ing　extraordinary　in　it　all；　neither　of　language　nor　design；　insomuch　that　the　King　I　did　not　see　laugh　nor　pleased　from　the　beginning　to　the　end；　nor　the　company；　insomuch　that　I　have　not　been　less　pleased　at　a　new　play　in　my　life；　I　think。
  19th。　　Pierce　tells　me　that　for　certain　Mr。　Vaughan　is　made　Lord　Chief　Justice；　which　I　am　glad　of。　　He　tells　me　too；　that　since　my　Lord　of　Ormond's　coming　over；　the　King　begins　to　be　mightily　reclaimed；　and　sups　every　night　with　great　pleasure　with　the　Queene：　　and　yet；　it　seems；　he　is　mighty　hot　upon　the　Duchesse　of　Richmond；　insomuch　that；　upon　Sunday　was　se'nnight　at　night；　after　he　had　ordered　his　Guards　and　coach　to　be　ready　to　carry　him　to　the　Park；　he　did　on　a　sudden　take　a　pair　of　oars　or　sculler；　and　all　alone；　or　but　one　with　him；　go　to　Somerset　House；　and　there；　the　garden…door　not　being　open；　himself　clamber　over　the　wall　to　make　a　visit　to　her；　which　is　a　horrid　shame。
  20th。　　To　the　Council…chamber；　where　the　Committee　of　the　Navy　sat；　and　here　we　discoursed　several　things；　but；　Lord！　　like　fools；　so　as　it　was　a　shame　to　see　things　of　this　importance　managed　by　a　Council　that　understand　nothing　of　them。　　And；　among　other　things；　one　was　about　this　building　of　a　ship　with　Hemskirke's　secret；　to　sail　a　third　faster　than　any　other　ship；　but　he　hath　got　Prince　Rupert　on　his　side；　and　by　that　means；　I　believe；　will　get　his　conditions　made　better　than　he　would　otherwise；　or　ought　indeed。　　To　the　Mulbery…garden；　＇On　the　site　of　which　Buckingham…House　was　erected。＇　　where　I　never　was　before；　and　find　it　a　very　silly　place；　worse　than　Spring…garden；　and　but　little　company；　only　a　wilderness　here　that　is　somewhat　pretty。
  21st。　　To　the　office；　where　meets　me　Sir　Richard　Ford；　who　among　other　things　congratulates　me；　as　one　or　two　did　yesterday；　on　my　great　purchase；　and　he　advises　me　rather　to　forbear　if　it　be　not　done；　as　a　thing　that　the　world　will　envy　me　in：　　and　what　is　it　but　my　cosen　Tom　Pepys's　buying　of　Martin　Abbey；　＇In　1668　the　site　of　Murton；　ALIAS　Martin　Priory；　was　conveyed　by　Ellis　Crispe　to　Thomas　Pepys；　Esq。；　of　Hatcham　Barns；　Master　of　the　Jewel…　office　to　Charles　II。　and　James　II。MANNING'S　SURREY。＇　　in　Surry？　　All　the　town　is　full　of　the　talk　of　a　meteor；　or　some　fire；　that　did　on　Saturday　last　fly　over　the　City　at　night；　which　do　put　me　in　mind　that；　being　then　walking　in　the　dark　an　hour　or　more　myself　in　the　garden　after　I　had　done　writing；　I　did　see　a　light　before　me　come　from　behind　me；　which　made　me　turn　back　my　head；　and　I　did　see　a　sudden　fire　or　light　running　in　the　sky；　as　it　were　towards　Cheapside…ward；　And　vanished　very　quick；　which　did　make　me　bethink　myself　what　holyday　it　was；　and　took　it　for　some　rocket；　though　it　was　much　brighter：　　and　the　world　do　make　much　discourse　of　it；　their　apprehensione　being　mighty　full　of　the　rest　of　the　City　to　be　burned；　and　the　Papists　to　cut　our　throats。
  22nd。　　I　fitted　myself　for　my　journey　to　Brampton　to…morrow；　which　I　fear　will　not　be　pleasant　because　of　the　wet　weather；　it　rained　very　hard　all　this　day；　but　the　less　it　troubles　me；　because　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　and　Court　are　at　this　day　at　Newmarket　at　a　great　horse…race；　and　proposed　great　pleasure　for　two　or　three　days；　but　are　in　the　same　wet。
