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He was brother to Sir Edward
Nicholas, Secretary of State.] and my Lord General Monk is very
dangerously ill.
17th. At the Privy Seale, where we had a seale this morning.
Then met with Ned Pickering, and walked with him into St. James's
Park (where I had not been a great while), and there found great
and very noble alterations. And, in our discourse, he was very
forward to complain and to speak loud of the lewdnesse and
beggary of the Court, which I am sorry to hear, and which I am
afraid will bring all to ruin again. I to the Opera, and saw
"The Witts" again, which I like exceedingly. The Queen of
Bohemia was here, brought by my Lord Craven. [William, First
Earl of Craven, a Privy Councillor, and Colonel of the Coldstream
Guards; supposed to be married to the Queen of Bohemia, Ob. 1697
aged 88.]
18th. To White Hall, and there hear that my Lord General Monk
continues very ill; and then to walk in St. James's Park, and saw
a great variety of fowle which I never saw before. At night fell
to read In "Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity," which Mr.


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