ut　it　still　stands；　to　the　undoing　of　one　Norton；　a　printer；　about　his　right　to　the　printing　of　the　Bible；　and　Grammar；　&c。　Sir　J。　Minnes　bad　a　very　bad　fit　this　day。
  27th。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　tells　me　what　is　done　about　my　Lord's　pardon；　and　is　not　for　letting　the　Duke　of　York　know　any　thing　of　it　beforehand；　but　to　carry　it　as　speedily　and　quietly　as　we　can。　He　seems　to　be　very　apprehensive　that　the　Parliament　will　be　troublesome　and　inquisitive　into　faults；　but　seems　not　to　value　them　as　to　himself。
  28th。　　To　the　wedding　of　Mr。　Longracke；　our　purveyor；　a　civil　man；　and　hath　married　a　sober；　serious　mayde；　but　the　whole　company　was　very　simple　and　innocent。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　read　me　a　letter　from　the　Generalls　to　the　King；　a　most　scurvy　letter；　reflecting　most　upon　him；　and　then　upon　me　for　my　accounts；　（not　that　they　are　not　true；　but　that　we　do　not　consider　the　expence　of　the　fleet；）　and　then　upon　the　whole　office；　in　neglecting　them　and　the　King's　service；　and　this　in　very　plain　and　sharp　and　menacing　terms。　　But　a　great　supply　must　be　made；　and　shall　be；　in　grace　of　God！
  29th。　　To　St。　James's；　and　there　Sir　W。　Coventry　took　Sir　W。　Pen　and　me　apart；　and　read　to　us　his　answer　to　the　Generalls'　letter　to　the　King；　that　he　read　last　night；　wherein　he　is　very　plain；　and　states　the　matter　in　full　defence　of　himself；　and　of　me　with　him；　which　he　could　not　avoid；　which　is　a　good　comfort　to　me；　that　I　happened　to　be　involved　with　him　in　the　same　cause。　　And　then　speaking　of　the　supplies　which　have　been　made　to　this　fleet；　more　than　ever　in　all　kinds　to　any；　even　that　wherein　the　Duke　of　York　himself　was；　〃Well；〃　says　he；　〃if　this　will　not　do；　I　will　say；　as　Sir　J。　Falstaffe　did　to　the　Prince；　'Tell　your　father；　that　if　he　do　not　like　this；　let　him　kill　the　next　Piercy　himself。'〃
  September　1；　1666。　　My　wife　and　I　to　Polichinelly；　＇Polichinello　in　Moorfields。＇　　but　were　there　horribly　frighted　to　see　Young　Killigrew　come　in　with　a　great　many　more　young　sparks；　but　we　hid　ourselves；　so　as　we　think　they　did　not　see　us。
  2nd　（Lord's　day）。　　Some　of　our　maids　sitting　up　late　last　night　to　get　things　ready　against　our　feast　to…day；　Jane　called　us　up　about　three　in　the　morning；　to　tell　us　of　a　great　fire　they　saw　in　the　City。　　So　I　rose；　and　slipped　on　my　night…gown；　and　went　to　her　window；　and　thought　it　to　be　on　the　back…side　of　Marke…　lane　at　the　farthest；　but　being　unused　to　such　fires　as　followed；　I　thought　it　far　enough　off；　and　so　went　to　bed　again；　and　to　sleep。　　About　seven　rose　again　to　dress　myself；　and　there　looked　out　at　the　window；　and　saw　the　fire　not　so　much　as　it　was；　and　further　off。　　So　to　my　closet　to　set　things　to　rights；　after　yesterday's　cleaning。　　By　and　by　Jane　comes　and　tells　me　that　she　hears　that　above　300　houses　have　been　burned　down　to…night　by　the　fire　we　saw；　and　that　it　is　now　burning　down　all　Fish…street；　by　London　Bridge。　　So　I　made　myself　ready　presently；　and　walked　to　the　Tower；　and　there　got　up　upon　one　of　the　high　places；　Sir　J。　