e　of　York　and　Prince　Rupert；　and　the　rest　of　the　Committee　of　the　Navy；　were　sitting：　　and　I　did　get　some　of　them　to　read　it　there；　and　they　would　have　had　it　passed　presently；　but　Sir　John　Nichollas　desired　they　would　first　have　it　approved　by　a　full　council；　and　therefore　a　Council　Extraordinary　was　readily　summoned　against　the　afternoon；　and；　the　Duke　of　York　run　presently　to　the　King；　as　if　now　they　were　really　set　to　mind　their　business；　which　God　grant！　　Mr。　Montagu　did　tell　me　how　Mr。　Vaughan　in　that　very　room　did　say　that　I　was　a　great　man；　and　had　great　understanding；　and　I　know　not　what；　which；　I　confess；　I　was　a　little　proud　of；　if　I　may　believe　him。　Here　I　do　hear　as　a　great　secret　that　the　King；　and　Duke　of　York　and　Duchesse；　and　my　lady　Castlemaine；　are　now　all　agreed　in　a　strict　league；　and　all　things　like　to　go　very　current；　and　that　it　is　not　impossible　to　have　my　Lord　Clarendon　in　time　here　again。　　But　I　do　hear　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　horribly　vexed　at　the　late　libell；　the　petition　of　the　poor　prostitutes　about　the　town　whose　houses　were　pulled　down　the　other　day。　　I　have　got　one　of　them；　and　it　is　not　very　witty；　but　devilish　severe　against　her　and　the　King：　　and　I　wonder　how　it　durst　be　printed　and　spread　abroad；　which　shows　that　the　times　are　loose；　and　come　to　a　great　disregard　of　the　King；　or　Court；　or　Govermment。　　To　the　Park；　and　then　to　the　House；　and　there　at　the　door　eat　and　drank；　whither　came　my　Lady　Kerneagy　＇Carnegie。＇　　of　whom　Creed　tells　me　more　particulars：　　how　her　Lord；　finding　her　and　the　Duke　of　York　at　the　King's　first　coming　in；　too　kind；　did　get　it　out　of　her　that　he　did　dishonour　him；　and　did　take　the　most　pernicious　and　full　piece　of　revenge　that　ever　I　heard　of；　and　he　at　this　day　owns　it　with　great　glory；　and　looks　upon　the　Duke　of　York　and　the　world　with　great　content　in　the　ampleness　of　his　revenge。　　＇VIDE　Memoires　de　Grammont。＇　　This　day　in　the　afternoon；　stepping　with　the　Duke　of　York　into　St。　James's　Park；　it　rained；　and　I　was　forced　to　lend　the　Duke　of　York　my　cloak；　which　he　wore　through　the　Park。
  7th。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃The　English　Monsieur〃　＇A　Comedy　by　James　Howard。＇　　（sitting　for　privacy　sake　in　an　upper　box）：　　the　play　hath　much　mirth　in　it　as　to　that　particular　humour。　　After　the　play　done　I　down　to　Knipp；　and　did　stay　her　undressing　herself：　　and　there　saw　the　several　players；　men　and　women；　go　by；　and　pretty　to　see　how　strange　they　are　all；　one　to　another；　after　the　play　is　done。　　Here　I　hear　Sir　W。　Davenant　is　just　now　dead；　and　so　who　will　succeed　him　in　the　mastership　of　the　House　is　not　yet　known。　　The　eldest　Davenport　is；　it　seems；　gone　from　this　house　to　be　kept　by　somebody；　which　I　am　glad　of；　she　being　a　very　bad　actor。　　Mrs。　Knipp　tells　me　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　mightily　in　love　with　Hart　of　their　house；　and　he　is　much　with　her　in　private；　and　she　goes　to　him　and　do　give　him　many　presents；　and　that　the　thing　is　most　certain；　and　Beck　Marshall　only　privy　to　it；　and　the　means　of　bringing　them　together：　　which　is　a　very　odd　thing；　and　by　this　means　she　is　even　with　the　King's　love　to　Mrs。　Davis。
