lone　with　my　boy　thither；　and　there　saw　more；　walking　out　of　my　coach　as　other　gentlemen　did；　of　a　soldier's　trade　than　ever　I　did　in　my　life：　the　men　being　mighty　fine；　and　their　Commanders；　particularly　the　Duke　of　Monmouth；　but　methought　their　trade　but　very　easy　as　to　the　mustering　of　their　men；　and　the　men　but　indifferently　ready　to　perform　what　was　commanded　in　the　handling　of　their　arms。　Here　the　news　was　first　talked　of　Harry　Killigrew's　being　wounded　in　nine　places　last　night　by　footmen　in　the　highway；　going　from　the　Park　in　a　hackney　coach　towards　Hammersmith；　to　his　house　at　Turnham　Greene；　they　being　supposed　to　be　my　Lady　Shrewsbury's　men；　she　being　by　in　her　coach　with　six　horses；　upon　an　old　grudge　of　his　saying　openly　that　he　had　intrigued　with　her。　Thence　by　and　by　to　White　Hall；　and　there　I　waited　upon　the　King　and　Queene　all　dinner　time　in　the　Queene's　lodgings；　she　being　in　her　white　pinner；　and　appearing　like　a　woman　with　child；　and　she　seemed　handsomer　plain　so　than　dressed。　　And　by　and　by　dinner　done；　I　out　and　to　walk　in　the　Gallery；　for　the　Duke　of　York's　coming　out；　and　there　meeting　Mr。　May；　he　took　me　down　about　four　o'clock　to　Mr。　Chevin's　lodgings；　and　all　alone　did　get　me　a　dish　of　cold　chickens　and　good　wine；　and　I　dined　like　a　prince；　being　before　very　hungry　and　empty。　　By　and　by　the　Duke　of　York　comes；　and　readily　took　me　to　his　closet；　and　received　my　petition；　and　discoursed　about　my　eyes；　and　pitied　me；　and　with　much　kindness　did　give　me　his　consent　to　be　absent；　and　approved　of　my　proposition　to　go　into　Holland　to　observe　things　there　of　the　Navy；　but　would　first　ask　the　King's　leave；　which　he　anon　did；　and　did　tell　me　that　the　King　would　be　a　good　master　to　me；　（these　were　his　words　about　my　eyes；）　and　do　like　of　my　going　into　Holland；　but　do　advise　that　nobody　should　know　of　my　going　thither；　and　that　I　should　pretend　to　go　into　the　country　somewhere；　which　I　liked　well。　　In　discourse　this　afternoon；　the　Duke　of　York　did　tell　me　that　he　was　the　most　amazed　at　one　thing　just　now　that　ever　he　was　in　his　life；　which　was；　that　the　Duke　of　Buckingham　did　just　now　come　into　the　Queene's　bed…chamber；　where　the　King　was；　with　much　mixed　company；　and；　among　others；　Tom　Killigrew；　the　father　of　Harry；　who　was　last　night　wounded　so　as　to　be　in　danger　of　death；　and　his　man　is　quite　dead；　and　there　did　say　that　he　had　spoke　with　some　one　that　was　by；　（which　person　all　the　world　must　know　must　be　his　mistress；　my　Lady　Shrewsbury；）　who　says　that　they　did　not　mean　to　hurt；　but　beat　him；　and　that　he　did　run　first　at　them　with　his　sword；　so　that　he　do　hereby　clearly　discover　that　he　knows　who　did　it；　and　is　of　conspiracy　with　them；　being　of　known　conspiracy　with　her；　which　the　Duke　of　York　did　seem　to　be　pleased　with；　and　said　it　might　perhaps　cost　him　his　life　in　the　House　of　Lords；　and　I　find　was　mightily　pleased　with　it；　saying　it　was　the　most　impudent　thing；　as　well　as　the　most　foolish；　that　ever　he　knew　man　do　in　all　his　life。
  20th。　　With　my　eyes　mighty　weary；　and　my　head　full　of　care　how　to　get　my　accounts　and　business　settled　against　my　journey；　home　to　supper；　and　to　bed。
