tly　acted。　　We　sat　under　the　boxes；　and　saw　the　fine　ladies；　among　others；　my　Lady　Kerneguy；　who　is　most　devilishly　painted。　　And　so　home；　it　being　mighty　pleasure　to　go　alone　with　my　poor　wife　in　a　coach　of　our　own　to　a　play；　and　makes　us　appear　mighty　great；　I　think；　in　the　world；　at　least；　greater　than　ever　I　could；　or　my　friends　for　me；　have　once　expected；　or；　I　think；　than　ever　any　of　my　family　ever　yet　lived　in　my　memory；　but　my　cosen　Pepys　in　Salisbury　Court。
  4th。　　Did　wait　as　usual　upon　the　Duke　of　York；　where；　upon　discoursing　something　touching　the　Ticket…office；　which　by　letter　the　Board　did　give　the　Duke　of　York　their　advice　to　be　put　upon　Lord　Brouncker；　Sir　J。　Minnes　did　foolishly　rise　up　and　complain　of　the　office；　and　his　being　made　nothing　of；　and　this　before　Sir　Thomas　Littleton；　who　would　be　glad　of　this　difference　among　us：　which　did　trouble　me　mightily；　and　therefore　I　did　forbear　to　say　what　I　otherwise　would　have　thought　fit　for　me　to　say　on　this　occasion；　upon　so　impertinent　a　speech　as　this　doating　fool　made　but；　I　say；　I　let　it　alone；　and　contented　myself　that　it　went　as　I　advised；　as　to　the　Duke　of　York's　judgment　in　the　thing　dispated。　　Mr。　Pickering；　who　meets　me　at　Smithfield；　and　I；　and　W。　Hewer；　and　a　friend　（a　jockey）　of　his；　did　go　about　to　see　several　pairs　of　horses　for　my　coach　but　it　was　late；　and　we　agreed　on　none；　but　left　it　to　another　time：　　but　here　I　do　see　instances　of　a　piece　of　craft　and　cunning　that　I　never　dreamed　of；　concerning　the　buying　and　choosing　of　horses。　　To　the　office；　where　vexed　to　see　how　ill　all　the　Controller's　business　is　likely　to　go；　as　long　as　ever　Sir　J。　Minnes　lives；　and　so　troubled　I　was　that　I　thought　it　a　good　occasion　for　me　to　give　my　thoughts　of　it　in　writing；　and　there　fore　wrote　a　letter　at　the　Board；　by　the　help　of　a　tube；　to　Lord　Brouncker；　and　did　give　it　him；　which　I　kept　a　copy　of；　and　it　may　be　of　use　to　me　hereafter　to　show　in　this　matter。　　This　being　done；　I　home　to　my　aunt；　who　supped　with　us；　and　my　uncle　also：　　and　a　good…humoured　woman　she　is；　so　that　I　think　we　shall　keep　her　acquaintance；　but　mighty　proud　she　is　of　her　wedding…ring；　being　lately　set　with　diamonds；　cost　her　about　12l。：　　and　I　did　commend　it　mightily　to　her；　but　do　not　think　it　very　suitable　for　one　of　our　quality。
  5th。　　No　news　stirring；　but　that　my　Lord　of　Ormond　is　likely　to　go　to　Ireland　again；　which　do　show　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　do　not　rule　all　so　absolutely；　and　that；　however；　we　shall　speedily　have　more　changes　in　the　Navy：　　and　it　is　certain　that　the　Nonconformists　do　now　preach　openly　in　houses　in　many　places；　and　among　others　the　house　that　was　heretofore　Sir　G。　Carteret's　in　Leadenhall…streete；　and　have　ready　access　to　the　King。　　And　now　the　great　dispute　is；　whether　this　Parliament　or　another；　and　my　great　design；　if　I　continue　in　the　Navy；　is　to　get　myself　to　be　a　Parliament…man。
  6th。　　Lord's　day。　　Up；　and　with　my　wife　to　church；　which　pleases　me　mightily；　I　being　full　of　fear　that　she　would　never　go　to　church　again；　after　she　had　declared　to　me　that　she　was　a　Roman　Catholique。　　But　though　I　do　verily　think　she　fears　God；　and　is　truly　and　sincerely　righteous；　yet　I　do　see　she　is　not　so　strictly　a　Catholique　as　not　to　go　to　church　with　me；　which　pleases　me　mightily。
