says　Burt；　ranked　in　the　list　of　good　actors　without　possessing　superior　talents。DRAMATIC　MISCELLANIES。＇　　acts　Cicero；　which　they　all　conclude　he　will　not　be　able　to　do　well。　　The　King　gives　them　500l。　for　robes；　there　being；　as　they　say；　to　be　sixteen　scarlet　robes。　　Comes　Sir　W。　Warren　＇I　have　been　recently　informed　that　Charles　II。；　April　12；　1662；　knighted　a　rich　tradesman　of　Wapping；　named　WILLIAM　WARREN；　and　there　is　still　in　that　parish　a　place　called　〃SIR　WILLIAM　WARREN'S　SQUARE；〃　perhaps　built　on　the　site　　of　the　knight's　residence。＇　　to　talk　about　some　business　of　his　and　mine：　　and　he；　I　find；　would　have　me　not　to　think　that　the　Parliament；　in　the　mind　they　are　in；　and　having　so　many　good　offices　in　their　view　to　dispose　of；　will　leave　any　of　the　King's　officers　in；　but　will　rout　all；　though　I　am　likely　to　escape　as　well　as　any；　if　any　can　escape。　　And　I　think　he　is　in　the　right；　and　I　do　look　for　it　accordingly。
  12th。　　My　bookseller　did　give　me　a　list　of　the　twenty　who　were　mentioned　for　the　Commission　in　Parliament　for　the　Accounts：　　and　it　is　strange　that　of　the　twenty　the　Parliament　could　not　think　fit　to　choose　their　nine；　but　were　fain　to　add　three　that　were　not　in　the　list　of　the　twenty；　they　being　many　of　them　factious　people　and　ringleaders　in　the　late　troubles；　so　that　Sir　John　Talbot　did　fly　out　and　was　very　hot　in　the　business　of　Wildman's　being　named；　and　took　notice　how　he　was　entertained　in　the　bosom　of　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　a　Privy…counsellor；　and　that　it　was　fit　to　be　observed　by　the　House；　and　punished。　　The　men　that　I　know　of　the　nine　I　like　very　well；　that　is；　Mr。　Pierrepoint；　Lord　Brereton；　＇William；　third　Lord　Brereton；　of　Leaghlin　in　Ireland；　M。P。　for　Cheshire；　where　he　possessed　an　estate　which　he　disposed　of　on　account　of　the　exigences　of　the　times；　and　his　father's　losses　in　the　cause　of　Charles　I。　　He　was　educated　at　Breda；　and　was　an　accomplished　and　amiable　nobleman；　and　one　of　the　Founders　of　the　Royal　Society；　Ob。　1679。＇　　and　Sir　William　Turner；　and　I　do　think　the　rest　are　so　too；　but　such　as　will　not　be　able　to　do　this　business　as　it　ought　to　be　to　do　any　good　with。　　Here　I　did　also　see　their　votes　against　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Keeling；　that　his　proceedings　were　illegal；　and　that　he　was　a　contemner　of　Magna　Charta；　the　great　preserver　of　our　lives；　freedoms　and　properties；　and　an　introduction　to　arbitrary　government；　which　is　very　high　language；　and　of　the　same　sound　with　that　in　the　year　1640。　　This　day　my　Lord　Chancellor's　letter　was　burned　at　the　'Change。
  13th。　　To　Westminster；　to　the　Parliament…door；　to　speak　with　Roger：　　and　here　I　saw　my　Lord　Keeling　go　into　the　House　to　the　bar；　to　have　his　business　heard　by　the　whole　House　to…day；　and　a　great　crowd　of　people　to　stare　upon　him。　　Here　I　hear　that　the　Lord's　Bill　for　banishing　and　disabling　my　Lord　Clarendon　from　bearing　any　office；　or　being　in　the　King's　dominions；　and　it　being　made　felony　for　any　to　correspond　with　him　but　his　own　children；　is　brought　to　the　Commons；　but　they　will　not　agree　to　it；　being　not　satisfied　with　that　as　sufficient；　but　will　have　a　Bill　of　Attainder　brought　in　against　him：　　but　they　make　use　of　this　against　the　Lords；　that　they　that　would　not　think　there　was　cause　enough　to　commit　him　without　hearing；　will　have　him　banished　without　hearing。　　