htily。
  6th。　　A　full　Board。　　Here；　talking　of　news；　my　Lord　Anglesy　did　tell　us　that　the　Dutch　do　make　a　further　bogle　with　us　about　two　or　three　things；　which　they　will　be　satisfied　in；　he　says；　by　us　easily；　but　only　in　one；　it　seems；　they　do　demand　that　we　shall　not　interrupt　their　East　Indiamen　coming　home；　and　of　which　they　are　in　some　fear；　and　we　are　full　of　hopes　that　we　have　light　upon　some　of　them　and　carried　them　into　Lisbon　by　Harman；　which　God　send！　　But　they　（which　do　show　the　low　esteem　they　have　of　us）　have　the　confidence　to　demand　that　we　shall　have　a　cessation　on　our　parts；　and　yet　they　at　liberty　to　take　what　they　will；　which　is　such　an　affront；　as　another　cannot　be　devised　greater。
  7th。　　Though　the　King　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine　are　friends　again；　she　is　not　at　White　Hall；　but　at　Sir　D。　Harvy's；　whither　the　King　goes　to　her；　and　he　says　she　made　him　ask　her　forgiveness　upon　his　knees　and　promised　to　offend　her　no　more　so：　　and　that；　indeed；　she　did　threaten　to　bring　all　his　bastards　to　his　closet　door；　and　hath　nearly　hectored　him　out　of　his　wits。
  8th。　　Sir　Henry　Bellasses　is　dead　of　the　duell　he　fought　about　ten　days　ago　with　Tom　Porter；　and　it　is　pretty　to　see　how　the　world　talk　of　them　as　of　a　couple　of　fools　that　killed　one　another　out　of　love。　　I　to　my　bookseller's；　where　by　and　by　I　met　Mr。　Evelyn；　and　talked　of　several　things；　but　particularly　of　the　times：　　and　he　tells　me　that　wise　men　do　prepare　to　remove　abroad　what　they　have；　for　that　we　must　be　ruined；　our　case　being　past　relief；　the　kingdom　so　much　in　debt；　and　the　King　minding　nothing　but　his　lust；　going　two　days　a…week　to　see　my　Lady　Castlemaine　at　Sir　D。　Harvy's。
  9th。　　To　St。　James's；　and　there　met　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　he　and　I　walked　in　the　Park　an　hour。　　And　then　to　his　chamber；　where　he　read　to　me　the　heads　of　the　late　great　dispute　between　him　and　the　rest　of　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　and　our　new　Treasurer　of　the　Navy；　where　they　have　overthrown　him　the　last　Wednesday；　in　the　great　dispute　touching　his　having　the　payment　of　the　Victualler；　which　is　now　settled　by　Council　that　he　is　not　to　have　it：　　and；　indeed；　they　have　been　most　just　as　well　as　most　severe　and　bold　in　the　doing　this　against　a　man　of　his　quality：　　but　I　perceive　he　does　really　make　no　difference　between　any　man。　He　tells　me　this　day　it　is　supposed　the　Peace　is　ratified　at　Bredah；　and　all　that　matter　over。　　We　did　talk　of　many　retrenchments　of　charge　of　the　Navy　which　he　will　put　in　practice；　and　every　where　else；　though；　he　tells　me；　he　despairs　of　being　able　to　do　what　ought　to　be　done　for　the　saving　of　the　kingdom；　（which　I　tell　him；　indeed；　all　the　world　is　almost　in　hopes　of；　upon　the　proceeding　of　these　gentlemen　for　the　regulating　of　the　Treasury；）　it　being　so　late；　and　our　poverty　grown　so　great；　that　they　want　where　to　set　their　feet　to　begin　to　do　any　thing。　　He　tells　me　how　weary　he　hath　for　this　year　and　a　half　been　of　the　warr；　and　how　in　the　Duke　of　York's　bedchamber　at　Christ　Church；　at　Oxford；　when　the　Court　was　there；　he　did　labour　to　persuade　the　Duke　to　fling　off　the　care　of　the　Navy；　and　get　it　committed　to　other　hands；　which；　if　he　had　done；　would　have　been　much　to　his　honour；　being　just　come　home　with　so　much　honour　from　sea　as　he　was。　　