THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M. A. F. R. S. 

CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHORTHAND MANUSCRIPT IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARYMAGDALENE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M. A. LATE FELLOWAND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

(Unabridged)

WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES

1964

By Samuel Pepys

Edited With Additions By

Henry B. Wheatley F. S. A. 

 LONDON GEORGE BELL & SONS YORK ST. COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE DEIGHTON BELL & CO. 

 1893

JANUARY 1663-1664

January 1st, Went to bed between 4 and 5 in the morning with my mindin good temper of satisfaction and slept till about 8, that many peoplecame to speak with me. Among others one came with the best New Year'sgift that ever I had, namely from Mr. Deering, with a bill of exchangedrawn upon himself for the payment of L50 to Mr. Luellin. It being formy use with a letter of compliment. I am not resolved what or how to doin this business, but I conclude it is an extraordinary good new year'sgift, though I do not take the whole, or if I do then give some of it toLuellin. By and by comes Captain Allen and his son Jowles and his wife, who continues pretty still. They would have had me set my hand to acertificate for his loyalty, and I know not what his ability for anyemployment. But I did not think it fit, but did give them a pleasingdenial, and after sitting with me an hour they went away. Several otherscame to me about business, and then being to dine at my uncle Wight'sI went to the Coffee-house, sending my wife by Will, and there staidtalking an hour with Coll. Middleton, and others, and among other thingsabout a very rich widow, young and handsome, of one Sir Nicholas Gold's, a merchant, lately fallen, and of great courtiers that already lookafter her: her husband not dead a week yet. She is reckoned worthL80, 000. Thence to my uncle Wight's, where Dr. Of-----, among others, dined, and his wife, a seeming proud conceited woman, I know not what tomake of her, but the Dr's. Discourse did please me very well about thedisease of the stone, above all things extolling Turpentine, which hetold me how it may be taken in pills with great ease. There was broughtto table a hot pie made of a swan I sent them yesterday, given me by Mr. Howe, but we did not eat any of it. But my wife and I rose from table, pretending business, and went to the Duke's house, the first play I havebeen at these six months, according to my last vowe, and here saw theso much cried-up play of "Henry the Eighth;" which, though I went withresolution to like it, is so simple a thing made up of a great manypatches, that, besides the shows and processions in it, there is nothingin the world good or well done. Thence mightily dissatisfied back atnight to my uncle Wight's, and supped with them, but against my stomachout of the offence the sight of my aunt's hands gives me, and endingsupper with a mighty laugh, the greatest I have had these many months, at my uncle's being out in his grace after meat, we rose and broke up, and my wife and I home and to bed, being sleepy since last night. 

2nd. Up and to the office, and there sitting all the morning, and atnoon to the 'Change, in my going met with Luellin and told him how I hadreceived a letter and bill for L50 from Mr. Deering, and delivered itto him, which he told me he would receive for me. To which I consented, though professed not to desire it if he do not consider himselfsufficiently able by the service I have done, and that it is rather mydesire to have nothing till he be further sensible of my service. Fromthe 'Change I brought him home and dined with us, and after dinner Itook my wife out, for I do find that I am not able to conquer myself asto going to plays till I come to some new vowe concerning it, and that Iam now come, that is to say, that I will not see above one in a monthat any of the publique theatres till the sum of 50s. Be spent, and thennone before New Year's Day next, unless that I do become worth L1000sooner than then, and then am free to come to some other terms, and soleaving him in Lombard Street I took her to the King's house, and theremet Mr. Nicholson, my old colleague, and saw "The Usurper, " which isno good play, though better than what I saw yesterday. However, we roseunsatisfied, and took coach and home, and I to the office late writingletters, and so to supper and to bed. 

3rd (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and then rose and with a fire in mychamber staid within all day, looking over and settling my accounts ingood order, by examining all my books, and the kitchen books, and I findthat though the proper profit of my last year was but L305, yet I did byother gain make it up L444. , which in every part of it was unforeseenof me, and therefore it was a strange oversight for lack of examining myexpenses that I should spend L690 this year, but for the time to comeI have so distinctly settled all my accounts in writing and theparticulars of all my several layings out, that I do hope I shallhereafter make a better judgment of my spendings than ever. I dined withmy wife in her chamber, she in bed, and then down again and till 11 atnight, and broke up and to bed with great content, but could not makean end of writing over my vows as I purposed, but I am agreed in everything how to order myself for the year to come, which I trust in Godwill be much for my good. So up to prayers and to bed. This evening SirW. Pen came to invite me against next Wednesday, being Twelfth day, tohis usual feast, his wedding day. 

4th. Up betimes, and my wife being ready, and her mayd Besse and thegirl, I carried them by coach and set them all down in Covent Garden andthere left them, and I to my Lord Sandwich's lodgings, but he not beingup, I to the Duke's chamber, and there by and by to his closett, wheresince his lady was ill, a little red bed of velvet is brought for him tolie alone, which is a very pretty one. After doing business here, Ito my Lord's again, and there spoke with him, and he seems now almostfriends again as he used to be. Here meeting Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon, he told me among other Court newes, how the Queene is very well again, and the King lay with her on Saturday night last; and that she speaksnow very pretty English, and makes her sense out now and then withpretty phrazes: as among others this is mightily cried up; that, meaningto say that she did not like such a horse so well as the rest, he beingtoo prancing and full of tricks, she said he did make too muchvanity. Thence to the Tennis Court, after I had spent a little time inWestminster Hall, thinking to have met with Mrs. Lane, but I could notand am glad of it, and there saw the King play at Tennis and others: butto see how the King's play was extolled without any cause at all, wasa loathsome sight, though sometimes, indeed, he did play very well anddeserved to be commended; but such open flattery is beastly. Afterwardsto St. James's Parke, being unwilling to go to spend money at theordinary, and there spent an hour or two, it being a pleasant day, seeing people play at Pell Mell; where it pleased me mightily to heara gallant, lately come from France, swear at one of his companions forsuffering his man (a spruce blade) to be so saucy as to strike a ballwhile his master was playing on the Mall. 

 [When Egerton was Bishop of Durham, he often played at bowls with his guests on the public days. On an occasion of this sort, a visitor happening to cross the lawn, one of the chaplains exclaimed, "You must not shake the green, for the bishop is going to bowl. "-B. ]

Thence took coach at White Hall and took up my wife, who is mighty sadto think of her father, who is going into Germany against the Turkes;but what will become of her brother I know not. He is so idle, and outof all capacity, I think, to earn his bread. Home and at my office tillis at night making my solemn vowes for the next year, which I trust inthe Lord I shall keep, but I fear I have a little too severely boundmyself in some things and in too many, for I fear I may forget some. Buthowever, I know the worst, and shall by the blessing of God observe toperform or pay my forfeits punctually. So home and to bed with my mindat rest. 

5th. Up and to our office, where we sat all the morning, where my headbeing willing to take in all business whatever, I am afraid I shall overclogg myself with it. But however, it is my desire to do my duty andshall the willinger bear it. At noon home and to the 'Change, where Imet with Luellin, who went off with me and parted to meet again at theCoffeehouse, but missed. So home and found him there, and Mr. Barrowcame to speak with me, so they both dined with me alone, my wifenot being ready, and after dinner I up in my chamber with Barrow todiscourse about matters of the yard with him, and his design of leavingthe place, which I am sorry for, and will prevent if I can. He beinggone then Luellin did give me the L50 from Mr. Deering, which he do giveme for my pains in his business and what I may hereafter take for him, though there is not the least word or deed I have yet been guilty of inhis behalf but what I am sure has been to the King's advantage and theprofit of the service, nor ever will. And for this money I never didcondition with him or expected a farthing at the time when I did do himthe service, nor have given any receipt for it, it being brought me byLuellin, nor do purpose to give him any thanks for it, but will whereinI can faithfully endeavour to see him have the privilege of his Patentas the King's merchant. I did give Luellin two pieces in gold for a pairof gloves for his kindness herein. Then he being gone, I to myoffice, where busy till late at night, that through my room being overconfounded in business I could stay there no longer, but went home, andafter a little supper to bed. 

6th (Twelfth day). Up and to my office, where very busy all the morning, being indeed over loaded with it through my own desire of doing all Ican. At noon to the 'Change, but did little, and so home to dinner withmy poor wife, and after dinner read a lecture to her in Geography, whichshe takes very prettily and with great pleasure to her and me to teachher, and so to the office again, where as busy as ever in my life, one thing after another, and answering people's business, particularlydrawing up things about Mr. Wood's masts, which I expect to have aquarrel about with Sir W. Batten before it be ended, but I care not. Atnight home to my wife, to supper, discourse, prayers, and to bed. Thismorning I began a practice which I find by the ease I do it with that Ishall continue, it saving me money and time; that is, to trimme myselfwith a razer: which pleases me mightily. 

7th. Up, putting on my best clothes and to the office, where all themorning we sat busy, among other things upon Mr. Wood's performance ofhis contract for masts, wherein I was mightily concerned, but I thinkwas found all along in the right, and shall have my desire in it to theKing's advantage. At noon, all of us to dinner to Sir W. Pen's, where avery handsome dinner, Sir J. Lawson among others, and his lady and hisdaughter, a very pretty lady and of good deportment, with looking uponwhom I was greatly pleased, the rest of the company of the women wereall of our own house, of no satisfaction or pleasure at all. My wife wasnot there, being not well enough, nor had any great mind. But to seehow Sir W. Pen imitates me in everything, even in his having his chimneypiece in his dining room the same with that in my wife's closett, and inevery thing else I perceive wherein he can. But to see again how he wasout in one compliment: he lets alone drinking any of the ladies' healthsthat were there, my Lady Batten and Lawson, till he had begun with myLady Carteret, who was absent, and that was well enough, and then Mr. Coventry's mistresse, at which he was ashamed, and would not have hadhim have drunk it, at least before the ladies present, but his policy, as he thought, was such that he would do it. After dinner by coach withSir G. Carteret and Sir J. Minnes by appointment to Auditor Beale's inSalisbury Court, and there we did with great content look over some oldledgers to see in what manner they were kept, and indeed it was in anextraordinary good method, and such as (at least out of design to keepthem employed) I do persuade Sir J. Minnes to go upon, which will atleast do as much good it may be to keep them for want of something to dofrom envying those that do something. Thence calling to see whether Mrs. Turner was returned, which she is, and I spoke one word only to her, andaway again by coach home and to my office, where late, and then home tosupper and bed. 

8th. Up and all the morning at my office and with Sir J. Minnes, directing him and Mr. Turner about keeping of their books according toyesterday's work, wherein I shall make them work enough. At noon to the'Change, and there long, and from thence by appointment took Luellin, Mount, and W. Symons, and Mr. Pierce, the chirurgeon, home to dinnerwith me and were merry. But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend andlook sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was deadbut the other day, would make a dogg laugh. After dinner I did go infurther part of kindness to Luellin for his kindness about Deering's L50which he procured me the other day of him. We spent all the afternoontogether and then they to cards with my wife, who this day put on herIndian blue gowne which is very pretty, where I left them for an hour, and to my office, and then to them again, and by and by they wentaway at night, and so I again to my office to perfect a letter to Mr. Coventry about Department Treasurers, wherein I please myself and hopeto give him content and do the King service therein. So having done, Ihome and to teach my wife a new lesson in the globes, and to supper, and to bed. We had great pleasure this afternoon; among other things, totalk of our old passages together in Cromwell's time; and how W. Symonsdid make me laugh and wonder to-day when he told me how he hadmade shift to keep in, in good esteem and employment, through eightgovernments in one year (the dear 1659, which were indeed, and he didname them all), and then failed unhappy in the ninth, viz. That of theKing's coming in. He made good to me the story which Luellin did tellme the other day, of his wife upon her death-bed; how she dreamt of heruncle Scobell, and did foretell, from some discourse she had with him, that she should die four days thence, and not sooner, and did all alongsay so, and did so. Upon the 'Change a great talke there was of one Mr. Tryan, an old man, a merchant in Lyme-Streete, robbed last night (hisman and mayde being gone out after he was a-bed), and gagged and robbedof L1050 in money and about L4000 in jewells, which he had in his houseas security for money. It is believed by many circumstances that his manis guilty of confederacy, by their ready going to his secret till in hisdesk, wherein the key of his cash-chest lay. 

9th. Up (my underlip being mightily swelled, I know not how but byoverrubbing it, it itching) and to the office, where we sat all themorning, and at noon I home to dinner, and by discourse with my wifethought upon inviting my Lord Sandwich to a dinner shortly. It willcost me at least ten or twelve pounds; but, however, some arguments ofprudence I have, which however I shall think again upon before I proceedto that expence. After dinner by coach I carried my wife and Jane toWestminster, leaving her at Mr. Hunt's, and I to Westminster Hall, andthere visited Mrs. Lane, and by appointment went out and met her atthe Trumpet, Mrs. Hare's, but the room being damp we went to the Belltavern, and there I had her company, but could not do as I used to do(yet nothing but what was honest)..... So I to talk about her havingHawley, she told me flatly no, she could not love him. I took occasionto enquire of Howlett's daughter, with whom I have a mind to meet alittle to see what mettle the young wench is made of, being very pretty, but she tells me she is already betrothed to Mrs. Michell's son, andshe in discourse tells me more, that Mrs. Michell herself had a daughterbefore marriage, which is now near thirty years old, a thing I could nothave believed. Thence leading her to the Hall, I took coach and calledmy wife and her mayd, and so to the New Exchange, where we boughtseveral things of our pretty Mrs. Dorothy Stacy, a pretty woman, andhas the modestest look that ever I saw in my life and manner of speech. Thence called at Tom's and saw him pretty well again, but has not beencurrant. So homeward, and called at Ludgate, at Ashwell's uncle's, butshe was not within, to have spoke to her to have come to dress mywife at the time my Lord dines here. So straight home, calling forWalsingham's Manuals at my bookseller's to read but not to buy, recommended for a pretty book by Sir W. Warren, whose warrant howeverI do not much take till I do read it. So home to supper and to bed, my wife not being very well since she came home, being troubled with afainting fit, which she never yet had before since she was my wife. 

10th (Lord's day). Lay in bed with my wife till 10 or 11 o'clock, havingbeen very sleepy all night. So up, and my brother Tom being come tosee me, we to dinner, he telling me how Mrs. Turner found herselfdiscontented with her late bad journey, and not well taken by them inthe country, they not desiring her coming down, nor the burials of Mr. Edward Pepys's corps there. After dinner I to the office, where all theafternoon, and at night my wife and I to my uncle Wight's, and there eatsome of their swan pie, which was good, and I invited them to my houseto eat a roasted swan on Tuesday next, which after I was come home didmake a quarrels between my wife and I, because she had appointed a wishto-morrow. But, however, we were friends again quickly. So to bed. All our discourse to-night was Mr. Tryan's late being robbed; and thatCollonell Turner (a mad, swearing, confident fellow, well known by all, and by me), one much indebted to this man for his very livelihood, wasthe man that either did or plotted it; and the money and things arefound in his hand, and he and his wife now in Newgate for it; of whichwe are all glad, so very a known rogue he was. 

11th. Waked this morning by 4 o'clock by my wife to call the mayds totheir wash, and what through my sleeping so long last night and vexationfor the lazy sluts lying so long again and their great wash, neither mywife nor I could sleep one winke after that time till day, and then Irose and by coach (taking Captain Grove with me and three bottles ofTent, which I sent to Mrs. Lane by my promise on Saturday night last) toWhite Hall, and there with the rest of our company to the Duke and didour business, and thence to the Tennis Court till noon, and there sawseveral great matches played, and so by invitation to St. James's;where, at Mr. Coventry's chamber, I dined with my Lord Barkeley, Sir G. Carteret, Sir Edward Turner, Sir Ellis Layton, and one Mr. Seymour, afine gentleman; were admirable good discourse of all sorts, pleasant andserious. Thence after dinner to White Hall, where the Duke being busy atthe Guinny business, the Duke of Albemarle, Sir W. Rider, Povy, Sir J. Lawson and I to the Duke of Albemarle's lodgings, and there did somebusiness, and so to the Court again, and I to the Duke of York'slodgings, where the Guinny company are choosing their assistants forthe next year by ballotting. Thence by coach with Sir J. Robinson, Lieutenant of the Tower, he set me down at Cornhill, but, Lord! thesimple discourse that all the way we had, he magnifying his greatundertakings and cares that have been upon him for these last two years, and how he commanded the city to the content of all parties, whenthe loggerhead knows nothing almost that is sense. Thence to theCoffee-house, whither comes Sir W. Petty and Captain Grant, and we fellin talke (besides a young gentleman, I suppose a merchant, his name Mr. Hill, that has travelled and I perceive is a master in most sorts ofmusique and other things) of musique; the universal character; artof memory; Granger's counterfeiting of hands and other most excellentdiscourses to my great content, having not been in so good company agreat while, and had I time I should covet the acquaintance of thatMr. Hill. This morning I stood by the King arguing with a pretty Quakerwoman, that delivered to him a desire of hers in writing. The Kingshowed her Sir J. Minnes, as a man the fittest for her quaking religion, saying that his beard was the stiffest thing about him, and againmerrily said, looking upon the length of her paper, that if all shedesired was of that length she might lose her desires; she modestlysaying nothing till he begun seriously to discourse with her, arguingthe truth of his spirit against hers; she replying still with thesewords, "O King!" and thou'd him all along. The general talke of thetowne still is of Collonell Turner, about the robbery; who, it isthought, will be hanged. I heard the Duke of York tell to-night, howletters are come that fifteen are condemned for the late plot by thejudges at York; and, among others, Captain Oates, against whom it wasproved that he drew his sword at his going out, and flinging away thescabbard, said that he would either return victor or be hanged. So home, where I found the house full of the washing and my wife mighty angryabout Will's being here to-day talking with her mayds, which sheoverheard, idling of their time, and he telling what a good mayd my oldJane was, and that she would never have her like again. At which I wasangry, and after directing her to beat at least the little girl, I wentto the office and there reproved Will, who told me that he went thitherby my wife's order, she having commanded him to come thither on Mondaymorning. Now God forgive me! how apt I am to be jealous of her as tothis fellow, and that she must needs take this time, when she knowsI must be gone out to the Duke, though methinks had she that mind shewould never think it discretion to tell me this story of him, to letme know that he was there, much less to make me offended with him, toforbid him coming again. But this cursed humour I cannot cool in myselfby all the reason I have, which God forgive me for, and convince me ofthe folly of it, and the disquiet it brings me. So home, where, Godbe thanked, when I came to speak to my wife my trouble of mind soonvanished, and to bed. The house foul with the washing and quite out oforder against to-morrow's dinner. 

12th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and at noonto the 'Change awhile, and so home, getting things against dinner ready, and anon comes my uncle Wight and my aunt, with their cozens Mary andRobert, and by chance my uncle Thomas Pepys. We had a good dinner, thechief dish a swan roasted, and that excellent meate. At, dinner and allday very merry. After dinner to cards, where till evening, then to theoffice a little, and to cards again with them, and lost half-a-crowne. They being gone, my wife did tell me how my uncle did this day accosther alone, and spoke of his hoping she was with child, and kissingher earnestly told her he should be very glad of it, and from allcircumstances methinks he do seem to have some intention of good to us, which I shall endeavour to continue more than ever I did yet. So to myoffice till late, and then home to bed, after being at prayers, which isthe first time after my late vowe to say prayers in my family twice inevery week. 

13th. Up and to my office a little, and then abroad to many severalplaces about business, among others to the geometrical instrumentmakers, and through Bedlam (calling by the way at an old bookseller'sand there fell into looking over Spanish books and pitched upon some, till I thought of my oathe when I was going to agree for them, and sowith much ado got myself out of the shop glad at my heart and so away)to the African House to look upon their book of contracts for severalcommodities for my information in the prices we give in the Navy. So tothe Coffee [house] where extraordinary good discourse of Dr. Whistler's'upon my question concerning the keeping of masts, he arguing againstkeeping them dry, by showing the nature of corruption in bodies and theseveral ways thereof. So to the 'Change, and thence with Sir W. Rider tothe Trinity House to dinner, and then home and to my office till night, and then with Mr. Bland to Sir T. Viner's about pieces of eight for SirJ. Lawson, and so back to my office, and there late upon business, andso home to supper and to bed. 

14th. Up and to the office, where all the morning, and at noon allof us, viz. , Sir G. Carteret and Sir W. Batten at one end, and Mr. Coventry, Sir J. Minnes and I (in the middle at the other end, beingtaught how to sit there all three by my sitting so much the backwarder)at the other end, to Sir G. Carteret's, and there dined well. Here I sawMr. Scott, the bastard that married his youngest daughter. Much pleasanttalk at table, and then up and to the office, where we sat long upon ourdesign of dividing the Controller's work into some of the rest of ourhands for the better doing of it, but he would not yield to it, thoughthe simple man knows in his heart that he do not do one part of it. Sohe taking upon him to do it all we rose, I vexed at the heart to see theKing's service run after this manner, but it cannot be helped. Thence tothe Old James to the reference about Mr. Bland's business. Sir W. Rider being now added to us, and I believe we shall soon come to somedetermination in it. So home and to my office, did business, and then upto Sir W. Pen and did express my trouble about this day's business, henot being there, and plainly told him what I thought of it, and though Iknow him a false fellow yet I adventured, as I have done often, to tellhim clearly my opinion of Sir W. Batten and his design in this business, which is very bad. Hence home, and after a lecture to my wife in herglobes, to prayers and to bed. 

15th. Up and to my office, where all the morning, and among other thingsMr. Turner with me, and I did tell him my mind about the Controller hismaster and all the office, and my mind touching himself too, as he didcarry himself either well or ill to me and my clerks, which I doubt notbut it will operate well. Thence to the 'Change, and there met my uncleWight, who was very kind to me, and would have had me home with him, andso kind that I begin to wonder and think something of it of good to me. Thence home to dinner, and after dinner with Mr. Hater by water, andwalked thither and back again from Deptford, where I did do somethingchecking the iron business, but my chief business was my discourse withMr. Hater about what had passed last night and to-day about the officebusiness, and my resolution to do him all the good I can therein. Sohome, and my wife tells me that my uncle Wight hath been with her, andplayed at cards with her, and is mighty inquisitive to know whethershe is with child or no, which makes me wonder what his meaning is, and after all my thoughts, I cannot think, unless it be in order to themaking his will, that he might know how to do by me, and I would to Godmy wife had told him that she was. 

16th. Up, and having paid some money in the morning to my uncle Thomason his yearly annuity, to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon I to the 'Change about some pieces of eight for Sir J. Lawson. There I hear that Collonell Turner is found guilty of felony at theSessions in Mr. Tryan's business, which will save his life. So home andmet there J. Hasper come to see his kinswoman our Jane. I made much ofhim and made him dine with us, he talking after the old simple mannerthat he used to do. He being gone, I by water to Westminster Hall, andthere did see Mrs. Lane..... So by coach home and to my office, whereBrowne of the Minerys brought me an Instrument made of a Spyral linevery pretty for all questions in Arithmetique almost, but it must besome use that must make me perfect in it. So home to supper and to bed, with my mind 'un peu troubled pour ce que fait' to-day, but I hope itwill be 'la dernier de toute ma vie. '

17th (Lord's day). Up, and I and my wife to church, where Pembletonappeared, which, God forgive me, did vex me, but I made nothing of it. So home to dinner, and betimes my wife and I to the French church andthere heard a good sermon, the first time my wife and I were there evertogether. We sat by three sisters, all pretty women. It was pleasant tohear the reader give notice to them, that the children to be catechizednext Sunday were them of Hounsditch and Blanche Chapiton. Thence home, and there found Ashwell come to see my wife (we having called at herlodging the other, day to speak with her about dressing my wife whenmy Lord Sandwich dines here), and is as merry as ever, and speaks asdisconcerned for any difference between us on her going away as ever. She being gone, my wife and I to see Sir W. Pen and there supped withhim much against my stomach, for the dishes were so deadly foule that Icould not endure to look upon them. So after supper home to prayers andto bed. 

18th. Up, being troubled to find my wife so ready to have me go out ofdoors. God forgive me for my jealousy! but I cannot forbear, though Godknows I have no reason to do so, or to expect her being so true to meas I would have her. I abroad to White Hall, where the Court all inmourning for the Duchesse of Savoy. We did our business with the Duke, and so I to W. Howe at my Lord's lodgings, not seeing my Lord, he beingabroad, and there I advised with W. Howe about my having my Lord todinner at my house, who likes it well, though it troubles me that Ishould come to need the advice of such a boy, but for the present it isnecessary. Here I found Mr. Mallard, and had from him a common tune setby my desire to the Lyra Vyall, which goes most admirably. Thence homeby coach to the 'Change, after having been at the Coffee-house, where Ihear Turner is found guilty of felony and burglary; and strange storiesof his confidence at the barr, but yet great indiscretion in hisargueing. All desirous of his being hanged. So home and found that Willhad been with my wife. But, Lord! why should I think any evil of that;and yet I cannot forbear it. But upon enquiry, though I found no reasonof doubtfulness, yet I could not bring my nature to any quiet or contentin my wife all day and night, nor though I went with her to divertmyself at my uncle Wight's, and there we played at cards till 12 atnight and went home in a great shower of rain, it having not raineda great while before. Here was one Mr. Benson, a Dutchman, played andsupped with us, that pretends to sing well, and I expected great mattersbut found nothing to be pleased with at all. So home and to bed, yettroubled in my mind. 

