g　of　some　fruit　in　the　midst　of　the　play；　did　drop　down　as　dead；　being　choked；　but　with　much　ado　Orange　Mall　did　thrust　her　finger　down　his　throat；　and　brought　him　to　life　again。
  4th。　　To　Westminster；　and　there　landing　at　the　New　Exchange　stairs；　I　to　Sir　W。　Coventry：　　and　there　he　read　over　to　me　the　Prince's　and　Duke　of　Albemarle's　Narratives；　wherein　they　are　very　severe　against　him　and　our　office。　　But　Sir　W。　Coventry　do　contemn　them；　only　that　their　persons　and　qualities　are　great；　and　so　I　do　perceive　he　is　afraid　of　them；　though　he　will　not　confess　it。　　But　he　do　say　that；　if　he　can　get　out　of　these　briars；　he　will　never　trouble　himself　with　Princes　nor　Dukes　again。　　He　finds　several　things　in　their　Narratives　which　are　both　inconsistent　and　foolish；　as　well　as　untrue。　　Sir　H。　Cholmly　owns　Sir　W。　Coventry；　in　his　opinion；　to　be　one　of　the　worthiest　men　in　the　nation；　as　I　do　really　think　he　is。　　He　tells　me　he　do　think　really　that　they　will　cut　off　my　Lord　Chancellor's　head；　the　Chancellor　at　this　day　having　as　much　pride　as　is　possible　to　those　few　that　venture　their　fortunes　by　coming　to　see　him；　and　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　troubled　much；　knowing　that　those　that　fling　down　the　Chancellor　cannot　stop　there；　but　will　do　something　to　him；　to　prevent　his　having　it　in　his　power　hereafter　to　avenge　himself　and　father…in…law　upon　them。　　And　this　Sir　H。　Cholmly　fears　may　be　by　divorcing　the　Queene　and　getting　another；　or　declaring　the　Duke　of　Monmouth　legitimate：　　which　God　forbid！　He　tells　me　he　do　verily　believe　that　there　will　come　in　an　impeachment　of　High　Treason　against　my　Lord　of　Ormond；　among　other　things；　for　ordering　the　quartering　of　soldiers　in　Ireland　on　free　quarters；　which；　it　seems；　is　High　Treason　in　that　country；　and　was　one　of　the　things　that　lost　the　Lord　Strafford　his　head；　and　the　law　is　not　yet　repealed；　which；　he　says；　was　a　mighty　oversight　of　him　not　to　have　repealed　（which　he　might　with　ease　have　done）；　or　have　justified　himself　by　an　Act。
  7th。　　At　noon　resolved　with　Sir　W。　Pen　to　go　to　see　〃The　Tempest；〃　an　old　play　of　Shakespeare's；　acted；　I　hear；　the　first　day；　And　so　my　wife；　and　girl；　and　W。　Hewer　by　themselves；　and　Sir　W。　Pen　and　I　afterwards　by　ourselves：　　and　forced　to　sit　in　the　side　balcony　over　against　the　musique…room　at　the　Duke's　House；　close　by　my　Lady　Dorset　＇Frances；　daughter　of　Lionel　Earl　of　Middlesex；　wife　of　Richard　fifth　Earl　of　Dorset。＇　　and　a　great　many　great　ones。　　The　house　mighty　full；　the　King　and　Court　there：　　and　the　most　innocent　play　that　ever　I　saw；　and　a　curious　piece　of　musique　in　an　echo　of　half　sentences；　the　echo　repeating　the　former　half　while　the　man　goes　on　to　the　latter；　which　is　mighty　pretty。　　The　play　has　no　great　wit；　but　yet　good　above　ordinary　plays。
  9th。　　The　House　very　busy；　and　like　to　be　so　all　day；　about　my　Lord　Chancellor's　impeachment；　whether　Treason　or　not。
