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f　my　services　as　the　other　was　in　that　of　Sir　W。　Pen's；　yet　I　was　well　pleased　with　it；　and　do　intend　to　fetch　it　away　anon。　　To　visit　Sir　G。　Carteret；　and　from　him　do　understand　that　the　King　himself　（but　this　he　told　me　as　a　great　secret）　is　satisfied　that　these　thanks　which　he　expects　from　the　House；　for　the　laying　aside　of　my　Lord　Chancellor；　are　a　thing　irregular；　but　since　it　is　come　into　the　House；　he　do　think　it　necessary　to　carry　it　on；　and　will　have　it；　and　hath　made　his　mind　known　to　be　so　to　some　of　the　House。　　But　Sir　G。　Carteret　do　say　he　knows　nothing　of　what　my　Lord　Brouncker　told　us　to…day；　that　the　King　was　angry　with　the　Duke　of　York　yesterday；　and　advised　him　not　to　hinder　what　he　had　a　mind　to　have　done　touching　this　business；　which　is　news　very　bad；　if　true。　　He　tells　me　also　that　the　King　will　have　the　thanks　of　the　House　go　on：　　and　commends　my　Lord　Keeper's　speech　for　all　but　what　he　was　forced　to　say　about　the　reason　of　the　King's　sending　away　the　House　so　soon　the　last　time；　when　they　were　met。

16th。　　At　home　most　of　the　morning　with　Sir　H。　Cholmly；　about　some　accounts　of　his：　　and　for　news　he　tells　me　that　the　Commons　and　Lords　have　concurred；　and　delivered　the　King　their　thanks；　among　other　things；　for　his　removal　of　the　Chancellor；　who　took　their　thanks　very　well；　and；　among　other　things；　promised　them　（in　these　words）　never　in　any　degree　to　give　the　Chancellor　any　employment　again。　　And　he　tells　me　that　it　is　very　true；　he　hath　it　from　one　that　was　by；　that　the　King　did　give　the　Duke　of　York　a　sound　reprimande；　told　him　that　he　had　lived　with　him　with　more　kindness　than　ever　any　brother　King　lived　with　a　brother；　and　that　he　lived　as　much　like　a　monarch　as　himself；　but　advised　him　not　to　cross　him　in　his　designs　about　the　Chancellor；　in　which　the　Duke　of　York　do　very　wisely　acquiesce；　and　will　be　quiet　as　the　King　bade　him；　but　presently　commands　all　his　friends　to　be　silent　in　the　business　of　the　Chancellor；　and　they　were　so：　　but　that　the　Chancellor　hath　done　all　that　is　possible　to　provoke　the　King；　and　to　bring　himself　to　lose　his　head；　by　enraging　of　people。　　To　the　Duke　of　York's　house；　and　I　was　vexed　to　see　Young　（who　is　but　a　bad　actor　at　best）　act　Macbeth；　in　the　room　of　Betterton；　who；　poor　man！　　is　sick。

17th。　　The　Parliament　run　on　mighty　furiously；　having　yesterday　been　almost　all　the　morning　complaining　against　some　high　proceedings　of　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　Keeling；　that　the　gentlemen　of　the　country　did　complain　against　him　in　the　House；　and　run　very　high。　　It　is　the　man　that　did　fall　out　with　my　cosen　Roger　Pepys；　once　at　the　Assizes　there；　and　would　have　laid　him　by　the　heels；　but；　it　seems；　a　very　able　lawyer。　　This　afternoon　my　Lord　Anglesy　tells　us　that　the　House　of　Commons　have　this　morning　run　into　the　enquiry　in　many　things；　as；　the　sale　of　Dunkirke；　the　dividing　of　the　fleet　the　last　year；　the　business　of　the　prizes　with　my　Lord　Sandwich；　and　many　other　things：　　so　that　now　they　begin　to　fall　close　upon　it；　and　God　knows　what　will　be　the　end　of　it；　but　a　Committee　they　have　chosen　to　enquire　into　the　miscarriages　of　the　war。

