d　Willoughby　of　Parnham；　drowned　at　Barbadoes；　1666。＇　　and　I　think　two　ships　thrown　upon　an　island　of　the　French；　and　so　all　the　men　（to　500）　become　their　prisoners。　　'Tis　said　too；　that　eighteen　Dutch　men…　of…war　are　passed　the　Channell；　in　order　to　meet　with　our　Smyrna　ships；　and　some　I　hear　do　fright　us　with　the　King　of　Sweden's　seizing　our　mast…ships　at　Gottenburgh。　　But　we　have　too　much　ill　news　true；　to　afflict　ourselves　with　what　is　uncertain。　　That　which　I　hear　from　Scotland　is；　the　Duke　of　York's　saying　yesterday；　that　he　is　confident　the　Lieutenant　Generall　there　hath　driven　them　into　a　pound　somewhere　towards　the　mountains。〃
  To　show　how　mad　we　are　at　home　here；　and　unfit　for　any　troubles：　My　Lord　St。　John　did　a　day　or　two　since　openly　pull　a　gentleman　in　Westminster　Hall　by　the　nose；　（one　Sir　Andrew　Henly；）　while　the　Judges　were　upon　their　benches；　and　the　other　gentleman　did　give　him　a　rap　over　the　pate　with　his　cane。　　Of　which　fray　the　Judges；　they　say；　will　make　a　great　matter：　　men　are　only　sorry　the　gentleman　did　proceed　to　return　a　blow；　for　otherwise　my　Lord　would　have　been　soundly　fined　for　the　affront；　and　may　be　yet　for　his　affront　to　the　Judges。
  30th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　pretty　to　see　（it　being　St。　Andrew's　day；）　how　some　few　did　wear　St。　Andrew's　crosse；　but　most　did　make　a　mockery　at　it；　and　the　House　of　Parliament；　contrary　to　practice；　did　sit　also：　　people　having　no　mind　to　observe　the　Scotch　saint's　days　till　they　hear　better　news　from　Scotland。
  DECEMBER　1；　1666。　　Walking　to　the　Old　Swan　I　did　see　a　cellar　in　Tower…streete　in　a　very　fresh　fire；　the　late　great　winds　having　blown　it　up。　　It　seemed　to　be　only　of　log…wood　that　hath　kept　the　fire　all　this　while　in　it。　　Going　further　I　met　my　late　Lord　Mayor　Bludworth；　under　whom　the　City　was　burned；　but　a　very　weak　man　he　seems　to　be。　　By　coach　home　in　the　evening；　calling　at　Faythorne's　buying　three　of　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　heads；　printed　this　day；　which　indeed　is；　as　to　the　head；　I　think　a　very　fine　picture；　and　like　her。　　I　did　this　afternoon　get　Mrs。　Michell　to　let　me　only　have　a　sight　of　a　pamphlet　lately　printed；　but　suppressed　and　much　called　after；　called　〃The　Catholique's　Apology；〃　lamenting　the　severity　of　the　Parliament　against　them；　and　comparing　it　with　the　lenity　of　other　princes　to　Protestants。　Giving　old　and　late　instances　of　their　loyalty　to　their　princes；　whatever　is　objected　against　them；　and　excusing　their　disquiets　in　Queene　Elizabeth's　time；　for　that　it　was　impossible　for　them　to　think　her　a　lawfull　Queene；　if　Queene　Mary；　who　had　been　owned　as　such；　were　so；　one　being　the　daughter　of　the　true；　and　the　other　of　a　false　wife：　　and　that　of　the　Gunpowder　Treason；　by　saying　that　it　was　only　the　practice　of　some　of　us；　if　not　the　King；　to　trepan　some　of　their　religion　into　it；　it　never　being　defended　by　the　generality　of　their　Church；　nor　indeed　known　by　them；　and　ends　with　a　large　Catalogue；　in　red　letters；　of　the　Catholiques　which　have　lost　their　lives　in　the　quarrel　of　the　late　King　and　this。　　The　thing　is　very　well　writ　indeed。
