1 ILLUSTRATIONS. HE DUKE OF YORK A PORTION OF FAITHORNE'S MAP OF PRISING THE AREA DEVASTATED BY THE DE RUYTER (Frontispiece) . to face page I SAMUEL PEPYS'S LIBRARY, IN YORK BUILDINGS, on the site of which Buckingham Street now SIR THOMAS GRESHAM THE DUKE OF ORMOND THE EARL OF ROCHESTER. SIR EDWARD SPRAGG THE DUCHESS OF RICHMOND POSTURE OF THE DUTCH FLEET, AND ACTION AT SHEERNESS AND CHATHAM, the 10th, 11th, P betimes, and to the office receiving letters, two or three one after another from Sir W. Coventry, and sent as many to him, being full of variety of business and hurry, but among the chiefest is the getting of these pressed men out of the City down the river to the fleete. While I was hard at it comes Sir W. Pen to towne, which I little expected, having invited my Lady and her daughter Pegg to dine with me to-day; which at noon they did, and Sir W. Pen with them and pretty merry we were. And though I do not love him, yet I find it necessary to keep in with him; his good service at Shearnesse in getting out the fleete being much taken notice of, and reported to the King and Duke, even from the Prince and Duke of Albemarle themselves, and made the most of to me and them by Sir W. Coventry therefore I think it discretion, great and necessary discretion, to keep in with him. To the Tower several times, about the business of the pressed men, and late at it till twelve at night, shipping of them. But, Lord! how some poor |