21st。　　The　Duke　did　bring　out　a　book　of　great　antiquity　of　some　of　the　customs　of　the　Navy；　about　100　years　since；　which　he　did　lend　us　to　read　and　deliver　him　back　again。　　To　Trinity…house；　being　invited　to　an　Elder　Brother's　feast；　and　there　met　and　sat　by　Mr。　Prin；　and　had　good　discourse　about　the　privileges　of　Parliament；　which；　he　says；　are　few　to　the　Commons'　House；　and　those　not　examinable　by　them；　but　only　by　the　House　of　Lords。　Thence　with　my　Lord　Brouncker　to　Gresham　College；　the　first　time　after　the　sickness　that　I　was　there；　and　the　second　time　any　met。　And　here　a　good　lecture　of　Mr。　Hooke's　about　the　trade　of　felt…　making；　very　pretty。　　And　anon　alone　with　me　about　the　art　of　drawing　pictures　by　Prince　Rupert's　rule　and　machine；　and　another　of　Dr。　Wren's；　＇Sir　Christopher　Wren。＇　　but　he　says　nothing　do　like　squares；　or；　which　is　the　best　in　the　world；　like　a　darke　roome。
  22nd。　　We　are　much　troubled　that　the　sickness　in　general　（the　town　being　so　full　of　people）　should　be　but　three；　and　yet　of　the　particular　disease　of　the　plague　there　should　be　ten　encrease。
  23rd。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　who　did　lie　the　last　night　at　his　house　in　Lincoln's　Inne　Fields。　　It　being　fine　walking　in　the　morning；　and　the　streets　full　of　people　again。　　There　I　staid；　and　the　house　full　of　people　come　to　take　leave　of　my　Lord；　who　this　day　goes　out　of　towne　upon　his　embassy　towards　Spayne。　　And　I　was　glad　to　find　Sir　W。　Coventry　to　come；　though　I　know　it　is　only　a　piece　of　courtshipp。　　Comes　Mrs。　Knipp　to　see　my　wife；　and　I　spent　all　the　night　talking　with　this　baggage；　and　teaching　her　my　song　of　〃Beauty　retire；〃　which　she　sings　and　makes　go　most　rarely；　and　a　very　fine　song　it　seems　to　be。　　She　also　entertained　me　with　repeating　many　of　her　own　and　others'　parts　of　the　play…house；　which　she　do　most　excellently；　and　tells　me　the　whole　practices　of　the　play…house　and　players；　and　is　in　every　respect　most　excellent　company。
  25th。　　With　our　coach　of　four　horses　to　Windsor；　and　so　to　Cranborne；　about　eleven　o'clock；　and　found　my　Lord　＇Sandwich。＇　and　the　ladies　at　a　sermon　in　the　house；　which　being　ended　we　to　them；　and　all　the　company　glad　to　see　us；　and　mighty　merry　to　dinner。　　Here　was　my　Lord；　and　Lord　Hinchingbroke；　and　Mr。　Sidney；　＇Sidney　Montagu；　Lord　Sandwich's　second　son。＇　　Sir　Charles　Herbert；　and　Mr。　Carteret；　my　Lady　Carteret；　my　Lady　Jemimah；　and　Lady　Slaning。　　＇Sir　G。　Carteret's　daughter　Caroline。＇　　After　dinner　to　walk　in　the　Park；　my　Lord　and　I　alone；　and　he　tells　me　my　Lord　of　Suffolk；　Lord　Arlington；　Archbishop　of　Canterbury；　Lord　Treasurer；　Mr。　Atturny　Montagu；　Sir　Thomas　Clifford　in　the　House　of　Commons；　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　some　others　I　cannot　presently　remember；　are　friends　that　I　may　rely　on　for　him。　　He　dreads　the　issue　of　this　year；　and　fears　there　will　be　some　very　great　revolutions　before　his　coming　back　again。　　He　doubts　it　is　needful　for　him　to　have　a　pardon　for　his　last　year's　actions；　all　which　he　did　without　commission；　and　at　most　but　the　King's　private　single　single　word　for　that　of　Bergen；　but　he　dares　not　ask　it　at　this　time；　lest　it　should　make　them　think　that　there　is　something　more　in　it　than　yet　they　know；　and　if　it　should　be　denied；　it　would　be　of　very　ill　consequence。　