  24th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　I　attended　the　Duke　of　York；　and　was　by　　him　led　to　the　King；　who　expressed　great　sense　of　my　misfortune　in　my　eyes；　and　concernment　for　their　recovery；　and　accordingly　signified；　not　only　his　assent　to　my　desire　therein；　but；　commanded　me　to　give　them　rest　this　summer；　according　to　my　late　petition　to　the　Duke　of　York。
  26th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　all　the　morning。　　Dined　with　Mr。　Chevins；　with　Alderman　Backewell；　and　Spragg。　　The　Court　full　of　the　news　from　Captain　Hubbert　of　〃The　Milford；〃　touching　his　being　affronted　in　the　Streights；　shot　at；　and　having　eight　men　killed　him　by　a　French　man…of…war；　calling；　him　〃English　dog；〃　and　commanding　him　to　strike；　which　he　refused；　and；　as　knowing　himself　much　too　weak　for　him；　made　away　from　him。　　The　Queen；　as　being　supposed　with　child；　fell　ill；　so　as　to　call　for　Madam　Nun；　Mr。　Chevins'　sister；　and　one　of　her　women；　from　dinner　from　us；　this　being　the　last　day　of　their　doubtfulness　touching　her　being　with　child；　and　they　were　therein　well　confirmed　by　her　Majesty's　being　well　again　before　night。　　One　Sir　Edmund　Bury　Godfry；　＇Supposed　to　have　been　murdered　by　the　Papists；　October　17th；　1678；　when　he　was　found　pierced　with　his　own　sword；　and　with　several　marks　of　violence　on　his　body。＇　　a　woodmonger　and　Justice　of　Peace　in　Westminster；　having　two　days　since　arrested　Sir　Alexander　Frazier　for　about　30l。　in　firing；　the　bailiffs　were　apprehended；　committed　to　the　porter's　lodge；　and　there；　by　the　King's　command；　the　last　night；　severely　whipped；　from　which　the　Justice　himself　very　hardly　escaped；　（to　such　an　unusual　degree　was　the　King　moved　therein。）　　But　he　lies；　now　in　the　lodge；　justifying　his　act；　as　grounded　upon　the　opinion　of　several　of　the　Judges；　and；　among　others；　my　Lord　Chief…Justice；　which　makes　the　King　very　angry　with　the　Chief…Justice；　as　they　say；　and　the　Justice　do　lie　and　justify　his　act；　and　says　he　will　suffer　in　the　cause　for　the　people；　and　do　refuse　to　receive　almost　any　nutriment。　　The　effects　of　it　may　be　bad　to　the　Court。
  28th。　　To　St。　James's；　where　the　King's　being　with　the　Duke　of　York　prevented　a　meeting　of　the　Tangier　Commission。　　But　Lord！　what　a　deal　of　sorry　discourse　did　I　hear　between　the　King　and　several　Lords　about　him　here！　　but　very　mean；　methought。　　So　with　Creed　to　the　Excise…office；　and　back　to　White　Hall；　where；　in　the　Park；　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　give　an　account　of　his　discourse　lately　with　the　Commissioners　of　Accounts；　who　except　against　many　things；　but　none　that　I　find　considerable；　among　others；　that　of　the　officers　of　the　Navy　selling　of　the　King's　goods；　and　particularly　my　providing　him　with　calico　flags；　which　having　been　by　order；　and　but　once；　when　necessity　and　the　King's　apparent　profit　justified　it　as　conformable　to　my　particular　duty；　it　will　prove　to　my　advantage　that　it　be　enquired　into。　