inter；　and　the　whole　year　after　hath　been　a　very　sickly　time　to　this　day。
  16th。　　Towards　Cheapside；　and　in　Paul's　Church…yard　saw　the　funeral　of　my　Lord　Cornwallis；　late　Steward　of　the　King's　House；　go　by。　　Stoakes　told　us；　that　notwithstanding　the　country　of　Gambo　is　so　unhealthy；　yet　the　people　of　the　place　live　very　long；　so　as　the　present　King　there　is　150　years　old；　which　they　count　by　rains：　　because　every　year　it　rains　continually　four　months　together。　　He　also　told　us；　that　the　Kings　there　have　above　100　wives　a…piece。
  18th。　　Comes　Mr。　Moore　to　give　me　an　account　how　Mr。　Montagu　＇Edward　Montagu。＇　　was　gone　away　of　a　sudden　with　the　fleet；　in　such　haste　that　he　hath　left　behind　some　servants；　and　many　things　of　consequence；　and　among　others；　my　Lord's　commission　for　Embassador。　　Whereupon　he　and　I　took　coach；　and　to　Whitehall　to　my　Lord's　lodgings；　to　have　spoke　with　Mr。　Ralph　Montagu　＇Ralph；　eldest　son　of　Edward；　second　Baron　Montagu；　of　Boughton；　created　Duke　of　Montagu；　and　died　1709。　　His　sister　Elizabeth　had　married　Sir　D。　Harvey；　Knt。；　Ambassador　to　Constantinople。＇　　his　brother；　（and　here　we　staid　talking　with　Sarah　and　the　old　man；）　but　by　and　by　hearing　that　he　was　in　Covent　Garden；　we　went　thither：　and　at　my　Lady　Harvy's；　his　sister；　I　spoke　with　him；　and　he　tells　me　that　the　Commission　is　not　left　behind。
  22nd。　　After　musique…practice；　to　White　Hall；　and　thence　to　Westminster；　in　my　way　calling　at　Mr。　George　Montagu's；　to　condole　on　the　loss　of　his　son；　who　was　a　fine　gentleman。　　after　this　discourse　he　told　me；　among　other　news；　the　great　jealousys　that　are　now　in　the　Parliament　House。　　The　Lord　Chancellor；　it　seems；　taking　occasion　from　this　late　plot　to　raise　fears　in　the　people；　did　project　the　raising　of　an　army　forthwith；　besides　the　constant　militia；　thinking　to　make　the　Duke　of　York　General　thereof。　　But　the　House　did；　in　very　open　termes；　say；　they　were　grown　too　wise　to　be　fooled　again　into　another　army；　and　said　they　had　found　how　that　man　that　hath　the　command　of　an　army　is　not　beholden　to　any　body　to　make　him　King。　　There　are　factions　（private　ones　at　Court）　about　Madam　Palmer；　but　what　it　is　about　I　know　not。　　But　it　is　something　about　the　King's　favour　to　her　now　that　the　Queene　is　coming。　　He　told　me；　too；　what　sport　the　King　and　Court　do　make　at　Mr。　Edwd。　Montagu's　leaving　his　things　behind　him。　　But　the　Chancellor　（taking　it　a　little　more　seriously）　did　openly　say　to　my　Lord　Chamberlaine；　that　had　it　been　such　a　gallant　as　my　Lord　Mandeville　his　son；　＇Lord　Mandeville　was　a　Gentleman　of　the　Bedchamber　to　Charles　II。　　He　became　Earl　of　Manchester　on　his　father's　death；　and　died　at　Paris　in　1682。＇　　it　might　have　been　taken　as　a　frolique：　　but　for　him　that　would　be　thought　a　grave　coxcombe；　it　was　very　strange。　Thence　to　the　Hall；　where　I　heard　the　House　had　ordered　all　the　King's　murderers；　that　remain；　to　be　executed；　but　Fleetwood　＇Charles；　son　of　Sir　Wm。　Fleetwood；　Knt。；　General　and　Commander　in　Chief　to　the　Protector　Richard；　whose　sister；　Bridget；　widow　of　Ireton；　he　had　married。　　After　the　King's　return　he　lived　in　contemptible　obscurity；　and　died　circa　　1689。＇　　and　Downes。
