es　out　of　the　vessel　into　which　they　were　pressed；　and　were　shot　by　the　soldiers　placed　there　to　keep　them；　two　days　since；　so　much　people　do　avoid　the　King's　service！　　And　then　these　men　are　pressed　without　money；　and　so　we　cannot　punish　them　for　any　thing；　so　that　we　are　forced　only　to　make　a　show　of　severity　by　keeping　them　in　prison；　but　are　unable　to　punish　them。　　＇Shooting　the　men　was　rather　more　than　a　show　of　severity。＇　　Returning　to　the　office；　I　did　ask　whether　we　might　visit　Commissioner　Pett　（to　which；　I　confess；　I　have　no　great　mind）；　and　it　was　answered　that　he　was　close　prisoner；　and　we　could　not；　but　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower　would　send　for　him　to　his　lodgings；　if　we　would：　　so　we　put　it　off　to　another　time。　　To　Captain　Cocke's　to　dinner；　where　Lord　Brouncker　and　his　lady；　Matt。　Wren；　and　Bulteale；　and　Sir　Allan　Apsly；　the　last　of　whom　did　make　good　sport；　he　being　already　fallen　under　the　retrenchments　of　the　new　Committee；　as　he　is　Master　Falconer；　which　makes　him　mad。　　With　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　his　mistress　to　the　King's　Playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃The　Indian　Emperour：〃　＇A　tragi…comedy；　by　Dryden。＇　　where　I　find　Nell　come　again；　which　I　am　glad　of；　but　was　most　infinitely　displeased　with　her　being　put　to　act　the　Emperour's　daughter；　which　is　a　great　and　serious　part；　which　she　does　most　basely。　　This　evening　Mr。　Pelling　comes　to　me；　and　tells　me　that　this　night　the　Dutch　letters　are　come；　and　that　the　peace　was　proclaimed　there　the　19th　inst。　and　that　all　is　finished：　　which　for　my　life　I　know　not　whether　to　be　glad　or　sorry　for；　a　peace　being　so　necessary；　and　yet　so　bad　in　its　terms。
  23rd。　　To　White　Hall　to　attend　the　Council。　　The　King　there：　　and　it　was　about　considering　how　the　fleet　might　be　discharged　at　their　coming　in　shortly；　the　peace　being　now　ratified；　and　it　takes　place　on　Monday　next。　　To　the　Treasury…chamber；　where　I　waited　talking　with　Sir　G。　Downing　till　the　Lords　met。　　He　tells　me　how　he　will　make　all　the　Exchequer　officers；　of　one　side　and　the　other；　to　lend　the　King　money　upon　the　Act；　and　that　the　least　Clerk　shall　lend　money；　and　he　believes　the　least　will　100l。：　　but　this　I　do　not　believe。　　He　made　me　almost　ashamed　that　we　of　the　Navy　had　not　in　all　this　time　lent　any；　so　that　I　find　it　necessary　I　should；　and　so　will　speedily　do　it　before　any　of　my　fellows　begin　and　lead　me　to　a　bigger　sum。　　By　and　by　the　Lords　come；　and　I　perceive　Sir　W。　Coventry　is　the　man；　and　nothing　done　till　he　comes。　　Among　other　things　I　heard　him　observe；　looking　over　a　paper；　that　Sir　John　Shaw　is　a　miracle　of　a　man；　for　he　thinks　he　executes　more　places　than　any　man　in　England：　　for　there　he　finds　him　a　Surveyor　of　some　of　the　King's　woods；　and　so　reckoned　up　many　other　places；　the　most　inconsistent　in　the　world。　　Their　business　with　me　was　to　consider　how　to　assigne　such　of　our　commanders　as　will　take　assignements　upon　the　Act　for　their　wages；　and　the　consideration　thereof　was　referred　to　me　to　give　them　an　answer　the　next　sitting：　　which　is　a　horrid　poor　thing；　but　they　scruple　at　nothing　of　honour　in　the　case。　　I　find　most　people　pleased　with　their　being　at　ease；　and　safe　of　a　peace；　that　they　may　know　no　more　charge　or　hazard　of　an　ill　managed　war；　but　nobody　speaking　of　the　peace　with　any　content　or　pleasure；　but　are　silent　in　it；　as　of　a　thing　they　are　ashamed　of；　no；　not　at　Court；　much　less　in　the　City。