19th. Up, without any kindness to my wife, and so to the office, wherewe sat all the morning, and at noon I to the 'Change, and thence to Mr. Cutler's with Sir W. Rider to dinner, and after dinner with him to theOld James upon our reference of Mr. Bland's, and, having sat there uponthe business half an hour, broke up, and I home and there found MadameTurner and her sister Dike come to see us, and staid chatting tillnight, and so away, and I to my office till very late, and my eyes beganto fail me, and be in pain which I never felt to now-a-days, which Iimpute to sitting up late writing and reading by candle-light. So hometo supper and to bed. 

20th. Up and by coach to my Lord Sandwich's, and after long staying tillhis coming down (he not sending for me up, but it may be he did not knowI was there), he came down, and I walked with him to the Tennis Court, and there left him, seeing the King play. At his lodgings this morningthere came to him Mr. W. Montague's fine lady, which occasioned myLord's calling me to her about some business for a friend of herspreferred to be a midshipman at sea. My Lord recommended the wholematter to me. She is a fine confident lady, I think, but not so prettyas I once thought her. My Lord did also seal a lease for the house heis now taking in Lincoln's Inn Fields, which stands him in 250 per annumrent. Thence by water to my brother's, whom I find not well in bed, sicke, they think, of a consumption, and I fear he is not well, butdo not complain, nor desire to take anything. From him I visited Mr. Honiwood, who is lame, and to thank him for his visit to me the otherday, but we were both abroad. So to Mr. Commander's in Warwicke Lane, tospeak to him about drawing up my will, which he will meet me about in aday or two. So to the 'Change and walked home, thence with Sir RichardFord, who told me that Turner is to be hanged to-morrow, and with whatimpudence he hath carried out his trial; but that last night, whenhe brought him newes of his death, he began to be sober and shed sometears, and he hopes will die a penitent; he having already confessed allthe thing, but says it was partly done for a joke, and partly to get anoccasion of obliging the old man by his care in getting him his thingsagain, he having some hopes of being the better by him in his estateat his death. Home to dinner, and after dinner my wife and I by water, which we have not done together many a day, that is not since lastsummer, but the weather is now very warm, and left her at Axe Yard, andI to White Hall, and meeting Mr. Pierce walked with him an hour in theMatted Gallery; among other things he tells me that my Lady Castlemaineis not at all set by by the King, but that he do doat upon Mrs. Stewartonly; and that to the leaving of all business in the world, and to theopen slighting of the Queene; that he values not who sees him or standsby him while he dallies with her openly; and then privately in herchamber below, where the very sentrys observe his going in and out; andthat so commonly, that the Duke or any of the nobles, when they wouldask where the King is, they will ordinarily say, "Is the King above, orbelow?" meaning with Mrs. Stewart: that the King do not openly disownmy Lady Castlemaine, but that she comes to Court; but that my LordFitzHarding and the Hambletons, [The three brothers, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, and the Count Antoine Hamilton, author of the "Memoires de Grammont. "]

and sometimes my Lord Sandwich, they say, have their snaps at her. Buthe says my Lord Sandwich will lead her from her lodgings in the darkestand obscurest manner, and leave her at the entrance into the Queene'slodgings, that he might be the least observed; that the Duke of Monmouththe King do still doat on beyond measure, insomuch that the King only, the Duke of York, and Prince Rupert, and the Duke of Monmouth, do nowwear deep mourning, that is, long cloaks, for the Duchesse of Savoy; sothat he mourns as a Prince of the Blood, while the Duke of York do nomore, and all the nobles of the land not so much; which gives greatoffence, and he says the Duke of York do consider. But that the Dukeof York do give himself up to business, and is like to prove a noblePrince; and so indeed I do from my heart think he will. He says thatit is believed, as well as hoped, that care is taken to lay up a hiddentreasure of money by the King against a bad day, pray God it be so! butI should be more glad that the King himself would look after business, which it seems he do not in the least. By and by came by Mr. Coventry, and so we broke off; and he and I took a turn or two and so parted, andthen my Lord Sandwich came upon me, to speak with whom my business ofcoming again to-night to this ende of the town chiefly was, in order tothe seeing in what manner he received me, in order to my inviting him todinner to my house, but as well in the morning as now, though I didwait upon him home and there offered occasion of talk with him, yet hetreated me, though with respect, yet as a stranger, without any of theintimacy or friendship which he used to do, and which I fear he willnever, through his consciousness of his faults, ever do again. Which Imust confess do trouble me above anything in the world almost, though Ineither do need at present nor fear to need to be so troubled, nay, andmore, though I do not think that he would deny me any friendship now ifI did need it, but only that he has not the face to be free with me, butdo look upon me as a remembrancer of his former vanity, and an espy uponhis present practices, for I perceive that Pickering to-day is greatwith him again, and that he has done a great courtesy for Mr. Pierce, the chirurgeon, to a good value, though both these and none but thesedid I mention by name to my Lord in the business which has causedall this difference between my Lord and me. However, I am resolved toforbear my laying out my money upon a dinner till I see him in a betterposture, and by grave and humble, though high deportment, to make himthink I do not want him, and that will make him the readier to admit meto his friendship again, I believe the soonest of anything but downrightimpudence, and thrusting myself, as others do, upon him, which yet Icannot do, not [nor] will not endeavour. So home, calling with my wifeto see my brother again, who was up, and walks up and down the housepretty well, but I do think he is in a consumption. Home, troubled inmind for these passages with my Lord, but am resolved to better my casein my business to make my stand upon my owne legs the better and tolay up as well as to get money, and among other ways I will have a goodfleece out of Creed's coat ere it be long, or I will have a fall. Soto my office and did some business, and then home to supper and to bed, after I had by candlelight shaved myself and cut off all my beard clear, which will make my worke a great deal the less in shaving. 

21st. Up, and after sending my wife to my aunt Wight's to get a place tosee Turner hanged, I to the office, where we sat all the morning, andat noon going to the 'Change; and seeing people flock in the City, Ienquired, and found that Turner was not yet hanged. And so I went amongthem to Leadenhall Street, at the end of Lyme Street, near where therobbery was done; and to St. Mary Axe, where he lived. And there I gotfor a shilling to stand upon the wheel of a cart, in great pain, abovean houre before the execution was done; he delaying the time by longdiscourses and prayers one after another, in hopes of a reprieve;but none came, and at last was flung off the ladder in his cloake. Acomely-looked man he was, and kept his countenance to the end: I wassorry to see him. It was believed there were at least 12 or 14, 000people in the street. So I home all in a sweat, and dined by myself, and after dinner to the Old James, and there found Sir W. Rider and Mr. Cutler at dinner, and made a second dinner with them, and anon cameMr. Bland and Custos, and Clerke, and so we fell to the business ofreference, and upon a letter from Mr. Povy to Sir W. Rider and I tellingus that the King is concerned in it, we took occasion to fling off thebusiness from off our shoulders and would have nothing to do with it, unless we had power from the King or Commissioners of Tangier, and Ithink it will be best for us to continue of that mind, and to haveno hand, it being likely to go against the King. Thence to theCoffee-house, and heard the full of Turner's discourse on the cart, which was chiefly to clear himself of all things laid to his charge butthis fault, for which he now suffers, which he confesses. He deploredthe condition of his family, but his chief design was to lengthen time, believing still a reprieve would come, though the sheriff advised himto expect no such thing, for the King was resolved to grant none. Afterthat I had good discourse with a pretty young merchant with mightycontent. So to my office and did a little business, and then to my auntWight's to fetch my wife home, where Dr. Burnett did tell me how poorlythe sheriffs did endeavour to get one jewell returned by Turner, afterhe was convicted, as a due to them, and not to give it to Mr. Tryan, the true owner, but ruled against them, to their great dishonour. Though they plead it might be another jewell for ought they know and notTryan's. After supper home, and my wife tells me mighty stories of myuncle's fond and kind discourses to her to-day, which makes me confidentthat he has thoughts of kindness for us, he repeating his desire for herto be with child, for it cannot enter into my head that he should haveany unworthy thoughts concerning her. After doing some business at myoffice, I home to supper, prayers, and to bed. 

22nd. Up, and it being a brave morning, with a gaily to Woolwich, andthere both at the Ropeyarde and the other yarde did much business, andthence to Greenwich to see Mr. Pett and others value the carved workof the "Henrietta" (God knows in an ill manner for the King), and soto Deptford, and there viewed Sir W. Petty's vessel; which hath anodd appearance, but not such as people do make of it, for I am of theopinion that he would never have discoursed so much of it, if it werenot better than other vessels, and so I believe that he was abused theother day, as he is now, by tongues that I am sure speak before theyknow anything good or bad of her. I am sorry to find his ingenuitydiscouraged so. So home, reading all the way a good book, and so home todinner, and after dinner a lesson on the globes to my wife, and so to myoffice till 10 or 11 o'clock at night, and so home to supper and to bed. 

23rd. Up, and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon hometo dinner, where Mr. Hawly came to see us and dined with us, and afterwe had dined came Mr. Mallard, and after he had eat something, I broughtdown my vyall which he played on, the first maister that ever touchedher yet, and she proves very well and will be, I think, an admirableinstrument. He played some very fine things of his owne, but I wasafeard to enter too far in their commendation for fear he shouldoffer to copy them for me out, and so I be forced to give or lend himsomething. So to the office in the evening, whither Mr. Commander cameto me, and we discoursed about my will, which I am resolved to perfectthe next week by the grace of God. He being gone, I to write letters andother business late, and so home to supper and to bed. 

24th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and then up, and being desirous toperform my vowes that I lately made, among others, to be performedthis month, I did go to my office, and there fell on entering, out ofa bye-book, part of my second journall-book, which hath lain these twoyears and more unentered. Upon this work till dinner, and after dinnerto it again till night, and then home to supper, and after supper toread a lecture to my wife upon the globes, and so to prayers and to bed. This evening also I drew up a rough draught of my last will to my mind. 

25th. Up and by coach to Whitehall to my Lord's lodgings, and seeingthat knowing that I was in the house, my Lord did not nevertheless sendfor me up, I did go to the Duke's lodgings, and there staid while he wasmaking ready, in which time my Lord Sandwich came, and so all into hiscloset and did our common business, and so broke up, and I homeward bycoach with Sir W. Batten, and staid at Warwicke Lane and there calledupon Mr. Commander and did give him my last will and testament to writeover in form, and so to the 'Change, where I did several businesses. So home to dinner, and after I had dined Luellin came and we set himsomething to eat, and I left him there with my wife, and to the officeupon a particular meeting of the East India Company, where I think Idid the King good service against the Company in the business of theirsending our ships home empty from the Indies contrary to their contract, and yet, God forgive me! I found that I could be willing to receive abribe if it were offered me to conceal my arguments that I found againstthem, in consideration that none of my fellow officers, whose duty it ismore than mine, had ever studied the case, or at this hour do understandit, and myself alone must do it. That being done Mr. Povy and Bland cameto speak with me about their business of the reference, wherein I shallhave some more trouble, but cannot help it, besides I hope to make somegood use of Mr. Povy to my advantage. So home after business done at myoffice, to supper, and then to the globes with my wife, and so to bed. Troubled a little in mind that my Lord Sandwich should continue thisstrangeness to me that methinks he shows me now a days more than whilethe thing was fresh. 

26th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon to the'Change, after being at the Coffee-house, where I sat by Tom Killigrew, who told us of a fire last night in my Lady Castlemaine's lodging, whereshe bid L40 for one to adventure the fetching of a cabinet out, whichat last was got to be done; and the fire at last quenched without doingmuch wrong. To 'Change and there did much business, so home to dinner, and then to the office all the afternoon. And so at night my aunt Wightand Mrs. Buggin came to sit with my wife, and I in to them all theevening, my uncle coming afterward, and after him Mr. Benson theDutchman, a frank, merry man. We were very merry and played at cardstill late and so broke up and to bed in good hopes that this myfriendship with my uncle and aunt will end well. 

27th. Up and to the office, and at noon to the Coffeehouse, where I satwith Sir G. Ascue

 [Sir George Ayscue or Askew. After his return from his imprisonment he declined to go to sea again, although he was twice afterwards formally appointed. He sat on the court-martial on the loss of the "Defiance" in 1668. ]

and Sir William Petty, who in discourse is, methinks, one of the mostrational men that ever I heard speak with a tongue, having all hisnotions the most distinct and clear, and, among other things (saying, that in all his life these three books were the most esteemed andgenerally cried up for wit in the world "Religio Medici, " "Osborne'sAdvice to a Son, "

 [Francis Osborne, an English writer of considerable abilities and popularity, was the author of "Advice to a Son, " in two parts, Oxford, 1656-8, 8vo. He died in 1659. He is the same person mentioned as "My Father Osborne, " October 19th, 1661. --B. ]

and "Hudibras "), did say that in these--in the two firstprincipally--the wit lies, and confirming some pretty sayings, which aregenerally like paradoxes, by some argument smartly and pleasantly urged, which takes with people who do not trouble themselves to examine theforce of an argument, which pleases them in the delivery, upon a subjectwhich they like; whereas, as by many particular instances of mine, andothers, out of Osborne, he did really find fault and weaken the strengthof many of Osborne's arguments, so as that in downright disputationthey would not bear weight; at least, so far, but that they might beweakened, and better found in their rooms to confirm what is there said. He shewed finely whence it happens that good writers are not admiredby the present age; because there are but few in any age that do mindanything that is abstruse and curious; and so longer before any body doput the true praise, and set it on foot in the world, the generalityof mankind pleasing themselves in the easy delights of the world, aseating, drinking, dancing, hunting, fencing, which we see the meanestmen do the best, those that profess it. A gentleman never dances so wellas the dancing master, and an ordinary fiddler makes better musique fora shilling than a gentleman will do after spending forty, and so in allthe delights of the world almost. Thence to the 'Change, and after doingmuch business, home, taking Commissioner Pett with me, and all alonedined together. He told me many stories of the yard, but I do know himso well, and had his character given me this morning by Hempson, as wellas my own too of him before, that I shall know how to value any thing hesays either of friendship or other business. He was mighty serious withme in discourse about the consequence of Sir W. Petty's boat, asthe most dangerous thing in the world, if it should be practised byendangering our losse of the command of the seas and our trade, whilethe Turkes and others shall get the use of them, which, without doubt, by bearing more sayle will go faster than any other ships, and, notbeing of burden, our merchants cannot have the use of them and so willbe at the mercy of their enemies. So that I perceive he is afeard thatthe honour of his trade will down, though (which is a truth) he pretendsthis consideration to hinder the growth of this invention. He being gonemy wife and I took coach and to Covent Garden, to buy a maske at theFrench House, Madame Charett's, for my wife; in the way observing thestreete full of coaches at the new play, "The Indian Queene;" which forshow, they say, exceeds "Henry the Eighth. " Thence back to Mrs. Turner'sand sat a while with them talking of plays and I know not what, andso called to see Tom, but not at home, though they say he is in a deepconsumption, and Mrs. Turner and Dike and they say he will not live twomonths to an end. So home and to the office, and then to supper and tobed. 

28th. Up and to the office, where all the morning sitting, and at noonupon several things to the 'Change, and thence to Sir G. Carteret'sto dinner of my own accord, and after dinner with Mr. Wayth down toDeptford doing several businesses, and by land back again, it beingvery cold, the boat meeting me after my staying a while for him at analehouse by Redriffe stairs. So home, and took Will coming out of mydoors, at which I was a little moved, and told my wife of her keepinghim from the office (though God knows my base jealous head was the causeof it), which she seemed troubled at, and that it was only to discoursewith her about finding a place for her brother. So I to my office late, Mr. Commander coming to read over my will in order to the engrossingit, and so he being gone I to other business, among others chiefly uponpreparing matters against Creed for my profit, and so home to supper andbed, being mightily troubled with my left eye all this evening from somedirt that is got into it. 

29th. Up, and after shaving myself (wherein twice now, one afteranother, I have cut myself much, but I think it is from the bluntness ofthe razor) there came Mr. Deane to me and staid with me a while talkingabout masts, wherein he prepared me in several things against Mr. Wood, and also about Sir W. Petty's boat, which he says must needs prove afolly, though I do not think so unless it be that the King will not haveit encouraged. At noon, by appointment, comes Mr. Hartlibb and his wife, and a little before them Messrs. Langley and Bostocke (old acquaintancesof mine at Westminster, clerks), and after shewing them my house anddrinking they set out by water, my wife and I with them down to Wappingon board the "Crowne, " a merchantman, Captain Floyd, a civil person. Here was Vice-Admiral Goodson, whom the more I know the more I value fora serious man and staunch. Here was Whistler the flagmaker, which vexedme, but it mattered not. Here was other sorry company and the discoursepoor, so that we had no pleasure there at all, but only to see and blessGod to find the difference that is now between our condition and thatheretofore, when we were not only much below Hartlibb in all respects, but even these two fellows above named, of whom I am now quite ashamedthat ever my education should lead me to such low company, but it isGod's goodness only, for which let him be praised. After dinner I. Broke up and with my wife home, and thence to the Fleece in Cornhill, by appointment, to meet my Lord Marlborough, a serious and worthygentleman, who, after doing our business, about the company, he and theybegan to talk of the state of the Dutch in India, which is like to bein a little time without any controll; for we are lost there, and thePortuguese as bad. Thence to the Coffee-house, where good discourse, specially of Lt. -Coll. Baron touching the manners of the Turkes'Government, among whom he lived long. So to my uncle Wight's, where lateplaying at cards, and so home. 

30th. Up, and a sorry sermon of a young fellow I knew at Cambridge; butthe day kept solemnly for the King's murder, and all day within doorsmaking up my Brampton papers, and in the evening Mr. Commander came andwe made perfect and signed and sealed my last will and testament, whichis so to my mind, and I hope to the liking of God Almighty, that I takegreat joy in myself that it is done, and by that means my mind in a goodcondition of quiett. At night to supper and to bed. This evening, beingin a humour of making all things even and clear in the world, I toresome old papers; among others, a romance which (under the title of "Lovea Cheate ") I begun ten years ago at Cambridge; and at this time readingit over to-night I liked it very well, and wondered a little at myselfat my vein at that time when I wrote it, doubting that I cannot do sowell now if I would try. 

31st (Lord's day). Up, and in my chamber all day long (but a littleat dinner) settling all my Brampton accounts to this day in very goodorder, I having obliged myself by oathe to do that and some other thingswithin this month, and did also perfectly prepare a state of my estateand annexed it to my last will and testament, which now is perfect, and, lastly, I did make up my monthly accounts, and find that I have gainedabove L50 this month clear, and so am worth L858 clear, which is thegreatest sum I ever yet was master of, and also read over my usualvowes, as I do every Lord's day, but with greater seriousness thanordinary, and I do hope that every day I shall see more and more thepleasure of looking after my business and laying up of money, andblessed be God for what I have already been enabled by his grace to do. So to supper and to bed with my mind in mighty great ease and content, but my head very full of thoughts and business to dispatch this nextmonth also, and among others to provide for answering to the Exchequerfor my uncle's being Generall-Receiver in the year 1647, which I am atpresent wholly unable to do, but I must find time to look over all hispapers. 

FEBRUARY 1663-1664

February 1st. Up (my maids rising early this morning to washing), andbeing ready I found Mr. Strutt the purser below with 12 bottles ofsacke, and tells me (which from Sir W. Batten I had heard before) howyoung Jack Davis has railed against Sir W. Batten for his endeavouringto turn him out of his place, at which for the fellow's sake, because itwill likely prove his ruin, I am sorry, though I do believe he is a veryarch rogue. I took Strutt by coach with me to White Hall, where I sethim down, and I to my Lord's, but found him gone out betimes to theWardrobe, which I am glad to see that he so attends his business, thoughit troubles me that my counsel to my prejudice must be the cause of it. They tell me that he goes into the country next week, and that the youngladies come up this week before the old lady. Here I hear how two menlast night, justling for the wall about the New Exchange, did kill oneanother, each thrusting the other through; one of them of the King'sChappell, one Cave, and the other a retayner of my Lord GenerallMiddleton's. Thence to White Hall; where, in the Duke's chamber, theKing came and stayed an hour or two laughing at Sir W. Petty, who wasthere about his boat; and at Gresham College in general; at which poorPetty was, I perceive, at some loss; but did argue discreetly, and bearthe unreasonable follies of the King's objections and other bystanderswith great discretion; and offered to take oddes against the King's bestboates; but the King would not lay, but cried him down with wordsonly. Gresham College he mightily laughed at, for spending time onlyin weighing of ayre, and doing nothing else since they sat. Thence toWestminster Hall, and there met with diverse people, it being termetime. Among others I spoke with Mrs. Lane, of whom I doubted to hearsomething of the effects of our last meeting about a fortnight or threeweeks ago, but to my content did not. Here I met with Mr. Pierce, whotells me of several passages at Court, among others how the King, coming the other day to his Theatre to see "The Indian Queene" (which hecommends for a very fine thing), my Lady Castlemaine was in the next boxbefore he came; and leaning over other ladies awhile to whisper to theKing, she rose out of the box and went into the King's, and set herselfon the King's right hand, between the King and the Duke of York; which, he swears, put the King himself, as well as every body else, out ofcountenance; and believes that she did it only to show the world thatshe is not out of favour yet, as was believed. Thence with AldermanMaynell by his coach to the 'Change, and there with several people busy, and so home to dinner, and took my wife out immediately to the King'sTheatre, it being a new month, and once a month I may go, and there saw"The Indian Queene" acted; which indeed is a most pleasant show, andbeyond my expectation; the play good, but spoiled with the ryme, whichbreaks the sense. But above my expectation most, the eldest Marshall diddo her part most excellently well as I ever heard woman in my life; buther voice not so sweet as Ianthe's; but, however, we came home mightilycontented. Here we met Mr. Pickering and his mistress, Mrs. Doll Wilde;he tells me that the business runs high between the Chancellor and myLord Bristoll against the Parliament; and that my Lord Lauderdale andCooper open high against the Chancellor; which I am sorry for. In myway home I 'light and to the Coffee-house, where I heard Lt. Coll. Barontell very good stories of his travels over the high hills in Asia abovethe clouds, how clear the heaven is above them, how thicke like a mistthe way is through the cloud that wets like a sponge one's clothes, the ground above the clouds all dry and parched, nothing in the worldgrowing, it being only a dry earth, yet not so hot above as below theclouds. The stars at night most delicate bright and a fine clear bluesky, but cannot see the earth at any time through the clouds, but theclouds look like a world below you. Thence home and to supper, beinghungry, and so to the office, did business, specially about Creed, for whom I am now pretty well fitted, and so home to bed. This day inWestminster Hall W. Bowyer told me that his father is dead lately, anddied by being drowned in the river, coming over in the night; but hesays he had not been drinking. He was taken with his stick in his handand cloake over his shoulder, as ruddy as before he died. His horse wastaken overnight in the water, hampered in the bridle, but they were sosilly as not to look for his master till the next morning, that he wasfound drowned. 

2nd. Up and to the office, where, though Candlemas day, Mr. Coventryand Sir W. Pen and I all the morning, the others being at a survey atDeptford. At noon by coach to the 'Change with Mr. Coventry, thence tothe Coffee-house with Captain Coeke, who discoursed well of the goodeffects in some kind of a Dutch warr and conquest (which I did notconsider before, but the contrary) that is, that the trade of the worldis too little for us two, therefore one must down: 2ndly, that thoughour merchants will not be the better husbands by all this, yet our woolwill bear a better price by vaunting of our cloths, and by that ourtenants will be better able to pay rents, and our lands will be moreworth, and all our owne manufactures, which now the Dutch outvie us in;that he thinks the Dutch are not in so good a condition as heretoforebecause of want of men always, and now from the warrs against the Turkemore than ever. Then to the 'Change again, and thence off to the SunTaverne with Sir W. Warren, and with him discoursed long, and had goodadvice, and hints from him, and among other things he did give me apayre of gloves for my wife wrapt up in paper, which I would not open, feeling it hard; but did tell him that my wife should thank him, and sowent on in discourse. When I came home, Lord! in what pain I was to getmy wife out of the room without bidding her go, that I might see whatthese gloves were; and, by and by, she being gone, it proves a payre ofwhite gloves for her and forty pieces in good gold, which did so cheermy heart, that I could eat no victuals almost for dinner for joy tothink how God do bless us every day more and more, and more yet I hopehe will upon the increase of my duty and endeavours. I was at greatlosse what to do, whether tell my wife of it or no, which I could hardlyforbear, but yet I did and will think of it first before I do, for fearof making her think me to be in a better condition, or in a better wayof getting money, than yet I am. After dinner to the office, where doinginfinite of business till past to at night to the comfort of my mind, and so home with joy to supper and to bed. This evening Mr. Hempson cameand told me how Sir W, Batten his master will not hear of continuing himin his employment as Clerk of the Survey at Chatham, from whence of asudden he has removed him without any new or extraordinary cause, and Ibelieve (as he himself do in part write, and J. Norman do confess) fornothing but for that he was twice with me the other day and did not waitupon him. So much he fears me and all that have to do with me. Of thismore in the Mem. Book of my office upon this day, there I shall find it. 

