ill　make　the　City　very　much　better　than　it　was。　　It　seems　the　House　do　consent　to　send　to　the　King　to　desire　that　he　would　be　graciously　pleased　to　let　them　know　who　it　was　that　did　inform　him　of　what　words　Sir　Richard　Temple　＇Sir　Richard　Temple；　of　Stowe。　　Bart；　M。P。　for　Buckingham　and　K。B。　Ob。　1694。＇　　should　say；　which　were　to　this　purpose：　　〃That　if　the　King　would　side　with　him；　or　be　guided　by　him　and　his　party；　that　he　should　not　lack　money：〃　but　without　knowing　who　told　it；　they　do　not　think　fit　to　call　him　to　any　account　for　it。　　The　Duke　being　gone　a…hunting；　by　and　by　come　in　and　shifted　himself；　he　having　in　his　hunting　led　his　horse　through　a　river　up　to　his　breast；　and　came　so　home：　　and　being　ready；　we　had　a　long　discourse　with　him。
  23rd。　　To　the　office；　and　after　an　hour　or　two；　by　water　to　the　Temple；　to　my　cousen　Roger；　who；　I　perceive；　is　a　deadly　high　man　in　the　Parliament　business；　and　against　the　Court；　showing　me　how　they　have　computed　that　the　King　hath　spent；　at　least　hath　received；　above　four　millions　of　money　since　he　come　in：　　and　in　Sir　J。　Winter's　case；　in　which　I　spoke　to　him；　he　is　so　high　that　he　says　he　deserves　to　be　hanged。　　To　the　'Change；　and　by　and　by　comes　the　King　and　the　Queene　by　in　great　state；　and　the　streets　full　of　people。　　I　stood　in　Mr。　's　balcone。　　They　dine　all　at　my　Lord　Mayor's；　but　what　he　do　for　victualls；　or　room　for　them；　I　know　not。
  24th。　　To　St。James's；and　there　an　hour's　private　discourse　with　Mr。　Coventry；　he　speaking　of　Sir　G。　Carteret　slightly；　and　diminishing　of　his　services　for　the　King　in　Jersey；　that　he　was　well　rewarded；　and　had　good　lands　and　rents；　and　other　profits　from　the　King；　all　the　time　he　was　there；　and　that　it　was　always　his　humour　to　have　things　done　his　way。　　He　brought　an　example　how　he　would　not　let　the　Castle　there　be　victualled　for　more　than　a　month；　that　so　he　might　keep　it　at　his　beck；　though　the　people　of　the　town　did　offer　to　supply　it　more　often　themselves。　Another　thing　he　told　me；　how　the　Duke　of　York　did　give　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　the　Island　his　profit　as　Admirall　and　other　things；　toward　the　building　of　of　a　pier　there。　　But　it　was　never　laid　out；　nor　like　to　be。　　So　it　falling　out　that　a　lady　being　brought　to　bed；　the　Duke　was　to　be　desired　to　be　one　of　the　godfathers；　and　it　being　objected　that　that　would　not　be　proper；　there　being　no　peer　of　the　land　to　be　joyned　with　him；　the　lady　replied；　〃Why；　let　him　choose；　and　if　he　will　not　be　a　godfather　without　a　peer；　then　let　him　even　stay　till　he　hath　made　a　pier　of　his　own。〃　　He　tells　me；　too；　that　he　hath　lately　been　observed　to　tack　about　at　Court；　and　to　endeavour　to　strike　in　with　the　persons　that　are　against　the　Chancellor；　but　this　he　says　of　him；　that　he　do　not　say　nor　do　anything　to　the　prejudice　of　the　Chancellor。　　But　he　told　me　that　the　Chancellor　was　rising　again；　and　that　of　late　Sir　G。　Carteret's　business　and　employment　hath　not　been　so　full　as　it　used　to　be　while　the　Chancellor　stood　up。　