  23rd。　　To　the　Bull　in　Bishopsgate…street；　and；　there　about　six　took　coach；　and　so　away　to　Bishop's　Stafford；　＇Bishop　Stortford；　in　Herts。＇　　The　ways　are　mighty　full　of　water；　so　as　hardly　to　be　passed。　　After　dinner　to　Cambridge；　about　nine　at　night：　　and　there　I　met　my　father's　horses。
  24th。　　We　set　out　by　three　o'clock　to　Brampton。　　Here　I　saw　my　brother　and　sister　Jackson。　　After　dinner　my　Lady　Sandwich　sending　to　see　whether　I　was　come；　I　presently　took　horse；　and　find　her　and　her　family　at　chapel：　　and；　thither　I　went　in　to　them；　and　sat　out　the　sermon；　where　I　heard　Jervas　Fulwood；　now　their　chaplain；　preach　a　very　good　and　civantick　kind　of　sermon；　too　good　for　an　ordinary　congregation。　　After　sermon　I　with　my　Lady；　and　my　Lady　Hinchingbroke；　and　Paulina；　and　Lord　Hinchingbroke。
  25th。　　To　Cambridge；　the　waters　not　being　now　so　high　as　before。　Here　lighting；　I　took　my　boy　and　two　brothers；　and　walked　to　Magdalene　College；　and　there　into　the　butterys　as　a　stranger；　and　there　drank　of　their　beer；　which　pleased　me；　as　the　best　I　ever　drank；　and　hear　by　the　Butler's　man；　who　was　son　to　Goody　Mulliner　over…against　the　College；　that　we　used　to　buy　stewed　prunes　of；　concerning　the　College　and　persons　in　it；　and　find　very　few；　only　Mr。　Hollins　＇John　Hollins　of　Medley；　in　Yorkshire；　admitted　a　Pensioner　of　Magdalene　College；　March　1651。＇　　and　Pechell；　I　think；　that　were　of　my　time。
  26th。　　To　the　coach；　where　about　six　o'clock　we　set　out；　and　got　to　Bishopsgate…street　before　eight　o'clock；　the　waters　being　now　most　of　them　down；　and　we　avoiding　the　bad　way　in　the　forest　by　a　privy　way；　which　brought　us　to　Hodsden；　and　so　to　Tibald's　that　road；　which　was　mighty　pleasant。
  27th。　　Met　Mr。　Sawyer；　my　old　chamber…fellow；　and　he　and　I　by　water　together　to　the　Temple；　he　giving　me　an　account　of　the　base；　rude　usage　which　he　and　Sir　G。　Carteret　had　lately　before　the　Commissioners　of　Accounts；　where　he　was　as　Counsel　to　Sir　G。　Carteret；　which　I　was　sorry　to　hear；　they　behaving　themselves　like　most　insolent　and　ill…mannered　men。　　To　see　Sir　W。　Pen；　whom　I　find　still　very　ill　of　the　gout；　sitting　in　his　great　chair；　made　on　purpose　for　persons　sick　of　that　disease　for　their　ease；　and　this　very　chair；　he　tells　me；　was　made　for　my　Lady　Lambert。
  29th。　　Received　some　directions　from　the　Duke　of　York　and　the　Committee　of　the　Navy　about　casting　up　the　charge　of　the　present　summer's　fleet；　that　so　they　may　come　within　the　bounds　of　the　sum　given　by　the　Parliament。　　But　it　is　pretty　to　see　how　Prince　Rupert　and　other　mad　silly　people　are　for　setting　out　but　a　little　fleet；　there　being　no　occasion　for　it；　and　say　it　will　be　best　to　save　the　money　for　better　uses。　　But　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　declare　that　in　wisdom　it　was　better　to　do　so；　but　that；　in　obedience　to　the　Parliament；　he　was　for　setting　out　the　fifty　sail　talked　on；　though　it　spent　all　the　money；　and　to　little　purpose；　and　that　this　was　better　than　to　leave　it　to　the　Parliament　to　make　bad　constructions　of　their　thrift；　if　any　trouble　should　happen。　　