3rd. Up, and after a long discourse with my cozen Thomas Pepys, theexecutor, I with my wife by coach to Holborn, where I 'light, and she toher father's, I to the Temple and several places, and so to the 'Change, where much business, and then home to dinner alone; and so to the MitreTaverne by appointment (and there met by chance with W. Howe come to buywine for my Lord against his going down to Hinchingbroke, and I privatewith him a great while discoursing of my Lord's strangeness to me; buthe answers that I have no reason to think any such thing, but that myLord is only in general a more reserved man than he was before) tomeet Sir W. Rider and Mr. Clerke, and there after much ado made an end, giving Mr. Custos L202 against Mr. Bland, which I endeavoured to bringdown but could not, and think it is well enough ended for Mr. Bland forall that. Thence by coach to fetch my wife from her brother's, and foundher gone home. Called at Sir Robert Bernard's about surrendering myestate in reversion to the use of my life, which will be done, and atRoger Pepys, who was gone to bed in pain of a boyle that he could notsit or stand. So home, where my wife is full of sad stories of hergood-natured father and roguish brother, who is going for Holland andhis wife, to be a soldier. And so after a little at the office to bed. This night late coming in my coach, coming up Ludgate Hill, I saw twogallants and their footmen taking a pretty wench, which I have mucheyed, lately set up shop upon the hill, a seller of riband and gloves. They seek to drag her by some force, but the wench went, and I believehad her turn served, but, God forgive me! what thoughts and wishes I hadof being in their place. In Covent Garden to-night, going to fetch homemy wife, I stopped at the great Coffee-house' there, where I never wasbefore; where Dryden the poet (I knew at Cambridge), and all the wits ofthe town, and Harris the player, and Mr. Hoole of our College. And had Ihad time then, or could at ether times, it will be good coming thither, for there, I perceive, is very witty and pleasant discourse. But I couldnot tarry, and as it was late, they were all ready to go away. 

4th. Up and to the office, where after a while sitting, I left the boardupon pretence of serious business, and by coach to Paul's School, whereI heard some good speeches of the boys that were to be electedthis year. Thence by and by with Mr. Pullen and Barnes (a greatNon-Conformist) with several others of my old acquaintance to the Nag'sHead Taverne, and there did give them a bottle of sacke, and away againand I to the School, and up to hear the upper form examined; andthere was kept by very many of the Mercers, Clutterbucke, a Barker, Harrington, and others; and with great respect used by them all, andhad a noble dinner. Here they tell me, that in Dr. Colett's will he saysthat he would have a Master found for the School that hath good skill inLatin, and (if it could be) one that had some knowledge of the Greeke;so little was Greeke known here at that time. Dr. Wilkins and one Mr. Smallwood, Posers. After great pleasure there, and specially to Mr. Crumlum, so often to tell of my being a benefactor to the School, I tomy bookseller's and there spent an hour looking over Theatrum Urbiumand Flandria illustrata, with excellent cuts, with great content. Sohomeward, and called at my little milliner's, where I chatted with her, her husband out of the way, and a mad merry slut she is. So home tothe office, and by and by comes my wife home from the burial of CaptainGrove's wife at Wapping (she telling me a story how her mayd Jane goinginto the boat did fall down and show her arse in the boat), and alonecomes my uncle Wight and Mr. Maes with the state of their case, which hetold me very discreetly, and I believe is a very hard one, and so afterdrinking a bottle of ale or two they gone, and I a little more to theoffice, and so home to prayers and to bed. This evening I made an end ofmy letter to Creed about his pieces of eight, and sent it away to him. I pray God give good end to it to bring me some money, and that duly asfrom him. 

5th. Up, and down by water, a brave morning, to Woolwich, and therespent an houre or two to good purpose, and so walked to Greenwich andthence to Deptford, where I found (with Sir W. Batten upon a survey) SirJ. Minnes, Sir W. Pen, and my Lady Batten come down and going to dinner. I dined with them, and so after dinner by water home, all the way goingand coming reading "Faber Fortunae, " which I can never read too often. At home a while with my wife, and so to my office, where till 8 o'clock, and then home to look over some Brampton papers, and my uncle's accountsas Generall-Receiver of the County for 1647 of our monthly assessment, which, contrary to my expectation, I found in such good order and so, thoroughly that I did not expect, nor could have thought, and that beingdone, having seen discharges for every farthing of money he received, Iwent to bed late with great quiett. 

6th. Up, and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and so at noonto the 'Change, where I met Mr. Coventry, the first time I ever saw himthere, and after a little talke with him and other merchants, I up anddown about several businesses, and so home, whither came one FatherFogourdy, an Irish priest, of my wife's and her mother's acquaintance inFrance, a sober, discreet person, but one that I would not have conversewith my wife for fear of meddling with her religion, but I like the manwell. Thence with my wife abroad, and left her at Tom's, while I abroadabout several businesses and so back to her, myself being vexed to findat my first coming Tom abroad, and all his books, papers, and billsloose upon the open table in the parlour, and he abroad, which I rantedat him for when he came in. Then by coach home, calling at my cozenScott's, who (she) lies dying, they say, upon a miscarriage. My wifecould not be admitted to see her, nor anybody. At home to the officelate writing letters, and then home to supper and to bed. FatherFogourdy confirms to me the newes that for certain there is peacebetween the Pope and King of France. 

7th (Lord's day). Up and to church, and thence home, my wife being ill... Kept her bed all day, and I up and dined by her bedside, and thenall the afternoon till late at night writing some letters of businessto my father stating of matters to him in general of great import, andother letters to ease my mind in the week days that I have not timeto think of, and so up to my wife, and with great mirth read Sir W. Davenant's two speeches in dispraise of London and Paris, by way ofreproach one to another, and so to prayers and to bed. 

8th. Up, and by coach called upon Mr. Phillips, and after a little talkwith him away to my Lord Sandwich's, but he being gone abroad, I staid alittle and talked with Mr. Howe, and so to Westminster in term time, and there met Mr. Pierce, who told me largely how the King still do doatupon his women, even beyond all shame; and that the good Queen will ofherself stop before she goes sometimes into her dressing-room, tillshe knows whether the King be there, for fear he should be, as she hathsometimes taken him, with Mrs. Stewart; and that some of the best partsof the Queen's joynture are, contrary to faith, and against the opinionof my Lord Treasurer and his Council, bestowed or rented, I know nothow, to my Lord Fitz-Harding and Mrs. Stewart, and others of that crewthat the King do doat infinitely upon the Duke of Monmouth, apparentlyas one that he intends to have succeed him. God knows what will be theend of it! After he was gone I went and talked with Mrs. Lane aboutpersuading her to Hawly, and think she will come on, which I wish weredone, and so to Mr. Howlett and his wife, and talked about the same, andthey are mightily for it, and I bid them promote it, for I think it willbe for both their goods and my content. But I was much pleased to lookupon their pretty daughter, which is grown a pretty mayd, and will makea fine modest woman. Thence to the 'Change by coach, and after somebusiness done, home to dinner, and thence to Guildhall, thinking to haveheard some pleading, but there were no Courts, and so to Cade's, thestationer, and there did look upon some pictures which he promised togive me the buying of, but I found he would have played the Jacke withme, but at last he did proffer me what I expected, and I have laid asideL10 or L12 worth, and will think of it, but I am loth to lay out so muchmoney upon them. So home a little vexed in my mind to think how to-dayI was forced to compliment W. Howe and admit myself to an equality withMr. Moore, which is come to challenge in his discourse with me, but Iwill admit it no more, but let me stand or fall, I will show myself asstrange to them as my Lord do himself to me. After at the office till9 o'clock, I home in fear of some pain by taking cold, and so to supperand to bed. 

9th. Up and to the office, where sat all the morning. At noon by coachwith Mr. Coventry to the 'Change, where busy with several people. Great talke of the Dutch proclaiming themselves in India, Lords of theSouthern Seas, and deny traffick there to all ships but their owne, uponpain of confiscation; which makes our merchants mad. Great doubt of twoships of ours, the "Greyhound" and another, very rich, coming from theStreights, for fear of the Turkes. Matters are made up between the Popeand the King of France; so that now all the doubt is, what the Frenchwill do with their armies. Thence home, and there found Captain Grove inmourning for his wife, and Hawly, and they dined with me. After dinner, and Grove gone, Hawly and I talked of his mistress, Mrs. Lane, and Iseriously advising him and inquiring his condition, and do believe thatI shall bring them together. By and by comes Mr. Moore, with whom muchgood discourse of my Lord, and among other things told me that my Lordis mightily altered, that is, grown very high and stately, and do notadmit of any to come into his chamber to him, as heretofore, and that Imust not think much of his strangeness to me, for it was the same hedo to every body, and that he would not have me be solicitous in thematter, but keep off and give him now and then a visit and no more, forhe says he himself do not go to him now a days but when he sendsfor him, nor then do not stay for him if he be not there at the hourappointed, for, says he, I do find that I can stand upon my own legsand I will not by any over submission make myself cheap to any body andcontemptible, which was the doctrine of the world that I lacked most, and shall follow it. I discoursed with him about my money that my Lordhath, and the L1000 that I stand bound with him in, to my cozen ThomasPepys, in both which I will get myself at liberty as soon as I can;for I do not like his being angry and in debt both together to me; andbesides, I do not perceive he looks after paying his debts, but runsfarther and farther in. He being gone, my wife and I did walk an houreor two above in our chamber, seriously talking of businesses. I toldher my Lord owed me L700, and shewed her the bond, and how I intendedto carry myself to my Lord. She and I did cast about how to get CaptainGrove for my sister, in which we are mighty earnest at present, and Ithink it would be a good match, and will endeavour it. So to my office awhile, then home to supper and to bed. 

10th. Up, and by coach to my Lord Sandwich, to his new house, a finehouse, but deadly dear, in Lincoln's Inne Fields, where I found andspoke a little to him. He is high and strange still, but did ask me howmy wife did, and at parting remembered him to his cozen, which I thoughtwas pretty well, being willing to flatter myself that in time he will bewell again. Thence home straight and busy all the forenoon, and at noonwith Mr. Bland to Mr. Povy's, but he being at dinner and full of companywe retreated and went into Fleet Street to a friend of his, and after along stay, he telling me the long and most perplexed story of Coronelland Bushell's business of sugars, wherein Parke and Green and Mr. Blandand 40 more have been so concerned about the King of Portugal's duties, wherein every party has laboured to cheat another, a most pleasant andprofitable story to hear, and in the close made me understand Mr. Maes'business better than I did before. By and by dinner came, and afterdinner and good discourse that and such as I was willing for improvementsake to hear, I went away too to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier, where I took occasion to demand of Creed whether he had received myletter, and he told me yes, and that he would answer it, which makesme much wonder what he means to do with me, but I will be even with himbefore I have done, let him make as light of it as he will. Thence tothe Temple, where my cozen Roger Pepys did show me a letter my Fatherwrote to him last Terme to shew me, proposing such things about Sturtlowand a portion for Pall, and I know not what, that vexes me to see himplotting how to put me to trouble and charge, and not thinking to payour debts and legacys, but I will write him a letter will persuade himto be wiser. So home, and finding my wife abroad (after her coming homefrom being with my aunt Wight to-day to buy Lent provisions) gone withWill to my brother's, I followed them by coach, but found them not, for they were newly gone home from thence, which troubled me. I toSir Robert Bernard's chamber, and there did surrender my reversion inBrampton lands to the use of my will, which I was glad to have done, mywill being now good in all parts. Thence homewards, calling a little atthe Coffee-house, where a little merry discourse, and so home, where Ifound my wife, who says she went to her father's to be satisfied abouther brother, who I found at my house with her. He is going this nexttide with his wife into Holland to seek his fortune. He had taken hisleave of us this morning. I did give my wife 10s. To give him, and acoat that I had by me, a close-bodied light-coloured cloth coat, with agold edgeing in each seam, that was the lace of my wife's best pettycoatthat she had when I married her. I staid not there, but to my office, where Stanes the glazier was with me till to at night making up hiscontract, and, poor man, I made him almost mad through a mistake ofmine, but did afterwards reconcile all, for I would not have the manthat labours to serve the King so cheap above others suffer too much. He gone I did a little business more, and so home to supper and to bed, being now pretty well again, the weather being warm. My pain do leaveme without coming to any great excesse, but my cold that I had got Isuppose was not very great, it being only the leaving of my wastecoatunbuttoned one morning. 

11th. Up, after much pleasant discourse with my wife, and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and did much business, and some much tomy content by prevailing against Sir W. Batten for the King's profit. Atnoon home to dinner, my wife and I hand to fist to a very fine pig. Thisnoon Mr. Falconer came and visited my wife, and brought her a present, asilver state-cup and cover, value about L3 or L4, for the courtesy I didhim the other day. He did not stay dinner with me. I am almost sorryfor this present, because I would have reserved him for a place to go insummer a-visiting at Woolwich with my wife. 

12th. Up, and ready, did find below Mr. Creed's boy with a letter fromhis master for me. So I fell to reading it, and it is by way of statingthe case between S. Pepys and J. Creed most excellently writ, bothshowing his stoutness and yet willingness to peace, reproaching me yetflattering me again, and in a word in as good a manner as I think theworld could have wrote, and indeed put me to a greater stand than everI thought I could have been in this matter. All the morning thinkinghow to behave myself in the business, and at noon to the Coffee-house;thence by his appointment met him upon the 'Change, and with him back tothe Coffee-house, where with great seriousness and strangeness on bothsides he said his part and I mine, he sometimes owning my favour andassistance, yet endeavouring to lessen it, as that the success of hisbusiness was not wholly or very much to be imputed to that assistance: Ito alledge the contrary, and plainly to tell him that from the beginningI never had it in my mind to do him all that kindnesse for nothing, buthe gaining 5 or L600, I did expect a share of it, at least a real andnot a complimentary acknowledgment of it. In fine I said nothing all thewhile that I need fear he can do me more hurt with them than before Ispoke them. The most I told him was after we were come to a peace, whichhe asked me whether he should answer the Board's letter or no. I toldhim he might forbear it a while and no more. Then he asked how theletter could be signed by them without their much enquiry. I told himit was as I worded it and nothing at all else of any moment, whether mywords be ever hereafter spoken of again or no. So that I have the sameneither better nor worse force over him that I had before, if he shouldnot do his part. And the peace between us was this: Says he afterall, well, says he, I know you will expect, since there must be somecondescension, that it do become me to begin it, and therefore, says he, I do propose (just like the interstice between the death of the old andthe coming in of the present king, all the time is swallowed up as ifit had never been) so our breach of friendship may be as if it had neverbeen, that I should lay aside all misapprehensions of him or his firstletter, and that he would reckon himself obliged to show the sameingenuous acknowledgment of my love and service to him as at thebeginning he ought to have done, before by my first letter I did (as hewell observed) put him out of a capacity of doing it, without seemingto do it servilely, and so it rests, and I shall expect how he will dealwith me. After that I began to be free, and both of us to discourse ofother things, and he went home with me and dined with me and my wifeand very pleasant, having a good dinner and the opening of my lampry(cutting a notch on one side), which proved very good. After dinner heand I to Deptford, walking all the way, where we met Sir W. Petty and Itook him back, and I got him to go with me to his vessel and discourseit over to me, which he did very well, and then walked back together tothe waterside at Redriffe, with good discourse all the way. So Creed andI by boat to my house, and thence to coach with my wife and called atAlderman Backewell's and there changed Mr. Falconer's state-cup, that hedid give us the other day, for a fair tankard. The cup weighed with thefashion L5 16s. , and another little cup that Joyce Norton did give us17s. , both L6 13s. ; for which we had the tankard, which came to L6 10s. , at 5s. 7d. Per oz. , and 3s. In money, and with great content away thenceto my brother's, Creed going away there, and my brother bringing methe old silk standard that I lodged there long ago, and then back againhome, and thence, hearing that my uncle Wight had been at my house, Iwent to him to the Miter, and there with him and Maes, Norbury, and Mr. Rawlinson till late eating some pot venison (where the Crowne earthenpot pleased me mightily), and then homewards and met Mr. Barrow, soback with him to the Miter and sat talking about his business of hisdiscontent in the yard, wherein sometimes he was very foolish andpettish, till 12 at night, and so went away, and I home and up to mywife a-bed, with my mind ill at ease whether I should think that I hadby this made myself a bad end by missing the certainty of L100 whichI proposed to myself so much, or a good one by easing myself of theuncertain good effect but the certain trouble and reflection which musthave fallen on me if we had proceeded to a public dispute, ended besidesembarking myself against my Lord, who (which I had forgot) had given himhis hand for the value of the pieces of eight at his rates which wereall false, which by the way I shall take heed to the giving of my Lordnotice of it hereafter whenever he goes out again. 

13th. Up, and after I had told my wife in the morning in bed thepassages yesterday with Creed my head and heart was mightily lighterthan they were before, and so up and to the office, and thence, aftersitting, at 11 o'clock with Mr. Coventry to the African House, andthere with Sir W. Ryder by agreement we looked over part of my LordPeterborough's accounts, these being by Creed and Vernaty. Anon downto dinner to a table which Mr. Coventry keeps here, out of his L300per annum as one of the Assistants to the Royall Company, a very prettydinner, and good company, and excellent discourse, and so up again toour work for an hour till the Company came to having a meeting of theirown, and so we broke up and Creed and I took coach and to Reeves, the perspective glass maker, and there did indeed see very excellentmicroscopes, which did discover a louse or mite or sand most perfectlyand largely. Being sated with that we went away (yet with a good willwere it not for my obligation to have bought one) and walked to the NewExchange, and after a turn or two and talked I took coach and home, andso to my office, after I had been with my wife and saw her day's workin ripping the silke standard, which we brought home last night, and itwill serve to line a bed, or for twenty uses, to our great content. Andthere wrote fair my angry letter to my father upon that that he wroteto my cozen Roger Pepys, which I hope will make him the more carefullto trust to my advice for the time to come without so many needlesscomplaints and jealousys, which are troublesome to me because withoutreason. 

14th (Lord's day). Up and to church alone, where a lazy sermon of Mr. Mills, upon a text to introduce catechizing in his parish, which Iperceive he intends to begin. So home and very pleasant with my wife atdinner. All the afternoon at my office alone doing business, and thenin the evening after a walk with my wife in the garden, she and I to myuncle Wight's to supper, where Mr. Norbury, but my uncle out of tune, and after supper he seemed displeased mightily at my aunt's desiring[to] put off a copper kettle, which it seems with great study he hadprovided to boil meat in, and now she is put in the head that it is notwholesome, which vexed him, but we were very merry about it, and by andby home, and after prayers to bed. 

15th. Up, and carrying my wife to my Lord's lodgings left her, and I toWhite Hall, to the Duke; where he first put on a periwigg to-day; butmethought his hair cut short in order thereto did look very prettily ofitself, before he put on his periwigg. 

 [Charles II. Followed his brother in the use of the periwig in the following April. ]

Thence to his closet and there did our business, and thence Mr. Coventryand I down to his chamber and spent a little time, and so parted, andI took my wife homeward, I stopping at the Coffee-house, and thencea while to the 'Change, where great newes of the arrivall of two richships, the Greyhound and another, which they were mightily afeard of, and great insurance given, and so home to dinner, and after an hourewith my wife at her globes, I to the office, where very busy till 11at night, and so home to supper and to bed. This afternoon Sir ThomasChamberlin came to the office to me, and showed me several letters fromthe East Indys, showing the height that the Dutch are come to there, showing scorn to all the English, even in our only Factory there ofSurat, beating several men, and hanging the English Standard St. Georgeunder the Dutch flagg in scorn; saying, that whatever their masters door say at home, they will do what they list, and will be masters of allthe world there; and have so proclaimed themselves Soveraigne of all theSouth Seas; which certainly our King cannot endure, if the Parliamentwill give him money. But I doubt and yet do hope they will not yet, tillwe are more ready for it. 

16th. Up and to the office, where very busy all the morning, and mostwith Mr. Wood, I vexing him about his masts. At noon to the 'Change alittle and thence brought Mr. Barrow to dinner with me, where I hada haunch of venison roasted, given me yesterday, and so had a prettydinner, full of discourse of his business, wherein the poor man ismightily troubled, and I pity him in it, but hope to get him some ease. He being gone I to the office, where very busy till night, that my uncleWight and Mr. Maes came to me, and after discourse about Maes' businessto supper very merry, but my mind upon my business, and so they beinggone I to my Vyall a little, which I have not done some months, I think, before, and then a little to my office, at 11 at night, and so home andto bed. 

17th. Up, and with my wife, setting her down by her father's in LongAcre, in so ill looked a place, among all the whore houses, that I wastroubled at it, to see her go thither. Thence I to White Hall and therewalked up and down talking with Mr. Pierce, who tells me of the King'sgiving of my Lord Fitz-Harding two leases which belong indeed to theQueene, worth L20, 000 to him; and how people do talk of it, and otherthings of that nature which I am sorry to hear. He and I walked roundthe Park with great pleasure, and back again, and finding no time tospeak with my Lord of Albemarle, I walked to the 'Change and there metmy wife at our pretty Doll's, and so took her home, and Creed also whomI met there, and sent her hose, while Creed and I staid on the 'Change, and by and by home and dined, where I found an excellent mastiffe, hisname Towser, sent me by a chyrurgeon. After dinner I took my wife againby coach (leaving Creed by the way going to Gresham College, of which heis now become one of the virtuosos) and to White Hall, where I delivereda paper about Tangier to my Lord Duke of Albemarle in the councilchamber, and so to Mrs. Hunt's to call my wife, and so by coach straighthome, and at my office till 3 o'clock in the morning, having spent muchtime this evening in discourse with Mr. Cutler, who tells me how theDutch deal with us abroad and do not value us any where, and how heand Sir W. Rider have found reason to lay aside Captain Cocke in theircompany, he having played some indiscreet and unfair tricks with them, and has lost himself every where by his imposing upon all the world withthe conceit he has of his own wit, and so has, he tells me, Sir R. Fordalso, both of whom are very witty men. He being gone Sir W. Rider cameand staid with me till about 12 at night, having found ourselves worktill that time, about understanding the measuring of Mr. Wood's masts, which though I did so well before as to be thought to deal very hardlyagainst Wood, yet I am ashamed I understand it no better, and do hopeyet, whatever be thought of me, to save the King some more money, and out of an impatience to breake up with my head full of confusedconfounded notions, but nothing brought to a clear comprehension, I wasresolved to sit up and did till now it is ready to strike 4 o'clock, allalone, cold, and my candle not enough left to light me to my owne house, and so, with my business however brought to some good understanding, andset it down pretty clear, I went home to bed with my mind at good quiet, and the girl sitting up for me (the rest all a-bed). I eat and drank alittle, and to bed, weary, sleepy, cold, and my head akeing. 

18th. Called up to the office and much against my will I rose, my headaching mightily, and to the office, where I did argue to good purposefor the King, which I have been fitting myself for the last nightagainst Mr. Wood about his masts, but brought it to no issue. Very fullof business till noon, and then with Mr. Coventry to the African House, and there fell to my Lord Peterborough's accounts, and by and by todinner, where excellent discourse, Sir G. Carteret and others of theAfrican Company with us, and then up to the accounts again, which wereby and by done, and then I straight home, my head in great pain, anddrowsy, so after doing a little business at the office I wrote to myfather about sending him the mastiff was given me yesterday. I home andby daylight to bed about 6 o'clock and fell to sleep, wakened about 12when my wife came to bed, and then to sleep again and so till morning, and then:

19th. Up in good order in my head again and shaved myself, and then tothe office, whither Mr. Cutler came, and walked and talked with me agreat while; and then to the 'Change together; and it being early, didtell me several excellent examples of men raised upon the 'Change bytheir great diligence and saving; as also his owne fortune, and howcredit grew upon him; that when he was not really worth L1100, he hadcredit for L100, 000 of Sir W. Rider how he rose; and others. By and byjoyned with us Sir John Bankes; who told us several passages of the EastIndia Company; and how in his very case, when there was due to him andAlderman Mico L64, 000 from the Dutch for injury done to them in the EastIndys, Oliver presently after the peace, they delaying to pay them themoney, sent them word, that if they did not pay them by such a day, hewould grant letters of mark to those merchants against them; by whichthey were so fearful of him, they did presently pay the money everyfarthing. By and by, the 'Change filling, I did many businesses, andabout 2 o'clock went off with my uncle Wight to his house, thence byappointment we took our wives (they by coach with Mr. Mawes) and weon foot to Mr. Jaggard, a salter, in Thames Street, for whom I did acourtesy among the poor victuallers, his wife, whom long ago I had seen, being daughter to old Day, my uncle Wight's master, is a very plainwoman, but pretty children they have. They live methought at first inbut a plain way, but afterward I saw their dinner, all fish, brought invery neatly, but the company being but bad I had no great pleasure init. After dinner I to the office, where we should have met upon businessextraordinary, but business not coming we broke up, and I thither againand took my wife; and taking a coach, went to visit my Ladys Jemimahand Paulina Montagu, and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickering, whom we find at theirfather's new house

 [The Earl of Sandwich had just moved to a house in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Elizabeth Dickering, who afterwards married John Creed, was niece to Lord Sandwich. ]

in Lincolne's Inn Fields; but the house all in dirt. They received uswell enough; but I did not endeavour to carry myself over familiarlywith them; and so after a little stay, there coming in presently afterus my Lady Aberguenny and other ladies, we back again by coach, andvisited, my wife did, my she cozen Scott, who is very ill still, andthence to Jaggard's again, where a very good supper and great store ofplate; and above all after supper Mrs. Jaggard did at my entreaty playon the Vyall, but so well as I did not think any woman in England couldand but few Maisters, I must confess it did mightily surprise me, thoughI knew heretofore that she could play, but little thought so well. Afterher I set Maes to singing, but he did it so like a coxcomb that I wassick of him. About 11 at night I carried my aunt home by coach, and thenhome myself, having set my wife down at home by the way. My aunt tellsme they are counted very rich people, worth at least 10 or L12, 000, andtheir country house all the yeare long and all things liveable, whichmightily surprises me to think for how poore a man I took him when Idid him the courtesy at our office. So after prayers to bed, pleased atnothing all the day but Mrs. Jaggard playing on the Vyall, and that wasenough to make me bear with all the rest that did not content me. 

