ch　was；　that　I　heard　of　nothing　said　or　done　by　my　Lord　Sandwich：　　but　he　tells　me　that　Mr。　Cowling；　my　Lord　Chamberlain's　secretary；　did　hear　the　King　say　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　bad　done　nobly　and　worthily。　　The　King；　it　seems；　is　much　troubled　at　the　fall　of　my　Lord　Falmouth；　but　I　do　not　meet　with　any　man　else　that　so　much　as　wishes　him　alive　again；　the　world　conceiving　him　a　man　of　too　much　pleasure　to　do　the　King　any　good；　or　offer　any　good　office　to　him。　　But　I　hear　of　all　hands　he　is　confessed　to　have　been　a　man　of　great　honour；　that　did　show　it　in　this　his　going　with　the　Duke；　the　most　that　ever　any　man　did。
  10th。　　In　the　evening　home　to　supper；　and　there；　to　my　great　trouble；　hear　that　the　plague　is　come　into　the　City　（though　it　hath　these　three　or　four　weeks　since　its　beginning　been　wholly　out　of　the　City）；　but　where　should　it　begin　but　in　my　good　friend　and　neighbour's；　Dr。　Burnett；　＇He　was　a　physician。＇　　in　Fanchurch　Street：　　which　in　both　points　troubles　me　mightily。
  11th。　　I　saw　poor　Dr。　Burnett's　door　shut；　but　he　hath；　I　hear；　gained　great　good…will　among　his　neighbours；　for　he　discovered　it　himself　first；　and　caused　himself　to　be　shut　up　of　his　own　accord：　　which　was　very　handsome。
  13th。　　At　noon　with　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　my　Lord　Mayor's　to　dinner；　where　much　company　in　a　little　room。　　His　name；　Sir　John　Lawrence。　　There　were　at　table　three　Sir　Richard　Brownes；　viz。：　he　of　the　Councill；　a　clerk；　and　the　Alderman；　and　his　son；　and　there　was　a　little　grandson　also　Richard；　who　will　hereafter　be　Sir　Richard　Browne。　　My　Lord　Mayor　very　respectfull　to　me。
  14th。　　I　met　with　Mr。　Cowling；　who　observed　to　me　how　he　finds　every　body　silent　in　the　praise　of　my　Lord　Sandwich；　to　set　up　the　Duke　and　the　Prince；　but　that　the　Duke　did　both　to　the　King　and　my　Lord　Chancellor　write　abundantly　of　my　Lord's　courage　and　service　and　I　this　day　met　with　a　letter　of　Captain　Ferrers；　wherein　he　tells　how　my　Lord　was　with　his　ship　in　all　the　heat　of　the　day；　and　did　most　worthily。　　To　Westminster；　and　there　saw　my　Lord　Marlborough　brought　to　be　buried；　several　Lords　of　the　Council　carrying　him；　and；　with　the　herald　in　some　state。　　This　day　the　News…book　（upon　Mr。　Moore's　showing　L'Estrange　Captain　Ferrers　letter）　did　do　my　Lord　Sandwich　great　right　as　to　the　late　victory。　　The　Duke　of　York　not　yet　come　to　town。　　The　town　grows　very　sickly；　and　people　to　be　afraid　of　it；　there　dying　this　last　week　of　the　plague　112；　from　43　the　week　before；　whereof　but　one　in　Fanchurch…streete；　and　one　in　Broad…streete；　by　the　Treasurer's　office。
  16th。　　After　dinner；　and　doing　some　business　at　the　office；　I　to　White　Hall；　where　the　Court　is　full　of　the　Duke　and　his　courtiers　returned　from　sea。　　All　fat　and　lusty；　and　ruddy　by　being　in　the　sun。　　I　kissed　his　hands；　and　we　waited　all　the　afternoon。　　By　and　by　saw　Mr。　Coventry；　which　rejoiced　my　very　heart。　　Anon　he　and　I；　from　all　the　rest　of　the　company；　walked　into　the　Matted　Gallery；　where　after　many　expressions　of　love；　we　fell　to　talk　of　business。　　