He must not be confounded with another John Lawson, the Royalist, of Brough Hall, in Yorkshire, who was created a Baronet by Charles ii, July 6th, 1665.]

lies still in the river, and Monk—­[George Monk, born 1608, created Duke of Albemarle, 1660, married Ann Clarges, March, 1654, died January 3rd, 1676.]—­is with his army in Scotland.  Only my Lord Lambert is not yet come into the Parliament, nor is it expected that he will without being forced to it.  The new Common Council of the City do speak very high; and had sent to Monk their sword-bearer, to acquaint him with their desires for a free and full Parliament, which is at present the desires, and the hopes, and expectation of all.  Twenty-two of the old secluded members

["The City sent and invited him [Monk] to dine the next day at Guildhall, and there he declared for the members whom the army had forced away in year forty-seven and forty-eight, who were known by the names of secluded members.”—­Burnet’s Hist. of his Own Time, book i.]

having been at the House-door the last week to demand entrance, but it was denied them; and it is believed that [neither] they nor the people will be satisfied till the House be filled.  My own private condition very handsome, and esteemed rich, but indeed very poor; besides my goods of my house, and my office, which at present is somewhat uncertain.  Mr. Downing master of my office.

[George Downing was one of the Four Tellers of the Receipt of the Exchequer, and in his office Pepys was a clerk.  He was the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple, afterwards of Salem, Massachusetts, and of Lucy, sister of Governor John Winthrop.  He is supposed to have been born in August, 1623.  He and his parents went to New England in 1638, and he was the second graduate of Harvard College.  He returned to England about 1645, and acted as Colonel Okey’s chaplain before he entered into political life.  Anthony a Wood (who incorrectly describes him as the son of Dr. Calybute Downing, vicar of Hackney) calls Downing a sider with all times and changes:  skilled in the common cant, and a preacher occasionally.  He was sent by Cromwell to Holland in 1657, as resident there.  At the Restoration, he espoused the King’s cause, and was knighted and elected M.P. for Morpeth, in 1661.  Afterwards, becoming Secretary to the Treasury and Commissioner of the Customs, he was in 1663 created a Baronet of East Hatley, in Cambridgeshire, and was again sent Ambassador to Holland.  His grandson of the same name, who died in 1749, was the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.  The title became extinct in 1764, upon the decease of Sir John Gerrard Downing, the last heir-male of the family.  Sir George Downing’s character will be found in Lord Clarendon’s “Life,” vol. iii. p. 4.  Pepys’s opinion seems to be somewhat of a mixed kind.  He died in July, 1684.]

Jan. 1st (Lord’s day).  This morning (we living lately in the garret,) I rose, put on my suit with great skirts, having not lately worn any other, clothes but them.  Went to Mr. Gunning’s