  24th。　　St。　Bartholomew's　Day。　　This　morning　was　proclaimed　the　peace　between　us　and　the　States　of　the　United　Provinces；　and　also　of　the　King　of　France　and　Denmarke；　and　in　the　afternoon　the　Proclamations　were　printed　and　came　out；　and　at　night　the　bells　rung；　but　no　bonfires　that　I　hear　of　any　where；　partly　from　the　dearness　of　firing；　but　principally　from　the　little　content　most　people　have　in　the　peace。　　This　day　comes　a　letter　from　the　Duke　of　York　to　the　Board；　to　invite　us；　which　is　as　much　as　to　fright　us；　into　the　lending　the　King　money；　which　is　a　poor　thing；　and　most　dishonourable；　and　shows　in　what　a　case　we　are　at　the　end　of　the　war　to　our　neighbours。　　And　the　King　do　now　declare　publickly　to　give　10　per　cent。　to　all　lenders；　which　make　some　think　that　the　Dutch　themselves　will　send　over　money；　and　lend　it　upon　our　publick　faith；　the　Act　of　Parliament。
  28th。　　To　the　office；　where　we　sat　upon　a　particular　business　all　the　morning：　　and　my　Lord　Anglesy　with　us；　who；　and　my　Lord　Brouncker；　do　bring　us　news　how　my　Lord　Chancellor's　seal　is　to　be　taken　away　from　him　to…day。　　The　thing　is　so　great　and　sudden　to　me；　that　it　put　me　into　a　very　great　admiration　what　should　be　the　meaning　of　it；　and　they　do　not　own　that　they　know　what　it　should　be；　but　this　is　certain；　that　the　King　did　resolve　it　on　Saturday；　and　did　yesterday　send　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　（the　only　man　fit　for　those　works）　to　him　for　his　purse：　　to　which　the　Chancellor　answered；　that　he　received　it　from　the　King；　and　would　deliver　it　to　the　King's　own　hand；　and　so　civilly　returned　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　without　it；　and　this　morning　my　Lord　Chancellor　is　to　be　with　the　King；　to　come　to　an　end　in　the　business。　　Dined　at　Sir　W。　Batten's；　where　Mr。　Boreman　was；　who　came　from　White　Hall；　who　tells　us　that　he　saw　my　Lord　Chancellor　come　in　his　coach　with　some　of　his　men；　without　his　seal；　to　White　Hall　to　his　chamber；　and　thither　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　came　and　staid　together　alone　an　hour　or　more：　　and　it　is　said　that　the　King　do　say　that　he　will　have　the　Parliament　meet；　and　that　it　will　prevent　much　trouble　by　having　of　him　out　of　their　enmity　by　his　place　being　taken　away；　for　that　all　their　enmity　will　be　at　him。　It　is　said　also　that　my　Lord　Chancellor　answers；　that　he　desires　he　may　be　brought　to　his　trial；　if　he　have　done　anything　to　lose　his　office；　and　that　he　will　be　willing　and　is　most　desirous　to　lose　that　and　his　head　both　together。　　Upon　what　terms　they　parted　nobody　knows；　but　the　Chancellor　looked　sad；　he　says。　Then　in　comes　Sir　Richard　Ford；　and　says　he　hears　that　there　is　nobody　more　presses　to　reconcile　the　King　and　Chancellor　than　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　and　Duke　of　Buckingham：　　the　latter　of　which　is　very　strange；　not　only　that　he　who　was　so　lately　his　enemy　should　do　it；　but　that　this　man；　that　but　the　other　day　was　in　danger　of　losing　his　own　head；　should　so　soon　come　to　be　a　mediator　for　others：　　it　shows　a　wise　Government。　　