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nce　I　attended　the　King　and　Council；　and　some　of　the　rest　of　us；　in　a　business　to　be　heard　about　the　value　of　a　ship　of　one　Dorrington's。　　And　it　was　pretty　to　observe　how　Sir　W。　Pen；　making　use　of　this　argument　against　the　validity　of　an　oath；　against　the　King；　being　made　by　the　master's　mate　of　the　ship；　who　was　but　a　fellow　of　about　23　years　of　age；　the　master　of　the　ship；　against　whom　we　pleaded；　did　say　that　he　did　think　himself　at　that　age　capable　of　being　master's　mate　of　any　ship；　and　do　know　that　he；　Sir　W。　Pen；　was　so　himself；　and　in　no　better　degree　at　that　age　himself：　　which　word　did　strike　Sir　W。　Pen　mad；　and　made　him　open　his　mouth　no　more；　and　I　saw　the　King　and　Duke　of　York　wink　at　one　another　at　it。　　This　done；　we　into　the　Gallery；　and　there　I　walked　with　several　people；　and　among　others　my　Lord　Brouncker；　who　I　do　find　under　much　trouble　still　about　the　business　of　the　tickets；　his　very　case　being　brought　in；　as　is　said；　this　day　in　the　Report　of　the　miscarriages。　　And　he　seems　to　lay　much　of　it　on　me；　which　I　did　clear　and　satisfy　him　in；　and　would　be　glad　with　all　my　heart　to　serve　him　in；　and　have　done　it　more　than　he　hath　done　for　himself；　he　not　deserving　the　least　blame；　but　commendations；　for　this。　　I　met　with　my　cosen　Roger　Pepys　and　Creed；　and　from　them　understand　that　the　report　was　read　to…day　of　the　Miscarriages；　wherein　my　Lord　Sandwich　is　named　about　the　business　I　mentioned　this　morning；　but　I　will　be　at　rest；　for　it　can　do　him　no　hurt。　　Our　business　of　tickets　is　soundly　up；　and　many　others；　so　they　went　over　them　again；　and　spent　all　the　morning　on　the　first；　which　is　the　dividing　of　the　fleet；　wherein　hot　work　was；　and　that　among　great　men；　Privy…　counsellors；　and；　they　say；　Sir　W。　Coventry；　but　I　do　not　much　fear　it；　but　do　hope　that　it　will　show　a　little　of　the　Duke　of　Albemarle　and　the　Prince　to　have　been　advisers　in　it：　　but　whereas　they　ordered　that　the　King's　Speech　should　be　considered　to…day；　they　took　no　notice　of　it　at　all；　but　are　really　come　to　despise　the　King　in　all　possible　ways　of　showing　it。　　And　it　was　the　other　day　a　strange　saying；　as　I　am　told　by　my　cosen　Roger　Pepys；　in　the　House；　when　it　was　moved　that　the　King's　Speech　should　be　considered；　that　though　the　first　part　of　the　Speech；　meaning　the　league　that　is　there　talked　of；　be　the　only　good　publick　thing　that　hath　been　done　since　the　King　come　into　England；　yet　it　might　bear　with　being　put　off　to　consider　till　Friday　next；　which　was　this　day。　　Secretary　Morrice　did　this　day　in　the　House；　when　they　talked　of　intelligence；　say　that　he　was　allowed　but　700l。　a…year　for　intelligence；　whereas　in　Cromwell's　time　he　did　allow　70；000l。　a…year　for　it；　and　was　confirmed　therein　by　Colonell。　Birch；　who　said　that　thereby　Cromwell　carried　the　secrets　of　all　the　princes　of　Europe　at　his　girdle。　The　House　is　in　a　most　broken　condition；　nobody　adhering　to　any　thing；　but　reviling　and　finding　fault：　　and　now　quite　mad　at　the　Undertakers；　as　they　are　commonly　called；　Littleton；　Lord　Vaughan；　Sir　R。　Howard；　and　others　that　are　brought　over　to　the　Court；　and　did　undertake　to　get　the　King　money：　　but　they　despise　and　will　not　hear　them　in　the　House；　and　the　Court　do　as　much；　seeing　that　they　cannot　be　useful　to　them；　as　was　expected。　　In　short；　it　is　plain　that　the　King　will　never　be　able　to　do　any　thing　with　this　Parliament；　and　that　the　only　likely　way　to　do　better　（for　it　cannot　do　worse）　is　to　break　this　and　call　another　Parliament；　and　some　do　think　that　it　is　intended。　　I　was　told　to…night　that　my　Lady　Castlemaine　is　so　great　a　gamester　as　to　have　won　15；000l。　in　one　night；　and　lost　25；000l。　in　another　night　at　play；　and　hath　played　1000l。　and　1500l。　at　a　cast。

