continues　very　ill　of　his　cold。　　And　there　came　in　Sir　H。　Yelverton；　and　Sir　H。　Cholmly　commended　to　me　his　acquaintance；　which　the　other　received；　but　without　remembering　to　me；　or　I　him；　of　our　being　school…fellows　together；　and　I　said　nothing　of　it。　　But　he　took　notice　of　my　speech　the　other　day　at　the　bar　of　the　House；　and　indeed　I　perceive　he　is　a　wise　men。　　Here　he　do　say　that　the　town　is　full　of　it；　that　now　the　Parliament　hath　resolved　upon　300；000l。；　the　King　instead　of　fifty　will　set　out　but　twenty…five　ships；　and　the　Dutch　as　many；　and　that　Smith　is　to　command　them；　who　is　allowed　to　have　the　better　of　Holmes　in　the　late　dispute；　and　is　in　good　esteem　in　the　Parliament　above　the　other；　Thence　home；　and　there　in　favour　to　my　eyes　staid　at　home　reading　the　ridiculous　History　of　my　Lord　Newcastle；　wrote　by　his　wife；　which　shows　her　to　be　a　mad；　conceited；　ridiculous　woman；　and　he　an　asse　to　suffer　her　to　write　what　she　writes　to　him　and　of　him。　So　to　bed；　my　eyes　being　very　bad；　and　I　know　not　how　in　the　world　to　abstain　from　reading。
  19th。　　Walked　all　along　Thames…street；　which　I　have　not　done　since　it　was　burned；　as　far　as　Billingsgate；　and　there　do　see　a　brave　street　likely　to　be；　many　brave　houses　being　built；　and　of　them　a　great　many　by　Mr。　Jaggard；　but　the　raising　of　the　street　will　make　it　mighty　fine。
  20th。　　All　the　evening　pricking　down　some　things　and　trying　some　conclusions　upon　my　viall；　in　order　to　the　inventing　a　better　theory　of　musique　than　hath　yet　been　abroad；　and　I　think　verily　I　shall　do　it。　　This　day　at　Court　I　do　hear　that　Sir　W。　Pen　do　command　this　summer's　fleet；　and　Mr。　Progers　of　the　Bedchamber　as　a　secret　told　me　that　the　Prince　Rupert　is　troubled　at　it；　and　several　friends　of　his　have　been　with　him　to　know　the　reason　of　it；　so　that　he　do　pity　Sir　W。　Pen；　whom　he　hath　a　great　kindness　for；　that　he　should　not　at　any　desire　of　his　be　put　to　this　service；　and　thereby　make　the　Prince　his　enemy　and　contract　more　envy　from　other　people。
  24th。　　From　the　Duke's　chamber　Sir　W。　Coventry　and　I　to　walk　in　the　Mattted　Gallery；　and　there；　among　other　things；　he　tells　me　of　the　wicked　design　that　now　is　at　last　contriving　against　him；　to　get　a　petition　presented　from　people；　that　the　money　they　have　paid　to　Sir　W。　Coventry　for　their　places　may　be　repaid　them　back：　and　that　this　is　set　on　by　Temple　and　Hollis　of　the　Parliament；　and；　among　other　mean　people　in　it；　by　Captain　Tatnell：　　and　he　prays　me　that　I　will　use　some　effectual　way　to　sift　Tatnell　what　he　do　and　who　puts　him　on　in　this　business：　　which　I　do　undertake；　and　will　do　with　all　my　skill　for　his　service；　being　troubled　that　he　is　still　under　this　difficulty。　　Thence　back　to　White　Hall：　　where　great　talk　of　the　tumult　at　the　other　end　of　the　town；　about　Moore…fields；　among　the　prentices　taking　the　liberty　of　these　holydays　to　pull　down　brothels。　　And　Lord！　　to　see　the　apprehensions　which　this　did　give　to　all　people　at　Court；　that　presently　order　was　given　for　all　the　soldiers；　horse　and　foot；　to　be　in　armes；　and　forthwith　alarmes　were　beat　by　drum　and　trumpet　through　Westminster　and　all　to　their　colours　and　to　horse；　as　if　the　French　were　coming　into　the　town。　　