2nd。　　My　wife　this　day　put　on　first　her　French　gown；　called　a　Sac；　which　becomes　her　very　well。
  3rd。　　To　White　Hall；　where　W。　Hewer　met　me；　and　he　and　I　took　a　turn　in　St。　James's　Park；　and　in　the　Mall　did　meet　Sir　W。　Coventry　and　Sir　J。　Duncomb；　and　did　speak；　with　them　about　some　business；　before　the　Lords　of　the　Treasury：　but　I　did　find　them　more　than　usually　busy；　though　I　knew　not　then　the　reason　of　it；　though　I　guessed　it　by　what　followed　next　day。　　Thence　to　Dancre's　the　painter's　and　there　saw　my　picture　of　Greenwich；　finished　to　my　very　good　content；　though　this　manner　of　distemper　do　make　the　figures　not　so　pleasing　as　in　oyle。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　playhouse；　and　there　saw　an　old　play；　the　first　time　acted　these　forty　years；　called　〃The　Lady's　Tryall；〃　＇A　tragedy；　by　John　Ford。＇　　acted　only　by　the　young　people　of　the　house　but　the　house　very　full。　　To　the　New　Exchange；　and　so　called　at　my　cousin　Turner's；　and　there　meeting　Mr。　Bellwood；　did　hear　how　my　Lord　Mayor　being　invited　this　day　to　dinner　at　the　Reader's　at　the　Temple；　and　endeavoring　to　carry　his　sword　up；　the　students　did　pull　it　down；　and　forced　him　to　go　and　stay　all　the　day　in　a　private　Counsellor's　chamber　until　the　Reader　himself　could　get　the　young　gentlemen　to　dinner；　and　then　my　Lord　Mayor　did　retreat　out　of　the　Temple　by　stealth；　with　his　sword　up。　　This　do　make　great　heat　among　the　students；　and　my　Lord　Mayor　did　send　to　the　King；　and　also　I　hear　that　Sir　Richard　Browne　did　cause　the　drums　to　beat　for　the　Train…bands；　but　all　is　over；　only　I　hear　that　the　students　do　resolve　to　try　the　Charter　of　the　City。　　So　we　home；　and　betimes　to　bed；　and　slept　well　all　night。
  4th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　in　the　first　Court　I　did　meet　Sir　Jeremy　Smith；　who　did　tell　me　that　Sir　W。　Coventry　was　just　now　sent　to　the　Tower；　about　the　business　of　the　challenging　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　and　so　was　also　Harry　Saville　to　the　Gate…house；　which；　as　he　is　a　gentleman；　and　of　the　Duke　of　York's　Bedchamber；　I　heard　afterwards　that　the　Duke　of　York　is　mightily　incensed　at；　and　do　appear　very　high　to　the　King　that　he　might　not　be　sent　thither；　but　to　the　Tower；　this　being　done　only　in　contempt　of　him。　　This　news　of　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　strike　me　to　the　heart；　and　with　reason；　for　by　this　and　my　Lord　of　Ormond's　business　I　do　doubt　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　will　be　so　flushed　that　he　will　not　stop　at　any　thing；　but　be　forced　to　do　any　thing　now；　as　thinking　it　not　safe　to　end　here；　and；　Sir　W。　Coventry　being　gone；　the　King　will　have　no　good　Counsellor　left；　nor　the　Duke　of　York　any　sure　friend　to　stick　to　him；　nor　any　good　man　will　remain　to　advise　what　is　good。　　This；　therefore；　do　heartily　trouble　me；　as　any　thing　that　ever　I　heard。　　So　up　into　the　House；　and　met　with　several　people；　but　the　Committee　did　not　meet。　　And　the　whole　House　I　find　full　of　the　business　of　Sir　W。　Coventry's；　and　most　men　very　sensible　of　the　cause　and　effects　of　it。　　So；　meeting　with　my　Lord　Bellasses；　he　told　me　the　particulars　of　this　matter；　that　it　arises　about　a　quarrel　which　Sir　W。　