fter　this　business　of　fees；　and　that　he　told　him　that　Mr。　Smith　should　say　that　he　made　50001。　the　first　year；　and　he　believed　he　made　7000l。　　This　Sir　G。　Carteret　denied；　and　said；　that　if　he　did　say　so　he　told　a　lie；　for　he　could　not；　nor　did　know；　that　ever　he　did　make　that　profit　of　his　place；　but　that　he　believes　he　might　say；　2500l。　the　first　year。　　Mr。　Coventry　instanced　in　another　thing；　particularly　wherein　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　advise　with　him　about　the　selling　of　the　auditor's　place　of　the　stores；　when　in　the　beginning　there　was　an　intention　of　creating　such　an　office。　　This　he　confessed；　but　with　some　lessening　of　the　tale　Mr。　Coventry　told；　it　being　only　for　a　respect　to　my　Lord　FitzHarding。　　＇Sir　Charles　Berkeley；　mentioned　before；　created　Lord　Berkeley　of　Rathdown　and　Viscount　Fitzharding　in　Ireland；　second　son　to　Sir　Charles　Berkeley　of　Bruton；　co。　Somerset；　afterwards　made　an　English　peer　by　the　titles　of　Lord　Botetourt　and　Earl　of　Falmouth；　and　killed　in　the　great　sea…fight；　June　1685。＇　　In　fine；　Mr。　Coventry　did　put　into　the　Duke's　hand　a　list　of　above　250　places　that　he　did　give　without　receiving　one　farthing；　so　much　as　his　ordinary　fees　for　them；　upon　his　life　and　oath；　and　that　since　the　Duke's　establishment　of　fees　he　had　never　received　one　token　more　of　any　man；　and　that　in　his　whole　life　he　never　conditioned　or　discoursed　of　any　consideration　from　any　commanders　since　he　come　to　the　Navy。　　And　afterwards；　my　Lord　Barkeley　merrily　discoursing　that　he　wished　his　profit　greater　than　it　was；　and　that　he　did　believe　that　he　had　got　50；000l。　since　he　come　in；　Mr。　Coventry　did　openly　declare　that　his　Lordship；　or　any　of　us；　should　have　not　only　all　he　had　got；　but　all　that　he　had　in　the　world；　（and　yet　he　did　not　come　a　beggar　into　the　Navy；　nor　would　yet　he　thought　to　speak　in　any　contempt　of　his　Royall　Highness's　bounty；）　and　should　have　a　year　to　consider　of　it　too；　for　25；000l。　　The　Duke's　answer　was；　that　he　wished　we　all　had　made　more　profit　than　we　had　of　our　places；　and　that　we　had　all　of　us　got　as　much　as　one　man　below　stayres　in　the　Court；　which　he　presently　named；　and　it　was　Sir　George　Lane。　　＇One　of　the　Clerks　of　the　Privy　Council　and　Secretary　to　the　Marquis　of　Ormond。＇
  13th。　　I　find　at　Court；　that　either　the　King　is　doubtful　of　some　disturbance；　or　else　would　seem　so；　（and　I　have　reason　to　hope　it　is　no　worse；）　by　his　commanding　little　commanders　of　castles；　&c。　to　repair　to　their　charges；　and　mustering　the　Guards　the　other　day　himself；　where　he　found　reason　to　dislike　their　condition　to　my　Lord　Gerard；　finding　so　many　absent　men；　or　dead　pays。　　My　Lady　Castlemaine；　I　hear；　is　in　as　great　favour　as　ever；　and　the　King　supped　with　her　the　very　first　night　he　come　from　Bath：　　and　last　night　and　the　night　before　supped　with　her；　when　there　being　a　chine　of　beef　to　roast；　and　the　tide　rising　into　their　kitchen　that　it　could　not　be　roasted　there；　and　the　cook　telling　her　of　it；　she　answered　〃Zounds！　　she　must　set　the　house　on　fire　but　it　should　be　roasted！〃　So　it　was　carried　to　Mrs。　Sarah's　husband's；　and　there　it　was　roasted。
