is　books；　（but　Mr。　Davis　himself　was　not　there）；　and　I　do　not　perceive　that　there　is　one…third　of　their　duties　performed；　but　I　perceive；　to　my　great　content；　Mr。　Coventry　will　have　things　performed。　　In　the　evening　come　Mr。　Lewis　to　me；　and　very　ingeniously　did　enquire　whether　I　ever　did　look　into　the　business　of　the　Chest　at　Chatham；　and　after　my　readiness　to　be　informed　did　appear　to　him；　he　did　produce　a　paper；　wherein　he　stated　the　government　of　the　Chest　to　me；　and　upon　the　whole　did　tell　me　how　it　hath　ever　been　abused；　and　to　this　day　is；　and　what　a　meritorious　act　it　would　be　to　look　after　it；　which　I　am　resolved　to　do；　if　God　bless　me：　　and　do　thank　him　very　much　for　it。
  3rd。　　Dined　with　the　Officers　of　the　Ordnance；　where　Sir　W。　Compton；　Mr。　O'Neale；　and　other　great　persons；　were。　　After　dinner；　was　brought　to　Sir　W。　Compton　a　gun　to　discharge　seven　times；　the　best　of　all　devices　that　ever　I　saw；　and　very　serviceable；　and　not　a　bawble；　for　it　is　much　approved　of；　and　many　thereof　made。
  6th。　　To　supper　with　my　Lady　（Sandwich）；　who　tells　me；　with　much　trouble；　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　still　as　great　with　the　King；　and　that　the　King　comes　as　often　to　her　as　ever　he　did。　Jack　Cole；　my　old　friend；　found　me　out　at　the　Wardrobe；　and；　among　other　things；　he　told　me　that　certainly　most；　of　the　chief　ministers　of　London　would　fling　up　their　livings；　and　that；　soon　or　late；　the　issue　thereof　would　be　sad　to　the　King　and　Court。
  8th。　　To　the　Wardrobe；　where；　all　alone　with　my　Lord　above　an　hour；　and　he　do　seem　still　to　have　his　old　confidence　in　me；　and　tells　me　to　boot；　that　Mr。　Coventry　hath　spoke　of　me　to　him　to　great　advantage；　wherein　I　am　much　pleased。　　By　and　by　comes　in　Mr。　Coventry　to　visit　my　Lord；　and　so　my　Lord　and　he　and　I　walked　together　in　the　great　chamber　a　good　while；　and　I　found　him　a　most　ingenuous　man　and　good　company。
  16th。　　This　day　I　was　told　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　（being　quite　fallen　out　with　her　husband）　did　yesterday　go　away　from　him；　with　all　her　plate；　jewels；　and　other　best　things；　and　is　gone　to　Richmond　to　a　brother　of　hers；　which；　I　am　apt　to　think；　was　a　design　to　get　out　of　town；　that　the　King　might　come　at　her　the　better。
  17th。　　To　my　office；　and　by　and　by　to　our　sitting；　where　much　business。　　Mr。　Coventry　took　his　leave；　being　to　go　with　the　Duke　over　for　the　Queene…Mother。
  19th。　　In　the　afternoon　I　went　upon　the　river：　　it　raining　hard　upon　the　water；　I　put　ashore　and　sheltered　myself；　while　the　King　come　by　in　his　barge；　going　down　towards　the　Downes　to　meet　the　Queene：　　the　Duke　being　gone　yesterday。　　But　methought　it　lessened　my　esteem　of　a　king；　that　he　should　not　be　able　to　command　the　rain。
  21st。　　To　Woolwich　to　the　Rope…yard；　and　there　looked　over　several　sorts　of　hemp；　and　did　fall　upon　my　great　survey　of　seeing　the　working　and　experiments　of　the　strength　and　the　charge　in　the　dressing　of　every　sort；　and　I　do　think　have　brought　it　to　so　great　a　certainty；　as　I　have　done　the　King　some　service　in　it；　and　do　purpose　to　get　it　ready　against　the　Duke's　coming　to　towne　to　present　to　him。　　I　see　it　is　impossible　for　the　King　to　have　things　done　as　cheap　as　other　men。
