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Evelyn of it; and, indeed, it is the
finest pile I ever did see in my life, and will be a glorious
house. To White Hall, and to my great joy people begin to bustle
up and down there, the King holding his resolution to be in town
to-morrow, and hath good encouragement, blessed be God! to do
so, the plague being decreased this week to 36, and the total to
227.
FEBRUARY 2, 1665-6. My Lord Sandwich is come to town with the
King and Duke.
4th. (Lord's day;) and my wife and I the first time together at
church since the plague, and now only because of Mr. Mills his
coming home to preach his first sermon; expecting a great excuse
for his leaving the parish before any body went, and now staying
till all are come home; but he made but a very poor and short
excuse, and a bad sermon. It was a frost, and had snowed last
night, which covered the graves in the churchyard, so as I was
the less afraid for going through.
8th. Lord Brouncker with the King and Duke upon the water to-
day, to see Greenwich house, and the yacht Castle is building of.


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