；　about　a　proviso　that　my　Lord　Chancellor　would　have　brought　into　the　Bill　for　Conformity；　that　it　shall　be　in　the　power　of　the　King；　when　he　sees　fit　to　dispense　with　the　Act　of　Conformity；　and　though　it　be　carried　in　the　House　of　Lords；　yet　it　is　believed　it　will　hardly　pass　in　the　Commons。
  23rd。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　met　with　Captn。　Isham；　this　day　come　from　Lisbone；　with　letters　from　the　Queene　to　the　King　and　he　did　give　me　letters　which　speak　that　our　fleet　is　all　at　Lisbone；　and　that　the　Queene　do　not　intend　to　embarque　sooner　than　to…morrow　come　fortnight。
  24th。　　By　and　by　comes　La　Belle　Pierce　to　see　my　wife；　and　to　bring　her　a　pair　of　peruques　of　hair；　as　the　fashion　now　is　for　ladies　to　wear；　which　are　pretty；　and　are　of　my　wife's　own　hair；　or　else　I　should　not　endure　them。
  APRIL　6；　1662。　　（Lord's　day）。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　to　Sir　G。　Carteret；　to　give　him　an　account　of　the　backwardnesse　of　the　ships　we　have　hired　to　Portugall：　　at　which　he　is　much　troubled。　Thence　to　the　Chapel；　and　there；　though　crowded；　heard　a　very　honest　sermon　before　the　King　by　a　Canon　of　Christ　Church；　upon　these　words；　〃Having　a　form　of　godlinesse；　but　denying；〃　&c。　Among　other　things　he　did　much　insist　upon　the　sin　of　adultery：　which　methought　might　touch　the　King；　and　the　more　because　he　forced　it　into　his　sermon；　besides　his　text。　　So　up　and　saw　the　King　at　dinner；　and　thence　with　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　his　lodgings　to　dinner；　with　him　and　his　lady。　　All　their　discount；　which　was　very　much；　was　upon　their　sufferings　and　services　for　the　King。　Yet　not　without　some　trouble；　to　see　that　some　that　had　been　much　bound　to　them；　do　now　neglect　them；　and　others　again　most　civil　that　have　received　least　from　them：　　and　I　do　believe　that　he　hath　been　a；　good　servant　to　the　King。　　Thence　to　the　Parke；　where　the　King　and　Duke　did　walk。
  7th。　　To　the　Lords'　House；　and　stood　within　the　House；　while　the　Bishops　and　Lords　did　stay　till　the　Chancellor's　coming　and　then　we　were　put　out。　　I　sent　in　a　note　to　my　Lord　Privy　Seale　and　he　come　out　to　me；　and　I　desired　he　would　make　another　deputy　for　me；　because　of　my　great　business　of　the　Navy　this　month；　but　he　told　me　he　could　not　do　it　without　the　King's　consent；　which　vexed　me。　　The　great　talk　is；　that　the　Spaniards　and　the　Hollanders　do　intend　to　set　upon　the　Portugais　by　sea；　at　Lisbone；　as　soon　as　our　fleet　is　come　away；　and　by　that　means　our　fleet　is　not　likely　to　come　yet　these　two　months　or　three；　which　I　hope　is　not　true。
  9th。　　Sir　George　＇Carteret。＇　　showed　me　an　account　in　French　of　the　great　famine；　which　is　to　the　greatest　extremity　in　some　part　of　France　at　this　day；　which　is　very　strange。
  10th。　　Yesterday　come　Col。　Talbot　with　letters　from　Portugall；　that　the　Queene　is　resolved　to　embarque　for　England　this　week。　Thence　to　the　office　all　the　afternoon。　　My　Lord　Windsor　come　to　us　to　discourse　of　his　affaire；　and　to　take　his　leave　of　us；　he　being　to　go　Governor　of　Jamaica　with　this　fleet　that　is　now　going。　　＇Thomas　Baron　Windsor；　Lord　Lieutenant　of　Worcestershire；　advanced　to　the　Earldom　of　Plymouth；　1682。　　Ob。　1687。＇
