little　hole；　and　there　the　bees　go　in　and　fill　the　bodys　of　those　trees　as　full　of　wax　and　honey　as　they　can　hold；　and　the　inhabitants　at　times　go　and　open　the　slit；　and　take　what　they　please　without　killing　the　bees；　and　so　let　them　live　there　still　and　make　more。　　Fir　trees　are　always　planted　close　together；　because　of　keeping　one　another　from　the　violence　of　the　windes；　and　when　a　fellit　is　made；　they　leave　here　and　there　a　grown　tree　to　preserve　the　young　ones　coming　up。　The　great　entertainment　and　sport　of　the　Duke　of　Corland；　and　the　princes　thereabouts；　is　hunting；　which　is　not　with　dogs　as　we；　but　he　appoints　such　a　day；　and　summonses　all　the　country　people　as　to　a　campagnia；　and　by　several　companies　gives　every　one　their　circuit；　and　they　agree　upon　a　place　where　the　toyle　is　to　be　set；　and　so　making　fires　every　company　as　they　go；　they　drive　all　the　wild　beasts；　whether　bears；　wolves；　foxes；　swine；　and　stags；　and　roes；　into　the　toyle；　and　there　the　great　men　have　their　stands　in　such　and　such　places；　and　shoot　at　what　they　have　a　mind　to；　and　that　is　their　hunting。　　They　are　not　very　populous　there；　by　reason　that　people　marry　women　seldom　till　they　are　towards　or　above　thirty；　and　men　thirty　or　forty；　or　more　oftentimes；　years　old。　　Against　a　public　hunting　the　Duke　sends　that　no　wolves　be　killed　by　the　people；　and　whatever　harm　they　do；　the　Duke　makes　it　good　to　the　person　that　suffers　it：　　as　Mr。　Harrington　instanced　in　a　house　were　he　lodged；　where　a　wolfe　broke　into　a　hog…stye；　and　bit　three　or　four　great　pieces　off　of　the　back　of　the　hog；　before　the　house　could　come　to　help　it；　and　the　man　of　the　house　told　him　that　there　were　three　or　four　wolves　thereabouts　that　did　them　great　hurt；　but　it　was　no　matter；　for　the　Duke　was　to　make　it　good　to　him；　otherwise　he　would　kill　them。
  12th。　　We　had　this　morning　a　great　dispute　between　Mr。　Gauden；　Victualler　of　the　Navy；　and　Sir　J。　Lawson；　and　the　rest　of　the　Commanders　going　against　Argier；　about　their　fish　and　keeping　of　Lent；　which　Mr。　Gauden　so　much　insists　upon　to　have　it　observed；　as　being　the　only　thing　that　makes　up　the　loss　of　his　dear　bargain　all　the　rest　of　the　year。　　This　day　I　heard　my　Lord　Barkeley　tell　Sir　G。　Carteret　that　he　hath　letters　from　France　that　the　King　hath　emduked　twelve　Dukes；　only　to　show　his　power；　and　to　crush　his　nobility；　who　he　said　he　did　see　had　heretofore　laboured　to　cross　him。　　And　this　my　Lord　Barkeley　did　mightily　magnify；　as　a　sign　of　a　brave　and　vigorous　mind　that　what　he　saw　fit　to　be　done　he　dares　do。
  14th。　　To　the　Duke；　where　I　heard　a　large　discourse　between　one　that　goes　over　an　agent　from　the　King　to　Legorne　and　thereabouts；　to　remove　the　inconveniences　his　ships　are　put　to　by　denial　of　pratique；　which　is　a　thing　that　is　now…a…days　made　use　of　only　as　a　cheat；　for　a　man　may　buy　a　bill　of　health　for　a　piece　of　eight；　and　my　enemy　may　agree　with　the　Intendent　of　the　Sante　for　ten　pieces　of　eight　or　so；　that　he　shall　not　give　me　a　bill　of　health；　and　so　spoil　me　in　my　design；　whatever　it　be。　　