nd；　that　in　the　fields　we　many　times　could　not　carry　our　bodies　against　it；　but　were　driven　backwards。　　We　went　through　Horslydowne；　where　I　never　was　since　a　boy；　that　I　went　to　enquire　after　my　father；　whom　we　did　give　over　for　lost　coming　from　Holland。　　It　was　dangerous　to　walk　the　streets；　the　bricks　and　tiles　falling　from　the　houses　that　the　whole　streets　were　covered　with　them；　and　whole　chimneys；　nay；　whole　houses　in　two　or　three　places；　blowed　down。　　But；　above　all；　the　pales　of　London…bridge　on　both　sides　were　blown　away；　so　that　we　were　fain　to　stoop　very　low　for　fear　of　blowing　off　of　the　bridge。　　We　could　see　no　boats　in　the　Thames　afloat；　but　what　were　broke　loose；　and　carried　through　the　bridge；　it　being　ebbing　water。　　And　the　greatest　sight　of　all　was；　among　other　parcels　of　ships　driven　here　and　there　in　clusters　together；　one　was　quite　overset　and　lay　with　her　masts　all　along　in　the　water；　and　keel　above　water。
  25th。　　It　is　now　certain　that　the　King　of　France　hath　publickly　declared　war　against　us；　and　God　knows　how　little　fit　we　are　for　it。
  28th。　　Took　coach；　and　to　Hampton　Court；　where　we　find　the　King；　and　Duke；　and　Lords；　all　in　council；　so　we　walked　up　and　down：　there　being　none　of　the　ladies　come；　and　so　much　the　more　business　I　hope　will　be　done。　　The　Council　being　up；　out　comes　the　King；　and　I　kissed　his　hand；　and　he　grasped　me　very　kindly　by　the　hand。　　The　Duke　also；　I　kissed　his；　and　he　mighty　kind；　and　Sir　W。　Coventry。　　I　found　my　Lord　Sandwich　there；　poor　man！　　I　see　with　it　melancholy　face；　and　suffers　his　beard　to　grow　on　his　upper　lip　more　than　usual。　　I　took　him　a　little　aside　to　know　when　I　should　wait　on　him；　and　where：　　he　told　me；　and　that　it　would　be　best　to　meet　at　his　lodgings；　without　being　seen　to　walk　together。　　Which　I　liked　very　well；　and；　Lord！　　to　see　in　what　difficulty　I　stand；　that　I　dare　not　walk　with　Sir　W。　Coventry；　for　fear　my　Lord　or　Sir　G。　Carteret　should　see　me：　　nor　with　either　of　them；　for　fear　Sir　W。　Coventry　should。　　I　went　down　into　one　of　the　Courts；　and　there　met　the　King　and　Duke；　and　the　Duke　called　me　to　him；　And　the　King　come　to　me　of　himself；　and　told　me；　〃Mr。　Pepys；〃　says　he；　〃I　do　give　you　thanks　for　your　good　service　all　this　year；　and　I　assure　you　I　am　very　sensible　of　it。〃
  29th。　　Mr。　Evelyn　and　I　into　my　Lord　Brouncker's　coach；　and　rode　together　with　excellent　discourse　till　we　come　to　Clapham。　Talking　of　the　vanity　and　vices　of　the　Court；　which　makes　it　a　most　contemptible　thing；　and　indeed　in　all　his　discourse　I　find　him　a　most　worthy　person。　　Particularly　he　entertained　me　with　discourse　of　an　Infirmary；　which　he　hath　projected　for　the　sick　and　wounded　seamen　against　the　next　year；　which　I　mightily　approve　of；　and　will　endeavour　to　promote　it；　being　a　worthy　thing；　and　of　use；　and　will　save　money。
  30th。　　This　is　the　first　time　I　have　been　in　the　church　＇Probably　St。　Olave's；　Hart　Street。＇　　since　I　left　London　for　the　plague；　and　it　frighted　me　indeed　to　go　through　the　church　more　than　I　thought　it　could　have　done；　to　see　so　many　graves　lie　so　high　upon　the　churchyards　where　people　have　been　buried　of　the　plague。　I　was　much　troubled　at　it；　and　do　not　think　to　go　through　it　again　a　good　while。