  After　dinner　my　wife　and　I；　by　Mr。　Rawlinson's　conduct；　to　the　Jewish　Synagogue：　　where　the　men　and　boys　In　their　vayles；　and　the　women　behind　a　lettice　out　of　sight；　and　some　things　stand　up；　which　I　believe　is　their　law；　in　a　press　to　which　all　coming　in　do　bow；　and　at　the　putting　on　their　vayles　do　say　something；　to　which　others　that　hear　the　Priest　do　cry　Amen；　and　the　party　do　kiss　his　vayle。　　Their　service　all　in　a　singing　way；　and　in　Hebrew。　　And　anon　their　Laws　that　they　take　out　of　the　press　are　carried　by　several　men；　four　or　five　several　burthens　in　all；　and　they　do　relieve　one　another；　and　whether　it　is　that　every　one　desires　to　have　the　carrying　of　it；　thus　they　carried　it　round　about　the　room　while　such　a　service　is　singing。　　And　in　the　end　they　had　a　prayer　for　the　King；　in　which　they　pronounced　his　name　in　Portugall；　but　the　prayer；　like　the　rest；　in　Hebrew。　　But；　Lord！　　to　see　the　disorder；　laughing；　sporting；　and　no　attention；　but　confusion　in　all　their　service；　more　like　brutes　than　people　knowing　the　true　God；　would　make　a　man　forswear　ever　seeing　them　more：　　and　indeed　I　never　did　see　so　much；　or　could　have　imagined　there　had　been　any　religion　in　the　whole　world　so　absurdly　performed　as　this。
  17th。　　Some　discourse　of　the　Queene's　being　very　sick；　if　not　dead；　the　Duke　and　Duchesse　of　York　being　sent　for　betimes　this　morning　to　come　to　White　Hall　to　her。
  18th。　　The　parson；　Mr。　Mills；　I　perceive；　did　not　know　whether　to　pray　for　the　Queene　or　no；　and　so　said　nothing　about　her；　which　makes　me　fear　she　is　dead。　　But　enquiring　of　Sir　J。　Minnes；　he　told　me　that　he　heard　she　was　better　last　night。
  19th。　　Waked　with　a　very　high　wind；　and　said　to　my　wife；　〃I　pray　God　I　hear　not　of　the　death　of　any　great　person；　this　wind　is　so　high！　　fearing　that　the　Queene　might　be　dead。　　So　up；　and　going　by　coach　with　Sir　W。　Batten　and　Sir　J。　Minnes　to　St。　James's；　they　tell　me　that　Sir　W。　Compton；　who　it　is　true　had　been　a　little　sickly　for　a　week　or　fortnight；　but　was　very　well　upon　Friday　at　night　last　at　the　Tangier　Committee　with　us；　was　dead；died　yesterday：　　at　which　I　was　most　exceedingly　surprised；　he　being；　and　so　all　the　world　saying　that　he　was；　one　of　the　worthyest　men　and　best　officers　of　State　now　in　England；　and　so　in　my　conscience　he　was：　　of　the　best　temper；　valour；　ability　of　mind；　integrity；　worth；　fine　person；　and　diligence　of　any　one　man　he　hath　left　behind　him　in　the　three　kingdoms；　and　yet　not　forty　years　old；　or　if　so；　that　is　all。　　I　find　the　sober　men　of　the　Court　troubled　for　him；　and　yet　not　so　as　to　hinder　or　lessen　their　mirth；　talking；　laughing；　and　eating；　drinking；　and　doing　every　thing　else；　just　as　if　there　was　no　such　thing。