This　the　King　will　not　endure；　and　so　resolves　either　to　have　it　removed；　or　to　keep　all　ships　from　coming　in；　or　going　out　there；　so　long　as　his　ships　are　stayed　for　want　hereof。　　But　among　other　things；　Lord！　　what　an　account　did　Sir　J。　Minnes　and　Sir　W。　Batten　make　of　the　pulling　down　and　burning　of　the　head　of　the　Charles；　where　Cromwell　was　placed　with　people　under　his　horse；　and　Peter；　as　the　Duke　called　him；　is　praying　to　him；　and　Sir　J。　Minnes　would　needs　infer　the　temper　of　the　people　from　their　joy　at　the　doing　of　this　and　their　building　a　gibbet　for　the　hanging　of　his　head　up；　when；　God　knows；　it　is　even　the　flinging　away　of　100l。　out　of　the　King's　purse；　to　the　building　of　another；　which　it　seems　must　be　a　Neptune。　　To　the　King's　Head　ordinary；　and　there　dined　among　a　company　of　fine　gentlemen；　some　of　them　discoursed　of　the　King　of　France's　greatness；　and　how　he　is　come　to　make　the　Princes　of　the　Blood　to　take　place　of　all　foreign　Embassadors；　which　it　seems　is　granted　by　them　of　Venice　and　other　States；　and　expected　from　my　Lord　Hollis；　＇Denzil　Hollis；　second　son　of　John；　first　Earl　of　Clare；　created　in　1661　Baron　Hollis　of　Ifield；　afterwards　Plenipotentiary　for　the　Treaty　of　Breda。　　Ob。　1679…80；　aged　82。＇　our　King's　Embassador　there；　and　that　either　upon　that　score　or　something　else　he　hath　not　had　his　entry　yet　in　Paris；　but　hath　received　several　affronts；　and　among　others　his　harnesse　cut；　and　his　gentlemen　of　his　horse　killed；　which　will　breed　bad　blood　if　true。　　They　say　also　that　the　King　of　France　hath　hired　threescore　ships　of　Holland；　and　forty　of　the　Swede；　but　nobody　knows　what　to　do：　　but　some　great　designs　he　hath　on　foot；　against　the　next　year。
  2lst。　　To　Shoe　Lane　to　see　a　cocke…fighting　at　a　new　pit　there；　a　spot　I　was　never　at　in　my　life：　　but　Lord！　　to　see　the　strange　variety　of　people；　from　Parliament…man　（by　name　Wildes；　that　was　Deputy　Governor　of　the　Tower　when　Robinson　was　Lord　Mayor）　to　the　poorest　'prentices；　bakers；　brewers；　butchers；　draymen；　and　what　not；　and　all　these　fellows　one　with；　another　cursing　and　betting。　I　soon　had　enough　of　it。　　It　is　strange　to　see　how　people　of　this　poor　rank；　that　look　as　if　they　had　not　bread　to　put　in　their　mouths；　shall　bet　three　or　four　pounds　at　a　time；　and　lose　it；　and　yet　bet　as　much　the　next　battle；　so　that　one　of　them　will　lose　10　or　20l。　at　a　meeting。　　Thence　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　I　find　him　within　with　Captain　Cooke　and　his　boys；　Dr。　Childe；　Mr。　Madge；　and　Mallard；　playing　and　singing　over　my　Lord's　anthem　which　he　hath　made　to　sing　in　the　King's　Chapel：　my　Lord　took　me　into　the　withdrawing　room　to　hear　it；　and　indeed　it　sounds　very　pretty；　and　is　a　good　thing；　I　believe　to　be　made　by　him；　and　they　all　commend　it。
