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the　Court　were　shut　up　upon　the　first　coming　of　the　Dutch　to　us；　but　they　do　mind　the　business　no　more　than　ever：　that　the　bankers；　he　fears；　are　broke　as　to　ready…money；　though　Viner　had　100；000l。　by　him　when　our　trouble　begun：　　that　he　and　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　have　received　into　their　own　hands；　of　Viner；　the　former　10；000l。；　and　the　latter　12；000l。；　in　tallies　or　assignments　to　secure　what　was　in　his　hands　of　theirs；　and　many　other　great　men　of　our　masters　have　done　the　like；　which　is　no　good　sign；　when　they　begin　to　fear　the　main。　　He　and　every　body　cries　out　of　the　office　of　the　Ordnance；　for　their　neglects；　both　at　Gravesend　and　Upner；　and　every　where　else。

18th。　　To　the　office；　and　by　and　by　word　was　brought　me　that　Commissioner　Pett　is　brought　to　the　Tower；　and　there　laid　up　close　prisoner；　which　puts　me　into　a　fright；　lest　they　may　do　the　same　with　us　as　they　do　with　him。　　Great　news　to…night　of　the　blowing　up　of　one　of　the　Dutch's　greatest　ships；　while　a　Council　of　War　was　on　board：　　the　latter　part；　I　doubt；　is　not　so；　it　not　being　confirmed　since；　but　the　former；　that　they　had　a　ship　blown　up；　is　said　to　be　true。　　This　evening　comes　Sir　G。　Carteret　to　the　office；　to　talk　of　business　at　Sir　W。　Batten's；　where　all　to　be　undone　for　want　of　money；　there　being　none　to　pay　the　chest　at　their　public　pay　the　24th　of　this　month；　which　will　make　us　a　scorn　to　the　world。　　After　he　had　done　there；　he　and　I　into　the　garden；　and　walked；　and　the　greatest　of　our　discourse　is；　his　sense　of　the　requisiteness　of　his　parting　with　his　being　Treasurer　of　the　Navy；　if　he　can　on　any　good　terms。　　He　do　harp　upon　getting　my　Lord　Brouncker　to　take　it　on　half　profit；　but　that　he　is　not　able　to　secure　him　in　paying　him　so　much。　　He　tells　me　now　the　great　question　is；　whether　a　Parliament　or　no　Parliament；　and　says　the　Parliament　itself　cannot　be　thought　able　at　present　to　raise　money；　and　therefore　it　will　be　to　no　purpose　to　call　one。

19th。　　Comes　an　order　from　Sir　R。　Browne；　commanding　me　this　afternoon　to　attend　the　Council…board　with　all　my　books　and　papers；　touching　the　Medway。　　I　was　ready　to　fear　some　mischief　to　myself；　though　it　appears　most　reasonable　that　it　is　to　inform　them　about　Commissioner　Pett。　　I　am　called　in　to　a　large　Committee　of　the　Council：　　present；　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　Anglesy；　Arlington；　Ashly；　Carteret；　Duncomb；　Coventry；　Ingram；　Clifford；　Lauderdale；　Morrice；　Manchester；　Craven；　Carlisle；　Bridgewater。　　＇John；　second　Earl　of　Bridgewater；　Ob。　1686。＇　　And　after　Sir　W。　Coventry's　telling　them　what　orders　his　Royal　Highness　had　made　for　the　safety　of　the　Medway；　I　told　them　to　their　full　content　what　we　had　done；　and　showed　them　our　letters。　Then　was　Peter　Pett　called　in；　with　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower。　He　is　in　his　old　clothes；　and　looked　most　sillily。　　His　charge　was　chiefly　the　not　carrying　up　of　the　great　ships；　and　the　using　of　the　boats　in　carrying　away　his　goods；　to　which　he　answered　very　sillily；　though　his　faults　to　me　seem　only　great　omissions。　Lord　Arlington　and　Coventry　very　severe　against　him；　the　former　saying　that；　if　he　was　not　guilty　the　world　would　think　them　all　guilty。　　The　latter　urged；　that　there　must　be　some　faults；　and　that　the　Admiral　must　be　found　to　have　done　his　part。　　I　did　say　an　unhappy　word；　which　I　was　sorry　for；　when　he　complained　of　want　of　oares　for　the　boats：　　and　there　was；　it　seems；　enough；　and　good　enough；　to　carry　away　all　the　boats　with　from　the　King's　occasions。　　He　said　he　used　never　a　boat　till　they　were　all　gone　but　one；　and　that　was　to　carry　away　things　of　great　value；　and　these　were　his　models　of　ships；　which；　when　the　Council；　some　of　them；　had　said　they　wished　that　the　Dutch　had　had　them　instead　of　the　King's　ships；　he　answered；　he　did　believe　the　Dutch　would　have　made　more　advantage　of　the　models　than　of　the　ships；　and　that　the　King　had　had　greater　loss　thereby：　　this　they　all　laughed　at。　　After　having　heard　him　for　an　hour　or　more；　they　bid　him　withdraw。　　He　being　gone；　they　caused　Sir　Richard　Browne　to　read　over　his　minutes；　and　then　my　Lord　Arlington　moved　that　they　might　be　put　into　my　hands　to　put　into　form；　I　being　more　acquainted　with　such　business；　and　they　were　so。　　So　I　away　back　with　my　books　and　papers；　and　when　I　got　into　the　Court　it　was　pretty　to　see　how　people　gazed　upon　me；　that　I　thought　myself　obliged　to　salute　people　and　to　smile；　lest　they　should　think　I　was　a　prisoner　too：　　but　afterwards　I　found　that　most　did　take　me　to　be　there　to　bear　evidence　against　P。　Pett。　　My　wife　did　give　me　so　bad　an　account　of　her　and　my　father's　method　in　burying　of　our　gold；　that　made　me　mad：　　and　she　herself　is　not　pleased　with　it；　she　believing　that　my　sister　knows　of　it。　　My　father　and　she　did　it　on　Sunday；　when　they　were　gone　to　church；　in　open　daylight；　in　the　midst　of　the　garden；　where；　for　aught　they　knew；　many　eyes　might　see　them：　　which　put　me　into　trouble；　and　presently　cast　about　how　to　have　it　back　again　to　secure　it　here；　the　times　being　a　little　better　now。