  22nd。　　I　had　letters　from　the　Downes　from　Mr。　Coventry；　who　tells　me　of　the　foul　weather　they　had　last　Sunday；　that　drove　them　back　from　near　Bologne；　whither　they　were　going　for　the　Queene；　back　again　to　the　Downes；　with　the　loss　of　their　cables；　sayles；　and　masts；　but　are　all　safe；　only　my　Lord　Sandwich；　who　went　before　with　the　yacht：　　they　know　not　what　is　become　of　him；　which　do　trouble　me　much；　but　I　hope　he　got　ashore　before　the　storm　begun；　which　God　grant！
  23rd。　　Much　disturbed；　by　reason　of　the　talk　up　and　downe　the　towne；　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　is　lost：　　but　I　trust　in　God　the　contrary。
  24th。　　I　hear；　to　my　great　content；　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　is　safe　landed　in　France。
  26th。　　I　had　a　letter　from　Mr。　Creed；　who　hath　escaped　narrowly　in　the　King's　yacht；　and　got　safe　to　the　Downes　after　the　late　storm；　and　he　says　that　there　the　King　do　tell　him；　that　he　is　sure　my　Lord　is　landed　in　Callis　safe。　　This　afternoon　I　went　to　Westminster：　　and　there　hear　that　the　King　and　Queene　intend　to　come　to　White　Hall　from　Hampton　Court　next　week；　for　all　winter。　Thence　to　Mrs。　Sarah；　＇Lord　Sandwich's　Housekeeper。＇　　and　there　looked　over　my　Lord's　lodgings；　which　are　very　pretty；　and　White　Hall　garden　and　the　Bowling…ally　（where　lords　and　ladies　are　now　at　bowles）；　in　brave　condition。　　Mrs。　Sarah　told　me　how　the　falling　out　between　my　Lady　Castlemaine　and　her　Lord　was　about　christening　of　the　child　lately；　which　he　would　have；　and　had　done　by　a　priest：　　and　some　days　after；　she　had　it　again　christened　by　a　minister；　the　King；　and　Lord　of　Oxford；　＇Aubrey　de　Vere；　twentieth　and　last　Earl　of　Oxford。　　Ob。　1702…3。　s。　p。＇　and　Duchesse　of　Suffolk　＇Perhaps　a　mistake　for　Countess；　as　there　was　no　Duchess　of　Suffolk　at　that　period。＇　　being　witnesses：　　and　christened　with　a　proviso；　that　it　had　not　already　been　christened。　　Since　that　she　left　her　Lord；　carrying　away　every　thing　in　the　house；　so　much　as　every　dish；　and　cloth；　and　servant　but　the　porter。　　He　is　gone　discontented　into　France；　they　say；　to　enter　a　monastery；　and　now　she　is　coming　back　again　to　her　house　in　King…streete。　　But　I　hear　that　the　Queene　did　prick　her　out　of　the　list　presented　her　by　the　King；　desiring　that　she　might　have　that　favour　done　her；　or　that　he　would　send　her　from　whence　she　come：　　and　that　the　King　was　angry　and　the　Queene　discontented　a　whole　day　and　night　upon　it；　but　that　the　King　hath　promised　to　have　nothing　to　do　with　her　hereafter。　　But　I　cannot　believe　that　the　King　can　fling　her　off　so；　he　loving　her　too　well：　　and　so　I　writ　this　night　to　my　Lady　to　be　my　opinion；　she　calling　her　my　lady；　and　the　lady　I　admire。　　Here　I　find　that　my　Lord　hath　lost　the　garden　to　his　lodgings；　and　that　it　is　turning　into　a　tennis…court。
  27th。　　I　to　walk　in　the　Parke；　which　is　now　every　day　more　and　more　pleasant；　by　the　new　works　upon　it。
  28th。　　Walked　to　the　water…side；　and　there　took　boat　for　the　Tower；　hearing　that　the　Queene…Mother　is　come　this　morning　already　as　high　as　Woolwich：　　and　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　was　with　her；　at　which　my　heart　was　glad。
