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t　noon　Mrs。　Turner　came　to　speak　with　me　and　Joyce；　and　I　took　them　and　shewed　them　the　manner　of　the　Houses　sitting；　the　door…keeper　very　civilly　opening　the　door　for　us。　　We　went　walking　all　over　White　Hall；　whither　General　Monk　was　newly　come；　and　we　saw　all　his　forces　march　by　in　very　good　plight　and　stout　officers。　After　dinner　I　went　to　hear　news；　but　only　found　that　the　Parliament　House　was　most　of　them　with　Monk　at　White　Hall；　and　that　in　his　passing　through　the　town　he　had　many　calls　to　him　for　a　free　Parliament；　but　little　other　welcome。　　I　saw　in　the　Palace　Yard　how　unwilling　some　of　the　old　soldiers　were　yet　to　go　out　of　town　without　their　money；　and　swore　if　they　had　it　not　in　three　days；　as　they　were　promised；　they　would　do　them　more　mischief　in　the　country　than　if　they　had　staid　here；　and　that　is　very　likely；　the　country　being　all　discontented。　　The　town　and　guards　are　already　full　of　Monk's　soldiers。

4th。　　All　the　news　to…day　is；　that　the　Parliament　this　morning　voted　the　House　to　be　made　up　four　hundred　forthwith。

6th。　　To　Westminster；　where　we　found　the　soldiers　all　set　in　the　Palace　Yard；　to　make　way　for　General　Monk　to　come　to　the　House。　I　stood　upon　the　steps　and　saw　Monk　go　by；　he　making　observance　to　the　judges　as　he　went　along。

7th。　　To　the　Hall；　where　in　the　Palace　I　saw　Monk's　soldiers　abuse　Billing　and　all　the　Quakers；　that　were　at　a　meeting…place　there；　and　indeed　the　soldiers　did　use　them　very　roughly　and　were　to　blame。　　This　day　Mr。　Crew　told　me　that　my　Lord　St。　John　is　for　a　free　Parliament；　and　that　he　is　very　great　with　Monk；　who　hath　now　the　absolute　command　and　power　to　do　any　thing　that　he　hath　a　mind　to　do。

9th。　　Before　I　was　out　of　my　bed；　I　heard　the　soldiers　very　busy　in　the　morning；　getting　their　horses　ready　when　they　lay　at　Hilton's；　but　I　knew　not　then　their　meaning　in　so　doing。　　In　the　Hall　I　understand　how　Monk　is　this　morning　gone　into　London　with　his　army；　and　Mr。　Fage　told　me　that　he　do　believe　that　Monk　is　gone　to　secure　some　of　the　Common…council　of　the　City；　who　were　very　high　yesterday　there；　and　did　vote　that　they　would　not　pay　any　taxes　till　the　House　was　filled　up。　　I　went　to　my　office；　where　I　wrote　to　my　Lord　after　I　had　been　at　the　Upper　Bench；　where　Sir　Robert　Pye　this　morning　came　to　desire　his　discharge　from　the　Tower；　but　it　could　not　be　granted。　　I　called　at　Mr。　Harper's；　who　told　me　how　Monk　had　this　day　clapt　up　many　of　the　Common…council；　and　that　the　Parliament　had　voted　that　he　should　pull　down　their　gates　and　portcullisses；　their　posts　and　their　chains；　which　he　do　intend　to　do；　and　do　lie　in　the　City　all　night。

To　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　heard　an　action　very　finely　pleaded　between　my　Lord　Dorset　＇Richard；　5th　Earl　of　Dorset；　ob。　1677。＇　and　some　other　noble　persons；　his　lady　and　other　ladies　of　quality　being　there；　and　it　was　about　330l。　PER　ANNUM；　that　was　to　be　paid　to　a　poor　Spittal　which　was　given　by　some　of　his　predecessors；　and　given　on　his　side。

10th。　　Mr。　Fage　told　me　what　Monk　had　done　in　the　City；　how　he　had　pulled　down　the　most　part　of　the　gates　and　chains　that　they　could　break　down；　and　that　he　was　now　gone　back　to　White　Hall。　The　City　look　mighty　blank；　and　cannot　tell　what　in　the　world　to　do；　the　Parliament　having　this　day　ordered　that　the　Common…　council　sit　no　more；　but　that　new　ones　be　chosen　according　to　what　qualifications　they　shall　give　them。

