nd　sitting　by　Shadwell　＇Thomas　Shadwell；　the　dramatic　writer。　　Ob。　1692。＇　　the　poet；　he　was　big　with　admiration　of　it。　　Here　was　my　Lord　Brouncker　and　W。　Pen　and　their　ladies　in　the　box；　being　grown　roughly　kind　of　a　sudden；　but；　God　knows；　it　will　last　but　a　little　while；　I　dare　swear。　　Knipp　did　her　part　mighty　well。　　All　the　news　now　is　that　Mr。　Trevor　is　for　certain　to　be　Secretary　in　Morrice's　place；　which　the　Duke　of　York　did　himself　tell　me　yesterday；　and　also　that　Parliament　is　to　be　adjourned　to　the　1st　of　March；　which　do　please　me　well；　hoping　thereby　to　get　my　things　in　a　little　better　order　than　I　should　have　done；　and　the　less　attendances　at　that　end　of　the　town　in　winter。
  20th。　　To　church；　and　thence　home　to　dinner；　staying　till　past　one　o'clock　for　Harris；　whom　I　invited；　and　to　bring　Shadwell　the　poet　with　him；　but　they　came　not；　and　so　a　good　dinner　lost　through　my　own　folly。　　And　so　to　dinner　alone；　having　since　church　heard　the　boy　read　over　Dryden's　Reply　to　Sir　R。　Howard's　Answer　about　his　Essay　of　Poesy；　and　a　Letter　in　answer　to　that；　the　last　whereof　is　mighty　silly；　in　behalf　of　Howard。　　The　Duchesse　of　Monmouth　is　at　this　time　in　great　trouble　of　the　shortness　of　her　lame　leg；　which　is　likely　to　grow　shorter　and　shorter；　that　she　will　never　recover　it。
  21st。　　To　St。　James's；　and　there　the　Duke　of　York　did　of　his　own　accord　come　to　me　and　tell　me　that　he　had　read　and　do　like　of　my　answers　to　the　objections　which　he　did　give　me　the　other　day　about　the　Navy：　　and　so　did　Sir　W。　Coventry　too；　who　told　me　that　the　Duke　of　York　had　shown　him　them。　　To　Southwarke…fair；　very　dirty；　and　there　saw　the　puppet…show　of　Whittington；　which　was　pretty　to　see：　　and　how　that　idle　thing　do　work　upon　people　that　see　it；　and　even　myself　too！　　And　thence　to　Jacob　Hall's　dancing　on　the　ropes；　where　I　saw　such　action　as　I　never　saw　before；　and　mightily　worth　seeing；　and　here　took　acquaintance　with　a　fellow　that　carried　me　to　a　tavern；　whither　come　the　musick　of　this　booth；　and　by　and　by　Jacob　Hall　himself；　with　whom　I　had　a　mind　to　speak；　to　hear　whether　he　had　ever　any　mischief　by　falls　in　his　time。　　He　told　me；　〃Yes；　many；　but　never　to　the　breaking　of　a　limb。〃　　He　seems　a　mighty　strong　man。　　So　giving　them　a　bottle　or　two　of　wine；　I　away。　　So　by　water　by　link…light　through　the　bridge；　it　being　mighty　dark；　but　still　weather；　and　so　home。　This　day　came　out　first　the　new　five…pieces　in　gold；　coined　by　the　Guiny　Company；　and　I　did　get　two　pieces　of　Mr。　Holder。
  22nd。　　This　day　Mr。　Wren　did　give　me　at　the　Board　Commissioner　Middleton's　answer　to　the　Duke　of　York's　great　letter；　so　that　now　I　have　all　of　them。
  23rd。　　At　noon　comes　Mr。　Evelyn　to　me　about　some　business　with　the　office；　and　there　in　discourse　tells　me　of　his　loss　to　the　value　of　500l。　which　he　hath　met　with　in　a　late　attempt　of　making　of　bricks　upon　an　adventure　with　others；　by　which　he　presumed　to　have　got　a　great　deal　of　money：　　so　that　I　see　the　most　ingenious　men　may　sometimes　be　mistaken。
