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JAN。　1；　1659…60　（Lord's　day）。　　This　morning　（we　living　lately　in　the　garret；）　I　rose；　put　on　my　suit　with　great　skirts；　having　not　lately　worn　any　other　clothes　but　them。　　Went　to　Mr。　Gunning's　chapel　＇Peter　Gunning；　afterwards　Master　of　St。　John's　College；　Cambridge；　and　successively　Bishop　of　Chichester　and　Ely：　　ob。　1684。　　He　had　continued　to　read　the　liturgy　at　the　chapel　at　Exeter　House　when　the　Parliament　was　most　predominant；　for　which　Cromwell　often　rebuked　him。WOOD'S　ATHENAE。＇　　at　Exeter　House；　＇Essex…street　in　the　Strand　was　built　on　the　site　of　Exeter　House。＇　　where　he　made　a　very　good　sermon　upon　these　words：　〃That　in　the　fulness　of　time　God　sent　his　Son；　made　of　a　woman；〃　&c。；　showing；　that；　by　〃made　under　the　law；〃　is　meant　the　circumcision；　which　is　solemnized　this　day。　　Dined　at　home　in　the　garret；　where　my　wife　dressed　the　remains　of　a　turkey；　and　in　the　doing　of　it　she　burned　her　hand。　　I　staid　at　home　the　whole　afternoon；　looking　over　my　accounts；　then　went　with　my　wife　to　my　father's；　and　in　going　observed　the　great　posts　which　the　City　workmen　set　up　at　the　Conduit　in　Fleet…street。

2nd。　　Walked　a　great　while　in　Westminster　Hall；　where　I　heard　that　Lambert　was　coming　up　to　London：　　that　my　Lord　Fairfax　was　in　the　head　of　the　Irish　brigade；　but　it　was　not　certain　what　he　would　declare　for。　　The　House　was　to…day　upon　finishing　the　act　for　the　Council　of　State；　which　they　did；　and　for　the　indemnity　to　the　soldiers；　and　were　to　sit　again　thereupon　in　the　afternoon。　　Great　talk　that　many　places　had　declared　for　a　free　Parliament；　and　it　is　believed　that　they　will　be　forced　to　fill　up　the　House　with　the　old　members。　　From　the　Hall　I　called　at　home；　and　so　went　to　Mr。　Crewe's　＇John　Crewe；　Esq。；　created　Baron　Crewe　of　Stene　at　the　coronation　of　Charles　II。　　He　married　Jemima；　daughter　and　co…heir　to　Edward　Walgrave；　Esq。；　of　Lawford；　co。　Essex。＇　　（my　wife　she　was　to　go　to　her　father's）；　and　Mr。　Moore　and　I　and　another　gentleman　went　out　and　drank　a　cup　of　ale　together　in　the　new　market；　and　there　I　eat　some　bread　and　cheese　for　my　dinner。

3rd。　　To　White　Hall；　where　I　understood　that　the　Parliament　had　passed　the　act　for　indemnity　for　the　soldiers　and　officers　that　would　come　in；　in　so　many　days；　and　that　my　Lord　Lambert　should　have　benefit　of　the　said　act。　　They　had　also　voted　that　all　vacancies　in　the　House；　by　the　death　of　any　of　the　old　members；　should　be　filled　up；　but　those　that　are　living　shall　not　be　called　in。

4th。　　Strange　the　difference　of　men's　talk！　　Some　say　that　Lambert　must　of　necessity　yield　up；　others；　that　he　is　very　strong；　and　that　the　Fifth…monarchy…men　will　stick　to　him；　if　he　declares　for　a　free　Parliament。　　Chillington　was　sent　yesterday　to　him　with　the　vote　of　pardon　and　indemnity　from　the　Parliament。　Went　and　walked　in　the　Hall；　where　I　heard　that　the　Parliament　spent　this　day　in　fasting　and　prayer；　and　in　the　afternoon　came　letters　from　the　North；　that　brought　certain　news　that　my　Lord　Lambert　his　forces　were　all　forsaking　him；　and　that　he　was　left　with　only　fifty　horse；　and　that　he　did　now　declare　for　the　Parliament　himself；　and　that　my　Lord　Fairfax　did　also　rest　satisfied；　and　had　laid　down　his　arms；　and　that　what　he　had　done　was　only　to　secure　the　country　against　my　Lord　Lambert　his　raising　of　money；　and　free　quarter。　　＇Thomas　Lord　Fairfax；　Generalissimo　of　the　Parliament　forces。　　After　the　Restoration　he　retired　to　his　country　seat；　where　he　lived　in　private　till　his　death　in　1671。＇

