Esq。；　of　which　God　knows　I　was　not　a　little　proud。　　I　wrote　a　letter　to　the　Clerk　of　Dover　Castle　to　come　to　my　Lord　about　issuing　of　those　writs。
  26th。　　This　day　it　is　two　years　since　it　pleased　God　that　I　was　cut　for　the　stone　at　Mrs。　Turner's　in　Salisbury　Court。　　＇Mrs。　Turner　was　the　sister　of　Edward　　Pepys。＇　　And　did　resolve　while　I　live　to　keep　it　a　festival；　as　I　did　the　last　year　at　my　house；　and　for　ever　to　have　Mrs。　Turner　and　her　company　with　me。　　But　now　it　pleased　God　that　I　am　prevented　to　do　it　openly；　only　within　my　soul　I　can　and　do　rejoice；　and　bless　God；　being　at　this　time；　blessed　be　his　holy　name；　in　as　good　health　as　ever　I　was　in　my　life。　　This　morning　I　rose　early；　and　went　about　making　of　an　establishment　of　the　whole　Fleet；　and　a　list　of　all　the　ships；　with　the　number　of　men　and　guns。　　About　an　hour　after　that；　we　had　a　meeting　of　the　principal　commanders　and　seamen；　to　proportion　out　the　number　of　these　things。　　All　the　afternoon　very　many　orders　were　made；　till　I　was　very　weary。
  27th。　　This　morning　the　wind　came　about；　and　we　fell　into　the　Hope。　　I　sat　the　first　time　with　my　Lord　at　table　since　my　coming　to　sea。　　All　the　afternoon　exceeding　busy　in　writing　of　letters　and　orders。　　In　the　afternoon；　Sir　Harry　Wright　come　on　board　us；　＇M。P。　for　Harwich。　　He　married　Anne；　daughter　of　Lord　Crewe；　and　sister　to　Lady　Sandwich；　and　resided　in　Dagenham；　Essex；　he　was　created　a　Baronet　by　Cromwell；　1658；　and　by　Charles　II。；　1660。＇　about　his　business　of　being　chosen　a　Parliament…man。　　My　Lord　brought　him　to　see　my　cabbin；　when　I　was　hard　a…writing。　　At　night　supped　with　my　Lord　too；　with　the　Captain。
  28th。　　This　morning　and　the　whole　day　busy。　　At　night　there　was　a　gentleman　very　well　bred；　his　name　was　Banes；　going　for　Flushing；　who　spoke　French　and　Latin　very　well；　brought　by　direction　from　Captain　Clerke　hither；　as　a　prisoner；　because　he　called　out　of　the　vessel　that　he　went　in；　〃Where　is　your　King；　we　have　done　our　business；　Vive　le　Roi。〃　　He　confessed　himself　a　Cavalier　in　his　heart；　and　that　he　and　his　whole　family；　had　fought　for　the　King；　but　that　he　was　then　drunk；　having　been　taking　his　leave　at　Gravesend　the　night　before；　and　so　could　not；　remember　what　it　was　that　he　said；　but　his　words　and　carriage　showed　much　of　a　gentleman。　　My　Lord　had　a　great　kindness　for　him；　but　did　not　think　it　safe　to　release　him。　　But　a　while　after；　he　sent　a　letter　down　to　my　Lord；　which　my　Lord　did　like　very　well；　and　did　advise　with　me　that　the　gentleman　was　to　be　released。　　So　I　went　up　and　sat　and　talked　with　him　in　Latin　and　French；　and　about　eleven　at　night　he　took　boat　again；　and　so　God　bless　him。　　This　day　we　had　news　of　the　election　at　Huntingdon　for　Bernard　and　Pedley；　＇John　Bernard　and　Nicholas　Pedley；　re…elected　in　the　next　Parliament。＇　　at　which　my　Lord　was　much　troubled　for　his　friends'　missing　of　it。