  25th。　　At　home　and　the　office　all　the　morning。　　Walking　in　the　garden　to　give　the　gardener　directions　what　to　do　this　year　（for　I　intend　to　have　the　garden　handsome）；　Sir　W。　Pen　come　to　me；　and　did　break　a　business　to　me　about　removing　his　son　from　Oxford　to　Cambridge　to　some　private　college。　　I　proposed　Magdalene；　but　cannot　name　a　tutor　at　present；　but　I　shall　think　and　write　about　it。　　Thence　with　him　to　the　Trinity…house　to　dinner；　where　Sir　Richd。　Brown；　one　of　the　clerkes　of　the　Council；　and　who　is　much　concerned　against　Sir　N。　Crisp's　project　of　making　a　great　sasse　＇〃Sasse；　a　sluice；　or　lock；　used　in　water…works。〃BAILEY'S　DICTIONARY。　　This　project　is　mentioned　by　Evelyn；　and　Lysons；　ENVIRONS；　VOL。　iv。　p。　392。＇　　in　the　King's　lands　about　Deptford；　to　be　a　wett…dock　to　hold　200　sail　of　ships。　　But　the　ground；　it　seems；　was　long　since　given　by　the　King　to　Sir　Richard。　　After　the　Trinity…house　men　had　done　their　business；　the　master；　Sir　Wm。　Rider；　come　to　bid　us　welcome；　and　so　to　dinner。　　Comes　Mr。Moore　with　letters　from　my　Lord　Sandwich；　speaking　of　his　lying　still　at　Tangier；　looking　for　the　fleet；　which；　we　hope；　is　now　in　a　good　way　thither。
  27th。　　This　morning；　both　Sir　Williams　and　I　by　barge　to　Deptford…yard　to　give　orders　in　business　there；　and　called　on　several　ships；　also　to　give　orders。　　Going　to　take　water　upon　Tower…hill；　we　met　with　three　sleddes　standing　there　to　carry　my　Lord　Monson　＇William；　second　son　of　Sir　Thomas　Monson；　Bart。；　created　by　Charles　I。　Viscount　Castlemaine　of　the　kingdom　of　Ireland；　notwithstanding　which；　he　was　instrumental　in　his　Majesty's　death：　　and　in　1661；　being　degraded　of　his　honours；　was　sentenced；　with　Sir　Henry　Mildmay　and　Mr。　Robert　Wallop；　to　be　drawn　on　sledges；　with　ropes　round　their　necks；　to　Tyburn；　and　back　to　the　Tower；　　there　to　remain　prisoners　for　life。　　None　of　their　names　were　subscribed　to　the　King's　sentence。＇　　and　Sir　H。　Mildmay　＇Sir　H。　Mildmay　had　enjoyed　the　confidence　of　Charles　I。；　who　made　him　Master　of　the　Jewels；　but　he　sat　a　few　days　as　one　of　the　King's　Judges。　　He　died　at　Antwerp。＇　　and　another；　to　the　gallows　and　back　again；　with　ropes　about　their　necks；　which　is　to　be　repeated　every　year；　this　being　the　day　of　their　sentencing　the　King。
  FEBRUARY　1；　1661…62　　This　morning　with　Commissioner　Pett　to　the　office；　and　he　staid　there　writing；　while　I　and　Sir　W。　Pen　walked　in　the　garden　talking　about　his　business　of　putting　his　son　to　Cambridge；　and　to　that　end　I　intend　to　write　to…night　to　Dr。　Fairebrother；　to　give　me　an　account　of　Mr。　Burton　＇Hezekiah　Burton；　S。　T。　B。　1661。＇　　of　Magdalene。　　Thence　with　Mr。　Pett　to　the　Paynter's；　and　he　likes　our　pictures　very　well；　and　so　do　I。　Thence　he　and　I　to　the　Countesse　of　Sandwich；　to　lead　him　to　her　to　kiss　her　hands：　　and　dined　with　her；　and　told　her　the　news　（which　Sir　W。　Pen　told　me　to　do）　that　expresse　is　come　from　my　Lord　with　letters；　that　by　a　great　storm　and　tempest　the　mole　of　Argier　is　broken　down；　and　many　of　their　ships　sunk　into　the　mole。　　So　that　God　Almighty　hath　now　ended　that　unlucky　business　for　us；　which　is　very　good　news。