They　all　say　that　he　is　but　a　poor　man；　not　worth　above　3000l。　a…year　in　land；　but　this　I　cannot　believe：　　and　all　do　blame　him　for　having　built　so　great　a　house；　till　he　had　got　a　better　estate。　　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　had　a　great　deal　of　discourse　with　Mall；　＇Orange　Moll；　mentioned　before。＇　　who　tells　us　that　Nell　is　already　left　by　Lord　Buckhurst；　and　that　he　makes　sport　of　her；　and　swears　she　hath　had　all　she　could　get　of　him；　and　Hart　＇The　celebrated　actor。＇　her　great　admirer　now　hates　her；　and　that　she　is　very　poor；　and　hath　lost　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　who　was　her　great　friend　also：　but　she　is　come　to　the　playhouse；　but　is　neglected　by　them　all。
  27th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　hear　how　it　is　like　to　go　well　enough　with　my　Lord　Chancellor；　that　he　is　like　to　keep　his　Seal；　desiring　that　he　may　stand　his　trial　in　Parliament；　if　they　will　accuse　him　of　any　thing。　　This　day　Mr。　Pierce；　the　surgeon　was　with　me；　and　tells　me　how　this　business　of　my　Lord　Chancellor's　was　certainly　designed　in　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　chamber；　and　that　when　he　went　from　the　King　on　Monday　morning　she　was　in　bed　（though　about　twelve　o'clock）；　and　ran　out　in　her　smock　into　her　aviary　looking　into　White　Hall　garden；　and　thither　her　woman　brought；　her　her　nightgown；　and　stood　blessing　herself　at　the　old　man's　going　away：　　and　several　of　the　gallants　of　White　Hall　（of　which　there　were　many　staying　to　see　the　Chancellor's　return）　did　talk　to　her　in　her　bird…cage；　among　others　Blancford；　telling　her　she　was　the　bird　of　passage。
  28th。　　To　White　Hall：　　till　past　twelve　in　a　crowd　of　people　in　the　lobby；　expecting　the　hearing　of　the　great　cause　of　Alderman　Barker　against　my　Lord　Deputy　of　Ireland　for　his　ill　usage　in　his　business　of　land　there；　but　the　King　and　Council　sat　so　long　as　they　neither　heard　them　nor　me。　　Went　twice　round　Bartholomew　fayre；　which　I　was　glad　to　see　again；　after　two　years　missing　it　by　the　plague。
  29th。　　I　find　at　Sir　G。　Carteret's　that　they　do　mightily　joy　themselves　in　the　hopes　of　my　Lord　Chancellor's　getting　over　this　trouble；　and　I　make　them　believe　（and　so；　indeed；　I　do　believe　he　will）　that　my　Lord　Chancellor　is　become　popular　by　it。　　I　find　by　all　hands　that　the　Court　is　at　this　day　all　to　pieces；　every　man　of　a　faction　of　one　sort　or　other；　so　as　it　is　to　be　feared　what　it　will　come　to。　　But　that　that　pleases　me　is；　I　hear　to…night　that　Mr。　Brouncker　is　turned　away　yesterday　by　the　Duke　of　York；　for　some　bold　words　he　was　heard　by　Colonel　Werden　to　say　in　the　garden　the　day　the　Chancellor　was　with　the　Kingthat　he　believed　the　King　would　be　hectored　out　of　every　thing。　　For　this　the　Duke　of　York；　who　all　say　hath　been　very　strong　for　his　father…in…law　at　this　trial；　hath　turned　him　away：　　and　every　body；　I　think；　is　glad　of　it；　for　he　was　a　pestilent　rogue；　an　atheist；　that　would　have　sold　his　King　and　country　for　6d。　almost；　so　corrupt　and　wicked　a　rogue　he　is　by　all　men's　report。　　But　one　ob