I　took　notice　of　the　sharp　letter　he　wrote　（which　he　sent　us　to　read）　to　Sir　Edward　Spragg；　where　he　is　very　plain　about　his　leaving　his　charge　of　the　ships　at　Gravesend；　when　the　enemy　came　last　up；　and　several　other　things；　a　copy　whereof　I　have　kept。　　But　it　is　done　like　a　most　worthy　man；　and　he　says　it　is　good　now　and　then　to　tell　these　gentlemen　their　duty；　for　they　need　it。　　And　it　seems；　as　he　tells　me；　all　our　Knights　are　fallen　out　one　with　another；　he　and　Jenings　and　Hollis；　and　（his　words　were）　they　are　disputing　which　is　the　coward　among　them；　and　yet　men　that　take　the　greatest　liberty　of　censuring　others！　　Here　with　him　very　late；　till　I　could　hardly　get　a　coach　or　link　willing　to　go　through　the　ruines；　but　I　do；　but　will　not　do　it　again；　being　indeed　very　dangerous。
  10th。　　Sir　John　Denham's　Poems　are　going　to　be　all　printed　together；　and；　among　others；　some　new　things；　and　among　them　he　showed　me　a　copy　of　verses　of　his　upon　Sir　John　Minnes's　going　heretofore　to　Bullogne　to　eat　a　pig。　　Cowly；　he　tells　me；　is　dead；　who；　it　seems；　was　a　mighty　civil；　serious　man；　which　I　did　not　know　before。
  11th。　　To　the　Wells　at　Barnett；　by　seven　o'clock；　and　there　found　many　people　a…drinking；　but　the　morning　is　a　very　cold　morning；　so　as　we　were　very　cold　all　the　way　in　the　coach。　　And　so　to　Hatfield；　to　the　inn　next　my　Lord　Salisbury's　house；　and　there　rested　ourselves；　and　drank；　and　bespoke　dinner：　　and　so　to　church。　　In　this　church　lies　the　former　Lord　of　Salisbury　（Cecil）；　buried　in　a　noble　tomb。　　Then　we　to　our　inn；　and　there　dined　very　well；　and　mighty　merry；　and　walked　out　into　the　Park　through　the　fine　walk　of　trees；　and　to　the　Vineyard；　and　there　showed　them　that　which　is　in　good　order；　and　indeed　a　place　of　great　delight；　which；　together　with　our　fine　walk　through　the　Park；　was　of　as　much　pleasure　as　could　be　desired　in　the　world　for　country　pleasure　and　good　ayre。　　Being　come　back　and　weary　with　the　walk；　the　women　had　pleasure　in　putting　on　some　straw…　hats；　which　are　much　worn　in　this　country；　and　did　become　them　mightily　but　especially　my　wife。
  12th。　　To　my　bookseller's；　and　did　buy　Scott's　Discourse　of　Witches；　and　to　hear　Mr。　Cowly　mightily　lamented　（his　death）　by　Dr。　Ward；　the　Bishop　of　Winchester；　and　Dr。　Bates；　who　were　standing　there；　as　the　best　poet　of　our　nation；　and　as　good　a　man。
  13th。　　Attended　the　Duke　of　York；　with　our　usual　business；　who　upon　occasion　told　us　that　he　did　expect　this　night　or　to…morrow　to　hear　from　Bredah　of　the　consummation　of　the　peace。
  15th。　　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　to　the　Duke's　house；　where　a　new　play。　The　King　and　Court　there：　　the　house　full；　and　an　act　begun。　　And　so　we　went　to　the　King's；　and　there　saw　〃The　Merry　Wives　of　Windsor；〃　which　did　not　please　me　at　all；　in　no　part　of　it。
