which　I　think　was　three　or　four　hundred。　　And　so　he　insured　about　200　for　200　shillings；　so　that　he　could　not　have　lost　if　one　of　them　had　drawn　it　for　there　was　enough　to　pay　the　10l。　but　it　happened　another　drew　it；　and　so　he　got　all　the　money　he　took。
  25th。　　Met　with　a　printed　copy　of　the　King's　commission　for　the　repairs　of　Paul's；　which　is　very　large；　and　large　power　for　collecting　money；　and　recovering　of　all　people　that　had　bought　or　sold　formerly　any　thing　belonging　to　the　Church。　　No　news；　only　the　plague　is　very　hot　still；　and　encreases　among　the　Dutch。
  26th。　　Great　discourse　of　the　fray　yesterday　in　Moorefields；　how　the　butchers　at　first　did　beat　the　weavers；　（between　whom　there　hath　been　ever　an　old　competition　for　mastery；）　but　at　last　the　weavers　rallied　and　beat　them。　　At　first　the　butchers　knocked　down　all　for　weavers　that　had　green　or　blue　aprons；　till　they　were　fain　to　pull　them　off　and　put　them　in　their　breeches。　　At　last　the　butchers　were　fain　to　pull　off　their　sleeves；　that　they　might　not　be　known；　and　were　roundly　beaten　out　of　the　field；　and　some　deeply　wounded　and　bruised；　till　at　last　the　weavers　went　out　tryumphing；　calling　100l。　for　a　butcher。
  28th。　　I　am　overjoyed　in　hopes　that　upon　this　month's　account　I　shall　find　myself　worth　1000l。　besides　the　rich　present　of　two　silver　and　gilt　flaggons；　which　Mr。　Gauden　did　give　me　the　other　day。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　newly　gone　to　sea；　and　he　did　before　his　going；　and　by　his　letter　since；　show　me　all　manner　of　respect　and　confidence。
  30th。　　To　the　'Change；　where　great　talk　of　a　rich　present　brought　by　an　East　India　ship　from　some　of　the　Princes　of　India；　worth　to　the　King　70；000l。　in　two　precious　stones。
  AUGUST　1；　1664。　　To　the　Coffee…house；　and　there　all　the　house　full　of　the　victory　Generall　Soushe　（who　is　a　Frenchman；　a　soldier　of　fortune；　commanding　part　of　the　German　army）　hath　had　against　the　Turke；　killing　4000　men；　and　taking　most　extraordinary　spoil。
  2nd。　　To　the　King's　play…house；　and　there　saw　〃Bartholomew　Fayre；〃　which　do　still　please　me；　and　is；　as　it　is　acted；　the　best　comedy　in　the　world；　I　believe。　　I　chanced　to　sit　by　Tom　Killigrew；　who　tells　me　that　he　is　setting　up　a　nursery；　that　is；　is　going　to　build　a　house　in　Moorefields；　wherein　he　will　have　common　plays　acted。　　But　four　operas　it　shall　have　in　the　year；　to　act　six　weeks　at　a　time：　　where　we　shall　have　the　best　scenes　and　machines；　the　best　musique；　and　everything　as　magnificent　as　is　in　Christendome；　and　to　that　end　hath　sent　for　voices　and　painters　and　other　persons　from　Italy。　　Thence　homeward　called　upon　my　Lord　Marlborough。
  4th。　　To　a　play　at　the　King's　house；　〃The　Rivall　Ladys；〃　＇A　Tragedy　by　Dryden。＇　　a　very　innocent　and　meet　pretty　witty　play。　I　was　much　pleased　with　it；　and　it　being　given　me；　＇His　companion　paid　for　him。＇　　I　look　upon　it　as　no　breach　of　my　oath。　　Here　we　hear　that　Clun；　one　of　their　best　actors；　was；　the　last　night；　going　out　of　towne　（after　he　had　acted　the　Alchymist；　wherein　was　one　of　his　best　parts　that　he　acts）　to　his　country…house；　set　upon　and　murdered；　one　of　the　rogues　taken；　an　Irish　fellow。　　It　seems　most　cruelly　butchered　and　bound。　　The　house　will　have　a　great　miss　of　him。　　Thence　visited　my　Lady　Sandwich；　who　tells　me　my　Lord　FitzHarding　is　to　be　made　a　Marquis。
