tide　of　ebb　so　far　spent　as　the　horse…boat　could　not　get　off　on　the　other　side　the　river　to　bring　away　the　coach。　　So　we　were　fain　to　stay　there　in　the　unlucky　Isle　of　Doggs；　in　a　chill　place；　the　morning　cool；　and　wind　fresh；　above　two　if　not　three　hours　to　our　great　discontent。　　Yet　being　upon　a　pleasant　errand；　and　seeing　that　it　could　not　be　helped；　we　did　bear　it　very　patiently；　and　it　was　worth　my　observing；　to　see　how　upon　these　two　scores；　Sir　G。　Carteret；　the　most　passionate　man　in　the　world；　and　that　was　in　greatest　haste　to　be　gone；　did　bear　with　it；　and　very　pleasant　all　the　while；　at　least　not　troubled　much　so　as　to　fret　and　storm　at　it。　　Anon　the　coach　comes：　　in　the　mean　time　there　coming　a　news　thither　with　his　horse　to　go　over；　that　told　us　he　did　come　from　Islington　this　morning；　and　that　Proctor　the　vintner　of　the　Miter　in　Wood…street；　and　his　son；　are　dead　this　morning　there；　of　the　plague；　he　having　laid　out　abundance　of　money　there；　and　was　the　greatest　vintner　for　some　time　in　London　for　great　entertainments。　　We；　fearing　the　canonicall　hour　would　be　past　before　we　got　thither；　did　with　a　great　deal　of　unwillingness　send　away　the　licence　and　wedding…ring。　　So　that　when　we　come；　though　we　drove　hard　with　six　horses；　yet　we　found　them　gone　from　home；　and　going　towards　the　church；　met　them　coming　from　church；　which　troubled　us。　　But；　however；　that　trouble　was　soon　over；　hearing　it　was　well　done：　　they　being　both　in　their　old　clothes；　my　Lord　Crewe　giving　her；　there　being　three　coach　fulls　of　them。　The　young　lady　mighty　sad；　which　troubled　me；　but　yet　I　think　it　was　only　her　gravity　in　a　little　greater　degree　than　usual。　　All　saluted　her；　but　I　did　not　till　my　Lady　Sandwich　did　ask　me　whether　I　had　saluted　her　or　no。　　So　to　dinner；　and　very　merry　we　were；　but　in　such　a　sober　way　as　never　almost　any　thing　was　in　so　great　families：　　but　it　was　much　better。　　After　dinner　company　divided；　some　to　cards；　others　to　talk。　　My　Lady　Sandwich　and　I　up　to　settle　accounts；　and　pay　her　some　money。　　And　mighty　kind　she　is　to　me；　and　would　fain　have　had　me　gone　down　for　company　with　her　to　Hinchingbroke；　but　for　my　life　I　cannot。　　At　night　to　supper；　and　so　to　talk；　and　which；　methought；　was　the　most　extraordinary　thing；　all　of　us　to　prayers　as　usual；　and　the　young　bride　and　bridegroom　too：　　and　so　after　prayers　soberly　to　bed；　only　I　got　into　the　bridegroom's　chamber　while　he　undressed　himself；　and　there　was　very　merry；　till　he　was　called　to　the　bride's　chamber；　and　into　bed　they　went。　　I　kissed　the　bride　in　bed；　and　so　the　curtaines　drawne　with　the　greatest　gravity　that　could　be；　and　so　good　night。　　But　the　modesty　and　gravity　of　this　business　was　so　decent；　that　it　was　to　me　indeed　ten　times　more　delightful　than　if　it　had　been　twenty　times　more　merry　and　jovial。　　Thus　I　ended　this　month　with　the　greatest　joy　that　ever　I　did　any　in　my　life；　because　I　have　spent　the　greatest　part　of　it　with　abundance　of　joy；　and　honour；　and　pleasant　journeys；　and　brave　entertainments；　and　without　cost　of　money；　and　at　last　live　to　see　the　business　ended　with　great　content；　on　all　sides。　　