tells　me　that　be　believes　he　never　had　so　poor　a　low　thought　in　him　to　trouble　himself　about　it。　　He　says　the　hand　of　God　is　much　to　be　seen；　that　all　his　children　are　in　good　condition　enough　as　to　estate；　and　that　their　relations　that　betrayed　their　family　are　all　now　either　hanged　or　very　miserable。
  15th。　　My　father　and　I　up　and　walked　alone　to　Hinchingbroke；　and　among　the　late　chargeable　works　that　my　Lord　hath　done　there；　we　saw　his　water…works；　which　are　very　fine；　and　so　is　the　house　all　over；　but　I　am　sorry　to　think　of　the　money　at　this　time　spent　therein。
  16th　（Lord's　day）。　　It　raining；　we　set　out　betimes；　and　about　nine　o'clock　got　to　Hatfield　in　church…time；　and　I　light　and　saw　my　simple　Lord　Salsbury　sit　there　in　the　gallery。
  18th。　　At　Somerset…House　I　saw　the　Queene's　new　rooms；　which　are　most　stately　and　nobly　furnished；　and　there　I　saw　her　and　the　Duke　of　York　and　Duchesse。　　The　Duke　espied　me；　and　come　to　me；　and　talked　with　me　a　very　great　while。
  24th。　　Into　the　galleries　at　White　Hall　to　talk　with　my　Lord　Sandwich；　among　other　things；　about　the　Prince's　writing　up　to　tell　us　of　the　danger　he　and　his　fleet　lie　in　at　Portsmouth；　of　receiving　affronts　from　the　Dutch；　which；　my　Lord　said；　he　would　never　have　done；　had　he　lain　there　with　one　ship　alone：　　nor　is　there　any　great　reason　for　it；　because　of　the　sands。　　However；　the　fleet　will　be　ordered　to　go　and　lay　themselves　up　at　the　Cowes。　　Much　beneath　the　prowesse　of　the　Prince；　I　think；　and　the　honour　of　the　nation；　at　the　first　to　be　found　to　secure　themselves。　　My　Lord　is　well　pleased　to　think；　that；　if　the　Duke　and　the　Prince　go；　all　the　blame　of　any　miscarriage　will　not　light　on　him：　　and　that　if　any　thing　goes　well；　he　hopes　he　shall　have　the　share　of　the　glory；　for　the　Prince　is　by　no　means　well　esteemed　of　by　any　body。　　This　day　the　great　O'Neale　died；　I　believe；　to　the　content　of　all　the　Protestant　pretenders　in　Ireland。
  26th。　　At　Woolwich；　I　there　up　to　the　King　and　Duke。　　Here　I　staid　above　with　them　while　the　ship　was　launched；　which　was　done　with　great　success；　and　the　King　did　very　much　like　the　ship；　saying；　she　had　the　best　bow　that　ever　he　saw。　　But　Lord！　　the　sorry　talk　and　discourse　among　the　great　courtiers　round　about　him；　without　any　reverence　in　the　world；　but　with　so　much　disorder。　　By　and　by　the　Queene　comes　and　her　Maids　of　Honour；　one　whereof；　Mrs。　Boynton；　＇Daughter　of　Matthew；　second　son　to　Sir　Matthew　Boynton；　Bart。；　of　Barnston；　Yorkshire。　　She　became　the　first　wife　of　Richard　Talbot；　afterwards　Duke　of　Tyrconnel。＇　and　the　Duchesse　of　Buckingham　had　been　very　sick　coming　by　water　in　the　barge；　（the　water　being　very　rough）；　but　what　silly　sport　they　made　with　them　in　very　common　terms；　methought；　was　very　poor；　and　below　what　people　think　these　great　people　say　and　do。　The　launching　being　done；　the　King　and　company　went　down　to　take　barge；　and　I　sent　for　Mr。　Pett；　＇He　had　built　the　ship。＇　　and　put　the　flaggon　into　the　Duke's　hand；　and　he；　in　the　presence　of　the　King；　did　give　it　Mr。　Pett；　taking　it　upon　his　knee。　　The　City　did　last　night　very　freely　lend　the　King　100；000l。　without　any　security　but　the　King's　word；　which　was　very　noble。
