7th。　　We　are　fain　to　go　round　by　Newgate　because　of　Fleet…bridge　being　under　rebuilding。
  8th。　　To　Sir　W。　Coventry；　and　there　discoursed　of　several　things；　and　I　find　him　much　concerned　in　the　present　enquiries　now　on　foot　of　the　Commissioners　of　accounts；　though　he　reckons　himself　and　the　rest　very　safe；　but　vexed　to　see　us　liable　to　these　troubles　in　things　wherein　we　have　laboured　to　do　best。　　Thence；　he　being　to　go　out　of　town　to…morrow　to　drink　Banbury　waters；　I　to　the　Duke　of　York　to　attend　him　about　business　of　the　office；　and　find　him　mighty　free　to　me；　and　how　he　is　concerned　to　mend　things　in　the　Navy　himself；　and　not　leave　it　to　other　people。　　So　home　to　dinner；　sad　then　with　my　wife　to　Cooper's；　and　there　saw　her　sit；　and　he　do　extraordinary　things　indeed。　　So　to　White　Hall；　and　there　by　and　by　the　Duke　of　York　comes　to　the　Robe…　chamber　and　spent　with　us　three　hours　till　night；　in　hearing　the　business　of　the　Masters…attendants　of　Chatham；　and　the　Store…　keeper　of　Woolwich；　and　resolves　to　displace　them　all；　so　hot　he　is　of　giving　proofs　of　his　justice　at　this　time；　that　it　is　their　great　fate　now　to　come　to　be　questioned　at　such　a　time　as　this。
  10th。　　To　Cooper's；　and　there　find　my　wife　（and　W。　Hewer　and　Deb。）；　sitting；　and　painting：　　and　here　he　do　work　finely；　though　I　fear　it　will　not　be　so　like　as　I　expected：　　but　now　I　understand　his　great　skill　in　musick；　his　playing　and　setting　to　the　French　lute　most　excellently：　　and　he　speaks　French；　and　indeed　is　an　excellent　man。
  11th。　　To　the　King's　Playhouse　to　see　an　old　play　of　Shirly's；　called　〃Hide　Parke；〃　the　first　day　acted；　where　horses　are　brought　upon　the　stage：　　but　it　is　but　a　very　moderate　play；　only　an　excellent　epilogue　spoke　by　Beck　Marshall。
  13th。　　To　Cooper's　and　spent　the　afternoon　with　them；　and　it　will　be　an　excellent　picture。　　This　morning　I　was　let　blood；　and　did　bleed　about　fourteen　ounces；　towards　curing　my　eyes。
  14th。　　This　day　Bosse　finished　his　copy　of　my　picture；　which　I　confess　I　do　not　admire；　though　my　wife　prefers　him　to　Browne；　nor　do　I　think　it　like。　　He　does　it　for　W。　Hewer；　who　hath　my　wife's　also；　which　I　like　less。
  15th。　　At　noon　is　brought　home　the　espinette　I　bought　the　other　day　of　Haward；　cost　me　5l。　　My　Lady　Duchesse　of　Monmouth　is　still　lame；　and　likely　always　to　be　so；　which　is　a　sad　chance　for　a　young　lady　to　get　only　by　trying　of　tricks　in　dancing。
  17th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　waited　on　the　Duke　of　York　and　then　the　Council　about　the　business　of　tickets；　and　I　did　discourse　to　their　liking；　only　was　too　high　to　assert　that　nothing　could　be　invented　to　secure　the　King　more　in　the　business　of　tickets　than　there　is；　which　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　did　except　against；　and　I　could　have　answered；　but　forbore；　but　all　liked　very　well。
  18th。　　They　say　the　King　of　France　is　making　a　war　again　in　Flanders　with　the　King　of　Spain；　the　King　of　Spain　refusing　to　give　him　all　that　he　says　was　promised　him　in　that　treaty。
