I had much pleasure to see them, but I thought they were
strange one to another.
20th. To work till past twelve at night, that I might get my
great letter to the Duke of York ready against to-morrow; which I
shall do, to my great content.
21st. Up betimes, and with my people again to work, and finished
all before noon: and then I by water to White Hall, and there
did tell the Duke of York that I had done; and he hath desired me
to come to him at Sunday next in the afternoon, to read it over;
by which I have more time to consider and correct it. To St.
James's: and by and by comes Monsieur Colbert the French
Ambassador, to make his first visit to the Duke of York, and then
to the Duchesse. And I saw it: a silly piece of ceremony, he
saying only a few formal words. A comely man, and in a black
suit and cloak of silk; which is a strange fashion now it hath
been so long left off. This day I did first see the Duke of
York's room of pictures of some Maids of Honour, done by Lilly:
good, but not like.
22nd. To the 'Change, and thence home, and took London-bridge in
my way; walking down Fish-street and Gracious-street, to see how
very fine a descent they have now made down the hill, that it is
become very easy and pleasant.
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