  29th。　　All　the　talk　is　that　De　Ruyter　is　come　over…land　home　with　six　or　eight　of　his　captaines　to　command　here　at　home；　and　their　ships　kept　abroad　in　the　Straights：　　which　sounds　as　if　they　had　a　mind　to　do　something　with　us。
  31st。　　This　day　I　hear　young　Mr。　Stanly；　a　brave　young　gentleman；　that　went　out　with　young　Jermin；　with　Prince　Rupert；　is　already　dead　of　the　small…pox；　at　Portsmouth。　　All　preparations　against　the　Dutch；　and　the　Duke　of　York　fitting　himself　with　all　speed　to　go　to　the　fleet　which　is　hastening　for　him；　being　now　resolved　to　go　in　the　Charles。
  NOVEMBER　5；　1664。　　To　the　Duke's　house　to　see　〃Macbeth；〃　a　pretty　good　play；　but　admirably　acted。　　Thence　home；　the　coach　being　forced　to　go　round　by　London　Wall　home；　because　of　the　bonfires；　the　day　being　mightily　observed　in　the　City。
  8th。　　At　noon；　I　and　Sir　J。　Minnes　and　Lord　Barkeley　（who　with　Sir　J。　Duncum；　＇M。P。　for　Bury　St。　Edmunds。＇　　and　Mr。　Chichly；　are　made　Masters　of　the　Ordnance）；　to　the　office　of　the　Ordnance；　to　discourse　about　wadding　for　guns。　　Thence　to　dinner；　all　of　us　to　the　Lieutenant's　of　the　Tower；　where　a　good　dinner；　but　disturbed　in　the　middle　of　it　by　the　King's　coming　into　the　Tower：　　and　so　we　broke　up；　and　to　him；　and　went　up　and　down　the　store…houses　and　magazines；　which　are；　with　the　addition　of　the　new　great　storehouse；　a　noble　sight。
  9th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　the　King　being　in　his　Cabinet　Council　（I　desiring　to　speak　with　Sir　G。　Carteret；）　I　was　called　in；　and　demanded　by　the　King　himself　many　questions；　to　which　I　did　give　him　full　answers。　　There　were　at　this　Council　my　Lord　Chancellor；　Archbishop　of　Canterbury；　Lord　Treasurer；　the　two　Secretarys；　and　Sir　G。　Carteret。　　Not　a　little　contented　at　this　chance　of　being　made　known　to　these　persons；　and　called　often　by　my　name　by　the　King。　　The　Duke　of　York　is　this　day　gone　away　to　Portsmouth。
  11th。　　A　gentleman　told　us　he　saw　the　other　day；　（and　did　bring　the　draught　of　it　to　Sir　Francis　Prigeon；）　a　monster　born　of　an　hostler's　wife　at　Salsbury；　two　women　children　perfectly　made；　joyned　at　the　lower　part　of　their　bellies；　and　every　part　perfect　as　two　bodies；　and　only　one　payre　of　legs　coming　forth　on　one　side　from　the　middle　where　they　were　joined。　　It　was　alive　24　hours；　and　cried　and　did　as　all　hopefull　children　do；　but；　being　showed　too　much　to　people；　was　killed。　　To　the　Council　at　White　Hall；　where　a　great　many　lords：　　Annesly　in　the　chair。　　But；　Lord！　to　see　what　work　they　will　make　us；　and　what　trouble　we　shall　have　to　inform　men　in　a　business　they　are　to　begin　to　know；　when　the　greatest　of　our　hurry　is；　is　a　thing　to　be　lamented；　and　I　fear　the　consequence　will　be　bad　to　us。　　Put　on　my　new　shaggy　purple　gown　with　gold　buttons　and　loop　lace。
