made her chyrurgeon,
he is at a loss what to do in it, whether to take it or no, since the
King's mind is so altered in favour to all her dependants, whom she is
fain to let go back into Portugall (though she brought them from their
friends against their wills with promise of preferment), without doing
any thing for them. But he tells me that her own physician did tell
him within these three days that the Queen do know how the King orders
things, and how he carries himself to my Lady Castlemaine and others, as
well as any body; but though she hath spirit enough, yet seeing that she
do no good by taking notice of it, for the present she forbears it in
policy; of which I am very glad. But I pray God keep us in peace; for
this, with other things, do give great discontent to all people.

25th. Up and to the office, and there with Mr. Coventry sat all the
morning, only we two, the rest being absent or sick. Dined at home with
my wife upon a good dish of neats' feet and mustard, of which I made a
good meal. All the afternoon alone at my office and among my workmen,
who (I mean the joyners) have even ended my dining room, and will be
very handsome and to my full content. In the evening at my office about
one business or another, and so home and to bed, with my mind every day
more and more quiet since I come to follow my business, and shall be
very happy indeed when the trouble of my house is over.

26th (Lord's day).Up and put on my new Scallop, and is very fine. To
church, and there saw the first time Mr. Mills in a surplice; but it
seemed absurd for him to pull it over his ears in the reading-pew, after
he had done, before all the church, to go up to the pulpitt, to preach
without it. Home and dined, and Mr. Sympson, my joyner that do my
diningroom, and my brother Tom with me to a delicate fat pig. Tom takes
his disappointment of his mistress to heart; but all will be well again
in a little time. Then to church again, and heard a simple Scot preach
most tediously. So home, and to see Sir W. Batten, who is pretty well
again, and then to my uncle Wight's to show my fine band and to see Mrs.
Margaret Wight, but she was not there. All this day soldiers going up
and down the town, there being an alarm and many Quakers and others
clapped up; but I believe without any reason: only they say in
Dorsetshire there hath been some rising discovered. So after supper
home, and then to my study, and making up my monthly account to myself.