gainst　the　Chancellor；　is　one　of　the　lewdest　fellows　of　the　age；　worse　than　Sir　Charles　Sedley；　and　that　he　was　heard　to　swear　he　would　do　my　Lord　Clarendon's　business。　＇John　Lord　Vaughan；　eldest　surviving　son　to　Richard　Earl　of　Carbery；　whom　he　succeeded。　　He　was　well　versed　in　literature；　and　President　of　the　Royal　Society　from　1686　to　1689；　and　had　been　Governor　of　Jamaica。　He　was　amongst　Dryden's　earliest　patrons　Ob。　1712…13。＇　That　he　do　find　that　my　Lord　Clarendon　hath　more　friends　in　both　Houses　than　he　believes　he　would　have；　by　reason　that　they　do　see　what　are　the　hands　that　pull　him　down；　which　they　do　not　like。　That　Harry　Coventry　was　scolded　at　by　the　King　severely　the　other　day；　and　that　his　answer　was；　that　if　he　must　not　speak　what　he　thought　in　this　business　in　Parliament；　he　must　not　come　thither。　And　he　says　that　by　this　very　business　Harry　Coventry　hath　got　more　fame　and　common　esteem　than　any　gentleman　in　England　hath　at　this　day；　and　is　an　excellent　and　able　person。　　That　the　King；　who　not　long　ago　did　say　of　Bristoll；　that　he　was　a　man　able　in　three　years　to　get　himself　a　fortune　in　any　kingdom　in　the　world；　and　lose　all　again　in　three　months；　do　now　hug　him　and　commend　his　parts　every　where；　above　all　the　world。　　How　fickle　is　this　man；　and　how　unhappy　we　like　to　be！　　That　he　fears　some　furious　courses　will　be　taken　against　the　Duke　of　York；　and　that　he　hath　heard　that　it　was　designed；　if　they　cannot　carry　matters　against　the　Chancellor；　to　impeach　the　Duke　of　York　himself；　which　God　forbid！　　That　Sir　Edward　Nicholas；　whom　he　served　while　Secretary；　is　one　of　the　best　men　in　the　world；　but　hated　by　the　Queene…Mother；　（for　a　service　he　did　the　old　King　against　her　mind　and　her　favourites；）　and　that　she　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine　did　make　the　King　to　lay　him　aside：　but　this　man　says　that　he　is　one　of　the　most　heavenly　and　charitable　men　in　the　whole　world。　That　the　House　of　Commons　resolve　to　stand　by　their　proceedings；　and　have　chosen　a　Committee　to　draw　up　the　reason　thereof　to　carry　to　the　Lords；　which　is　likely　to　breed　great　heat　between　them。　That　the　Parliament；　after　all　this；　is　likely　to　give　the　King　no　money；　and　therefore；　that　it　is　to　be　wondered　what　makes　the　King　give　way　to　so　great　extravagancies；　which　do　all　tend　to　the　making　him　less　than　he　is；　and　so　will　every　day　more　and　more：　and　by　this　means　every　creature　is　divided　against　the　other；　that　there　never　was　so　great　an　uncertainty　in　England；　of　what　would　be　the　event　of　things；　as　at　this　day；　nobody　being　at　ease；　or　safe。　To　White　Hall；　and　there　got　into　the　theatre　room；　and　there　heard　both　the　vocall　and　instrumentall　musick。　Here　was　the　King　and　Queene；　and　some　of　the　ladies；　among　whom　none　more　jolly　than　my　Lady　Buckingham；　her　Lord　being　once　more　a　great　man。
  19th。　　I　was　told　this　day　that　Lory　Hide；　＇Laurence　Hyde；　Master　of　the　Robes；　afterwards　created　Earl　of　Rochester。＇　　second　son　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　did　some　time　since　in　the　House　say；　that　if　he　thought　his　father　was　guilty　but　of　one　of　the　things　then　said　against　him；　he　would　be　the　first　that　should　call　for　judgement　against　him：　　which　Mr。　Waller　the　poet　did　say　was　spoke　like　the　old　Roman；　like　Brutus；　for　its　greatness　and　worthiness。
