and　writing　to　him；　as　I　used　heretofore　to　do。　　The　King　and　Duke　are　to　go　to…morrow　to　Audly　End；　in　order　to　the　seeing　and　buying　of　it　of　my　Lord　Suffolke。
  9th。　　Made　a　visit　to　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　and　to　my　great　joy　find　him　the　same　man　to　me　that　heretofore；　which　I　was　in　great　doubt　of；　through　my　negligence　in　not　visiting　of　him　a　great　while；　and　having　now　set　all　to　rights　there；　I　shall　never　suffer　matters　to　run　so　far　backwards　again　as　I　have　done　of　late；　with　reference　to　my　neglecting　him　and　Sir　W。　Coventry。　The　truth　is；　I　do　indulge　myself　a　little　the　more　in　pleasure；　knowing　that　this　is　the　proper　age　of　my　life　to　do　it；　and　out　of　my　observation　that　most　men　that　do　thrive　in　the　world；　do　forget　to　take　pleasure　during　the　time　that　they　are　getting　their　estate；　but　reserve　that　till　they　have　got　one；　and　then　it　is　too　late　for　them　to　enjoy　it。
  12th。　　My　Uncle　Talbot　Pepys　died　the　last　week。　　All　the　news　now　is；　that　Sir　Jeremy　Smith　is　at　Cales　＇Cadiz。＇　　with　his　fleet；　and　Mings　in　the　Elve。　　The　King　is　come　this　noon　to　town　from　Audly　End；　with　the　Duke　of　York　and　a　fine　train　of　gentlemen。
  13th。　　The　plague　encreased　this　week　29　from　28；　though　the　total　fallen　from　238　to　207。
  14th。　　With　my　Lord　Brouncker　towards　London；　and　in　our　way　called　in　Covent　Garden；　and　took　in　Sir　John　（formerly　Dr。）　Baber；　who　hath　this　humour　that　he　will　not　enter　into　discourse　while　any　stranger　is　in　company；　till　he　be　told　who　he　is　that　seems　a　stranger　to　him。　　This　he　did　declare　openly　to　me；　and　asked　my　Lord　who　I　was。　　Thence　to　Guildhall；　（in　our　way　taking　in　Dr。　Wilkins；）　and　there　my　Lord　and　I　had　full　and　large　discourse　with　Sir　Thomas　Player；　＇One　of　the　City　Members　in　the　Oxford　and　Westminster　Parliaments。　　See　more　of　him　in　the　Notes；　by　Scott；　to　Absalom　and　Achitophel；　in　which　poem　he　is　introduced　under　the　designation　of　〃railing　Rabsheka。〃＇　　the　Chamberlain　of　the　City　（a　man　I　have　much　heard　of）　about　the　credit　of　our　tallies；　which　are　lodged　there　for　security　to　such　as　should　lend　money　thereon　to　the　use　of　the　Navy。　　I　had　great　satisfaction　therein：　　and　the　truth　is；　I　find　all　our　matters　of　credit　to　be　in　an　ill　condition。　　To　walk　all　alone　in　the　fields　behind　Grayes　Inne；　making　an　end　of　reading　over　my　dear　〃Faber　fortunae；〃　of　my　Lord　Bacon's。
  15th。　　To　Hales；　where　I　met　my　wife　and　people；　and　do　find　the　picture；　above　all　things；　a　most　pretty　picture；　and　mighty　like　my　wife；　and　I　asked　him　his　price：　　he　says　14l。　and　the　truth　is；　I　think　he　do　deserve　it。
  17th。　　To　Hales's；　and　paid　him　14l。　for　the　picture；　and　1l。　5s。　for　the　frame。　　This　day　I　began　to　sit；　and　he　will　make　me；　I　think；　a　very　fine　picture。　　He　promises　it　shall　be　as　good　as　my　wife's；　and　I　sit　to　have　it　full　of　shadows；　and　do　almost　break　my　neck　looking　over　my　shoulder　to　make　the　posture　for　him　to　work　by。　　Home；　having　a　great　cold：　　so　to　bed；　drinking　butter…ale。