20th。　　Mr。　Barber　told　me　that　all　the　discourse　yesterday；　about　that　part　of　the　town　where　he　was；　was　that　Mr。　Pett　and　I　were　in　the　Tower；　and　I　did　hear　the　same　before。　　Busy　all　the　afternoon：　　in　the　evening　did　treat　with；　and　in　the　end　agree；　but　by　some　kind　of　compulsion；　with　the　owners　of　six　merchant…　ships；　to　serve　the　King　as　men…of…war。　　But；　Lord！　　to　see　how　against　the　hair　it　is　with　these　men；　and　everybody；　to　trust　us　and　the　King；　and　how　unreasonable　it　is　to　expect　they　should　be　willing　to　lend　their　ships；　and　lay　out　2　or　300l。　a　man　to　fit　their　ships　for　the　new　voyages；　when　we　have　not　paid　them　half　of　what　we　owe　them　for　their　old　services！　　I　did　write　so　to　Sir　W。　Coventry　this　night。

21st。　　This　day　comes　news　from　Harwich　that　the　Dutch　fleet　are　all　in　sight；　near　100　sail　great　and　small；　they　think；　coming　towards　them；　where；　they　think；　they　shall　be　able　to　oppose　them；　but　do　cry　out　of　the　falling　back　of　the　seamen；　few　standing　by　them；　and　those　with　much　faintness。　　The　like　they　write　from　Portsmouth；　and　their　letters　this　post　are　worth　reading。　　Sir　H。　Cholmly　come　to　me　this　day；　and　tells　me　the　Court　is　as　mad　as　ever；　and　that　the　night　the　Dutch　burned　our　ships　the　King　did　sup　with　my　Lady　Castlemaine；　at　the　Duchesse　of　Monmouth's；　and　there　were　all　mad　in　hunting　of　a　poor　moth。　All　the　Court　afraid　of　a　Parliament；　but　he　thinks　nothing　can　save　us　but　the　King's　giving　up　all　to　a　Parliament。