  19th。　　Come　Mr。　Cooper；　Hales；　Harris；　Mr。　Butler　that　wrote　Hudibras；　and　Mr。　Cooper's　cosen　Jacke；　and　by　and　by　come　Mr。　Reeves　and　his　wife；　whom　I　never　saw　before。　　And　there　we　dined：　　a　good　dinner；　and　company　that　pleased　me　mightily；　being　all　eminent　men　in　their　way。　　Spent　all　the　afternoon　in　talk　and　mirth；　and　in　the　evening　parted。
  20th。　　To　visit　my　Lord　Crewe；　who　is　very　sick；　to　great　danger；　by　an　erisypelas；　the　first　day　I　heard　of　it。
  21st。　　Went　to　my　plate…maker's；　and　there　spent　an　hour　about　contriving　my　little　plates　for　my　books　of　the　King's　four　Yards。
  22nd。　　Attending　at　the　Committee　of　the　Navy　about　the　old　business　of　tickets；　where　the　only　expedient　they　have　found　is　to　bind　the　commanders　and　officers　by　oaths。　　The　Duke　of　York　told　me　how　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　after　the　Council　the　other　day；　did　make　mirth　at　my　position　about　the　sufficiency　of　present　rules　in　the　business　of　tickets；　and　here　I　took　occasion　to　desire　a　private　discourse　with　the　Duke　of　York；　and　he　granted　it　me　on　Friday　next。
  24th。　　Up；　and　by　water　to　St。　James's　（having　by　the　way　shown　Symson　Sir　W。　Coventry's　chimney…pieces；　in　order　to　the　making　me　one；）　and　there；　after　the　Duke　of　York　was　ready；　he　called　me　to　his　closet；　and　there　I　did　long　and　largely　show　him　the　weakness　of　our　office；　and　did　give　him　advice　to　call　us　to　account　for　our　duties；　which　he　did　take　mighty　well；　and　desired　me　to　draw　up　what　I　would　have　him　write　to　the　office。　I　did　lay　open　the　whole　failings　of　the　office；　and　how　it　was　his　duty　to　fine　them　and　to　find　fault　with　them　as　Admiral；　especially　at　this　time；　which　he　agreed　to；　and　seemed　much　to　rely　on　what　I　said。
  27th。　　To　see　my　Lord　Crewe；　whom　I　find　up；　and　did　wait　on　him；　but　his　face　sore；　but　in　hopes　to　do　now　very　well　again。　Thence　to　Cooper's；　where　my　wife's　picture　almost　done；　and　mighty　fine　indeed。　　So　over　the　water　with　my　wife　and　Deb。　and　Mercer　to　Spring…garden；　and　there　eat　and　walked；　and　observe　how　rude　some　of　the　young　gallants　of　the　town　are　become；　to　go　into　people's　arbors　where　there　are　not　men；　and　almost　force　the　women；　which　troubled　me；　to　see　the　confidence　of　the　vice　of　the　age：　　and　so　we　away　by　water　with　much　pleasure　home。
  30th。　　To　White　Hall。　　There　met　with　Mr。　May；　who　was　giving　directions　about　making　a　close　way　for　people　to　go　dry　from　the　gate　up　into　the　House；　to　prevent　their　going　through　the　galleries；　which　will　be　very　good。　　I　staid　and　talked　with　him　about　the　state　of　the　King's　offices　in　general；　and　how　ill　he　is　served；　and　do　still　find　him　an　excellent　person。
  31st。　　With　Mr。　Ashburnham；　and　I　made　him　admire　my　drawing　a　thing　presently　in　shorthand；　but；　God　knows；　I　have　paid　dear　for　it　in　my　eyes。　　To　the　King's　house；　to　see　the　first　day　of　Lacy's　〃Monsieur　Ragou；〃　now　new　acted。　　The　King　and　Court　all　there　and　mighty　merry：　　a　farce。　　The　month　ends　mighty　sadly　with　me；　my　eyes　being　now　past　all　use　almost；　and　I　am　mighty　hot　upon　trying　the　late　printed　experiment　of　paper　tubes。
