。　　＇This　statement　of　a　total　prohibition　of　all　trade；　and　for　so　long　a　period　as　eighteen　months；　by　a　government　so　essentially　commercial　as　that　of　the　United　Provinces　seems　extraordinary。　　The　fact；　as　I　am　informed；　was；　that　when　in　the　beginning　of　the　year　1665　the　States　General　saw　that　the　war　with　England　was　become　inevitable；　they　took　several　vigorous　measures；　and　determined　to　equip　a　formidable　fleet；　and　with　a　view　to　obtain　a　sufficient　number　of　men　to　man　it；　prohibited　all　navigation；　especially　in　the　great　and　small　fisheries　as　they　were　then　called；　and　in　the　Whale　fishery。　　This　measure　appears　to　have　resembled　the　embargoes　so　commonly　resorted　to　in　this　country　on　similar　occasions；　rather　than　a　total　prohibition　of　trade。＇
  27th。　　Mr。　Slingsby；　a　very　ingenious　person　about　the　Mint；　tells　me　that　the　money　passing　up　and　down　in　business　is　700；000l。　　He　also　made　me　fully　understand　that　the　old　law　of　prohibiting　bullion　to　be　exported；　is；　and　ever　was　a　folly　and　an　injury；　rather　than　good。
  FEBRUARY　3；　1664…65。　　To　visit　my　Lady　Sandwich；　and　she　discoursed　largely　to　me　her　opinion　of　a　match；　if　it　could　be　thought　fit　by　my　Lord；　for　my　Lady　Jemimah；　with　Sir　G。　Carteret's　eldest　son；　but　I　doubt　he　hath　yet　no　settled　estate　in　land。　　But　I　will　inform　myself；　and　give　her　my　opinion。　Then　Mrs。　Pickering　（after　private　discourse　ended；　we　going　into　the　other　room）　did；　at　my　Lady's　command；　tell　me　the　manner　of　a　masquerade　before　the　King　and　the　Court　the　other　day。　　Where　six　women　（my　Lady　Castlermaine　and　Duchesse　of　Monmouth　being　two　of　them；）　and　six　men；　（the　Duke　of　Monmouth　and　Lord　Avon　and　Monsieur　Blanfort；　＇Lewis　Duras；　Marquis　de　Blanquefort；　naturalized　17th　Charles　II。；　and　created　Baron　Duras　1672　and　K。G。　by　James　II。；　whom　he　had　attended　in　the　sea…fight　1665；　as　Captain　of　the　guard。＇　　being　three　of　them）　in　vizards；　but　most　rich　and　antique　dresses；　did　dance　admirably　and　most　gloriously。　　God　give　us　cause　to　continue　the　mirth！
  4th。　　I　to　the　Sun　behind　the　'Change；　to　dinner　to　my　Lord　Belasses；　He　told　us　a　very　handsome　passage　of　the　King's　sending　him　his　message　about　holding　out　the　town　of　Newarke；　of　which　he　was　then　governor　for　the　King。　　This　message　he　sent　in　a　slugg…bullet；　being　writ　in　cipher；　and　wrapped　up　in　lead　and　sealed。　　So　the　messenger　come　to　my　Lord　and　told　him　he　had　a　message　from　the　King；　but　it　was　yet　in　his　belly；　so　they　did　give　him　some　physick；　and　out　it　come。　　This　was　a　month　before　the　King's　flying　to　the　Scots；　and　therein　he　told　him　that　at　such　a　day；　the　3rd　or　6th　of　May；　he　should　hear　of　his　being　come　to　the　Scots；　being　assured　by　the　King　of　France　that　in　coming　to　them　he　should　be　used　with　all　the　liberty；　honour；　and　safety；　that　could　be　desired。　　And　at　the　just　day　he　did　come　to　the　Scots。　　