  20th。　　This　afternoon　Mr。　Mills　told　me　how　fully　satisfactory　my　first　Report　was　to　the　House　in　the　business　of　Chatham：　　which　I　am　glad　to　hear；　and　the　more；　for　that　I　know　that　he　is　a　great　creature　of　Sir　R。　Brookes's。
  21st。　　Among　other　things　of　news　I　do　hear；　that　upon　the　reading　of　the　House　of　Commons'　Reasons　of　the　manner　of　their　proceedings　in　the　business　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　the　Reasons　were　so　bad；　that　my　Lord　Bristoll　himself　did　declare　that　he　would　not　stand；　to　what　he　had　and　did　still　advise　the　Lords　to　concur　to；　upon　any　of　the　Reasons　of　the　House　of　Commons；　but　if　it　was　put　to　the　question　whether　it　should　be　done　on　their　Reasons；　he　would　be　against　them：　　and　indeed　it　seems　the　Reasons；　however　they　come　to　escape　the　House　of　Commons　（which　shows　how　slightly　the　greatest　matters　are　done　in　this　world；　and　even　in　Parliaments）；　were　none　of　them　of　strength；　but　the　principle　of　them　untrue；　they　saying；　that　where　any　man　is　brought　before　a　Judge　accused　of　Treason　in　general；　without　specifying　the　particular；　the　Judge　is　obliged　to　commit　him。　The　question　being　put　by　the　Lords　to　my　Lord　Keeper；　he　said　that　quite　the　contrary　was　true。　　And　then　in　the　Sixth　Article　（I　will　get　a　copy　of　them　if　I　can）　there　are　two　or　three　things　strangely　asserted　to　the　diminishing　of　the　King's　power；　as　is　said　at　least；　things　that　heretofore　would　not　have　been　heard　of。　　But　then　the　question　being　put　among　the　Lords；　as　my　Lord　Bristoll　advised；　whether；　upon　the　whole　matter　and　Reasons　that　had　been　laid　before　them；　they　would　commit　my　Lord　Clarendon；　it　was　carried　five　to　one　against　it；　there　being　but　three　Bishops　against　him；　of　whom　Cosens　＇John　Cosins；　Master　of　Peter　House　and　Dean　of　Peterborough　in　the　time　of　Charles　I。；　afterwards　Bishop　of　Durham。　　Ob。　1671…2；　aged　78。＇　　and　Dr。　Reynolds　＇Edward　Reynolds；　Bishop　of　Norwich。　　Ob。　1676。＇　　were　two；　and　I　know　not　the　third。　　This　made　the　opposite　Lords；　as　Bristoll　and　Buckingham；　so　mad　that　they　declared　and　protested　against　it；　speaking　very　broad　that　there　was　mutiny　and　rebellion　in　the　hearts　of　the　Lords；　and　that　they　desired　they　might　enter　their　dissents；　which　they　did　do　in　great　fury。　　So　that　upon　the　Lords　sending　to　the　Commons；　as　I　am　told；　to　have　a　conference　for　them　to　give　their　answer　to　the　Commons'　Reasons；　the　Commons　did　desire　a　free　conference：　　but　the　Lords　do　deny　it；　and　the　reason　is；　that　they　hold　not　the　Commons　any　Court；　but　that　themselves　only　are　a　Court；　and　the　Chief　Court　of　Judicature；　and　therefore　are　not　to　dispute　the　laws　and　method　of　their　own　Court　with　them　that　are　none；　and　so　will　not　submit　so　much　as　to　have　their　power　disputed。　　And　it　is　conceived　that　much　of　this　eagerness　among　the　Lords　do　arise　from　the　fear　some　of　them　have　that　they　may　be　dealt　with　in　the　same　manner　themselves；　and　therefore　to　stand　upon　it　now。　