18th。　　To　White　Hall；　and　there　attended　the　Duke　of　York；　but　first　we　find　him　to　spend　above　an　hour　in　private　in　his　closet　with　Sir　W。　Coventry；　which　I　was　glad　to　see；　that　there　is　so　much　confidence　between　them。　　By　and　by　we　were　called　in。　　The　Duke　of　York　considering　that　the　King　had　a　mind　for　Spragg　to　command　the　Rupert；　which　would　not　be　well；　by　turning　out　Hubbard；　who　is　a　good　man；　said　he　did　not　know　whether　he　did　so　well　conforme　as　at　this　time　to　please　the　people　and　Parliament；　Sir　W。　Coventry　answered；　and　the　Duke　of　York　merrily　agreed　to　it；　that　it　was　very　hard　to　know　what　it　was　that　the　Parliament　would　call　conformity　at　this　time。

19th。　　Full　of　my　desire　of　seeing　my　Lord　Orrery's　new　play　this　afternoon　at　the　King's　house；　〃The　Black　Prince；〃　the　first　time　it　is　acted；　where；　though　we　came　by　two　o'clock；　yet　there　was　no　room　in　the　pit；　but　were　forced　to　go　into　one　of　the　upper　boxes；　at　4s。　a　piece；　which　is　the　first　time　I　ever　sat　in　a　box　in　my　life。　　And　in　the　same　box　came　by　and　by；　behind　me；　my　Lord　Barkeley　and　his　lady；　but　I　did　not　turn　my　face　to　them　to　be　known；　so　that　I　was　excused　from　giving　them　my　seat。　　And　this　pleasure　I　had；　that　from　this　place　the　scenes　do　appear　very　fine　indeed；　and　much　better　than　in　the　pit。　　The　house　infinite　full；　and　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　there。　　The　whole　house　was　mightily　pleased　all　along　till　the　reading　of　a　letter；　which　was　so　long　and　so　unnecessary　that　they　frequently　began　to　laugh；　and　to　hiss　twenty　times；　that　had　it　not　been　for　the　King's　being　there；　they　had　certainly　hissed　it　off　the　stage。

20th　（Lord's　day）。　　Up；　and　put　on　my　new　tunique　of　velvett；　which　is　very　plain；　but　good。　　This　morning　is　brought　to　me　an　order　for　the　presenting　the　Committee　of　Parliament　to…morrow　with　a　list　of　the　commanders　and　ships'　names　of　all　the　fleets　set　out　since　the　war；　and　particularly　of　those　ships　which　are　divided　from　the　fleet　with　Prince　Rupert；　which　gives　me　occasion　to　see　that　they　are　busy　after　that　business；　and　I　am　glad　of　it。　　This　afternoon　comes　to　me　Captain　O'Bryan；　about　a　ship　that　the　King　hath　given　him；　and　he　and　I　to　talk　of　the　Parliament。　　And　he　tells　me　that　the　business　of　the　Duke　of　York's　slackening　sail　in　the　first　fight；　at　the　beginning　of　the　war；　is　brought　into　question；　and　Sir　W。　Penn　and　Captain　Cox　are　to　appear　to…morrow　about　it；　and　it　is　thought　will　at　last　be　laid　upon　Mr。　Brouncker's　giving　orders　from　the　Duke　of　York　（which　the　Duke　of　York　do　not　own）　to　Captain　Cox　to　do　it；　but　it　seems　they　do　resent　this　very　highly；　and　are　mad　in　going　through　all　business；　where　they　can　lay　any　fault。　　I　am　glad　to　hear　that　in　the　world　I　am　as　kindly　spoke　of　as　any　body；　for；　for　aught　I　see；　there　is　bloody　work　like　to　be；　Sir　W。　Coventry　having　been　forced　to　produce　a　letter　in　Parliament；　wherein　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　did　from　Sheernesse　write　in　what　good　posture　all　things　were　at　Chatham；　and　that　they　were　so　well　placed　that　he　feared　no　attempt　of　the　enemy：　　so　that；　among　other　things；　I　do　see　every　body　is　upon　his　own　defence；　and　spares　not　to　blame　another　to　defend　himself；　and　the　same　course　I　shall　take。　　But　God　knows　where　it　will　end！　　Pelling　tells　me　that　my　Lady　Duchesse　Albemarle　was　at　Mrs。　Turner's　this　afternoon　（she　being　ill；）　and　did　there　publickly　talk　of　business；　and　of　our　office；　and　that　she　believed　that　I　was　safe；　and　had　done　well；　and　so；　I　thank　God；　I　hear　every　body　speaks　of　me；　and　indeed　I　think；　without　vanity；　I　may　expect　to　be　profited　rather　than　injured　by　this　inquiry　which　the　Parliament　makes　into　business。