  10th。　　To　White　Hall；　to　speak　with　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　there；　beyond　all　we　looked　for　do　hear　that　the　Duke　of　York　hath　got　and　is　full　of　the　small…pox。　　And　so　we　to　his　lodgings；　and　there　find　most　of　the　family　going　to　St。　James's；　and　the　gallery…doors　locked　up；　that　nobody　might　pass　to　nor　fro：　　and　so　a　sad　house；　I　am　sorry　to　see。　　I　am　sad　to　consider　the　effects　of　his　death　if　he　should　miscarry；　but　Dr。　Frazier　tells　me　that　he　is　in　as　good　condition　as　a　man　can　be　in　his　case。　They　appeared　last　night：　　it　seems　he　was　let　blood　on　Friday。
  11th。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　and　I　towards　the　Temple　in　coach　together；　and　there　he　did　tell　me　how　the　King　do　all　he　can　in　the　world　to　overthrow　my　Lord　Chancellor；　and　that　notice　is　taken　of　every　man　about　the　King　that　is　not　seen　to　promote　the　ruine　of　the　Chancellor；　and　that　this　being　another　great　day　in　his　business；　he　dares　not　but　be　there。　　He　tells　me　that　as　soon　as　Secretary　Morrice　brought　the　Great　Seale　from　my　Lord　Chancellor；　Bab。　May　fell　upon　his　knees　and　catched　the　King　about　the　legs；　and　joyed　him；　and　said　that　this　was　the　first　time　that　ever　he　could　call　him　King　of　England；　being　freed　from　this　great　man：　　which　was　a　most　ridiculous　saying。　　And　he　told　me　that　when　first　my　Lord　Gerard；　a　great　while　ago；　came　to　the　King；　and　told　him　that　the　Chancellor　did　say　openly　that　the　King　was　a　lazy　person　and　not　fit　to　govern　（which　is　now　made　one　of　the　things　in　people's　mouths　against　the　Chancellor；）　〃Why；〃　says　the　King；　〃that　is　no　news；　for　he　hath　told　me　so　twenty　times；　and　but　the　other　day　he　told　me　so；〃　and　made　matter　of　mirth　at　it：　　but　yet　this　light　discourse　is　likely　to　prove　bad　to　him。
  12th。　　Up；　and　to　the　office；　where　sat　all　the　morning；　and　there　hear　that　the　Duke　of　York　do　yet　do　very　well　with　his　small…pox：　　pray　God　he　may　continue　to　do　so！　　This　morning　also；　to　my　astonishment；　I　hear　that　yesterday　my　Lord　Chancellor；　to　another　of　his　Articles；　that　of　betraying　the　King's　councils　to　his　enemies；　is　voted　to　have　matter　against　him　for　an　impeachment　of　High　Treason；　and　that　this　day　the　impeachment　is　to　be　carried　up　to　the　House　of　Lords：　　which　is　very　high；　and　I　am　troubled　at　it；　for　God　knows　what　will　follow；　since　they　that　do　this　must　do　more　to　secure　themselves　against　any　that　will　revenge　this；　if　it　ever　come　in　their　power！
  13th。　　To　Westminster：　　where　I　find　the　House　sitting；　and　in　a　mighty　heat　about　Commissioner　Pett；　that　they　would　have　him　impeached；　though　the　Committee　have　yet　brought　in　but　part　of　their　Report：　　and　this　heat　of　the　House　is　much　heightened　by　Sir　Thomas　Clifford　telling　them；　that　he　was　the　man　that　did；　out　of　his　own　purse；　employ　people　at　the　out…ports　to　prevent　the　King　of　Scotts　to　escape　after　the　battle　of　Worcester。　　The　house　was　in　a　great　heat　all　this　day　about　it；　and　at　last　it　was　carried；　however；　that　it　should　be　referred　back　to　the　Committee　to　make　further　enquiry。　　By　and　by　I　met　with　Mr。　Wren；　who　tells　me　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　in　as　good　condition　as　is　possible　for　a　man　in　his　condition　of　the　small…　pox。　　He；　I　perceive；　is　mightily　concerned　in　the　business　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　the　impeachment　against　whom　is　gone　up　to　the　House　of　Lords；　and　great　differences　there　are　in　the　Lords'　House　about　it；　and　the　Lords　are　very　high　one　against　another。　This　day　Mr。　Chichly　told　me；　with　a　seeming　trouble；　that　the　House　have　stopped　his　son　Jack　（Sir　John）　his　going　to　France；　that　he　may　be　a　witness　against　my　Lord　Sandwich：　　which　do　trouble　me；　though　he　can；　I　think；　say　little。
