here　being　now　no　observation　of　shutting　up　of　houses　infected；　that　to　be　sure　we　do　converse　and　meet　with　people　that　have　the　plague　upon　them。　　I　spent　some　thoughts　upon　the　occurrences　of　this　day；　giving　matter　for　as　much　content　on　one　hand　and　melancholy　on　another；　as　any　day　in　all　my　life。　　For　the　first；　the　finding　of　my　money　and　plate；　and　all　safe　at　London；　and　speeding　in　my　business　of　money　this　day。　　The　hearing　of　this　good　news　to　such　excess；　after　so　great　a　despair　of　my　Lord's　doing　any　thing　this　year；　adding　to　that；　the　decrease　of　500　and　more；　which　is　the　first　decrease　we　have　yet　had　in　the　sickness　since　it　begun：　　and　great　hopes　that　the　next　week　it　will　be　greater。　　Then；　on　the　other　side；　my　finding　that　though　the　Bill　in　general　is　abated；　yet　the　City　within　the　walls　is　encreased；　and　likely　to　continue　so；　and　is　close　to　our　house　there。　　My　meeting　dead　corpses　of　the　plague；　carried　to　be　buried　close　to　me　at　noon…day　through　the　City　in　Fanchurch…　street。　　To　see　a　person　sick　of　the　sores；　carried　close　by　me　by　Gracechurch　in　a　hackney…coach。　　My　finding　the　Angel　tavern；　at　the　lower　end　of　Tower…bill；　shut　up；　and　more　than　that；　the　alehouse　at　the　Tower…stairs；　and　more　than　that；　that　the　person　was　then　dying　of　the　plague　when　I　was　last　there；　a　little　while　ago；　at　night。　　To　hear　that　poor　Payne；　my　waiter；　had　buried　a　child；　and　is　dying　himself。　　To　hear　that　a　labourer　I　sent　but　the　other　day　to　Dagenhams；　to　know　how　they　did　there；　is　dead　of　the　plague；　and　that　one　of　my　own　watermen；　that　carried　me　daily；　fell　sick　as　soon　as　he　had　landed　me　on　Friday　morning　last；　when　I　had　been　all　night　upon　the　water；　（and　I　believe　he　did　get　his　infection　that　day　at　Brainford）　and　is　now　dead　of　the　plague。　　To　hear　that　Captain　Lambert　and　Cuttle　are　killed　in　the　taking　these　ships；　and　that　Mr。　Sidney　Montague　is　sick　of　a　desperate　fever　at　my　Lady　Carteret's；　at　Scott's…hall。　　To　hear　that　Mr。　Lewes　hath　another　daughter　sick。　And；　lastly；　that　both　my　servants；　W。　Hewer；　and　Tom　Edwards；　have　lost　their　fathers；　both　in　St。　Sepulchre's　parish　of　the　plague　this　week；　do　put　me　into　great　apprehension　of　melancholy；　and　with　good　reason。
  17th。　　To　Gravesend　in　the　Bezan　Yacht；　and　there　come　to　anchor　for　all　night。
  18th。　　By　break　of　day　we　come　to　within　sight　of　the　fleet；　which　was　a　very　fine　thing　to　behold；　being　above　100　ships；　great　and　small；　with　the　flag　ships　of　each　squadron；　distinguished　by　their　several　flags　on　their　main；　fore；　or　mizen　masts。　　Among　others；　the　Soveraigne；　Charles；　and　Prince；　in　the　last　of　which　my　Lord　Sandwich　was。　　And　so　we　come　on　board；　and　we　and　my　Lord　Sandwich　newly　up　in　his　night…gown　very　well。　　He　received　us　kindly；　telling　us　the　state　of　the　fleet；　lacking　provisions；　having　no　beer　at　all；　nor　have　had　most　of　them　these　three　weeks　or　month；　and　but　few　days'　dry　provisions。　　and　indeed　he　tells　us　that　he　believes　no　fleet　was　ever　set　to　sea　in　so　ill　condition　of　provision；　as　this　was　when　it　went　out　last。　　