others, Earls, and Mr. Crew and several others, Barons:  the first being led up by Heralds and five old Earls to the King, and there the patent is read, and the King puts on his vest, and sword, and coronet, and gives him the patent.  And then he kisseth the King’s hand, and rises and stands covered before the king.  And the same for the Barons, only he is led up but by three of the old Barons, and are girt with swords before they go to the King.  That being done (which was very pleasant to see their habits), I carried my Lady back, and I found my Lord angry, for that his page had let my Lord’s new beaver be changed for an old hat; then I went away, and with Mr. Creed to the Exchange and bought some things, as gloves and bandstrings, &c.  So back to the Cockpitt, and there, by the favour of one Mr. Bowman, he and I got in, and there saw the King and Duke of York and his Duchess (which is a plain woman, and like her mother, my Lady Chancellor).  And so saw “The Humersome Lieutenant” acted before the King, but not very well done.

But my pleasure was great to see the manner of it, and so many great beauties, but above all Mrs. Palmer, with whom the King do discover a great deal of familiarity.  So Mr. Creed and I (the play being done) went to Mrs. Harper’s, and there sat and drank, it being about twelve at night.  The ways being now so dirty, and stopped up with the rayles which are this day set up in the streets, I would not go home, but went with him to his lodging at Mr. Ware’s, and there lay all night.

21st (Lord’s day).  In the morning we were troubled to hear it rain as it did, because of the great show tomorrow.  After I was ready I walked to my father’s and there found the late maid to be gone and another come by my mother’s choice, which my father do not like, and so great difference there will be between my father and mother about it.  Here dined Doctor Thos.  Pepys and Dr. Fayrebrother; and all our talk about to-morrow’s show, and our trouble that it is like to be a wet day.  After dinner comes in my coz.  Snow and his wife, and I think stay there till the show be over.  Then I went home, and all the way is so thronged with people to see the triumphal arches, that I could hardly pass for them.  So home, people being at church, and I got home unseen, and so up to my chamber and saw done these last five or six days’ diarys.  My mind a little troubled about my workmen, which, being foreigners,—­[Foreigners were workmen dwelling outside the city.]—­are like to be troubled by a couple of lazy rogues that worked with me the other day, that are citizens, and so my work will be hindered, but I must prevent it if I can.

22d.  King’s going from ye tower to white hall.

     [The king in the early morning of the 22nd went from Whitehall to
     the Tower by water, so that he might proceed from thence through the
     City to Westminster Abbey, there to be crowned.]