  11th。　　With　Sir　W。　Pen　by　water　to　Deptford；　and　among　the　ships　now　going　to　Portugall　with　men　and　horse；　to　see　them　dispatched。　　So　to　Greenwich；　and　had　a　fine　pleasant　walk　to　Woolwich；　having　in　our　company　Captn。　Minnes；　whom　I　was　much　pleased　to　hear　talk。　　Among　other　things；　he　and　the　Captains　that　were　with　us　told　me　that　negroes　drowned　looked　white　and　lose　their　blackness；　which　I　never　heard　before。　　At　Woolwich　up　and　down　to　do　the　same　business；　and　so　back　to　Greenwich　by　water。　　Sir　William　and　I　walked　into　the　Parke；　where　the　King　hath　planted　trees　and　made　steps　in　the　hill　up　to　the　Castle；　which　is　very　magnificent。　　So　up　and　down　the　house；　which　is　now　repayring　in　the　Queens's　lodgings。
  13th。　　To　Grayes　Inn　walkes；　and　there　met　Mr。　Pickering。　　His　discourse　most　about　the　pride　of　the　Duchesse　of　York；　and　how　all　the　ladies　envy　my　Lady　Castlemaine。　　He　intends　to　go　to　Portsmouth　to　meet　the　Queene　this　week；　which　is　now　the　discourse　and　expectation　of　the　towne。
  15th。　　With　my　wife；　by　coach；　to　the　New　Exchange；　to　buy　her　some　things；　where　we　saw　some　new…fashion　pettycoats　of　sarcenett；　with　a　black　broad　lace　printed　round　the　bottom　and　before；　very　handsome；　and　my　wife　had　a　mind　to　one　of　them。
  19th。　　This　morning；　before　we　sat；　I　went　to　Aldgate；　and　at　the　corner　shop；　a　draper's；　I　stood；　and；　did　see　Barkestead；　Okey；　and　Corbet；　drawne　towards　the　gallows　at　Tyburne；　and　there　they　were　hanged　and　quartered。　　They　all　looked　very　cheerful；　but　I　hear　they　all　die　defending　what　they　did　to　the　King　to　be　just；　which　is　very　strange。
  20th。　　（Lord's…day）。　　My　intention　being　to　go　this　morning　to　White　Hall　to　hear　Louth；　my　Lord　Chancellor's　chaplain；　the　famous　preacher　and　oratour　of　Oxford；　（who　the　last　Lord's…day　did　sink　down　in　the　pulpit　before　the　King；　and　could　not　proceed；）　it　did　rain；　and　the　wind　against　me；　that　I　could　by　no　means　get　a　boat　or　coach　to　carry　me；　and　so　I　staid　at　Paul's；　where　the　Judges　did　all　meet；　and　heard　a　sermon；　it　being　the　first　Sunday　of　the　terme；　but　they　had　a　very　poor　sermon。
  21st。　　At　noon　dined　with　my　Lord　Crewe；　and　after　dinner　went　up　to　Sir　Thos。　Crewe's　chamber；　who　is　still　ill。　　He　tells　me　how　my　Lady　Duchesse　of　Richmond　＇Mary；　daughter　to　George　Duke　of　Buckingham　wife　of　James；　fourth　Duke　of　Lennox　and　third　Duke　of　Richmond。＇　　and　Castlemaine　had　a　falling　out　the　other　day；　and　she　calls　the　latter　Jane　Shore；　and　did　hope　to　see　her　come　to　the　same　end。　　Coming　down　again　to　my　Lord；　he　told　me　that　news　was　come　that　the　Queene　is　landed；　at　which　I　took　leave；　and　by　coach　hurried　to　White　Hall；　the　bells　ringing　in　several　places；　but　I　found　there　no　such　matter；　nor　anything　like　it。
  22nd。　　We　come　to　Gilford。
  23rd。　　Up　early；　and　to　Petersfield；　and　thence　got　a　countryman　to　guide　us　by　Havant；　to　avoid　going　through　the　Forest；　but　he　carried　us　much　out　of　the　way。　　I　lay　at　Wiard's；　the　chyrurgeon's；　in　Portsmouth。