  31st。　　I　find　many　about　the　City　that　live　near　the　churchyards　solicitous　to　have　the　churchyards　covered　with　lime；　and　I　think　it　is　needfull；　and　ours　I　hope　will　be　done。　　To　my　Lord　Chancellor's　new　house　which　he　is　building；　only　to　view　it；　hearing　so　much　from　Mr。　Evelyn　of　it；　and；　indeed；　it　is　the　finest　pile　I　ever　did　see　in　my　life；　and　will　be　a　glorious　house。　　To　White　Hall；　and　to　my　great　joy　people　begin　to　bustle　up　and　down　there；　the　King　holding　his　resolution　to　be　in　town　to…morrow；　and　hath　good　encouragement；　blessed　be　God！　　to　do　so；　the　plague　being　decreased　this　week　to　36；　and　the　total　to　227。
  FEBRUARY　2；　1665…6。　　My　Lord　Sandwich　is　come　to　town　with　the　King　and　Duke。
  4th。　　（Lord's　day；）　and　my　wife　and　I　the　first　time　together　at　church　since　the　plague；　and　now　only　because　of　Mr。　Mills　his　coming　home　to　preach　his　first　sermon；　expecting　a　great　excuse　for　his　leaving　the　parish　before　any　body　went；　and　now　staying　till　all　are　come　home；　but　he　made　but　a　very　poor　and　short　excuse；　and　a　bad　sermon。　　It　was　a　frost；　and　had　snowed　last　night；　which　covered　the　graves　in　the　churchyard；　so　as　I　was　the　less　afraid　for　going　through。
  8th。　　Lord　Brouncker　with　the　King　and　Duke　upon　the　water　to…　day；　to　see　Greenwich　house；　and　the　yacht　Castle　is　building　of。
  9th。　　Thence　to　Westminster；　to　the　Exchequer；　about　my　Tangier　business；　and　so　to　Westminster　Hall；　where　the　first　day　of　the　Terme　and　the　hall　very　full　of　people；　and　much　more　than　was　expected；　considering　the　plague　that　hath　been。
  11th　（Lord's　day）。　　Up；　and　put　on　a　new　black　cloth　suit　to　an　old　coat　that　I　make　to　be　in　mourning　at　Court；　where　they　are　all；　for　the　King　of　Spain。　　I　to　the　Park；　and　walked　two　or　three　times　of　the　Pell　Mell　with　the　company　about　the　King　and　Duke：　　the　Duke　speaking　to　me　a　good　deal。　　There　met　Lord　Brouncker　and　Mr。　Coventry；　and　discoursed　about　the　Navy　business；　and　all　of　us　much　at　a　loss　that　we　yet　can　hear　nothing　of　Sir　Jeremy　Smith's　fleet；　that　went　away　to　the　Straights　the　middle　of　December；　through　all　the　storms　that　we　have　had　since　that　have　driven　back　three　or　four　of　them　with　their　masts　by　the　board。　　Yesterday　come　out　the　King's　Declaration　of　War　against　the　French；　but　with　such　mild　invitations　of　both　them　and　the　Dutch　to　come　over　here　with　promise　of　their　protection；　that　every　body　wonders　at　it。
  12th。　　Comes　Mr。　Caesar；　my　boy's　lute…master；　whom　I　have　not　seen　since　the　plague　before；　but　he　hath　been　in　Westminster　Hall　all　this　while　very　well；　and　tells　me　in　the　height　of　it；　how　bold　people　there　were；　to　go　in　sport　to　one　another's　burials：　　and　in　spite　too；　ill　people　would　breathe　in　the　faces　（out　of　their　windows）　of　well　people　going　by。
  13th。　　Ill　news　this　night　that　the　plague　is　encreased　this　week；　and　in　many　places　else　about　the　town；　and　at　Chatham　and　elsewhere。