Thus　we　end　this　month；　as　I　said；　after　the　greatest　glut　of　content　that　ever　I　had；　only　under　some　difficulty　because　of　the　plague；　which　grows　mightily　upon　us；　the　last　week　being　about　1700　or　1800　of　the　plague。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　at　sea　with　a　fleet　of　about　100　sail；　to　the　Northward；　expecting　De　Ruyter；　or　the　Dutch　East　India　fleet。　　My　Lord　Hinchingbroke　coming　over　from　France；　and　will　meet　his　sister　at　Scott's…hall。　　Myself　having　obliged　both　these　families　in　this　business　very　much；　as　both　my　Lady　and　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　his　Lady　do　confess　exceedingly；　and　the　latter　do　also　now　call　me　cozen；　which　I　am　glad　of。　　So　God　preserve　us　all　friends　long；　and　continue　health　among　us。
  AUGUST　3；　1665。　　To　Dagenhams。　　All　the　way　people；　citizens；　walking　to　and　fro；　enquire　how　the　plague　is　in　the　City　this　week　by　the　Bill；　which　by　chance；　at　Greenwich；　I　had　heard　was　2020　of　the　plague；　and　3000　and　odd　of　all　diseases。　　By　and　by　met　my　Lord　Crewe　returning；　Mr。　Marr　telling　me　by　the　way　how　a　maid…servant　of　Mr。　John　Wright's　（who　lives　thereabouts）　falling　sick　of　the　plague；　she　was　removed　to　an　out…house；　and　a　nurse　appointed　to　look　to　her；　who；　being　once　absent；　the　maid　got　out　of　the　house　at　the　window；　and　run　away。　　The　nurse　coming　and　knocking；　and　having　no　answer；　believed　she　was　dead；　and　went　and　told　Mr。　Wright　so；　who　and　his　lady　were　in　great　strait　what　to　do　to　get　her　buried。　　At　last　resolved　to　go　to　Burntwood；　hard　by；　being　in　the　parish；　and　there　get　people　to　do　it。　　But　they　would　not；　so　he　went　home　full　of　trouble；　and　in　the　way　met　the　wench　walking　over　the　common；　which　frighted　him　worse　than　before；　and　was　forced　to　send　people　to　take　her；　which　he　did；　and　they　got　one　of　the　pest　coaches　and　put　her　into　it　to　carry　her　to　a　pest　house。　　And　passing　in　a　narrow　lane；　Sir　Anthony　Browne　＇He　commanded　a　troop　of　horse　in　the　Train…bands。　　1662。＇　　with　his　brother　and　some　friends　in　the　coach；　met　this　coach　with　the　curtains　drawn　close。　　The　brother　being　a　young　man；　and　believing　there　might　be　some　lady　in　it　that　would　not　be　seen；　and　the　way　being　narrow；　he　thrust　his　head　out　of　his　own　into　her　coach；　and　to　look；　and　there　saw　somebody　look　very　ill；　and　in　a　sick　dress；　and　stunk　mightily；　which　the　coachman　also　cried　out　upon。　　And　presently　they　come　up　to　some　people　that　stood　looking　after　it；　and　told　our　gallants　that　it　was　a　maid　of　Mr。　Wright's　carried　away　sick　of　the　plague；　which　put　the　young　gentle　man　into　a　fright　had　almost　cost　him　his　life；　but　is　now　well　again。
  5th。　　I　am　told　of　a　great　ryott　upon　Thursday　last　in　Cheapside；　Colonel　Danvers；　a　delinquent；　having　been　taken；　and　in　his　way　to　the　Tower　was　rescued　from　the　captain　of　the　guard；　and　carried　away；　one　only　of　the　rescuers　being　taken。
