And
then speaking of the supplies which have been made to this fleet,
more than ever in all kinds to any, even that wherein the Duke of
York himself was, "Well," says he, "if this will not do, I will
say, as Sir J. Falstaffe did to the Prince, 'Tell your father,
that if he do not like this, let him kill the next Piercy
himself.'"
September 1, 1666. My wife and I to Polichinelly, [Polichinello
in Moorfields.] but were there horribly frighted to see Young
Killigrew come in with a great many more young sparks; but we hid
ourselves, so as we think they did not see us.
2nd (Lord's day). Some of our maids sitting up late last night
to get things ready against our feast to-day, Jane called us up
about three in the morning, to tell us of a great fire they saw
in the City. So I rose, and slipped on my night-gown, and went
to her window; and thought it to be on the back-side of Marke-
lane at the farthest, but being unused to such fires as followed,
I thought it far enough off; and so went to bed again, and to
sleep. About seven rose again to dress myself, and there looked
out at the window, and saw the fire not so much as it was, and
further off.
Pages:
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929