9th Waked in the morning about six o’clock, by people running up and down in Mr Davis’s house, talking that the Fanatiques were up in armes in the City And so I rose and went forth, where in the street I found every body in armes at the doors So I returned and got my sword and pistol, which, however, I had no powder to charge, and went to the door, where I found Sir R Ford,³ and with him I walked up and down as far as the Exchange, and there I left him In our way, the streets full of train-bands, and great stir What mischief these rogues have done and I think near a dozen had been killed this morning on both sides The shops shut, and all things in trouble.

10th After dinner Will comes to tell me that he had presented my piece of plate to Mr Coventry, who takes it very kindly, and sends me a very kind letter, and the plate back again, of which my heart is very glad Mr Davis told us the particular examinations of these Fanatiques that are taken and in short it is this, these Fanatiques that have routed all the train-bands that they met with, put the King’s lifeguards to the run, killed about twenty men, broke through the City gates twice, and all this in the daytime, when all the City was in armes, -- are not in all above 31 Whereas we did believe them (because they were seen up and down in every place almost in the City, and had been in Highgate two or three days, and in several other places) to be at least 500 A thing that never was heard of, that so few men should dare and do so much mischief Their word was, ‘The King Jesus, and their heads upon the gates’ Few of them would receive any quarter, but such as were taken by force and kept alive, expecting Jesus to come here and reign in the world presently, and will not believe yet The King this day come to towne.

11th (Office day) This day comes news, by letters from Portsmouth, that the Princesse Henrietta is fallen sick of the meazles on board the London, after the Queen and she was under sail And so was forced to come back again into Portsmouth harbour, and in their way, by negligence of the pilot, run upon the Horse sand The Queen and she continue aboard, and do not intend to come on shore till she sees what will become of the young Princesse This newes do make people think something indeed, that three of the Royal Family should fall sick of the same disease, one after another This morning likewise, we had order to see guards set in all the King’s yards, and so Sir Wm Batten goes to Chatham, Colonel Slingsby and I to Deptford and Woolwich Portsmouth being a garrison, needs none.

12th We fell to choosing four captains to command the guards, and choosing the place where to keep them, and other things in order thereunto Never till now did I see the great authority of my place, all the captains of the fleete coming cap in hand to us.

13th After sermon to Deptford again, where, at the Commissioner’s and the Globe, we staid long But no sooner in bed, but we had an alarme, and so we rose, and the Comptroller comes into the Yard to us, and seamen of all the ships present repair to us, and there we armed with every one a handspike, with which they were as fierce as could be At last we hear that it was five or six men that did ride through the guard in the towne, without stopping to the guard that was there, and, some say, shot at them But all being quiet there, we caused the seamen to go on board again.

15th This day I hear the Princesse is recovered again The King hath been this afternoon at Deptford, to see the yacht that Commissioner Pett is building, which will be very pretty, as also that his brother at Woolwich is making.

19th To the Comptroller’s, and with him by coach to White Hall, in our way meeting Venner⁴ and Pritchard upon a sledge, who with two more Fifth Monarchy men were hanged today, and the two first drawn and quartered.

21st It is strange what weather we have had all this winter, no cold at all, but the ways are dusty, and the flyes fly up and down, and the rose-bushes are full of leaves, such a time of the year as was never known in this world before here This day many more of the Fifth Monarchy men were hanged.

22nd I met with Dr Thos Fuller He tells me of his last and great book that is coming out that is, the History of all the Families in England and could tell me more of my owne, than I knew myself And also to what perfection he hath now brought the art of memory, that he did lately to four eminently great scholars