Among　other　things；　how　my　Lord　Sandwich；　both　in　his　councils　and　personal　service；　hath　done　most　honourably　and　serviceably。　　Sir　J。　Lawson　is　come　to　Greenwich；　but　his　wound　in　his　knee　yet　very　bad。　　Jonas　Poole；　in　the　Vantguard；　did　basely；　so　as　to　be；　or　will　be；　turned　out　of　his　ship。　　Captain　Holmes　expecting　upon　Sansum's　death　to　be　made　Rear…admirall　to　the　Prince；　（but　Harman　is　put　in）　hath　delivered　up　to　the　Duke　his　commission；　which　the　Duke　took　and　tore。　　He　it　seems；　had　bid　the　Prince；　who　first　told　him　of　Holmes's　intention；　that　he　should　dissuade　him　from　it；　for　that　he　was　resolved　to　take　it　if　he　offered　it。　　Yet　Holmes　would　do　it；　like　a　rash；　proud　coxcombe。　　But　he　is　rich；　and　hath；　it　seems；　sought　an　occasion　of　leaving　the　service。　　Several　of　our　Captains　have　done　ill。　The　great　ships　are　the　ships　do　the　business；　they　quite；　deadening　the　enemy。　　They　run　away　upon　sight　of　the　Prince。　　It　is　strange　to　see　how　people　do　already　slight　Sir　William　Barkeley；　＇Killed　in　the　sea…fight　the　following　year。　　Vide　June　16；　1666。＇　　my　Lord　FitzHarding's　brother；　who；　three　months　since；　was　the　delight　of　the　Court。　　Captain　Smith　of　the　Mary　the　Duke　talks　mightily　of；　and　some　great　thing　will　be　done　for　him。　　Strange　to　hear　how　the　Dutch　do　relate；　as　the　Duke　says；　that　they　are　the　conquerors；　and　bonfires　are　made　in　Dunkirke　in　their　behalf；　though　a　clearer　victory　can　never　be　expected。　Mr。　Coventry　thinks　they　cannot　have　lost　less　than　6000　men；　and　we　not　dead　above　200；　and　wounded　about　400；　in　all　about　600。　Captain　Grove；　the　Duke　told　us　this　day；　hath　done　the　basest　thing　at　Lowestoffe；　in　hearing　of　the　guns；　and　could　not　（as　others）　be　got　out；　but　staid　there；　for　which　he　will　be　tried；　and　is　reckoned　a　prating　coxcombe；　and　of　no　courage。
  17th。　　It　struck　me　very　deep　this　afternoon　going　with　a　hackney　coach　from　Lord　Treasurer's　down　Holborne；　the　coachman　I　found　to　drive　easily　and　easily；　at　last　stood　still；　and　come　down　hardly　able　to　stand；　and　told　me　that　he　was　suddenly　struck　very　sick；　and　almost　blind；　he　could　not　see；　so　I　light　and　went　into　another　coach；　with　a　sad　heart　for　the　poor　man　and　for　myself　also；　lest　he　should　have　been　struck　with　the　plague。　Sir　John　Lawson；　I　hear；　is　worse　than　yesterday：　　the　King　went　to　see　him　to…day　most；　kindly。　　It　seems　his　wound　is　not　very　bad；　but　he　hath　a　fever；　a　thrush　and　a　hick…up；　all　three　together；　which　are；　it　seems；　very　bad　symptoms。
  20th。　　Thankes…giving…day　for　victory　over　the　Dutch。　　To　the　Dolphin　Taverne；　where　all　we　officers　of　the　Navy　met　with　the　Commissioners　of　the　Ordnance　by　agreement；　and　dined：　　where　good　musique　at　my　direction。　　Our　club　come　to　34s。　a　man；　nine　of　us。　　By　water　to　Fox…hall；　and　there　walked　an　hour　alone；　observing　the　several　humours　of　the　citizens　that　were　there　this　holy…day；　pulling　off　cherries；　and　God　knows　what。　　This　day　I　informed　myself　that　there　died　four　of　five　at　Westminster　of　the　plague；　in　several　houses　upon　Sunday　last；　in　Bell…Alley；　over　against　the　Palace…gate：　　yet　people　do　think　that　the　number　will　be　fewer　in　the　town　than　it　was　the　last　week。　　The　Dutch　are　come　out　again　with　20　sail　under　Banker；　supposed　gone　to　the　Northward　to　meet　their　East　India　fleet。