  30th。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　and　there　waited　upon　my　Lord　Sandwich；　and　joyed　him；　at　his　lodgings；　of　his　safe　coming　home　after　all　his　danger；　which　he　confesses　to　be　very　great。　　And　his　people　do　tell　me　how　bravely　my　Lord　did　carry　himself；　while　my　Lord　Crofts　＇William　Crofts；　created　Baron　Crofts　of　Saxham　in　Suffolk　1658　and　died　s。p。　1677。＇　　did　cry；　and　I　perceive　all　the　town　talk　how　poorly　he　carried　himself。　　But　the　best　was　one　of　Mr。　Rawlins；　a　courtier；　that　was　with　my　Lord；　and　in　the　greatest　danger　cried；　〃My　Lord　I　won't　give　you　three…pence　for　your　place　now。〃　　But　all　ends　in　the　honour　of　the　pleasure…boats；　which；　had　they　not　been　very　good　boats；　they　could　never　have　endured　the　sea　as　they　did。
  31st。　　At　noon　Mr。　Coventry　and　I　by　his　coach　to　the　Exchange　together；　and　in　Lombard…Streete　met　Captn。　Browne　of　the　Rosebush：　　at　which　he　was　cruel　angry；　and　did　threaten　to　go　to…day　to　the　Duke　at　Hampton　Court；　and　get　him　turned　out　because　he　was　not　sailed。
  AUGUST　3；　1662。　　This　day　Commissioner　Pett　told　me　how　despicable　a　thing　it　is　to　be　a　hangman　in　Poland；　although　it　be　a　place　of　credit。　　And　that；　in　his　time；　there　was　some　repairs　to　be　made　of　the　gallows　there；　which　was　very　fine　of　stone；　but　nobody　could　be　got　to　mend　it　till　the　Burgo…master；　or　Mayor　of　the　towne；　with　all　the　companies　of　those　trades　which　were　necessary　to　be　used　about　those　repairs；　did　go　in　their　habits　with　flags；　in　solemn　procession　to　the　place；　and　there　the　Burgo…master　did　give　the　first　blow　with　the　hammer　upon　the　wooden　work；　and　the　rest　of　the　Masters　of　the　Companys　upon　the　works　belonging　to　their　trades；　that　so　workmen　might　not　be　ashamed　to　be　employed　upon　doing　of　the　gallows　works。
  6th。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　and　so　to　St。　James's；　but　there　found　Mr。　Coventry　gone　to　Hampton　Court。　　So　to　my　Lord's；　and　he　is　also　gone：　　this　being　a　great　day　at　the　Council　about　some　business　before　the　King。　　Here　Mr。　Pierce；　the　chyrurgeon；　told　　me　how　Mr。　Edward　Montagu　hath　lately　had　a　duell　with　Mr。　Cholmely；　that　is　first　gentleman…usher　to　the　Queene；　and　was　a　messenger　to　her　from　the　King　of　Portugall；　and　is　a　fine　gentleman；　but　had　received　many　affronts　from　Mr。　Montagu；　and　some　unkindness　from　my　Lord；　upon　his　score；　（for　which　I　am　sorry。）　　He　proved　too　hard　for　Montagu；　and　drove　him　so　far　backward　that　he　fell　into　a　ditch；　and　dropt　his　sword；　but　with　honour　would　take　no　advantage　over　him；　but　did　give　him　his　life：　　and　the　world　says　Mr。　Montagu　did　carry　himself　very　poorly　in　the　business；　and　hath　lost　his　honour　for　ever　with　all　people　in　it。　　This　afternoon　Mr。　Waith　was　with　me；　and　did　tell　me　much　concerning　the　Chest；　which　I　am　resolved　to　look　into；　and　I　perceive　he　is　sensible　of　Sir　W。　Batten's　carriage；　and　is　pleased　to　see　any　thing　work　against　him。
  8th。　　Dined　with　Mr。　Falconer；　thence　we　walked　talking　all　the　way　to　Greenwich；　and　I　do　find　excellent　discourse　from　him。　Among　other　t