Treasurer；　and　that　my　Lord　Arlington　shall　be　the　man；　but　I　cannot　believe　it。　But　yet　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　hath　it　in　his　mind；　and　those　with　him；　to　make　a　thorough　alteration　in　things；　and；　among　the　rest；　Coventry　to　be　out。
  ＇A　HIATUS　occurs　in　the　Diary　at　this　period　for　thirteen　days；　during　which　Mr。　Pepys　went　into　the　country；　as　he　subsequently　alludes　to　his　having　been　at　Saxham　whilst　the　King　was　there。　He　had　probably　been　to　Impington　to　fetch　his　wife；　and　perhaps　omitted　copying　his　rough　notes　into　the　blank　pages　evidently　left　for　them　in　the　Journal。＇
  OCTOBER　12；　1668。　　To　White　Hall　to　enquire　when　the　Duke　of　York　will　be　in　town；　in　order　to　Mr。　Turner's　going　down　to　Audley　End　about　his　place；　and　here　I　met　in　St。　James's　Park　with　one　that　told　me　that　the　Duke　of　York　would　be　in　town　to…morrow。　Home；　where　I　find　Sir　H。　Cholmly　come　to　town；　and　is　come　hither　to　see　me：　　and　he　is　a　man　that　I　love　mightily；　as　being　of　a　gentleman　the　most　industrious　that　ever　I　saw。　　He　staid　with　me　awhile　talking　and　telling　me　his　obligations　to　my　Lord　Sandwich；　which　I　was　glad　of；　and　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　is　now　chief　of　all　men　in　this　kingdom；　which　I　knew　before；　and　that　he　do　think　the　Parliament　will　hardly　ever　meet　again；　which　is　a　great　many　men's　thoughts　and　I　shall　not　be　sorry　for　it。　　Read　a　ridiculous　nonsensical　book　set　out　by　Will。　Pen　for　the　Quakers；　but　so　full　of　nothing　but　nonsense；　that　I　was　ashamed　to　read　in　it。
  13th。　　With　my　Lord　Brouncker；　and　did　get　his　ready　assent　to　T。　Hater's　having　of　Mr。　Turner's　place；　and　so　Sir　J。　Minnes's　also：　　but　when　we　come　to　sit　down　at　the　Board　comes　to　us　Mr。　Wren　this　day　to　town；　and　tells　me　that　James　Southern　do　petition　the　Duke　of　York　for　the　Store…keeper's　place　of　Deptford；　which　did　trouble　me　much；　and　also　the　Board；　though　upon　discourse　after　he　was　gone　we　did　resolve　to　move　hard　for　our　Clerks；　and　that　places　of　preferment　may　go　according　to　seniority　and　merit　at　my　Lord　Middleton's；　and　I　did　this　day　find　by　discourse　with　somebody　that　this　gentleman　was　the　great　Major…general　Middleton　that　was　of　the　Scots　army　in　the　beginning　of　the　late　war　against　the　King。
  14th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　walked　to　St。　James's；　where　I　find　the　Court　mighty　full；　it　being　the　Duke　of　York's　birthday；　and　he　mighty　fine；　and　all　the　musick；　one　after　another；　to　my　great　content。　　Here　I　met　with　Sir　H。　Cholmly；　and　he　and　I　to　walk；　and　to　my　Lord　Barkeley's　new　house；　there　to　see　a　new　experiment　of　a　cart；　which；　by　having　two　little　wheeles　fastened　to　the　axle…tree；　is　said　to　make　it　go　with　half　the　ease　and　more　than　another　cart；　but　we　did　not　see　the　trial　made。　　To　the　King's　playhouse；　and　saw　〃The　Faithful　Shepherdess；〃　＇A　dramatic　pastoral；　by　J。　Fletcher。＇　　that　I　might　hear　the　French　eunuch　sing；　which　I　did　to　my　great　content；　though　I　do　admire　his　action　as　much　as　his　singing；　being　both　beyond　all　I　ever　saw　or　heard。
  15th。　　This　day　at　the　Board　came　unexpected　the　warrants　from　the　Duke　of　York　for　Mr。　Turner　and　Hater；　for　the　places　they　desire；　which　contents　me　mightily。