So　Creed；　whom　I　met　here；　and　I　to　Lincolne's　Inn…fields；　thinking　to　have　come　into　the　fields　to　have　seen　the　prentices；　but　here　we　found　these　fields　full　of　soldiers　all　in　a　body；　and　my　Lord　Craven　commanding　of　them；　and　riding　up　and　down　to　give　orders　like　a　madman。　　And　some　young　men　we　saw　brought　by　soldiers　to　the　guard　at　White　Hall；　and　overheard　others　that　stood　by　say　that　it　was　only　for　pulling　down　the　brothels；　and　none　of　the　bystanders　finding　fault　with　them；　but　rather　of　the　soldiers　for　hindering　them。　　And　we　heard　a　Justice　of　Peace　this　morning　say　to　the　King；　that　he　had　been　endeavouring　to　suppress　this　tumult；　but　could　not；　and　that　imprisoning　some　of　them　in　the　new　prison　at　Clerkenwell；　the　rest　did　come　and　break　open　the　prison　and　release　them；　and　that　they　do　give　out　that　they　are　for　pulling　down　the　brothels；　which　is　one　of　the　great　grievances　of　the　nation。　　To　which　the　King　made　a　very　poor；　cold；　insipid　answer：　　〃Why！　　why　do　they　go　to　them；　then？〃and　that　was　all；　and　had　no　mind　to　go　on　with　the　discourse。　　This　evening　I　came　home　from　White　Hall　with　Sir　W。　Pen；　who　fell　in　talk　about　his　going　to　sea　this　year；　and　the　difficulties　that　arise　to　him　by　it；　by　giving　offence　to　the　Prince　and　occasioning　envy　to　him；　and　many　other　things　that　make　it　a　bad　matter　at　this　time　of　want　of　money　and　necessaries；　and　bad　and　uneven　counsels　at　home；　for　him　to　go　abroad：　　and　did　tell　me　how　much　with　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　he　had　endeavoured　to　be　excused；　desiring　the　Prince　might　be　satisfied　in　it　who　hath　a　mind　to　go；　but　he　tells　me　they　will　not　excuse　him；　and　I　believe　it；　and　truly　do　judge　it　a　piece　of　bad　fortune　to　W。　Pen。
  25th。　　Up；　and　walked　to　White　Hall；　there　to　wait　on　the　Duke　of　York；　which　I　did：　　and　in　his　chamber　there；　first　by　hearing　the　Duke　of　York　call　me　by　my　name；　my　Lord　Burlington　did　come　to　me　and　with　great　respect　take　notice　of　me　and　my　relation　to　my　Lord　Sandwich；　and　express　great　kindness　to　me；　and　so　to　talk　of　my　Lord　Sandwich's　concernments。　　By　and　by　the　Duke　of　York　is　ready；　and　I　did　wait　for　an　opportunity　of　speaking　my　mind　to　him　about　Sir　J。　Minnes；　his　being　unable　to　do　the　King　any　service。　　The　Duke　of　York　and　all　with　him　this　morning　were　full　of　the　talk　of　the　prentices；　who　are　not　yet；　put　down；　though　the　guards　and　militia　of　the　town　have　been　in　armes　all　this　night　and　the　night　before；　and　the　prentices　have　made　fools　of　them；　sometimes　by　running　from　them　and　flinging　stones　at　them。　　Some　blood　hath　been　spilt；　but　a　great　many　houses　pulled　down；　and；　among　others；　the　Duke　of　York　was　mighty　merry　at　that　of　Daman　Page's；　the　great　bawd　of　the　seamen；　and　the　Duke　of　York　complained　merrily　that　he　hath　lost　two　tenants　by　their　houses　being　pulled　down；　who　paid　him　for　their　wine…　licences　15l。　a…year。　　But　these　idle　fellows　have　had　the　confidence　to　say　that　they　did　ill　in　contenting　themselves　in　pulling　down　the　little　brothels；　and　did　not　go　and　pull　down　the　great　one　at　White　Hall。　　