24 December 1691 – 30 December 1691

My daughter-in-law was brought to bed of a daughter.

An exceedingly dry and calm winter; no rain for many past months.

Dined at Lambeth with the new Archbishop. Saw the effect of my greenhouse furnace, set up by the Archbishop's son-in-law.

I again saw Mr. Charlton's collection of spiders, birds, scorpions, and other serpents, etc.