From thence toward the barge again, and in
our way found the people of Deale going to make a bonfire for joy
of the day, it being the King's birthday, and had some guns which
they did fire at my Lord's coming by. For which I did give
twenty shillings among them to drink. While we were on the top
of the cliffe, we saw and heard our guns in the fleet go off for
the same joy. And it being a pretty fair day we could see above
twenty miles into France. Being returned on board, my Lord
called for Mr. Shepley's book of Paul's, by which we were
confirmed in our wager. This day, it is thought, the King do
enter the City of London.
30th. All this morning making up my accounts, in which I counted
that I had made myself now worth about 80l., at which my heart
was glad, and blessed God.
JUNE 1, 1660. At night Mr. Cook comes from London with letters,
leaving all things there very gallant and joyful. And brought us
word that the Parliament had ordered the 29th of May, the King's
birth-day, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our
redemption from tyranny, and the King's return to his Government,
he entering London that day.
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