  8th。　　To　Drumbleby's；　and　there　did　talk　a　great　deal　about　pipes；　and　did　buy　a　recorder；　which　I　do　intend　to　learn　to　play　on；　the　sound　of　it　being；　of　all　sounds　in　the　world；　most　pleasing　to　me。
  9th。　　I　up　and　down　to　the　Duke　of　York's　playhouse；　there　to　see；　which　I　did；　Sir　W。　Davenant's　corpse；　carried　out　towards　Westminster；　there　to　be　buried。　　Here　were　many　coaches　and　six　horses；　and　many　hacknies；　that　made　it　look；　methought；　as　if　it　were　the　buriall　of　a　poor　poet。　　He　seemed　to　have　many　children；　by　five　or　six　in　the　first　mourning…coach；　all　boys。　To　my　office；　where　is　come　a　packet　from　the　Downes　from　my　brother　Balty；　who　with　Harman　are　arrived　there；　of　which　this　day　comes　the　first　news。　　And　now　the　Parliament　will　be　satisfied；　I　suppose；　about　the　business　they　have　so　long　desired　between　Brouncker　＇Henry　Brouncker。＇　　and　Harman；　about　not　prosecuting　the　first　victory。
  16th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　hear　W。　Pen　is　ordered　to　be　impeached。　　There　spoke　with　many；　and　particularly　with　G。　Montagu；　and　went　with　him　and　Creed　to　his　house；　where　he　told　how　Sir　W。　Pen　hath　been　severe　to　Lord　Sandwich；　but　the　Coventrys　both　labouring　to　save　him　by　laying　it　on　Lord　Sandwich；　which　our　friends　cry　out　upon；　and　I　am　silent；　but　do　believe　they　did　it　as　the　only　way　to　save　him。　　It　could　not　be　carried　to　commit　him。　　It　is　thought　the　House　do　cool：　　Sir　W。　Coventry's　being　for　him　provoked　Sir　R。　Howard；　and　his　party：　Court　all　for　W。　Pen。
  17th。　　I　hear　that　the　House　is　upon　the　business　of　Harman；　who；　they　say；　takes　all　on　himself。
  18th。　　Do　hear　this　morning　that　Harman　is　committed　by　the　Parliament　last　night；　the　day　he　came　up；　which　is　hard：　　but　he　took　all　upon　himself　first；　and　then；　when　a　witness　came　in　to　say　otherwise；　he　would　have　retracted；　and　the　House　took　it　so　ill；　they　would　commit　him。
  19th。　　Roger　Pepys　did　tell　me　the　whole　story　of　Harman；　how　he　prevaricated；　and　hath　undoubtedly　been　imposed　on　and　wheedled；　and　he　is　like　the　miller's　man　that　in　Richard　the　Third's　time　was　hanged　for　his　master。
  20th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　hear　how　Brouncker　is　tied；　which　I　think　will　undo　him；　but　what　good　it　will　do　Harman　I　know　not；　he　hath　so　befouled　himself；　but　it　will　be　good　sport　to　my　Lord　Chancellor　to　hear　how　his　great　enemy　is　fain　to　take　the　same　course　that　he　is。　　There　met　Robinson；　who　tells　me　that　he　fears　his　master；　Sir　W。　Coventry；　will　this　week　have　his　business　brought　upon　the　stage　again　about　selling　of　places；　which　I　shall　be　sorry　for；　though　the　less　since　I　hear　his　standing　up　for　Pen　the　other　day；　to　the　prejudice；　though　not　to　the　ruin；　of　my　Lord　Sandwich；　and　yet　I　do　think　what　he　did；　he　did　out　of　a　principle　of　honesty。　　Meeting　Sir　William　Hooker　the　Alderman；　he　did　cry　out　mighty　high　against　Sir　W。　Pen　for　his　getting　such　an　estate　and　giving　15；000l。　with　his　daughter；　which　is　more　by　half　than　ever　he　did　give；　but　this　the　world　believes；　and　so　let　them。