From　that　we　discoursed　of　the　evil　of　putting　out　men　of　experience　in　business　as　the　Chancellor；　and　of　the　condition　of　the　King's　party　at　present；　who；　as　the　Papists；　though　otherwise　fine　persons；　yet　being　by　law　kept　for　these　fourscore　years　out　of　employment；　they　are　now　wholly　uncapable　of　business；　and　so　the　Cavaliers　for　twenty　years；　who；　says　he；　for　the　most　part　have　either　given　themselves　over　to　look　after　country　and　family　business；　and　those　the　best　of　them；　and　the　rest　to　debauchery；　&c。；　and　that　was　it　that　hath　made　him　high　against　the　late　Bill　brought　into　the　House　for　the　making　all　men　incapable　of　employment　that　had　served　against　the　King。　People；　says　he；　in　the　sea…service；　it　is　impossible　to　do　any　thing　without　them；　there　being　not　more　than　three　men　of　the　whole　King's　side　that　are　fit　to　command　almost；　and　these　were　Captn。　Allen；　Smith；　and　Beech；　＇Probably　Richard　Beach；　afterwards　knighted；　and　in　1668　Commissioner　at　Portsmouth。＇　and　it　may　be　Holmes；　and　Utber；　and　Batts　might　do　something。
  25th。　　Sir　C。　Carteret　did　tell　us　that　upon　Tuesday　last；　being　with　my　Lord　Treasurer；　he　showed　him　a　letter　from　Portugall　speaking　of　the　advance　of　the　Spaniards　into　their　country；　and　yet　that　the　Portuguese　were　never　more　courageous　than　now：　　for　by　an　old　prophecy　sent　thither　some　years　though　not　many　since　from　the　French　King；　it　is　foretold　that　the　Spaniards　should　come　into　their　country；　and　in　such　a　valley　they　should　be　all　killed；　and　then　their　country　should　be　wholly　delivered　from　the　Spaniards。　　This　was　on　Tuesday　last；　and　yesterday　come　the　very　first　news　that　in　this　valley　they　had　thus　routed　and　killed　the　Spaniards。
  26th。　　The　House　is　upon　the　King's　answer　to　their　message　about　Temple；　which　is；　that　my　Lord　of　Bristoll　did　tell　him　that　Temple　did　say　those　words；　so　the　House　are　resolved　upon　sending　some　of　their　members　to　him　to　know　the　truth；　and　to　demand　satisfaction　if　it　be　not　true。　　Sir　W。　Batten；　Sir　J。　Minnes；　my　Lady　Batten；　and　I　by　coach　to　Bednall　Green；　to　Sir　W。　Rider's　to　dinner。　　A　fine　merry　walk　with　the　ladies　alone　after　dinner　in　the　garden：　　the　greatest　quantity　of　strawberrys　I　ever　saw；　and　good。　　This　very　house　was　built　by　the　blind　beggar　of　Bednall　Green；　so　much　talked　of　and　sang　in　ballads；　but　they　say　it　was　only　some　of　the　outhouses　of　it。　　＇Called　Kirby　Castle；　the　property　of　Sir　William　Ryder；　Knight；　who　died　herein　1669。LYSONS'　ENVIRONS。＇　　At　table；　discoursing　of　thunder　and　lightning；　Sir　W。　Rider　did　tell　a　story　of　his　own　knowledge；　that　a　Genoese　gally　in　Legorne　Roads　was　struck　by　thunder；　so　as　the　mast　was　broke　a…pieces；　and　the　shackle　upon　one　of　the　slaves　was　melted　clear　off　his　leg　without　hurting　his　leg。　　Sir　William　went　on　board　the　vessel；　and　would　have　contributed　toward　the　release　of　the　slave　whom　Heaven　had　thus　set　free；　but　he　could　not　compass　it；　and　so　he　was　brought　to　his　fetters　again。
