s　damned　at　the　Council　the　Canary　Company；　and　also　that　my　Lord　Mordaunt　hath　laid　down　his　Commission。　　News　this　tide　that　about　80　sail　of　Dutch；　great　and　small；　were　seen　coming　up　the　River　this　morning；　and　this　tide　some　of　them　to　the　upper　end　of　the　Hope。
  28th。　　We　find　the　Duke　of　York　and　Sir　W。　Coventry　gone　this　morning　by　two　o'clock　to　Chatham；　to　come　home　to…night：　　and　it　is　fine　to　observe　how　both　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　have　in　their　several　late　journeys　to　and　again　done　them　in　the　night　for　coolnesse。　　They　tell　me　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　hath　surrendered　himself　to　Secretary　Morrice；　and　is　going　to　the　Tower。　　Mr。　Fenn；　at　the　table；　says　that　he　hath　been　taken　by　the　watch　two　or　three　times　of　late；　at　unseasonable　hours；　but　so　disguised　that　they　could　not　know　him：　　and　when　I　come　home　by　and　by；　Mr。　Lowther　tells　me　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　do　dine　publickly　this　day　at　Wadlow's；　at　the　Sun　Tavern；　and　is　mighty　merry；　and　sent　word　to　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower　that　he　would　come　to　him　as　soon　as　he　had　dined。　　It　is　said　that　the　King　of　France　do　make　a　sport　of　us　now；　and　says；　that　he　knows　no　reason　why　his　cosen　the　King　of　England　should　not　be　as　willing　to　let　him　have　his　kingdom；　as　that　the　Dutch　should　take　it　from　him；　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　tell　me；　that　the　business　is　done　between　him　and　my　Lord　Anglesy；　that　himself　is　to　have　the　other's　place　of　Deputy　Treasurer　of　Ireland　（which　is　a　place　of　honour　and　great　profit；　being　far　better　than　the　Treasurer's；　my　Lord　of　Corke's；）　and　to　give　the　other　his　of　Treasurer　of　the　Navy；　that　the　King；　at　his　earnest　entreaty；　did　with　much　unwillingness；　but　with　owing　of　great　obligations　to　him　for　his　faithfulness　and　long　service　to　him　and　his　father；　grant　his　desire。　　My　Lord　Chancellor；　I　perceive；　is　his　friend　in　it；　I　remember　I　did　in　the　morning　tell　Sir　H。　Cholmly　of　this　business：　　and　he　answered　me；　he　was　sorry　for　it：　　for　whatever　Sir　G。　Carteret　was；　he　is　confident　my　Lord　Anglesy　is　one　of　the　greatest　knaves　in　the　world。　　Home；　and　then　find　my　wife　making　of　tea；　a　drink　which　Mr。　Pelling；　the　Potticary；　tells　her　is　good　for　her　cold　and　defluxions。　　To　Sir　W。　Batten's　to　see　how　he　did；　and　he　is　better　than　he　was。　　He　told　me　how　Mrs　Lowther　had　her　train　held　up　yesterday　by　her　page　at　his　house　in　the　country　which　is　ridiculous。　　Mr。Pelling　told　us　the　news　of　the　town；　how　the　officers　of　the　Navy　are　cried　out　upon；　and　a　great　many　greater　men；　but　do　think　that　I　shall　do　well　enough；　and　I　think；　if　I　have　justice；　I　shall。　We　hear　that　the　Dutch　are　gone　down　again；　and；　thanks　be　to　God；　the　trouble　they　give　us　this　second　time　is　not　very　considerable！