20th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and at noon tothe 'Change with Mr. Coventry and thence home to dinner, after dinner bya gaily down to Woolwich, where with Mr. Falconer, and then at the otheryard doing some business to my content, and so walked to Greenwich, itbeing a very fine evening and brought right home with me by water, andso to my office, where late doing business, and then home to supper andto bed. 

21st. (Lord's day). Up, and having many businesses at the office to-dayI spent all the morning there drawing up a letter to Mr. Coventry aboutpreserving of masts, being collections of my own, and at noon home todinner, whither my brother Tom comes, and after dinner I took him up andread my letter lately of discontent to my father, and he is seeminglypleased at it, and cries out of my sister's ill nature and lazy lifethere. He being gone I to my office again, and there made an end of mymorning's work, and then, after reading my vows of course, home and backagain with Mr. Maes and walked with him talking of his business in thegarden, and he being gone my wife and I walked a turn or two also, andthen my uncle Wight fetching of us, she and I to his house to supper, and by the way calling on Sir G. Carteret to desire his consent to mybringing Maes to him, which he agreed to. So I to my uncle's, but staida great while vexed both of us for Maes not coming in, and soon he came, and I with him from supper to Sir G. Carteret, and there did largelydiscourse of the business, and I believe he may expect as much favour ashe can do him, though I fear that will not be much. So back, and aftersitting there a good while, we home, and going my wife told me how myuncle when he had her alone did tell her that he did love her as wellas ever he did, though he did not find it convenient to show it publiclyfor reasons on both sides, seeming to mean as well to prevent myjealousy as his wife's, but I am apt to think that he do mean us well, and to give us something if he should die without children. So hometo prayers and to bed. My wife called up the people to washing by fouro'clock in the morning; and our little girl Susan is a most admirableSlut and pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the othersand deserves wages better. 

22nd. Up and shaved myself, and then my wife and I by coach out, and Iset her down by her father's, being vexed in my mind and angry with herfor the ill-favoured place, among or near the whore houses, that she isforced to come to him. So left her there, and I to Sir Th. Warwick's butdid not speak with him. Thence to take a turn in St. James's Park, andmeeting with Anth. Joyce walked with him a turn in the Pell Mell andso parted, he St. James's ward and I out to Whitehall ward, and so toa picture-sellers by the Half Moone in the street over against theExchange, and there looked over the maps of several cities and did buytwo books of cities stitched together cost me 9s. 6d. , and when I camehome thought of my vowe, and paid 5s. Into my poor box for it, hopingin God that I shall forfeit no more in that kind. Thence, meeting Mr. Moore, and to the Exchange and there found my wife at pretty Doll's, and thence by coach set her at my uncle Wight's, to go with my aunt tomarket once more against Lent, and I to the Coffee-house, and thenceto the 'Change, my chief business being to enquire about the manner ofother countries keeping of their masts wet or dry, and got good adviceabout it, and so home, and alone ate a bad, cold dinner, my people beingat their washing all day, and so to the office and all the afternoonupon my letter to Mr. Coventry about keeping of masts, and ended it verywell at night and wrote it fair over. This evening came Mr. Alsopp theKing's brewer, with whom I spent an houre talking and bewailing theposture of things at present; the King led away by half-a-dozen men, that none of his serious servants and friends can come at him. Theseare Lauderdale, Buckingham, Hamilton, Fitz-Harding (to whom he hath, itseems, given L2, 000 per annum in the best part of the King's estate);and that that the old Duke of Buckingham could never get of the King. Progers is another, and Sir H. Bennett. He loves not the Queen at all, but is rather sullen to her; and she, by all reports, incapable ofchildren. He is so fond of the Duke of Monmouth, that every body admiresit; and he says the Duke hath said, that he would be the death of anyman that says the King was not married to his mother: though Alsoppsays, it is well known that she was a common whore before the King laywith her. But it seems, he says, that the King is mighty kind to thesehis bastard children; and at this day will go at midnight to my LadyCastlemaine's nurses, and take the child and dance it in his arms: thathe is not likely to have his tables up again in his house, --[The tablesat which the king dined in public. -B. ]--for the crew that are abouthim will not have him come to common view again, but keep him obscurelyamong themselves. He hath this night, it seems, ordered that the Hall(which there is a ball to be in to-night before the King) be guarded, asthe Queen-Mother's is, by his Horse Guards; whereas heretofore they wereby the Lord Chamberlain or Steward, and their people. But it is fearedthey will reduce all to the soldiery, and all other places taken away;and what is worst of all, that he will alter the present militia, andbring all to a flying army. That my Lord Lauderdale, being Middleton'senemy, and one that scorns the Chancellor even to open affronts beforethe King, hath got the whole power of Scotland into his hand; whereasthe other day he was in a fair way to have had his whole estate, andhonour, and life, voted away from him. That the King hath done himselfall imaginable wrong in the business of my Lord Antrim, in Ireland;who, though he was the head of rebels, yet he by his letter owns to haveacted by his father's and mother's, and his commissions; but it seemsthe truth is, he hath obliged himself, upon the clearing of his estate, to settle it upon a daughter of the Queene-Mother's (by my Lord Germin, I suppose, ) in marriage, be it to whom the Queene pleases; which is asad story. It seems a daughter of the Duke of Lenox's was, by force, going to be married the other day at Somerset House, to Harry Germin;but she got away and run to the King, and he says he will protect her. She is, it seems, very near akin to the King: Such mad doings there areevery day among them! The rape upon a woman at Turnstile the other day, her husband being bound in his shirt, they both being in bed together, it being night, by two Frenchmen, who did not only lye with her butabused her with a linke, is hushed up for L300, being the Queen Mother'sservants. There was a French book in verse, the other day, translatedand presented to the Duke of Monmouth in such a high stile, that theDuke of York, he tells me, was mightily offended at it. The Duke ofMonmouth's mother's brother hath a place at Court; and being a Welchman(I think he told me) will talk very broad of the King's being married tohis sister. The King did the other day, at the Council, commit my LordDigby's' chaplin, and steward, and another servant, who went upon theprocess begun there against their lord, to swear that they saw him atchurch, end receive the Sacrament as a Protestant, (which, the judgessaid, was sufficient to prove him such in the eye of the law); the King, I say, did commit them all to the Gate-house, notwithstanding theirpleading their dependance upon him, and the faith they owed him as theirlord, whose bread they eat. And that the King should say, that he wouldsoon see whether he was King, or Digby. That the Queene-Mother hathoutrun herself in her expences, and is now come to pay very ill, or runin debt; the money being spent that she received for leases. He believesthere is not any money laid up in bank, as I told him some did hope;but he says, from the best informers he can assure me there is no suchthing, nor any body that should look after such a thing; and that thereis not now above L80, 000 of the Dunkirke money left in stock. ThatOliver in the year when he spent L1, 400, 000 in the Navy, did spend inthe whole expence of the kingdom L2, 600, 000. That all the Court aremad for a Dutch war; but both he and I did concur, that it was a thingrather to be dreaded than hoped for; unless by the French King's fallingupon Flanders, they and the Dutch should be divided. That our Embassadorhad, it is true, an audience; but in the most dishonourable waythat could be; for the Princes of the Blood (though invited by ourEmbassador, which was the greatest absurdity that ever Embassadorcommitted these 400 years) were not there; and so were not said to giveplace to our King's Embassador. And that our King did openly say, theother day in the Privy Chamber, that he would not be hectored out of hisright and preeminencys by the King of France, as great as he was. Thatthe Pope is glad to yield to a peace with the French (as the newes-booksays), upon the basest terms that ever was. That the talke which thesepeople about our King, that I named before, have, is to tell him howneither privilege of Parliament nor City is any thing; but his will isall, and ought to be so: and their discourse, it seems, when theyare alone, is so base and sordid, that it makes the eares of the verygentlemen of the back-stairs (I think he called them) to tingle to hearit spoke in the King's hearing; and that must be very bad indeed. Thatmy Lord Digby did send to Lisbon a couple of priests, to search out whatthey could against the Chancellor concerning the match, as to the pointof his knowing before-hand that the Queene was not capable of bearingchildren; and that something was given her to make her so. But asprivate as they were, when they came thither they were clapped upprisoners. That my Lord Digby endeavours what he can to bring thebusiness into the House of Commons, hoping there to master theChancellor, there being many enemies of his there; but I hope thecontrary. That whereas the late King did mortgage 'Clarendon' tosomebody for L20, 000, and this to have given it to the Duke ofAlbemarle, and he sold it to my Lord Chancellor, whose title of Earldomeis fetched from thence; the King hath this day sent his order to thePrivy Seale for the payment of this L20, 000 to my Lord Chancellor, toclear the mortgage! Ireland in a very distracted condition about thehard usage which the Protestants meet with, and the too good which theCatholiques. And from altogether, God knows my heart, I expect nothingbut ruine can follow, unless things are better ordered in a little time. He being gone my wife came and told me how kind my uncle Wight had beento her to-day, and that though she says that all his kindness comes fromrespect to her she discovers nothing but great civility from him, yetbut what she says he otherwise will tell me, but to-day he told herplainly that had she a child it should be his heir, and that should Ior she want he would be a good friend to us, and did give my wifeinstructions to consent to all his wife says at any time, she being apettish woman, which argues a design I think he has of keeping us inwith his wife in order to our good sure, and he declaring her jealousof him that so he dares not come to see my wife as otherwise he would doand will endeavour to do. It looks strange putting all together, but yetI am in hopes he means well. My aunt also is mighty open to my wife andtells her mighty plain how her husband did intend to double her portionto her at his death as a jointure. That he will give presently L100 toher niece Mary and a good legacy at his death, and it seems did as muchto the other sister, which vexed [me] to think that he should bestow somuch upon his wife's friends daily as he do, but it cannot be helped forthe time past, and I will endeavour to remedy it for the time to come. After all this discourse with my wife at my office alone, she home tosee how the wash goes on and I to make an end of my work, and so home tosupper and to bed. 

23rd. Up, it being Shrove Tuesday, and at the office sat all themorning, at noon to the 'Change and there met with Sir W. Rider, and ofa sudden knowing what I had at home, brought him and Mr. Cutler and Mr. Cooke, clerk to Mr. Secretary Morrice, a sober and pleasant man, and onethat I knew heretofore, when he was my Lord 's secretary at Dunkirke. Imade much of them and had a pretty dinner for a sudden. We talked verypleasantly, and they many good discourses of their travels abroad. Afterdinner they gone, I to my office, where doing many businesses very late, but to my good content to see how I grow in estimation every daymore and more, and have things given more oftener than I used to haveformerly, as to have a case of very pretty knives with agate shafts byMrs. Russell. So home and to bed. This day, by the blessing of God, Ihave lived thirty-one years in the world; and, by the grace of God, Ifind myself not only in good health in every thing, and particularly asto the stone, but only pain upon taking cold, and also in a fair way ofcoming to a better esteem and estate in the world, than ever I expected. But I pray God give me a heart to fear a fall, and to prepare for it!

24th (Ash-Wednesday). Up and by water, it being a very fine morning, toWhite Hall, and there to speak with Sir Ph. Warwicke, but he was goneout to chappell, so I spent much of the morning walking in the Park, andgoing to the Queene's chappell, where I staid and saw their masse, tilla man came and bid me go out or kneel down: so I did go out. And thenceto Somerset House; and there into the chappell, where Monsieur d'Espagneused to preach. But now it is made very fine, and was ten times morecrouded than the Queene's chappell at St. James's; which I wonder at. Thence down to the garden of Somerset House, and up and down the newbuilding, which in every respect will be mighty magnificent and costly. I staid a great while talking with a man in the garden that was sawingof a piece of marble, and did give him 6d. To drink. He told me much ofthe nature and labour of the worke, how he could not saw above 4 inchesof the stone in a day, and of a greater not above one or two, and afterit is sawed, then it is rubbed with coarse and then with finer and finersand till they come to putty, and so polish it as smooth as glass. Theirsaws have no teeth, but it is the sand only which the saw rubs up anddown that do the thing. Thence by water to the Coffee-house, and theresat with Alderman Barker talking of hempe and the trade, and thence tothe 'Change a little, and so home and dined with my wife, and then tothe office till the evening, and then walked a while merrily with mywife in the garden, and so she gone, I to work again till late, and sohome to supper and to bed. 

25th. Up and to the office, where we sat, and thence with Mr. Coventryby coach to the glasshouse and there dined, and both before and afterdid my Lord Peterborough's accounts. Thence home to the office, andthere did business till called by Creed, and with him by coach (settingmy wife at my brother's) to my Lord's, and saw the young ladies, andtalked a little with them, and thence to White Hall, a while talkingbut doing no business, but resolved of going to meet my Lord tomorrow, having got a horse of Mr. Coventry to-day. So home, taking up my wife, and after doing something at my office home, God forgive me, disturbedin my mind out of my jealousy of my wife tomorrow when I am out of town, which is a hell to my mind, and yet without all reason. God forgive mefor it, and mend me. So home, and getting my things ready for me, wearyto bed. 

26th. Up, and after dressing myself handsomely for riding, I out, andby water to Westminster, to Mr. Creed's chamber, and after drinkingsome chocolate, and playing on the vyall, Mr. Mallard being there, uponCreed's new vyall, which proves, methinks, much worse than mine, and, looking upon his new contrivance of a desk and shelves for books, we setout from an inne hard by, whither Mr. Coventry's horse was carried, andround about the bush through bad ways to Highgate. Good discourse in theway had between us, and it being all day a most admirable pleasant day, we, upon consultation, had stopped at the Cocke, a mile on this sideBarnett, being unwilling to put ourselves to the charge or doubtfulacceptance of any provision against my Lord's coming by, and there gotsomething and dined, setting a boy to look towards Barnett Hill, againsttheir coming; and after two or three false alarms, they come, and we metthe coach very gracefully, and I had a kind receipt from both Lord andLady as I could wish, and some kind discourse, and then rode by thecoach a good way, and so fell to discoursing with several of the people, there being a dozen attending the coach, and another for the mayds andparson. Among others talking with W. Howe, he told me how my Lord inhis hearing the other day did largely tell my Lord Peterborough and Povy(who went with them down to Hinchinbrooke) how and when he discardedCreed, and took me to him, and that since the Duke of York has severaltimes thanked him for me, which did not a little please me, and anonI desiring Mr. Howe to tell me upon [what] occasion this discoursehappened, he desired me to say nothing of it now, for he would nothave my Lord to take notice of our being together, but he would tell meanother time, which put me into some trouble to think what he meant byit. But when we came to my Lord's house, I went in; and whether it wasmy Lord's neglect, or general indifference, I know not, but he mademe no kind of compliment there; and, methinks, the young ladies looksomewhat highly upon me. So I went away without bidding adieu toanybody, being desirous not to be thought too servile. But I do hope andbelieve that my Lord do yet value me as high as ever, though he dare notadmit me to the freedom he once did, and that my Lady is still the samewoman. So rode home and there found my uncle Wight. 'Tis an odd thingas my wife tells me his caressing her and coming on purpose to give hervisits, but I do not trouble myself for him at all, but hope the bestand very good effects of it. He being gone I eat something and mywife. I told all this day's passages, and she to give me very goodand rational advice how to behave myself to my Lord and his family, byslighting every body but my Lord and Lady, and not to seem to havethe least society or fellowship with them, which I am resolved to do, knowing that it is my high carriage that must do me good there, and toappear in good clothes and garbe. To the office, and being weary, earlyhome to bed. 

27th. Up, but weary, and to the office, where we sat all the morning. Before I went to the office there came Bagwell's wife to me to speak forher husband. I liked the woman very well and stroked her under the chin, but could not find in my heart to offer anything uncivil to her, shebeing, I believe, a very modest woman. At noon with Mr. Coventry to theAfrican house, and to my Lord Peterborough's business again, and then todinner, where, before dinner, we had the best oysters I have seen thisyear, and I think as good in all respects as ever I eat in my life. Ieat a great many. Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir MartinNoell, who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the AdditionalDuty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no;which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is madeof cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe. Butit was carried against the Company, though they stand out against theverdict. Thence home and to the office, where late, and so home tosupper and to bed, and had a very pleasing and condescending answer frommy poor father to-day in answer to my angry discontentful letter to himthe other day, which pleases me mightily. 

28th (Lord's day). Up and walked to Paul's; and by chance it was anextraordinary day for the Readers of the Inns of Court and all theStudents to come to church, it being an old ceremony not used thesetwenty-five years, upon the first Sunday in Lent. Abundance there wasof Students, more than there was room to seat but upon forms, and theChurch mighty full. One Hawkins preached, an Oxford man. A good sermonupon these words: "But the wisdom from above is first pure, thenpeaceable. " Both before and after sermon I was most impatiently troubledat the Quire, the worst that ever I heard. But what was extraordinary, the Bishop of London, who sat there in a pew, made a purpose for him bythe pulpitt, do give the last blessing to the congregation; whichwas, he being a comely old man, a very decent thing, methought. TheLieutenant of the Tower, Sir J. Robinson, would needs have me by coachhome with him, and sending word home to my house I did go and dinewith him, his ordinary table being very good, and his lady a veryhigh-carriaged but comely big woman; I was mightily pleased with her. His officers of his regiment dined with him. No discourse at table toany purpose, only after dinner my Lady would needs see a boy which wasrepresented to her to be an innocent country boy brought up to towne aday or two ago, and left here to the wide world, and he losing his wayfell into the Tower, which my Lady believes, and takes pity on him, andwill keep him; but though a little boy and but young, yet he tells histale so readily and answers all questions so wittily, that for certainhe is an arch rogue, and bred in this towne; but my Lady will notbelieve it, but ordered victuals to be given him, and I think will keephim as a footboy for their eldest son. After dinner to chappell in theTower with the Lieutenant, with the keyes carried before us, andthe Warders and Gentleman-porter going before us. And I sat with theLieutenant in his pew, in great state, but slept all the sermon. None, it seems, of the prisoners in the Tower that are there now, though theymay, will come to prayers there. Church being done, I back to Sir John'shouse and there left him and home, and by and by to Sir W. Pen, andstaid a while talking with him about Sir J. Minnes his folly in hisoffice, of which I am sicke and weary to speak of it, and how the Kingis abused in it, though Pen, I know, offers the discourse only like arogue to get it out of me, but I am very free to tell my mind to him, inthat case being not unwilling he should tell him again if he will or anybody else. Thence home, and walked in the garden by brave moonshine withmy wife above two hours, till past 8 o'clock, then to supper, and afterprayers to bed. 

29th. Up and by coach with Sir W. Pen to Charing Cross, and there I'light, and to Sir Phillip Warwick to visit him and discourse with himabout navy business, which I did at large and he most largely with me, not only about the navy but about the general Revenue of England, abovetwo hours, I think, many staying all the while without, but he seemedto take pains to let me either understand the affairs of the Revenue orelse to be a witness of his pains and care in stating it. He showed meindeed many excellent collections of the State of the Revenue in formerKings and the late times, and the present. He showed me how the veryAssessments between 1643 and 1659, which were taxes (besides Excise, Customes, Sequestrations, Decimations, King and Queene's and ChurchLands, or any thing else but just the Assessments), come to abovefifteen millions. He showed me a discourse of his concerning theRevenues of this and foreign States. How that of Spayne was great, butdivided with his kingdoms, and so came to little. How that of Francedid, and do much exceed ours before for quantity; and that it is at thewill of the Prince to tax what he will upon his people; which is nothere. That the Hollanders have the best manner of tax, which is onlyupon the expence of provisions, by an excise; and do conclude that noother tax is proper for England but a pound-rate, or excise upon theexpence of provisions. He showed me every particular sort of paymentaway of money, since the King's coming in, to this day; and told me, from one to one, how little he hath received of profit from most ofthem; and I believe him truly. That the L1, 200, 000 which the Parliamentwith so much ado did first vote to give the King, and since hath beenreexamined by several committees of the present Parliament, is yet aboveL300, 000 short of making up really to the King the L1, 200, 000, as byparticulars he showed me. 

 [A committee was appointed in September, 1660, to consider the subject of the King's revenue, and they "reported to the Commons that the average revenue of Charles I. , from 1637 to 1641 inclusive, had been L895, 819, and the average expenditure about L1, 110, 000. At that time prices were lower and the country less burthened with navy and garrisons, among which latter Dunkirk alone now cost more than L100, 000 a year. It appeared, therefore, that the least sum to which the King could be expected to 'conform his expense' was L1, 200, 000. " Burnet writes, "It was believed that if two millions had been asked he could have carried it. But he (Clarendon) had no mind to put the King out of the necessity of having recourse to his Parliament. "--Lister's Life of Clarendon, vol. Ii. , pp. 22, 23. ]

And in my Lord Treasurer's excellent letter to the King upon thissubject, he tells the King how it was the spending more than the revenuethat did give the first occasion of his father's ruine, and did sinceto the rebels; who, he says, just like Henry the Eighth, had great andsudden increase of wealth, but yet, by overspending, both died poor; andfurther tells the King how much of this L1, 200, 000 depends upon thelife of the Prince, and so must be renewed by Parliament again tohis successor; which is seldom done without parting with some of theprerogatives of the Crowne; or if denied and he persists to take it ofthe people, it gives occasion to a civill war, which may, as it did inthe late business of tonnage and poundage, prove fatal to the Crowne. Heshowed me how many ways the Lord Treasurer did take before he moved theKing to farme the Customes in the manner he do, and the reasons thatmoved him to do it. He showed the a very excellent argument to prove, that our importing lesse than we export, do not impoverish the kingdom, according to the received opinion: which, though it be a paradox, andthat I do not remember the argument, yet methought there was a greatdeale in what he said. And upon the whole I find him a most exact andmethodicall man, and of great industry: and very glad that he thoughtfit to show me all this; though I cannot easily guess the reason why heshould do it to me, unless from the plainness that he sees I use tohim in telling him how much the King may suffer for our want ofunderstanding the case of our Treasury. Thence to White Hall (wheremy Lord Sandwich was, and gave me a good countenance, I thought), and before the Duke did our usual business, and so I about severalbusinesses in the house, and then out to the Mewes with Sir W. Pen. Butin my way first did meet with W. Howe, who did of himself advise me toappear more free with my Lord and to come to him, for my own strangenesshe tells me he thinks do make my Lord the worse. At the Mewes Sir W. Penand Mr. Baxter did shew me several good horses, but Pen, which Sir W. Pen did give the Duke of York, was given away by the Duke the other dayto a Frenchman, which Baxter is cruelly vexed at, saying that he was thebest horse that he expects a great while to have to do with. Thence Ito the 'Change, and thence to a Coffee-house with Sir W. Warren, and didtalk much about his and Wood's business, and thence homewards, and in myway did stay to look upon a fire in an Inneyard in Lumbard Streete. But, Lord! how the mercers and merchants who had warehouses there did carryaway their cloths and silks. But at last it was quenched, and I home todinner, and after dinner carried my wife and set her and her two maydsin Fleete Streete to buy things, and I to White Hall to little purpose, and so to Westminster Hall, and there talked with Mrs. Lane and Howlett, but the match with Hawly I perceive will not take, and so I am resolvedwholly to avoid occasion of further ill with her. Thence by water toSalsbury Court, and found my wife, by agreement, at Mrs. Turner's, and after a little stay and chat set her and young Armiger down inCheapside, and so my wife and I home. Got home before our mayds, who byand by came with a great cry and fright that they had like to have beenkilled by a coach; but, Lord! to see how Jane did tell the story like afoole and a dissembling fanatique, like her grandmother, but so like achangeling, would make a man laugh to death almost, and yet be vexed tohear her. By and by to the office to make up my monthly accounts, whichI make up to-night, and to my great content find myself worth eighthundred and ninety and odd pounds, the greatest sum I ever yet knew, andso with a heart at great case to bed. 

MARCH 1663-1664

March 1st. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and atnoon to the 'Change, and after much business and meeting my uncle Wight, who told me how Mr. Maes had like to have been trapanned yesterday, butwas forced to run for it; so with Creed and Mr. Hunt home to dinner, andafter a good and pleasant dinner, Mr. Hunt parted, and I took Mr. Creedand my wife and down to Deptford, it being most pleasant weather, andthere till night discoursing with the officers there about severalthings, and so walked home by moonshine, it being mighty pleasant, andso home, and I to my office, where late about getting myself a thoroughunderstanding in the business of masts, and so home to bed, my left eyebeing mightily troubled with rheum. 

2nd. Up, my eye mightily out of order with the rheum that is fallendown into it, however, I by coach endeavoured to have waited on my LordSandwich, but meeting him in Chancery Lane going towards the CityI stopped and so fairly walked home again, calling at St. Paul'sChurchyarde, and there looked upon a pretty burlesque poem, called"Scarronides, or Virgile Travesty;" extraordinary good. At home to theoffice till dinner, and after dinner my wife cut my hair short, whichis growne pretty long again, and then to the office, and there till 9at night doing business. This afternoon we had a good present of tonguesand bacon from Mr. Shales, of Portsmouth. So at night home to supper, and, being troubled with my eye, to bed. This morning Mr. Burgby, one ofthe writing clerks belonging to the Council, was with me about business, a knowing man, he complains how most of the Lords of the Council do lookafter themselves and their own ends, and none the publique, unless SirEdward Nicholas. Sir G. Carteret is diligent, but all for his own endsand profit. My Lord Privy Scale, a destroyer of every body's business, and do no good at all to the publique. The Archbishop of Canterburyspeaks very little, nor do much, being now come to the highest pitchthat he can expect. He tells me, he believes that things will go veryhigh against the Chancellor by Digby, and that bad things will beproved. Talks much of his neglecting the King; and making the King totrot every day to him, when he is well enough to go to visit his cozenChief-Justice Hide, but not to the Council or King. He commends my Lordof Ormond mightily in Ireland; but cries out cruelly of Sir G. Lane forhis corruption; and that he hath done my Lord great dishonour by sellingof places here, which are now all taken away, and the poor wretchesready to starve. That nobody almost understands or judges of businessbetter than the King, if he would not be guilty of his father's faultto be doubtfull of himself, and easily be removed from his own opinion. That my Lord Lauderdale is never from the King's care nor council, andthat he is a most cunning fellow. Upon the whole, that he finds thingsgo very bad every where; and even in the Council nobody minds thepublique. 