21st。　　To　Westminster；　and　up　to　the　lobby；　where　many　commanders　of　the　fleet　were；　and　Captain　Cox；　and　Mr。　Pierce　the　Surgeon；　the　last　of　whom　hath　been　in　the　House；　and　declared　that　he　heard　Brouncker　advise　and　give　arguments　to　Cox：　　for　the　safety　of　the　Duke　of　York's　person　to　shorten　sail；　that　they　might　not　be　in　the　middle　of　the　enemy　in　the　morning　alone；　and　Cox　denying　to　observe　his　advice；　having　received　the　Duke　of　York's　commands　over　night　to　keep　within　gun…shot　（as　they　then　were）　of　the　enemy；　Brouncker　did　go　to　Harman；　and　used　the　same　arguments；　and　told　him　that　he　was　sure　it　would　be　well　pleasing　to　the　King　that　care　should　be　taken　of　not　endangering　the　Duke　of　York；　and；　after　much　persuasion；　Harman　was　heard　to　say；　〃Why；　if　it　must　be；　then　lower　the　topsail。〃　and　so　did　shorten　sail；　to　the　loss；　as　the　Parliament　will　have　it；　of　the　greatest　victory　that　ever　was；　and　which　would　have　saved　all　the　expence　of　blood　and　money；　and　honour；　that　followed；　and　this　they　do　resent；　so　as　to　put　it　to　the　question；　whether　Brouncker　should　not　be　carried　to　the　Tower：　　who　do　confess　that；　out　of　kindness　to　the　Duke　of　York's　safety；　he　did　advise　that　they　should　do　so；　but　did　not　use　the　Duke　of　York's　name　therein；　and　so　it　was　only　his　error　in　advising　it；　but；　the　greatest　theirs　in　taking　it　contrary　to　order。　　At　last　it　ended　that　it　should　be　suspended　till　Harman　comes　home；　and　then　the　Parliament…men　do　all　tell　me　that　it　will　fall　heavy；　and；　they　think；　be　fatal　to　Brouncker　or　him。　　Sir　W。　Pen　tells　me；　he　was　gone　to　bed；　having　been　all　day　labouring；　and　then　not　able　to　stand；　of　the　gout；　and　did　give　order　for　the　keeping　the　sails　standing　as　they　then　were　all　night。　　But；　which　I　wonder　at；　he　tells　me　that　he　did　not　know　the　next　day　that　they　had　shortened　sail；　nor　ever　did　enquire　into　it　till　about　ten　days　ago；　that　this　began　to　be　mentioned；　and　indeed　it　is　charged　privately　as　a　fault　on　the　Duke　of　York；　that；　he　did　not　presently　examine　the　reason　of　the　breach　of　his　orders；　and　punish　it。　　But　Cox　tells　me　that　he　did　finally　refuse　it；　and　what　prevailed　with　Harman　he　knows　not；　and　do　think　that　we　might　have　done　considerable　service　on　the　enemy　the　next　day；　if　this　had　not　been　done。　　Thus　this　business　ended　to…day；　having　kept　them　till　almost　two　o'clock：　　and　then　I　by　coach　with　Sir　W。　Pen　as　far　as　St。　Clement's　talking　of　this　matter；　and　there　set　down；　and　I　walked　to　Sir　G。　Carteret's；　and　there　dined　with　him　and　several　Parliament…men；　who；　I　perceive；　do　all　look　upon　it　as　a　thing　certain　that　the　Parliament　will　enquire　into　every　thing；　and　will　be　very　severe　where　they　can　find　any　fault。　　Sir　W。　Coventry；　I　hear；　did　this　day　make　a　speech；　in　apology　for　his　reading　the　letter　of　the　Duke　of　Albemarle；　concerning　the　good　condition　which　Chatham　was　in　before　the　enemy　came　thither；　declaring　his　simple　intention　therein　without　prejudice　to　my　Lord。　　And　I　am　told　that　he　was　also　with　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　yesterday　to　excuse　it；　but　this　day　I　do　hear；　by　some　of　Sir　W。　Coventry's　friends；　that　they　think　he　hath　done　himself　much　injury　by　making　this　man　and　his　interest　so　much　his　enemy。　　After　dinner　I　away　to　Westminster；　and　up　to　the　Parliament　house；　and　there　did　wait　with　great　patience　till　seven　at　night　to　be　called　in　to　the　Committee；　who　sat　all　this　afternoon　examining　the　busin