16th。　　Mr。　Hollier　＇He　was　a　Surgeon。＇　　dined　with　my　wife　and　me。　　Much　discourse　about　the　bad　state　of　the　Church；　and　how　the　Clergy　are　come　to　be　men　of　no　worth　in　the　world；　and；　as　the　world　do　now　generally　discourse；　they　must　be　reformed：　　and　I　believe　the　Hierarchy　will　in　a　little　time　be　shaken；　whether　they　will　or　no；　the　King　being　offended　with　them　and　set　upon　it；　as　I　hear。

17th。　　Great　high　words　in　the　House　on　Saturday　last　upon　the　first　part　of　the　Committee's　Report　about　the　dividing　of　the　fleet；　wherein　some　would　have　the　counsels　of　the　King　to　be　declared；　and　the　reasons　of　them；　and　who　did　give　them；　where　Sir　W。　Coventry　laid　open　to　them　the　consequences　of　doing　that；　that　the　King　would　never　have　any　honest　and　wise　men　ever　to　be　of　his　Council。　　They　did　here　in　the　House　talk　boldly　of　the　King's　bad　Counsellors；　and　how　they　must　all　be　turned　out；　and　many　others；　and　better　brought　in：　　and　the　proceedings　of　the　Long…Parliament　in　the　beginning　of　the　war　were　called　to　memory；　and　the　King's　bad　intelligence　was　mentioned；　wherein　they　were　bitter　against　my　Lord　Arlington；　saying；　among　other　things；　that　whatever　Morrice's　was；　who　declared　he　had　but　750l。　a…year　allowed　him　for　intelligence；　the　King　paid　too　dear　for　my　Lord　Arlington's　in　giving　him　10；000l。　and　a　Barony　for　it。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　did　here　come　to　his　defence　in　the　business　of　the　letter　that　was　sent　to　call　back　Prince　Rupert　after　he　was　divided　from　the　fleet；　wherein　great　delay　was　objected；　but　he　did　show　that　he　sent　it　at　one　in　the　morning；　when　the　Duke　of　York　did　give　him　the　instructions　after　supper　that　night；　and　did　clear　himself　well　of　it；　only　it　was　laid　as　a　fault；　which　I　know　not　how　he　removes；　of　not　sending　it　by　an　express；　but　by　the　ordinary　post；　it　coming　not　to　Sir　Philip　Honiwood's　hand　at　Portsmouth　till　four　in　the　afternoon　that　day；　being　about　fifteen　or　sixteen　hours　in　going。　　The　dividing　of　the　fleet　however　is；　I　hear；　voted　a　miscarriage；　and　the　not　building　a　fortification　at　Sheernesse：　　and　I　have　reason　every　hour　to　expect　that　they　will　vote　the　like　of　our　paying　men　off　by　ticket；　and　what　the　consequence　of　that　will　be；　I　know　not。

