ws　this　is　only　a　scare　to　the　Parliament；　to　make　them　give　the　more　money。　Thence　to　the　Parliament　House；　and　there　did　give　it　to　Sir　Philip　Warwick；　the　House　being　hot　upon　giving　the　King　a　supply　of　money。　　Mr。　Jenings　tells　me　the　mean　manner　that　Sir　Samuel　Morland　lives　near　him；　in　a　house　he　hath　bought　and　laid　out　money　upon；　in　all　to　the　value　of　1200l。；　but　is　believed　to　be　a　beggar。　　At　Sir　W。　Batten's　I　hear　that　the　House　have　given　the　King　2；500；000l。　to　be　paid　for　this　war；　only　for　the　Navy；　in　three　years'　time：　　which　is　a　joyful　thing　to　all　the　King's　party　I　see；　but　was　much　opposed　by　Mr。　Vaughan　and　others；　that　it　should　be　so　much。
  28th。　　Certain　news　of　our　peace　made　by　Captain　Allen　with　Argier；　and　that　the　Dutch　have　sent　part　of　their　fleet　round　by　Scotland；　and　resolve　to　pay　off　the　rest　half…pay；　promising　the　rest　in　the　spring；　hereby　keeping　their　men。　　But　how　true　this；　I　know　not。
  DECEMBER　3；　1664。　　The　Duke　of　York　is　expected　to…night　with　great　joy　from　Portsmouth；　after　his　having　been　abroad　at　sea；　three　or　four　days　with　the　fleet；　and　the　Dutch　are　all　drawn　into　their　harbours。　　But　it　seems　like　a　victory：　　and　a　matter　of　some　reputation　to　us　it　is；　and　blemish　to　them；　but　in　no　degree　like　what　it　is　esteemed　at；　the　weather　requiring　them　to　do　so。
  5th。　　Up；　and　to　White　Hall　with　Sir　J。　Minnes；　and　there；　among　an　infinite　crowd　of　great　persons；　did　kiss　the　Duke's　hand；　but　had　no　time　to　discourse。
  6th。　　To　the　Old　Exchange；　and　there　hear　that　the　Dutch　are　fitting　their　ships　out　again；　which　puts　us　to　new　discourse；　and　to　alter　our　thoughts　of　the　Dutch；　as　to　their　want　of　courage　or　force。
  15th。　　It　seems；　of　all　mankind　there　is　no　man　so　led　by　another　as　the　Duke　is　by　Lord　Muskerry　＇Eldest　son　of　the　Earl　of　Cloncarty。　　He　had　served　with　distinction　in　Flanders；　as　colonel　of　an　infantry　regiment；　and　was　killed　on　board　the　Duke　of　York's　ship；　in　the　sea　fight；　1665。＇　　and　this　FitzHarding。　Insomuch；　as　when；　the　King　would　have　him　to　be　Privy…Purse；　the　Duke　wept；　and　said；　〃But；　Sir；　I　must　have　your　promise；　if　you　will　have　my　dear　Charles　from　me；　that　if　ever　you　have　an　occasion　for　an　army　again；　I　may　have　him　with　me；　believing　him　to　be　the　best　commander　of　an　army　in　the　world。〃　　But　Mr。　Cholmly　thinks；　as　all　other　men　I　meet　with　do；　that　he　is　a　very　ordinary　fellow。　　It　is　strange　how　the　Duke　also　do　love　naturally；　and　affect　the　Irish　above　the　English。　　He；　of　the　company　he　carried　with　him　to　sea；　took　above　two　thirds　Irish　and　French。　　He　tells　me　the　King　do　hate　my　Lord　Chancellor；　and　that　they；　that　is　the　King　and　Lord　FitzHarding；　do　laugh　at　him　for　a　dull　fellow；　and　in　all　this　business　of　the　Dutch　war　do　nothing　by　his　advice；　hardly　consulting　him。　　Only　he　is　a　good　minister　in　other　respects；　and　the　King　cannot　be　without　him；　but；　above　all；　being　the　Duke's　father…in…law；　he　is　kept　in；　otherwise　FitzHarding　were　able　to　fling　down　two　of　him。　　This；　all　the　wise　and　grave　lords　see；　and　cannot　help　it；　but　yield　to　it。　　But　he　bemoans　what　the　end　of　it　may　be；　the　King　being　ruled　by　these　men；　as　he　hath　been　all　along　since　his　coming　to　the　rasing　all　the　strong…holds　in　Scotland；　and　giving　liberty　to　the　Irish　in　Ireland；　whom　Cromwell　had　settled　all　in　one　corner；　who　are　now　able；　and　it　is　feared　every　day　a　massacre　beginning　among　them。