  14th。　　Up；　and　with　Sir　W。　Batten　to　White　Hall；　to　the　Lords　of　the　Admiralty；　and　there　did　our　business　betimes。　　Thence　to　Sir　Philip　Warwick　about　Navy　business：　　and　my　Lord　Ashly；　and　afterwards　to　my　Lord　Chancellor；　who　is　very　well　pleased　with　me；　and　my　carrying　of　his　business。　　And　so　to　the　'Change；　where　mighty　busy；　and　so　home　to　dinner；　where　Mr。　Creed　and　Moore：　　and　after　dinner　I　to　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　to　Sir　Philip　Warwick　there；　and　then　to　White　Hall；　to　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　about　Tangier；　and　then　homeward　to　the　Coffee…house　to　hear　news。　　And　it　seems　the　Dutch；　as　I　afterwards　found　by　Mr。　Coventry's　letters；　have　stopped　a　ship　of　masts　of　Sir　W。　Warren's；　coming　for　us　in　a　Swede's　ship；　which　they　will　not　release　upon　Sir　G。　Downing's　claiming　her：　　which　appears　as　the　first　act　of　hostility；　and　is　looked　upon　as　so　by　Mr。　Coventry。　The　Elias；　coming　from　New　England　（Captain　Hill；　commander；）　is　sunk；　only　the　captain　and　a　few　men　saved。　　She　foundered　in　the　sea。
  21st。　　This　day　for　certain　news　is　come　that　Teddiman　hath　brought　in　eighteen　or　twenty　Dutchmen；　merchants；　their　Bourdeaux　fleet　and　two　men　of　warr　to　Portsmouth。　　And　I　had　letters　this　afternoon；　that　three　are　brought　into　the　Downes　and　Dover：　　so　that　the　warr　is　begun：　　God　give　a　good　end　to　it！
  22nd。　　To　my　Lord　Treasurer's；　where　with　Sir　Philip　Warwick；　studying　all　we　could　to　make　the　last　year　swell　as　high　as　we　could。　　And　it　is　much　to　see　how　he　do　study　for　the　King；　to　do　it　to　get　all　the　money　from　the　Parliament　he　can：　　and　I　shall　be　serviceable　to　him　therein；　to　help　him　to　heads　upon　which　to　enlarge　the　report　of　the　expence。　　He　did　observe　to　me　how　obedient　this　Parliament　was　for　a　while；　and　the　last　Session　how　they　began　to　differ；　and　to　carp　at　the　King's　officers；　and　what　they　will　do　now；　he　says；　is　to　make　agreement　for　the　money；　for　there　is　no　guess　to　be　made　of　it。　　He　told　me　he　was　prepared　to　convince　the　Parliament　that　the　Subsidys　are　a　most　ridiculous　tax　（the　four　last　not　rising　to　40；000l。）　and　unequall。　　He　talks　of　a　tax　of　assessment　of　70；000l。　for　five　years；　the　people　to　be　secured　that　it　shall　continue　no　longer　than　there　is　really　a　warr；　and　the　charges　thereof　to　be　paid。　He　told　me；　that　one　year　of　the　late　Dutch　war；　cost　1；623；000l。　Thence　to　my　Lord　Chancellor's　and　there　staid　long　with　Sir　W。　Batten；　and　Sir　J。　Minnes；　to　speak　with　my　lord　about　our　Prize　Office　business；　but；　being　sick　and　full　of　visitants；　we　could　not　speak　with　him；　and　so　away　home。　　Where　Sir　Richard　Ford　did　meet　us　with　letters　from　Holland　this　day；　that　it　is　likely　the　Dutch　fleet　will　not　come　out　this　year；　they　have　not　victuals　to　keep　them　out；　and　it　is　likely　they　will　be　frozen　before　they　can　get　back。　　Captain　Cocke　is　made　Steward　for　sick　and　wounded　seamen。
  23rd。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　was　here　this　afternoon；　and　strange　to　see　how　we　plot　to　make　the　charge　of　this　war　to　appear　greater　than　it　is；　because　of　getting　money。
  25th。　　At　my　office　all　the　morning；　to　prepare　an　account　of　the　charge　we　have　been　put　to　extraordinary　by　the　Dutch　already；　and　I　have　brought　it　to　appear　852；700l。：　　but　God　knows　this　is　only　a　scare　to　the　Parliament；　to　make　them　give　the　more　money。　Thence　to　the　Parliamen