Robinson's　little　son　going　up　with　me；　and　there　I　did　see　the　houses　at　that　end　of　the　bridge　all　on　fire；　and　an　infinite　great　fire　on　this　and　the　other　side　the　end　of　the　bridge；　which；　among　other　people；　did　trouble　me　for　poor　little　Michell　and　our　Sarah　on　the　bridge。　　So　down　with　my　heart　full　of　trouble　to　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower；　who　tells　me　that　it　begun　this　morning　in　the　King's　baker's　＇His　name　was　Faryner。＇　house　in　Pudding…lane；　and　that　it　hath　burned　down　St。　Magnes　Church　and　most　part　of　Fish…street　already。　　So　I　down　to　the　water…side；　and　there　got　a　boat；　and　through　bridge；　and　there　saw　a　lamentable　fire。　　Poor　Michell's　house；　as　far　as　the　Old　Swan；　already　burned　that　way；　and　the　fire　running　further；　that　in　a　very　little　time　it　got　as　far　as　the　Steele…yard；　while　I　was　there。　　Every　body　endeavouring　to　remove　their　goods；　and　flinging　into　the　river；　or　bringing　them　into　lighters　that　lay　off；　poor　people　staying　in　their　houses　as　long　as　till　the　very　fire　touched　them；　and　then　running　into　boats；　or　clambering　from　one　pair　of　stairs　by　the　water…side　to　another。　　And　among　other　things；　the　poor　pigeons；　I　perceive；　were　loth　to　leave　their　houses；　but　hovered　about　the　windows　and　balconys；　till　they　burned　their　wings；　and　fell　down。　　Having　staid；　and　in　an　hour's　time　seen　the　fire　rage　every　way；　and　nobody；　to　my　sight；　endeavouring　to　quench　it；　but　to　remove　their　goods；　and　leave　all　to　the　fire；　and　having　seen　it　get　as　far　as　the　Steele…yard；　and　the　wind　mighty　high；　and　driving　it　into　the　City：　　and　every　thing　after　so　long　a　drought　proving　combustible；　even　the　very　stones　of　churches；　and　among　other　things；　the　poor　steeple　＇St；　Lawrence　Poultney；　of　which　Thomas　Elborough　was　Curate。＇　　by　which　pretty　Mrs。　　lives；　and　whereof　my　old　schoolfellow　Elborough　is　parson；　taken　fire　in　the　very　top；　and　there　burned　till　it　fell　down；　I　to　White　Hall　（with　a　gentleman　with　me；　who　desired　to　go　off　from　the　Tower；　to　see　the　fire；　in　my　boat）：　　and　there　up　to　the　King's　closet　in　the　Chapel；　where　people　come　about　me；　and　I　did　give　them　an　account　dismayed　them　all；　and　word　was　carried　in　to　the　King。　So　I　was　called　for；　and　did　tell　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　what　I　saw；　and　that　unless　his　Majesty　did　command　houses　to　be　pulled　down；　nothing　could　stop　the　fire；　They　seemed　much　troubled；　and　the　King　commanded　me　to　go　to　my　Lord　Mayor　＇Sir　Thomas　Bludworth。＇　　from　him；　and　command　him　to　spare　no　houses；　but　to　pull　down　before　the　fire　every　way。　　The　Duke　of　York　bid　me　tell　him；　that　if　he　would　have　any　more　soldiers；　he　shall：　and　so　did　my　Lord　Arlington　afterwards；　as　a　great　secret。　　Here　meeting　with　Captain　Cocke；　I　in　his　coach；　which　he　lent　me；　and　Creed　with　me　to　Paul's；　and　there　walked　along　Watling…street；　as　well　as　I　could；　every　creature　coming　away　loaded　with　goods　to　save；　and　here　and　there　sick　people　carried　away　in　beds。　Extraordinary　good　goods　carried　in　carts…and　on　backs。　　At　last　met　my　Lord　Mayor　in　Canning…street；　like　a　man　spent；　with　a　handkercher　about　his　neck。　　