  17th。　　Mighty　talk　there　is　of　this　Comet　that　is　seen　a'nights；　and　the　King　and　Queene　did　sit　up　last　night　to　see　it；　and　did；　it　seems。　　And　to…night　I　thought　to　have　done　so　too；　but　it　is　cloudy；　and　so　no　stars　appear。　　But　I　will　endeavour　it。　　Mr。　Gray　did　tell　me　to…night；　for　certain；　that　the　Dutch；　as　high　as　they　seem；　do　begin　to　buckle；　and　that　one　man　in　this　kingdom　did　tell　the　King　that　he　is　offered　40；000l。　to　make　a　peace；　and　others　have　been　offered　money　also。　　It　seems　the　taking　of　their　Bourdeaux　fleet　thus；　arose　from　a　printed　Gazette　of　the　Dutch's　boasting　of　fighting；　and　having　beaten　the　English：　　in　confidence　whereof；　（it　coming　to　Bourdeaux；）　all　the　fleet　comes　out；　and　so　falls　into　our　hands。
  19th。　　With　Sir　J。　Minnes　to　White　Hall；　and　there　we　waited　on　the　Duke。　　And　among　other　things　Mr。　Coventry　took　occasion　to　vindicate　himself　before　the　Duke　and　us；　being　ill　there；　about　the　choosing　of　Taylor　for　Harwich。　　＇Silas　Taylor；　Storekeeper　at　Harwich。＇　　Upon　which　the　Duke　did　clear　him；　and　did　tell　us　that　he　did　expect；　that；　after　he　had　named　a　man；　none　of　us　shall　then　oppose　or　find　fault　with　the　man；　but　if　we　had　any　thing　to　say；　we　ought　to　say　it　before　he　had　chose　him。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　thought　himself　concerned；　and　endeavoured　to　clear　himself：　　and　by　and　by　Sir　W。　Batten　did　speak；　knowing　himself　guilty；　and　did　confess；　that　being　pressed　by　the　Council　he　did　say　what　he　did；　that　he　was　accounted　a　fanatique；　but　did　not　know　that　at　that　time　he　had　been　appointed　by　his　Royal　Highness。　　To　which　the　Duke：　　that　it　was　impossible　but　he　must　know　that　he　had　appointed　him；　and　so　it　did　appear　that　the　Duke　did　mean　all　this　while　Sir　W。　Batten。
  21st。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　this　day　writes　me　word　that　he　hath　seen　（at　Portsmouth）　the　Comet；　and　says　it　is　the　most　extraordinary　thing　he　ever　saw。
  22nd。　　Met　with　a　copy　of　verses；　mightily　commended　by　some　gentlemen　there；　of　my　Lord　Mordaunt's；　＇Vide　Note；　Nov。　26；　1666。＇　　in　excuse　of　his　going　to　sea　this　late　expedition；　with　the　Duke　of　York。　　But　Lord！　　they　are　sorry　things；　only　a　Lord　made　them。　　Thence　to　the　'Change；　and　there；　among　the　merchants；　I　hear　fully　the　news　of　our　being　beaten　to　dirt　at　Guinny；　by　De　Ruyter　with　his　fleet。　　The　particulars；　as　much　as　by　Sir　G。　Carteret　afterwards　I　heard；　I　have　said　in　a　letter　to　my　Lord　Sandwich　this　day　at　Portsmouth；　it　being　meet　wholly　to　the　utter　ruine　of　our　Royall　Company；　and　reproach　and　shame　to　the　whole　nation；　as　well　as　justification　to　them　in　their　doing　wrong　to　no　man　as　to　his　private　property；　only　taking　whatever　is　found　to　belong　to　the　Company；　and　nothing　else。　　To　Redriffe；　and　just　in　time　within　two　minutes；　and　saw　the　new　vessel　of　Sir　William　Petty's　launched；　the　King　and　Duke　being　there。　　It　swims　and　looks　finely；　and　I　believe　will　do　well。