  27th。　　In　the　Park；　where　I　met　Mr。　Wren；　and　he　and　I　walked　together　in　the　Pell…Mell；　it　being　most　summer　weather　that　ever　was　seen。　　And　here　talking　of　several　things；　of　the　corruption　of　the　Court；　and　how　unfit　it　is　for　ingenuous　men；　and　himself　particularly；　to　live　in　it；　where　a　man　cannot　live　but　he　must　spend；　and　cannot　get　suitably　without　breach　of　his　honour：　　and　he　did　thereupon　tell　me　of　the　basest　thing　of　my　Lord　Barkeley　that　ever　was　heard　of　any　manwhich　was　this：　　how　the　Duke　of　York's　Commissioners　do　let　his　wine…licenses　at　a　bad　rate；　and　being　offered　a　better；　they　did　persuade　the　Duke　of　York　to　give　some　satisfaction　to　the　former　to　quit　it；　and　let　it　to　the　latter；　which　being　done；　my　Lord　Barkeley　did　make　the　bargain　for　the　former　to　have　1500l。　a…year　to　quit　it；　whereof　since　it　is　come　to　light　that　they　were　to　have　but　800l。　and　himself　700l。；　which　the　Duke　of　York　hath　ever　since　for　some　years　paid；　though　the　second　bargain　hath　been　broken；　and　the　Duke　of　York　lost　by　it　half　of　what　the　first　was。　　He　told　me　that　there　had　been　a　seeming　accommodation　between　the　Duke　of　York　and　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　and　Lord　Arlington；　the　two　latter　desiring　it；　but　yet　that　there　is　not　true　agreement　between　them；　but　they　do　labour　to　bring　in　all　new　creatures　into　play；　and　the　Duke　of　York　do　oppose　it。　　Thence；　he　gone；　I　to　the　Queene's　chapel；　and　there　heard　some　good　singing；　and　so　to　White　Hall；　and　saw　the　King　and　Queene　at　dinner：　　and　thence　with　Sir　Stephen　Fox　to　dinner；　and　the　Cofferer　with　us；　and　there　mighty　kind　usage　and　good　discourse。　　Thence　spent　all　the　afternoon　walking　in　the　Park；　and　then　in　the　evening　at　Court　on　the　Queene's　side；　and　there　met　Mr。　Godolphin；　who　tells　me　that　the　news　is　true　we　heard　yesterday　of　my　Lord　Sandwich's　being　come　to　Mount's…bay；　in　Cornwall。　　This　night；　in　the　Queene's　drawing…room；　my　Lord　Brouncker　told　me　the　difference　that　is　now　between　the　three　Embassadors　here；　the　Venetian；　French；　and　Spaniard；　the　third　not　being　willing　to　make　a　visit　to　the　first；　because　he　would　not　receive　him　at　the　door；　who　is　willing　to　give　him；　as　much　respect　as　he　did　to　the　French；　who　was　used　no　otherwise；　and　who　refuses　now　to　take　more　of　him；　upon　being　desired　thereto　in　order　to　the　making　an　accommodation　in　this　matter。
  28th。　　Knipp's　maid　comes　to　me　to　tell　me　that　the　women's　day　at　the　playhouse　is　to…day；　and　that　therefore　I　must　be　there　to　encrease　their　profit。　　By　water　to　St。　James's；　and　there　had　good　opportunity　of　speaking　with　the　Duke　of　York；　who　desires　me　again　talking　on　that　matter；　to　prepare　something　for　him　to　do　for　the　better　managing　of　our　office；　telling　me　that　my　Lord　Keeper　and　he　talking　about　it　yesterday；　my　Lord　Keeper　did　advise　him　to　do　so；　it　being　better　to　come　from　him　than　otherwise；　which　I　have　promised　to　do。　　Thence　to　my　Lord　Burlington's　house；　the　first　time　I　ever　was　there；　it　being　the　house　built　by　Sir　John　Denham；　next　to　Clarendon…house；　And　here　I　visited　my　Lord　Hinchingbroke　and　his　lady；　Mr。　