  7th。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　says　that　he　hath　no　more　mind　to　be　found　meddling　with　the　Navy；　lest　it　should　do　it　hurt　as　well　as　him。　So　to　talk　of　general　things：　　and　telling　him　that　with　all　these　doings　he；　I　thanked　God；　stood　yet；　he　told　me；　Yes；　but　that　he　thought　his　continuing　in　did　arise　from　his　enemies　my　Lord　of　Buckingham　and　Arlington's　seeing　that　he　cared　so　little　if　he　was　out；　and　he　do　protest　to　me　that　he　is　as　weary　of　the　Treasury　as　ever　he　was　of　the　Navy。　　He　tells　me　that　he　do　believe　that　their　heat　is　over　almost　as　to　the　Navy；　their　being　now　none　left　of　the　old　stock　but　my　Lord　Brouncker；　J。　Minnes　（who　is　ready　to　leave　the　world）；　and　myself。　　But　he　tells　me　that　he　do　foresee　very　great　wants　and　great　disorders　by　reason　thereof；　insomuch；　as　he　is　represented　to　the　King　by　his　enemies　as　a　melancholy　man；　and　one　that　is　still　prophecying　ill　events；　so　as　the　King　called　him　Visionaire；　which　being　told　him；　he　said　he　answered　the　party；　that；　whatever　he　foresaw；　he　was　not　afraid　as　to　himself　of　any　thing；　nor　particularly　of　my　Lord　Arlington　so　much　as　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　hath　been；　nor　of　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　so　much　as　my　Lord　Arlington　at　this　time　is。　　But　he　tells　me　that　he　hath　been　always　looked　upon　as　a　melancholy　man；　whereas　others　that　would　please　the　King　do　make　him　believe　that　all　is　safe：　　and　so　he　hath　heard　my　Lord　Chancellor　openly　say　to　the　King；　that　he　was　now　a　glorious　prince；　and　in　a　glorious　condition；　because　of　some　one　accident　that　hath　happened；　or　some　one　rut　that　hath　been　removed；　〃when；〃　says　Sir　W。　Coventry　〃they　reckoned　their　one　good　meal；　without　considering　that　there　was　nothing　left　in　the　cupboard　for　to…morrow。〃　　After　this　discourse　to　my　Lord　Sandwich's；　and　took　a　quarter　of　an　hour's　walk　in　the　garden　with　him；　which　I　have　not　done　for　so　much　time　with　him　since　his　coming　into　England；　and　talking　of　his　own　condition；　and　particularly　of　the　world's　talk　of　his　going　to　Tangier。　　I　find　if　his　conditions　can　be　made　profitable　and　safe　as　to　money；　he　would　go；　but　not　else；　but；　however；　will　seem　not　averse　to　it；　because　of　facilitating　his　other　accounts　now　depending；　which　be　finds　hard　to　get　through；　but　yet　hath　some　hopes；　the　King；　he　says；　speaking　very　kindly　to　him。
  8th。　　Up；　and　Sir　R。　Cholmly　betimes　with　me；　about　some　accounts　and　monies　due　to　him：　　and　he　gone；　I　to　the　office；　where　sat　all　the　morning。　　And　here；　among　other　things；　breaks　out　the　storm　W。　Hewer　and　I　have　long　expected　from　the　Surveyor；　about　W。　Hewer's　conspiring　to　get　a　contract　to　the　burdening　of　the　stores　with　kerseys　and　cottons；　of　which　he　hath　often　complained；　and　lately　more　than　ever；　and　now　he　did　by　a　most　scandalous　letter　to　the　Board　reflecting　on　my　office：　　and　by　discourse　it　fell　to　such　high　words　between　him　and　me　as　can　hardly　ever　be　forgot；　I　declaring　I　would　believe　W。　