  24th。　　All　of　us　to　the　Pay…house；　but　the　books　not　being　ready；　we　went　to　church　to　the　lecture；　where　there　was　my　Lord　Ormond　and　Manchester；　and　much　London　company；　though　not　so　much　as　I　expected。　　Here　we　had　a　very　good　sermon　upon　this　text：　　〃In　love　serving　one　another；〃　which　pleased　me　very　well。　　No　news　of　the　Queene　at　all。　　So　to　dinner；　and　then　to　the　Pay　all　the　afternoon。　　Then　W。　Pen　and　I　walked　to　the　King's　Yard。
  26th。　　Sir　George　and　I；　and　his　clerk　Mr。　Stephens；　and　Mr。　Holt　our　guide；　over　to　Gosport；　and　so　rode　to　Southampton。　　In　our　way；　besides　my　Lord　Southampton's　parks　and　lands；　which　in　one　viewe　we　could　see　6000l。　per　annum；　＇Tichfield　House；　erected　by　Sir　Thomas　　Wriothesley；　on　the　site　of　an　Abbey　of　Premonstratenses；　granted　to　him　with　their　estates；　29th　Henry　VIII。　　Upon　the　death　of　his　descendant；　Thomas；　Earl　of　Southampton；　and　Lord　Treasurer；　without　issue　male；　the　house　and　manor　were　allotted　to　his　eldest　daughter　Elizabeth；　wife　of　Edmund；　1st　Earl　of　Gainsborough；　and　their　only　son　dying　S。P。M。；　the　property　devolved　to　his　sister　Elizabeth；　married　to　Henry；　Duke　of　Portland　whose　grandson；　the　3rd　Duke；　alienated　it　to　Mr。　Delme。＇　　we　observed　a　little　church…yard；　where　the　graves　are　accustomed　to　be　all　sowed　with　sage。　　At　Southampton。　The　towne　is　one　most　gallant　street；　and　is　walled　round　with　stone；　&c。；　and　Bevis's　picture　upon　one　of　the　gates；　many　old　walls　of　religious　houses；　and　the　keye；　well　worth　seeing。
  27th。　　I　rode　to　church；　and　met　my　Lord　Chamberlaine　upon　the　walls　of　the　garrison；　who　owned　and　spoke　to　me。　　I　followed　him　in　the　crowde　of　gallants　through　the　Queene's　lodgings　to　chapel；　the　rooms　being　all　rarely　furnished；　and　escaped　hardly　being　set　on　fire　yesterday。　　At　chapel　we　had　a　most　excellent　and　eloquent　sermon。　　By　coach　to　the　Yard；　and　then　on　board　the　Swallow　in　the　dock；　where　our　navy　chaplain　preached　a　sad　sermon；　full　of　nonsense　and　false　Latin；　but　prayed　for　the　Right　Honourable　the　principall　officers。　　Visited　the　Mayor；　Mr。　Timbrell；　our　anchor…smith；　who　showed　us　the　present　they　have　for　the　Queene；　which　is　a　salt…sellar　of　silver；　the　walls　christall；　with　four　eagles　and　four　greyhounds　standing　up　at　the　top　to　bear　up　a　dish；　which　indeed　is　one　of　the　neatest　pieces　of　plate　that　ever　I　saw；　and　the　case　is　very　pretty　also。　　＇A　salt…sellar　answering　this　description　is　preserved　at　the　Tower。＇　　This　evening　come　a　merchantman　in　the　harbour；　which　we　hired　at　London　to　carry　horses　to　Portugall；　but　Lord！　what　running；　here　was　to　the　seaside　to　hear　what　news；　thinking　it　had　come　from　the　Queene。
  MAY　1；　1662。　　Sir　G。　Carteret；　Sir　W。　Pen；　and　myself；　with　our　clerks；　set　out　this　morning　from　Portsmouth　very　early；　and　got　by　noon　to　Petersfield；　several　officers　of　the　Yard　accompanying　us　so　far。　　At　dinner　comes　my　Lord　Carlingford　＇Theobald　second　Viscount　Taafe；　created　Earl　of　Carlingford；　co。　Louth；　1661…2。＇　from　London；　going　to　Portsmouth：　　tells　us　that　the　Duchesse　of　York　is　brought　to　bed　of　a　girle；　at　which　I　find　nobody　pleased；　and　that　Princ