ey were hanged and
quartered. They all looked very cheerful; but I hear they all die
defending what they did to the King to be just; which is very strange.
So to the office and then home to dinner, and Captain David Lambert came
to take his leave of me, he being to go back to Tangier there to lie.
Then abroad about business, and in the evening did get a bever, an old
one, but a very good one, of Sir W. Batten, for which I must give him
something; but I am very well pleased with it. So after writing by the
post to bed.

20th (Lord's day). My intention being to go this morning to White Hall
to hear South, my Lord Chancellor's chaplain, the famous preacher and
oratour of Oxford, (who the last Lord's day did sink down in the pulpit
before the King, and could not proceed,) it did rain, and the wind
against me, that I could by no means get a boat or coach to carry me;
and so I staid at Paul's, where the judges did all meet, and heard a
sermon, it being the first Sunday of the term; but they had a very
poor sermon. So to my Lady's and dined, and so to White Hall to Sir G.
Carteret, and so to the Chappell, where I challenged my pew as Clerk of
the Privy Seal and had it, and then walked home with Mr. Blagrave to
his old house in the Fishyard, and there he had a pretty kinswoman that
sings, and we did sing some holy things, and afterwards others came in
and so I left them, and by water through the bridge (which did trouble
me) home, and so to bed.

21st: This morning I attempted to persuade my wife in bed to go to
Brampton this week, but she would not, which troubles me, and seeing
that I could keep it no longer from her, I told her that I was resolved
to go to Portsmouth to-morrow. Sir W. Batten goes to Chatham to-day, and
will be back again to come for Portsmouth after us on Thursday next.
I went to Westminster and several places about business. Then at noon
dined with my Lord Crew; and after dinner went up to Sir Thos. Crew's
chamber, who is still ill. He tells me how my Lady Duchess of Richmond
and Castlemaine had a falling out the other day; and she calls the
latter Jane Shore, and did hope to see her come to the same end that she
did. Coming down again to my Lord, he told me that news was come that
the Queen is landed; at which I took leave, and by coach hurried to
White Hall, the bells ringing in several places; but I found there no
such matter, nor anything like it. So I went by appointment to Anthony
Joyce's, where I s