to　life：　　and　so　his　wife　and　friends　sent　for。　　He　confessed　his　doing　the　thing；　being　led　by　the　Devil；　and　do　declare　his　reason　to　be　his　trouble　in　having　forgot　to　serve　God　as　he　ought　since　he　came　to　his　new　employment：　　＇He　kept　a　tavern。＇　and　I　believe　that；　and　the　sense　of　his　great　loss　by　the　fire；　did　bring　him　to　it；　for　he　grew　sick；　and　worse　and　worse　to　this　day。　　The　friends　that　were　there　being　now　in　fear　that　the　goods　and　estate　would　be　seized　on；　though　he　lived　all　this　while；　because　of　his　endeavouring　to　drown　himself；　my　cosen　did　endeavour　to　remove　what　she　could　of　plate　out　of　the　house；　and　desired　me　to　take　my　flagons；　which　I　did；　but　in　great　fear　all　the　way　of　being　seized；　though　there　was　no　reason　for　it；　he　not　being　dead。　　So　with　Sir　D。　Gauden　to　Guild　Hall　to　advise　with　the　Towne…Clerke　about　the　practice　of　the　City　and　nation　in　this　case：　　and　he　thinks　it　cannot　be　found　selfe…murder；　but　if　it　be；　it　will　fall；　all　the　estate；　to　the　King。　　So　I　to　my　cosen's　again；　where　I　no　sooner　come　but　find　that　he　was　departed。　　So　at　their　entreaty　I　presently　to　White　Hall；　and　there　find　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　he　carried　me　to　the　King；　the　Duke　of　York　being　with　him；　and　there　told　my　story　which　I　had　told　him；　and　the　King；　without　more　ado；　granted　that；　if　it　was　found；　the　estate　should　be　to　the　widow　and　children：　　which　indeed　was　every　great　courtesy；　for　people　are　looking　out　for　the　estate。
  22nd。　　At　noon　with　any　Lord　Brouncker　to　Sir　D。　Gauden's；　at　the　Victualling…office；　to　dinner；　where　I　have　not　dined　since　he　was　Sheriffe。　　He　expected　us：　　and　a　good　dinner；　and　much　good　company；　and　a　fine　house；　and　especially　two　rooms　very　fine；　he　hath　built　there。　　His　lady　a　good　lady；　but　my　Lord　led　himself　and　me　to　a　great　absurdity　in　kissing　all　the　ladies；　but　the　finest　of　all　the　company；　leaving　her　out　I　know　not　how；　and　I　was　loath　to　do　it；　since　he　omitted　it。　　Here　little　Chaplin　dined；　who　is　like　to　be　Sheriffe　the　next　year；　and　a　pretty　humoured　little　man　he　is：　　and　Mr。　Talents　the　younger；　of　Magdalene　College；　Chaplain　to　the　Sheriffe；　which　I　was　glad　to　see；　though　not　much　acquainted　with　him。
  23rd。　　At　the　office　all　the　morning；　and　at　noon　find　the　Bishop　of　Lincolne　＇Dr。　William　Fuller；　translated　from　Limerick　1667。＇　come　to　dine　with　us；　and　after　him　comes　Mr。　Brisband。　　And　there　mighty　good　company。　　But　the　Bishop　a　very　extraordinary　good…natured　man；　and　one　that　is　mightily　pleased；　as　well　as　I　am；　that　I　live　so　near　Bugden；　＇At　Brampton。＇　　the　seat　of　his　bishopricke；　where　he　is　like　to　reside；　and　indeed　I　am　glad　of　it。　　In　discourse　we　think　ourselves　safe　for　this　year；　by　this　league　with　Holland；　which　pleases　every　body；　and；　they　say；　vexes　France；　insomuch　that　De　l'Estrade；　the　French　Embassador　in　Holland；　when　he　heard　it；　told　the　States　that　he　would　have　them　not　forget　that　his　master　is　in　the　head　of　100；000　men；　and　is　but　28　years　old；　which　was　a　great　speech。　　The　Bishop　tells　me　he　thinks　that　the　great　business　of　Toleration　will　not；　notwithstanding　this　talk；　be　carried　this　Parliament；　nor　for　the　King's　taking　away　the　Deans'　and　Chapters'　lands　to　supply　his　wants；　they　signifying　little　to　him　if　he　had　them　for　his　present　service。
