；　and　this　he　can　make　a　cheaper　experiment　of；　he　says；　with　iron　prepared。
  15th。　　This　day　being　our　Queene's　birthday；　the　guns　of　the　Tower　went　all　off；　and　in　the　evening　the　Lord　Mayor　sent　from　church　to　church　to　order　the　constables　to　cause　bonfires　to　be　made　in　every　street；　which　methinks　is　a　poor　thing　to　be　forced　to　be　commanded。
  19th。　　With　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　my　Lord　Treasurer；　to　discourse　with　him　about　Mr。　Gauden's　having　of　money；　and　to　offer　to　him　whether　it　would　not　be　necessary；　Mr。　Gauden's　credit　being　so　low　as　it　is；　to　take　security　of　him　if　he　demands　any　great　sum；　such　as　20；000l。　which　now　ought　to　be　paid　him　upon　his　next　year's　declaration。　　Which　is　a　sad　thing；　that　being　reduced　to　this　by　us；　we　should　be　the　first　to　doubt　his　credit；　but　so　it　is。　　However；　it　will　be　managed　with　great　tenderness　to　him。　　My　Lord　Treasurer　we　found　in　his　bed…　chamber；　being　laid　up　of　the　goute。　　I　find　him　a　very　ready　man；　and　certainly　a　brave　servant　to　the　King：　　he　spoke　so　quick　and　sensible　of　the　King's　charge。　　Nothing　displeased　me　in　him　but　his　long　nails；　which　he　lets　grow　upon　a　pretty　thick　white　short　hand；　that　it　troubled　me　to　see　them。　　In　our　way　Sir　G。　Carteret　told　me　there　is　no　such　thing　likely　yet　as　a　Dutch　war；　neither　they　nor　we　being　in　condition　for　it；　though　it　will　come　certainly　to　that　in　some　time；　our　interests　lying　the　same　way；　that　is　to　say；　in　trade。　　But　not　yet。
  20th。　　A　great　talk　there　is　to…day　of　a　crush　between　some　of　the　Fanatiques　up　in　arms　and　the　King's　men　in　the　North；　but　whether　true　I　know　not　yet。
  22nd。　　At　chapel　I　had　room　in　the　Privy　Seale　pew　with　other　gentlemen；　and　there　heard　Dr。　Killigrew　preach。　　＇Henry；　youngest　son　of　Sir　Robert　Killigrew；　D。D。；　Prebendary　of　Westminster；　and　Master　of　the　Savoy；　and　author　of　some　plays　and　sermons。　　His　daughter　Anne　was　the　celebrated　poetess。＇　　The　anthem　was　good　after　sermon；　being　the　fifty…first　psalme；　made　for　five　voices　by　one　of　Captn。　Cooke's　boys；　a　pretty　boy。　　And　they　say　there　are　four　or　five　of　them　that　can　do　as　much。　　And　here　I　first　perceived　that　the　King　is　a　little　musicall；　and　kept　good　time　with　his　hand　all　along　the　anthem。
  23rd。　　With　Alderman　Backewell　talking　of　the　new　money；　which　he　says　will　never　be　counterfeited；　he　believes；　but　it　is　so　deadly　inconvenient　for　telling；　it　is　so　thick；　and　the　edges　are　made　to　turn　up。
  26th。　　The　plague；　it　seems；　grows　more　and　more　at　Amsterdam；　and　we　are　going　upon　making　of　all　ships　coming　from　thence　and　Hambrough；　or　any　other　infected　places；　to　perform　their　Quarantine　（for　thirty　days　as　Sir　Rd。　Browne　expressed　it　in　the　order　of　the　Council；　contrary　to　the　import　of　the　word；　though　in　the　general　acceptation　it　signifies　now　the　thing；　not　the　time　spent　in　doing　it）　in　Holehaven；　a　thing　never　done　by　us　before。