Nevertheless；　having　this　morning　received　from　them　a　demand　of　an　account　of　all　monies　within　their　cognizance　received　and　issued　by　me；　I　was　willing　upon　this　hint　to　give　myself　rest；　by　knowing　whether　their　meaning　therein　might　reach　only　to　my　Treasurership　for　Tangier；　or　the　monies　employed　on　this　occasion　I　went　therefore　to　them　this　afternoon　to　understand　what　monies　they　meant；　where　they　answered　me　by　saying；　〃The　eleven　months'　tax；　customs；　and　prize　money；〃　without　mentioning　（any　more　or　than　I　demanding）　the　service　they　respected　therein：　　and　so　without　further　discourse　we　parted　upon　very　good　terms　of　respect；　and　with　few　words；　but　my　mind　not　fully　satisfied　about　the　monies　they　mean。
  29th。　　The　King's　birth…day。　　To　White　Hall；　where　all　very　gay；　and　particularly　the　Prince　of　Tuscany　very　fine；　and　is　the　first　day　of　his　appearing　out　of　mourning　since　he　came。　　I　heard　the　Bishop　of　Peterborough　＇Joseph　Henshaw。　　Ob。　1678。＇　preach　but　dully；　but　a　good　anthem　of　Pelham's。　　Home　to　dinner；　and　then　with　my　wife　to　Hyde　Park；　where　all　the　evening：　　great　store　of　company；　and　great　preparations　by　the　Prince　of　Tuscany　to　celebrate　the　night　with　fire…works；　for　the　King's　birthday。　And　so　home。
  30th　（Whitsunday）。　　By　water　to　White　Hall；　and　thence　to　Sir　W。　Coventry；　where　all　the　morning　by　his　bed…side；　he　being　indisposed。　　Our　discourse　was　upon　the　notes　I　have　lately　prepared　for　Commanders'　Instructions；　but　concluded　that　nothing　will　render　them　effectual　without　an　amendment　in　the　choice　of　them；　that　they　be　seamen；　and　not　gentlemen　above　the　command　of　the　Admiral；　by　the　greatness　of　their　relations　at　Court。　Thence　to　White　Hall；　and　dined　with　Mr。　Chevins　and　his　sister：　whither　by　and　by　came　in　Mr。　Progers　and　Sir　Thomas　Allen；　and　by　and　by　fine　Mrs。　Wells；　who　is　a　great　beauty；　and　there　I　had　my　full　gaze　upon　her；　to　my　great　content；　she　being　a　woman　of　pretty　conversation。　　Thence　to　the　Duke　of　York；　who；　with　the　officers　of　the　Navy；　made　a　good　entrance　on　my　draught　of　my　new　Instructions　to　Commanders；　as　well　expressing　his　Generalls　of　a　reformation　among　them；　as　liking　of　my　humble　offers　towards　it。　　Thence　being　called　by　my　wife；　we　to　the　Park；　whence　the　rain　sent　us　suddenly　home。
  31st。　　Up　very　betimes；　and　continued　all　the　morning　with　W。　Hewer；　upon　examining　and　stating　my　accounts；　in　order　to　the　fitting　myself　to　go　abroad　beyond　sea；　which　the　ill　condition　of　my　eyes　and　my　neglect　for　a　year　or　two　hath　kept　me　behind…　hand　in；　and　so　as　to　render　it　very　difficult　now　and　troublesome　to　my　mind　to　do　it；　but　I　this　day　made　a　satisfactory　entrance　therein。　　Had　another　meeting　with　the　Duke　of　York　at　White　Hall　on　yesterday's　work；　and　made　a　good　advance：　　and　so　being　called　by　my　wife；　we　to　the　Park；　Mary　Batelier；　and　a　Dutch　gentleman；　a　friend　of　hers；　being　with　us。　Thence　to　〃The　World's　End；〃　a　drinking　house　by　the　Park；　and　there　merry；　and　so　home　late。　　And　thus　ends　all　that　I　doubt　I　shall　ever　be　able　to　do　with　my　own　eyes　in　the　keeping　of　my　Journall；　I　being　not　able　to　do　it　any　longer　having　done　now　so　long　as　to　undo　my　eyes　almost　every　time　that　I　take　a　pen　in　my　hand；　and　therefore；　w