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8th. By water to White Hall, to chapel; where preached Dr.
Pierce, the famous man that preached the sermon so much cried up,
before the King against the Papists. His matter was the Devil
tempting our Saviour, being carried into the Wilderness by the
spirit. And he hath as much of natural eloquence as most men
that ever I heard in my life, mixed with so much learning. After
sermon I went up and saw the ceremony of the Bishop of
Peterborough's paying homage upon the knee to the King, while Sir
H. Bennet, Secretary, read the King's grant of the Bishopric of
Lincolne, to which he is translated. His name is Dr. Lany.
[Benjamin Lany, S. T. P., made Bishop of Peterborough 1660,
translated to Lincoln 1662-3, and to Ely 1667.] Here I also saw
the Duke of Monmouth, with his Order of the Garter, the first
time I ever saw it. I hear that the University of Cambridge did
treat him a little while since with all the honour possible, with
a comedy at Trinity College, and banquet; and made him Master of
Arts there. All which, they say, the King took very well.


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