Coventry　had　with　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　about　a　design　between　him　and　Sir　Robert　Howard　to　bring　him　into　a　play　at　the　King's　house；　which　W。　Coventry　not　enduring；　did　by　H。　Saville　send　a　letter　to　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　that　he　had　a　desire　to　speak　with　him。　　Upon　which　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　did　bid　Holmes　（his　champion　ever　since　my　Lord　Shrewsbury's　business）　go　to　him　to　do　the　business；　but　H。　Saville　would　not　tell　it　to　any　but　himself；　and　therefore　did　go　presently　to　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　and　told　him　that　his　uncle　Coventry　was　a　person　of　honour；　and　was　sensible　of　his　Grace's　liberty　taken　of　abusing　him；　and　that　he　had　a　desire　of　satisfaction；　and　would　fight　with　him。　　But　that　here　they　were　interrupted　by　my　Lord　Chamberlain's　coming　in；　who　was　commanded　to　go　to　bid　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　to　come　to　the　King；　Holmes　having　discovered　it。　He　told　me　that　the　King　did　last　night　at　the　Council　ask　the　Duke　of　Buckingham；　upon　his　honour；　whether　he　received　any　challenge　from　W。　Coventry？　　which　he　confessed　that　he　had；　and　then　the　King　asking　W。　Coventry；　he　told　him　that　he　did　not　owne　what　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　had　said；　though　it　was　not　fit　for　him　to　give　him　a　direct　contradiction。　　But；　being　by　the　King　put　upon　declaring　the　truth　upon　his　honour；　be　answered　that　he　had　understood　that　many　hard　questions　had　upon　this　business　been　moved　to　some　lawyers；　and　that　therefore　he　was　unwilling　to　declare　any　thing　that　might　from　his　own　mouth　render　him　obnoxious　to　his　Majesty's　displeasure；　and　therefore　prayed　to　be　excused：　which　the　King　did　think　fit　to　interpret　to　be　a　confession；　and　so　gave　warrant　that　night　for　his　commitment　to　the　Tower。　　Being　very　much　troubled　at　this；　I　away　by　coach　homewards；　and　directly　to　the　Tower；　where　I　find　him　in　one　Mr。　Bennet's　house；　son　to　Major　Bayly；　one　of　the　Officers　of　the　Ordnance；　in　the　Bricke　Tower：　where　I　find　him　busy　with　my　Lord　Halifax　and　his　brother；　so　I　would　not　stay　to　interrupt　them；　but　only　to　give　him　comfort　and　offer　my　service　to　him；　which　he　kindly　and　cheerfully　received；　only　owning　his　being　troubled　for　the　King　his　master's　displeasure；　which　I　suppose　is　the　ordinary　form　and　will　of　persons　in　this　condition。　　And　so　I　parted　with　great　content　that　I　had　so　earlily　seen　him　there；　and　so；　going　out；　did　meet　Sir　Jer。　Smith　going　to　meet　me；　who　had　newly　been　with　Sir　W。　Coventry。　And　so　he　and　I　by　water　to　Redriffe；　and　so　walked　to　Deptford；　where　I　have　not　been；　I　think；　these　twelve　months：　and　there　to　the　Treasurer's　house；　where　the　Duke　of　York　is；　and　his　Duchesse；　and　there　we　find　them　at　dinner　in　the　great　room；　unhung：　and　there　was　with　them　my　Lady　Duchesse　of　Monmouth；　the　Countess　of　Falmouth；　Castlemaine；　Henrietta　Hide；　＇Henrietta；　fifth　daughter　to　the　Earl　of　Burlington；　married　Laurence　Hyde　afterwards　Earl　of　Rochester。＇　　my　Lady　Hinchingbroke's　sister；　and　my　Lady　Peterborough。　　And　after　dinner　Sir　Jer。　