rthumberland；　made　Lord　High　Admiral　1635。＇　　times；　which　he　hath　taken　many　good　notes　out　of；　for　justifying　the　Duke　of　York　and　us　in　many　things；　wherein　perhaps　precedent　will　be　necessary　to　produce。　Thence　to　White　Hall；　where　the　Duke　of　York　expected　me；　and　in　his　closet　Wren　and　I。　　He　did　tell　me　how　the　King　hath　been　acquainted　with　the　Treasurers'　discourse　at　the　Lords　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury　the　other　day；　and　is　dissatisfied　with　our　running　him　in　debt；　which　I　removed。　　And　he　did　carry　me　to　the　King；　and　I　did　satisfy　him　also：　but　his　satisfaction　is　nothing　worth；　it　being　easily　got　and　easily　removed。　　But　I　do　purpose　to　put　it　in　writing；　that　shall　make　the　Treasurers　ashamed。　　But　the　Duke　of　York　is　horrid　angry　against　them；　and　he　hath　cause；　for　they　do　work　all　they　can　to　bring　dishonour　upon　his　management；　as　do　plainly　appear　in　all　they　do。　　Having　done　with　the　Duke　of　York；　who　do　repose　all　in　me；　I　with　Mr。　Wren　to　his　chamber　to　talk；　where　he　observed；　that　these　people　are　all　of　them　a　broken　sort　of　people　that　have　not　much　to　lose；　and　therefore　will　venture　all　to　make　their　fortunes　better：　that　Sir　Thomas　Osborne　is　a　beggar；　having　11　or　1200l。　a…year；　but　owes　above　10；000l。　The　Duke　of　Buckingham's　condition　is　shortly　this：　that　he　hath　about　19；600l。　a…year；　of　which　he　pays　away　about　7000l。　a…year　in　interest；　about　2000l。　in　fee…farm　rents　to　the　King；　about　6000l。　in　wages　and　pensions；　and　the　rest　to　live　upon　and　pay　taxes　for　the　whole。　Wren　says；　that　for　the　Duke　of　York　to　stir　in　this　matter；　as　his　quality　might　justify；　would　but　make　all　things　worse；　and　that　therefore　he　must　bend　and　suger　all　till　time　works　it　out：　that　he　fears　they　will　sacrifice　the　Church；　and　that　the　King　will　take　any　thing　（and　so　he　holds　up　his　head　a　little　longer）；　and　then　break　in　pieces。　　But　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　to…　day　mightily　magnify　my　late　Lord　Treasurer　for　a　wise　and　solid；　though　infirm　man：　and　among　other　things；　that　when　he　hath　said　it　was　impossible　in　nature　to　find　this　or　that　sum　of　money；　and　my　Lord　Chancellor　hath　made　sport　of　it；　and　told　the　King　that　when　my　Lord　hath　said　it　was　impossible；　yet　he　hath　made　shift　to　find　it；　and　that　was　by　Sir　G。　Carteret's　getting　credit；　my　Lord　did　once　in　his　hearing　say　thus；　which　he　magnifies　as　a　great　sayingthat　impossible　would　be　found　impossible　at　last；　meaning　that　the　King　would　run　himself　out　beyond　all　his　credit　and　funds；　and　then　we　should　too　late　find　it　impossible；　which　is；　he　says；　now　come　to　pass。
  15th。　　To　the　plaisterer's；　and　there　saw　the　figure　of　my　face　taken　from　the　mould；　and　it　is　most　admirably　like；　and　I　will　have　another　made　before　I　take　it　away。　　At　the　'Change　I　did　at　my　bookseller's　shop　accidentally　fall　into　talk　with　Sir　Samuel　Tuke　＇Sir　Samuel　Tuke；　of　Cressing　Temple；　Essex；　Bart。　was　a　Colonel　in　Charles　the　First's　army；　and　cosen　to　Mr。　Evelyn。　　He　died　at　Somerset…house；　January；　1673。＇　　about　trees　and　Mr。　