By conch to St. James's, it being about six at night; my design being to ace the ceremonys, this night being the eve of Christmas, at the Queene's chapel. I got in almost up to the rail, and with a great deal of patience staid from nine at night to two in the morning in a very great crowd: and there expected but found nothing extraordinary, there being nothing but a high masse. "The Queene was there, and some high Indies. All being done, I' was sorry for my coming, and missing of what I expected; which to have had a child born and dressed there, and a great deal of do: but we broke up, and nothing like it lone. And there I left people receiving the Sacrament: and the Queene gone, and ladies; only my Lady Castlemaine, who tool ed pretty in her night-clothes. And so took my coach, which waited; and drank some burnt wine at the Rose Tavern door while the constables came, and two or three bell-mien went by, it being a fine light moonshine morning: and so home round the City
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