  27th。　　Mr。　Povy　do　tell　me　how　he　is　like　to　lose　his　400l。　a…　year　pension　of　the　Duke　of　York；　which　he　took　in　consideration　of　his　place　that　was　taken　from　him。　　He　tells　me　the　Duchesse　is　a　devil　against　him；　and　do　now　come　like　Queene　Elizabeth；　and　sits　with　the　Duke　of　York's　Council；　and　sees　what　they　do；　and　she　crosses　out　this　man's　wages　and　prices　as　she　sees　fit　for　saving　money：　　but　yet；　he　tells　me；　she　reserves　5000l。　a…　gear　for　her　own　spending；　and　my　Lady　Peterborough　by　and　by　tells　me　that　the　Duchesse　do　lay　up　mightily　jewells。
  28th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　by　and　by　the　Duke　of　York　comes；　and　we　had　a　little　meeting；　Anglesy；　W。　Pen；　and　I　there；　and　none　else：　　and；　among　other　things；　did　discourse　of　the　want　of　discipline　in　the　fleet；　which　the　Duke　of　York　confessed；　and　yet　said　that　he　while　he　was　there　did　keep　it　in　a　good　measure；　but　that　it　was　now　lost　when　he　was　absent；　but　he　will　endeavour　to　have　it　again。　　That　he　did　tell　the　Prince　and　Duke　of　Albemarle　they　would　lose　all　order　by　making　such　and　such　men　commanders；　which　they　would　because　they　were　stout　men：　　he　told　them　it　was　a　reproach　to　the　nation；　as　if　there　were　no　sober　men　among　us；　that　were　stout　to　be　had。　　That　they　did　put　out　some　men　for　cowards　that　the　Duke　of　York　had　put　in；　but；　little　before；　for　stout　men；　and　would　now；　were　he　to　go　to　sea　again；　entertain　them　in　his　own　division　to　choose：　　and　did　put　in　an　idle　fellow；　Greene；　who　was　hardly　thought　fit　for　a　boatswain　by　him；　they　did　put　him　from　being　a　lieutenant　to　a　captain's　place　of　a　second…rate　ship；　as　idle　a　drunken　fellow；　he　said；　as　any　was　in　the　fleet。　　That　he　will　now　desire　the　King　to　let　him　be　what　he　is；　that　is；　Admirall；　and　he　will　put　in　none　but　those　that　he　hath　great　reason　to　think　well　of：　and　particularly　says　that　though　he　likes　Colonel　Legg　well；　yet　his　son　that　was；　he　knows　not　how；　made　a　captain　after　he　had　been　but　one　voyage　at　sea；　he　should　go　to　sea　another　apprenticeship　before　ever　he　gives　him　a　command。　　We　did　tell　him　of　the　many　defects　and　disorders　among　the　captains；　and　I　prayed　we　might　do　it　in　writing　to　him；　which　he　liked；　and　I　am　glad　of　an　opportunity　of　doing　it。　　My　wife　this　day　hears　from　her　father　and　mother：　　they　are　in　France；　at　Paris；　he；　poor　good　man！　　thankful　for　my　small　charities　to　him。
  29th。　　To　Sir　W。　Coventry。　　He　tells　me　he　hath　no　friends　in　the　whole　Court　but　my　Lord　Keeper　and　Sir　John　Duncomb。　　They　have　reduced　the　charges　of　Ireland　about　70；000l。　a…year；　and　thereby　cut　off　good　profits　from　my　Lord　Lieutenant；　which　will　make　a　new　enemy；　but　he　cares　not。　　He　tells　me　that　Townsend；　of　the　Wardrobe；　is　the　veriest　knave　and　bufflehead　that　over　he　saw。