11th。　　I　heard　the　news　of　a　letter　from　Monk；　who　was　now　gone　into　the　City　again；　and　did　resolve　to　stand　for　the　sudden　filling　up　of　the　House；　and　it　was　very　strange　how　the　countenance　of　men　in　the　Hall　was　all　changed　with　joy　in　half　an　hour's　time。　　So　I　went　up　to　the　lobby；　where　I　saw　the　Speaker　reading　of　the　letter；　and　after　it　was　read；　Sir　A。　Haselrigge　came　out　very　angry；　and　Billing　standing　at　the　door；　took　him　by　the　arm；　and　cried；　〃Thou　man；　will　thy　beast　carry　thee　no　longer？　　thou　must　fall！〃　　We　took　coach　for　the　City　to　Guildhall；　where　the　Hall　was　full　of　people　expecting　Monk　and　Lord　Mayor　to　come　thither；　and　all　very　joyfull。　　Met　Monk　coming　out　of　the　chamber　where　he　had　been　with　the　Mayor　and　Aldermen；　but　such　a　shout　I　never　heard　in　all　my　life；　crying　out；　〃God　bless　your　Excellence。〃　　Here　I　met　with　Mr。　Lock；　and　took　him　to　an　ale…house：　　when　we　were　come　together；　he　told　us　the　substance　of　the　letter　that　went　from　Monk　to　the　Parliament；　wherein　after　complaints　that　he　and　his　officers　were　put　upon　such　offices　against　the　City　as　they　could　not　do　with　any　content　or　honour；　it　states；　that　there　are　many　members　now　in　the　House　that　were　of　the　late　tyrannical　Committee　of　Safety。　　That　Lambert　and　Vane　are　now　in　town；　contrary　to　the　vote　of　Parliament。　　That　many　in　the　House　do　press　for　new　oaths　to　be　put　upon　men；　whereas　we　have　more　cause　to　be　sorry　for　the　many　oaths　that　we　have　already　taken　and　broken。　　That　the　late　petition　of　the　fanatique　people　prevented　by　Barebone；　for　the　imposing　of　an　oath　upon　all　sorts　of　people；　was　received　by　the　House　with　thanks。　　That　therefore　he　＇Monk＇　did　desire　that　all　writs　for　filling　up　of　the　House　be　issued　by　Friday　next；　and　that　in　the　mean　time；　he　would　retire　into　the　City　and　only　leave　them　guards　for　the　security　of　the　House　and　Council。　　The　occasion　of　this　was　the　order　that　he　had　last　night；　to　go　into　the　City　and　disarm　them；　and　take　away　their　charter；　whereby　he　and　his　officers　said；　that　the　House　had　a　mind　to　put　them　upon；　things　that　should　make　them　odious；　and　so　it　would　be　in　their　power　to　do　what　they　would　with　them。　　We　were　told　that　the　Parliament　had　sent　Scott　and　Robinson　to　Monk　this　afternoon；　but　he　would　not　hear　them。　And　that　the　Mayor　and　Aldermen　had　offered　their　own　houses　for　himself　and　his　officers；　and　that　his　soldiers　would　lack　for　nothing。　　And　indeed　I　saw　many　people　give　the　soldiers　drink　and　money；　and　all　along　the　streets　cried；　〃God　bless　them！〃　and　extraordinary　good　words。　　Hence　we　went　to　a　merchant's　house　hard　by；　where　I　saw　Sir　Nich。　Crisp；　＇An　eminent　merchant　and　one　of　the　Farmers　of　the　Customs。　　He　had　advanced　large　sums　to　assist　Charles　I。；　who　created　him　a　Baronet。　　He　died　1667；　aged　67。＇　　and　so　we　went　to　the　star　Tavern；　（Monk　being　then　at　Benson's。）　　In　Cheapside　there　was　a　great　many　bonfires；　and　Bow　bells　and　all　the　bells　in　all　the　churches　as　we　went　home　were　a…ringing。　　Hence　we　went　homewards；　it　being　about　ten　at　night。　But　the　common　joy　that　was　every　where　to　be　seen！　The　number　of　bonfires；　there　being　fourteen　between　St。　Dunstan's　and　Temple　Bar；　and　at　Strand　Bridge　I　could　at　one　time　tell　thirty…one　fires。　　In　King…street　seven　or　eight；　and　all　along　burning；　and　roasting；　and　drinking　for　rumps。　　There　being　rumps　tied　upon　sticks　and　carried　up　and　down。　　The　butchers　at　the　May　Pole　in　the　Strand　rang　a　peal　with　their　knives　when　they　were　going　to　sacrifice　their　rump。　　On　Ludgate　Hill　there　was　one　turning　of　the　spit　that　had　a　rump　tied　upon　it；　and　another　basting　of　it。　Indeed　it　was　past　imagination；　both　the　greatness　and　the　suddenness　of　it。　　At　one　end　of　the　street　you　would　think　there　was　a　whole　lane　on　fire；　and　so　hot　that　we　were　fain　to　keep　on　the　further　side。