  24th。　　At　noon　to　the　'Change；　to　the　Coffee…house；　and　there　heard　Sir　Richard　Ford　tell　the　whole　story　of　our　defeat　at　Guinny。　　Wherein　our　men　are　guilty　of　the　most　horrid　cowardice　and　perfidiousness；　as　he　says　and　tells　it；　that　ever　Englishmen　were。　　Captain　Reynolds；　that　was　the　only　commander　of　any　of　the　King's　ships　there；　was　shot　at　by　De　Ruyter；　with　a　bloody　flag　flying。　　He；　instead　of　opposing　（which；　indeed；　had　been　to　no　purpose；　but　only　to　maintain　honour）　did　poorly　go　on　board　himself；　to　ask　what　De　Ruyter　would　have；　and　so　yield　to　whatever　Ruyter　would　desire。　　The　King　and　Duke　are　highly　vexed　at　it；　it　seems；　and　the　business　deserves　it。　　I　saw　the　Comet；　which　is　now；　whether　worn　away　or　no　I　know　not；　but　appears　not　with　a　tail；　but　only　is　larger　and　duller　than　any　other　star；　and　is　come　to　rise　betimes；　and　to　make　a　great　arch；　and　is　gone　quite　to　a　new　place　in　the　heavens　than　it　was　before：　　but　I　hope　in　a　clearer　night　something　more　will　be　seen。
  28th。　　To　Sir　W。　Pen's　to　his　Lady；　＇Margaret；　daughter　of　John　Jasper；　a　merchant　at　Rotterdam。＇　　who　is　a　well…looked；　fat；　short；　old　Dutch　woman；　but　one　that　hath　been　heretofore　pretty　handsome；　and　is　I　believe　very　discreet；　and　hath　more　wit　than　her　husband。
  31st。　　Public　matters　are　all　in　a　hurry　about　a　Dutch　warr。　　Our　preparations　great；　our　provocations　against　them　great；　and　after　all　our　presumption；　we　are　now　afraid　as　much　of　them；　as　we　lately　contemned　them。　　Every　thing　else　in　the　State　quiet；　blessed　be　God！　　My　Lord　Sandwich　at　sea　with　the　fleet　at　Portsmouth；　sending　some　about　to　cruise　for　taking　of　ships；　which　we　have　done　to　a　great　number。　　This　Christmas　I　judged　it　fit　to　look　over　all　my　papers　and　books；　and　to　tear　all　that　I　found　either　boyish　or　not　to　be　worth　keeping；　or　fit　to　be　seen；　if　it　should　please　God　to　take　me　away　suddenly　among　others；　I　found　these　two　or　three　notes；　which　I　thought　fit　to　keep。
  AGE　OF　MY　GRANDFATHER'S　CHILDREN
  Thomas；　1595。　Mary；　March　16；　1597。　Edith；　October　11；　1599。　John；　（my　Father；）　January　14；　1601。　My　father　and　mother　marryed　at　Newington；　in　Surry；　Oct；　15；　1626
  THEYR　CHILDREN'S　AGES。　Mary；　July　24；　1627。　　mort。　＇The　word　〃mort〃　must　have　been　in　some　instances　added　long　after　the　entry　was　first　made。＇　Paulina；　Sept。　18；　1628。　　mort。　Esther；　March　27；　1630。　　mort。　John；　January　16；　1631。　　mort。　Samuel；　Feb。　23；　1632。　＇To　this　name　is　affixed　the　following　note：Went　to　reside　in　Magd。　Coll。　Camb；　and　did　put　on　my　gown　first；　March　5　1650…1。＇　Thomas；　June　18；　1634。　　mort。　Sarah；　August　25；　1635。　　mort。　Jacob；　May　1；　1637。　　mort。　Robert；　Nov。　18；　1638。　　mort。　Paulina；　Oct。　18；　1640。　John；　Nov。　26；　1641。　　mort。　December　31；　1664。
  CHARMES。
  FOR　STENCHING　OF　BLOOD。
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