  30th。　　I　first　heard　that　my　cosen　Pepys；　of　Salisbury　Court；　was　Marshall　to　my　Lord　Coke　when　he　was　Lord　Chief　Justice；　which　beginning　of　his　I　did　not　know　to　be　so　low；　but　so　it　was；　it　seems。
  31st。　　Up；　and　by　coach；　with　W。　Griffin　with　me；　and　our　Contract…books；　to　Durham　Yard；　to　the　Commissioners　for　Accounts；　the　first　time　I　ever　was　there；　and　staid　awhile　before　I　was　admitted　to　them。　　I　did　observe　a　great　many　people　attending　about　complaints　of　seamen　concerning　tickets；　and　among　others　Mr。　Carcasse；　and　Mr。　Martin　my　purser。　　And　I　observe　a　fellow；　one　Collins；　is　there；　who　is　employed　by　these　Commissioners　particularly　to　hold　an　office　in　Bishopsgate…　street；　or　somewhere　thereabouts；　to　receive　complaints　of　all　people　about　tickets：　　and　I　believe　he　will　have　work　enough。　Presently　I　was　called　in；　where　I　found　the　whole　number　of　Commissioners；　and　was　there　received　with　great　respect　and　kindness；　and　did　give　them　great　satisfaction；　making　it　my　endeavour　to　inform　them　what　it　was　they　were　to　expect　from　me；　and　what　was　the　duty　of　other　people；　this　being　my　only　way　to　preserve　myself；　after　all　my　pains　and　trouble。　　They　did　ask　many　questions；　and　demanded　other　books　of　me；　which　I　did　give　them　very　ready　and　acceptable　answers　to；　and；　upon　the　whole；　I　do　observe　they　go　about　their　business　like　men　resolved　to　go　through　with　it；　and　in　a　very　good　method；　like　men　of　understanding。　　They　have　Mr。　Jessop　their　secretary：　　and　it　is　pretty　to　see　that　they　are　fain　to　find　out　an　old…fashioned　man　of　Cromwell's　to　do　their　business　for　them；　as　well　as　the　Parliament　to　pitch　upon　such　for　the　most　part　in　the　lowest　of　people　that　were　brought　into　the　House　for　Commissioners。　　I　went　away　giving　and　receiving　great　satisfaction：　　and　so　to　White　Hall；　to　the　Commissioners　of　the　Treasury；　where　waiting　some　time　I　there　met　with　Colonell　Birch：　　and　he　and　I　fell　into　discourse；　and　I　did　give　him　thanks　for　his　kindness　to　me　in　the　Parliament…house；　both　before　my　face　and　behind　my　back。　He　told　me　that　he　knew　me　to　be　a　man　of　the　old　way　of　taking　pains；　and　did　always　endeavour　to　do　me　right；　and　prevent　any　thing　that　was　moved　that　might　tend　to　my　injury；　which　I　was　obliged　to　him　for；　and　thanked　him。　　Thence　to　talk　of　other　things；　and　the　want　of　money：　　and　he　told　me　of　the　general　want　of　money　in　the　country；　that　land　sold　for　nothing；　and　the　many　pennyworths　he　knows　of　lands　and　houses　upon　them；　with　good　titles　in　his　country；　at　16　years'　purchase：　　〃And；〃　says　he；　〃though　I　am　in　debt；　yet　I　have　a　mind　to　one　thing；　and　that　is　a　Bishop's　lease：〃　　but　said；　〃I　will　yet　choose　such　a　lease　before　any　other；　because　I　know　they　cannot　stand；　and　then　it　will　fall　into　the　King's　hands；　and　I　in　possession　shall　have　an　advantage　by　it。〃　　Says　he；　〃I　know　they　must　fall；　and　they　are　now　near　it；　taking　all　the　ways　they　can　to　undo　themselves；　and　showing　us　the　way：〃　　and　thereupon　told　me　a　story　of　the　present　quarrel　between　the　Bishop　＇John　Hacket。＇　and　Dean　＇Henry　Greswold；　A。M。＇　　of　Coventry　and　Lichfield；　the　former　of　whom　did　excom