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there,
he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition. He was
presently cut down, and his head and heart shown to the people, at
which there was great shouts of joy. It is said, that he said that he was
sure to come shortly at the right hand of Christ to judge them that now
had judged him; and that his wife do expect his coming again. Thus it
was my chance to see the King beheaded at White Hall, and to see the
first blood shed in revenge for the blood of the King at Charing Cross.
From thence to my Lord's, and took Captain Cuttance and Mr. Sheply
to the Sun Tavern, and did give them some oysters. After that I went by
water home, where I was angry with my wife for her things lying about,
and in my passion kicked the little fine basket, which I bought her in
Holland, and broke it, which troubled me after I had done it. Within all
the afternoon setting up shelves in my study. At night to bed.

14th (Lord's day). Early to my Lord's, in my way meeting with Dr.
Fairbrother, who walked with me to my father's back again, and there
we drank my morning draft, my father having gone to church and my
mother asleep in bed. Here he caused me to put my hand among a great
many honorable hands to a paper or certificate in his behalf. To White
Hall chappell, where one Dr. Crofts made an indifferent sermon, and
after it an anthem, ill sung, which made the King laugh. Here I first did
see the Princess Royal since she came into England. Here I also
observed, how the Duke of York and Mrs. Palmer did talk to one
another very wantonly through the hangings that parts the King's closet
and the closet where the ladies sit. To my Lord's, where I found my
wife, and she and I did dine with my Lady (my Lord dining with my
Lord Chamberlain), who did treat my wife with a good deal of respect.
In the evening we went home through the rain by water in a sculler,
having borrowed some coats of Mr. Sheply. So home, wet and dirty,

and to bed.

15th. Office all the morning. My wife and I by water; I landed her at
Whitefriars, she went to my father's to dinner, it being my father's
wedding day, there being a very great dinner, and only the Fenners and
Joyces there. This morning Mr. Carew
[John Carew signed the warrant for the execution of Charles I. He held
the religion of the Fifth Monarchists, and was tried October 12th, 1660.
He refused to avail himself of many opportunities of escape, and
suffered death with much composure.]
was hanged and quartered at Charing Cross; but his quarters, by a great
favour, are not to be hanged up. I was forced to go to my Lord's to get
him to meet the officers of the Navy this afternoon, and so could not go
along with her, but I missed my Lord, who was this day upon the bench
at the Sessions house. So I dined there, and went to White Hall, where I
met with Sir W. Batten and Pen, who with the Comptroller, Treasurer,
and Mr. Coventry (at his chamber) made up a list of such ships as are
fit to be kept out for the winter guard, and the rest to be paid off by the
Parliament when they can get money, which I doubt will not be a great
while. That done, I took coach, and called my wife at my father's, and
so homewards, calling at Thos. Pepys the turner's for some things that
we wanted. And so home, where I fell to read "The Fruitless
Precaution" (a book formerly recommended by Dr. Clerke at sea to me),
which I read in bed till I had made an end of it, and do find it the best
writ tale that ever I read in my life. After that done to sleep, which I did
not very well do, because that my wife having a stopping in her nose
she snored much, which I never did hear her do before.

16th. This morning my brother Tom came to me, with whom I made
even for my last clothes to this day, and having eaten a dish of
anchovies with him in the morning, my wife and I did intend to go
forth to see a play at the Cockpit this afternoon, but Mr. Moore coming
to me, my wife staid at home, and he and I went out together, with
whom I called at the upholsters and several other places that I had
business