  4th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　where　it　was　full　terme。　　Here　all　the　morning；　and　at　noon　to　my　Lord　Crewe's；　where　one　Mr。　Templer　（an　ingenious　man　and　a　person　of　honour　he　seems　to　be）　dined；　and；　discoursing　of　the　nature　of　serpents；　he　told　us　some　in　the　waste　places　of　Lancashire　do　grow　to　a　great　bigness；　and　do　feed　upon　larkes；　which　they　take　thus：They　observe　when　the　lark　is　soared　to　the　highest；　and　do　crawl　till　they　come　to　be　just　underneath　them；　and　there　they　place　themselves　with　their　mouth　uppermost；　and　there；　as　is　conceived；　they　do　eject　poyson　upon　the　bird；　for　the　bird　do　suddenly　come　down　again　in　its　course　of　a　circle；　and　falls　directly　into　the　mouth　of　the　serpent；　which　is　very　strange。　　He　is　a　great　traveller；　and；　speaking　of　the　tarantula；　he　says　that　all　the　harvest　long　（about　which　times　they　are　most　busy）　there　are　fidlers　go　up　and　down　the　fields　every　where；　in　expectation　of　being　hired　by　those　that　are　stung。　　This　afternoon；　going　into　the　office；　one　met　me　and　did　serve　a　subpoena　upon　me　for　one　Field；　whom　we　did　commit　to　prison　the　other　day　for　some　ill　words　he　did　give　the　office。　　The　like　he　had　for　others；　but　we　shall　scoure　him　for　it。
  5th。　　To　the　Playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃Rule　a　wife　and　have　a　Wife；〃　＇A　comedy　by　J。　Fletcher。＇　　very　well　done。　　And　here　also　I　did　look　long　upon　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　who；　notwithstanding　her　sickness；　continues　a　great　beauty。
  7th。　　I　hear　the　prisoners　in　the　Tower　that　are　to　die　are　come　to　the　Parliament…house　this　morning。　　To　the　Wardrobe　to　dinner　with　my　Lady；　where　a　civitt　cat；　parrot；　apes；　and　many　other　things；　are　come　from　my　Lord　by　Captain　Hill；　who　dined　with　my　Lady　with　us　to…day。　　Thence　to　the　Paynter's；　and　am　well　pleased　with　our　pictures。
  10th。　　To　Paul's　Church…yard；　and　there　I　met　with　Dr。　Fuller's　〃England's　Worthys；〃　the　first　time　that　I　ever　saw　it；　and　so　I　sat　down　reading　in　it；　being　much　troubled　that　（though　he　had　some　discourse　with　me　about　my　family　and　armes）　he　says　nothing　at　all；　nor　mentions　us　either　in　Cambridgeshire　or　Norfolke。　But　I　believe；　indeed；　our　family　were　never　considerable。
  13th。　　Mr。　Blackburne　do　tell　me　plain　of　the　corruption　of　all　our　Treasurer's　officers；　and　that　they　hardly　pay　any　money　under　ten　per　cent。；　and　that　the　other　day　for　a　mere　assignation　of　200l。　to　some　counties；　they　took　15l。　which　is　very　strange。　　Last　night　died　the　Queene　of　Bohemia。
  15th。　　With　the　two　Sir　Williams　to　the　Trinity…house；　and　there　in　their　society　had　the　business　debated　of　Sir　Nicholas　Crisp's　sasse　at　Deptford。　　After　dinner　I　was　sworn　a　Younger　Brother；　Sir　W。　Rider　being　Deputy…Master　for　my　Lord　of　Sandwich；　and　after　I　was　sworn；　all　the　Elder　Brothers　shake　me　by　the　hand：　it　is　their　custom；　it　seems。　　No　news　yet　of　our　fleet　gone　to　Tangier；　which　we　now　begin　to　think　long。
  17th。　　This　morning；　both　Sir　Williams；　myself；　and　Captn。　Cock；　and　Captn。　Tinker　of　the　Co