And　some　of　them　have　the　last　night　had　a　word　among　them；　and　it　was　〃Reformation　and　Reducement。〃　This　do　make　the　courtiers　ill　at　ease　to　see　this　spirit　among　people；　though　they　think　this　matter　will　not　come　to　much：　　but　it　speakes　people's　minds；　and　then　they　do　say　that　there　are　men　of　understanding　among　them；　that　have　been　of　Cromwell's　army：　　but　how　true　that　is；　I　know　not。
  26th。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　house　to　see　the　new　play；　called　〃The　Man　is　the　Master：〃　＇A　comedy；　by　Sir　Wm。　Davenant；　taken　from　Moliere's　〃Joddelet。〃＇　　where　the　house　was；　it　being　not　one　o'clock；　very　full。　　By　and　by　the　King　came；　and　we　sat　just　under　him；　so　that　I　durst　not　turn　my　back　all　the　play。　　The　most　of　the　mirth　was　sorry；　poor　stuffe；　of　eating　of　sack　posset　and　slabbering　themselves；　and　mirth　fit　for　clownes；　the　prologue　but　poor；　and　the　epilogue　little　in　it　but　the　extraordinariness　of　it；　it　being　sung　by　Harris　and　another　in　the　form　of　a　ballet。　　My　wife　extraordinary　fine　to…day　in　her　flower　tabby　suit；　bought　a　year　and　more　ago；　before　my　mother's　death　put　her　into　mourning；　and　so　not　worn　till　this　day：　　and　every　body　in　love　with　it；　and　indeed　she　is　very　fine　and　handsome　in　it。　　Home　in　a　coach　round　by　the　wall；　where　we　met　so　many　stops　by　the　watches；　that　it　cost　us　much　time　and　some　trouble；　and　more　money；　to　every　watch　to　them　to　drink；　this　being　encreased　by　the　trouble　the　prentices　did　lately　give　the　City；　so　that　the　militia　and　watches　are　very　strict　at　this　time；　and　we　had　like　to　have　met　with　a　stop　for　all　night　at　the　constable's　watch　at　Mooregate　by　a　pragmatical　constable；　but　we　came　well　home　at　about　two　in　the　morning。　　This　noon　from　Mrs。　Williams's　my　Lord　Brouncker　sent　to　Somerset　House　to　hear　how　the　Duchesse　of　Richmond　do；　and　word　was　brought　him　that　she　is　pretty　well；　but　mighty　full　of　the　small　pox；　by　which　all　do　conclude　she　will　he　wholly　spoiled；　which　is　the　greatest　instance　of　the　uncertainty　of　beauty　that　could　be　in　this　age；　but；　then　she　hath　had　the　benefit　of　it　to　be　first　married；　and　to　have　kept　it　so　long　under　the　greatest　temptations　in　the　world　from　a　King；　and　yet　without　the　least　imputation。　　This　afternoon；　at　the　play；　Sir　Fr。　Hollis　spoke　to　me　as　a　secret　and　matter　of　confidence　in　me；　and　friendship　to　Sir　W。　Pen；　who　is　now　out　of　town；　that　it　were　well　he　were　made　acquainted　that　he　finds　in　the　House　of　Commons；　which　met　this　day；　several　motions　made　for　the　calling　strictly　again　upon　the　miscarriages；　and　particularly　in　the　business　of　the　prizes　and　the　not　prosecuting　of　the　first　victory；　only　to　give　an　affront　to　Sir　W。　Pen；　whose　going　to　sea　this　year　does　give　them　matter　of　great　dislike。
  27th。　　This　day　at　noon　comes　Mr。　Pelling　to　me；　and　shows　me　the　stone　cut　lately　out　of　Sir　Thomas　Adams's　（the　old　comely　Alderman）　body；　＇Knight　and　Bart。　alderman　of　London；　ob。　1667。　He　founded　an　Arabic　Professorship　at　Ca