He　did　inform　us　in　the　business　of　Bergen；　so　as　to　let　us　see　how　the　judgment　of　the　world　is　not　to　be　depended　on　in　things　they　know　not；　it　being　a　place　just　wide　enough；　and　not　so　much　hardly；　for　ships　to　go　through　to　it；　the　yard…armes　sticking　in　the　very　rocks。　　He　do　not；　upon　his　best　enquiry；　find　reason　to　except　against　any　part　of　the　management　of　the　business　by　Teddiman；　he　having　staid　treating　no　longer　than　during　the　night；　whiles　he　was　fitting　himself　to　fight；　bringing　his　ship　a…breast；　and　not　a　quarter　of　an　hour　longer；　（as　it　is　said）；　nor　could　more　ships　have　been　brought　to　play；　as　is　thought。　　Nor　could　men　be　landed；　there　being　10；000　men　effectively　always　in　armes　of　the　Danes；　nor；　says　he；　could　we　expect　more　from　the　Dane　than　he　did；　it　being　impossible　to　set　fire　on　the　ships　but　it　must　burn　the　towne。　But　that　wherein　the　Dane　did　amisse；　is　that　he　did　assist　them；　the　Dutch；　all　the　time；　while　he　was　treating　with　us；　when　he　should　have　been　newtrall　to　us　both。　　But；　however；　he　did　demand　but　the　treaty　of　us；　which　is；　that　we　should　not　come　with　more　than　five　ships。　　A　flag　of　truce　is　said；　and　confessed　by　my　Lord；　that　he　believes　it　was　hung　out；　but　while　they　did　hang　it　out；　they　did　shoot　at　us；　so　that　it　was　not　seen；　or　perhaps　they　would　not　cease　upon　sight　of　it；　while　they　continued　actually　in　action　against　us。　　But　the　main　thing　my　Lord　wonders　at；　and　condemns　the　Dane　for；　is；　that　the　blockhead；　who　is　so　much　in　debt　to　the　Hollander；　having　now　a　treasure　more　by　much　than　all　his　Crowne　was　worth；　and　that　which　would　for　ever　have　beggared　the　Hollander；　should　not　take　this　time　to　break　with　the　Hollander；　and　thereby　pay　his　debt　which　must　have　been　forgiven　him；　and　have　got　the　greatest　treasure　into　his　hands　that　ever　was　together　in　the　world。　　By　and　by　my　Lord　took　me　aside　to　discourse　of　his　private　matters；　who　was　very　free　with　me　touching　the　ill　condition　of　the　fleet　that　it　hath　been　in；　and　the　good　fortune　that　he　hath　had；　and　nothing　else　that　these　prizes　are　to　be　imputed　to。　　He　also　talked　with　me　about　Mr。　Coventry's　dealing　with　him　in　sending　Sir　W。　Pen　away　before　him；　which　was　not　fair　nor　kind；　but　that　he　hath　mastered　and　cajoled　Sir　W。　Pen；　that　he　hath　been　able　to　do　nothing　in　the　fleet；　but　been　obedient　to　him；　but　withal　tells　me　he　is　a　man　that　is　but　of　very　mean　parts；　and　a　fellow　not　to　be　lived　with；　so　false　and　base　he　is；　which　I　know　well　enough　to　be　true；　and　did；　as　I　had　formerly　done；　give　my　Lord　my　knowledge　of　him。　　By　and　by　was　called　a　Council　of　Warr　on　board；　when　comes　Sir　W。　Pen　there；　and　Sir　Christopher　Mings；　＇The　son　of　a　shoemaker；　bred　to　the　sea　service；　and　rose　to　the　rank　of　an　Admiral。　　He　was　killed　in　the　naval　action　with　the　Dutch；　June　1666。＇　　Sir　Edward　Spragg；　Sir　Jos。　Jordan；　＇Distinguished　himself　as　an　admiral　in　the　battle　of　Soleby；　and　on　other　Occasions。＇　　Sir　Thomas　Teddiman；　and　Sir　Roger　Cuttance。　　So　to　our　Yacht　again；　having　seen　many　of　my　friends　there；　and　continued　till　we　come　into　Chatham　river。