  17th。　　Mr。　Moore　and　Seamour　were；　with　me　this　afternoon；　who　tell　me　that　my　Lord　Sandwich　was　received　mighty　kindly　by　the　King；　and　is　in　exceeding　great　esteem　with　him　and　the　rest　about　him；　but　I　doubt　it　will　be　hard　for　him　to　please　both　the　King　and　the　Duke　of　York；　which　I　shall　be　sorry　for。　　Mr。　Moore　tells　me　the　sad　condition　my　Lord　is　in　in　his　estate　and　debts；　and　the　way　he　now　lives　in　so　high；　and　so　many　vain　servants　about　him；　that　he　must　be　ruined　if　he　do　not　take　up；　which；　by　the　grace　of　God；　I　will　put　him　upon　when　I　come　to　see　him。
  18th。　　With　Lord　Brouncker　to　Lincolne's　Inn；　and　Mr。　Ball；　to　visit　Dr。　Wilkins；　now　newly　Bishop　of　Chester：　　and　he　received　us　mighty　kindly；　and　had　most　excellent　discourse　from　him　about　his　book　of　Reall　Character。　　And　so　I　with　Lord　Brouncker　to　White　Hall；　and　there　saw　the　Queene　and　some　ladies。
  19th。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　playhouse；　and　there　saw；　the　first　time　acted；　〃The　Queene　of　Aragon；〃　＇A　tragi…comedy；　by　William　Habington。　　Upon　its　revival；　the　prologue　and　epilogue　were　written　by　Butler；　the　author　of　Hudibras。＇　　an　old　Blackfriars'　play；　but　an　admirable　one；　so　good　that　I　am　astonished　at　it；　and　wonder　where　it　hath　lain　asleep　all　this　while　that　I　have　never　heard　of　it　before。
  20th。　　At　this　time　my　wife　and　I　mighty　busy　laying　out　money　in　dressing　up　our　best　chamber；　and　thinking　of　a　coach　and　coachman　and　horses；　&c。；　and　the　more　because　of　Creed's　being　now　married　to　Mrs。　Pickering；　＇Elizabeth；　daughter　of　Sir　Gilbert　Pickering；　Bart。；　became　the　wife　of　John　Creed　Esq。；　of　Oundle；　and　had　issue　by　him：　　Major　Richard　Creed；　killed　at　the　battle　of　Blenheim。＇　　a　thing　I　could　never　have　expected；　but　it　is　done　about　seven　or　ten　days　since。　　I　walked　out　to　look　for　a　coach；　and　saw　many；　and　did　light　on　one　for　which　I　bid　50l。　which　do　please　me　mightily。
  21st。　　Dining　with　Mr。　Batelier；　I　rose　from　table　before　the　rest；　because　under　an　obligation　to　go　to　my　Lord　Brouncker's；　where　to　meet　several　gentlemen　of　the　Royal　Society；　to　go　and　make　a　visit　to　the　French　Embassador　Colbert　at　Leicester…house；　he　having　endeavoured　to　make　one　or　two　to　my　Lord　Brouncker　as　our　President：　　but　he　was　not　within；　but　I　came　too　late。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich's　lodgings；　who　came　to　town　the　last　night；　and　is　come　thither　to　lie：　　and　met　with　him　within：　　and　among　others　my　new　cosen　Creed；　who　looks　mighty　soberly；　and　he　and　I　saluted　one　another　with　mighty　gravity；　till　we　came　to　a　little　more　freedom　of　talk　about　it。　　But　here　I　hear　that　Sir　Gilbert　Pickering　is　lately　dead；　about　three　days　since；　which　makes　some　sorrow　there；　though　not　much；　because　of　his　being　long　expected　to　die；　having　been　in　a　lethargy　long。　　So　waited　on　my　Lord　to　Court；　and　there　staid　and　saw　the　ladies　awhile：　　and　thence　to　my　wife；　and　took　them　up；　and　so　home；　and　to　supper　and　bed。