  5th。　　About　ten　o'clock　I　dressed　myself；　and　so　mounted　upon　a　very　pretty　mare；　sent　me　by　Sir　W。　Warren；　according　to　his　promise　yesterday。　　And　so　through　the　City；　not　a　little　proud；　God　knows；　to　be　seen　upon　so　pretty　a　beast；　and　to　my　cosen　W。　Joyce's；　who　presently　mounted　too；　and　he　and　I　out　of　towne　toward　Highgate；　in　the　way；　at　Kentish…towne；　he　showing　me　the　place　and　manner　of　Clun's　being　killed　and　laid　in　a　ditch；　and　yet　was　not　killed　by　any　wounds；　having　only　one　in　his　arm；　but　bled　to　death　through　his　struggling。　　He　told　me；　also；　the　manner　of　it；　of　his　going　home　so　late　drinking　with　his　mistress；　and　manner　of　having　it　found　out。
  7th。　　I　saw　several　poor　creatures　carried　by；　by　constables；　for　being　at　a　conventicle。　　They　go　like　lambs；　without　any　resistance。　　I　would　to　God　they　would　either　conform；　or　be　more　wise；　and　not　be　catched；'
  9th。　　This　day　come　the　news　that　the　Emperour　hath　beat；　the　Turke：　　killed　the　Grand　Vizier　and　several　great　Bassas；　with　an　army　of　80；000　men　killed　and　routed；　with　some　considerable　loss　of　his　own　side；　having　lost　three　generals；　and　the　French　forces　all　cut　off　almost。　　Which　is　thought　as　good　a　service　to　the　Emperour　as　beating　the　Turke　almost。
  10th。　　Abroad　to　find　out　one　to　engrave　my　tables　upon　my　new　sliding　rule　with　silver　plates；　it　being　so　small　that　Browne　that　made　it　cannot　get　one　to　do　it。　　So　I　got　Cocker；　＇Edward　Cocker；　the　well　known　writing…master　and　arithmetician。　　Ob。　circ。　1679。＇　　the　famous　writing…master；　to　do　it；　and　I　set　an　hour　by　him　to　see　him　design　it　all：　　and　strange　it　is　to　see　him　with　his　natural　eyes　to　cut　so　small　at　his　first　designing　it；　and　read　it　all　over；　without　any　missing；　when　for　my　life　I　could　not；　with　my　best　skill；　read　one　word；　or　letter　of　it；　but　it　is　use。　　He　says　that　the　best　light　for　his　life　to　do　a　very　small　thing　by；　（contrary　to　Chaucer's　words　to　the　Sun；　〃that　he　should　lend　his　light　to　them　that　small　seals　grave；〃）　it　should　be　by　an　artificial　light　of　a　candle；　set　to　advantage；　as　he　could　do　it。　　I　find　the　fellow；　by　his　discourse；　very　ingenious：　　and　among　other　things；　a　great　admirer　and　well　read　in　the　English　poets；　and　undertakes　to　judge　of　them　all；　and　that　not　impertinently。
  11th。　　Comes　Cocker　with　my　rule；　which　he　hath　engraved　to　admiration；　for　goodness　and　smallness　of　work：　　it　cost　me　14s。　the　doing。　　This　day；　for　a　wager　before　the　King；　my　Lords　of　Castlehaven　and　Arran；　（a　son　of　my　Lord　of　Ormond's）　they　two　alone　did　run　down　and　kill　a　stoute　bucke　in　St。　James's　parke。