5th。　　I　dined　with　Mr。　Shepley；　at　my　Lord's　lodgings；　＇Admiral　Sir　Edward　Montagu；　afterwards　Earl　of　Sandwich；　uniformly　styled　〃My　Lord〃　throughout　the　Diary。＇　　upon　his　turkey　pie。　　And　so　to　my　office　again　where　the　Excise　money　was　brought；　and　some　of　it　told　to　soldiers　till　it　was　dark。　　Then　I　went　home；　after　writing　to　my　Lord　the　news　that　the　Parliament　had　this　night　voted　that　the　members　that　were　discharged　from　sitting　in　the　years　1648　and　49；　were　duly　discharged；　and　that　there　should　be　writs　issued　presently　for　the　calling　of　others　in　their　places；　and　that　Monk　and　Fairfax　were　commanded　up　to　town；　and　that　the　Prince's　lodgings　were　to　be　provided　for　Monk　at　Whitehall。　　Mr。　Fage　and　I　did　discourse　concerning　public　business；　and　he　told　me　it　is　true　the　City　had　not　time　enough　to　do　much；　but　they　had　resolved　to　shake　off　the　soldiers；　and　that　unless　there　be　a　free　Parliament　chosen；　he　did　believe　there　are　half　the　Common　Council　will　not　levy　any　money　by　order　of　this　Parliament。

6th。　　This　morning　Mr。　Shepley　and　I　did　eat　our　breakfast　at　Mrs。　Harper's；　（my　brother　John　being　with　me；）　upon　a　cold　turkey…pie　and　a　goose。

9th。　　I　rose　early　this　morning；　and　looked　over　and　corrected　my　brother　John's　speech；　which　he　is　to　make　the　next　opposition。　＇Declamations　at　St。　Paul's　school；　in　which　there　were；　opponents　and　respondents。＇　　I　met　with　W。　Simons；　Muddiman；　and　Jack　Price；　and　went　with　them　to　Harper's　and　staid　till　two　of　the　clock　in　the　afternoon。　　I　found　Muddiman　a　good　scholar；　an　arch　rogue；　and　owns　that　though　he　writes　new　books　for　the　Parliament；　yet　he　did　declare　that　he　did　it　only　to　get　money；　and　did　talk　very　basely　of　many　of　them。　　Among　other　things；　W。　Simons　told　me　how　his　uncle　Scobell　＇H。　Scobell；　clerk　to　the　House　of　Commons。＇　　was　on　Saturday　last　called　to　the　bar；　for　entering　in　the　journal　of　the　House；　for　the　year　1653；　these　words：　　〃This　day　his　Excellence　the　Lord　G。　Cromwell　dissolved　this　House；〃　which　words　the　Parliament　voted　a　forgery；　and　demanded　of　him　how　they　same　to　be　entered。　　He　said　that　they　were　his　own　hand…writing；　and　that　he　did　it　by　rights　of　his　office；　and　the　practice　of　his　predecessor；　and　that　the　intent　of　the　practice　was　to　let　posterity　know　how　such　and　such　a　Parliament　was　dissolved；　whether　by　the　command　of　the　King；　or　by　their　own　neglect；　as　the　last　House　of　Lords　was；　and　that　to　this　end；　he　had　said　and　writ　that　it　was　dissolved　by　his　Excellence　the　Lord　G。；　and　that　for　the　word　dissolved；　he　never　at　the　time　did　hear　of　any　other　term；　and　desired　pardon　if　he　would　not　dare　to　make　a　word　himself　what　it　was　six　years　after；　before　they　came　themselves　to　call　it　an　interruption；　that　they　were　so　little　satisfied　with　this　answer；　that　they　did　chuse　a　committee　to　report　to　the　House；　whether　this　crime　of　Mr。　Scobell's　did　come　within　the　act　of　indemnity　or　no。　Thence　into　the　Hall；　where　I　heard　for　certain　that　Monk　was　coming　to　London；　and　that　Bradshaw's　lodgings　were　preparing　for　him。　　＇John　Bradshaw；　Serjeant…at…Law；　President　of　the　High　Court　of　Justice。＇　　I　heard　Sir　H。　Vane　was　this　day　voted　out　of　the　House；　and　to　sit　no　more　there；　and　that　he　would　retire　himself　to　his　house　at　Raby；　＇Son　of　a　statesman　of　both　his　names；　and　one；　of　the　most　turbulent　enthusiasts　produced　by　the　Rebellion；　and　an　inflexible　republican。　　His　execution；　in　1662；　for　conspiring　the　death　of　Charles　I。　was　much　called　in　question　as　a　measure　of　great　severity。＇　　as　also　all　the　rest　of　the　nine　officers　that　had　their　commissions　formerly　taken　away　from　them；　were　commanded　to　their　farthest　houses　from　London　during　the　pleasure　of　the　Parliament。