By　and　by　comes　out　my　cosen　Roger　to　me；　he　being　not　willing　to　be　in　the　House　at　the　business　of　my　Lord　Keeling；　lest　he　should　be　called　upon　to　complain　against　him　for　his　abusing　him　at　Cambridge。　　Among　other　news　it　is　now　fresh　that　the　King　of　Portugall　is　deposed；　and　his　brother　made　King；　and　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　is　gone　from　Madrid　with　great　honour　to　Lisbon；　to　make　up　at　this　juncture　a　peace　to　the　advantage；　as　the　Spaniard　would　have　it；　of　Spain。　　I　wish　it　may　be　for　my　Lord's　honour；　if　it　be　so；　but　it　seems　my　Lord　is　in　mighty　estimation　in　Spain。　　With　my　cosen　Roger　to　Westminster　Hall；　and　there　we　met　the　House　rising：　　and　they　have　voted　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Keeling's　proceedings　illegal；　but　that　out　of　particular　respect　to　him　and　the　mediation　of　a　great　many；　they　have　resolved　to　proceed　no　further　against　him。
  16th。　　To　Westminster；　where　I　find　the　House　mighty　busy　upon　a　petition　against　my　Lord　Gerard；　which　lays　heavy　things　to　his　charge；　of　his　abusing　the　King　in　his　Guards；　and　very　hot　the　House　is　upon　it。
  17th。　　This　day　I　do　hear　at　White　Hall　that　the　Duke　of　Monmouth　is　sick；　and　in　danger　of　the　small…pox。
  19th。　　To　the　office；　where　Commissioner　Middleton　first　took　his　place　at　the　Board　as　Surveyor　of　the　Navy；　and　indeed　I　think　will　be　an　excellent　officer；　I　am　sure　much　beyond　what　his　predecessor　was。　　This　evening　the　King　by　message　（which　he　never　did　before）　hath　passed　several　Bills；　among　others　that　for　the　Accounts　and　for　banishing　my　Lord　Chancellor；　and　hath　adjourned　the　House　to　February；　at　which　I　am　glad；　hoping　in　this　time　to　get　leisure　to　state　my　Tangier　Accounts；　and　to　prepare　better　for　the　Parliament's　enquiries。　　Here　I　hear　how　the　House　of　Lords　with　great　severity；　if　not　tyranny；　have　proceeded　against　poor　Carr；　who　only　erred　in　the　manner　of　the　presenting　his　petition　against　my　Lord　Gerard；　it　being　first　printed　before　it　was　presented：　　which　was；　it　seems；　by　Colonell　Sands's　going　into　the　country；　into　whose　hands　he　had　put　it：　　the　poor　man　is　ordered　to　stand　in　the　pillory　two　or　three　times；　and　to　have　his　eares　cut；　and　be　imprisoned　I　know　not　how　long。　　But　it　is　believed　that　the　Commons；　when　they　meet；　will　not　be　well　pleased　with　it；　and　they　have　no　reason；　I　think。
  21st。　　The　Nonconformists　are　mighty　high；　and　their　meetings　frequented　and　connived　at；　and　they　do　expect　to　have　their　day　now　soon；　for　my　Lord　of　Buckingham　is　a　declared　friend　to　them；　and　even　to　the　Quakers；　who　had　very　good　words　the　other　day　from　the　King　himself：　　and；　what　is　more；　the　Archbishop　of　Canterbury　＇Gilbert　Sheldon。＇　　is　called　no　more　to　the　Caball；　nor；　by　the　way；　Sir　W。　Coventry：　　which　I　am　sorry　for；　the　Caball　at　present　being；　as　he　says；　the　King；　and　Duke　of　Buckingham；　and　Lord　Keeper；　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　and　Privy　Seale。　　The　Bishops　differing　from　the　King　in　the　late　business　in　the　House　of　Lords；　have　caused　this　and　what　is　like　to　follow；　for　every　body　is　encouraged　now…a…days　to　speak；　and　even　to　preach　（as　I　have　heard　one　of　them）；　as　bad　things　against　them　as　ever　in　the　year　1640；　which　is　a　strange　change。
