Vane at his death is talked on every where as a
miracle. I walked to Lilly's, the painter's, [Peter Lely, the
celebrated painter, afterwards knighted. Ob. 1680.] where I saw
among other rare things, the Duchesse of York, her whole body,
sitting in state in a chair, in white sattin, and another of the
King's, that is not finished; most rare things. I did give the
fellow something that showed them us, and promised to come some
other time, and he would show me Lady Castlemaine's, which I
could not then see, it being locked up! Thence to Wright's, the
painter's: [Michael Wright, a native of Scotland, and portrait-
painter of some note, settled in London.] but, Lord! the
difference that is between their two works.
20th. Drew up the agreement between the King and Sir John Winter
[Secretary and Chancellor to the Queen Dowager.] about the
Forrest of Deane; and having done it, he come himself, (I did not
know him to be the Queene's Secretary before, but observed him to
be a man of fine parts); and we read it, and both liked it well,
That done, I turned to the Forrest of Deane, in Speede's Mapps,
and there he showed me how it lies; and the Sea-bayly, with the
great charge of carrying it to Lydny, and many other things worth
my knowing; and I do perceive that I am very short in my business
by not knowing many times the geographical part of my business.
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