12th。　　In　the　morning；　it　being　Lord's　day；　to　White　Hall；　where　Dr。　Hones　preached；　but　I　staid　not　to　hear；　but　walking　in　the　court；　I　heard　that　Sir　Arth。　Haselrigge　was　newly　gone　into　the　City　to　Monk；　and　that　Monk's　wife　removed　from　White　Hall　last　night。　　After　dinner　I　heard　that　Monk　had　been　at　Paul's　in　the　morning；　and　the　people　had　shouted　much　at　his　coming　out　of　the　church。　　In　the　afternoon　he　was　at　a　church　in　Broad…street；　whereabout　he　do　lodge。　　To　my　father's；　where　Charles　Glascocke　was　overjoyed　to　see　how　things　are　now；　who　told　me　the　boys　had　last　night　broke　Barebone's　windows。　　＇Praise　God　Barebones；　an　active　member　of　the　Parliament　called　by　his　name。　　About　this　period　he　had　appeared　at　the　head　of　a　band　of　fanatics；　and　alarmed　Monk；　who　well　knew　his　influence。＇

13th。　　This　day　Monk　was　invited　to　White　Hall　to　dinner　by　my　Lords；　not　seeming　willing；　he　would　not　come。　　I　went　to　Mr。　Fage　from　my　father's；　who　had　been　this　afternoon　with　Monk；　who　did　promise　to　live　and　die　with　the　City；　and　for　the　honour　of　the　City；　and　indeed　the　City　is　very　open…handed　to　the　soldiers；　that　they　are　most　of　them　drunk　all　day；　and　had　money　given　them。

14th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　there　being　many　new　remonstrances　and　declarations　from　many　counties　to　Monk　and　the　City；　and　one　coming　from　the　North　from　Sir　Thomas　Fairfax。　　＇Thomas　Lord　Fairfax；　mentioned　before。＇　　I　heard　that　the　Parliament　had　now　changed　the　oath　so　much　talked　of　to　a　promise；　and　that　among　other　qualifications　for　the　members　that　are　to　be　chosen；　one　is；　that　no　man；　nor　the　son　of　any　man　that　hath　been　in　arms　during　the　life　of　the　father；　shall　be　capable　of　being　chosen　to　sit　in　Parliament。　　This　day　by　an　order　of　the　House；　Sir　H。　Vane　was　sent　out　of　town　to　his　house　in　Lincolnshire。

15th。　　No　news　to…day　but　all　quiet　to　see　what　the　Parliament　will　do　about　the　issuing　of　the　writs　to…morrow　for　the　filling　up　of　the　House；　according　to　Monk's　desire。

17th。　　To　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　heard　that　some　of　the　members　of　the　House　was　gone　to　meet　with　some　of　the　secluded　members　and　General　Monk　in　the　City。　　Hence　to　White　Hall；　thinking　to　hear　more　news；　where　I　met　with　Mr。　Hunt；　who　told　me　how　Monk　had　sent　for　all　his　goods　that　he　had　here；　into　the　City；　and　yet　again　he　told　me；　that　some　of　the　members　of　the　House　had　this　day　laid　in　firing　into　their　lodgings　at　Whitehall　for　a　good　while；　so　that　we　are　at　a　great　stand　to　think　what　will　become　of　things；　whether　Monk　will　stand　to　the　Parliament　or　no。

18th。　　This　day　two　soldiers　were　hanged　in　the　Strand　for　their　late　mutiny　at　Somerset…house。

19th　（Lord's　day）。　　To　Mr。　Gunning's；　and　heard　an　excellent　sermon。　　Here　I　met　with　Mr。　Moore；　and　went　home　with　him　to　dinner；　where　he　told　me　the　discourse　that　happened　between　the　secluded　members　and　the　members　of　the　House；　before　Monk　last　Friday。　　How　the　secluded　said；　that　they　did　not　intend　by　coming　in　to　expr