  8th。　　To　my　office　a　little；　and　then　to　the　Duke　of　Albemarle's　about　some　business。　　The　streets　empty　all　the　way；　now　even　in　London；　which　is　a　sad　sight。　　And　to　Westminster　Hall；　where　talking；　hearing　very　sad　stories　from　Mrs。　Mumford；　among　others；　of　Mr。　Michell's　son's　family。　　And　poor　Will；　that　used　to　sell　us　ale　at　the　Hall…door；　his　wife　and　three　children　died；　all；　I　think；　in　a　day。　　So　home　through　the　City　again；　wishing　I　may　have　taken　no　ill　in　going；　but　I　will　go；　I　think；　no　more　thither。　　The　news　of　De　Ruyter's　coming　home　is　certain；　and　told　to　the　great　disadvantage　of　our　fleet；　and　the　praise　of　De　Ruyter；　but　it　cannot　be　helped。
  10th。　　By　and　by　to　the　office；　where　we　sat　all　the　morning；　in　great　trouble　to　see　the　Bill　this　week　rise　so　high；　to　above　4000　in　all；　and　of　them　above　3000　of　the　plague。　　Home；　to　draw　over　anew　my　will；　which　I　had　bound　myself　by　oath　to　dispatch　by　tomorrow　night；　the　town　growing　so　unhealthy；　that　a　man　cannot　depend　upon　living　two　days。
  12th。　　The　people　die　so；　that　now　it　seems　they　are　fain　to　carry　the　dead　to　be　buried　by　day…light；　the　nights　not　sufficing　to　do　it　in。　　And　my　Lord　Mayor　commands　people　to　be　within　at　nine　at　night　all；　as　they　say；　that　the　sick　may　have　liberty　to　go　abroad　for　ayre。　　There　is　one　also　dead　out　of　one　of　our　ships　at　Deptford；　which　troubles　us　mightily；　the　Providence；　fire…ship；　which　was　just　fitted　to　go　to　sea。　　But　they　tell　me　to…day　no　more　sick　on　board。　　And　this　day　W。　Bodham　tells　me　that　one　is　dead　at　Woolwich；　not　far　from　the　Rope…yard。　　I　am　told；　too；　that　a　wife　of　one　of　the　groomes　at　Court；　is　dead　at　Salisbury；　so　that　the　King　and　Queene　are　speedily　to　be　all　gone　to　Milton；　So　God　preserve　us！
  15th。　　It　was　dark　before　I　could　get　home；　and　so　land　at　Church…yard　stairs；　where；　to　my　great　trouble；　I　met　a　dead　corps　of　the　plague；　in　the　narrow　ally　just　bringing　down　a　little　pair　of　stairs。　　But　I　thank　God　I　was　not　much　disturbed　at　it。　　However；　I　shall　beware　of　being　late　abroad　again。
  16th。　　To　the　Exchange；　where　I　have　not　been　a　great　while。　But；　Lord！　　how　sad　a　sight　it　is　to　see　the　streets　empty　of　people；　and　very　few　upon　the　'Change。　　Jealous　of　every　door　that　one　sees　shut　up；　lest　it　should　be　the　plague；　and　about　us　two　shops　in　three；　if　not　more；　generally　shut　up。　　This　day　I　had　the　ill　news　from　Dagenhams；　that　my　poor　Lord　of　Hinchingbroke　his　indisposition　is　turned　to　the　small…pox。　　Poor　gentleman　that　he　should　be　come　from　France　so　soon　to　fall　sick；　and　of　that　disease　too；　when　he　should　be　gone　to　see　a　fine　lady；　his　mistress。　　I　am　most　heartily　sorry　for　it。
  18th。　　To　Sheernesse；　where　we　walked　up　and　down；　laying　out　the　ground　to　be　taken　in　for　a　yard　to　lay　provisions　for　cleaning　and　repairing　of　ships；　and　a　most　proper　place　it　is　for　the　purpose。
  19th。　　Come　letters　from　the　King　and　Lord　Arlington；　for　the　removal　of　our　office　to　Greenwich。　　I　also　wrote　letters；　and　made　myself　ready　to　go　to　Sir　G。　Carteret；　at　Windsor；　and　having　borrowed　a　horse　of　Mr。　Blackbrough；　sent　him　to　wait　for　me　at　the　Duke　of　Albemarle's　door：　　when；　on　a　sudden；　a　letter　comes　to　us　from　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　to　tell　us　that　the　fleet　is　all　come　back　to　Sole