3rd. Up pretty early and so to the office, where we sat all the morningmaking a very great contract with Sir W. Warren for provisions for theyeare coming, and so home to dinner, and there was W. Howe come to dinewith me, and before dinner he and I walked in the garden, and we diddiscourse together, he assuring me of what he told me the other day ofmy Lord's speaking so highly in my commendation to my Lord Peterboroughand Povy, which speaks my Lord having yet a good opinion of me, and alsohow well my Lord and Lady both are pleased with their children's beingat my father's, and when the bigger ladies were there a little whileago, at which I am very glad. After dinner he went away, I havingdiscoursed with him about his own proceedings in his studies, and Iobserve him to be very considerate and to mind his book in order topreferring himself by my Lord's favour to something, and I hope tothe outing of Creed in his Secretaryship. For he tells me that he isconfident my Lord do not love him nor will trust him in any secretmatter, he is so cunning and crafty in all he do. So my wife and I outof doors thinking to have gone to have seen a play, but when we came totake coach, they tell us there are none this week, being the first ofLent. But, Lord! to see how impatient I found myself within to see aplay, I being at liberty once a month to see one, and I think it is thebest method I could have taken. But to my office, did very much businesswith several people till night, and so home, being unwilling to staylate because of my eye which is not yet well of the rheum that is fallendown into it, but to supper and to bed. 

4th. Up, my eye being pretty well, and then by coach to my LordSandwich, with whom I spoke, walking a good while with him inhis garden, which and the house is very fine, talking of my LordPeterborough's accounts, wherein he is concerned both for the fooleryas also inconvenience which may happen upon my Lord Peterborough'sill-stating of his matters, so as to have his gaine discoveredunnecessarily. We did talk long and freely that I hope the worst is pastand all will be well. There were several people by trying a new-fashiongun

 [Many attempts to produce a satisfactory revolver were made in former centuries, but it was not till the present one that Colt's revolver was invented. On February 18th, 1661, Edward, Marquis of Worcester, obtained Letters Patent for "an invencon to make certeyne guns or pistolls which in the tenth parte of one minute of an houre may, with a flaske contrived to that purpose, be re-charged the fourth part of one turne of the barrell which remaines still fixt, fastening it as forceably and effectually as a dozen thrids of any scrue, which in the ordinary and usual way require as many turnes. " On March 3rd, 1664, Abraham Hill obtained Letters Patent for a "gun or pistoll for small shott, carrying seaven or eight charges of the same in the stocke of the gun. "]

brought my Lord this morning, to shoot off often, one after another, without trouble or danger, very pretty. Thence to the Temple, and theretaking White's boat down to Woolwich, taking Mr. Shish at Deptford inmy way, with whom I had some good discourse of the Navy business. AtWoolwich discoursed with him and Mr. Pett about iron worke and otherbusinesses, and then walked home, and at Greenwich did observe thefoundation laying of a very great house for the King, which will cost agreat deale of money. 

 [Building by John Webb; now a part of Greenwich Hospital. Evelyn wrote in his Diary, October 19th, 1661: "I went to London to visite my Lord of Bristoll, having been with Sir John Denham (his Mates surveyor) to consult with him about the placing of his palace at Greenwich, which I would have had built between the river and the Queene's house, so as a large cutt should have let in ye Thames like a bay; but Sir John was for setting it in piles at the very brink of the water, which I did not assent to and so came away, knowing Sir John to be a better poet than architect, tho' he had Mr. Webb (Inigo Jones's man) to assist him. "]

So home to dinner, and my uncle Wight coming in he along with my wifeand I by coach, and setting him down by the way going to Mr. Maes wetwo to my Lord Sandwich's to visit my Lady, with whom I left my wifediscoursing, and I to White Hall, and there being met by the Duke ofYorke, he called me to him and discoursed a pretty while with me aboutthe new ship's dispatch building at Woolwich, and talking of the chargedid say that he finds always the best the most cheape, instancing inFrench guns, which in France you may buy for 4 pistoles, as good to lookto as others of 16, but not the service. I never had so much discoursewith the Duke before, and till now did ever fear to meet him. He foundme and Mr. Prin together talking of the Chest money, which we are toblame not to look after. Thence to my Lord's, and took up my wife, whommy Lady hath received with her old good nature and kindnesse, and sohomewards, and she home, I 'lighting by the way, and upon the 'Changemet my uncle Wight and told him my discourse this afternoon with Sir G. Carteret in Maes' business, but much to his discomfort, and after a dishof coffee home, and at my office a good while with Sir W. Warren talkingwith great pleasure of many businesses, and then home to supper, my wifeand I had a good fowle to supper, and then I to the office again and sohome, my mind in great ease to think of our coming to so good a respectwith my Lord again, and my Lady, and that my Lady do so much cry upmy father's usage of her children, and the goodness of the ayre there, found in the young ladies' faces at their return thence, as she says, asalso my being put into the commission of the Fishery, [There had been recently established, under the Great Seal of England, a Corporation for the Royal Fishing, of which the Duke of York was Governor, Lord Craven Deputy-Governor, and the Lord Mayor and Chamberlain of London, for the time being, Treasurers, in which body was vested the sole power of licensing lotteries ("The Newes, " October 6th, 1664). The original charter (dated April 8th, 1664), incorporating James, Duke of York, and thirty-six assistants as Governor and Company of the Royal Fishing of Great Britain and Ireland, is among the State Papers. The duke was to be Governor till February 26th, 1665]

for which I must give my Lord thanks, and so home to bed, having a greatcold in my head and throat tonight from my late cutting my hair so closeto my head, but I hope it will be soon gone again. 

5th. Up and to the office, where, though I had a great cold, I wasforced to speak much upon a publique meeting of the East India Company, at our office; where our own company was full, and there was also myLord George Barkeley, in behalfe of the company of merchants (I supposehe is on that company), who, hearing my name, took notice of me, andcondoled my cozen Edward Pepys's death, not knowing whose son I was, nordid demand it of me. We broke up without coming to any conclusion, forwant of my Lord Marlborough. We broke up and I to the 'Change, wherewith several people and my uncle Wight to drink a dish of coffee, and sohome to dinner, and then to the office all the afternoon, my eye and mythroat being very bad, and my cold increasing so as I could not speakalmost at all at night. So at night home to supper, that is a posset, and to bed. 

6th (Lord's day). Up, and my cold continuing in great extremity I couldnot go out to church, but sat all day (a little time at dinner excepted)in my closet at the office till night drawing up a second letter to Mr. Coventry about the measure of masts to my great satisfaction, and so inthe evening home, and my uncle and aunt Wight came to us and supped withus, where pretty merry, but that my cold put me out of humour. At nightwith my cold, and my eye also sore still, to bed. 

7th. Up betimes, and the Duke being gone abroad to-day, as we heard by amessenger, I spent the morning at my office writing fair my yesterday'swork till almost 2 o'clock (only Sir G. Carteret coming I went down alittle way by water towards Deptford, but having more mind to have mybusiness done I pretended business at the 'Change, and so went intoanother boat), and then, eating a bit, my wife and I by coach to theDuke's house, where we saw "The Unfortunate Lovers;" but I know notwhether I am grown more curious than I was or no, but I was not muchpleased with it, though I know not where to lay the fault, unless itwas that the house was very empty, by reason of a new play at the otherhouse. Yet here was my Lady Castlemayne in a box, and it was pleasant tohear an ordinary lady hard by us, that it seems did not know her before, say, being told who she was, that "she was well enough. " Thence home, and I ended and sent away my letter to Mr. Coventry (having first readit and had the opinion of Sir W. Warren in the case), and so home tosupper and to bed, my cold being pretty well gone, but my eye remainingstill snare and rhumey, which I wonder at, my right eye ayling nothing. 

8th. Up with some little discontent with my wife upon her saying thatshe had got and used some puppy-dog water, being put upon it by a desireof my aunt Wight to get some for her, who hath a mind, unknown to herhusband, to get some for her ugly face. I to the office, where wesat all the morning, doing not much business through the multitude ofcounsellors, one hindering another. It was Mr. Coventry's own saying tome in his coach going to the 'Change, but I wonder that he did give meno thanks for my letter last night, but I believe he did only forget it. Thence home, whither Luellin came and dined with me, but we made no longstay at dinner; for "Heraclius" being acted, which my wife and I have amighty mind to see, we do resolve, though not exactly agreeing with theletter of my vowe, yet altogether with the sense, to see another thismonth, by going hither instead of that at Court, there having been noneconveniently since I made my vowe for us to see there, nor like to bethis Lent, and besides we did walk home on purpose to make this goingas cheap as that would have been, to have seen one at Court, and myconscience knows that it is only the saving of money and the time alsothat I intend by my oaths, and this has cost no more of either, so thatmy conscience before God do after good consultation and resolution ofpaying my forfeit, did my conscience accuse me of breaking my vowe, I donot find myself in the least apprehensive that I have done any violenceto my oaths. The play hath one very good passage well managed in it, about two persons pretending, and yet denying themselves, to be sonto the tyrant Phocas, and yet heire of Mauritius to the crowne. Thegarments like Romans very well. The little girle is come to act veryprettily, and spoke the epilogue most admirably. But at the beginning, at the drawing up of the curtaine, there was the finest scene of theEmperor and his people about him, standing in their fixed and differentpastures in their Roman habitts, above all that ever I yet saw at any ofthe theatres. Walked home, calling to see my brother Tom, who is in bed, and I doubt very ill of a consumption. To the office awhile, and so hometo supper and to bed. 

9th. Up pretty betimes to my office, where all day long, but a littleat home at dinner, at my office finishing all things about Mr. Wood'scontract for masts, wherein I am sure I shall save the King L400 beforeI have done. At night home to supper and to bed. 

10th. Up and to the office, where all the morning doing business, and atnoon to the 'Change and there very busy, and so home to dinner with mywife, to a good hog's harslet, [Harslet or haslet, the entrails of an animal, especially of a hog, as the heart, liver, &c. ]

a piece of meat I love, but have not eat of I think these seven years, and after dinner abroad by coach set her at Mrs. Hunt's and I to WhiteHall, and at the Privy Seale I enquired, and found the Bill come forthe Corporation of the Royall Fishery; whereof the Duke of Yorke is madepresent Governor, and several other very great persons, to the numberof thirty-two, made his assistants for their lives: whereof, by my LordSandwich's favour, I am one; and take it not only as a matter of honour, but that, that may come to be of profit to me, and so with great contentwent and called my wife, and so home and to the office, where busy late, and so home to supper and to bed. 

11th. Up and by coach to my Lord Sandwich's, who not being up I staidtalking with Mr. Moore till my Lord was ready and come down, and wentdirectly out without calling for me or seeing any body. I know notwhether he knew I was there, but I am apt to think not, because if hewould have given me that slighting yet he would not have done itto others that were there. So I went back again doing nothing butdiscoursing with Mr. Moore, who I find by discourse to be grown rich, and indeed not to use me at all with the respect he used to do, but ashis equal. He made me known to their Chaplin, who is a worthy, ableman. Thence home, and by and by to the Coffee-house, and thence to the'Change, and so home to dinner, and after a little chat with my wife tothe office, where all the afternoon till very late at the office busy, and so home to supper and to bed, hoping in God that my diligence, as itis really very useful for the King, so it will end in profit to myself. In the meantime I have good content in mind to see myself improve everyday in knowledge and being known. 

12th. Lay long pleasantly entertaining myself with my wife, and then upand to the office, where busy till noon, vexed to see how Sir J. Minnesdeserves rather to be pitied for his dotage and folly than employed ata great salary to ruin the King's business. At noon to the 'Change, andthence home to dinner, and then down to Deptford, where busy a while, and then walking home it fell hard a raining. So at Halfway house putin, and there meeting Mr. Stacy with some company of pretty women, Itook him aside to a room by ourselves, and there talked with him aboutthe several sorts of tarrs, and so by and by parted, and I walked homeand there late at the office, and so home to supper and to bed. 

13th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed talking with my wife, and then up ingreat doubt whether I should not go see Mr. Coventry or no, who hathnot been well these two or three days, but it being foul weather I staidwithin, and so to my office, and there all the morning reading someCommon Law, to which I will allot a little time now and then, for I muchwant it. At noon home to dinner, and then after some discourse with mywife, to the office again, and by and by Sir W. Pen came to me aftersermon and walked with me in the garden and then one comes to tell methat Anthony and Will Joyce were come to see me, so I in to them andmade mighty much of them, and very pleasant we were, and most of theirbusiness I find to be to advise about getting some woman to attend mybrother Tom, whom they say is very ill and seems much to want one. Towhich I agreed, and desired them to get their wives to enquire out one. By and by they bid me good night, but immediately as they were gone outof doors comes Mrs. Turner's boy with a note to me to tell me that mybrother Tom was so ill as they feared he would not long live, and thatit would be fit I should come and see him. So I sent for them back, andthey came, and Will Joyce desiring to speak with me alone I took himup, and there he did plainly tell me to my great astonishment that mybrother is deadly ill, and that their chief business of coming was totell me so, and what is worst that his disease is the pox, which he hathheretofore got, and hath not been cured, but is come to this, and thatthis is certain, though a secret told his father Fenner by the Doctorwhich he helped my brother to. This troubled me mightily, but howeverI thought fit to go see him for speech of people's sake, and so walkedalong with them, and in our way called on my uncle Fenner (where I havenot been these 12 months and more) and advised with him, and then to mybrother, who lies in bed talking idle. He could only say that he knewme, and then fell to other discourse, and his face like a dying man, which Mrs. Turner, who was here, and others conclude he is. The companybeing gone, I took the mayde, which seems a very grave and seriouswoman, and in W. Joyce's company' did inquire how things are with hermaster. She told me many things very discreetly, and said she had allhis papers and books, and key of his cutting house, and showed me a bagwhich I and Wm. Joyce told, coming to L5 14s. 0d. , which we left withher again, after giving her good counsel, and the boys, and seeing anurse there of Mrs. Holden's choosing, I left them, and so walked homegreatly troubled to think of my brother's condition, and the troublethat would arise to me by his death or continuing sick. So at home, mymind troubled, to bed. 

14th. Up, and walked to my brother's, where I find he hath continuedtalking idly all night, and now knows me not; which troubles memightily. So I walked down and discoursed a great while alone with themayde, who tells me many passages of her master's practices, and how sheconcludes that he has run behind hand a great while and owes money, and has been dunned by several people, among others by one Cave, bothhusband and wife, but whether it was for--[See April 6th]--money orsomething worse she knows not, but there is one Cranburne, I think shecalled him, in Fleete Lane with whom he hath many times been mightyprivate, but what their dealings have been she knows not, but believesthese were naught, and then his sitting up two Saturday nights one afteranother when all were abed doing something to himself, which she nowsuspects what it was, but did not before, but tells me that he hath beena very bad husband as to spending his time, and hath often told him ofit, so that upon the whole I do find he is, whether he lives or dies, aruined man, and what trouble will befall me by it I know not. Thenceto White Hall; and in the Duke's chamber, while he was dressing, twopersons of quality that were there did tell his Royal Highness how theother night, in Holborne, about midnight, being at cards, a link-boycome by and run into the house, and told the people the house wasa-falling. Upon this the whole family was frighted, concluding that theboy had said that the house was a-fire: so they deft their cards above, and one would have got out of the balcone, but it was not open; theother went up to fetch down his children, that were in bed; so allgot clear out of the house. And no sooner so, but the house felldown indeed, from top to bottom. It seems my Lord Southampton'scanaille--[sewer]--did come too near their foundation, and so weakenedthe house, and down it came; which, in every respect, is a mostextraordinary passage. By and by into his closet and did our businesswith him. But I did not speed as I expected in a business about themanner of buying hemp for this year, which troubled me, but it proceedsonly from my pride, that I must needs expect every thing to be orderedjust as I apprehend, though it was not I think from my errour, but theirnot being willing to hear and consider all that I had to propose. Beingbroke up I followed my Lord Sandwich and thanked him for his putting meinto the Fishery, which I perceive he expected, and cried "Oh!" says he, "in the Fishery you mean. I told you I would remember you in it, " butoffered no other discourse. But demanding whether he had any commandsfor me, methought he cried "No!" as if he had no more mind to discoursewith me, which still troubles me and hath done all the day, thoughI think I am a fool for it, in not pursuing my resolution of goinghandsome in clothes and looking high, for that must do it when all isdone with my Lord. Thence by coach with Sir W. Batten to the city, andhis son Castle, who talks mighty highly against Captain Tayler, callinghim knave, and I find that the old Boating father is led and talks justas the son do, or the son as the father would have him. 'Light and toMr. Moxon's, and there saw our office globes in doing, which will bevery handsome but cost money. So to the Coffee-house, and there veryfine discourse with Mr. Hill the merchant, a pretty, gentile, young, andsober man. So to the 'Change, and thence home, where my wife and I fellout about my not being willing to have her have her gowne laced, butwould lay out the same money and more on a plain new one. At thisshe flounced away in a manner I never saw her, nor which I could everendure. So I away to the office, though she had dressed herself to gosee my Lady Sandwich. She by and by in a rage follows me, and comingto me tells me in spitefull manner like a vixen and with a look full ofrancour that she would go buy a new one and lace it and make me pay forit, and then let me burn it if I would after she had done it, and sowent away in a fury. This vexed me cruelly, but being very busy I had, not hand to give myself up to consult what to do in it, but anon, Isuppose after she saw that I did not follow her, she came again to theoffice, where I made her stay, being busy with another, half an houre, and her stomach coming down we were presently friends, and so aftermy business being over at the office we out and by coach to my LadySandwich's, with whom I left my wife, and I to White Hall, where I metMr. Delsety, and after an hour's discourse with him met with nobody todo other business with, but back again to my Lady, and after half anhour's discourse with her to my brother's, who I find in the same orworse condition. The doctors give him over and so do all that see him. He talks no sense two, words together now; and I confess it made meweepe to see that he should not be able, when I asked him, to say whoI was. I went to Mrs. Turner's, and by her discourse with my brother'sDoctor, Mr. Powell, I find that she is full now of the disease whichmy brother is troubled with, and talks of it mightily, which I am sorryfor, there being other company, but methinks it should be for herhonour to forbear talking of it, the shame of this very thing I confesstroubles me as much as anything. Back to my brother's and took mywife, and carried her to my uncle Fenner's and there had much privatediscourse with him. He tells me of the Doctor's thoughts of my brother'slittle hopes of recovery, and from that to tell me his thoughts longof my brother's bad husbandry, and from that to say that he believes heowes a great deal of money, as to my cozen Scott I know not how much, and Dr. Thos. Pepys L30, but that the Doctor confesses that he is paidL20 of it, and what with that and what he owes my father and me I doubthe is in a very sad condition, that if he lives he will not be able toshow his head, which will be a very great shame to me. After this I wentin to my aunt and my wife and Anthony Joyce and his wife, who were bychance there, and drank and so home, my mind and head troubled, but Ihope it will [be] over in a little time one way or other. After doing alittle at my office of business I home to supper and to bed. From noticethat my uncle Fenner did give my father the last week of my brother'scondition, my mother is coming up to towne, which also do trouble me. The business between my Lords Chancellor and Bristoll, they say, ishushed up; and the latter gone or going, by the King's licence, toFrance. 

15th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and at nooncomes Madam Turner and her daughter The. , her chief errand to tell methat she had got Dr. Wiverly, her Doctor, to search my brother's mouth, where Mr. Powell says there is an ulcer, from thence he concludes thathe hath had the pox. But the Doctor swears that there is not, nor everwas any, and my brother being very sensible, which I was glad to hear, he did talk with him about it, and he did wholly disclaim that everhe had the disease, or that ever he said to Powell that he had it. Allwhich did put me into great comfort as to the reproach which was spreadagainst him. So I sent for a barrel of oysters, and they dined, and wewere very merry, I being willing to be so upon this news. After dinnerwe took coach and to my brother's, where contrary to my expectation hecontinues as bad or worse, talking idle, and now not at all knowing anyof us as before. Here we staid a great while, I going up and down thehouse looking after things. In the evening Dr. Wiverley came again, and I sent for Mr. Powell (the Doctor and I having first by ourselvessearched my brother again at his privities, where he was as clear asever he was born, and in the Doctor's opinion had been ever so), and wethree alone discoursed the business, where the coxcomb did give us hissimple reasons for what he had said, which the Doctor fully confuted, and left the fellow only saying that he should cease to report any suchthing, and that what he had said was the best of his judgment from mybrother's words and a ulcer, as he supposed, in his mouth. I threatenedhim that I would have satisfaction if I heard any more such discourse, and so good night to them two, giving the Doctor a piece for his fee, but the other nothing. I to my brother again, where Madam Turner and hercompany, and Mrs. Croxton, my wife, and Mrs. Holding. About 8 o'clock mybrother began to fetch his spittle with more pain, and to speak as muchbut not so distinctly, till at last the phlegm getting the mastery ofhim, and he beginning as we thought to rattle, I had no mind to seehim die, as we thought he presently would, and so withdrew and led Mrs. Turner home, but before I came back, which was in half a quarter of anhour, my brother was dead. I went up and found the nurse holding hiseyes shut, and he poor wretch lying with his chops fallen, a most sadsight, and that which put me into a present very great transport ofgrief and cries, and indeed it was a most sad sight to see the poorwretch lie now still and dead, and pale like a stone. I staid till hewas almost cold, while Mrs. Croxton, Holden, and the rest did strip andlay him out, they observing his corpse, as they told me afterwards, tobe as clear as any they ever saw, and so this was the end of my poorbrother, continuing talking idle and his lips working even to his lastthat his phlegm hindered his breathing, and at last his breath broke outbringing a flood of phlegm and stuff out with it, and so he died. Thisevening he talked among other talk a great deal of French very plainand good, as, among others: 'quand un homme boit quand il n'a poyntd'inclination a boire il ne luy fait jamais de bien. ' I once begun totell him something of his condition, and asked him whither he thought heshould go. He in distracted manner answered me--"Why, whither shouldI go? there are but two ways: If I go, to the bad way I must give Godthanks for it, and if I go the other way I must give God the more thanksfor it; and I hope I have not been so undutifull and unthankfull in mylife but I hope I shall go that way. " This was all the sense, good orbad, that I could get of him this day. I left my wife to see him laidout, and I by coach home carrying my brother's papers, all I could find, with me, and having wrote a letter to, my father telling him what hathbeen said I returned by coach, it being very late, and dark, to mybrother's, but all being gone, the corpse laid out, and my wife at Mrs. Turner's, I thither, and there after an hour's talk, we up to bed, mywife and I in the little blue chamber, and I lay close to my wife, beingfull of disorder and grief for my brother that I could not sleep norwake with satisfaction, at last I slept till 5 or 6 o'clock. 

16th. And then I rose and up, leaving my wife in bed, and to mybrother's, where I set them on cleaning the house, and my wife cominganon to look after things, I up and down to my cozen Stradwicke's anduncle Fenner's about discoursing for the funeral, which I am resolvedto put off till Friday next. Thence home and trimmed myself, and thento the 'Change, and told my uncle Wight of my brother's death, and so bycoach to my cozen Turner's and there dined very well, but my wife.... Ingreat pain we were forced to rise in some disorder, and in Mrs. Turner'scoach carried her home and put her to bed. Then back again with my cozenNorton to Mrs. Turner's, and there staid a while talking with Dr. Pepys, the puppy, whom I had no patience to hear. So I left them and to mybrother's to look after things, and saw the coffin brought; and by andby Mrs. Holden came and saw him nailed up. Then came W. Joyce to me halfdrunk, and much ado I had to tell him the story of my brother's beingfound clear of what was said, but he would interrupt me by some idlediscourse or other, of his crying what a good man, and a good speakermy brother was, and God knows what. At last weary of him I got him away, and I to Mrs. Turner's, and there, though my heart is still heavy tothink of my poor brother, yet I could give way to my fancy to hearMrs. The. Play upon the Harpsicon, though the musique did not please meneither. Thence to my brother's and found them with my mayd Elizabethtaking an inventory of the goods of the house, which I was well pleasedat, and am much beholden to Mr. Honeywood's man in doing of it. Hisname is Herbert, one that says he knew me when he lived with Sir SamuelMorland, but I have forgot him. So I left them at it, and by coach homeand to my office, there to do a little business, but God knows my heartand head is so full of my brother's death, and the consequences of it, that I can do very little or understand it. So home to supper, andafter looking over some business in my chamber I to bed to my wife, whocontinues in bed in some pain still. This day I have a great barrel ofoysters given me by Mr. Barrow, as big as 16 of others, and I took it inthe coach with me to Mrs. Turner's, and give them to her. This day theParliament met again, after a long prorogation, but what they have doneI have not been in the way to hear. 