To　the　King's　message；　he　cried；　like　a　fainting　woman；　〃Lord！　　what　can　I　do？　　I　am　spent：　people　will　not　obey　me。　　I　have　been　pulling　down　houses；　but　the　fire　overtakes　us　faster　than　we　can　do　it。〃　　That　he　needed　no　more　soldiers；　and　that；　for　himself；　he　must　go　and　refresh　himself；　having　been　up　all　night。　　So　he　left　me；　and　I　him；　and　walked　home；　seeing　people　all　almost　distracted；　and　no　manner　of　means　used　to　quench　the　fire。　　The　houses　too　so　very　thick　thereabouts；　and　full　of　matter　for　burning；　as　pitch　and　tar；　in　Thames…street；　and　warehouses　of　oyle；　and　wines；　and　brandy；　and　other　things。　　Here　I　saw　Mr。　Isaac　Houblon；　the　handsome　man；　prettily　dressed　and　dirty　at　his　door　at　Dowgate；　receiving　some　of　his　brother's　things；　whose　houses　were　on　fire；　and；　as　he　says；　have　been　removed　twice　already；　and　he　doubts　（as　it　soon　proved）　that　they　must　be　in　a　little　time　removed　from　his　house　also；　which　was　a　sad　consideration。　　And　to　see　the　churches　all　filling　with　goods　by　people；　who　themselves　should　have　been　quietly　there　at　this　time。　　By　this　time　it　was　about　twelve　o'clock；　and　so　home；　and　there　find　my　guests；　who　were　Mr。　Wood　and　his　wife　Barbary　Shelden；　and　also　Mr。　Moone；　she　mighty　fine；　and　her　husband；　for　aught　I　see；　a　likely　man。　　But　Mr。　Moone's　design　and　mine；　which　was　to　look　over　my　closet；　and　please　him　with　the　sight　thereof；　which　he　hath　long　desired；　was　wholly　disappointed；　for　we　were　in　great　trouble　and　disturbance　at　this　fire；　not　knowing　what　to　think　of　it。　However；　we　had　an　extraordinary　good　dinner；　and　as　merry　as　at　this　time　we　could　be。　　While　at　dinner　Mrs。　Batelier　come　to　enquire　after　Mr。　Woolfe　and　Stanes；　（who　it　seems　are　related　to　them；）　whose　houses　in　Fish…street　are　all　burned；　and　they　in　a　sad　condition。　　She　would　not　stay　in　the　fright。　　Soon　as　dined；　I　and　Moone　away；　and　walked　through　the　City；　the　streets　full　of　nothing　but　people；　and　horses　and　carts　loaden　with　goods；　ready　to　run　over　one　another；　and　removing　goods　from　one　burned　house　to　another。　　They　now　removing　out　of　Canning…street　（which　received　goods　in　the　morning）　into　Lumbard…street；　and　further：　and　among　others　I　now　saw　my　little　goldsmith　Stokes　receiving　some　friend's　goods；　whose　house　itself　was　burned　the　day　after。　We　parted　at　Paul's；　he　home；　and　I　to　Paul's　Wharf；　where　I　had　appointed　a　boat　to　attend　me；　and　took　in　Mr。　Carcasse　and　his　brother；　whom　I　met　in　the　street；　and　carried　them　below　and　above　bridge　too。　　And　again　to　see　the　fire；　which　was　now　got　further；　both　below　and　above；　and　no　likelihood　of　stopping　it。　Met　with　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　in　their　barge；　and　with　them　to　Queenhith；　and　there　called　Sir　Richard　Browne　to　them。　　Their　order　was　only　to　pull　down　houses　apace；　and　so　below　bridge　at　the　water…side；　but　little　was　or　could　be　done；　the　fire　coming　upon　them　so　fast。　　Good　hopes　there　was　of　stopping　it　at　the　Three　Cranes　above；　and　at　Buttolph's　Wharf　below　bridge；　if　care　be　used；　but　the　wind　carries　it　into　the　City；　so　as　we　know　not　by　the　water…side　what　it　do　there。　　River　full