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Marriott's the
house-keeper, and there we had a very good dinner and good
company among others Lilly, the painter.
24th. I find Mr. Carteret yet as backward almost in his
caresses, as he was the first day.
25th. Sad the story of the plague in the City, it growing
mightily. This day my Lord Brouncker did give me Mr. Grant's
book upon the Bills of Mortality, new printed and enlarged. This
day came a letter to me from Paris, from my Lord Hinchingbroke,
about his coming over; and I have sent this night an order from
the Duke of Albemarle for a ship of 36 guns to go to Calais to
fetch him.
26th. To Greenwich to the Park, where I heard the King and Duke
are come by water this morn from Hampton Court. They asked me
several questions. The King mightily pleased with his new
buildings there. I followed them to Castle's ship in building,
and there met Sir W. Batten, and thence to Sir G. Carteret's,
where all the morning with them; they not having any but the Duke
of Monmouth, and Sir W. Killigrew, [Vice-Chamberlain to the
Queen.


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