  14th。　　I　took　Mr。　Hill　to　my　Lord　Chancellor's　new　house　that　is　building；　and　went　with　trouble　up　to　the　top　of　it；　and　there　is　the　noblest　prospect　that　ever　I　saw　in　my　life；　Greenwich　being　nothing　to　it；　and　in　everything　is　a　beautiful　house；　and　most；　strongly　built　in　every　respect；　and　as　if；　as　it　hath；　it　had　the　Chancellor　for　its　master。　　I　staid　a　meeting　of　the　Duke　of　York's；　and　the　officers　of　the　Navy　and　Ordnance。　　My　Lord　Treasurer　lying　in　bed　of　the　gowte。
  15th。　　Mr。　Hales　＇John　Hayls；　or　Hales；　a　portrait…painter　remarkable　for　copying　Vandyke　well；　and　being　a　rival　of　Lely。＇　began　my　wife's　portrait　in　the　posture　we　saw　one　of　my　Lady　Peters；　like　a　St。　Katharine。　　While　he　painted；　Knipp；　＇Of　Mrs。　Knipp's　history；　nothing　seems　known；　except　that　she　was　a　married　actress　belonging　to　the　King's　house；　and　as　late　as　1677；　her　name　occurs　among　the　performers　in　the　〃Wily　False　One。〃＇　　and　Mercer；　and　I；　sang。　　We　hear　this　night　of　Sir　Jeremy　Smith；　that　he　and　his　fleet　have　been　seen　at　Malaga；　which　is　good　news。
  16th。　　To　the　Coffee…House；　the　first　time　I　have　been　there；　where　very　full；　and　company　it　seems　hath　been　there　all　the　plague　time。　　The　Queene　comes　to　Hampton　Court　to…night。
  18th。　　It　being　a　brave　day；　I　walked　to　White　Hall；　where　the　Queene　and　ladies　are　all　come：　　I　saw　some　few　of　them；　but　not　the　Queene；　nor　any　of　the　great　beauties。
  19th。　　I　am　told　for　certain；　what　I　have　heard　once　or　twice　already；　of　a　Jew　in　town；　that　in　the　name　of　the　rest　do　offer　to　give　any　man　10l。　to　be　paid　100l。；　if　a　certain　person　now　at　Smyrna　be　within　these　two　years　owned　by　all　the　Princes　of　the　East；　and　particularly　the　grand　Segnor　as　the　King　of　the　world；　in　the　same　manner　we　do　the　King　of　England　here；　and；　that　this　man　is　the　true　Messiah。　　One　named　a　friend　of　his　that　had　received　ten　pieces　in　gold　upon　this　score；　and　says　that　the　Jew　hath　disposed　of　1100l。　in　this　manner；　which　is　very　strange；　and　certainly　this　year　of　1666　will　be　a　year　of　great　action；　but　what　the　consequences　of　it　will　be；　God　knows！　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　saw　the　Queene　at　cards　with　many　ladies；　but　none　of　our　beauties　were　there。　　But　glad　I　was　to　see　the　Queene　so　well；　who　looks　prettily；　and　methinks　hath　more　life　than　before；　since　it　is　confessed　of　all　that　she　miscarried　lately；　Dr。　Clerke　telling　me　yesterday　of　it　at　White　Hall。　＇The　details　in　the　original　leave　no　doubt　of　the　fact；and　exculpate　the　Chancellor　from　the　charge　of　having　selected　the　Queen　as　incapable　of　bearing　children。＇
  20th。　　Up；　and　to　the　office；　where；　among　other　businesses；　Mr。　Evelyn's　proposition　about　publick　Infirmarys　was　read　and　agreed　on；　he　being　there：　　and　at　noon　I　took　him　home　to　dinner；　being　desirous　of　keeping　my　acquaintance　with　him；　and　a　most　excellent　humoured　man　I　still　find　him；　and　mighty　knowing。
  21st。　　The　Duke　did　bring　out　a　book　of　great　antiquity　of　some　of　the　customs　of　the　Navy；　about　100　years　since；　which　he　did　lend　us　to　read　and　deliver　him　back　again。　　To　Trinity…house；　bein