they　go　upon　good　grounds；　though　they　have　been　mistaken　in　the　place　of　the　first。
  13th。　　To　my　office；　and　there　this　afternoon　me　had　our　first　meeting　upon　our　commission　of　inspecting　the　Chest。　　Sir　Francis　Clerke；　＇M。P。　for　Rochester。＇　　Mr。　Heath；　Atturney　of　the　Dutchy；　Mr。　Prinn；　Sir　W。　Rider；　Captn。　Cooke；　and　myself。　　Our　first　work　was　to　read　over　the　Institution；　which　is　a　decree　in　Chancery　in　the　year　1617；　upon　an　inquisition　made　at　Rochester　about　that　time　into　the　revenues　of　the　Chest；　which　had　then；　from　the　year　1588　or　1590；　by　the　advice　of　the　Lord　High　Admiral　and　principal　officers　then　being；　by　consent　of　the　seamen；　been　settled；　paying　sixpence　per　month；　according　to　their　wages　then；　which　was　then　but　10s。　which　is　now　24s。
  17th。　　To　the　Duke's　to…day；　but　he　is　gone　a…hunting。　　At　White　Hall　by　appointment；　Mr。　Creed　carried　my　wife　and　I　to　the　Cockpitt；　and　we　had　excellent　places；　and　saw　the　King；　Queene；　Duke　of　Monmouth；　his　son；　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　and　all　the　fine　ladies；　and　〃The　Scornfull　Lady；〃　well　performed。　　They　had　done　by　eleven　o'clock；　and　it　being　fine　moonshine；　we　took　coach　and　home。
  18th。　　Late　at　my　office；　drawing　up　a　letter　to　my　Lord　Treasurer；　which　we　have　been　long　about。
  20th。　　After　dinner　to　the　Temple；　to　Mr。　Thurland；　＇Edward　Thurland；　M。P。　for　Ryegate；　afterwards　knighted。＇　　and　thence　to　my　Lord　Chief　Baron；　Sir　Edward　Hale's；　＇Sir　Matthew　Hale　succeeded　Sir　Orlando　Bridgeman　as　Chief　Baron　of　the　Exchequer　（according　to　Beatson；）　in　1666；　there　is　consequently　some　mistake。＇　　and　take　Mr。　Thurland　to　his　chamber；　where　he　told　us　that　Field　will　have　the　better　of　us；　and　that　we　must　study　to　make　up　the　business　as　well　as　we　can；　which　do　much　vex　and　trouble　us：　　but　I　am　glad　the　Duke　is　concerned　in　it。
  21st。　　This　day　come　the　King's　pleasure…boats　from　Calais；　with　the　Dunkirke　money；　being　400；000　pistolles。
  22nd。　　This　day　Mr。　Moore　told　me；　that　for　certain　the　Queene…　Mother　is　married　to　my　Lord　St。　Albans；　and　he　is　like　to　be　made　Lord　Treasurer。　　News　that　Sir　J。　Lawson　hath　made　up　a　peace　now　with　Tunis　and　Tripoli；　as　well　as　Argiers；　by　which　he　will　come　home　very　highly　honoured。
  23rd。　　I　hear　to…day　old　rich　Audley　＇There　is　an　old　Tract　called；　〃The　Way　to　be　Rich；　according　to　the　Practice　of　the　great　Audley；　who　began　with　200l。　in　1605；　and　dyed　worth　400；000l。　　November；　1662。〃　　London；　printed　for　E。　Davis。　1662。＇　　is　lately　dead；　and　left　a　very　great　estate；　and　made　a　great　many　poor　familys　rich；　not　all　to　one。　　Among　others；　one　Davis；　my　old　schoolfellow　at　Paul's；　and　since　a　bookseller　in　Paul's　Church　Yard：　　and　it　seems　do　forgive　one　man　6000l。　which　he　had　wronged　him　of；　but　names　not　his　name；　but　it　is　well　known　to　be　the　scrivener　in　Fleete…streete；　at　whose　house　he　lodged。　　There　is　also　this　week　dead　a　poulterer；　in　Gracious…　street；　which　was　thought　rich；　but　not　so　rich；　that　hath；　left　800l。　per　annum；　taken　in　other　men's　names；　and　40；000　Jacobs　in　gold。