  28th。　　To　Paul's　Church　Yard；　and　there　looked　upon　the　second　part　of　Hudibras；　which　I　buy　not；　but　borrow　to　read；　to　see　if　it　be　as　good　as　the　first；　which　the　world　cried　so　mightily　up；　though　it　hath　not　a　good　liking　in　me；　though　I　had　tried　but　twice　or　three　times　reading　to　bring　myself　to　think　it　witty。　To…day　for　certain　I　am　told　how　in　Holland　publickly　they　have　pictured　our　King　with　reproach。　　One　way　is　with　his　pockets　turned　the　wrong　side　outward；　hanging　out　empty；　another　with　two　courtiers　picking　of　his　pockets；　and　a　third；　leading　of　two　ladies；　while　other　abuse　him；　which　amounts　to　great　contempt。
  29th　（Lord's　day）。　　This　morning　I　put　on　my　best　black　cloth　suit；　trimmed　with　scarlett　ribbon；　very　neat；　with　my　cloak　lined　with　velvett；　and　a　new　beaver；　which　altogether　is　very　noble；　with　my　black　silk　knit　canons　I　bought　a　month　ago。
  30th。　　At　White　Hall　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　met　the　Duke　in　the　matted　Gallery；　and　there　he　discoursed　with　us；　and　by　and　by　my　Lord　Sandwich　come　and　stood　by；　and　talked；　but　it　being　St。　Andrew's；　and　a　collar…day；　he　went　to　the　Chapel；　and　we　parted。
  DECEMBER　1；　1663。　　After　dinner　I　to　Guild　Hall　to　hear　a　trial　at　King's　Bench；　before　Lord　Chief　Justice　Hide；　＇Sir　Robert　Hyde。　　Ob。　1665。＇　　about　the　insurance　of　a　ship；　and　it　was　pleasant　to　see　what　mad　sort　of　testimonys　the　seamen　did　give；　and　could　not　be　got　to　speak　in　order：　　and　then　their　terms　such　as　the　Judge　could　not　understand；　and　to　hear　how　sillily　the　Counsel　and　Judge　would　speak　as　to　the　terms　necessary　in　the　matter；　would　make　one　laugh：　　and　above　all；　a　Frenchman　that　was　forced　to　speak　in　French；　and　took　an　English　oath　he　did　not；　understand；　and　had　an　interpreter　sworn　to　tell　us　what　he　said；　which　was　the　best　testimony　of　all。
  3rd。　　This　day　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　tell　us　at　the　table；　that　the　Navy　（excepting　what　is　due　to　the　Yards　upon　the　quarter　now　going　on；　and　what　few　bills　he　hath　not　heard　of；）　is　quite　out　of　debt；　which　is　extraordinary　good　news；　and　upon　the　'Change　to　hear　how　our　credit　goes　as　good　as　any　merchant's　upon　the　'Change　is　a　joyfull　thing　to　consider；　which　God　continue！　　I　am　sure　the　King　will　have　the　benefit　of　it；　as　well　as　we　some　peace　and　creditt。
  7th。　　I　hear　there　was　the　last　night　the　greatest　tide　that　ever　was　remembered　in　England　to　have　been　in　this　river：　　all　White　Hall　having　been　drowned。　　At　White　Hall；　and　anon　the　King　and　Duke　and　Duchesse　come　to　dinner　in　the　vane…roome；　where　I　never　saw　them　before；　but　it　seems　since　the　tables　are　done；　he　dines　there　all…together。　　The　Queene　is　pretty　well；　and　goes　out　of　her　chamber　to　her　little　chapel　in　the　house。　　The　King　of　France；　they　say　is　hiring　of　sixty　sail　of　ships　of　the　Dutch；　but　it　is　not　said　for　what　design。
  8th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　a　great　while　walked　with　my　Lord　Teviott；　whom　I　find　a　most　carefull；　thoughtfull；　and　cunning　man；　as　I　also　ever　took　him　to　be。　　He　is　this　day　bringing　in　an　account　where　he　makes　the　King　debtor　to　him　10；000l。　already　on　the　garrison　of　Tangier　account；　but　yet　demands　not　ready　money　to　pay　it；　but　offers　such　ways　of　paying　it　out　of　the　sale　of　old　decayed　provisions　as　will　enrich　him　finely。
