Diary, Jun/Jul 1660 | Page 6

offered to him. Died October 29th,
1666.]
had preached before the King in a surplice (this I heard afterwards to be
false); that my Lord, Gen. Monk, and three more Lords, are made
Commissioners for the Treasury;
[The names of the Commissioners were--Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards
Earl of Clarendon, General Monk, Thomas, Earl of Southampton, John,
Lord Robartes, Thomas, Lord Colepeper, Sir Edward Montagu, with
Sir Edward Nicholas and Sir William Morrice as principal Secretaries

of State. The patents are dated June 19th, 1660.]
that my Lord had some great place conferred on him, and they say
Master of the Wardrobe;
[The duty of the Master of the Wardrobe was to provide "proper
furniture for coronations, marriages, and funerals" of the sovereign and
royal family, "cloaths of state, beds, hangings, and other necessaries for
the houses of foreign ambassadors, cloaths of state for Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, Prince of Wales, and ambassadors abroad," as also to
provide robes for Ministers of State, Knights of the Garter, &c. The last
Master of the Wardrobe was Ralph, Duke of Montague, who died
1709.]
that the two Dukes--[Duke of York and Duke of Gloucester.]--do haunt
the Park much, and that they were at a play, Madam
Epicene,--["Epicene, or the Silent Woman," a comedy, by Ben
Jonson.]--the other day; that Sir. Ant. Cooper, Mr. Hollis, and Mr.
Annesly,& late President of the Council of State, are made Privy
Councillors to the King. At night very busy sending Mr. Donne away to
London, and wrote to my father for a coat to be made me against I
come to London, which I think will not be long. At night Mr. Edward
Montagu came on board and staid long up with my Lord. I to bed and
about one in the morning,

7th. W. Howe called me up to give him a letter to carry to my Lord that
came to me to-day, which I did and so to, sleep again. About three in
the morning the people began to wash the deck, and the water came
pouring into my mouth, which waked me, and I was fain to rise and get
on my gown, and sleep leaning on my table. This morning Mr.
Montagu went away again. After dinner come Mr. John Wright and Mr.
Moore, with the sight of whom my heart was very glad. They brought
an order for my Lord's coming up to London, which my Lord resolved
to do tomorrow. All the afternoon getting my things in order to set forth
to-morrow. At night walked up and down with Mr. Moore, who did
give me an account of all things at London. Among others, how the
Presbyterians would be angry if they durst, but they will not be able to
do any thing. Most of the Commanders on board and supped with my
Lord. Late at night came Mr. Edw. Pickering from London, but I could
not see him this night. I went with Mr. Moore to the Master's cabin, and

saw him there in order to going to bed. After that to my own cabin to
put things in order and so to bed.

8th. Out early, took horses at Deale. I troubled much with the King's
gittar, and Fairbrother, the rogue that I intrusted with the carrying of it
on foot, whom I thought I had lost. Col. Dixwell's horse taken by a
soldier and delivered to my Lord, and by him to me to carry to London.
Came to Canterbury, dined there. I saw the minster and the remains of
Becket's tomb. To Sittiligborne and Rochester. At Chatham and
Rochester the ships and bridge. Mr. Hetly's mistake about dinner.
Come to Gravesend. A good handsome wench I kissed, the first that I
have seen a great while. Supped with my Lord, drank late below with
Penrose, the Captain. To bed late, having first laid out all my things
against to-morrow to put myself in a walking garb. Weary and hot to
bed to Mr. Moore.

9th. Up betimes, 25s. the reckoning for very bare. Paid the house and
by boats to London, six boats. Mr. Moore, W. Howe, and I, and then
the child in the room of W. Howe. Landed at the Temple. To Mr.
Crew's. To my father's and put myself into a handsome posture to wait
upon my Lord, dined there. To White Hall with my Lord and Mr. Edwd.
Montagu. Found the King in the Park. There walked. Gallantly great.

10th. (Lord's day.) At my father's found my wife and to walk with her
in Lincoln's Inn walks.

11th. Betimes to my Lord. Extremely much people and business. So
with him to Whitehall to the Duke. Back with him by coach and left
him in Covent Garden. I back to Will's