He　says　also；　if　it　should　in　Parliament　be　enquired　into　the　selling　of　Dunkirke；　（though　the　Chancellor　was　the　man　that　would　have　sold　it　to　France；　saying　the　King　of　Spain　had　no　money　to　give　for　it；）　yet　he　will　be　found　to　have　been　the　greatest　adviser　of　it；　which　he　is　a　little　apprehensive　may　be　called　upon　by　this　Parliament。　　Then　I　with　the　young　ladies　and　gentlemen；　who　played　on　the　guittar；　and　mighty　merry；　and　anon　to　supper；　and　then　my　Lord　going　away　to　write；　the　young　gentlemen　to　flinging　of　cushions；　and　other　mad　sports　till　towards　twelve　at　night；　and　then　being　sleepy；　I　and　my　wife　in　a　passage…room　to　bed；　and　slept　not　very　well　because　of　noise。
  26th。　　Called　up　about　five　in　the　morning；　and　my　Lord　up；　and　took　leave；　a　little　after　six；　very　kindly　of　me　and　the　whole　company。　　So　took　coach　and　to　Windsor；　to　the　Garter；　and　thither　sent　for　Dr。　Childe：　　＇William　Child；　Doctor　of　Music；　Organist　of　St。　George's　Chapel；　at　Windsor。　　Ob。　1696；　aged　91。＇　who　come　to　us；　and　carried　us　to　St。　George's　Chapel；　and　there　placed　us　among　the　Knights'　stalls；　（and　pretty　the　observation；　that　no　man；　but　a　woman　may　sit　in　a　Knight's　place；　where　any　brass…plates　are　set；）　and　hither　come！　cushions　to　us；　and　a　young　singing…boy　to　bring　us　a　copy　of　the　anthem　to　be　sung。　　And　here；　for　our　sakes；　had　this　anthem　and　the　great　service　sung　extraordinary；　only　to　entertain　us。　　It　is　a　noble　place　indeed；　and　a　good　Quire　of　voices。　　Great　bowing　by　all　the　people；　the　poor　Knights　in　particularly；　to　the　Alter。　　After　prayers；　we　to　see　the　plate　of　the　chapel；　and　the　robes　of　Knights；　and　a　man　to　show　us　the　banners　of　the　several　Knights　in　being；　which　hang　up　over　the　stalls。　　And　so　to　other　discourse　very　pretty；　about　the　Order。　　Was　shown　where　the　late　King　is　buried；　and　King　Henry　the　Eighth；　and　my　Lady　Seymour。　　This　being　done；　to　the　King's　house；　and　to　observe　the　neatness　and　contrivance　of　the　house　and　gates：　　it　is　the　most　romantique　castle　that　is　in　the　world。　　But；　Lord！　　the　prospect　that　is　in　the　balcone　in　the　Queene's　lodgings；　and　the　terrace　and　walk；　are　strange　things　to　consider；　being　the　best　in　the　world；　sure；　and　so　giving　a　great　deal　of　money　to　this　and　that　man　and　woman；　we　to　our　tavern；　and　there　dined；　the　Doctor　with　us；　and　so　took　coach　and　away　to　Eton；　the　Doctor　with　me。　　At　Eton　I　left　my　wife　in　the　coach；　and　he　and　I　to　the　College；　and　there　find　all　mighty　fine。　　The　school　good；　and　the　custom　pretty　of　boys　cutting　their　names　in　the　shuts　of　the　windows　when　they　go　to　Cambridge；　by　which　many　a　one　hath　lived　to　see　himself　a　Provost　and　Fellow；　that　hath　his　name　in　the　window　standing。　　To　the　Hall；　and　there　find　the　boys'　verses；　〃De　Peste；〃　it　being　their　custom　to　make　verses　at　Shrove…tide。　　I　read　several；　and　very　good　they　were；　better；　I　think；　than　ever　I　made　when　I　was　a　boy；　and　in　rolls　as　long　and　longer　than　the　whole　Hall；　by　much。　　Here　is　a　picture　of　Venice　hung　up；　and　a　monument　made　of　Sir　H。　Wotton's　giving　it　to　the　College。　　Thence　to　the　porter's；　in　the　absence　of　the　butler；　and　did　drink　of　the　College　beer；　which　is　very　good；　and　went　into　the　back　fields　to　see　the　scholars　play。　　And　so　to　the　chapel；　and　there　saw；　among　other　things；　Sir　H。　Wotton's　stone　with　this　Epitaph：