  22nd。　　I　hear　for　certain　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　turned　Papist；　which　the　Queene　for　all　do　not　much　like；　thinking　that　she　do　it　not　for　conscience　sake。　　＇〃Le　marriage　du　Chevalier　de　Grammont；〃　（says　the　Count　d'Estrades　in　a　letter　written　to　his　Royal　Master；　Louis　XIV。　about　this　time。）　〃et　la　conversion　de　Madame　de　Castlemaine　se　sont　publiez　le　meme　jour：　　et　le　Roy　d'Angleterre　estant　tant　prie　par　les　parents　de　la　Dame　d'aporter　quelque　obstacle　a　cette　action；　repondit　galamment　que　pour　l'ame　des　Dames；　il　ne　s'en　meloit　point。〃＇　　I　heard　to…day　of　a　great　fray　lately　between　Sir　H。　Finch's　coachman；　who　struck　with　his　whip　a　coachman　of　the　King's；　to　the　loss　of　one　of　his　eyes；　at　which　the　people　of　the　Exchange　seeming　to　laugh　and　make　sport　with　some　words　of　contempt　to　him；　my　Lord　Chamberlin　did　come　from　the　King　to　shut　up　the　'Change；　and　by　the　help　of　a　justice；　did　it；　but　upon　petition　to　the　King　it　was　opened　again。　　At　noon　I　to　Sir　R。　Ford's；　where　Sir　Richard　Browne　and　I　met　upon　the　freight　of　a　barge　sent　to　France　to　the　Duchesse　of　Orleans；　and　here　by　discourse　I　find　they　greatly　cry　out　against　the　choice　of　Sir　John　Cutler　to　be　treasurer　of　Paul's；　upon　condition　that　he　gives　1500l。　towards　it；　and　it　seems　he　did　give　it　upon　condition　that　he　might　be　Treasurer　for　the　work；　which；　they　say　will　be　worth　three　times　as　much　money：　　and　talk　as　if　his　being　chosen　to　the　office　will　make　people　backward　to　give；　but　I　think　him　as　likely　a　man　as　either　of　them；　and　better。
  28th。　　Walking　through　White　Hall　I　heard　the　King　was　gone　to　play　at　Tennis；　so　I　down　to　the　New　Tennis　Court；　and　saw　him　and　Sir　Arthur　Slingsby　play　against　my　Lord　of　Suffolke　and　my　Lord　Chesterfield。　　The　King　beat　three；　and　lost　two　sets；　they　all；　and　he　particularly　playing　well；　I　thought。　　Thence　went　and　spoke　with　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　about　his　wound　at　Newhall；　but　I　find　him　a　heavy　dull　man；　methinks；　by　his　answers　to　me。
  3lst。　　The　Queene　after　a　long　and　sore　sickness　is　become　well　again；　and　the　King　minds　his　mistress　a　little　too　much；　if　it　pleased　God！　　but　I　hope　all　things　will　go　well；　and　in　the　Navy　particularly；　wherein　I　shall　do　my　duty　whatever　comes　of　it。　The　great　talk　is　the　design　of　the　King　of　France；　whether　against　the　Pope　or　King　of　Spain　nobody　knows；　but　a　great　and　a　most　promising　Prince　he　is；　and　all　the　Princes　of　Europe　have　their　eye　upon　him。　　The　Turke　very　far　entered　into　Germany；　and　all　that　part　of　the　world　at　a　loss　what　to　expect　from　his　proceedings。　　Myself；　blessed　be　God！　　in　a　good　way；　and　design　and　resolution　of　sticking　to　my　business　to　get　a　little　money　with；　doing　the　best　service　I　can　to　the　King　also；　which　God　continue！　　So　ends　the　old　year。
  JANUARY　1；　1663…4。　　At　the　Coffee…house；　where　much　talking　about　a　very　rich　widow；　young　and　handsome；　of　one　Sir　Nicholas　Gold's；　a　merchant；　lately　fallen；　and　of　great　courtiers　that；　already　look　after　her：　　her　husband　not　dead　a　week　yet。　　She　is　reckoned　worth　80；000l。　　Went　to　the　Duke's　house；　the　first　play　I　have　been　at　these　six　months；　according　to　my　last　vowe；　and　here　saw　the　so　much　cried…up　play　of　〃Henry　the　Eighth；〃　which；　though　I　went　with　resolution　to　like　it；　is　so　simple　a　thing　made　up　of　a　great　many　patches；　that；　besides　the　shows　and　processions　in　it；　there　is　nothing　in　the　world　good　or　well　done。
  4th。　　I　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's　lodgings；　but　he