  Coming　to　St。　James's；　I　hear　that　the　Queene　did　sleep　five　hours　pretty　well　to…night；　and　that　she　waked　and　gargled　her　mouth；　and　to　sleep　again；　but　that　her　pulse　beats　fast；　beating　twenty　to　the　King's　or　my　Lady　Suffolk's　eleven；　but　not　so　strong　as　it　was。　　It　seems　she　was　so　ill　as　to　be　shaved　and　pidgeons　put　to　her　feet；　and　to　have　the　extreme　unction　given　her　by　the　priests；　who　were　so　long　about　it　that　the　doctors　were　angry。　　The　King　they　all　say　is　most　fondly　disconsolate　for　her；　and　weeps　by　her；　which　makes　her　weep；　which　one　this　day　told　me　he　reckons　a　good　sign；　for　that　it　carries　away　some　rheume　from　the　head。　　To　the　Coffee…house　in　Cornhill；　where　much　talk　about　the　Turke's　proceedings；　and　that　the　plague　is　got　to　Amsterdam；　brought　by　a　ship　from　Argier；　and　it　is　also　carried　to　Hambrough。　　The　Duke　says　the　King　purposes　to　forbid　any　of　their　ships　coming　into　the　river。　　The　Duke　also　told　us　of　several　Christian　commanders　（French）　gone　over　to　the　Turkes　to　serve　them；　and　upon　enquiry　I　find　that　the　King　of　France　do　by　this　aspire　to　the　Empire；　and　so　to　get　the　Crowne　of　Spayne　also　upon　the　death　of　the　King；　which　is　very　probable；　it　seems。
  20th。　　This　evening　at　my　Lord's　lodgings　Mrs。　Sarah　talking　with　my　wife　and　I　how　the　Queene　do；　and　how　the　King　tends　her　being　so　ill。　　She　tells　that　the　Queene's　sickness　is　the　spotted　fever；　that　she　was　as　full　of　the　spots　as　a　leopard：　　which　is　very　strange　that　it　should　be　no　more　known；　but　perhaps　it　is　not　so。　　And　that　the　King　do　seem　to　take　it　much　to　heart；　for　that　he　hath　wept　before　her；　but；　for　all　that；　that　he　hath　not　missed　one　night　since　she　was　sick；　of　supping　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　which　I　believe　is　true；　for　she　says　that　her　husband　hath　dressed　the　suppers　every　night；　and　I　confess　I　saw　him　myself　coming　through　the　street　dressing　up　a　great　supper　to…night；　which　Sarah　says　is　also　for　the　King　and　her；　which　is　a　very　strange　thing。
  22nd。　　This　morning；　hearing　that　the　Queene　grows　worse　again；　I　sent　to　stop　the　making　of　my　velvet　cloak；　till　I　see　whether　she　lives　or　dies。
  23rd。　　The　Queene　slept　pretty　well　last　night；　but　her　fever　continues　upon　her　still。　　It　seems　she　hath　never　a　Portuguese　doctor　here。
  24th。　　The　Queene　is　in　a　good　way　of　recovery；　and　Sir　Francis　Pridgeon；　＇Vertue　（according　to　Walpole）　had　seen　a　portrait　of　Dr。　Prujeon　painted　by　Streater；　and　a　print　of　〃Opinion　sitting　on　a　tree；〃　thus　inscribed：　　〃Viro　clariss；　Dno。　Francisco　Prujeano　Medico；　omnium　bonarum　artium　et　elegantiarum　fautori　et　admiratori　summo；　D。D。　D。H。　Peacham。〃　　He　was　President　of　the　College　of　Physicians；　1653。＇　　hath　got　great　honour　by　it；　it　being　all　imputed　to　his　cordiall；　which　in　her　dispaire　did　give　her　rest；　and　brought　her　to　some　hopes　of　recovery。　　It　seems　that；　after　much　talk　of　troubles　and　a　plot；　something　is　found　in　the　North　that　a　party　was　to　rise；　and　some　persons　that　were　to　command　it；　as　I　find　in　a　letter　that　Mr。　Coventry　read　to…　day　about　it　from　those　parts。
  26th。　　Dr。　Pierce　tells　me　that　the　Queene　is　in　a　way　to　be　pretty　well　again；　but　that　her　delirium　in　her　head　continues　still；　that　she　talks　idle　not　by　fits；　but　always；　which　in　some　lasts　a　week　after　so　high　a　fever；　in　some　more；　and　in　some　for　ever；　that　this　morning　she　talked　mightily　that　she　was　brought　to　bed；　and　that　she　wondered　that　she　should　be　deli