[Barbara Villiers, only child of William, second Viscount Grandison, born November, 1640, married April 14th, 1659, to Roger Palmer, created Earl of Castlemaine, 1661.  She became the King’s mistress soon after the Restoration, and was in 1670 made Baroness Nonsuch, Countess of Southampton, and Duchess of Cleveland.  She had six children by the King, one of them being created Duke of Grafton, and the eldest son succeeding her as Duke of Cleveland.  She subsequently married Beau Fielding, whom she prosecuted for bigamy.  She died October 9th, 1709, aged sixty-nine.  Her life was written by G. Steinman Steinman, and privately printed 1871, with addenda 1874, and second addenda 1878.]

a pretty woman that they have a fancy to, to make her husband a cuckold.  Here at the old door that did go into his lodgings, my Lord, I, and W. Howe, did stand listening a great while to the music.  After that home to bed.  This day I should have been at Guildhall to have borne witness for my brother Hawly against Black Collar, but I could not, at which I was troubled.  To bed with the greatest quiet of mind that I have had a great while, having ate nothing but a bit of bread and cheese at Lilly’s to-day, and a bit of bread and butter after I was a-bed.

14th.  Up early and advised with my wife for the putting of all our things in a readiness to be sent to our new house.  To my Lord’s, where he was in bed very late.  So with Major Tollhurst and others to Harper’s, and I sent for my barrel of pickled oysters and there ate them; while we were doing so, comes in Mr. Pagan Fisher; the poet, and promises me what he had long ago done, a book in praise of the King of France, with my armes, and a dedication to me very handsome.  After him comes Mr. Sheply come from sea yesterday, whom I was glad to see that he may ease me of the trouble of my Lord’s business.  So to my Lord’s, where I staid doing his business and taking his commands.  After that to Westminster Hall, where I paid all my debts in order to my going away from hence.  Here I met with Mr. Eglin, who would needs take me to the Leg in King Street and gave me a dish of meat to dinner; and so I sent for Mons. L’Impertinent, where we sat long and were merry.  After that parted, and I took Mr. Butler [Mons. L’Impertinent] with me into London by coach and shewed him my house at the Navy Office, and did give order for the laying in coals.  So into Fenchurch Street, and did give him a glass of wine at Rawlinson’s, and was trimmed in the street.  So to my Lord’s late writing letters, and so home, where I found my wife had packed up all her goods in the house fit for a removal.  So to bed.