Thus　wary　the　world　is　grown！　　Thence　back　again　presently　home；　and　did　business　till　noon。　　And　then　to　Sir　G。　Carteret's　to　dinner　with　much　good　company；　it　being　the　King's　birthday；　and　many　healths　drunk。　　And　here　I　did　receive　another　letter　from　my　Lord　Sandwich；　which　troubles　me　to　see　how　I　have　neglected　him　in　not　writing；　or　but　once；　all　this　time　of　his　being　abroad　and　I　see　he　takes　notice；　but　yet　gently；　of　it。
  30th。　　Up；　and　put　on　a　new　summer　black　bombazin　suit；　and　being　come　now　to　an　agreement　with　my　barber　to　keep　my　perriwig　in　good　order　at　20s。　a…year；　I　am　like　to　go　very　spruce；　more　than　I　used　to　do。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃Philaster；〃　＇A　tragedy；　by　Beaumont　and　Fletcher。＇　　where　it　is　pretty　to　see　how　I　could　remember　almost　all　along；　ever　since　I　was　a　boy；　Arethusa；　the　part　which　I　was　to　have　acted　at　Sir　Robert　Cooke's；　and　it　was　very　pleasant　to　me；　but　more　to　think　what　a　ridiculous　thing　it　would　have　been　for　me　to　have　acted　a　beautiful　woman。　　To　Fox　Hall；　and　there　fell　into　the　company　of　Harry　Killigrew；　a　rogue　newly　come　out　of　France；　but　still　in　disgrace　at　our　Court；　and　young　Newport　and　others；　as　very　rogues　as　any　in　the　town；　who　were　ready　to　take　hold　of　every　woman　that　come　by　them。　　And　so　to　supper　in　an　arbour：　　but　Lord！　　their　mad　talk　did　make　my　heart　ake。　　And　here　I　first　understood　by　their　talk　the　meaning　of　the　company　that　lately　were　called　Ballers；　Harris　telling　how　it　was　by　a　meeting　of　some　young　blades；　where　he　was　among　them；　and　my　Lady　Bennet　and　her　ladies；　and　there　dancing　naked；　and　all　the　roguish　things　in　the　world。　　But；　Lord！　　what　loose　company　was　this　that　I　was　in　to…night；　though　full　of　wit；　and　worth　a　man's　being　in　for　once　to　know　the　nature　of　it；　and　their　manner　of　talk　and　lives。
  31st。　　I　hear　that　Mrs。　Davis　is　quite　gone　from　the　Duke　of　York's　house；　and　Gosnell　comes　in　her　room；　which　I　am　glad　of。　At　the　play　at　Court　the　other　night　Mrs。　Davis　was　there；　and　when　she　was　to　come　to　dance　her　jigg；　the　Queene　would　not　stay　to　see　it；　which　people　do　think　was　out　of　displeasure　at　her　being　the　King's　mistress；　that　she　could　not　bear　it。　　My　Lady　Castlemaine　is；　it　seems；　now　mightily　out　of　request；　the　King　coming　little　to　her；　and　then　she　mighty　melancholy　and　discontented。
  JUNE　1；　1668。　　Alone　to　Fox　Hall；　and　walked　and　saw　young　Newport　and　two　more　rogues　of　the　town　seize　on　two　ladies；　who　walked　with　them　an　hour　with　their　masks　on；　（perhaps　civil　ladies；）　and　there　I　left　them。
  3rd。　　To　White　Hall　to　the　Council…chamber；　where　I　did　present　the　Duke　of　York　with　an　account　of　the　charge　of　the　present　fleet　to　his　satisfaction；　and　this　being　done；　did　ask　his　leave　for　my　going　out　of　town　five　or　six　days；　which　he　did　give　me；　saying　that　my　diligence　in　the　King's　business　was　such　that　I　ought　not　to　be　denied　when　my　own　business　called　me　any　whit