Sidney　Montagu　being　last　night　come　to　town　unexpectedly　from　Mount's…bay；　where　he　left　my　Lord　well　eight　days　since；　so　as　we　now　hourly　expect　to　hear　of　his　arrivall　at　Portsmouth。　　Sidney　is　mighty　grown；　and　I　am　glad　I　am　here　to　see　him　at　his　first　coming；　though　it　cost　me　dear；　for　here　I　come　to　be　necessitated　to　supply　them　with　500l。　for　my　Lord。　　＇VIDE　Mr。　Pepys's　letter　to　Lord　Sandwich　on　this　subject　in　the　Appendix。＇　　He　sent　him　up　with　a　declaration　to　his　friends；　of　the　necessity　of　his　being　presently　supplied　with　2000l。；　but　I　do　not　think　he　will　get　1000l。：　　however；　I　think　it　becomes　my　duty　to　my　Lord　to　do　something　extraordinary　in　this；　and　the　rather　because　I　have　been　remiss　in　writing　to　him　during　this　voyage；　more　than　ever　I　did　in　my　life　and　more　indeed　than　was　fit　for　me。　　By　and　by　comes　Sir　W。　Godolphin　to　see　Mr。　Sidney；　who；　I　perceive；　is　much　dissatisfied　that　he　should　come　to　town　last　night；　and　not　yet　be　with　my　Lord　Arlington；　who；　and　all　the　town；　hear　of　his　being　come；　and　he　did　it　seems；　take　notice　of　it　to　Godolphin　this　morning。　　So　that　I　perceive　this　remissness　in　affairs　do　continue　in　my　Lord's　managements　still：　　which　I　am　sorry　for；　but；　above　all；　to　see　in　what　a　condition　my　Lord　is　for　money；　that　I　dare　swear　he　do　not　know　where　to　take　up　500l。　of　any　man　in　England　at　this　time　upon　his　word　but　or　myself；　as　I　believe　by　the　sequel　hereof　it　will　appear。　　Here　I　first　saw　and　saluted　my　Lady　Burlington；　＇Elizabeth；　sole　daughter　and　heir　to　Henry　Earl　of　Cumberland；　wife　of　Richard　first　Earl　of　Burlington。＇　　a　very　fine…speaking　lady；　and　a　good　woman；　but　old　and　not　handsome；　but　a　brave　woman。　　Here　I　also；　standing　by　a　candle　that　was　brought　for　sealing　a　letter；　do　set　my　periwigg　a…fire；　which　made　such　an　odd　noise　nobody　could　tell　what　it　was　till　they　saw　the　flame；　my　back　being　to　the　candle。　To　the　King's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　〃The　City　Match；〃　＇A　comedy；　by　Jasper　Mayne；　D。D。＇　　not　acted　these　thirty　years；　and　but　a　silly　play：　　the　King　and　Court　there；　the　house　for　the　women's　sake　mighty　full。　　So　I　to　White　Hall；　and　there　all　the　evening　on　the　Queene's　side；　and　it　being　a　most　summer…like　day；　and　a　fine　warm　evening；　the　Italians　came　in　a　barge　under　the　leads　before　the　Queene's　drawing…room；　and　so　the　Queene　and　ladies　went　out　and　heard　them　for　almost　an　hour：　　and　the　singing　was　indeed　very　good　together；　but　yet　there　was　but　one　voice　that　alone　did　appear　considerable；　and　that　was　Signior　Joanni。　　This　done；　by　and　by　they　went　in：　　and　here　I　saw　Mr。　Sidney　Montagu　kiss　the　Queene's　hand；　who　was　mighty　kind　to　him；　and　the　ladies　looked　mightily　on　him；　and　the　King　came　by　and　by；　and　did　talk　to　him。　　So　I　away　by　coach　with　Alderman　Backewell　home；　who　is　mighty　kind　to　me；　more　than　ordinary；　in　his　expressions。　　But　I　do　hear　this　day　what　troubles　me；　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　is　quite　out　of　play；　the　King　seldom　speaking　to　him；　and　that　there　is　a　design　of　making　a　Lord　Treasurer；　and　that　my　Lord　Arlington　shall　be　the　man；　but　I　cannot　believe　it。　But　yet　the　Duke　o