  21st。　　I　find　our　tallys　will　not　be　money　in　less　than　sixteen　months；　which　is　a　sad　thing　for　the　King　to　pay　all　that　interest　for　every　penny　he　spends；　and；　which　is　strange；　the　goldsmiths　with　whom　I　spoke；　do　declare　that　they　will　not　be　moved　to　part　with　money　upon　the　increase　of　their　consideration　of　ten　per　cent；　which　they　have。　　I　find　all　the　town　almost　going　out　of　town；　the　coaches　and　waggons　being　all　full　of　people　going　into　the　country。
  23rd。　　To　a　Committee　for　Tangier；　where　unknown　to　me　comes　my　Lord　of　Sandwich；　who；　it　seems；　come　to　town　last　night。　　After　the　Committee　was　up；　my　Lord　Sandwich　did　take　me　aside　in　the　robe…chamber；　telling　me　how　much　the　Duke　and　Mr。　Coventry　did；　both　in　the　fleet　and　here；　make　of　him；　and　that　in　some　opposition　to　the　Prince；　and　as　a　more　private　message；　he　told　me　that　he　hath　been　with　them　both　when　they　have　made　sport　of　the　Prince　and　laughed　at　him：　　yet　that　all　the　discourse　of　the　town；　and　the　printed　relation；　should　not　give　him　one　word　of　honour　my　Lord　thinks　very　strange；　he　assuring　me；　that　though　by　accident　the　Prince　was　in　the　van　in　the　beginning　of　the　fight　for　the　first　pass；　yet　all　the　rest　of　the　day　my　Lord　was　in　the　van；　and　continued　so。　　That　notwithstanding　all　this　noise　of　the　Prince；　he　had　hardly　a　shot　in　his　side　or　a　man　killed；　whereas　he　above　30　in　her　hull；　and　not　one　mast　whole　nor　yard：　　but　the　most　battered　ship　of　the　fleet；　and　lost　most　men；　saving　Captain　Smith　of　the　Mary。　　That　the　most　the　Duke　did　was　almost　out　of　gun…shot：　　but　that；　indeed；　the　Duke　did　come　up　to　my　Lord's　rescue　after　he　had　a　great　while　fought　with　four　of　them。　　How　poorly　Sir　John　Lawson　performed；　notwithstanding　all　that　was　said　of　him；　and　how　his　ship　turned　out　of　the　way　while　Sir　J。　Lawson　himself　was　upon　the　deck；　to　the　endangering　of　the　whole　fleet。　　From　that　discourse　my　Lord　did　begin　to　tell　me　how　much　he　was　concerned　to　dispose　of　his　children；　and　would　have　my　advice　and　help；　and　propounded　to　match　my　Lady　Jemimah　to　Sir　G。　Carteret's　eldest　son；　＇Philip　Carteret；　afterwards　knighted。　　He　perished　on　board　Lord　Sandwich's　flag　ship　at　the　battle　of　Solebay。＇　　which　I　approved　of；　and　did　undertake　the　speaking　with　him　about　it　as　from　myself；　which　my　Lord　liked。　　Home　by　hackney…coach；　which　is　become　a　very　dangerous　passage　now…a…days；　the　sickness　encreasing　mightily。
  24th。　　To　Dr。　Clerke's；　and　there　I　in　the　best　manner　I　could；　broke　my　errand　about　a　match　between　Sir　G。　Carteret's　eldest　son　and　my　Lord　Sandwich's　eldest　daughter；　which　he　（as　I　knew　he　would）　took　with　great　content：　　and　he　did　undertake　to　find　out　Sir　George　this　morning；　and　put　the　business　in　execution；　So　I　to　White　Hall；　where　I　with　Creed　and　Povy　attended　my　Lord　Treasurer；　and　did　prevail　with　him　to　let　us　have　an　assignment　for　15　or　20；000l。　which；　I