  24th。　　Sir　J。　Minnes；　Sir　W。　Batten；　and　I；　going　forth　toward　White　Hall；　we　hear　that　the　King　and　Duke　are　come　this　morning　to　the　Tower　to　see　the　Dunkirke　money。　　So　we　by　coach　to　them；　and　there　went　up　and　down　all　the　magazines　with　them；　but　methought　it　was　but　poor　discourse　and　frothy　that　the　King's　companions　（young　Killigrew　among　the　rest；）　had　with　him。　　We　saw　none　of　the　money；　but　Mr。　Slingslby　did　show　the　King；　and　I　did　see；　the　stamps　of　the　new　money　that　is　now　to　be　made　by　Blondeau's　fashion；　which　are　very　neat；　and　like　the　King。　Thence　the　King　to　Woolwich；　though　a　very　cold　day；　and　the　Duke　to　White　Hall；　commanding　us　to　come　after　him；　and　in　his　closet；　my　Lord　Sandwich　being　there；　did　discourse　with　us　about　getting　some　of　this　money　to　pay　off　the　Fleets；　and　other　matters。
  25th。　　Great　talk　among　people　how　some　of　the　Fanatiques　do　say　that　the　end　of　the　world　is　at　hand；　and　that　next　Tuesday　is　to　be　the　day。　　Against　which；　whenever　it　shall　be；　good　God　fit　us　all。
  27th。　　At　my　waking；　I　found　the　tops　of　the　houses　covered　with　snow；　which　is　a　rare　sight；　which　I　have　not　seen　these　three　years。　　To　the　office；　where　we　sat　till　noon；　when　we　all　went　to　the　next　house　upon　Tower　Hill；　to　see　the　coming　by　of　the　Russian　Embassador；　for　whose　reception　all　the　City　trained　bands　do　attend　in　the　streets；　and　the　King's　life…guards；　and　most　of　the　wealthy　citizens　in　their　black　velvet　coats；　and　gold　chains；　（which　remain　of　their　gallantry　at　the　King's　coming　in；）　but　they　staid　so　long　that　we　went　down　again　to　dinner。　　And　after　I　had　dined　I　walked　to　the　Conduit　in　the　Quarrefowr；　at　the　end　of　Gracious…street　and　Cornhill；　and　there　（the　spouts　thereof　running　very　near　me　upon　all　the　people　that　were　under　it）　I　saw　them　pretty　well　go　by。　　I　could　not　see　the　Embassador　in　his　coach；　but　his　attendants　in　their　habits　and　fur　caps　very　handsome；　comely　men；　and　most　of　them　with　hawkes　upon　their　fists　to　present　to　the　King。　　But　Lord！　　to　see　the　absurd　nature　of　Englishmen；　that　cannot　forbear　laughing　and　jeering　at　every　thing　that　looks　strange。
  28th。　　A　very　hard　frost；　which　is　news　to　us　after　having　none　almost　these　three　years。　　By　ten　o'clock　to　Ironmongers'　Hall；　to　the　funeral　of　Sir　Richard　Stayner。　　Here　we　were；　all　the　officers　of　the　navy；　and　my　Lord　Sandwich；　who　did　discourse　with　us　about　the　fishery；　telling　us　of　his　Majesty's　resolution　to　give　200l。　to　every　man　that　will　set　out　a　Brisse；　＇A　small　sea…vessel　used　by　the　Hollanders　for　the　herring…fishery。＇　　and　advising　about　the　effects　of　this　encouragement；　which　will　be　a　very　great　matter　certainly。　　Here　we　had　good　rings。