Evelyn's　garden；　and　I　do　find　him；　I　think；　a　little　conceited；　but　a　man　of　very　fine　discourse　as　any　I　ever　heard　almost；　which　I　was　mighty　glad　of。　　In　Suffolk…street　lives　Moll　Davies；　and　we　did　see　her　coach　come　for　her　to　her　door；　a　mighty　pretty　fine　coach。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there；　by　means　of　Mr。　Cooling；　did　get　into　the　play；　the　only　one　we　have　seen　this　winter：　it　was　〃The　Five　Hours'　Adventure：〃　but　I　sat　so　far　I　could　not　hear　well；　nor　was　there　any　pretty　woman　that　I　did　see　but　my　wife；　who　sat　in　my　Lady　Fox's　pew　with　her。　　The　house　very　full；　and　late　before　done；　so　that　it　was　past　eleven　before　we　got　home。
  17th。　　The　King　dining　yesterday　at　the　Dutch　Embassador's；　after　dinner　they　drank　and　were　pretty　merry；　and　among　the　rest　of　the　King's　company　there　was　that　worthy　fellow　my　Lord　of　Rochester；　and　Tom　Killigrew；　whose　mirth　and　raillery　offended　the　former　so　much；　that　he　did　give　Tom　Killigrew　a　box　on　the　ear　in　the　King's　presence；　which　do　give　much　offence　to　the　people　here　at　Court　to　see　how　cheap　the　King　makes　himself；　and　the　more；　for　that　the　King　hath　not　only　passed　by　the　thing　and　pardoned　it　to　Rochester　already；　but　this　very　morning　the　King　did　publicly　walk　up　and　down；　and　Rochester　I　saw　with　him　as　free　as　ever；　to　the　King's　everlasting　shame　to　have　so　idle　a　rogue　his　companion。　　How　Tom　Killigrew　takes　it；　I　do　not　hear。　I　do　also　this　day　hear　that　my　Lord　Privy…Seale　do　accept　to　go　Lieutenant　into　Ireland；　but　whether　it　be　true　or　no；　I　cannot　tell。　　To　Colonel　Middleton's　to　the　burial　of　his　wife；　where　we　were　all　invited；　and　much　more　company；　and　had　each　of　us　a　ring。　　At　church　there　was　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　Mrs。　Williams　in　our　pew；　the　first　time　they　were　ever　there；　or　that　I　knew　that　either　of　them　would　go　to　church。
  19th。　　This　morning；　among　other　things；　talking　with　Sir　W。　Coventry；　I　did　propose　to　him　my　putting　in　to　serve　in　Parliament；　if　there　should；　as　the　world　begins　to　expect；　be　a　new　one　chose。　　He　likes　it　mightily；　both　for　the　King's　and　service's　sake；　and　the　Duke　of　York's；　and　will　propound　it　to　the　Duke　of　York：　and　I　confess；　if　there　be　one；　I　would　be　glad　to　be　in。
  22nd。　　In　the　evening　to　White　Hall；　and　there　did　without　much　trouble　get　into　the　playhouse；　finding　a　good　place　among　the　Ladies　of　Honour；　and　all　of　us　sitting　in　the　pit；　and　then　by　and　by　came　the　King　and　Queene；　and　they　began　〃Bartholomew…　fair。〃　But　I　like　no　play　here　so　well　as　at　the　common　playhouse；　besides　that；　my　eyes　being　very　ill　since　last　Sunday　and　this　day　se'nnight；　I　was　in　mighty　pain　to　defend　myself　now　from　the　light　of　the　candles。　　after　the　play　done；　we　met　with　W。　Batelier　and　W。　Hewer　and　Talbot　Pepys；　＇Of　Impington；　Ob。　1681；　aet。　suae　35。＇　　and　they　followed　us　in　a　hackney…coach：　and　we　all　stopped　at　Hercules'　Pillars；　and　there　I　did　give　them　the　best　supper　I　could；　and　pretty　merry；　and　so　home　between　eleven　and　twelve　at　night。