1Oth。　　To　the　Coffee…house；　where　were　a　great　confluence　of　gentlemen；　viz。　Mr。　Harrington；　Poultny；　chairman；　Gold；　Dr。　Petty；　&c。；　where　admirable　discourse　till　9　at　night。　　Thence　with　Doling　to　Mother　Lam's；　who　told　me　how　this　day　Scott　was　made　Intelligencer；　and　that　the　rest　of　the　members　that　were　objected　against　last　night　were　to　be　heard　this　day　se'nnight。

＇James　Harrington；　the　political　writer；　author　of　〃Oceana；〃　and　founder　of　a　club　called　The　Rota；　in　1659；　which　met　at　Miles's　coffee…house　in　Old　Palace　Yard；　and　lasted　only　a　few　months。　In　1661　he　was　sent　to　the　Tower；　on　suspicion　of　treasonable　designs。　　His　intellects　appear　to　have　failed　afterwards；　and　he　died　1677。　　Sir　William　Poultny；　subsequently　M。P。　for　Westminster；　and　a　Commissioner　of　the　Privy　Seal　under　King　William。　Ob。　1691。　　Sir　William　Petty；　an　eminent　physician；　and　celebrated　for　his　proficiency　in　every　branch　of　science。　Ob。　1687。　　Thomas　Scott；　M。P。；　made　Secretary　of　State　to　the　Commonwealth　Jan。　17th　following。＇

13th。　　Coming　in　the　morning　to　my　office；　I　met　with　Mr。　Fage　and　took　him　to　the　Swan。　　He　told　me　how　he；　Haselrigge；　＇Sir　Arthur　Haselrigge；　Bart。　of　Nosely；　co。　Leicester；　Colonel　of　a　regiment　in　the　Parliament　army；　and　much　esteemed　by　Cromwell。　Ob。　1660。＇　　and　Morley；　＇Probably　Colonel　Morley　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower。＇　　the　last　night　began　at　my　Lord　Mayor's　to　exclaim　against　the　City　of　London；　saying　that　they　had　forfeited　their　charter。　　And　how　the　Chamberlain　of　the　City　did　take　them　down；　letting　them　know　how　much　they　were　formerly　beholding　to　the　City；　&c。　　He　also　told　me　that　Monk's　letter　that　came　by　the　sword…bearer　was　a　cunning　piece；　and　that　which　they　did　not　much　trust　to：　　but　they　were　resolved　to　make　no　more　applications　to　the　Parliament；　nor　to　pay　any　money；　unless　the　secluded　members　be　brought　in；　or　a　free　Parliament　chosen。

16th。　　In　the　morning　I　went　up　to　Mr。　Crewe's；　who　did　talk　to　me　concerning　things　of　state；　and　expressed　his　mind