l　businesses。　With　Mr。　Coventry　down　to　his　chamber；　where　he　did　tell　me　how　he　do　make　himself　an　interest　by　doing　business　truly　and　justly；　though　he　thwarts　others　greater　than　himself；　not　striving　to　make　himself　friends　by　addresses；　and　by　this　he　thinks　and　observes　he　do　live　as　contentedly；　（now　he　finds　himself　secured　from　fear　of　want；）　and；　take　one　time　with　another；　as　void　of　fear　or　cares；　or　more；　than　they　that　（as　his　own　termes　were）　have　quicker　pleasures　and　sharper　agonies　than　he。
  4th。　　To　Paul's　Schoole；　it　being　opposition…day　there。　　I　heard　some　of　their　speeches；　and　they　were　just　as　schoolboys'　used　to　be；　of　the　seven　liberal　sciences；　but　I　think　not　so　good　as　ours　were　in　our　time。　　Thence　to　Bow　Church；　to　the　Court；　of　Arches；　where　a　judge　sits；　and　his　proctors　about　him　in　their　habits；　and　their　pleadings　all　in　Latin。　　Here　I　was　sworn　to　give　a　true　answer　to　my　uncle's　libells。　　And　back　again　to　Paul's　Schoole；　and　went　up　to　see　the　head　forms　posed　in　Latin；　Greek；　and　Hebrew。　　Dr。　Wilkins　and　Outram　were　examiners。　　＇John　Wilkins；　D。D。；　afterwards　Bishop　of　Chester。　　William　Outram；　D。D。；　Prebendary　of　Westminster。　　Ob。　1679；　one　of　the　ablest　and　best　of　the　Conformists；　and　eminent　for　his　piety　and　charity；　and　an　excellent　preacher。＇
  6th。　　To　Lincoln's　Inn　Fields；　and　it　being　too　soon　to　go　to　dinner；　I　walked　up　and　down；　and　looked　upon　the　outside　of　the　new　theatre　building　in　Covent　Garden；　which　will　be　very　fine。　And　so　to　a　bookseller's　in　the　Strand；　and　there　bought　Hudibras　again；　it　being　certainly　some　ill　humour　to　be　so　against　that　which　all　the　world　cries　up　to　be　the　example　of　wit；　for　which　I　am　resolved　once　more　to　read　him；　and　see　whether　I　can　find　it　or　no。
  7th；　To　White　Hall　to　chapel；　where　there　preached　little　Dr。　Duport；　＇James　Duport；　D。D。；　Dean　of　Peterborough　1664；　and　Master　of　Magdalene　College；　Cambridge；　1668。　　Ob。　1679。＇　　of　Cambridge；　upon　Josiah's　words；〃But　I　and　my　house；　we　will　serve　the　Lord。〃　　Thence　with　Mr。　Creed　to　the　King's　Head　ordinary。　　After　dinner　Sir　Thomas　Willis　＇Sir　Thomas　Willis；　Bart。；　Ob。　Nov。　1705；　aged　90；　and　was　buried　at　Ditton；　in　Cambridgeshire；　where　he　possessed　some　property。　　In　1679；　he　had　been　put　out　of　the　Commission　of　the　Peace　for　that　County；　for　concurring　with　the　Fanatic　party　in　opposing　the　Court。　COLE'S　MSS。＇　　and　another　stranger；　and　Creed　and　I　fell　a…　talking；　they　of　the　errours　and　corruption　of　the　Navy；　and　great　expence　thereof；　not　knowing　who　I　was；　which　at　last　I　did　undertake　to　confute；　and　disabuse　them：　　and　they　took　it　very　well；　and　I　hope　it　was　to　good　purpose；　they　being　Parliament…　men。　　Creed　and　I　and　Captn。　Ferrers　to　the　Parke；　and　there　walked　finely；　seeing　people　slide；　we　talking　all　the　while；　and　Captn。　Ferrers　telling　me；　among　other　Court　passages；　how　about　a　month　ago；　at　a　ball　at　Court；　a　child　was　dropped　by　one　of　the　ladies　in　dancing；　but　nobody　knew　who；　it　being　taken　up　by　somebody　in　their　handkercher。　　The　next　morning　all　the　Ladies　of　Honour　appeared　early　at　Court　for　their　vindication；　so　that　nobody　could　tell　whose　this　mischance　should　be。　　