  19th。　　After　dinner　we　walked　to　the　King's　play…house；　all　in　dirt；　they　being　altering　of　the　stage　to　make　it　wider。　　But　God　knows　when　they　will　begin　to　act　again；　but　my　business　here　was　to　see　the　inside　of　the　stage　and　all　the　tiring…rooms　and　machines：　　and；　indeed；　it　was　a　sight　worthy　seeing。　　But　to　see　their　clothes；　and　the　various　sorts；　and　what　a　mixture　of　things　there　was；　here　a　wooden…leg；　there　a　ruff；　here　a　hobby…　horse；　there　a　crown；　would　make　a　man　split　himself　with　laughing；　and　particularly　Lacy's　＇John　Lacy；　the　celebrated　comedian；　author　of　four　plays。　　Ob。　1681。＇　　wardrobe；　and　Shotrell's。　　＇Robert　and　William　Shotterel　both　belonged　to　the　King's　company　at　the　opening　of　their　new　Theatre　in　1663。　　One　of　them　had　been　Quarter…master　to　the　troop　of　horse　in　which　Hart　was　serving　as　Lieutenant　under　Charles　the　First's　standard。　　He　is　called　by　Downs　a　good　actor；　but　nothing　further　is　recorded　of　his　merits　or　career。　　NOTE　TO　CIBBER'S　APOLOGY。＇　　But　then　again；　to　think　now　fine　they　show　on　the　stage　by　candle…light；　and　how　poor　things　they　are　to　look　at　too　near　hand；　is　not　pleasant　at　all。　　The　machines　are　fine；　and　the　paintings　very　pretty。　　With　Sir　W。　Warren；　talking　of　many　things　belonging　to　us　particularly；　and　I　hope　to　get　something　considerably　by　him　before　the　year　be　over。　　He　gives　me　good　advice　of　circumspection　in　my　place；　which　I　am　now　in　great　mind　to　improve；　for　I　think　our　office　stands　on　very　ticklish　terms；　the　Parliament　likely　to　sit　shortly　and　likely　to　be　asked　more　money；　and　we　able　to　give　a　very　bad　account　of　the　expence　of　what　we　have　done　with　what　they　did　give　before。　Besides；　the　turning　out　the　prize　officers　may　be　an　example　for　the　King's　giving　us　up　to　Parliament's　pleasure　as　easily；　for　we　deserve　it　as　much。　　Besides；　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　tell　me　to…　night　how　my　Lord　Brouncker；　whose　good…will　I　could　have　depended　as　much　on　as　any；　did　himself　to　him　take　notice　of　the　many　places　I　have；　and　though　I　was　a　painful　man；　yet　the　Navy　was　enough　for　any　man　to　go　through　with　in　his　own　single　place　there；　which　much　troubles　me；　and　shall　yet　provoke　me　to　more　and　more　care　and　diligence　than　ever。
  21st。　　Sir　Robert　Long　＇Sir　Robert　Long；　Secretary　to　Charles　II。　during　his　exile；　and　subsequently　made　Auditor　of　the　Exchequer；　and　a　privy　Counsellor；　and　created　a　Baronet　1662；　Ob。　unmarried；　1673。＇　　told　us　of　the　plenty　of　partridges　in　France；　where　he　says　the　King　of　France　and　his　company　killed　with　their　guns；　in　the　plain　de　Versailles；　300　and　odd　partridges　at　one　bout。　　With　Sir　W。　Warren；　who　tells　me　that　at　the　Committee　of　the　Lords　for　the　prizes　to…day；　there　passed　very　high　words　between　my　Lord　Ashly　and　Sir　W。　Coventry；　about　our　business　of　the　prize　ships。　　And　that　my　Lord　Ashly　did　snuff　and　talk　as　high　to　him；　as　he　used　to　do　to　any　ordinary　man。　　And　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　take　it　very　quietly；　but　yet　for　all　did　speak　his　mind　soberly　and　with　reason；　and　went　away；　saying　that　he　had　done　his　duty　therein。