17th. Up and to my brother's, where all the morning doing businessagainst to-morrow, and so to my cozen Stradwicke's about the samebusiness, and to the 'Change, and thence home to dinner, where my wifein bed sick still, but not so bad as yesterday. I dined by her, and soto the office, where we sat this afternoon, having changed this day oursittings from morning to afternoons, because of the Parliament whichreturned yesterday; but was adjourned till Monday next; upon pretencethat many of the members were said to be upon the road; and also theKing had other affairs, and so desired them to adjourn till then. Butthe truth is, the King is offended at my Lord of Bristol, as they say, whom he hath found to have been all this while (pretending a desire ofleave to go into France, and to have all the difference between him andthe Chancellor made up, ) endeavouring to make factions in both Housesto the Chancellor. So the King did this to keep the Houses from meeting;and in the meanwhile sent a guard and a herald last night to have takenhim at Wimbleton, where he was in the morning, but could not find him:at which the King was and is still mightily concerned, and runs up anddown to and from the Chancellor's like a boy: and it seems would makeDigby's articles against the Chancellor to be treasonable reflectionsagainst his Majesty. So that the King is very high, as they say; and Godknows what will follow upon it! After office I to my brother's again, and thence to Madam Turner's, in both places preparing things againstto-morrow; and this night I have altered my resolution of burying himin the church yarde among my young brothers and sisters, and bury himin the church, in the middle isle, as near as I can to my mother's pew. This costs me 20s. More. This being all, home by coach, bringing mybrother's silver tankard for safety along with me, and so to supper, after writing to my father, and so to bed. 

18th. Up betimes, and walked to my brother's, where a great whileputting things in order against anon; then to Madam Turner's and eat abreakfast there, and so to Wotton, my shoemaker, and there got a pair ofshoes blacked on the soles against anon for me; so to my brother's andto church, and with the grave-maker chose a place for my brother to liein, just under my mother's pew. But to see how a man's tombes are at themercy of such a fellow, that for sixpence he would, (as his owne wordswere, ) "I will justle them together but I will make room for him;"speaking of the fulness of the middle isle, where he was to lie; andthat he would, for my father's sake, do my brother that is dead all thecivility he can; which was to disturb other corps that are not quiterotten, to make room for him; and methought his manner of speaking itwas very remarkable; as of a thing that now was in his power to do a mana courtesy or not. At noon my wife, though in pain, comes, but I beingforced to go home, she went back with me, where I dressed myself, and sodid Besse; and so to my brother's again: whither, though invited, as thecustom is, at one or two o'clock, they came not till four or five. But at last one after another they come, many more than I bid: and myreckoning that I bid was one hundred and twenty; but I believe there wasnearer one hundred and fifty. Their service was six biscuits apiece, andwhat they pleased of burnt claret. My cosen Joyce Norton kept the wineand cakes above; and did give out to them that served, who had whitegloves given them. But above all, I am beholden to Mrs. Holden, who wasmost kind, and did take mighty pains not only in getting the house andevery thing else ready, but this day in going up and down to see, thehouse filled and served, in order to mine, and their great content, I think; the men sitting by themselves in some rooms, and women bythemselves in others, very close, but yet room enough. Anon to church, walking out into the streete to the Conduit, and so across the streete, and had a very good company along with the corps. And being come to thegrave as above, Dr. Pierson, the minister of the parish, did read theservice for buriall: and so I saw my poor brother laid into the grave;and so all broke up; and I and my wife and Madam Turner and her familyto my brother's, and by and by fell to a barrell of oysters, cake, andcheese, of Mr. Honiwood's, with him, in his chamber and below, beingtoo merry for so late a sad work. But, Lord! to see how the world makesnothing of the memory of a man, an houre after he is dead! And, indeed, I must blame myself; for though at the sight of him dead and dying, I had real grief for a while, while he was in my sight, yet presentlyafter, and ever since, I have had very little grief indeed for him. By and by, it beginning to be late, I put things in some order in thehouse, and so took my wife and Besse (who hath done me very good servicein cleaning and getting ready every thing and serving the wine andthings to-day, and is indeed a most excellent good-natured and faithfulwench, and I love her mightily), by coach home, and so after being atthe office to set down the day's work home to supper and to bed. 

19th. Up and to the office, where all the morning, and at noon mywife and I alone, having a good hen, with eggs, to dinner, with greatcontent. Then by coach to my brother's, where I spent the afternoonin paying some of the charges of the buriall, and in looking over hispapers, among which I find several letters of my brother John's to himspeaking very foale words of me and my deportment to him here, and verycrafty designs about Sturtlow land and God knows what, which I am veryglad to know, and shall make him repent them. Anon my father and mybrother John came to towne by coach. I sat till night with him, givinghim an account of things. He, poor man, very sad and sickly. I in greatpain by a simple compressing of my cods to-day by putting one leg overanother as I have formerly done, which made me hasten home, and after alittle at the office in great disorder home to bed. 

20th (Lord's day). Kept my bed all the morning, having laid a poulticeto my cods last night to take down the tumour there which I gotyesterday, which it did do, being applied pretty warm, and soon afterthe beginning of the swelling, and the pain was gone also. We laytalking all the while, among other things of religion, wherein I amsorry so often to hear my wife talk of her being and resolving to die aCatholique, [Mrs. Pepys's leaning towards Roman Catholicism was a constant trouble to her husband; but, in spite of his fears, she died a Protestant (Dr. Milles's certificate. )]

and indeed a small matter, I believe, would absolutely turn her, whichI am sorry for. Up at noon to dinner, and then to my chamber with a firetill late at night looking over my brother Thomas's papers, sorting ofthem, among which I find many base letters of my brother John's to himagainst me, and carrying on plots against me to promote Tom's havingof his Banbury' Mistress, in base slighting terms, and in worse of mysister Pall, such as I shall take a convenient time to make my fatherknow, and him also to his sorrow. So after supper to bed, our peoplerising to wash to-morrow. 

21st. Up, and it snowing this morning a little, which from the mildnessof the winter and the weather beginning to be hot and the summer to comeon apace, is a little strange to us. I did not go abroad for fear of mytumour, for fear it shall rise again, but staid within, and by and bymy father came, poor man, to me, and my brother John. After much talkeand taking them up to my chamber, I did there after some discourse bringin any business of anger--with John, and did before my father read allhis roguish letters, which troubled my father mightily, especially tohear me say what I did, against my allowing any thing for the time tocome to him out of my owne purse, and other words very severe, whilehe, like a simple rogue, made very silly and churlish answers to me, notlike a man of any goodness or witt, at which I was as much disturbed asthe other, and will be as good as my word in making him to his cost knowthat I will remember his carriage to me in this particular the longestday I live. It troubled me to see my poor father so troubled, whose goodnature did make him, poor wretch, to yield, I believe, to comply with mybrother Tom and him in part of their designs, but without any ill intentto me, or doubt of me or my good intentions to him or them, though it dotrouble me a little that he should in any manner do it. They dined withme, and after dinner abroad with my wife to buy some things for her, and I to the office, where we sat till night, and then, after doing somebusiness at my closet, I home and to supper and to bed. This day theHouses of Parliament met; and the King met them, with the Queene withhim. And he made a speech to them:

 [March 16th, 1663-64. This day both Houses met, and on the gist the king opened the session with a speech from the throne, in which occurs this Passage: "I pray, Mr. Speaker, and you, gentlemen of the House of Commons, give that Triennial Bill once a reading in your house, and then, in God's name, do what you think fit for me and yourselves and the whole kingdom. I need not tell you how much I love parliaments. Never king was so much beholden to parliaments as I have been, nor do I think the crown can ever be happy without frequent parliaments" (Cobbett's "Parliamentary History, " vol. Iv. , cc. 290, 291). ]

among other things, discoursing largely of the plots abroad againsthim and the peace of the kingdom; and, among other things, that thedissatisfied party had great hopes upon the effect of the Act for aTriennial Parliament granted by his father, which he desired them toperuse, and, I think, repeal. So the Houses did retire to their ownHouse, and did order the Act to be read to-morrow before them; and Isuppose it will be repealed, though I believe much against the will of agood many that sit there. 

22nd. Up, and spent the whole morning and afternoon at my office, only in the evening, my wife being at my aunt Wight's, I went thither, calling at my own house, going out found the parlour curtains drawn, and inquiring the reason of it, they told me that their mistress had gotMrs. Buggin's fine little dog and our little bitch, which is proud atthis time, and I am apt to think that she was helping him to line her, for going afterwards to my uncle Wight's, and supping there with her, where very merry with Mr. Woolly's drollery, and going home I found thelittle dog so little that of himself he could not reach our bitch, whichI am sorry for, for it is the finest dog that ever I saw in my life, as if he were painted the colours are so finely mixed and shaded. Godforgive me, it went against me to have my wife and servants look uponthem while they endeavoured to do something.... 

23rd. Up, and going out saw Mrs. Buggin's dog, which proves as I thoughtlast night so pretty that I took him and the bitch into my closet below, and by holding down the bitch helped him to line her, which he did verystoutly, so as I hope it will take, for it is the prettiest dog thatever I saw. So to the office, where very busy all the morning, and so tothe 'Change, and off hence with Sir W. Rider to the Trinity House, andthere dined very well: and good discourse among the old men of Islandsnow and then rising and falling again in the Sea, and that there is manydangers of grounds and rocks that come just up to the edge almost ofthe sea, that is never discovered and ships perish without the world'sknowing the reason of it. Among other things, they observed, that thereare but two seamen in the Parliament house, viz. , Sir W. Batten and SirW. Pen, and not above twenty or thirty merchants; which is a strangething in an island, and no wonder that things of trade go no better norare better understood. Thence home, and all the afternoon at the office, only for an hour in the evening my Lady Jemimah, Paulina, and MadamPickering come to see us, but my wife would not be seen, being unready. Very merry with them; they mightily talking of their thrifty livingfor a fortnight before their mother came to town, and other such simpletalk, and of their merry life at Brampton, at my father's, this winter. So they being gone, to the office again till late, and so home and tosupper and to bed. 

24th. Called up by my father, poor man, coming to advise with me aboutTom's house and other matters, and he being gone I down by water toGreenwich, it being very-foggy, and I walked very finely to Woolwich, and there did very much business at both yards, and thence walkedback, Captain Grove with me talking, and so to Deptford and did thelike-there, and then walked to Redriffe (calling and eating a bit ofcollops and eggs at Half-way house), and so home to the office, where wesat late, and home weary to supper and to bed. 

25th (Lady-day). Up and by water to White Hall, and there to chappell;where it was most infinite full to hear Dr. Critton. Being not knowne, some great persons in the pew I pretended to, and went in, did questionmy coming in. I told them my pretence; so they turned to the orders ofthe chappell, which hung behind upon the wall, and read it; and weresatisfied; but they did not demand whether I was in waiting or no; andso I was in some fear lest he that was in waiting might come andbetray me. The Doctor preached upon the thirty-first of Jeremy, and thetwenty-first and twenty-second verses, about a woman compassing a man;meaning the Virgin conceiving and bearing our Saviour. It was the worstsermon I ever heard him make, I must confess; and yet it was good, and in two places very bitter, advising the King to do as the EmperorSeverus did, to hang up a Presbyter John (a short coat and a long gowneinterchangeably) in all the Courts of England. But the story of Severuswas pretty, that he hanged up forty senators before the Senate house, and then made a speech presently to the Senate in praise of his ownelenity; and then decreed that never any senator after that time shouldsuffer in the same manner without consent of the Senate: which hecompared to the proceeding of the Long Parliament against my LordStrafford. He said the greatest part of the lay magistrates in Englandwere Puritans, and would not do justice; and the Bishopps, their powerswere so taken away and lessened, that they could not exercise the powerthey ought. He told the King and the ladies plainly, speaking of deathand of the skulls and bones of dead men and women, [The preacher appears to have had the grave scene in "Hamlet" in his mind, as he gives the same illustration of Alexander as Hamlet does. ]

how there is no difference; that nobody could tell that of the greatMarius or Alexander from a pyoneer; nor, for all the pains the ladiestake with their faces, he that should look in a charnels-house could notdistinguish which was Cleopatra's, or fair Rosamond's, or Jane Shoare's. Thence by water home. After dinner to the office, thence with my wife tosee my father and discourse how he finds Tom's matters, which he do veryill, and that he finds him to have been so negligent, that he used totrust his servants with cutting out of clothes, never hardly cutting outanything himself; and, by the abstract of his accounts, we find him toowe above L290, and to be coming to him under L200. Thence home withmy wife, it being very dirty on foot, and bought some fowl in Gracious. Streets and some oysters against our feast to-morrow. So home, and afterat the office a while, home to supper and to bed. 

26th. Up very betimes and to my office, and there read over some papersagainst a meeting by and by at this office of Mr. Povy, Sir W. Rider, Creed, and Vernaty, and Mr. Gauden about my Lord Peterborough's accountsfor Tangier, wherein we proceeded a good way; but, Lord! to see howridiculous Mr. Povy is in all he says or do; like a man not more fit forto be in such employments as he is, and particularly that of Treasurer(paying many and very great sums without the least written order) as heis to be King of England, and seems but this day, after much discourseof mine, to be sensible of that part of his folly, besides a great dealmore in other things. This morning in discourse Sir W. Rider [said], that he hath kept a journals of his life for almost these forty years, even to this day and still do, which pleases me mightily. That beingdone Sir J. Minnes and I sat all the morning, and then I to the 'Change, and there got away by pretence of business with my uncle Wight to putoff Creed, whom I had invited to dinner, and so home, and there foundMadam Turner, her daughter The. , Joyce Norton, my father and Mr. Honywood, and by and by come my uncle Wight and aunt. This being mysolemn feast for my cutting of the stone, it being now, blessed be God!this day six years since the time; and I bless God I do in all respectsfind myself free from that disease or any signs of it, more thanthat upon the least cold I continue to have pain in making water, bygathering of wind and growing costive, till which be removed I am at noease, but without that I am very well. One evil more I have, which isthat upon the least squeeze almost my cods begin to swell and come togreat pain, which is very strange and troublesome to me, though upon thespeedy applying of a poultice it goes down again, and in two days I amwell again. Dinner not being presently ready I spent some time myselfand shewed them a map of Tangier left this morning at my house by Creed, cut by our order, the Commissioners, and drawn by Jonas Moore, which isvery pleasant, and I purpose to have it finely set out and hung up. Mrs. Hunt coming to see my wife by chance dined here with us. After dinnerSir W. Batten sent to speak with me, and told me that he had profferedour bill today in the House, and that it was read without anydissenters, and he fears not but will pass very well, which I shallbe glad of. He told me also how Sir [Richard] Temple hath spoke verydiscontentfull words in the House about the Tryennial Bill; but it hathbeen read the second time to-day, and committed; and, he believes, will go on without more ado, though there are many in the Houseare displeased at it, though they dare not say much. But above allexpectation, Mr. Prin is the man against it, comparing it to the idollwhose head was of gold, and his body and legs and feet of differentmetal. So this Bill had several degrees of calling of Parliaments, incase the King, and then the Council, and then the Lord Chancellor, andthen the Sheriffes, should fail to do it. He tells me also, how, uponoccasion of some 'prentices being put in the pillory to-day for beatingof their masters, or some such like thing, in Cheapside, a company of'prentices came and rescued them, and pulled down the pillory; and theybeing set up again, did the like again. So that the Lord Mayor and MajorGenerall Browne was fain to come and stay there, to keep the peace; anddrums, all up and down the city, was beat to raise the trained bands, for to quiett the towne, and by and by, going out with my uncle and auntWight by coach with my wife through Cheapside (the rest of the companyafter much content and mirth being broke up), we saw a trained bandstand in Cheapside upon their guard. We went, much against my uncle'swill, as far almost as Hyde Park, he and my aunt falling out all the wayabout it, which vexed me, but by this I understand my uncle more thanever I did, for he was mighty soon angry, and wished a pox take her, which I was sorry to hear. The weather I confess turning on a sudden torain did make it very unpleasant, but yet there was no occasion in theworld for his being so angry, but she bore herself very discreetly, andI must confess she proves to me much another woman than I thought her, but all was peace again presently, and so it raining very fast, we metmany brave coaches coming from the Parke and so we turned and set themdown at home, and so we home ourselves, and ended the day with greatcontent to think how it hath pleased the Lord in six years time toraise me from a condition of constant and dangerous and most painfullsicknesse and low condition and poverty to a state of constant healthalmost, great honour and plenty, for which the Lord God of heaven makeme truly thankfull. My wife found her gowne come home laced, which isindeed very handsome, but will cost me a great deal of money, morethan ever I intended, but it is but for once. So to the office and didbusiness, and then home and to bed. 

27th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed wrangling with my wife about thecharge she puts me to at this time for clothes more than I intended, andvery angry we were, but quickly friends again. And so rising and ready Ito my office, and there fell upon business, and then to dinner, and thento my office again to my business, and by and by in the afternoon walkedforth towards my father's, but it being church time, walked to St. James's, to try if I could see the belle Butler, but could not; only sawher sister, who indeed is pretty, with a fine Roman nose. Thence walkedthrough the ducking-pond fields; but they are so altered since my fatherused to carry us to Islington, to the old man's, at the King's Head, toeat cakes and ale (his name was Pitts) that I did not know which was theducking-pond nor where I was. So through F[l]ee[t] lane to my father's, and there met Mr. Moore, and discoursed with him and my father about whoshould administer for my brother Tom, and I find we shall have troublein it, but I will clear my hands of it, and what vexed me, my fatherseemed troubled that I should seem to rely so wholly upon the advice ofMr. Moore, and take nobody else, but I satisfied him, and so home; andin Cheapside, both coming and going, it was full of apprentices, whohave been here all this day, and have done violence, I think, to themaster of the boys that were put in the pillory yesterday. But, Lord!to see how the train-bands are raised upon this: the drums beating everywhere as if an enemy were upon them; so much is this city subject to beput into a disarray upon very small occasions. But it was pleasant tohear the boys, and particularly one little one, that I demanded thebusiness. He told me that that had never been done in the city since itwas a city, two prentices put in the pillory, and that it ought not tobe so. So I walked home, and then it being fine moonshine with my wifean houre in the garden, talking of her clothes against Easter and abouther mayds, Jane being to be gone, and the great dispute whether Besse, whom we both love, should be raised to be chamber-mayde or no. We haveboth a mind to it, but know not whether we should venture the makingher proud and so make a bad chamber-mayde of a very good natured andsufficient cook-mayde. So to my office a little, and then to supper, prayers and to bed. 

28th. This is the first morning that I have begun, and I hope shallcontinue to rise betimes in the morning, and so up and to my office, and thence about 7 o'clock to T. Trice, and advised with him about ouradministering to my brother Tom, and I went to my father and told himwhat to do; which was to administer and to let my cozen Scott have aletter of Atturny to follow the business here in his absence for him, who by that means will have the power of paying himself (which we cannothowever hinder) and do us a kindness we think too. But, Lord! what ashame, methinks, to me, that, in this condition, and at this age, Ishould know no better the laws of my owne country! Thence to WestminsterHall, and spent till noon, it being Parliament time, and at noon walkedwith Creed into St. James's Parke, talking of many things, particularlyof the poor parts and great unfitness for business of Mr. Povy, and yetwhat a show he makes in the world. Mr. Coventry not being come to hischamber, I walked through the house with him for an hour in St. James'sfields' talking of the same subject, and then parted, and back andwith great impatience, sometimes reading, sometimes walking, sometimesthinking that Mr. Coventry, though he invited us to dinner with him, wasgone with the rest of the office without a dinner. At last, at past 4o'clock I heard that the Parliament was not up yet, and so walked toWestminster Hall, and there found it so, and meeting with Sir J. Minnes, and being very hungry, went over with him to the Leg, and before we hadcut a bit, the House rises, however we eat a bit and away to St. James'sand there eat a second part of our dinner with Mr. Coventry and hisbrother Harry, Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen. The great matter today inthe House hath been, that Mr. Vaughan, the great speaker, is this daycome to towne, and hath declared himself in a speech of an houre and ahalf, with great reason and eloquence, against the repealing of theBill for Triennial Parliaments; but with no successe: but the Househave carried it that there shall be such Parliaments, but without anycoercive power upon the King, if he will bring this Act. But, Lord! tosee how the best things are not done without some design; for I perceiveall these gentlemen that I was with to-day were against it (though therewas reason enough on their side); yet purely, I could perceive, becauseit was the King's mind to have it; and should he demand any thing else, I believe they would give it him. But this the discontented Presbyters, and the faction of the House will be highly displeased with; but itwas carried clearly against them in the House. We had excellent goodtable-talke, some of which I have entered in my book of stories. So withthem by coach home, and there find (bye my wife), that Father Fogourdyhath been with her to-day, and she is mightily for our going to hear afamous Reule preach at the French Embassador's house: I pray God he donot tempt her in any matters of religion, which troubles me; andalso, she had messages from her mother to-day, who sent for her oldmorning-gown, which was almost past wearing; and I used to call it herkingdom, from the ease and content she used to have in the wearing ofit. I am glad I do not hear of her begging any thing of more value, but I do not like that these messages should now come all upon Mondaymorning, when my wife expects of course I should be abroad at theDuke's. To the office, where Mr. Norman came and showed me a designof his for the storekeeper's books, for the keeping of them regular inorder to a balance, which I am mightily satisfied to see, and shall lovethe fellow the better, as he is in all things sober, so particularly forhis endeavour to do something in this thing so much wanted. So late hometo supper and to bed, weary-with walking so long to no purpose in thePark to-day. 

29th. Was called up this morning by a messenger from Sir G. Carteret tocome to him to Sir W. Batten's, and so I rose and thither to him, and with him and Sir J. Minnes to, Sir G. Carteret's to examine hisaccounts, and there we sat at it all the morning. About noon Sir W. Batten came from the House of Parliament and told us our Bill for ouroffice was read the second time to-day, with great applause, and iscommitted. By and by to dinner, where good cheere, and Sir G. Carteretin his humour a very good man, and the most kind father and pleasedfather in his children that ever I saw. Here is now hung up a pictureof my Lady Carteret, drawn by Lilly, a very fine picture, but yet notso good as I have seen of his doing. After dinner to the business againwithout any intermission till almost night, and then home, and tookcoach to my father to see and discourse with him, and so home again andto my office, where late, and then home to bed. 

30th. Up very betimes to my office, and thence at 7 o'clock to Sir G. Carteret, and there with Sir J. Minnes made an end of his accounts, butstaid not dinner, my Lady having made us drink our morning draft thereof several wines, but I drank: nothing but some of her coffee, which waspoorly made, with a little sugar in it. Thence to the 'Change a greatwhile, and had good discourse with Captain Cocke at the Coffee-houseabout a Dutch warr, and it seems the King's design is by gettingunderhand the merchants to bring in their complaints to the Parliament, to make them in honour begin a warr, which he cannot in honour declarefirst, for fear they should not second him with money. Thence homewards, staying a pretty while with my little she milliner at the end of BirchinLane, talking and buying gloves of her, and then home to dinner, and inthe afternoon had a meeting upon the Chest business, but I fear unlessI have time to look after it nothing will be done, and that I fear Ishall not. In the evening comes Sir W. Batten, who tells us that theCommittee have approved of our bill with very few amendments in words, not in matter. So to my office, where late with Sir W. Warren, and sohome to supper and to bed. 

31st. Up betimes, and to my office, where by and by comes Povy, SirW. Rider, Mr. Bland, Creed, and Vernatty, about my Lord Peterborough'saccounts, which we now went through, but with great difficulty, and manyhigh words between Mr. Povy and I; for I could not endure to see somany things extraordinary put in, against truthe and reason. He was veryangry, but I endeavoured all I could to profess my satisfaction in myLord's part of the accounts, but not in those foolish idle things, theysay I said, that others had put in. Anon we rose and parted, both of usangry, but I contented, because I knew all of them must know I was inthe right. Then with Creed to Deptford, where I did a great deal ofbusiness enquiring into the business of canvas and other things withgreat content, and so walked back again, good discourse between Creedand I by the way, but most upon the folly of Povy, and at home foundLuellin, and so we to dinner, and thence I to the office, where we satall the afternoon late, and being up and my head mightily crowded withbusiness, I took my wife by coach to see my father. I left her at hishouse and went to him to an alehouse hard by, where my cozen Scott was, and my father's new tenant, Langford, a tailor, to whom I have promisedmy custom, and he seems a very modest, carefull young man. Thence mywife coming with the coach to the alley end I home, and after supper tothe making up my monthly accounts, and to my great content find myselfworth above L900, the greatest sum I ever yet had. Having done myaccounts, late to bed. My head of late mighty full of business, andwith good content to myself in it, though sometimes it troubles me thatnobody else but I should bend themselves to serve the King with thatdiligence, whereby much of my pains proves ineffectual. 