18th。　　Sir　W。　Coventry　and　I　did　look　over　the　list　of　commanders；　and　found　that　we　could　presently　recollect　thirty…　seven　commanders　that　have　been　killed　in　actuall　service　this　war。　　He　tells　me　that　Sir　Fr。　Hollis　is　the　main　man　that　hath　prosecuted　him　hitherto　in　the　business　of　dividing　the　fleet；　saying　vainly　that　the　want　of　that　letter　to　the　Prince　hath　given　him　that　that　he　shall　remember　it　by　to　his　grave；　meaning　the　loss　of　his　arme　＇Vide　Note　June　10；　1667。＇　　when；　God　knows；　he　is　as　idle　and　insignificant　a　fellow　as　ever　came　into　the　fleet。　　I　well　remember　what　in　mirth　he　said　to　me　this　morning；　when　upon　this　discourse　he　said　if　ever　there　was　another　Dutch　war　they　should　not　find　a　Secretary；　〃Nor；〃　said　I；　〃a　Clerk　of　the　Acts；　for　I　see　the　reward　of　it；　and；　thank　God；　I　have　enough　of　my　own　to　buy　me　a　book　and　a　good　fiddle；　and　I　have　a　good　wife；〃〃Why；〃　says　he；　〃I　have　enough　to　buy　me　a　good　book；　and　shall　not　need　a　fiddle　because　I　have　never　a　one　of　your　good　wives。〃　　This　morning　the　House　is　upon　a　Bill；　brought　in　to…day　by　Sir　Richard　Temple；　for　obliging　the　King　to　call　Parliaments　every　three　years；　or　if　he　fail；　for　others　to　be　obliged　to　do　it；　and　to　keep　him　from　a　power　of　dissolving　any　Parliament　in　less　than　forty　days　after　their　first　day　of　sitting：　　which　is　such　a　Bill　as　do　speak　very　high　proceedings　to　the　lessening　of　the　King；　and　this　they　will　carry；　and　whatever　else　they　desire；　before　they　will　give　any　money；　and　the　King　must　have　money；　whatever　it　cost　him。　　I　to　see　Kate　Joyce；　where　I　find　her　and　her　friends　in　great　ease　of　mind；　the　Jury　having　this　day　given　in　their　verdict　that　her　husband　died　of　a　fever。　　Some　opposition　there　was；　the　foreman　pressing　them　to　declare　the　cause　of　the　fever；　thinking　thereby　to　obstruct　it；　but　they　did　adhere　to　their　verdict；　and　would　give　no　reason：　　so　all　trouble　is　now　over；　and　she　safe　in　her　estate。

19th。　　In　the　evening　to　White　Hall；　where　I　find　Sir　W。　Coventry　a　great　while　with　the　Duke　of　York　in　the　King's　drawing…room；　they　two　talking　together　all　alone；　which　did　mightily　please　me。　　I　do　hear　how　La　Roche；　a　French　captain；　who　was　once　prisoner　here；　being　with　his　ship　at　Plymouth；　hath　played　some　freakes　there；　for　which　his　men　being　beat　out　of　the　town；　he　hath　put　up　a　flag　of　defiance；　and　also　somewhere　there　about　did　land　with　his　men　and　go　a　mile　into　the　country；　and　did　some　prank；　which　sounds　pretty　odd　to　our　disgrace；　but　we　are　in　condition　now　to　bear　any　thing。　　But；　blessed　be　God！　　all　the　Court　is　full　of　good　news　of　my　Lord　Sandwich　having　made　a　peace　between　Spain　and　Portugall；　which　is　mighty　great　news；　and　above　all　to　my　Lord's　honour　more　than　any　thing　he　ever　did；　and　yet　I　do　fear　it　will　not　prevail　to　secure　him　in　Parliament　against　incivilities　there。

20th。　　The　House　most　of　the　morning　upon　the　business　of　not　prosecuting　the　first　victory：　　which　they　have　voted　one　of　the　greatest　miscarriages　of　the　whole　war；　though　they　cannot　lay　the　fault　any　where　yet；　because　Harman　is　not　come　home。　　Dined；　and　by　one　o'clock　to　the　King's　house：　　a　new　play；　〃The　Duke　of　Lerma；〃　of　Sir　Robert　Howard's：　　where　the　King　and　Court　was；　and　Knipp　and　Nell　spoke　the　prologue　most　excellently；　especially　Knipp；　who　spoke　beyond　any　creature　I　ever　heard。　The　play　designed　to　reproach　our　King　with　his　mistresses；　that　I　was　troubled　for　it；　and　expected　it　should　be　interrupted；　but　it　ended　all　well；　which　salved　all。

21st。　　The　House　this　day　is　still　as　backward　for　giving　any　money　as　ever；　and　do　declare　they　will　first　have　an　account　of　the　disposals　of　the　last　Poll…bill；　and　eleven　months'　tax。　　And　it　is　pretty　odde　that　the　very　first　sum　mentioned　in　the　account　brought　in　by　Sir　Robert　Long　of　the　disposal　of　the　Poll…bill　money　is　5000l。　to　my　Lord　Arlington　for　intelligence；　which　was　mighty　unseasonable；　so　soon　after　they　had　so　much　cried　out　against　his　want　of　intelligence。　　The　King　do　also　own　but　250；000l。　or　thereabouts　yet　paid　on　the　Poll…bill；　and　that　he　hath　charged　350；000l。　upon　it。　　This　makes　them　mad；　for　that　the　former　Poll…bill；　that　was　so　much　less　in　its　extent　than　the　last；　which　took　in　all　sexes　and　qualities；　did　come　to　350；000l。　　Upon　the　whol