  16th。　　My　wife　and　I　to　the　Duke's　playhouse；　where　we　saw　the　new　play　acted　yesterday；　〃The　Feign　Innocence；　or　Sir　Martin　Marall；〃　a　play　made　by　my　Lord　Duke　of　Newcastle；　but；　as　every　body　says；　corrected　by　Dryden。　　It　is　the　most　entire　piece　of　mirth；　a　complete　farce　from　one　end　to　the　other；　that　certainly　was　ever　writ。　　I　never　laughed　so　in　all　my　life；　and　at　very　good　wit　therein；　not　fooling。　　The　House　full；　and　in　all　things　of　mighty　content　to　me。　　Every　body　wonders　that　we　have　no　news　from　Bredah　of　the　ratification　of　the　peace；　and　do　suspect　that　there　is　some　stop　in　it。
  17th。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　where　the　house　extraordinary　full；　and　there　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　to　see　the　new　play；　〃Queene　Elizabeth's　Troubles；　and　the　history　of　Eighty　Eight。〃　I　confess　I　have　sucked　in　so　much　of　the　sad　story　of　Queene　Elizabeth　from　my　cradle；　that　I　was　ready　to　weep　for　her　sometimes；　but　the　play　is　the　most　ridiculous　that　sure　ever　came　upon　stage；　and；　indeed；　is　merely　a　show；　only　shows　the　true　garbe　of　the　Queene　in　those　days；　just　as　we　see　Queene　Mary　and　Queene　Elizabeth　painted：　　but　the　play　is　merely　a　puppet　play；　acted　by　living　puppets。　　Neither　the　design　nor　language　better；　and　one　stands　by　and　tells　us　the　meaning　of　things：　　only　I　was　pleased　to　see　Knipp　dance　among　the　milk　maids；　and　to　hear　her　sing　a　song　to　Queene　Elizabeth；　and　to　see　her　come　out　in　her　night…gowne　with　no　lockes　on；　but　her　bare　face　and　hair　only　tied　up　in　a　knot　behind；　which　is　the　comeliest　dress　that　ever　I　saw　her　in　to　her　advantage。
  18th。　　To　Cree　Church；　to　see　it　how　it　is；　but　I　find　no　alteration　there；　as　they　say　there　was；　for　my　Lord　Mayor　and　Aldermen　to　come　to　sermon；　as　they　do　every　Sunday；　as　they　did　formerly　to　Paul's。
  20th。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　fell　to　discourse　of　retrenchments：　　and　therein　he　tells　how　he　would　have　but　only　one　Clerk　of　the　Acts。　　He　do　tell　me　he　hath　propounded　how　the　charge　of　the　Navy　in　peace　shall　come　within　200；000l。；　by　keeping　out　twenty…　four　ships　in　summer；　and　ten　in　the　winter。　　And　several　other　particulars　we　went　over　of　retrenchment：　　and　I　find　I　must　provide　some　things　to　offer；　that　I　may　be　found　studious　to　lessen　the　King's　charge。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　single　Sir　W。　Pen　and　me；　and　desired　us　to　lend　the　King　some　money；　out　of　the　prizes　we　have　taken　by　Hogg。　　He　did　not　much　press　it；　and　we　made　but　a　merry　answer　thereto：　　but　I　perceive　he　did　ask　it　seriously；　and　did　tell　us　that　there　never　was　so　much　need　of　it　in　the　world　as　now；　we　being　brought　to　the　lowest　straits　that　can　be　in　the　world。
  22nd。　　Up；　and　to　the　office：　　whence　Lord　Brouncker；　J。　Minnes；　and　W。　Pen；　and　I　went　to　examine　some　men　that　are　put　in　there　for　rescuing　of　men　that　were　pressed　into　the　service：　　and　we　do　plainly　see　that　the　desperate　condition　that　we　put　men　into　for　want　of　their　pay　makes　them　mad；　they　being　as　good　men　as　over　were　in　the　world；　and　would　as　readily　serve　the　King　again；　were　they　but　paid。　　Two　men　leapt　overboard；　among　others；　into　the　Thames　out　of　the　vessel　into　which　they　were　pressed；　and　were　shot　by　the　soldiers　placed　there　to　kee