APRIL 1664

April 1st. Up and to my office, where busy till noon, and then to the'Change, where I found all the merchants concerned with the presentingtheir complaints to the Committee of Parliament appointed to receivethem this afternoon against the Dutch. So home to dinner, and thence bycoach, setting my wife down at the New Exchange, I to White Hall; andcoming too soon for the Tangier Committee walked to Mr. Blagrave for asong. I left long ago there, and here I spoke with his kinswoman, henot being within, but did not hear her sing, being not enough acquaintedwith her, but would be glad to have her, to come and be at my house aweek now and then. Back to White Hall, and in the Gallery met the Dukeof Yorke (I also saw the Queene going to the Parke, and her Maydsof Honour: she herself looks ill, and methinks Mrs. Stewart is grownfatter, and not so fair as she was); and he called me to him, anddiscoursed a good while with me; and after he was gone, twice or thricestaid and called me again to him, the whole length of the house: andat last talked of the Dutch; and I perceive do much wish that theParliament will find reason to fall out with them. He gone, I by and byfound that the Committee of Tangier met at the Duke of Albemarle's, andso I have lost my labour. So with Creed to the 'Change, and there tookup my wife and left him, and we two home, and I to walk in the gardenwith W. Howe, whom we took up, he having been to see us, he tells mehow Creed has been questioned before the Council about a letter thathas been met with, wherein he is mentioned by some fanatiques as aserviceable friend to them, but he says he acquitted himself well in it, but, however, something sticks against him, he says, with my Lord, atwhich I am not very sorry, for I believe he is a false fellow. I walkedwith him to Paul's, he telling me how my Lord is little at home, mindshis carding and little else, takes little notice of any body; but thathe do not think he is displeased, as I fear, with me, but is strange toall, which makes me the less troubled. So walked back home, and late atthe office. So home and to bed. This day Mrs. Turner did lend me, asa rarity, a manuscript of one Mr. Wells, writ long ago, teaching themethod of building a ship, which pleases me mightily. I was at itto-night, but durst not stay long at it, I being come to have a greatpain and water in my eyes after candle-light. 

2nd. Up and to my office, and afterwards sat, where great contest withSir W. Batten and Mr. Wood, and that doating fool Sir J. Minnes, thatsays whatever Sir W. Batten says, though never minding whether to theKing's profit or not. At noon to the Coffee-house, where excellentdiscourse with Sir W. Petty, who proposed it as a thing that is trulyquestionable, whether there really be any difference between wakingand dreaming, that it is hard not only to tell how we know when we doa thing really or in a dream, but also to know what the difference [is]between one and the other. Thence to the 'Change, but having at thisdiscourse long afterwards with Sir Thomas Chamberlin, who tells mewhat I heard from others, that the complaints of most Companies wereyesterday presented to the Committee of Parliament against the Dutch, excepting that of the East India, which he tells me was because theywould not be said to be the first and only cause of a warr with Holland, and that it is very probable, as well as most necessary, that we fallout with that people. I went to the 'Change, and there found most peoplegone, and so home to dinner, and thence to Sir W. Warren's, and withhim past the whole afternoon, first looking over two ships' of CaptainTaylor's and Phin. Pett's now in building, and am resolved to learnsomething of the art, for I find it is not hard and very usefull, andthence to Woolwich, and after seeing Mr. Falconer, who is very ill, Ito the yard, and there heard Mr. Pett tell me several things of Sir W. Batten's ill managements, and so with Sir W. Warren walked to Greenwich, having good discourse, and thence by water, it being now moonshine and9 or 10 o'clock at night, and landed at Wapping, and by him and his mansafely brought to my door, and so he home, having spent the day with himvery well. So home and eat something, and then to my office a while, andso home to prayers and to bed. 

3rd (Lord's day). Being weary last night lay long, and called up by W. Joyce. So I rose, and his business was to ask advice of me, he beingsummonsed to the House of Lords to-morrow, for endeavouring to arrest myLady Peters

 [Elizabeth, daughter of John Savage, second Earl Rivers, and first wife to William, fourth Lord Petre, who was, in 1678, impeached by the Commons of high treason, and died under confinement in the Tower, January 5th, 1683, s. P. --B. ]

for a debt. I did give him advice, and will assist him. He staid all themorning, but would not dine with me. So to my office and did business. At noon home to dinner, and being set with my wife in the kitchen myfather comes and sat down there and dined with us. After dinner gives mean account of what he had done in his business of his house and goods, which is almost finished, and he the next week expects to be going downto Brampton again, which I am glad of because I fear the children of myLord that are there for fear of any discontent. He being gone I to myoffice, and there very busy setting papers in order till late at night, only in the afternoon my wife sent for me home, to see her new lacedgowne, that is her gown that is new laced; and indeed it becomes hervery nobly, and is well made. I am much pleased with it. At night tosupper, prayers, and to bed. 

4th. Up, and walked to my Lord Sandwich's; and there spoke with himabout W. Joyce, who told me he would do what was fit in so tender apoint. I can yet discern a coldness in him to admit me to any discoursewith him. Thence to Westminster, to the Painted Chamber, and theremet the two Joyces. Will in a very melancholy taking. After a littlediscourse I to the Lords' House before they sat; and stood within ita good while, while the Duke of York came to me and spoke to me a goodwhile about the new ship' at Woolwich. Afterwards I spoke with my LordBarkeley and my Lord Peterborough about it. And so staid without a goodwhile, and saw my Lady Peters, an impudent jade, soliciting all theLords on her behalf. And at last W. Joyce was called in; and by theconsequences, and what my Lord Peterborough told me, I find that he didspeak all he said to his disadvantage, and so was committed to the BlackRod: which is very hard, he doing what he did by the advice of my LordPeters' own steward. But the Sergeant of the Black Rod did direct one ofhis messengers to take him in custody, and so he was peaceably conductedto the Swan with two Necks, in Tuttle Street, to a handsome dining-room;and there was most civilly used, my uncle Fenner, and his brotherAnthony, and some other friends being with him. But who would havethought that the fellow that I should have sworn could have spokenbefore all the world should in this be so daunted, as not to know whathe said, and now to cry like a child. I protest, it is very strange toobserve. I left them providing for his stay there to-night and getting apetition against tomorrow, and so away to Westminster Hall, and meetingMr. Coventry, he took me to his chamber, with Sir William Hickeman, amember of their House, and a very civill gentleman. Here we dined veryplentifully, and thence to White Hall to the Duke's, where we all met, and after some discourse of the condition of the Fleete, in order to aDutch warr, for that, I perceive, the Duke hath a mind it shouldcome to, we away to the office, where we sat, and I took care to risebetimes, and so by water to Halfway House, talking all the way gooddiscourse with Mr. Wayth, and there found my wife, who was gone with hermayd Besse to have a walk. But, Lord! how my jealous mind did make mesuspect that she might have some appointment to meet somebody. But Ifound the poor souls coming away thence, so I took them back, and eatand drank, and then home, and after at the office a while, I home tosupper and to bed. It was a sad sight, me thought, to-day to see my LordPeters coming out of the House fall out with his lady (from whom he isparted) about this business; saying that she disgraced him. But she hathbeen a handsome woman, and is, it seems, not only a lewd woman, but veryhigh-spirited. 

5th. Up very betimes, and walked to my cozen Anthony Joyce's, and thencewith him to his brother Will, in Tuttle Street, where I find him prettycheery over [what] he was yesterday (like a coxcomb), his wife beingcome to him, and having had his boy with him last night. Here I staidan hour or two and wrote over a fresh petition, that which was drawn bytheir solicitor not pleasing me, and thence to the Painted chamber, andby and by away by coach to my Lord Peterborough's, and there deliveredthe petition into his hand, which he promised most readily to deliver tothe House today. Thence back, and there spoke to several Lords, andso did his solicitor (one that W. Joyce hath promised L5 to if he bereleased). Lord Peterborough presented a petition to the House fromW. Joyce: and a great dispute, we hear, there was in the House for andagainst it. At last it was carried that he should be bayled till theHouse meets again after Easter, he giving bond for his appearance. Thiswas not so good as we hoped, but as good as we could well expect. Anoncomes the King and passed the Bill for repealing the Triennial Act, andanother about Writs of Errour. I crowded in and heard the King's speechto them; but he speaks the worst that ever I heard man in my life worsethan if he read it all, and he had it in writing in his hand. Thence, after the House was up, and I inquired what the order of the House was, I to W. Joyce, ' with his brother, and told them all. Here was Kate come, and is a comely fat woman. I would not stay dinner, thinking to go hometo dinner, and did go by water as far as the bridge, but thinking thatthey would take it kindly my being there, to be bayled for him if therewas need, I returned, but finding them gone out to look after it, onlyWill and his wife and sister left and some friends that came to visithim, I to Westminster Hall, and by and by by agreement to Mrs. Lane'slodging, whither I sent for a lobster, and with Mr. Swayne and his wifeeat it, and argued before them mightily for Hawly, but all would not do, although I made her angry by calling her old, and making her know whatherself is. Her body was out of temper for any dalliance, and so afterstaying there 3 or 4 hours, but yet taking care to have my oath safe ofnot staying a quarter of an hour together with her, I went to W. Joyce, where I find the order come, and bayle (his father and brother) given;and he paying his fees, which come to above L2, besides L5 he is to giveone man, and his charges of eating and drinking here, and 10s. A-dayas many days as he stands under bayle: which, I hope, will teach himhereafter to hold his tongue better than he used to do. Thence withAnth. Joyce's wife alone home talking of Will's folly, and having sether down, home myself, where I find my wife dressed as if she had beenabroad, but I think she was not, but she answering me some way thatI did not like I pulled her by the nose, indeed to offend her, thoughafterwards to appease her I denied it, but only it was done in haste. The poor wretch took it mighty ill, and I believe besides wringing hernose she did feel pain, and so cried a great while, but by and by I madeher friends, and so after supper to my office a while, and then home tobed. This day great numbers of merchants came to a Grand Committee ofthe House to bring in their claims against the Dutch. I pray God guidethe issue to our good!

6th. Up and to my office, whither by and by came John Noble, my father'sold servant, to speake with me. I smelling the business, took him home;and there, all alone, he told me how he had been serviceable to mybrother Tom, in the business of his getting his servant, an ugly jade, Margaret, with child. She was brought to bed in St. Sepulchre's parishof two children; one is dead, the other is alive; her name Elizabeth, and goes by the name of Taylor, daughter to John Taylor. It seems Tomdid a great while trust one Crawly with the business, who daily gotmoney of him; and at last, finding himself abused, he broke the matterto J. Noble, upon a vowe of secresy. Tom's first plott was to go onthe other side the water and give a beggar woman something to take thechild. They did once go, but did nothing, J. Noble saying that sevenyears hence the mother might come to demand the child and force him toproduce it, or to be suspected of murder. Then I think it was that theyconsulted, and got one Cave, a poor pensioner in St. Bride's parishto take it, giving him L5, he thereby promising to keepe it for everwithout more charge to them. The parish hereupon indite the man Cavefor bringing this child upon the parish, and by Sir Richard Browne heis sent to the Counter. Cave thence writes to Tom to get him out. Tomanswers him in a letter of his owne hand, which J. Noble shewed me, butnot signed by him, wherein he speaks of freeing him and getting securityfor him, but nothing as to the business of the child, or anything likeit: so that forasmuch as I could guess, there is nothing therein to mybrother's prejudice as to the main point, and therefore I did not labourto tear or take away the paper. Cave being released, demands L5 more tosecure my brother for ever against the child; and he was forced to giveit him and took bond of Cave in L100, made at a scrivener's, one Hudson, I think, in the Old Bayly, to secure John Taylor, and his assigns, &c. (in consideration of L10 paid him), from all trouble, or charge of meat, drink, clothes, and breeding of Elizabeth Taylor; and it seems, inthe doing of it, J. Noble was looked upon as the assignee of this JohnTaylor. Noble says that he furnished Tom with this money, and is alsobound by another bond to pay him 20s. More this next Easter Monday; butnothing for either sum appears under Tom's hand. I told him how Iam like to lose a great sum by his death, and would not pay any moremyself, but I would speake to my father about it against the afternoon. So away he went, and I all the morning in my office busy, and at noonhome to dinner mightily oppressed with wind, and after dinner took coachand to Paternoster Row, and there bought a pretty silke for a petticoatefor my wife, and thence set her down at the New Exchange, and I leavingthe coat at Unthanke's, went to White Hall, but the Councell meetingat Worcester House I went thither, and there delivered to the Duke ofAlbemarle a paper touching some Tangier business, and thence to the'Change for my wife, and walked to my father's, who was packing up somethings for the country. I took him up and told him this business of Tom, at which the poor wretch was much troubled, and desired me that I wouldspeak with J. Noble, and do what I could and thought fit in it withoutconcerning him in it. So I went to Noble, and saw the bond that Cave didgive and also Tom's letter that I mentioned above, and upon the whole Ithink some shame may come, but that it will be hard from any thing I seethere to prove the child to be his. Thence to my father and told what Ihad done, and how I had quieted Noble by telling him that, though we areresolved to part with no more money out of our own purses, yet if he canmake it appear a true debt that it may be justifiable for us to pay it, we will do our part to get it paid, and said that I would have it paidbefore my own debt. So my father and I both a little satisfied, thoughvexed to think what a rogue my brother was in all respects. I took mywife by coach home, and to my office, where late with Sir W. Warren, andso home to supper and to bed. I heard to-day that the Dutch have begunwith us by granting letters of marke against us; but I believe it not. 

7th. Up and to my office, where busy, and by and by comes Sir W. Warrenand old Mr. Bond in order to the resolving me some questions about mastsand their proportions, but he could say little to me to my satisfaction, and so I held him not long but parted. So to my office busy till noonand then to the 'Change, where high talke of the Dutch's protest againstour Royall Company in Guinny, and their granting letters of markeagainst us there, and every body expects a warr, but I hope it will notyet be so, nor that this is true. Thence to dinner, where my wife gotme a pleasant French fricassee of veal for dinner, and thence tothe office, where vexed to see how Sir W. Batten ordered things thisafternoon (vide my office book, for about this time I have begun, mynotions and informations encreasing now greatly every day, to enter alloccurrences extraordinary in my office in a book by themselves), and soin the evening after long discourse and eased my mind by discourse withSir W. Warren, I to my business late, and so home to supper and to bed. 

8th. Up betimes and to the office, and anon, it begunn to be fair aftera great shower this morning, Sir W. Batten and I by water (calling hisson Castle by the way, between whom and I no notice at all of his letterthe other day to me) to Deptford, and after a turn in the yard, I wentwith him to the Almes'-house to see the new building which he, withsome ambition, is building of there, during his being Master of TrinityHouse; and a good worke it is, but to see how simply he answeredsomebody concerning setting up the arms of the corporation upon thedoor, that and any thing else he did not deny it, but said he wouldleave that to the master that comes after him. There I left him and tothe King's yard again, and there made good inquiry into the business ofthe poop lanterns, wherein I found occasion to correct myself mightilyfor what I have done in the contract with the platerer, and am resolved, though I know not how, to make them to alter it, though they signed itlast night, and so I took Stanes

 [Among the State Papers is a petition of Thomas Staine to the Navy Commissioners "for employment as plateworker in one or two dockyards. Has incurred ill-will by discovering abuses in the great rates given by the king for several things in the said trade. Begs the appointment, whereby it will be seen who does the work best and cheapest, otherwise he and all others will be discouraged from discovering abuses in future, with order thereon for a share of the work to be given to him" ("Calendar, " Domestic, 1663-64, p. 395)]

home with me by boat and discoursed it, and he will come to reason whenI can make him to understand it. No sooner landed but it fell a mightystorm of rain and hail, so I put into a cane shop and bought one to walkwith, cost me 4s. 6d. , all of one joint. So home to dinner, and had anexcellent Good Friday dinner of peas porridge and apple pye. So to theoffice all the afternoon preparing a new book for my contracts, and thisafternoon come home the office globes done to my great content. In theevening a little to visit Sir W. Pen, who hath a feeling this day or twoof his old pain. Then to walk in the garden with my wife, and so to myoffice a while, and then home to the only Lenten supper I have had ofwiggs--[Buns or teacakes. ]--and ale, and so to bed. This morning betimescame to my office to me boatswain Smith of Woolwich, telling me anotable piece of knavery of the officers of the yard and Mr. Gold inbehalf of a contract made for some old ropes by Mr. Wood, and I believeI shall find Sir W. Batten of the plot (vide my office daybook). 

 [These note-books referred to in the Diary are not known to exist now. ]

9th. The last night, whether it was from cold I got to-day upon thewater I know not, or whether it was from my mind being over concernedwith Stanes's business of the platery of the navy, for my minds wasmighty troubled with the business all night long, I did wake about oneo'clock in the morning, a thing I most rarely do, and pissed a littlewith great pain, continued sleepy, but in a high fever all night, fieryhot, and in some pain. Towards morning I slept a little and wakingfound myself better, but.... With some pain, and rose I confess with myclothes sweating, and it was somewhat cold too, which I believe might dome more hurt, for I continued cold and apt to shake all the morning, butthat some trouble with Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten kept me warm. Atnoon home to dinner upon tripes, and so though not well abroad with mywife by coach to her Tailor's and the New Exchange, and thence to myfather's and spoke one word with him, and thence home, where I foundmyself sick in my stomach and vomited, which I do not use to do. ThenI drank a glass or two of Hypocras, and to the office to dispatchsome business, necessary, and so home and to bed, and by the help ofMithrydate slept very well. 

10th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and then up and my wife dressedherself, it being Easter day, but I not being so well as to go out, she, though much against her will, staid at home with me; for she had puton her new best gowns, which indeed is very fine now with the lace; andthis morning her taylor brought home her other new laced silks gownswith a smaller lace, and new petticoats, I bought the other day bothvery pretty. We spent the day in pleasant talks and company one withanother, reading in Dr. Fuller's book what he says of the family of theCliffords and Kingsmills, and at night being myself better than I wasby taking a glyster, which did carry away a great deal of wind, I aftersupper at night went to bed and slept well. 

11th. Lay long talking with my wife, then up and to my chamber preparingpapers against my father comes to lie here for discourse about countrybusiness. Dined well with my wife at home, being myself not yet thoroughwell, making water with some pain, but better than I was, and all myfear of an ague gone away. In the afternoon my father came to see us, and he gone I up to my morning's work again, and so in the evening alittle to the office and to see Sir W. Batten, who is ill again, and sohome to supper and to bed. 

12th. Up, and after my wife had dressed herself very fine in her newlaced gown, and very handsome indeed, W. Howe also coming to see us, Icarried her by coach to my uncle Wight's and set her down there, and W. Howe and I to the Coffee-house, where we sat talking about getting ofhim some place under my Lord of advantage if he should go to sea, and Iwould be glad to get him secretary and to out Creed if I can, for heis a crafty and false rogue. Thence a little to the 'Change, and thencetook him to my uncle Wight's, where dined my father, poor melancholyman, that used to be as full of life as anybody, and also my aunt'sbrother, Mr. Sutton, a merchant in Flanders, a very sober, fine man, andMr. Cole and his lady; but, Lord! how I used to adore that man's talke, and now methinks he is but an ordinary man, his son a pretty boy indeed, but his nose unhappily awry. Other good company and an indifferent, and but indifferent dinner for so much company, and after dinner gota coach, very dear, it being Easter time and very foul weather, to myLord's, and there visited my Lady, and leaving my wife there I and W. Howe to Mr. Pagett's, and there heard some musique not very good, butonly one Dr. Walgrave, an Englishman bred at Rome, who plays the bestupon the lute that I ever heard man. Here I also met Mr. Hill

 [Thomas Hill, a man whose taste for music caused him to be a very acceptable companion to Pepys. In January, 1664-65, he became assistant to the secretary of the Prize Office. ]

the little merchant, and after all was done we sung. I did well enough aPsalm or two of Lawes; he I perceive has good skill and sings well, anda friend of his sings a good base. Thence late walked with them two asfar as my Lord's, thinking to take up my wife and carry them home, but there being no coach to be got away they went, and I staid a greatwhile, it being very late, about 10 o'clock, before a coach could begot. I found my Lord and ladies and my wife at supper. My Lord seemsvery kind. But I am apt to think still the worst, and that it is only inshow, my wife and Lady being there. So home, and find my father come tolie at our house; and so supped, and saw him, poor man, to bed, my heartnever being fuller of love to him, nor admiration of his prudence andpains heretofore in the world than now, to see how Tom hath carriedhimself in his trade; and how the poor man hath his thoughts going toprovide for his younger children and my mother. But I hope they shallnever want. So myself and wife to bed. 

13th. Though late, past 12, before we went to bed, yet I heard my poorfather up, and so I rang up my people, and I rose and got something toeat and drink for him, and so abroad, it being a mighty foul day, bycoach, setting my father down in Fleet Streete and I to St. James's, where I found Mr. Coventry (the Duke being now come thither for thesummer) with a goldsmith, sorting out his old plate to change for new;but, Lord! what a deale he hath! I staid and had two or three hoursdiscourse with him, talking about the disorders of our office, and Ilargely to tell him how things are carried by Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes to my great grief. He seems much concerned also, and for all theKing's matters that are done after the same rate every where else, andeven the Duke's household matters too, generally with corruption, butmost indeed with neglect and indifferency. I spoke very loud and clearto him my thoughts of Sir J. Minnes and the other, and trust him withthe using of them. Then to talk of our business with the Dutch; he tellsme fully that he believes it will not come to a warr; for first, heshowed me a letter from Sir George Downing, his own hand, where heassures him that the Dutch themselves do not desire, but above allthings fear it, and that they neither have given letters of markeagainst our shipps in Guinny, nor do De Ruyter

 [Michael De Ruyter, the Dutch admiral, was born 1607. He served under Tromp in the war against England in 1653, and was Lieutenant Admiral General of Holland in 1665. He died April 26th, 1676, of wounds received in a battle with the French off Syracuse. Among the State Papers is a news letter (dated July 14th, 1664) containing information as to the views of the Dutch respecting a war with England. "They are preparing many ships, and raising 6, 000 men, and have no doubt of conquering by sea. " "A wise man says the States know how to master England by sending moneys into Scotland for them to rebel, and also to the discontented in England, so as to place the King in the same straits as his father was, and bring him to agree with Holland" ("Calendar, " 1663-64, p. 642). ]

stay at home with his fleet with an eye to any such thing, but for wantof a wind, and is now come out and is going to the Streights. He tellsme also that the most he expects is that upon the merchants' complaints, the Parliament will represent them to the King, desiring his securing ofhis subjects against them, and though perhaps they may not directlysee fit, yet even this will be enough to let the Dutch know that theParliament do not oppose the King, and by that means take away theirhopes, which was that the King of England could not get money or doanything towards a warr with them, and so thought themselves free frommaking any restitution, which by this they will be deceived in. Hetells me also that the Dutch states are in no good condition themselves, differing one with another, and that for certain none but the states ofHolland and Zealand will contribute towards a warr, the others reckoningthemselves, being inland, not concerned in the profits of warr or peace. But it is pretty to see what he says, that those here that are forwardfor a warr at Court, they are reported in the world to be only designersof getting money into the King's hands, they that elsewhere are forit have a design to trouble the kingdom and to give the Fanatiques anopportunity of doing hurt, and lastly those that are against it (ashe himself for one is very cold therein) are said to be bribed by theDutch. After all this discourse he carried me in his coach, it rainingstill, to, Charing Cross, and there put me into another, and I callingmy father and brother carried them to my house to dinner, my wifekeeping bed all day..... All the afternoon at the office with W. Boddamlooking over his particulars about the Chest of Chatham, which showsenough what a knave Commissioner Pett hath been all along, and how SirW. Batten hath gone on in getting good allowance to himself and othersout of the poors' money. Time will show all. So in the evening to seeSir W. Pen, and then home to my father to keep him company, he being togo out of town, and up late with him and my brother John till past 12at night to make up papers of Tom's accounts fit to leave with my cozenScott. At last we did make an end of them, and so after supper all tobed. 

14th. Up betimes, and after my father's eating something, I walked outwith him as far as Milk Streete, he turning down to Cripplegate to takecoach; and at the end of the streete I took leave, being much afeard Ishall not see him here any more, he do decay so much every day, and soI walked on, there being never a coach to be had till I came to CharingCross, and there Col. Froud took me up and carried me to St. James's, where with Mr. Coventry and Povy, &c. , about my Lord Peterborough'saccounts, but, Lord! to see still what a puppy that Povy is with all hisshow is very strange. Thence to Whitehall and W. C[oventry] and I andSir W. Rider resolved upon a day to meet and make an end of all thebusiness. Thence walked with Creed to the Coffee-house in Covent Garden, where no company, but he told me many fine experiments at GreshamCollege; and some demonstration that the heat and cold of the weatherdo rarify and condense the very body of glasse, as in a bolt head' withcold water in it put into hot water, shall first by rarifying the glassemake the water sink, and then when the heat comes to the water makesthat rise again, and then put into cold water makes the water bycondensing the glass to rise, and then when the cold comes to the watermakes it sink, which is very pretty and true, he saw it tried. Thence bycoach home, and dined above with my wife by her bedside, she keeping herbed..... So to the office, where a great conflict with Wood and Castleabout their New England masts? So in the evening my mind a little vexed, but yet without reason, for I shall prevail, I hope, for the King'sprofit, and so home to supper and to bed. 

15th. Up and all the morning with Captain Taylor at my house talkingabout things of the Navy, and among other things I showed him my lettersto Mr. Coventry, wherein he acknowledges that nobody to this daydid ever understand so much as I have done, and I believe him, for Iperceive he did very much listen to every article as things new to him, and is contented to abide by my opinion therein in his great contestwith us about his and Mr. Wood's masts. At noon to the 'Change, where Imet with Mr. Hill, the little merchant, with whom, I perceive, Ishall contract a musical acquaintance; but I will make it as littletroublesome as I can. Home and dined, and then with my wife by coachto the Duke's house, and there saw "The German Princess" acted, by thewoman herself; but never was any thing so well done in earnest, worseperformed in jest upon the stage; and indeed the whole play, abating thedrollery of him that acts her husband, is very simple, unless here andthere a witty sprinkle or two. We met and sat by Dr. Clerke. Thencehomewards, calling at Madam Turner's, and thence set my wife down atmy aunt Wight's and I to my office till late, and then at to at nightfetched her home, and so again to my office a little, and then to supperand to bed. 