  29th。　　Up　and　down　the　streets　is　cried　mightily　the　great　victory　got　by　the　Portugalls　against　the　Spaniards；　where　10；000　slain；　3　or　4000　taken　prisoners；　with　all　the　artillery；　baggage；　money；　&c。；　and　Don　John　＇He　was　a　natural　son　of　Philip　IV。　King　of　Spain；　who　after　his　father's　death　in　1666　exerted　his　whole　influence　to　overthrow　the　Regency　appointed　during　the　young　King's　minority。＇　　of　Austria　forced　to　flee　with　a　man　or　two　with　him。
  30th。　　Public　matters　are　in　an　ill　condition：　　Parliament　sitting　and　raising　four　subsidys　for　the　King；　which　is　but　a　little；　considering　his　wants；　and　yet　that　parted　withal　with　great　hardness。　　They　being　offended　to　see　so　much　money　go；　and　no　debts　of　the　public's　paid；　but　all　swallowed　by　a　luxurious　Court；　which　the　King　it　is　believed　and　hoped　will　retrench　in　a　little　time；　when　he　comes　to　see　the　utmost　of　the　revenue　which　shall　be　settled　on　him；　he　expecting　to　have　his　1；200；000l。　made　good　to　him；　which　is　not　yet　done　by　above　150；000l。　as　he　himself　reports　to　the　House。　　The　charge　the　Navy　intended　to　be　limited　to　200；000l。　per　annum；　the　ordinary　charge　of　it；　and　that　to　be　settled　upon　the　Customes。　　The　King　gets　greatly　taken　up　with　Madam　Castlemaine　and　Mrs。　Stewart；　which　Heaven　put　an　end　to！
  JULY　1；　1663。　　Being　in　the　Parliament　lobby；　I　there　saw　my　Lord　of　Bristoll　come　to　the　Commons　House　to　give　his　answer　to　their　question；　about　some　words　he　should　tell　the　King　that　were　spoke　by　Sir　Richard　Temple。　　A　chair　was　set　at　the　bar　of　the　House　for　him；　which　he　used　but　little；　but　made　an　harangue　of　half　an　hour　bareheaded；　the　House　covered。　　His　speech　being　done；　he　come　out　into　a　little　room　till　the　House　had　concluded　of　an　answer　to　his　speech；　which　they　staying　long　upon；　I　went　away。　　And　by　and　by　out　comes　Sis　W。　Batten；　and　he　told　me　that　his　Lordship　had　made　a　long　and　a　comedian…like　speech；　and　delivered　with　such　action　as　was　not　becoming　his　Lordship。　　He　confesses　he　did　tell　the　King　such　a　thing　of　Sir　Richard　Temple；　but　that　upon　his　honour　the　words　were　not　spoke　by　Sir　Richard；　he　having　taken　a　liberty　of　enlarging　to　the　King　upon　the　discourse　which　had　been　between　Sir　Richard　and　himself　lately；　and　so　took　upon　himself　the　whole　blame；　and　desired　their　pardon；　it　being　not　to　do　any　wrong　to　their　fellow…　member；　but　out　of　zeal　to　the　King。　　He　told　them；　among　many　other　things；　that　as　to　religion　he　was　a　Roman　Catholick；　but　such　a　one　as　thought　no　man　to　have　right　to　the　Crown　of　England　but　the　Prince　that　hath　it；　and　such　a　one　as；　if　the　King　should　desire　counsel　as　to　his　own；　he　would　not　advise　him　to　another　religion　than　the　old　true　reformed　religion　of　this　kingdom　as　it　now　stands；　and　concluded　with　a　submission　to　what　the　House　shall　do　with；　him；　saying；　that　whatever　they　shall　do；〃thanks　be　to　God；　this　head；　this　heart；　and　this　sword；　（pointing　to　them　all）　will　find　me　a　being　in　any　place　in　Europe。〃　　The　House　hath　hereupon　voted　clearly　Sir　Richard　Temple　to　be　free　from　the　imputation　of　saying　those　words；　but　when　Sir　William　Batten　come　out；　had　not　concluded　what　to　say　to　my　Lord；　it　being　argued　that　to　own　any　satisfaction　as　to　my　Lord　from　his　speech；　would　be