Hewer　as　soon　as　him；　and　laying　the　fault；　if　there　be　any；　upon　himself；　he；　on　the　other　hand；　vilifying　of　my　word　and　W。　Hewer's；　calling　him　knave；　and　that　if　he　were　his　clerk　he　should　lose　his　ears。　　At　last　I　closed　the　business　for　this　morning　with　making　the　thing　ridiculous；　as　it　is；　and　he　swearing　that　the　King　should　have　right　in　it；　or　he　would　lose　his　place。　　The　office　was　cleared　of　all　but　ourselves　and　W。　Hewer；　but；　however；　the　world　did　by　the　beginning　see　what　it　meant；　and　it　will；　I　believe；　come　to　high　terms　between　us；　which　I　am　sorry　for；　to　have　any　blemish　laid　upon　me　or　mine　at　this　time；　though　never　so　unjustly；　for　fear　of　giving　occasion　to　my　real　discredit：　　and　therefore　I　was　not　only　all　the　rest　of　the　morning　vexed；　but　so　went　home　to　dinner；　where　my　wife　tells　me　of　my　Lord　Orrery's　new　play　〃Tryphon；〃　＇A　tragedy；　taken　from　the　first　book　of　Maccabees；　and　performed　with　great　success。＇　at　the　Duke　of　York's　house；　which；　however；　I　would　see；　and　therefore　put　a　bit　of　meat　in　our　mouths　and　went　thither；　where；　with　much　ado；　at　half…past　one；　we　got　into　a　blind　hole　in　the　18d。　place　above　stairs；　where　we　could　not　hear　well。　The　house　infinite　fill；　but　the　prologue　most　silly；　and　the　play；　though　admirable；　yet　no　pleasure　almost　in　it；　because　just　the　very　same　design；　and　words；　and　sense；　and　plot；　as　every　one　of　his　plays　have；　any　one　of　which　alone　would　be　held　admirable；　whereas　so　many　of　the　same　design　and　fancy　do　but　dull　one　another；　and　this；　I　perceive；　is　the　sense　of　every　body　else　as　well　as　myself；　who　therefore　showed　but　little　pleasure　in　it。　　So　home　mighty　hot；　and　my　mind　mightily　out　of　order；　so　as　I　could　not　eat　my　supper；　or　sleep　almost　all　night；　though　I　spent　till　twelve　at　night　with　W。　Hewer　to　consider　of　our　business：　　and　we　find　it　not　only　most　free　from　any　blame　of　our　side；　but　so　horrid　scandalous　on　the　other；　to　make　so　groundless　a　complaint；　and　one　so　shameful　to　him；　that　it　could　not　but　let　me　see　that　there　is　no　need　of　my　being　troubled；　but　such　is　the　weakness　of　my　nature　that　I　could　not　help　it；　which　vexes　me；　showing　me　how　unable　I　am　to　live　with　difficulties。
  10th。　　Up；　and　to　the　office；　where　busy　all　the　morning：　Middleton　not　there；　so　no　words　or　looks　of　him。　　At　noon　home　to　dinner；　and　so　to　the　office；　and　there　all　the　afternoon　busy。　　And　at　night　W。　Hewer　home　with　me；　and　we　think　we　have　got　matter　enough　to　make　Middleton　appear　a　coxcomb。　　But　it　troubled　me　to　have　Sir　W。　Warren　meet　me　at　night　going　out　of　the　office　home；　and　tell　me　that　Middleton　do　intend　to　complain　to　the　Duke　of　York：　　but；　upon　consideration　of　the　business；　I　did　go　to　bed　satisfied　that　it　was　best　for　me　that　he　should；　and　so　my　trouble　was　over；　and　to　bed　and　slept　well。
  11th。　　Up；　and　with　W。　Hewer　by　water　to　Somerset…house；　and　there　I　to　my　Lord　Brouncker　before　he　went　forth　to　the　Duke　of　York；　and　there　told　him　my　confidence　that　I　should　ma