Smith　and　I　were　invited　down　to　dinner　with　some　of　the　Maids　of　Honour；　namely；　Mrs。　Ogle；　＇Anne　Ogle。＇　　Blake；　＇Mary；　daughter　of　Colonel　Blague；　married　Sir　Thomas　Yarborough。　VID。　〃MEMOIRES　DE　GRAMMONT。〃＇　　and　Howard；　＇Dorothy　Howard。＇　　（which　did　me　good　to　have　the　honour　to　dine　with　and　look　on）；　and　the　mother　of　the　Maids；　and　Mrs。　Howard；　the　mother　of　the　Maid　of　Honour　of　that　name；　and　the　Duke's　housekeeper　here。　　Here　was　also　Monsieur　Blancfort；　Sir　Richard　Powell；　Colonell　Villers；　Sir　Jonathan　Trelawny；　＇Eldest　son　of　Sir　John　Trelawney；　who　was　created　a　Baronet　1628。　　He　served　with　credit　in　1672　under　Marshal　Turenne　and　was　afterwards　made　Governor　of　Plymouth　by　King　William；　for　his　good　conduct　in　Ireland。＇　　and　others。　　And　here　drank　most　excellent；　and　great　variety；　and　plenty　of　wines；　more　than　I　have　drank　at　once　these　seven　years；　but　yet　did　me　no　great　hurt。　　Having　dined　very　merrily；　and　understanding　by　Blancfort　how　angry　the　Duke　of　York　was　about　their　offering　to　send　Saville　to　the　Gate…house　among　the　rogues；　and　then；　observing　how　this　company；　both　the　ladies　and　all；　are　of　a　gang；　and　did　drink　a　health　to　the　union　of　the　two　brothers；　and　talking　of　others　as　their　enemies；　they　parted；　and　so　we　up：　and　there　I　did　find　the　Duke　of　York　and　Duchesse　with　all　the　great　ladies　sitting　upon　a　carpet　on　the　ground；　there　being　no　chairs；　playing　at　〃I　love　my　love　with　an　A；　because　he　is　so　and　so；　and　I　hate　him　with　an　A；　because　of　this　and　that：〃　and　some　of　them；　but　particularly　the　Duchesse　herself　and　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　were　very　witty。　　This　done；　they　took　barge；　and　I　with　Sir　J。　Smith　to　Captain　Cox's；　and　there　to　talk；　and　left　them。
  5th。　　After　dinner　I　to　the　Tower；　where　I　find　Sir　W。　Coventry　with　abundance　of　company　with　him；　and　after　sitting　awhile　and　hearing　some　merry　discourse；　and；　among　others；　of　Mr。　Brouncker's　being　this　day　summoned　to　Sir　William　Morton　＇Made　a　Justice　of　the　King's　Bench　1665。　　Ob。　1672。＇　　one　of　the　Judges；　to　give　in　security　for　his　good　behaviour　upon　his　words　the　other　day　to　Sir　John　Morton；　＇M。P。　for　Weymouth　in　1680。＇　　a　Parliament…man；　at　White　Hall；　who　had　heretofore　spoke　very　highly　against　Brouncker　in　the　House；　I　away；　and　to　Aldgate。
  6th。　　Before　the　office　I　stepped　to　Sir　W。　Coventry　at　the　Tower；　and　there　had　a　great　deal　of　discourse　with　him；　among　others；　of　the　King's　putting　him　out　of　the　Council　yesterday；　with　which　he　is　well　contented；　as　with　what　else　they　can　strip　him　of；　he　telling　me；　and　so　hath　long；　that　he　is　weary　and　surfeited　of　business。　　But　he　joins　with　me　in　his　fears　that　all　will　go　to　naught；　as　matters　are　now　managed。　　He　told　me　the　matter　of　the　play　that　was　intended　for　his　abuse；　wherein　they　foolishly　and　sillily　bring　in　two　tables　like　that　which　he　hath　made　with　a　round　hole　In　the　middle　in　his　closet　to　turn　himself　in；　＇Vide　Diary；　July　4；　1668；　where　Sir　W。　C。's　round　table　is　described。＇　　and　he　is　to　be　in　one　of　them　as　master；　and　Sir　J。　Duncomb　in　the　other；　as　his　man　or　imitator：　and　their　discourse　in　those　tables　about　the　disposing　of　their　books　and　papers　very　foolish。　　B