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3rd. To a play at the Duke's, of my Lord Orrery's, called
"Mustapha," [There was another tragedy of this name, by Fulk,
Lord Brook.] which being not good, made Beterton's part and
Ianthe's but ordinary too. All the pleasure of the play was, the
King and my Lady Castlemaine were there; and pretty witty Nell,
[Nel Gwynne.] at the King's house, and the younger Marshall sat
next us; which pleased me mightily.
6th. Great talk of a new Comet; and it is certain do appear as
bright as the late one at the best; but I have not seen it
myself.
7th. Sir Philip Warwick did show me nakedly the King's condition
for money for the Navy; and he do assure me, unless the King can
get some noblemen or rich money-gentlemen to lend him money, or
to get the City to do it, it is impossible to find money: we
having already, as he says, spent one year's share of the three-
years tax, which comes to 2,500,000l.
10th. My Lord Brouncker took me and Sir Thomas Harvy in his
coach to the Park, which is very troublesome with the dust; and
ne'er a great beauty there to day but Mrs.


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