  Hic　jacet　primus　hujus　sententiae　Author：　　　Disputandi　pruritus　fit　ecclesiae　scabies。
  But　unfortunately　the　word　〃Author〃　was　wrong　writ；　and　now　so　basely　altered　that　it　disgraces　the　stone。
  MARCH　1；　1665…6。　　Blessed　be　God！　　a　good　Bill　this　week　we　have；　being　but　257　in　all；　and　42　of　the　plague；　and　of　them　but　six　in　the　City：　　though　my　Lord　Brouncker　says；　that　these　six　are　most　of　them　in　new　parishes　where　they　were　not　the　last　week
  3rd。　　To　Hales's；　and　there　saw　my　wife　sit；　and　I　do　like　her　picture　mightily；　and　very　like　it　will　be；　and　a　brave　piece　of　work。　　But　he　do　complain　that　her　nose　hath　cost　him　as　much　work　as　another's　face；　and　he　hath　done　it　finely　indeed。
  5th。　　News　for　certain　of　the　King　of　Denmark's　declaring　for　the　Dutch；　and　resolution　to　assist　them。　　I　find　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　Mrs。　Williams；　and　they　would　of　their　own　accord；　though　I　had　never　obliged　them　（nor　my　wife　neither）　with　one　visit　for　many　of　theirs；　go　see　my　house　and　my　wife；　which　I　showed　them；　and　made　them　welcome　with　wine　and　China　oranges　（now　a　great　rarity　since　the　war；　none　to　be　had。）　My　house　happened　to　be　mighty　clean；　and　did　me　great　honour；　and　they　mightily　pleased　with　it。
  7th。　　Up　betimes；　and　to　St。　James's；　thinking　Mr。　Coventry　had　lain　there；　but　he　do　not；　but　at　White　Hall；　so　thither　I　went　to　him。　　We　walked　an　hour　in　the　Matted　Gallery：　　he　of　himself　begun　to　discourse　of　the　unhappy　differences　between　him　and　my　Lord　of　Sandwich；　and　from　the　beginning　to　the　end　did　run　through　all　passages　wherein　my　Lord　hath；　at　any　time　gathered　any　dissatisfaction；　and　cleared　himself　to　me　most　honourably；　and　in　truth；　I　do　believe　he　do　as　he　says。　　I　did　afterwards　purge　myself　of　all　partiality　in　the　business　of　Sir　G。　Carteret；　（whose　story　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　also　run　over；）　that　I　do　mind　the　King's　interest；　notwithstanding　my　relation　to　him；　all　which　he　declares　he　firmly　believes；　and　assures　me　he　hath　the　same　kindness　and　opinion　of　me　as　ever。　　And　when　I　said　I　was　jealous　of　myself；　that　having　now　come　to　such　an　income　as　I　am；　by　his　favour；　I　should　not　be　found　to　do　as　much　service　as　might　deserve　it；　he　did　assure　me；　he　thinks　it　not　too　much　for　me；　but　thinks　I　deserve　it　as　much　as　any　man　in　England。　All　this　discourse　did　cheer　my　heart；　and　sets　me　right　again；　after　a　good　deal　of　melancholy；　out　of　fears　of　his　disinclination　to　me；　upon　the　difference　with　my　Lord　Sandwich　and　Sir　G。　Carteret；　but　I　am　satisfied　thoroughly；　and　so　went　away　quite　another　man；　and　by　the　grace　of　God　will　never　lose　it　again　by　my　folly　in　not　visiting　an