  29th。　　We　lie　still　a　little　below　Gravesend。　　At　night　Mr。　Shepley　returned　from　London；　and　told　us　of　several　elections　for　the　next　Parliament。　　That　the　King's　effigies　was　new　making　to　be　set　up　in　the　Exchange　again。　　This　evening　was　a　great　whispering　that　some　of　the　Vice…Admiral's　captains　were　dissatisfied；　and　did　intend　to　fight　themselves；　to　oppose　the　General。　　But　it　was　soon　hushed；　and　the　Vice…Admiral　did　wholly　deny　any　such　thing；　and　protested　to　stand　by　the　General。
  30th。　　This　day；　while　my　Lord　and　we　were　at　dinner；　the　Nazeby　came　in　sight　towards　us；　and　at　last　came　to　anchor　close　by　us。　My　Lord　and　many　others　went　on　board　her；　where　every　thing　was　out　of　order；　and　a　new　chimney　made　for　my　Lord　in　his　bed…　chamber；　which　he　was　much　pleased　with。　　My　Lord　in　his　discourse；　discovered　a　great　deal　of　love　to　this　ship。　　＇Lord　Sandwich's　flag　was　on　board　the　Nazeby；　when　he　went　to　the　Sound。＇
  APRIL　1st；　1660。　　（Lord's　day）。　　Mr。　Ibbot　　＇Minister　of　Deal；　1676。PEPYS'S　MS。　LETTERS。＇　　preached　very　well。　　After　dinner　my　lord　did　give　me　a　private　list　of　all　the　ships　that　were　to　be　set　out　this　summer；　wherein　I　do　discover　that　he　hath　made　it　his　care　to　put　by　as　much　of　the　Anabaptists　as　he　can。　　By　reason　of　my　Lord　and　my　being　busy　to　send　away　the　packet　by　Mr。　Cooke；　of　the　Naseby；　it　was　four　o'clock　before　we　could　begin　sermon　again。　　This　day　Captain　Guy　come　on　board　from　Dunkirk；　who　tells　me　that　the　King　will　come　in；　and　that　the　soldiers　at　Dunkirk　do　drink　the　King's　health　in　the　streets。
  2nd。　　Up　very　early；　and　to　get　all　my　things　and　my　boy's　packed　up。　　Great　concourse　of　commanders　here　this　morning　to　take　leave　of　my　Lord　upon　his　going　into　the　Nazeby。　　This　morning　comes　Mr。　Ed。　Pickering；　＇Brother　to　Sir　Gilbert　Pickering；　Bart。＇　　he　tells　me　that　the　King　will　come　in；　but　that　Monk　did　resolve　to　have　the　doing　of　it　himself　or　else　to　hinder　it。
  3rd。　　There　come　many　merchants　to　get　convoy　to　the　Baltique；　which　a　course　was　taken　for。　　They　dined　with　my　Lord；　and　one　of　them　by　name　Alderman　Wood　talked　much　to　my　Lord　of　the　hopes　that　he　had　now　to　be　settled；　（under　the　King　he　meant）；　but　my　Lord　took　no　notice　of　it。　　This　day　come　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Swiftsure　（who　was　sent　by　my　Lord　to　Hastings；　one　of　the　Cinque　Ports；　to　have　got　Mr。　Edward　Montagu　to　have　been　one　of　their　burgesses；　but　could　not；　for　they　were　all　promised　before。）
  4th。　　This　morning　come　Colonel　Thomson　with　the　wooden　leg；　and　G。　Pen；　and　dined　with　my　lord　and　Mr。　Blackburne；　who　told　me　that　it　was　certain　now　that　the　King　must　of　necessity　come　in；　and　that　one　of　the　Council　told　him　there　is　something　doing　in　order　to　a　treaty　already　among　them。　　And　it　was　strange　to　hear　how　Mr。　Blackburne　did　already　begin　to　commend　him　for　a　sober　man；　and　how　quiet　he　would　be　under　his　government；　&c。　　The　Commissioners　come　to…day；　only　to　consult　about　a　further　reducement　of　the　Fleet；　and　to　pay　them　as　fast　as　they　can。　　At　night；　my　Lord　resolved　to　send　the　Captain　of　our　ship　to　Waymouth　and　promote　his　being　chosen　there；　which　he　did　put　himself　into　readiness　to　do　the　next　morning。
  9th。　　This　afternoon　I　first　saw　France　and　Calais；　with　which　I　was　much　pleased；　though　it　was　at　a　distance。
