Honiwood's, an ugly old maid, but good housewife, and is said to
have 2500l. to her portion; though I am against it in my heart,
she being not handsome at all: and it hath been the very bad
fortune of the Pepyses that ever I knew, never to marry an
handsome woman, excepting Ned Pepys. To White Hall; and looking
out of the window into the garden, I saw the King (whom I have
not had any desire to see since the Dutch came upon the coast
first to Sheerness, for shame that; I should see him, or he me,
methinks, after such a dishonour) come upon the garden; with him
two or three idle Lords; and instantly after him, in another
walk, my Lady Castlemaine, led by Bab. May: at which I was
surprised, having but newly heard the stories of the King and her
being parted for ever. So I took Mr. Povy, who was there, aside,
and he told me all,--how imperious this woman is, and hectors the
King to whatever she will. It seems she is with child, and the
King says he did not get it: with that she made a slighting puh
with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never came in
again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and
so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be
full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such
a Parliament with so much discontent and so many wants upon him,
and but yesterday heard such a sermon against adultery.
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