22nd。　　In　the　evening　come　Captain　Hart　and　Hayward　to　me　about　the　six　merchant…ships　now　taken　up　for　men…of…war；　and　in　talking　they　told　me　about　the　taking　of　〃The　Royal　Charles；〃　that　nothing　but　carelessness　lost　the　ship；　for　they　might　have　saved　her　the　very　tide　that　the　Dutch　came　up；　if　they　would　have　but　used　means　and　had　had　but　boats；　and　that　the　want　of　boats　plainly　lost　all　the　other　ships。　　That　the　Dutch　did　take　her　with　a　boat　of　nine　men；　who　found　not　a　man　on　board　her；　（and　her　laying　so　near　them　was　a　main　temptation　to　them　to　come　on；）　and　presently　a　man　went　up　and　struck　her　flag　and　jacke；　and　a　trumpeter　sounded　upon　her　〃Joan's　placket　is　torn：〃　＇Placket：　　the　open　part　of　a　woman's　petticoat。＇　　that　they　did　carry　her　down　at　a　time；　both　for　tides　and　wind；　when　the　best　pilot　in　Chatham　would　not　have　undertaken　it；　they　heeling　her　on　one　side　to　make　her　draw　little　water：　　and　so　carried　her　away　safe。　　They　being　gone；　by　and　by　comes　Sir　W。　Pen；　who　hath　been　at　Court；　and　in　the　first　place　I　hear　the　Duke　of　Cambridge　is　dead；　which　is　a　great　loss　to　the　nation；　having；　I　think；　never　an　heyre　male　now　of　the　King's　or　Duke's　to　succeed　to　the　Crown。　　He　tells　me　that　they　do　begin　already　to　damn　the　Dutch　and　call　them　cowards　at　White　Hall；　and　think　of　them　and　their　business　no　better　than　they　used　to　do；　which　is　very　sad。　The　King　did　tell　him　himself；　（which　is　so；　I　was　told；　here　in　the　City；）　that　the　City　hath　lent　him　10；000l。　to　be　laid　out　towards　securing　of　the　River　of　Thames；　which；　methinks；　is　a　very　poor　thing；　that　we　should　be　induced　to　borrow　by　such　mean　sums。

23rd。　　To　Woolwich；　and　there　called　on　Mr。　Bodham：　　and　he　and　I　to　see　the　batterys　newly　raised；　which；　indeed；　are　good　works　to　command　the　River　below　the　ships　that　are　sunk；　but　not　above　them。　　It　is　a　sad　sight　to　see　so　many　good　ships　there　sunk　in　the　River；　while　we　would　be　thought　to　be　masters　of　the　sea。　Cocke　says　the　bankers　cannot；　till　peace　returns；　ever　hope　to　have　credit　again；　so　that　they　can　pay　no　more　money；　but　people　must　be　contented　to　take　publick　security　such　as　they　can　give　them；　and　if　so；　and　they　do　live　to　receive　the　money　thereupon；　the　bankers　will　be　happy　men；　Fenn　read　me　an　Order　of　Council　passed　the　17th　instant；　directing　all　the　Treasurers　of　any　part　of　the　King's　revenue　to　make　no　payments　but　such　as　shall　be　approved　by　the　present　Lords　Commissioners；　which　will；　I　think；　spoil　the　credit　of　all　his　Majesty's　service；　when　people　cannot　depend　upon　payment　any　where。　　But　the　King's　declaration　in　behalf　of　the　bankers；　to　make　good　their　assignments　for　money；　is　very　good；　and　will；　I　hope；　secure　me。　　Cocke　says；　that　he　hears　it　is　come　to　it　now　that　the　King　will　try　what　he　can　soon　do　for　a　peace；　and　if　he　cannot；　that　then　he　will　cast　all　upon　the　Parliament　to　do　as　they　see　fit：　　and　in　doing　so；　perhaps；　it　may　save　us　all。　　The　King　of　France；　it　is　believed；　is　engaged　for　this　year；　so　that　we　shall　be　safe　as　to　him。　The　great　misery　the　City　and　kingdom　is　like　to　suffer　for　want　of　coals　in　a　little　time　is　very　visible；　and；　is　feared；　will　breed　a　mutiny；　for　we　are　not　in　any　prospect　to　command　the　sea　for　our　colliers　to　come；　but　rather；　it　is　feared；　the　Dutch　may　go　and　burn　all　our　colliers　at　Newcastle；　though　others　do　say　that　they　lie　safe　enough　there。　　No　news　at　all　of　late　from　Bredagh　what　our　treaters　do。　　In　the　evening　comes　Mr。　Povy　about　business；　and　he　and　I　to　walk　in　the　garden　an　hour　or　two；　and　to　talk　of　State　matters。　　He　tells　me　his　opinion　that　it　is　out　of　possibility　for　us　to　escape　being　undone；　there　being　nothing　in　our　power　to　do　that　is　necessary　for　the　saving　us：　　a　lazy　Prince