  11th。　　A　Gentleman　came　from　my　Lord　of　Manchester　to　my　Lord　for　a　pass　for　Mr。　Boyle；　＇The　celebrated　Robert　Boyle；　youngest　son　of　Richard　first　Earl　of　Cork。＇　which　was　made　him。　　All　the　news　from　London　is　that　things　go　on　further　towards　a　King。　　That　the　Skinners'　Company　the　other　day　at　their　entertaining　General　Monk　had　took　down　the　Parliament　arms　in　their　Hall；　and　set　up　the　King's。　　My　Lord　and　I　had　a　great　deal　of　discourse　about　the　several　Captains　of　the　Fleet　and　his　interest　among　them；　and　had　his　mind　clear　to　bring　in　the　King。　　He　confessed　to　me　that　he　was　not　sure　of　his　own　Captain；　to　be　true　to　him；　and　that　he　did　not　like　Capt。　Stokes。
  14th。　　This　day　I　was　informed　that　my　Lord　Lambert　is　got　out　of　the　Tower；　and　that　there　is　1001。　proffered　to　whoever　shall　bring　him　forth　to　the　Council　of　State。　　My　Lord　is　chosen　at　Weymouth　this　morning；　my　Lord　had　his　freedom　brought　him　by　Capt。　Tiddiman　of　the　port　of　Dover；　by　which　he　is　capable　of　being　elected　for　them。　　This　day　I　heard　that　the　Army　had　in　general　declared　to　stand　by　what　the　next　Parliament　shall　do。
  15th　（Lord's　day）。　　To　sermon；　and　then　to　dinner；　where　my　Lord　told　us　that　the　University　of　Cambridge　had　a　mind　to　choose　him　for　their　burgess；　which　he　pleased　himself　with；　to　think　that　they　do　look　upon　him　as　a　thriving　man；　and　said　so　openly　at　table。　　At　dinner…time　Mr。　Cooke　came　hack　from　London　with　a　packet　which　caused　my　Lord　to　be　full　of　thoughts　all　day；　and　at　night　he　bid　me　privately　to　get　two　commissions　ready；　one　for　Capt。　Robert　Blake　to　be　captain　of　the　Worcester；　in　the　room　of　Capt。　Dekings；　an　anabaptist；　and　one　that　had　witnessed　a　great　deal　of　discontent　with　the　present　proceedings。　　The　other　for　Capt。　Coppin　to　come　out　of　that　into　the　Newbury　in　the　room　of　Blake；　whereby　I　perceive　that　General　Monk　do　resolve　to　make　a　thorough　change；　to　make　way　for　the　King。　From　London　I　hear　that　since　Lambert　got　out　of　the　Tower；　the　Fanatiques　had　held　up　their　heads　high；　but　I　hope　all　that　will　come　to　nothing。
  17th。　　All　the　morning　getting　ready　commissions　for　the　Vice…　Admiral　and　the　R。　Admiral；　wherein　my　Lord　was　very　careful　to　express　the　utmost　of　his　own　power；　commanding　them　to　obey　what　orders　they　should　receive　from　the　Parliament；　&c。；　of　both　or　either　of　the　Generals。　　My　Lord　told　me　clearly　his　thoughts　that　the　King　would　carry　it；　and　that　he　did　not　think　himself　very　happy　that　he　was　now　at　sea；　as　well　for　his　own　sake；　as　that　he　thought　he　might　do　his　country　some　service　in　keeping　things　quiet。
  18th。　　Mr。　Cooke　returned　from　London；　bringing　me　this　news；　that　the　Cavaliers　are　something　unwise　to　talk　so　high　on　the　other　side　as　they　do。　　That　the　Lords　do　meet　every　day　at　my　Lord　of　Manchester's；　and　resolve　to　sit　the　first　day　of　the　Parliament。　　That　it　is　evident　now　that　the　General　and　the　Council　do　resolve　to　make　way　for　the　King's　coming。　　And　it　is　clear　that　either　the　Fanatiques　must　now　be　undone；　or　the　gentry　and　citizens　throug