  23rd。　　I　to　the　Exchange；　and　there　I　saw　Carr　stand　in　the　pillory　for　the　business　of　my　Lord　Gerard；　and　there　hear　by　Creed　that　the　Bishops　of　Winchester　＇George　Morley。＇　　and　of　Rochester；　＇John　Dolben。＇　　and　the　Dean　of　the　Chapel；　and　some　other　great　prelates；　are　suspended：　　and　a　cloud　upon　the　Archbishop　ever　since　the　late　business　in　the　House　of　Lords；　and　I　believe　it　will　be　a　heavy　blow　to　the　Clergy。
  24th。　　By　coach　to　St。　James's；　it　being　about　six　at　night；　my　design　being　to　see　the　ceremonys；　this　night　being　the　eve　of　Christmas；　at　the　Queene's　chapel。　　I　got　in　almost　up　to　the　rail；　and　with　a　good　deal　of　patience　staid　from　nine　at　night　to　two　in　the　morning　in　a　very　great　crowd：　　and　there　expected　but　found　nothing　extraordinary；　there　being　nothing　but　a　high　masse。　　The　Queene　was　there；　and　some　high…ladies。　　All　being　done；　I　was　sorry　for　my　coming；　and　missing　of　what　I　expected；　which　was；　to　have　had　a　child　born　and　dressed　there；　and　a　great　deal　of　do；　but　we　broke　up；　and　nothing　like　it　done。　　And　there　I　left　people　receiving　the　Sacrament：　　and　the　Queene　gone；　and　ladies；　only　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　who　looked　prettily　in　her　night…clothes。　　And　so　took　my　coach；　which　waited；　and　drank　some　burnt　wine　at　the　Rose　Tavern　door　while　the　constables　came；　and　two　or　three　bellmen　went　by；　it　being　a　fine　light　moonshine　morning：　　and　so　home　round　the　City。
  26th。　　With　my　wife　to　the　King's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃The　Surprizall；〃　＇A　comedy；　by　Sir　Robert　Howard。＇　　which　did　not　please　me　to…day；　the　actors　not　pleasing　me；　and　especially　Nell's　acting　of　a　serious　part；　which　she　spoils。　　I　hear　this　day　that　Mrs。　Stewart　do　at　this　day　keep　a　great　court　at　Somerset　House　with　her　husband　the　Duke　of　Richmond；　she　being　visited　for　her　beauty's　sake　by　people　as　the　Queene　is　at　nights；　and　they　say　also　that　she　is　likely　to　go　to　Court；　again；　and　there　put　my　Lady　Castlemaine's　nose　out　of　joynt。
  27th。　　A　Committee　of　Tangier　met；　the　Duke　of　York　there。　　And　there　I　did　discourse　over　to　them　their　condition　as　to　money；　which　they　were　all　mightily　as　I　could　desire　satisfied　with；　but　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　who　takes　the　part　of　the　Guards　against　us　in　our　supplies　of　money；　which　is　an　odd　consideration　for　a　dull；　heavy　blockhead　as　he　is；　understanding　no　more　of　either　than　a　goose：　　but　the　ability　and　integrity　of　Sir　W。　Coventry；　in　all　the　King's　concernments；　I　do　and　must　admire。　　After　the　Committee；　Sir　W。　Coventry　tells　me　that　the　businesse　of　getting　the　Duchesse　of　Richmond　to　Court　is　broke　off；　the　Duke　not　suffering　it；　and　thereby　great　trouble　is　brought　among　the　people　that　endeavoured　it；　and　thought　they　had　compassed　it。