  AUGUST　5；　1668。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃The　Guardian；〃　formerly　the　same；　I　find；　that　was　called　〃Cutter　of　Coleman…street；〃　a　silly　play。　　And　thence　to　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　met　Fitzgerald；　and　with　him　to　a　tavern　to　consider　of　the　instructions　for　Sir　Thomas　Allen；　against　his　going　to　Algier；　he　and　I　being　designed　to　go　down　to　Portsmouth　by　the　Council's　order　to…morrow　morning。　　So　I　away　home；　and　there　bespeak　a　coach；　and　so　home；　and　to　bed。
  6th。　　Waked　betimes；　and　my　wife　at　an　hour's　warning　is　resolved　to　go　with　me；　which　pleases　me；　her　readiness。　　But　before　ready　comes　a　letter　from　Fitzgerald；　that　he　is　seized　upon　last　night　by　a　order　of　the　General's　by　a　file　of　musqueteers；　and　kept　prisoner　ill　his　chamber。　　The　Duke　of　York　did　tell　me　of　it　to…　day：　　it　is　about　a　quarrel　between　him　and　Witham；　and　they　fear　a　challenge。　　So　I　to　him；　and　sent　my　wife　by　the　coach　round　to　Lambeth；　I　lost　my　labour　going　to　his　lodgings；　and　he　in　bed：　and　staying　a　great　while　for　him　I　at　last　grew　impatient；　and　would　stay　no　longer；　but　to　St。　James's　to　Mr。　Wren；　to　bid　him　〃God　be　with　you！〃　　and　so　over　the　water　to　Fox　Hall；　and　there　my　wife　and　Deb。　took　me　up；　and　we　away　to　Gilford；　losing　our　way　for　three　or　four　miles　about　Cobham。　　At　Gilford　we　dined；　and　I　showed　them　the　hospitall　there　of　Bishop　Abbot's；　＇George　Abbot；　Archbishop　of　Canterbury；　Ob。　1633。＇　　and　his　tomb　in　the　church；　which；　and　the　rest　of　the　tombs　there；　are　kept　mighty　clean　and　neat；　with　curtains　before　them。　　So　to　coach　again；　and　got　to　Lippook；　late　over　Hindhead；　having　an　old　man　a　guide　in　the　coach　with　us；　but　got　thither　with　great　fear　of　being　out　of　our　way；　it　being　ten　at　night。　　Here　good；　honest　people；　and　after　supper　to　bed。
  7th。　　To　coach；　and　with　a　guide　to　Petersfield；　where　I　find　Sir　Thomas　Allen　and　Mr。　Tippets　＇John　Tippet；　a　Surveyor　of　the　Navy；　afterwards　knighted。＇　　come；　the　first　about　the　business　the　latter　only　in　respect　to　me；　as　also　Fitzgerald；　who　came　post　all　last　night；　and　newly　arrived　here。　　We　four　sat　down　presently　to　our　business；　and　in　an　hour　despatched　all　our　talk；　and　did　inform　Sir　Thomas　Allen　well　in　it；　who；　I　perceive；　in　serious　matters　is　a　serious　man：　　and　tells　me　he　wishes　all　we　are　told　be　true；　in　our　defence；　for　he　finds　by　all　that　the　Turkes　have　to　this　day　been　very　civil　to　our　merchantmen　every　where；　and　if　they　would　have　broke　with　us；　they　never　had　such　an　opportunity　over　our　rich　merchantmen　as　lately　coming　out　of　the　Streights。　　Then　to　dinner；　and　pretty　merry：　　and　here　was　Mr。　Martin　the　purser；　who　dined　with　us；　and　wrote　some　things　for　us；　And　so　took　coach　again　back：　Fitzgerald　with　us；　whom　I　was　pleased　with　all　the　day；　with　his　discourse　of　his　observations　abroad；　as　being　a　great　soldier　and　of　long　standing　abroad；　and　knows　all　things　and　persons　abroad　very　well；I　mean　the　great　soldiers　of　France　and　Spain　and　Germany；　and　talkes　very　well。　　Came　at　night　to　Gilford；　where　the　Red　Lyon　so　full　of　people；　and　a　wedding；　that　the　master　of　the　house　did　get　us　a　lodging　over　the　way；　at　a　private　h