  23rd。　　To　Westminster　Abbey；　and　there　did　see　all　the　tombs　very　finely；　having　one　with　us　alone　（there　being　other　company　this　day　to　see　the　tombs；　it　being　Shrove…Tuesday：）　and　here　we　did　see；　by　particular　favour；　the　body　of　Queen　Katherine　of　Valois；　and　I　had　the　upper　part　of　her　body　in　my　hands；　and　I　did　kiss　her　mouth；　reflecting　upon　it　that　I　did　kiss　a　queene；　and　that　this　was　my　birth…day；　thirty…six　years　old；　that　I　did　kiss　a　queene。　　But　here　this　man；　who　seems　to　understand　well；　tells　me　that　the　saying　is　not　true　that　she　was　never　buried；　for　she　was　buried；　only　when　Henry　the　Seventh　built　his　chapel；　she　was　taken　up　and　laid　in　this　wooden　coffin；　but　I　did　there　see　that　in　it　the　body　was　buried　in　a　leaden　one；　which　remains　under　the　body　to　this　day。
  25th。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　house；　and　there　before　one；　but　the　house　infinite　full；　where　by　and　by　the　King　and　Court　come；　it　being　a　new　play；　or　an　old　one　new　vamped　by　Shadwell；　called　〃The　Royall　Shepherdesse；〃　＇A　tragi…comedy；　altered　by　Thomas　Shadwell　from　a　comedy　written　by　Mr。　Fountain；　called　〃The　Rewards　of　Virtue。〃＇　　but　the　silliest　for　words　and　design；　and　every　thing；　that　ever　I　saw　in　my　whole　life；　there　being　nothing　in　the　world　pleasing　in　it；　but　a　good　martiall　dance　of　pikemen；　where　Harris　and　another　do　handle　their　pikes　in　a　dance　to　admiration；　but　never　less　satisfied　with　a　play　in　my　life。
  26th。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　and　saw　〃The　Faithfull　Shepherdesse。〃　But；　Lord！　　what　an　empty　house；　there　not　being；　as　I　could　tell　the　people；　so　many　as　to　make　up　above　10l。　in　the　whole　house！　　But　I　plainly　discern　the　musick　is　the　better；　by　how　much　the　house　the　emptier。
  1668…9。　　MARCH　1。　　I　do　hear　that　my　Lady　Paulina　Montagu　did　die　yesterday！　　at　which　I　went　to　my　Lord's　lodgings；　but　he　is　shut　up　with　sorrow；　and　so　not　to　be　spoken　with：　and　therefore　I　returned；　and　to　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　have　not　been；　I　think；　in　some　months。　　And　here　the　Hall　was　very　full；　the　King　having　by　Commission　to　some　Lords　this　day　prorogued　the　Parliament　till　the　19th　of　October　next；　at　which　I　am　glad；　hoping　to　have　time　to　go　over　to　France　this　year。　　But　I　was　most　of　all　surprised　this　morning　by　my　Lord　Bellasses；　who　by　appointment　met　me　at　Auditor　Wood's　at　the　Temple；　and　tells　me　of　a　duell　designed　between　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　and　my　Lord　Halifax；　or　Sir　W。　Coventry；　the　challenge　being　carried　by　Harry　Saville；　but　prevented　by　my　Lord　Arlington；　and　the　King　told　of　it：　and　this　was　all　the　discourse　at　Court　this　day。　　But　I　meeting　Sir　W。　Coventry　in　the　Duke　of　York's　chamber；　he　would　not　own　it　to　me；　but　told　me　he　was　a　man　of　too　much　peace　to　meddle　with　fighting；　and　so　it　rested：　but　the　talk　is　full　in　the　town　of　the　business。　　Thence；　having　walked　some　turns　with　my　cosen　Pepys；　and　most　people　by　their　discourse　believing　that　this　Parliament　will　never　sit　more；　I　away。　　I　did　bring　home　a　piece　of　my　face　cast　in　plaister；　for　to　make　a　visard　upon　for　my　eyes。
  2nd。　　My　wife　this　day　put　on　first　her　French　gown；　called　a　Sac；　which　becomes　her　very　well。
  3rd。　　To　White　Hall；　where　W。　Hewer　met　me；　and　he　and　I