  29th。　　To　the　office；　and　this　morning　come　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　us　（being　the　first　time　since　his　coming　from　France）：　　he　tells　us；　that　the　silver　which　is　received　for　Dunkirke　did　weigh　120；000　weight。　　To　my　Lord's；　where　my　Lord　and　Mr。　Coventry；　Sir　Wm。　Darcy；　＇Third　son　of　Sir　Conyers　Darcy；　summoned　to　Parliament　as　Lord　Darcy　1642。＇　　one　Mr。　Parham；　（a　very　knowing　and　well…spoken　man　in　this　business）；　with　several　others；　did　meet　about　stating　the　business　of　the　fishery；　and　the　manner　of　the　King's　giving　of　this　200l。　to　every　man　that　shall　set　out　a　new…made　English　Brisse　by　the　middle　of　June　next。　　In　which　business　we　had　many　fine　pretty　discourses；　and　I　did　here　see　the　great　pleasure　to　be　had　in　discoursing　of　publick　matters　with　men　that　are　particularly　acquainted　with　this　or　that　business。　　Having　come　to　some　issue；　wherein　a　motion　of　mine　was　well　received；　about　sending　these　invitations　from　the　King　to　all　the　fishing…ports　in　general；　with　limiting　so　many　Brisses　to　this；　and　that　port；　before　we　know　the　readiness　of　subscribers；　we　parted。
  30th。　　Publick　matters　in　an　ill　condition　of　discontent　against　the　height　and　vanity　of　the　Court；　and　their　bad　payments：　　but　that　which　troubles　most；　is　the　Clergy；　which　will　never　content　the　City；　which　is　not　to　be　reconciled　to　Bishopps：　　but　more　the　pity　that　differences　must　still　be。　　Dunkirke　newly　sold；　and　the　money　brought　over；　of　which　we　hope　to　get　some　to　pay　the　Navy：　　which　by　Sir　J。　Lawson's　having　dispatched　the　business　in　the　Straights；　by　making　peace　with　Argier；　Tunis；　and　Tripoli；　（and　so　his　fleet　will　also　shortly　come　home；）　will　now　every　day　grow　less；　and　so　the　King's　charge　be　abated；　which　God　send！
  DECEMBER　1；　1662。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　to　Mr。　Moore；　and　then　over　the　Parke；　（where　I　first　in　my　life；　it　being　a　great　frost；　did　see　people　sliding　with　their　skeates；　which　is　a　very　pretty　art；）　to　Mr。　Coventry　s　chamber　to　St。　James's；　where　we　all　met　to　a　venison　pasty；　Major　Norwood　being　with　us；　whom　they　did　play　upon　for　his　surrendering　of　Dunkirke。　　Here　we　staid　till　three　or　four　o'clock：　　and　so　to　the　Council　Chamber；　where　there　met　the　Duke　of　York；　Prince　Rupert；　Duke　of　Albermarle；　my　Lord　Sandwich；　Sir　Wm。　Compton；　Mr。　Coventry；　Sir　J。　Minnes；　Sir　R。　Ford；　Sir　W。　Rider；　myself；　and　Captain　Cuttance；　as　Commissioners　for　Tangier。　　And　after　our　Commission　was　read　by　Mr。　Creed；　who　I　perceive　is　to　be　our　Secretary；　we　did　fall　to　discourse　of　matters：　　as；　first；　the　supplying　them　forthwith　with　victualls；　then　the　reducing　it；　to　make　way　for　the　money；　which　upon　their　reduction　is　to　go　to　the　building　of　the　Molle；　and　so　to　other　matters；　ordered　as　against　next　meeting。
  3rd。　　To　Deptford；　and　so　by　water　with　Mr。　Pett　home　again；　all　the　way　reading　his　Chest　accounts；　in　which　I　did　see　things　which　did　not　please　me；　as　his　allowing　himself　300l。　for　one　year's　looking　to　the　business　of　the　Chest；　and　150l。　per　annum　for　the　rest　of　the　years。　　But　I　found　no　fault　to　him　himself；　but　shall　when　they　come　to　be　read　at　the　Board。　　We　walked　to　the　Temple；　in　our　way　seeing　one　of　the　Russian　Embassador's　coaches　go　along；　with　his　footmen　not　in　liverys；　but　their　country　habits；　one　of　one　colour　and　another　of　another；　which　was　very　strange。
  5th。　　I　walked　towards　Guildhall；　being　summoned　by　the　Commissioners　for　the　Lieutenancy；　but　they　sat　not　this　morning。　So　meeting　in　my　wa