  24th。　　After　the　Committee　up。　　I　had　occasion　to　follow　the　Duke　into　his　lodgings；　into　a　chamber　where　the　Duchesse　was　sitting　to　have　her　picture　drawn　by　Lilly；　who　was　then　at　work。　　But　I　was　well　pleased　to　see　that　there　was　nothing　near　so　much　resemblance　of　her　face　in　his　work；　which　is　now　the　second；　if　not　the　third　time；　as　there　was　of　my　wife's　at　the　very　first　time。　　Nor　do　I　think　at　last　it　can　be　like；　the　lines　not　being　in　proportion　to　those　of　her　face。
  28th。　　My　Lord　Brouncker　and　I　to　the　Tower；　to　see　the　famous　engraver；　to　get　him　to　grave　a　seal　for　the　office。　　And　did　see　some　of　the　finest　pieces　of　work　in　embossed　work；　that　ever　I　did　see　in　my　life；　for　fineness　and　smallness　of　the　images　thereon。
  28th。　　To　the　Cockpitt；　and　dined　with　a　great　deal　of　company　at　the　Duke　of　Albemarle's；　and　a　bad　and　dirty；　nasty　dinner。　　This　night；　I　am　told；　the　Queene　of　Portugall；　the　mother　to　our　Queene；　is　lately　dead；　and　news　brought　of　it　hither　this　day。
  30th。　　I　out　to　Lombard…streete；　and　there　received　2200l。　and　brought　it　home；　and；　contrary　to　expectation；　received　35l。　for　the　use　of　2000l。　of　it　for　a　quarter　of　a　year；　where　it　hath　produced　me　this　profit；　and　hath　been　a　convenience　to　me　as　to　care　and　security　at　my　house；　and　demandable　at　two　days'　warning；　as　this　hath　been。　　To　Hales's；　and　there　sat　till　almost　quite　dark　upon　working　my　gowne；　which　I　hired　to　be　drawn　in；　an　Indian　gowne。
  April　1；　1666。　　To　Charing　Cross；　to　wait　on　Sir　Philip　Howard；　whom　I　found　in　bed：　　and　he　do　receive　me　very　civilly。　　My　request　was　about　suffering　my　wife's　brother　to　go　to　sea；　and　to　save　his　pay　in　the　Duke's　guards；　which　after　a　little　difficulty　he　did　with　great　respect　agree　to。　　I　find　him　a　very　fine…spoken　gentleman；　and　one　of　great　parts；　and　very　courteous。　　Meeting　Dr。　Allen；　＇Probably　Thomas　Allen；　M。D。　of　Caius　College；　Cambridge；　and　Member　of　the　College　of　Physicians。　　Ob。　1685。＇　　the　physician；　he　and　I　and　another　walked　in　the　Park；　a　most　pleasant　warm　day　and　to　the　Queene's　chapel；　where　I　do　not　so　dislike　the　musick。　　Here　I　saw　on　a　post　an　invitation　to　all　good　Catholics　to　pray　for　the　soul　of　such　a　one　departed　this　life。　　The　Queene；　I　hear；　do　not　yet　hear　of　the　death　of　her　mother；　she　being　in　a　course　of　physick；　that　they　dare　not　tell　it　her。　　Up　and　down　my　Lord　St。　Albans　his　new　building　and　market…house；　looking　to　and　again　into　every　place　building。　　I　this　afternoon　made　a　visit　to　my　Lady　Carteret；　whom　I　understood　newly　come　to　towne；　and　she　took　it　mighty　kindly；　but　I　see　her　face　and　heart　are　dejected　from　the　condition　her　husband's　matters　stand　in。　　But　I　hope　they　will　do　all　well　enough。　　And　I　do　comfort　her　as　much　as　I　can；　for　she　is　a　noble　lady。
  5th。　　The　plague　is；　to　our　great　grief；　encreased　nine　this　week；　though　decreased　a　few　in　the　total。　　And　this　encrease　runs　through　many　parishes；　which　makes　us　much　fear　the　next　year。
  6th。　　Met　by　agreement　with　Sir　Stephen　Fox　and　Mr。　Ashburnham；　and　discoursed　the　business　of　our　Excise　tallies；　the　former　being　Treasurer　of　the　guards；　and　the　other