But　it　seems　Mrs。　Wells　＇Maid　of　Honour　to　the　Queen；　and　one　of　Charles　II。's　numerous　mistresses。　　Vide　〃MEMOIRES　DE　GRAMMONT。〃＇　　fell　sick　that　afternoon；　and　hath　disappeared　ever　since；　so　that　it　is　concluded　it　was　her。　　The　little　Duke　of　Monmouth；　it　seems；　is　ordered　to　take　place　of　all　Dukes；　and　so　do　follow　Prince　Rupert　now；　before　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　or　any　else。
  13th。　　To　my　office；　where　late　upon　business；　Mr。　Bland　sitting　with　me；　talking　of　my　Lord　Windsor's　being　come　home　from　Jamaica；　unlooked　for；　which　makes　us　think　that　these　young　Lords　are　not　fit　to　do　any　service　abroad；　though　it　is　said　that　he　could　not　have　his　health　there；　but　hath　raced　a　fort　of　the　King　of　Spain　upon　Cuba；　which　is　considerable；　or　said　to　be　so；　for　his　honour。
  16th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　and　there　find　great　expectation　what　the　Parliament　will　do；　when　they　come　two　days　hence　to　sit　again；　in　matters　of　religion。　　The　great　question　is；　whether　the　Presbyters　will　be　contented　to　let　the　Papists　have　the　same　liberty　of　conscience　with　them；　or　no；　or　rather　be　denied　it　themselves：　　and　the　Papists；　I　hear；　are　very　busy　in　designing　how　to　make　the　Presbyters　consent　to　take　their　liberty；　and　to　let　them　have　the　same　with　them；　which　some　are　apt　to　think　they　will。　　It　seems　a　priest　was　taken　in　his　vests　officiating　somewhere　in　Holborne　the　other　day；　and　was　committed　by　Secretary　Morris　according　to　law；　and　they　say　the　Bishop　of　London　did　give　him　thanks　for　it。
  17th。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich；　whom　I　found　at　cards　with　Pickering；　but　he　made　an　end　soon：　　and　so　all　alone；　he　told　me　he　had　a　great　secret　to　tell　me；　such　as　no　flesh　knew　but　himself；　nor　ought；　which　was　this：that　yesterday　morning　Eschar；　Mr。　Edward　Montagu's　man；　did　come　to　him　from　his　master　with　some　of　the　Clerkes　of　the　Exchequer；　for　my　Lord　to　sign　to　their　books　for　the　Embassy　money；　which　my　Lord　very　civilly　desired　not　to　do　till　he　had　spoke　with　his　master　himself。　　In　the　afternoon；　my　Lord　and　my　Lady　Wright　being　at　cards　in　his　chamber；　in　comes　Mr。　Montagu；　and　desiring　to　speak　with　my　Lord　at　the　window　in　his　chamber；　he　began　to　charge　my　Lord　with　the　greatest　ingratitude　in　the　world：　　that　he　that　had　received　his　earldom；　garter；　4000l。　per　annum；　and　whatever　he　has　in　the　world；　from　him；　should　now　study　him　all　the　dishonour　that　he　could：　　and　so　fell　to　tell　my　Lord；　that　if　he　should　speak　all　that　he　knew　of　him；　he　could　do　so　and　so。　　In　a　word；　he　did　rip　up　all　that；　could　be　said　they　was　unworthy；　and　in　the　basest　terms　they　could　be　spoken　in。　　To　which　my　Lord　answered　with　great　temper；　justifying　himself；　but　endeavouring　to　lessen　his　heat；　which　was　a　strange　temper　in　him；　knowing　that　he　did　owe　all　he　hath　in　the　world　to　my　Lord；　and　that　he　is　now　all　that　he　is　by　his　means　and　favour。　　