  20th。　　To　Lambeth。　　But；　Lord！　　what　a　sad　time　it　is　to　see　no　boats　upon　the　River；　and　grass　grows　all　up　and　down　White　Hall　court；　and　nobody　but　poor　wretches　in　the　streets！　　and；　which　is　worst　of　all；　the　Duke　showed　us　the　number　of　the　plague　this　week；　brought　in　the　last　night　from　the　Lord　Mayor；　that　it　is　encreased　about　600　more　than　the　last；　which　is　quite　contrary　to　our　hopes　and　expectations；　from　the　coldness　of　the　late　season。　　For　the　whole　general　number　is　8297；　and　of　them　the　plague　7165；　which　is　more　in　the　whole　by　above　50；　than　the　biggest　Bill　yet：　　which　is　very　grievous　to　us　all。
  21st。　　To　Nonsuch；　to　the　Exchequer；　by　appointment　and　walked　up　and　down　the　house　and　park；　and　a　fine　place　it　hath　heretofore　been；　and　a　fine　prospect　about　the　house。　　A　great；　walk　of　an　elme　and　a　walnutt　set　one　after　another　in　order。　　And　all　the　house　on　the　outside　filled　with　figures　of　stories；　and　good　painting　of　Rubens'　or　Holben's　doing。　　And　one　great　thing　is；　that　most　of　the　house　is　covered；　I　mean　the　post；　and　quarters　in　the　walls；　with　lead；　and　gilded。　　I　walked　also　into　the　ruined　garden。
  22nd。　　At　Blackwell。　　Here　is　observable　what　Johnson　tells　us；　that　in　digging　the　late　Docke；　they　did　12　feet　under　ground　find　perfect　trees　over…covered　with　earth。　　Nut　trees；　with　the　branches　and　the　very　nuts　upon　them；　some　of　whose　nuts　he　showed　us。　　Their　shells　black　with　age；　and　their　kernell；　upon　opening；　decayed；　but　their　shell　perfectly　hard　as　ever。　　And　a　yew　tree；　（upon　which　the　very　ivy　was　taken　up　whole　about　it；）　which　upon　cutting；　with　an　addes　we　found　to　be　rather　harder　than　the　living　tree　usually　is。　　Among　other　discourse　concerning　long　life；　Sir　J。　Minnes　saying　that　his　great…grand…　father　was　alive　in　Edward　the　Vth。's　time；　my　Lord　Sandwich　did　tell　us　how　few　there　have　been　of　his　family　since　King　Harry　the　VIIIth。　that　is　to　say；　the　then　Chiefe　Justice；　＇Sir　Edward　Montagu；　ob。　1556。＇　and　his　son　and　the　Lord　Montagu；　who　was　father　＇I　think　this　should　be　brother；　as　Edward　first　Lord　Montagu　and　Sir　Sidney　Montagu　were　both　sons　of　the　second　Sir　Edward　Montagu。＇　　to　Sir　Sidney；　＇Master　of　the　Requests　to　Charles　1st。＇　　who　was　his　father。　　And　yet；　what　is　more　wonderfull；　he　did　assure　us　from　the　mouth　of　my　Lord　Montagu　himself；　that　in　King　James's　time；　（when　he　had　a　mind　to　get　the　King　to　cut　off　the　entayle　of　some　land　which　was　given　in　Harry　the　VIIIth。's　time　to　the　family；　with　the　remainder　in　the　Crowne；）　he　did　answer　the　King　in　showing　how　unlikely　it　was　that　ever　it　could　revert　to　the　Crown；　but　that　it　would　be　a　present　convenience　to　him；　and　did　show　that　at　that　time　there　were　4000　persons　derived　from　the　very　body　of　the　Chiefe　Justice。　　It　seems　the　number　of　daughters　in　the　family　had　been　very　great；　and　they　too　had　most　of　them　many　children；　and　grandchildren；　and　great…grand…children。　　This　he　tells　as　a　most　known　and　certain　truth。
  25th。　　Found　ourselves　come　to　the　fleet；　and　s