  2nd。　　Took　coach；　and　no　sooner　in　the　coach　but　something　broke；　that　we　were　fain　there　to　stay　till　a　smith　could　be　fetched；　which　was　above　an　hour；　and　then　it　costing　me　6s。　to　mend。　Away　round　by　the　wall　and　Cow…lane；　for　fear　it　should　break　again；　and　in　pain　about　the　coach　all　the　way。　　I　went　to　Sir　W。　Batten's；　and　there　I　hear　more　ill　news　still：　　that　all　our　New…England　fleet；　which　went　out　lately；　are　put　back　a　third　time　by　foul　weather；　and　dispersed；　some　to　one　port　and　some　to　another；　and　their　convoys　also　to　Plymouth；　and　whether　any　of　them　be　lost　or　no；　we　do　not　know。　　This；　added　to　all　the　rest；　do　lay　us　flat　in　our　hopes　and　courages；　every　body　prophesying　destruction　to　the　nation。
  3rd。　　More　cheerful　than　I　have　been　a　good　while；　to　hear　that　for　certain　the　Scott　rebels　are　all　routed；　they　having　been　so　bold　as　to　come　within　three　miles　of　Edinburgh；　and　there　given　two　or　three　repulses　to　the　King's　forces；　but　at　last　were　mastered。　　Three　or　four　hundred　killed　or　taken；　among　which　their　leader；　Wallis；　and　seven　ministers　they　having　all　taken　the　Covenant　a　few　days　before；　and　sworn　to　live　and　die　in　it；　as　they　did；　and　so　all　is　likely　to　be　there　quiet　again。　　There　is　also　the　very　good　news　come　of　four　New…England　ships　come　home　safe　to　Falmouth　with　masts　for　the　King；　which　is　a　blessing　mighty　unexpected；　and　without　which　（if　for　nothing　else）　we　must；　have　failed　the　next　year。　　But　God　be　praised　for　thus　much　good　fortune；　and　send　us　the　continuance　of　his　favour　in　other　things！
  6th。　　After　dinner　my　wife　and　brother　＇John　Pepys；　who；　being　in　holy　orders；　had　lately　assumed　the　canonical　habit。　　He　died　in　1677；　at　which　period　he　held　some　office　in　the　Trinity…house。　PEPYS'S　MS。　LETTERS。＇　　（in　another　habit）　go　out　to　see　a　play；　but　I　am　not　to　take　notice　that　I　know　of　my　brother's　going。　This　day；　in　the　Gazette；　is　the　whole　story　of　defeating　of　Scotch　rebells；　and　of　the　creation　of　the　Duke　of　Cambridge；　Knight　of　the　Garter。
  7th。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　where　two　acts　were　almost　done　when　I　come　in；　and　there　I　sat　with　my　cloak　about　my　face；　and　saw　the　remainder　of　〃The　Mayd's　Tragedy；〃　＇By　Beaumont　and　Fletcher。＇　　a　good　play；　and　well　acted；　especially　by　the　younger　Marshall；　who　is　become　a　pretty　good　actor；　and　is　the　first　play　I　have　seen　in　either　of　the　houses；　since　before　the　great　plague；　they　having　acted　now　about　fourteen　days　publickly。　　But　I　was　in　mighty　pain；　lest　I　should　be　seen　by　any　body　to　be　at　a　play。
  8th。　　The　great　Proviso　passed　the　House　of　Parliament　yesterday：　which　makes　the　King　and　Court　mad；　the　King　having　given　order　to　my　Lord　Chamberlain　to　send　to　the　playhouses　and　brothels；　to　bid　all　the　Parliament…men　that　were　there　to　go　to　the　Parliament　presently。　　This　is　true；　it　seems；　but　it　was　carried　against　the　Court　by　thirty　or　forty　voices。　　It　is　a　Proviso　to　the　Poll　Bill；　that　there　shall　be　a　Committee　of　nine　persons　that　shall　have　the　inspection　upon　oath；　and　power　of　giving　others；　of　all　the　accounts　of　the　money　given　and　spent　for　this　warr。　　