  15th。　　A　conference　between　the　two　Houses　today；　so　I　stayed：　and　it　was　only　to　tell　the　Commons　that　the　Lords'　cannot　agree　to　the　confining　or　sequestring　of　the　Earle　of　Clarendon　from　the　Parliament；　forasmuch　as　they　do　not　specify　any　particular　crime　which　they　lay　upon　him　and　call　Treason。　　This　the　House　did　receive；　and　so　parted：　　at　which；　I　hear　the　Commons　are　like　to　grow　very　high；　and　will　insist　upon　their　privileges；　and　the　Lords　will　own　theirs；　though　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　Bristoll；　and　others　have　been　very　high　in　the　House　of　Lords　to　have　had　him　committed。　　This　is　likely　to　breed　ill　blood。　　The　King　hath　（as　Mr。　Moore　says　Sir　Thomas　Crewe　told　him）　been　heard　to　say　that　the　quarrel　is　not　between　my　Lord　Chancellor　and　him；　but　his　brother　and　him；　which　will　make　sad　work　among　us　if　that　be　once　promoted；　as　to　be　sure　it　will；　Buckingham　and　Bristoll　being　now　the　only　counsel　the　King　follows；　so　as　Arlington　and　Coventry　are　come　to　signify　little。　　He　tells　me　they　are　likely　to　fall　upon　my　Lord　Sandwich；　but　for　my　part　sometimes　I　am　apt　to　think　they　cannot　do　him　much　harm；　he　telling　me　that　there　is　no　great　fear　of　the　business　of　Resumption。　　This　day　Poundy　the　waterman　was　with　me；　to　let　me　know　that　he　was　summoned　to　bear　witness　against　me　to　Prince　Rupert's　people　（who　have　a　commission　to　look　after　the　business　of　prize…goods）；　about　the　business　of　the　prize…goods　I　was　concerned　in：　　but　I　did　desire　him　to　speak　all　he　knew；　and　not　to　spare　me；　nor　did　promise　nor　give　him　any　thing；　but　sent　him　away　with　good　words。
  16th。　　Met　Mr。　Gregory；　my　old　acquaintance；　an　understanding　gentleman；　and　he　and　I　walked　an　hour　together；　talking　of　the　bad　prospect　of　the　times。　And　the　sum　of　what　I　learn　from　him　is　this：　　That　the　King　is　the　most　concerned　in　the　world　against　the　Chancellor　and　all　people　that　do　not　appear　against　him；　and　therefore　is　angry　with　the　Bishops；　having　said　that　he　had　one　Bishop　on　his　side　（Crofts）；　＇Herbert　Croft；　Dean　of　Hereford；　elected　Bishop　of　that　see　1661。＇　　and　but　one：　that　Buckingham　and　Bristoll　are　now　his　only　Cabinet　Counsel；　and　that；　before　the　Duke　of　York　fell　sick；　Buckingham　was　admitted　to　the　King　of　his　Cabinet；　and　there　stayed　with　him　several　hours；　and　the　Duke　of　York　shut　out。　　That　it　is　plain　that　there　is　dislike　between　the　King　and　Duke　of　York；　and　that　it　is　to　be　feared　that　the　House　will　go　so　far　against　the　Chancellor；　that　they　must　do　something　to　undo　the　Duke　of　York；　or　will　not　think　themselves　safe。　That　this　Lord　Vaughan　that　is　so　great　against　the　Chancellor；　is　one　of　the　lewdest　fellows　of　the　age；　worse　than　Sir　Charles　Sedley；　and