to see her Lord and her upon the same place walking up and
down without taking notice one of another, only at first entry he put
off his hat, and she made him a very civil salute, but afterwards took
no notice one of another; but both of them now and then would take their
child, which the nurse held in her armes, and dandle it. One thing more;
there happened a scaffold below to fall, and we feared some hurt, but
there was none, but she of all the great ladies only run down among the
common rabble to see what hurt was done, and did take care of a child
that received some little hurt, which methought was so noble. Anon there
came one there booted and spurred that she talked long with. And by and
by, she being in her hair, she put on his hat, which was but an ordinary
one, to keep the wind off. But methinks it became her mightily, as every
thing else do. The show being over, I went away, not weary with looking
on her, and to my Lord's lodgings, where my brother Tom and Dr. Thomas
Pepys were to speak with me. So I walked with them in the garden, and
was very angry with them both for their going out of town without my
knowledge; but they told me the business, which was to see a gentlewoman
for a wife for Tom, of Mr. Cooke's providing, worth L500, of good
education, her name Hobell, and lives near Banbury, demands L40 per
annum joynter. Tom likes her, and, they say, had a very good reception,
and that Cooke hath been very serviceable therein, and that she is
committed to old Mr. Young, of the Wardrobe's, tuition. After I had told
them my mind about their folly in going so unadvisedly, I then begun to
inquire after the business, and so did give no answer as to my opinion
till I have looked farther into it by Mr. Young. By and by, as we were
walking in my Lord's walk, comes my Lord, and so we broke our discourse
and went in with him, and after I had put them away I went in to my
Lord, and he and I had half an hour's private discourse about the
discontents of the times, which we concluded would not come to anything
of difference, though the Presbyters would be glad enough of it; but we
do not think religion will so soon cause another war. Then to his own
business. He asked my advice there, whether he should go on to purchase
more land and to borrow money to pay for it, which he is willing to do,
because such a bargain as that of Mr. Buggins's, of Stukely, will not
be every day to be had, and Brampton is now perfectly granted him by