He　told　us　another　odd　passage：　　how　the　King　having　newly　put　out　Prince　Rupert　of　his　generalship；　upon　some　miscarriage　at　Bristol；　and　Sir　Richard　Willis　of　his　governorship　of　Newarke；　at　the　entreaty　of　the　gentry　of　the　County；　and　put　in　my　Lord　Bellasses；　the　great　officers　of　the　King's　army　mutinyed；　and　come　in　that　manner　with　swords　drawn；　into　the　market…place　of　the　town　where　the　King　was；　which　the　King　hearing　says；　〃I　must　horse。〃　　And　there　himself　personally；　when　everybody　expected　they　should　have　been　opposed；　the　King　come；　and　cried　to　the　head　of　the　mutineers；　which　was　Prince　Rupert；　〃Nephew　I　command　you　to　be　gone。〃　　So　the　Prince；　in　all　his　fury　and　discontent；　withdrew；　and　his　company　scattered。
  6th。　　One　of　the　coldest　days；　all　say；　they　ever　felt　in　England。
  9th。　　Sir　William　Petty　tells　me　that　Mr。　Barlow　＇Mr。　Pepys'　predecessor　as　Clerk　of　the　acts；　to　whom　he　paid　part　of　the　salary。＇　is　dead；　for　which；　God　knows　my　heart；　I　could　be　as　sorry　as　is　possible　for　one　to　be　for　a　stranger；　by　whose　death　he　gets　100l。　per　annum。
  12th。　　To　Church　to　St。　Lawrence　to　hear　Dr。　Wilkins；　the　great　scholar；　for　curiosity；　I　having　never　heard　him：　　but　was　not　satisfied　with　him　at　all。
  15th。　　At　noon；　with　Creed　to　the　Trinity…house；　where　a　very　good　dinner　among　the　old　jokers；　and　an　extraordinary　discourse　of　the　manner　of　the　loss　of　the　Royall　Oake　coming　home　from　Bantam；　upon　the　rocks　of　Scilly。　　Thence　with　Creed　to　Gresham　College；　where　I　had　been　by　Mr。　Povy　the　last　week　proposed　to　be　admitted　a　member；　and　was　this　day　admitted；　by　signing　a　book　and　being　taken　by　the　hand　by　the　President；　my　Lord　Brouncker；　and　some　words　of　admittance　said　to　me。　　But　it　is　a　most　acceptable　thing　to　hear　their　discourse；　and　see　their　experiments；　which　were　this　day　on　fire；　and　how　it　goes　out　in　a　place　where　the　ayre　is　not　free；　and　sooner　out　where　the　ayre　is　exhausted；　which　they　showed　by　an　engine　on　purpose。　　After　this　being　done；　they　to　the　Crown　Tavern；　behind　the　'Change；　and　there　my　Lord　and　most　of　the　company　to　a　club　supper；　Sir　P。　Neale；　＇Sir　Paul　Neile；　of　White　Waltham；　Berks；　eldest　son　to　Neile；　Archbishop　of　York。＇　　Sir　R。　Murrey；　＇One　of　the　Founders　of　the　Royal　Society；　made　a　Privy　Counsellor　for　Scotland　after　the　Restoration。＇　　Dr。　Clerke；　Dr。　Whistler；　＇Daniel　Whistler；　Fellow　of　Merton　College；　took　the　degree　of　M。D。　at　Leyden；　1645；　and　after　practising　in　London；　went　as　Physician　to　the　Embassy；　with　Bulstrode　Whitlock；　into　Sweden。　　On　his　return　he　became　Fellow；　and　at　length　President；　of　the　College　of　Physicians。　　Ob。　1684。＇　　Dr。　Goddard；　＇Jonathan　Goddard；　M。D。；　F。R。S。　　He　had　been　Physician　to　Cromwell。＇　　and　others；　of　the　most　eminent　worth。　　Above　all；　Mr。　Boyle　was　at　the　meeting；　and　above　him　Mr。　Hooke；　who　is　the　most；　and　promises　the　least；　of　any　man　in　the　world　that　ever　I　saw。　　Here　excellent　discourse　till　ten　at　night；　and　then　home。
  17th。　　Povy　tells　me　how　my　Lord　Barkeley　will　say　openly；　that　he　hath　fought　more　set　fields　than　any　man　in　England　hath　done。