  23rd。　　To　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　I　find　my　Lord　within；　but　busy　private；　and　so　I　staid　a　little　talking　with　the　young　gentlemen；　and　so　away　with　Mr。　Pierce　the　surgeon　towards　Tyburne；　to　see　the　people　executed；　but　came　too　late；　it　being　done：　　two　men　and　a　woman　hanged。　　Pierce　do　tell　me；　among　other　news；　the　late　frolick　and　debauchery　of　Sir　Charles　Sedley　and　Buckhurst　running　up　and　down　all　the　night；　almost　naked；　through　the　streets；　and　at　last　fighting；　and　being　beat　by　the　watch　and　clapped　up　all　night；　and　how　the　King　takes　their　parts；　and　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Keeling　hath　laid　the　constable　by　the　heels　to　answer　it　next　Sessions：　　which　is　a　horrid　shame。　　How　the　King　and　these　gentlemen　did　make　the　fiddlers　of　Thetford　this　last　progress　to　sing　them　all　the　obscene　songs　they　could　think　of。　　How　Sir　W。　Coventry　was　brought　the　other　day　to　the　Duchesse　of　York　by　the　Duke　of　York；　to　kiss　her　hand；　who　did　acknowledge　his　unhappiness　to　occasion　her　so　much　sorrow；　declaring　his　intentions　in　it；　and　praying　her　pardon；　which　she　did　give　him　upon　his　promise　to　make　good　his　pretences　of　innocence　to　her　family　by　his　faithfulness　to　his　master　the　Duke　of　York。　　That　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　is　now　all　in　all；　and　will　ruin　Coventry；　if　he　can：　　and　that　W。　Coventry　do　now　rest　wholly　upon　the　Duke　of　York　for　his　standing；　which　is　a　great　turn。　　He　tells　me　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　however；　is　a　mortal　enemy　to　the　Duke　of　Buckingham：　　which　I　understand　not；　but　it　seems　she　is　disgusted　with　his　greatness　and　his　ill　usage　of　her。　　That　the　King　was　drunk　at　Saxam　＇Saxham；　near　Newmarket；　in　Suffolk；　a　seat　of　William　Baron　Crofts；　long　since　pulled　down。＇　　with　Sedley；　Buckhurst；　&c。　the　night　that　my　Lord　Arlington　came　thither；　and　would　not　give　him　audience；　or　could　not　which　is　true；　for　it　was　the　night　that　I　was　there　and　saw　the　King　go　up　to　his　chamber；　and　was　told　that　the　King　had　been　drinking。　　He　tells　me　too　that　the　Duke　of　York　did　the　next　day　chide　Bab。　May　for　his　occasioning　the　King's　giving　himself　up　to　these　gentlemen；　to　the　neglecting　of　my　Lord　Arlington：　　to　which　he　answered　merrily；　that　there　was　no　man　in　England　that　had　a　head　to　lose　durst　do　what　they　do　every　day　with　the　King；　and　asked　the　Duke　of　York's　pardon：　　which　is　a　sign　of　a　mad　world；　God　bless　us　out　of　it！
  24th。　　This　morning　comes　to　me　the　coachmaker；　and　agreed　with　me　for　53l。　and　to　stand　to　the　courtesy　of　what　more　I　should　give　him　upon　the　finishing　of　it。　　He　is　likely　also　to　fit　me　with　a　coachman。
  26th。　　I　was　obliged　to　attend　the　Duke　of　York；　thinking　to　have　had　a　meeting　of　Tangier　to…day　but　had　not：　　but　he　did　take　me　and　Mr。　Wren　into　his　closet；　and　there　did　press　me　to　prepare　what　I　had　to　say　upon　the　answers　of　my　fellow…officers　to　his　great　letter；　which　I　promised　to　do　against　his　coming　to　town　again　the　next　week：　　and　so　to　other　discourse；　finding　plainly　that　he　is　in　trouble　and　apprehensions　of　the　Reformers；　and　would　be　found　to　do　what　he　can　towards　reforming　himself。　　And　so　thence　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　where　after