；　at　Cales；　did　stand　laughing　at　the　Dutch；　to　see　them　run　away　and　flee　to　the　shore；　34　or　thereabouts；　against　eight　Englishmen　at　most。　　I　do　purpose　to　get　the　whole　relation；　if　I　live；　of　Captain　Allen　himself。　　In　our　loss　of　the　two　ships　in　the　Bay　of　Gibraltar；　the　world　do　comment　upon　the　misfortune　of　Captain　Moone　of　the　Nonsuch；　（who　did　lose；　in　the　same　manner；　the　Satisfaction；）　as　a　person　that　hath　ill…luck　attending　him；　without…considering　that　the　whole　fleet　was　ashore。　　Captain　Allen　led　the　way；　and　himself　writes　that　all　the　masters　of　the　fleet；　old　and　young；　were　mistaken；　and　did　carry　their　ships　aground。　　But　I　think　I　heard　the　Duke　say　that　Moone；　being　put　into　Oxford；　had　in　this　conflict　regained　his　credit；　by　sinking　one　and　taking　another。　　Captain　Seale　of　the　Milford　hath　done　his　part　very　well；　in　boarding　the　King　Salamon；　which　held　out　half　an　hour　after　she　was　boarded；　and　his　men　kept　her　an　hour　after　they　did　master　her；　and　then　she　sunk；　and　drowned　about　17　of　her　men。
  24th。　　The　Dutch　have；　by　consent　of　all　the　Provinces；　voted　no　trade　to　be　suffered　for　eighteen　months；　but　that　they　apply　themselves　wholly　to　the　war。　　＇This　statement　of　a　total　prohibiti