  21st。　　I　hear　how　Sir　W。　Pen's　impeachment　was　read　and　agreed　to　in　the　House　this　day；　and　ordered　to　be　engrossed；　and　he　suspended　the　House：　　Harman　set　at　liberty；　and　Brouncker　put　out　of　the　House；　and　a　writ　＇At　Romney；　which　Brouncker　represented。＇　　for　a　new　election；　and　an　impeachment　ordered　to　be　brought　in　against　him；　he　being　fled。
  22nd。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　we　attended　the　Duke　of　York　as　usual；　and　I　did　present　Mrs。　Pett　the　widow　and　her　petition　to　the　Duke　of　York；　for　some　relief　from　the　King。　　Here　was　to…day　a　proposition　made　to　the　Duke　of　York　by　Captain　Von　Hemskirke　for　20；000l。　to　discover　an　art　how　to　make　a　ship　go　two　feet　for　one　what　any　ship　do　now：　　which　the　King　inclines　to　try；　it　costing　him　nothing　to　try　and　it　is　referred　to　us　to　contract　with　the　man。　　Then　by　water　from　the　Privy…stairs　to　Westminster　Hall：　　and　taking　water　the　King　and　the　Duke　of　York　were　in　the　new　buildings；　and　the　Duke　of　York　called　to　me　whither　I　was　going？　　And　I　answered　aloud；　〃To　wait　on　our　masters　at　Westminster；〃　at　which　he　and　all　the　company　laughed：　　but　I　was　sorry　and　troubled　for　it　afterwards；　for　fear　any　Parliament…man　should　have　been　there；　and　it　will　be　a　caution　to　me　for　the　time　to　come。
  24th。　　I　did　hear　the　Duke　of　York　tell　how　Sir　W。　Pen's　impeachment　was　brought　into　the　House　of　Lords　to…day；　and　he　spoke　with　great　kindness　of　him：　　and　that　the　Lords　would　not　commit；　him　till　they　could　find　precedent　for　it；　and　did　incline　to　favour　him。
  25th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　and　there　met　with　Roger　Pepys；　and　he　tells　me　that　nothing　hath　lately　passed　about　my　Lord　Sandwich　but　only　Sir　Robert　Carr　did　speak　hardly　of　him。　　But　it　is　hoped　that　nothing　will　be　done　more　this　meeting　of　Parliament；　which　the　King　did　by　a　message　yesterday　declare　again　should　rise　the　4th　of　May；　and　then　only　adjourne　for　three　months；　and　this　message　being　only　about　an　adjournment　did　please　them　mightily；　for　they　are　desirous　of　their　power　mightily。
  27th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　and　up　to　the　Lords'　House；　and　there　saw　Sir　W。　Pen　go　into　the　House　of　Lords；　where　his　impeachment　was　read　to　him　and　he　used　mighty　civilly；　the　Duke　of　York　being　there；　and　two　days　hence；　at　his　desire；　he　is　to　bring　in　his　answer；　and　a　day　then　to　be　appointed　for　his　being　heard　with　Counsel。　　Thence　down　into　the　Hall；　and　with　Creed　and　Godolphin　walked；　and　do　hear　that　to…morrow　is　appointed；　upon　a　motion　on　Friday　last；　to　discourse　the　business　of　my　Lord　Sandwich；　moved　by　Sir　R。　Howard；　that　he　should　be　sent　for　home；　and　I　fear　it　will　be　ordered。　　Certain　news　come；　I　hear；　this　day；　that　the　Spanish　Plenipotentiary　in　Flanders　will　not　agree　to　the　peace　and　terms　we　and　the　Dutch　have　made　for　him　and　the　King　of　France；　and　by　this　means　the　face　of　things　may　be　altered；　and　we　forced　to　join　with　the　French　against　Spain；　which　will　be　an　odd　thing。
  28th。　　By　coach　to　Westminster　Hall；　and　there　do　understand　that　the　business　of　religion　and　the　Act　against　Conventicles　have　so