This　hath　a　most　sad　face；　and　will　breed　very　ill　blood。　He　tells　me；　brought　in　by　Sir　Robert　Howard；　＇A　younger　son　of　Thomas　Earl　of　Berkshire；　educated　at　Magdalene　College；　Cambridge；　knighted　at　the　Restoration；　and　chosen　M。P。　for　Stockbridge；　and　afterwards　for　Castle　Rising。　　He　was　Auditor　of　the　Exchequer；　and　a　creature　of　Charles　II。；　who　employed　him　in　cajoling　the　Parliament　for　money。　　He　published　some　poems；　plays；　and　political　tracts。　　Ob。　1698。＇　　who　is　one　of　the　King's　servants；　at　least　hath　a　great　office；　and　hath　got；　they　say；　20；000l。　since　the　King　come　in。　　Mr。　Pierce　did　also　tell　me　as　a　great　truth；　as　being　told　it　by　Mr。　Cowly；　＇Abraham　Cowley；　the　poet。＇　　who　was　by　and　heard　it；　that　Tom　Killigrew　should　publickly　tell　the　King　that　his　matters　were　coming　into　a　very　ill　state；　but　that　yet　there　was　a　way　to　help　all。　　Says　he；　〃There　is　a　good；　honest；　able　man　that　I　could　name；　that　if　your　Majesty　would　employ；　and　command　to　see　all　things　well　executed；　all　things　would　soon　be　mended；　and　this　is　one　Charles　Stuart；　who　now　spends　his　time　in　employing　his　lips　about　the　Court；　and　hath　no　other　employment；　but　if　you　would　give　him　this　employment；　he　were　the　fittest　man　in　the　world　to　perform　it。〃　　This；　he　says；　is　most　true；　but　the　King　do　not　profit　by　any　of　this；　but　lays　all　aside；　and　remembers　nothing；　but　to　his　pleasures　again：　　which　is　a　sorowful　consideration。　To　the　King's　play…house；　and　there　did　see　a　good　part　of　〃The　English　Monsieur；〃　＇A　comedy；　by　James　Howard。＇　　which　is　a　mighty　pretty　play；　very　witty　and　pleasant。　　And　the　women　do　very　well；　but　above　all；　little　Nelly。　　I　hear　that　this　Proviso　in　Parliament　is　mightily　ill　taken　by　all　the　Court　party　as　a　mortal　blow；　and　that　that　strikes　deep　into　the　King's　prerogative；　which　troubles　me　mightily。　　In　much　fear　of　ill　news　of　our　colliers。　　A　fleet　of　200　sail；　and　14　Dutch　men…of…　war　between　them　and　us：　　and　they　coming　home　with　small　convoy；　and　the　City　in　great　want；　coals　being　at　3l。　3s。　per　chaldron；　as　I　am　told。　　I　saw　smoke　in　the　ruines　this　very　day。
  10th。　　Captain　Cocke；　with　whom　I　walked　in　the　garden；　tells　me　how　angry　the　Court　is　at　the　late　Proviso　brought　in　by　the　House。　　How　still　my　Lord　Chancellor　is；　not　daring　to　do　or　say　any　thing　to　displease　the　Parliament；　that　the　Parliament　is　in　a　very　ill　humour；　and　grows　every　day　more　and　more　so；　and　that　the　unskilfulness　of　the　Court；　and　their　difference　among　one　another；　is　the　occasion　of　all　not　agreeing　in　what　they　would　have；　and　so　they　give　leisure　and　occasion　to　the　other　part　to　run　away　with　what　the　Court　would　not　have。
  11th。　　This　day　the　Poll　Bill　was　to　be　passed；　and　great　endeavours　used　to　take　away　the　Proviso。
  12th。　　Sir　H。　Cholmly　did　with　grief　tell　me　how　the　Parliament　hath　been　told　plainly　that　the　King　hath　been　heard　to　say；　that　he　would　dissolve　them　rather　than　pass　this　Bill　with　the　Proviso。　　But　tells　me；　that　the　Proviso　is　removed；　and　now　carried　that　it