  10th。　　To　St。　Paul's　Church　Yard；　to　my　bookseller's；　and　could　not　tell　whether　to　lay　out　my　money　for　books　of　pleasure；　as　plays；　which　my　nature　was　most　earnest　in；　but　at　last；　after　seeing　Chaucer；　Dugdale's　History　of　Paul's；　Stow's　London；　Gesner；　History　of　Trent；　besides　Shakespeare；　Jonson；　and　Beaumont's　plays；　I　at　last　chose　Dr。　Fuller's　Worthys；　the　Cabbala　or　Collections　of　Letters　of　State；　and　a　little　book；　Delices　de　Hollande；　with　another　little　book　or　two；　all　of　good　use　or　serious　pleasure；　and　Hudibras；　both　parts；　the　book　now　in　greatest　fashion　for　drollery；　though　I　cannot；　I　confess；　see　enough　where　the　wit　lies。　　My　mind　being　thus　settled；　I　went　by　link　home；　and　so　to　my　office；　and　to　read　in　Rushworth；　and　so　home　to　supper　and　to…bed。　　Calling　at　Wotton's；　my　shoemaker's；　to…day；　he　tells　me　that　Sir　H。　Wright　is　dying　　and　that　Harris　is　come　to　the　Duke's　house　again；　and　of　a　rare　play　to　be　acted　this　week　of　Sir　William　Davenant's。　　The　story　of　Henry　the　Eighth　with　all　his　wives。
  11th。　　At　the　Coffee…house　I　went　and　sat　by　Mr。　Harrington；　and　some　East　country　merchants；　and　talking　of　the　country　above　Quinsborough；　＇Perhaps　Mr。　Harrington　invented　the　name　of　this　place；　and　the　account　of　the　country。＇　　and　thereabouts；　he　told　us　himself　that　for　fish；　none　there　the　poorest　body　will　buy　a　dead　fish；　but　must　be　alive；　unless　it　be　in　the　winter；　and　then　they　told　us　the　manner　of　putting　their　nets　into　the　water。　　Through　holes　made　in　the　thick　ice；　they　will　spread　a　net　of　half　a　mile　long；　and　he　hath　known　a　hundred　and　thirty　and　a　hundred　and　seventy　barrels　of　fish　taken　at　one　draught。　And　then　the　people　come　with　sledges　upon　the　ice；　with　snow　at　the　bottome；　and　lay　the　fish　in　and　cover　them　with　snow；　and　so　carry　them　to　market。　　And　he　hath　seen　when　the　said　fish　have　been　frozen　in　the　sledge；　so　as　he　hath　taken　a　fish　and　broke　a…pieces；　so　hard　it　hath　been；　and　yet　the　same　fishes　taken　out　of　the　snow；　and　brought　into　a　hot　room；　still　be　alive　and　leap　up　and　down。　　Swallows　are　often　brought　up　in　their　nets　out　of　the　mudd　from　under　water；　hanging　together　to　some　twigg　or　other；　dead　in　ropes；　and　brought　to　the　fire　will　come　to　life。　Fowl　killed　in　December　（Alderman　Barker　said）　he　did　buy；　and　putting　into　the　box　under　his　sledge；　did　forget　to　take　them　out　to　eate　till　Aprill　next；　and　they　then　were　found　there；　and　were　through　the　frost　as　sweet　and　fresh　and　eat　as　well　as　at　first　killed。　　Young　beares　appear　there；　their　flesh　sold　in　market　as　ordinarily　as　beef　here；　and　is　excellent　sweet　meat。　They　tell　us　that　beares　there　do　never　hurt　any　body；　but　fly　away　from　you；　unless　you　pursue　and　set　upon　them；　but　wolves　do　much　mischief。　　Mr。　Harrington　told　us　how　they　do　to　get　so　much　honey　as　they　send　abroad。　　They　make　hollow　a　great　fir…tree；　leaving　only　a　small　slitt　down　straight　in　one　place；　and　this　they　close　up　again；　only　leave　a　little　hole；　and　there　the　bees　go　in　and　fill　the　bodys　of　those　trees　as　full　of　wax　and　honey　as