  18th。　　At　noon；　to　the　Royall　Oak　taverne　in　Lombard　Street；　where　Sir　William　Petty　and　the　owners　of　the　double…bottomed　boat　（the　Experiment）　did　entertain　my　Lord　Brouncker；　Sir　A。　Murrey；　myself；　and　others；　with　marrow　bones；　and　a　chine　of　beef　of　the　victuals　they　have　made　for　this　ship；　and　excellent　company　and　good　discourse：　　but；　above　all；　I　do　value　Sir　William　Petty。　　Thence　home；　and　took　my　Lord　Sandwich's　draught　of　the　harbour　of　Portsmouth　down　to　Ratcliffe；　to　one　Burston；　to　make　a　plate　for　the　King；　and　another　for　the　Duke；　and　another　for　himself；　which　will　be　very　neat。
  20th。　　Rode　into　the　beginning　of　my　Lord　Chancellor's　new　house；　near　St。　James's；　which　common　people　have　already　called　Dunkirke…house；　from　their　opinion　of　having　a　good　bribe　for　the　selling　of　that　towne。　　And　very　noble　I　believe　it　will　be。　Near　that　is　my　Lord　Barkeley　beginning　another　one　side；　and　Sir　J。　Denham　on　the　other。
  21st。　　My　Lady　Sandwich　tells　me　how　my　Lord　Castlemaine　is　coming　over　from　France；　and　is　believed　will　soon　be　made　friends　with　his　Lady　again。　　What　mad　freaks　the　Mayds　of　Honour　at　Court　have：　　that　Mrs。　Jenings；　　one　of　the　Dutchesse's　maids；　the　other　day　dressed　herself　like　an　orange　wench；　and　went　up　and　down　and　cried　oranges；　till　falling　down；　or　by　some　accident　her　fine　shoes　were　discerned；　and　she　put　to　a　great　deal　of　shame；　that　such　as　these　tricks　being　ordinary；　and　worse　among　them；　thereby　few　will　venture　upon　them　for　wives：　my　Lady　Castlemaine　will　in　merriment　say；　that　her　daughter　（not　above　a　year　old　or　two）　will　be　the　first　mayd　in　the　Court　that　will　be　married。　　＇Frances；　daughter　of　Richard　Jennings；　Esq。；　of　Sandridge；　near　St。　Alban's；　and　eldest　sister　of　Sarah；　Duchess　of　Marlborough；　married　1st；　George　Hamilton；　afterwards　knighted；　and　in　the　French　service；　and　2ndly；　Richard　Talbot；　Created　Duke　of　Tyrconnel。　　　She　died　in　Ireland；　1730。　　The　anecdote　here　related　will　be　found　in　the　〃Memoires　de　Grammont。〃＇　　This　day　my　Lord　Sandwich　writ　me　word　from　the　Downes；　that　he　is　like　to　be　in　town　this　week。
  22nd。　　At　noon　to　the　'Change；　busy；　where　great　talk　of　a　Dutch　ship　in　the　North　put　on　shore；　and　taken　by　a　troop　of　horse。
  25th。　　At　noon　to　the　'Change；　where　just　before　I　come；　the　Swede　that　had　told　the　King　and　the　Duke　so　boldly　a　great　lie　of　the　Dutch　flinging　our　men　back　to　back　into　the　sea　at　Guinny；　so　particularly；　and　readily；　and　confidently；　was　whipt；　round　the　'Change：　　he　confessing　it　a　lie；　and　that　he　did　it　in　hopes　to　get　something。
  27th。　　We　to　a　Committee　of　the　Council　to　discourse　concerning　pressing　of　men；　but　Lord！　　how　they　meet；　never　sit　down：　　one　comes；　now　another　goes；　then　comes　another；　one　complaining　that　nothing　is　done；　another　swearing　that　he　hath　been　there　these　two　hours　and　nobody　come。　　At　last　my　Lord　Annesly　＇Created　Earl　of　Anglesea。＇　　says；　〃I　think　we　must　be　forced　to　get　the　King　to　come　to　every　committee；　for　I　do　not　see　that　we　do　any　thing　at　any　time　but　when　he　is　here。〃　And　I　believe　he　said　the　truth：　and　very　constant　he　is　on　council…days；　which　his　predecessors；　it　seems；　very　rarely　were。　　To　Sir　Philip　Warwick's；　and　there　he　did　contract　with　me　a　kind