But　my　Lord　did　forbear　to　increase　the　quarrel；　knowing　that　it　would　be　to　no　good　purpose　for　the　world　to　see　a　difference　in　the　family；　but　did　allay　them　so　as　that　he　fell　to　weeping。　　And　after　much　talk　（among　other　things　Mr。　Montagu　telling　him　that　there　was　a　fellow　in　the　towne；　naming　me；　that　had　done　ill　offices；　and　that　if　he　knew　it　to　be　so；　he　would　have　him　cudgelled）　my　Lord　did　promise　him；　that；　if　upon　account　he　saw　that　there　was　not　many　tradesmen　unpaid；　he　would　sign　the　books；　but　if　there　was；　he　could　not　bear　with　taking　too　great　a　debt　upon　him。　　So　this　day　he　sent　him　an　account；　and　a　letter　assuring　him　there　was　not　above　200l。　unpaid；　and　so　my　Lord　did　sign　to　the　Exchequer　books。　Upon　the　whole；　I　understand　fully　what　a　rogue　he　is；　and　how　my　Lord　do　think　and　will　think　of　him　for　the　future；　telling　me　that　thus　he　has　served　his　father　my　Lord　Manchester；　and　his　whole　family；　and　now　himself：　　and；　which　is　worst；　that　he　hath　abused；　and　in　speeches　every　day　do　abuse　my　Lord　Chancellor；　whose　favour　he　hath　lost；　and　hath　no　friend　but　Sir　H。　Bennet；　and　that　（I　knowing　the　rise　of　his　friendship）　only　from　the　likeness　of　their　pleasures；　and　acquaintance；　and　concealments；　they　have　in　the　same　matters　of　lust　and　baseness；　for　which；　God　forgive　them！　　But　he　do　flatter　himself；　from　promises　of　Sir　H。　Bennet；　that　he　shall　have　a　pension　of　2000l。　per　annum；　and　be　made　an　Earl。　　My　Lord　told　me　he　expected　a　challenge　from　him；　but　told　me　there　was　no　great　fear　of　him；　for　there　was　no　man　lies　under　such　an　imputation　as　he　do　in　the　business　of　Mr。　Cholmly；　who；　though　a　simple　sorry　fellow；　do　brave　him　and　struts　before　him　with　the　Queene；　to　the　sport　and　observation　of　the　whole　Court。　　Mr。　Pickering　tells　me　the　story　is　very　true　of　a　child　being　dropped　at　the　ball　at　Court；　and　that　the　King　had　it　in　his　closet　a　week　after；　and　did　dissect　it；　and　making　great　sport　of　it；　said　that　in　his　opinion　it　must　have　been　a　month　and　three　houres　old；　and　that；　whatever　others　think；　he　hath　the　greatest　loss；　（it　being　a　boy；　as　he　says；）　that　hath　lost　a　subject　by　the　business。　　He　tells　me　too；　that　Sir　H。　Bennet　is　a　Catholique；　and　how　all　the　Court　almost　is　changed　to　the　worse　since　his　coming　in；　they　being　affraid　of　him。　　And　that　the　Queene…Mother's　Court　is　now　the　greatest　of　all；　and　that　our　own　Queene　hath　little　or　no　company　come　to　her；　which　I　know　also　to　be　very　true；　and　am　sorry　to　see　it。
  18th。　　Mr。　Hater　and　I　alone　at　the　office；　finishing　our　account　of　the　extra　charge　of　the　Navy；　not　properly　belonging　to　the　Navy；　since　the　King's　coming　in　to　Christmas　last；　and　all　extra　things　being　abated；　I　find　that　the　true　charge　of　the　Navy　to　that　time　hath　been　after　the　rate　of　374；743l。　a　year。　　I　made　an　end　by　eleven　o'clock　at　night。　　This　day　the　Parliament　met　again；　after　their　long　prorogation；　but　I　know　not　any　thing　what　they　have　done；　being　within　doors　all　day。
  19th。　　This　day　I　read　the　King's　speech　to　the　Parliament　yesterday；　which　is　very　short；　and　not　very　obliging；　but　only　telling　them　his　desire　to　have　a　power　of　indulging　ten