It　seems　my　Lord　Clarendon　hath；　as　is　said　and　believed；　had　his　coach　and　horses　several　times　in　his　coach；　ready　to　carry　him　to　the　Tower；　expecting　a　message　to　that　purpose；　but　by　this　means　his　case　is　like　to　be　laid　by。　　With　Creed　to　a　Tavern；　where　Dean　Wilkins　and　others：　　and　good　discourse；　among　the　rest；　of　a　man　that　is　a　little　frantic　（that　hath　been　a　kind　of　Minister；　Dr。　Wilkins　saying　that　he　hath　read　for　him　in　his　church）；　that　is　poor　and　a　debauched　man；　that　the　College　have　hired　for　20s。　to　have　some　of　the　blood　of　a　sheep　let　into　his　body；　and　it　is　to　be　done　on　Saturday　next。　　They　purpose　to　let　in　about　twelve　ounces；　which；　they　compute；　is　what　will　be　let　in　in　a　minute's　time　by　a　watch。　　On　this　occasion　Dr。　Whistler　told　a　pretty　story　related　by　Muffett；　a　good　author；　of　Dr。　Cayus　that　built　Caius　College；　that　being　very　old；　and　living　only　at　that　time　upon　woman's　milk；　he；　while　he　fed　upon　the　milk　of　an　angry　fretful　woman；　was　so　himself；　and　then　being　advised　to　take　it　of　a　good…natured　patient　woman；　he　did　become　so　beyond　the　common　temper　of　his　age。
  22nd。　　Met　with　Cooling；　my　Lord　Chamberlain's　Secretary；　and　from　him　learn　the　truth　of　all　I　heard　last　night；　and　understand　further；　that　this　stiffness　of　the　Lords　is　in　no　manner　of　kindness　to　my　Lord　Chancellor；　for　he　neither　hath；　nor　do；　nor　for　the　future　can　oblige　any　of　them；　but　rather　the　contrary；　but　that　they　do　fear　what　the　consequence　may　be　to　themselves；　should　they　yield　in　his　case；　as　many　of　them　have　reason。　　And　more；　he　showed　me　how　this　is　rather　to　the　wrong　and　prejudice　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　for　that　it　is　better　for　him　to　come　to　be　tried　before　the　Lords；　where　he　can　have　right　and　make　interest；　than；　when　the　Parliament　is　up；　be　committed　by　the　King；　and　tried　by　a　Court　on　purpose　made　by　the　King　of　what　Lords　the　King　pleases；　who　have　a　mind　to　have　his　head。　So　that　my　Lord　Cornbury　himself；　his　son；　（he　tells　me；）　hath　moved　that　if　they　have　Treason　against　my　Lord　of　Clarendon；　that　they　would　specify　it　and　send　it　up　to　the　Lords；　that　he　might　come　to　his　trial；　so　full　of　intrigues　this　business　is！　Walked　a　good　while　in　the　Temple　church；　observing　the　plainness　of　Selden's　tomb；　and　how　much　better　one　of　his　executors　hath；　who　is　buried　by　him。
  23rd。　　Busy　till　late　preparing　things　to　fortify　myself　and　fellows　against　the　Parliament；　and　particularly　myself　against　what　I　fear　is　thought；　that　I　have　suppressed　the　Order　of　the　Board　by　which　the　discharging　the　great　ships　at　Chatham　by　tickets　was　directed；　whereas；　indeed；　there　was　no　such　Order。
  25th。　　This　morning　Sir　W。　Pen　tells　me　that　the　house　was　very　hot　on　Saturday　last　upon　the　business　of　liberty　of　speech　in　the　House　and　damned　the　vote　in　the　beginning　of　the　Long…　Parliament　against　it；　so　that　he　fears　that　there　may　be　some　bad　thing　which　they　have　a　mind　to　broach；　which　they　dare　not　do　without　more　security　than　they　now　have。　　God　keep　us；　for　things　l