  30th。　　To　Rochester　about　ten　of　the　clock。　　At　the　landing…place　I　met　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　my　Lord　Douglas；　and　all　the　officers　of　the　soldiers　in　the　town；　waiting　there　for　the　Duke　of　York；　whom　they　heard　was　coming。　　By　and　by　comes　my　Lord　Middleton；　well　mounted：　　he　seems　a　fine　soldier；　and　so　every　body　says　he　is；　and　a　man　like　my　Lord　Tiviott；　and　indeed　most　of　the　Scotch　gentry　（as　I　observe；）　of　few　words。　　After　seeing　the　boats　come　up　from　Chatham　with　them　that　rowed　with　bandeleeres　about　their　shoulders；　and　muskets　in　their　boats；　they　being　the　workmen　of　the　Yard；　who　have　promised　to　redeem　their　credit；　lost　by　their　deserting　the　service　when　the　Dutch　were　there；　I　and　Creed　down　by　boat　to　Chatham　yard。　　Thence　to　see　the　batteries　made；　which　indeed　are　very　fine；　and　guns　placed　so　as　one　would　think　the　River　should　be　very　secure。　　Here　I　was　told　that　in　all　the　late　attempt　there　was　but　one　man　that　they　knew　killed　on　shore；　and　that　was　a　man　that　had　laid　upon　his　belly　upon　one　of　the　hills　on　the　other　side　of　the　River；　to　see　the　action；　and　a　bullet　come；　and　so　he　was　killed。　　Thence　by　barge；　it　raining　hard；　down　to　the　chaine；　and　in　our　way　did　see　the　sad　wrackes　of　the　poor　〃Royall　Oake；〃　〃James；〃　and　〃London；〃　and　several　other　of　our　ships　by　us　sunk；　and　several　of　the　enemy's；　whereof　three　men…of…war　that　they　could　not　get　off；　and　so　burned。　　I　do　not　see　that　Upner　Castle　hath　received　any　hurt　by　them；　though　they　played　long　against　it；　and　they　themselves　shot　till　they　had　hardly　a　gun　left　upon　the　carriages；　so　badly　provided　they　were：　　they　have　now　made　two　batteries　on　that　side；　which　will　be　very　good；　and　do　good　service。　　So　to　the　chaine；　and　there　saw　it　fast　at　the　end　on　Upner　side　of　the　River；　very　fast；　and　borne　up　upon　the　several　stages　across　the　River；　and　where　it　is　broke　nobody　can　tell　me。　　I　went　on　shore　on　Upner　side　to　look　upon　the　end　of　the　chaine；　and　caused　the　link　to　be　measured；　and　it　was　six　inches　and　one…fourth　in　circumference。　　It　seems　very　remarkable　to　me；　and　of　great　honour　to　the　Dutch；　that　those　of　them　that　did　go　on　shore　to　Gillingham；　though　they　went　in　fear　of　their　lives；　and　were　some　of　them　killed；　and　notwithstanding　their　provocation　at　Scelling；　yet　killed　none　of　our　people　nor　plundered　their　houses；　but　did　take　some　things　of　easy　carriage　and　left　the　rest；　and　not　a　house　burned；　and　which　is　to　our　eternal　disgrace；　that；　what　my　Lord　Douglas's　men；　who　come　after　them；　found　there；　they　plundered　and　took　all　away；　and　the　watermen　that　carried　us　did　further　tell　us；　that　our　own　soldiers　are　far　more　terrible　to　those　people　of　the　country…　towns　than　the　Dutch　themselves。　　We　were　told　at　the　batteries；　upon　my　seeing　of　the　field…guns　that　were　there；　that　had　they　come　a　day　sooner　they　had　been　able　to　have　saved　all；　but　they　had　no　orders；　and　lay　lingering　upon　the　way。　　Several　complaints；　I　hear；　of　the　Monmouth's　coming　away　too　soon　from　the　chaine；　where　she　was　placed　with　the　two　guard…ships　to　secure　it；　and　Captain　Robert　Clerke；　my　friend；　is　blamed　for　so　doing　there；　but　I　hear　nothing　of　him　at　London　about　it；　but　Captain　Brookes's　running　aground　with　the　〃Sancta　Maria；〃　which　was　one　of　the　three　ships　that　were　ordered　to　be　sunk　to　have　dammed　up　the　River　at　the　chaine；　is　mightily　cried　against；　and　with　reason。　　It　is　a　strange　thing　to　see；　that　while　my　Lords　Douglas　and　Middleton　do　ride　up　and　down　upon　single　horses；　my　Lord　Brouncker　do　go　up　and　down　with　his　hackney　coach　and　six　horses　at　the　King's　charge；　and　is　not　able　to　do　so　much　good　as　a　good　boatswain　in　this　business。