  13th。　　To　the　new　play；　at　the　Duke's　house；　of　〃Henry　the　Fifth；〃　a　most　noble　play；　writ　by　my　Lord　Orrery；　wherein　Betterton；　Harris；　and　Ianthe's　parts　most　incomparably　wrote　and　done；　and　the　whole　play　the　most　full　of　height　and　raptures　of　wit　and　sense；　that　ever　I　heard；　having　but　one　incongruity；　that　King　Harry　promises　to　plead　for　Tudor　to　their　mistress；　Princesse　Katherine　of　France；　more　than　when　it　comes　to　it　he　seems　to　do；　and　Tudor　refused　by　her　with　some　kind　of　indignity；　not　with　a　difficulty　and　honour　that　it　ought　to　have　been　done　in　to　him。
  15th。　　With　Sir　J。　Minnes；　he　talking　of　his　cures　abroad；　while　he　was　with　the　King　as　a　doctor。　　And　among　others；　Sir　J。　Benham　he　told　me　he　had　cured　to　a　miracle。　　At　Charing　Cross；　and　there　saw　the　great　Dutchman　that　is　come　over；　under　whose　arm　I　went　with　my　hat　on；　and　could　not　reach　higher　than　his　eyebrowes　with；　the　tip　of　my　fingers。　　He　is　a　comely　and　well…　made　man；　and　his　wife　a　very　little　but　pretty　comely　Dutch　woman。
  16th。　　Wakened　about　two　o'clock　this　morning　with　a　noise　of　thunder；　which　lasted　for　an　hour；　with　such　continued　lightnings；　not　flashes；　but　flames；　that　all　the　sky　and　ayre　was　light；　and　that　for　a　great　while；　not　a　minute's　space　between　new　flames　all　the　time：　　such　a　thing　as　I　never　did　see；　nor　could　have　believed　had　even　been　in　nature。　　And　being　put　into　a　great　sweat　with　it；　could　not　sleep　till　all　was　over。　And　that　accompanied　with　such　a　storm　of　rain　as　I　never　heard　in　my　life。　　I　expected　to　find　my　house　in　the　morning　overflowed；　but　I　find　not　one　drop　of　rain　in　my　house；　nor　any　news　of　hurt　done。　　Mr。　Pierce　tells　me　the　King　do　still　sup　every　night　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine。
  19th。　　The　news　of　the　Emperour's　victory　over　the　Turkes　is　by　some　doubted；　but　by　most　confessed　to　be　very　small　（though　great；）　of　what　was　talked；　which　was　80；000　men　to　be　killed　and　taken　of　the　Turke's　side。
  20th。　　I　walked　to　Cheapside　to　see　the　effect　of　a　fire　there　this　morning；　since　four　o'clock：　　which　I　find　in　the　house　of　Mr。　Bois；　that　married　Doctor　Fuller's　niece；　who　are　both　out　of　town；　leaving　only　a　maid　and　man　in　town。　　It　begun　in　their　house；　and　hath　burned　much　and　many　houses　backward；　though　none　forward；　and　that　in　the　great　uniform　pile　of　buildings　in　the　middle　of　Cheapside。　　I　am　very　sorry　for　them；　for　the　Doctor's　sake。　　Thence　to　the　'Change；　and　so　home　to　dinner。　　And　thence　to　Sir　W。　Batten's；　whither　Sir　Richard　Ford　come；　the　Sheriffe；　who　hath　been　at　this　fire　all　the　while；　and　he　tells　me；　upon　my　question；　that　he　and　the　Mayor　＇Sir　John　Robinson。＇　　were　there；　as　it　is　their　dutys　to　be；　not　only　to　keep　the　peace；　but　they　have　power　of　commanding　the　pulling　down　of　any　house　or　houses；　to　defend　the　City。　　By　and　by　comes　in　the　Common　Cryer　of　the　City　to　speak　with　him；　and　when　he　was　gone；　says　he；　〃You　may　see　by　this　man　the　constitution　of　the　Magistracy　of　this　City；　that　this　fellow's　place；　I　dare　give　him　（if　he　will　be　true　to　me；）　1000l。　for　his　profits　every　year；　and　expect　to　get　500l。　more　to　myself　thereby。　　When；〃　says　he；　〃I　in　myself　am　forced　to　spend　many　times　as　much。〃
  26th。　　To　see　some　pictures　at　one　Hiseman's；　＇Huysman。＇　　a　picture…drawer；　a　Dutchman；　which　is　said　to　exceed　Lill