  JULY　2；　1667。　　To　the　office；　where　W。　Pen　and　myself　and　Sir　T。　Harvey　met；　the　first　time　we　have　had　a　meeting　since　the　coming　of　the　Dutch　upon　this　coast。
  3rd。　　Sir　Richard　Ford　tells　us　how　he　hath　been　at　the　Sessions…　house；　and　there　it　is　plain　that　there　is　a　combination　of　rogues　in　the　town　that　do　make　it　their　business　to　set　houses　on　fire；　and　that　one　house　they　did　set　on　fire　in　Aldersgate…　street　last　Easter；　and　that　this　is　proved　by　two　young　men；　whom　one　of　them　debauched　by　degrees　to　steal　their　fathers'　plate　and　clothes；　and　at　last　to　be　of　their　company。　　One　of　these　boys　is　a　son　of　a　Montagu；　of　my　Lord　Manchester's　family。　To　the　Council…chamber；　to　deliver　a　letter　to　their　Lordships　about　the　state　of　the　six　merchantmen　which　we　have　been　so　long　…fitting　out。　　When　I　come；　the　King　and　the　whole　table　full　of　Lords　were　hearing　of　a　pitifull　cause　of　a　complaint　of　an　old　man　with　a　great　grey　beard　against　his　son；　for　not　allowing　him　something　to　live　on；　and　at　last　come　to　the　ordering　the　son　to　allow　his　father　10l。　a…year。　　This　cause　lasted　them　near　two　hours；　which；　methinks；　at　this　time　to　be　the　work　of　the　Council…board　of　England；　is　a　scandalous　thing。　　Here　I　find　all　the　news　is　the　enemy's　landing　3000　men　near　Harwich；　and　attacking　Landguard　Fort；　and　being　beat　off　thence　with　our　great　guns；　killing　some　of　their　men；　and　they　leaving　their　ladders　behind　them；　but　we　had　no　horse　in　the　way　on　Suffolke　side；　otherwise　we　might　have　galled　their　foot。　　The　Duke　of　York　is　gone　down　thither　this　day；　while　the　Generall　sat　sleeping　this　afternoon　at　the　Council…table。
  4th。　　To　the　Sessions…house；　where　I　have　a　mind　to　hear　Bazill　Fielding's　case　tried；　and　so　got　up　to　the　Bench；　my　Lord　Chief…　Justice　Keeling　＇Sir　John　Keeling；　Knight；　King's　Serjeant　1661；　Chief　Justice　of　the　King's　Bench　1665。＇　　being　Judge。　　Here　I　stood　bare；　not　challenging；　though　I　might　well　enough；　to　be　covered。　　But　here　were　several　fine　trials；　among　others；　several　brought　in　for　making　it　their　trade　to　set　houses　on　fire　merely　to　get　plunder；　and　all　proved　by　the　two　little　boys　spoken　of　yesterday　by　Sir　R。　Ford；　who　did　give　so　good　account　of　particulars　that　I　never　heard　children　in　my　life。　　One　my　Lady　Montagu's　（I　know　not　what　Lady　Montagu）　son；　and　the　other　of　good　condition；　were　playing　in　Moore…fields；　and　one　rogue；　Gabriel　Holmes；　did　come　to　them　and　teach　them　to　drink；　and　then　to　bring　him　plate　and　clothes　from　their　fathers'　houses：　and　this　Gabriel　Holmes　did　advise　to　have　had　two　houses　set　on　fire；　one　after　another；　that　while　they　were　quenching　of　one　they　might　be　burning　another。　　The　boys　did　swear　against　one　of　them；　that　he　had　made　it　his　part　to　pull　out　the　plug　out　of　the　engine　while