16th. Up and to the office, where all the morning upon the dispute ofMr. Wood's masts, and at noon with Mr. Coventry to the African House;and after a good and pleasant dinner, up with him, Sir W. Rider, thesimple Povy, of all the most ridiculous foole that ever I knew toattend to business, and Creed and Vernatty, about my Lord Peterborough'saccounts; but the more we look into them, the more we see of them thatmakes dispute, which made us break off, and so I home, and there foundmy wife and Besse gone over the water to Half-way house, and after them, thinking to have gone to Woolwich, but it was too late, so eat a cakeand home, and thence by coach to have spoke with Tom Trice about aletter I met with this afternoon from my cozen Scott, wherein he seemsto deny proceeding as my father's attorney in administering for himin my brother Tom's estate, but I find him gone out of town, and soreturned vexed home and to the office, where late writing a letter tohim, and so home and to bed. 

17th (Lord's day). Up, and I put on my best cloth black suit and myvelvet cloake, and with my wife in her best laced suit to church, wherewe have not been these nine or ten weeks. The truth is, my jealousy hathhindered it, for fear she should see Pembleton. He was here to-day, butI think sat so as he could not see her, which did please me, God helpme! mightily, though I know well enough that in reason this is nothingbut my ridiculous folly. Home to dinner, and in the afternoon, afterlong consulting whether to go to Woolwich or no to see Mr. Falconer, butindeed to prevent my wife going to church, I did however go to churchwith her, where a young simple fellow did preach: I slept soundly allthe sermon, and thence to Sir W. Pen's, my wife and I, there she talkingwith him and his daughter, and thence with my wife walked to my uncleWight's and there supped, where very merry, but I vexed to see whatcharges the vanity of my aunt puts her husband to among her friends andnothing at all among ours. Home and to bed. Our parson, Mr. Mills, hisowne mistake in reading of the service was very remarkable, that insteadof saying, "We beseech thee to preserve to our use the kindly fruitsof the earth, " he cries, "Preserve to our use our gracious QueenKatherine. "

18th. Up and by coach to Westminster, and there solicited W. Joyce'sbusiness again; and did speake to the Duke of Yorke about it, who didunderstand it very well. I afterwards did without the House fall incompany with my Lady Peters, and endeavoured to mollify her; but shetold me she would not, to redeem her from hell, do any thing to releasehim; but would be revenged while she lived, if she lived the age ofMethusalem. I made many friends, and so did others. At last it wasordered by the Lords that it should be referred to the Committee ofPrivileges to consider. So I, after discoursing with the Joyces, away bycoach to the 'Change; and there, among other things, do hear that a Jewhath put in a policy of four per cent. To any man, to insure him againsta Dutch warr for four months; I could find in my heart to take him atthis offer, but however will advise first, and to that end took coachto St. James's, but Mr. Coventry was gone forth, and I thence toWestminster Hall, where Mrs. Lane was gone forth, and so I missed ofmy intent to be with her this afternoon, and therefore meeting Mr. Blagrave, went home with him, and there he and his kinswoman sang, butI was not pleased with it, they singing methought very ill, or else Iam grown worse to please than heretofore. Thence to the Hall again, andafter meeting with several persons, and talking there, I to Mrs. Hunt's(where I knew my wife and my aunt Wight were about business), and theybeing gone to walk in the parke I went after them with Mrs. Hunt, whostaid at home for me, and finding them did by coach, which I had agreedto wait for me, go with them all and Mrs. Hunt and a kinswoman oftheirs, Mrs. Steward, to Hide Parke, where I have not been since lastyear; where I saw the King with his periwigg, but not altered at all;and my Lady Castlemayne in a coach by herself, in yellow satin and apinner on; and many brave persons. And myself being in a hackney andfull of people, was ashamed to be seen by the world, many of themknowing me. Thence in the evening home, setting my aunt at home, andthence we sent for a joynt of meat to supper, and thence to the officeat 11 o'clock at night, and so home to bed. 

19th. Up and to St. James's, where long with Mr. Coventry, Povy, &c. , intheir Tangier accounts, but such the folly of that coxcomb Povy that wecould do little in it, and so parted for the time, and I to walk withCreed and Vernaty in the Physique Garden in St. James's Parke; where Ifirst saw orange-trees, and other fine trees. So to Westminster Hall, and thence by water to the Temple, and so walked to the 'Change, andthere find the 'Change full of news from Guinny, some say the Dutch havesunk our ships and taken our fort, and others say we have done the sameto them. But I find by our merchants that something is done, but is yeta secret among them. So home to dinner, and then to the office, andat night with Captain Tayler consulting how to get a little money byletting him the Elias to fetch masts from New England. So home to supperand to bed. 

20th. Up and by coach to Westminster, and there solicited W. Joyce'sbusiness all the morning, and meeting in the Hall with Mr. Coventry, hetold me how the Committee for Trade have received now all the complaintsof the merchants against the Dutch, and were resolved to report veryhighly the wrongs they have done us (when, God knows! it is only ourowne negligence and laziness that hath done us the wrong) and this to bemade to the House to-morrow. I went also out of the Hall with Mrs. Laneto the Swan at Mrs. Herbert's in the Palace Yard to try a couple ofbands, and did (though I had a mind to be playing the fool with her)purposely stay but a little while, and kept the door open, and calledthe master and mistress of the house one after another to drink and talkwith me, and showed them both my old and new bands. So that as I didnothing so they are able to bear witness that I had no opportunity thereto do anything. Thence by coach with Sir W. Pen home, calling at theTemple for Lawes's Psalms, which I did not so much (by being against myoath) buy as only lay down money till others be bound better for me, andby that time I hope to get money of the Treasurer of the Navy by bills, which, according to my oath, shall make me able to do it. At home dined, and all the afternoon at a Committee of the Chest, and at night comesmy aunt and uncle Wight and Nan Ferrers and supped merrily with me, my uncle coming in an hour after them almost foxed. Great pleasure bydiscourse with them, and so, they gone, late to bed. 

21st. Up pretty betimes and to my office, and thither came by and by Mr. Vernaty and staid two hours with me, but Mr. Gauden did not come, and sohe went away to meet again anon. Then comes Mr. Creed, and, after somediscourse, he and I and my wife by coach to Westminster (leaving her atUnthanke's, her tailor's) Hall, and there at the Lords' House heard thatit is ordered, that, upon submission upon the knee both to the House andmy Lady Peters, W. Joyce shall be released. I forthwith made him submit, and aske pardon upon his knees; which he did before several Lords. Butmy Lady would not hear it; but swore she would post the Lords, that theworld might know what pitifull Lords the King hath; and that revenge wassweeter to her than milk; and that she would never be satisfied unlesshe stood in a pillory, and demand pardon there. But I perceive the Lordsare ashamed of her, and so I away calling with my wife at a place or twoto inquire after a couple of mayds recommended to us, but we foundboth of them bad. So set my wife at my uncle Wight's and I home, andpresently to the 'Change, where I did some business, and thence to myuncle's and there dined very well, and so to the office, we sat all theafternoon, but no sooner sat but news comes my Lady Sandwich was come tosee us, so I went out, and running up (her friend however before me) Iperceive by my dear Lady blushing that in my dining-room she was doingsomething upon the pott, which I also was ashamed of, and so fell tosome discourse, but without pleasure through very pity to my Lady. Shetells me, and I find true since, that the House this day have voted thatthe King be desired to demand right for the wrong done us by the Dutch, and that they will stand by him with their lives fortunes: which is avery high vote, and more than I expected. What the issue will be, Godknows! My Lady, my wife not being at home, did not stay, but, poor, goodwoman, went away, I being mightily taken with her dear visitt, and so tothe office, where all the afternoon till late, and so to my office, andthen to supper and to bed, thinking to rise betimes tomorrow. 

22nd. Having directed it last night, I was called up this morning beforefour o'clock. It was full light enough to dress myself, and so by wateragainst tide, it being a little coole, to Greenwich; and thence, onlythat it was somewhat foggy till the sun got to some height, walked withgreat pleasure to Woolwich, in my way staying several times to listento the nightingales. I did much business both at the Ropeyarde and theother, and on floate I discovered a plain cheat which in time I shallpublish of Mr. Ackworth's. Thence, having visited Mr. Falconer also, who lies still sick, but hopes to be better, I walked to Greenwich, Mr. Deane with me. Much good discourse, and I think him a very just man, only a little conceited, but yet very able in his way, and so he bywater also with me also to towne. I home, and immediately dressingmyself, by coach with my wife to my Lord Sandwich's, but they havingdined we would not 'light but went to Mrs. Turner's, and there gotsomething to eat, and thence after reading part of a good play, Mrs. The. , my wife and I, in their coach to Hide Parke, where great plenty ofgallants, and pleasant it was, only for the dust. Here I saw Mrs. Bendy, my Lady Spillman's faire daughter that was, who continues yet veryhandsome. Many others I saw with great content, and so back again toMrs. Turner's, and then took a coach and home. I did also carry theminto St. James's Park and shewed them the garden. To my office awhilewhile supper was making ready, and so home to supper and to bed. 

23rd (Coronation day). Up, and after doing something at my office, and, it being a holiday, no sitting likely to be, I down by water to SirW. Warren's, who hath been ill, and there talked long with him gooddiscourse, especially about Sir W. Batten's knavery and his son Castle'sill language of me behind my back, saying that I favour my fellowtraytours, but I shall be even with him. So home and to the 'Change, where I met with Mr. Coventry, who himself is now full of talke of aDutch warr; for it seems the Lords have concurred in the Commons'vote about it; and so the next week it will be presented to the King, insomuch that he do desire we would look about to see what stores welack, and buy what we can. Home to dinner, where I and my wife muchtroubled about my money that is in my Lord Sandwich's hand, for fear ofhis going to sea and be killed; but I will get what of it out I can. All the afternoon, not being well, at my office, and there doing muchbusiness, my thoughts still running upon a warr and my money. At nighthome to supper and to bed. 

24th (Lord's day). Up, and all the morning in my chamber setting someof my private papers in order, for I perceive that now publique businesstakes up so much of my time that I must get time a-Sundays or a-nightsto look after my owne matters. Dined and spent all the afternoon talkingwith my wife, at night a little to the office, and so home to supper andto bed. 

25th. Up, and with Sir W. Pen by coach to St. James's and there up tothe Duke, and after he was ready to his closet, where most of our talkeabout a Dutch warr, and discoursing of things indeed now for it. TheDuke, which gives me great good hopes, do talk of setting up a gooddiscipline in the fleete. In the Duke's chamber there is a bird, givenhim by Mr. Pierce, the surgeon, comes from the East Indys, black thegreatest part, with the finest collar of white about the neck; but talksmany things and neyes like the horse, and other things, the best almostthat ever I heard bird in my life. Thence down with Mr. Coventry and SirW. Rider, who was there (going along with us from the East Indya houseto-day) to discourse of my Lord Peterborough's accounts, and then walkedover the Parke, and in Mr. Cutler's coach with him and Rider as faras the Strand, and thence I walked to my Lord Sandwich's, where byagreement I met my wife, and there dined with the young ladies; my Lady, being not well, kept her chamber. Much simple discourse at table amongthe young ladies. After dinner walked in the garden, talking, with Mr. Moore about my Lord's business. He told me my Lord runs in debt everyday more and more, and takes little care how to come out of it. Hecounted to me how my Lord pays use now for above L9000, which is a sadthing, especially considering the probability of his going to sea, ingreat danger of his life, and his children, many of them, to providefor. Thence, the young ladies going out to visit, I took my wife bycoach out through the city, discoursing how to spend the afternoon; andconquered, with much ado, a desire of going to a play; but took her outat White Chapel, and to Bednal Green; so to Hackney, where I havenot been many a year, since a little child I boarded there. Thence toKingsland, by my nurse's house, Goody Lawrence, where my brother Tom andI was kept when young. Then to Newington Green, and saw the outside ofMrs. Herbert's house, where she lived, and my Aunt Ellen with her;but, Lord! how in every point I find myself to over-value things whena child. Thence to Islington, and so to St. John's to the Red Bull, and there: saw the latter part of a rude prize fought, but with goodpleasure enough; and thence back to Islington, and at the King's Head, where Pitts lived, we 'light and eat and drunk for remembrance of theold house sake, and so through Kingsland again, and so to Bishopsgate, and so home with great pleasure. The country mighty pleasant, and wewith great content home, and after supper to bed, only a little troubledat the young ladies leaving my wife so to-day, and from some passagesfearing my Lady might be offended. But I hope the best. 

26th. Up, and to my Lord Sandwich's, and coming a little too early, Iwent and saw W. Joyce, and by and by comes in Anthony, they both owninga great deal of kindness received from me in their late business, andindeed I did what I could, and yet less I could not do. It has cost thepoor man above L40; besides, he is likely to lose his debt. Thence to myLord's, and by and by he comes down, and with him (Creed with us) I rodein his coach to St. James's, talking about W. Joyce's business mightymerry, and my Lady Peters, he says, is a drunken jade, he himself havingseen her drunk in the lobby of their House. I went up with him to theDuke, where methought the Duke did not shew him any so great fondness ashe was wont; and methought my Lord was not pleased that I should see theDuke made no more of him, not that I know any thing of any unkindnesse, but I think verily he is not as he was with him in his esteem. By andby the Duke went out and we with him through the Parke, and there I lefthim going into White Hall, and Creed and I walked round the Parke, a pleasant walk, observing the birds, which is very pleasant; and sowalked to the New Exchange, and there had a most delicate dish of curdsand creame, and discourse with the good woman of the house, a discreetwell-bred woman, and a place with great delight I shall make it now andthen to go thither. Thence up, and after a turn or two in the 'Change, home to the Old Exchange by coach, where great newes and true, I saw bywritten letters, of strange fires seen at Amsterdam in the ayre, and notonly there, but in other places thereabout. The talke of a Dutch warris not so hot, but yet I fear it will come to it at last. So home andto the office, where we sat late. My wife gone this afternoon tothe buriall of my she-cozen Scott, a good woman; and it is a sadconsideration how the Pepys's decay, and nobody almost that I know in apresent way of encreasing them. At night late at my office, and so hometo my wife to supper and to bed. 

27th. Up, and all the morning very busy with multitude of clients, tillmy head began to be overloaded. Towards noon I took coach and to theParliament house door, and there staid the rising of the House, and withSir G. Carteret and Mr. Coventry discoursed of some tarr that I havebeen endeavouring to buy, for the market begins apace to rise upon us, and I would be glad first to serve the King well, and next if I could Ifind myself now begin to cast how to get a penny myself. Home by coachwith Alderman Backewell in his coach, whose opinion is that the Dutchwill not give over the business without putting us to some trouble toset out a fleete; and then, if they see we go on well, will seek tosalve up the matter. Upon the 'Change busy. Thence home to dinner, andthence to the office till my head was ready to burst with business, andso with my wife by coach, I sent her to my Lady Sandwich and myself tomy cozen Roger Pepys's chamber, and there he did advise me about ourExchequer business, and also about my brother John, he is put by myfather upon interceding for him, but I will not yet seem the least topardon him nor can I in my heart. However, he and I did talk how to gethim a mandamus for a fellowship, which I will endeavour. Thence to myLady's, and in my way met Mr. Sanchy, of Cambridge, whom I have not meta great while. He seems a simple fellow, and tells me their master, Dr. Rainbow, is newly made Bishop of Carlisle. To my Lady's, and she notbeing well did not see her, but straight home with my wife, and late tomy office, concluding in the business of Wood's masts, which I havenow done and I believe taken more pains in it than ever any Principallofficer in this world ever did in any thing to no profit to this day. So, weary, sleepy, and hungry, home and to bed. This day the Housesattended the King, and delivered their votes to him: upon the businessof the Dutch; and he thanks them, and promises an answer in writing. 

28th. Up and close at my office all the morning. To the 'Change busyat noon, and so home to dinner, and then in the afternoon at the officetill night, and so late home quite tired with business, and without joyin myself otherwise than that I am by God's grace enabled to go throughit and one day, hope to have benefit by it. So home to supper and tobed. 

29th. Up betimes, and with Sir W. Rider and Cutler to White Hall. Riderand I to St. James's, and there with Mr. Coventry did proceed strictlyupon some fooleries of Mr. Povy's in my Lord Peterborough's accounts, which will touch him home, and I am glad of it, for he is the mosttroublesome impertinent man that ever I met with. Thence to the 'Change, and there, after some business, home to dinner, where Luellin and Mountcame to me and dined, and after dinner my wife and I by coach to see myLady Sandwich, where we find all the children and my Lord removed, andthe house so melancholy that I thought my Lady had been dead, knowingthat she was not well; but it seems she hath the meazles, and I fear thesmall pox, poor lady. It grieves me mightily; for it will be a sadhoure to the family should she miscarry. Thence straight home and to theoffice, and in the evening comes Mr. Hill the merchant and another withhim that sings well, and we sung some things, and good musique it seemedto me, only my mind too full of business to have much pleasure in it. But I will have more of it. They gone, and I having paid Mr. Moxon forthe work he has done for the office upon the King's globes, I to myoffice, where very late busy upon Captain Tayler's bills for his masts, which I think will never off my hand. Home to supper and to bed. 

30th. Up and all the morning at the office. At noon to the 'Change, where, after business done, Sir W. Rider and Cutler took me to the OldJames and there did give me a good dish of mackerell, the first I haveseen this year, very good, and good discourse. After dinner we fell tobusiness about their contract for tarr, in which and in another businessof Sir W. Rider's, canvas, wherein I got him to contract with me, I heldthem to some terms against their wills, to the King's advantage, which Ibelieve they will take notice of to my credit. Thence home, and by waterby a gally down to Woolwich, and there a good while with Mr. Pett uponthe new ship discoursing and learning of him. Thence with Mr. Deaneto see Mr. Falconer, and there find him in a way to be well. So to thewater (after much discourse with great content with Mr. Deane) and homelate, and so to the office, wrote to, my father among other things mycontinued displeasure against my brother John, so that I will give himnothing more out of my own purse, which will trouble the poor man, buthowever it is fit that I should take notice of my brother's ill carriageto me. Then home and till 12 at night about my month's accounts, whereinI have just kept within compass, this having been a spending month. Somy people being all abed I put myself to bed very sleepy. All the newesnow is what will become of the Dutch business, whether warr or peace. We all seem to desire it, as thinking ourselves to have advantages atpresent over them; for my part I dread it. The Parliament promises toassist the King with lives and fortunes, and he receives it with thanksand promises to demand satisfaction of the Dutch. My poor Lady Sandwichis fallen sick three days since of the meazles. My Lord Digby's businessis hushed up, and nothing made of it; he is gone, and the discoursequite ended. Never more quiet in my family all the days of my life thannow, there being only my wife and I and Besse and the little girl Susan, the best wenches to our content that we can ever expect. 

MAY 1664

May 1st (Lord's day). Lay long in bed. Went not to church, but staid athome to examine my last night's accounts, which I find right, and thatI am L908 creditor in the world, the same I was last month. Dined, andafter dinner down by water with my wife and Besse with great pleasureas low as Greenwich and so back, playing as it were leisurely upon thewater to Deptford, where I landed and sent my wife up higher to landbelow Half-way house. I to the King's yard and there spoke about severalbusinesses with the officers, and so with Mr. Wayth consulting aboutcanvas, to Half-way house where my wife was, and after eating there webroke and walked home before quite dark. So to supper, prayers, and tobed. 

2nd. Lay pretty long in bed. So up and by water to St. James's, andthere attended the Duke with Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes, and havingdone our work with him walked to Westminster Hall, and after walkingthere and talking of business met Mr. Rawlinson and by coach to the'Change, where I did some business, and home to dinner, and presently bycoach to the King's Play-house to see "The Labyrinth, " but, coming toosoon, walked to my Lord's to hear how my Lady do, who is pretty well;at least past all fear. There by Captain Ferrers meeting with anopportunity of my Lord's coach, to carry us to the Parke anon, wedirected it to come to the play-house door; and so we walked, my wifeand I and Madamoiselle. I paid for her going in, and there saw "TheLabyrinth, " the poorest play, methinks, that ever I saw, there beingnothing in it but the odd accidents that fell out, by a lady's beingbred up in man's apparel, and a man in a woman's. Here was Mrs. Stewart, who is indeed very pretty, but not like my Lady Castlemayne, for allthat. Thence in the coach to the Parke, where no pleasure; there beingmuch dust, little company, and one of our horses almost spoiledby falling down, and getting his leg over the pole; but all mendedpresently, and after riding up and down, home. Set Madamoiselle at home;and we home, and to my office, whither comes Mr. Bland, and pays me thedebt he acknowledged he owed me for my service in his business ofthe Tangier Merchant, twenty pieces of new gold, a pleasant sight. Itcheered my heart; and he being gone, I home to supper, and shewed themmy wife; and she, poor wretch, would fain have kept them to look on, without any other design but a simple love to them; but I thought it notconvenient, and so took them into my own hand. So, after supper, to bed. 

3rd. Up, and being ready, went by agreement to Mr. Bland's and theredrank my morning draft in good chocollatte, and slabbering my band senthome for another, and so he and I by water to White Hall, and walked toSt. James's, where met Creed and Vernatty, and by and by Sir W. Rider, and so to Mr. Coventry's chamber, and there upon my Lord Peterborough'saccounts, where I endeavoured to shew the folly and punish it as much asI could of Mr. Povy; for, of all the men in the world, I never knew anyman of his degree so great a coxcomb in such imployments. I see I havelost him forever, but I value it not; for he is a coxcomb, and, I doubt, not over honest, by some things which I see; and yet, for all his folly, he hath the good lucke, now and then, to speak his follies in asgood words, and with as good a show, as if it were reason, and to thepurpose, which is really one of the wonders of my life. Thence walked toWestminster Hall; and there, in the Lords' House, did in a great crowd, from ten o'clock till almost three, hear the cause of Mr. Roberts, myLord Privy Seal's son, against Win, who by false ways did get thefather of Mr. Roberts's wife (Mr. Bodvill) to give him the estate anddisinherit his daughter. The cause was managed for my Lord Privy Seal byFinch the Solicitor [General]; but I do really think that he is truly aman of as great eloquence as ever I heard, or ever hope to hear in allmy life. Thence, after long staying to speak with my Lord Sandwich, atlast he coming out to me and speaking with me about business of my LordPeterborough, I by coach home to the office, where all the afternoon, only stept home to eat one bit and to the office again, having eatennothing before to-day. My wife abroad with my aunt Wight and Norbury. Iin the evening to my uncle Wight's, and not finding them come home, theybeing gone to the Parke and the Mulberry garden, I went to the 'Change, and there meeting with Mr. Hempson, whom Sir W. Batten has lately turnedout of his place, merely because of his coming to me when he came totown before he went to him, and there he told me many rogueries of SirW. Batten, how he knows and is able to prove that Captain Cox of Chathamdid give him L10 in gold to get him to certify for him at the King'scoming in, and that Tom Newborne did make [the] poor men give him L3 toget Sir W. Batten to cause them to be entered in the yard, and that SirW. Batten had oftentimes said: "by God, Tom, you shall get something andI will have some on't. " His present clerk that is come in Norman's' roomhas given him something for his place; that they live high and (asSir Francis Clerk's lady told his wife) do lack money as well as otherpeople, and have bribes of a piece of sattin and cabinetts and otherthings from people that deal with him, and that hardly any body goes tosee or hath anything done by Sir W. Batten but it comes with a bribe, and that this is publickly true that his wife was a whore, and thathe had libells flung within his doors for a cuckold as soon as he wasmarried; that he received L100 in money and in other things to the valueof L50 more of Hempson, and that he intends to give him back but L50;that he hath abused the Chest and hath now some L1000 by him of it. I met also upon the 'Change with Mr. Cutler, and he told me how forcertain Lawson hath proclaimed warr again with Argier, though they hadat his first coming given back the ships which they had taken, and alltheir men; though they refused afterwards to make him restitution forthe goods which they had taken out of them. Thence to my uncle Wight's, and he not being at home I went with Mr. Norbury near hand to theFleece, a mum house in Leadenhall, and there drunk mum and by and bybroke up, it being about 11 o'clock at night, and so leaving them alsoat home, went home myself and to bed. 

4th. Up, and my new Taylor, Langford, comes and takes measure of mefor a new black cloth suit and cloake, and I think he will prove avery carefull fellow and will please me well. Thence to attend my LordPeterborough in bed and give him an account of yesterday's proceedingwith Povy. I perceive I labour in a business will bring me littlepleasure; but no matter, I shall do the King some service. To my Lord'slodgings, where during my Lady's sickness he is, there spoke with himabout the same business. Back and by water to my cozen Scott's. Therecondoled with him the loss of my cozen, his wife, and talked about hismatters, as atturney to my father, in his administering to my brotherTom. He tells me we are like to receive some shame about the businessof his bastarde with Jack Noble; but no matter, so it cost us no money. Thence to the Coffee-house and to the 'Change a while. News uncertainhow the Dutch proceed. Some say for, some against a war. The plagueincreases at Amsterdam. So home to dinner, and after dinner to myoffice, where very late, till my eyes (which begin to fail me nowadaysby candlelight) begin to trouble me. Only in the afternoon comes Mr. Peter Honiwood to see me and gives me 20s. , his and his friends' pencefor my brother John, which, God forgive my pride, methinks I thinkmyself too high to take of him; but it is an ungratefull pitch of pridein me, which God forgive. Home at night to supper and to bed. 

5th. Up betimes to my office, busy, and so abroad to change some platefor my father to send to-day by the carrier to Brampton, but I observeand do fear it may be to my wrong that I change spoons of my uncleRobert's into new and set a P upon them that thereby I cannot claim themhereafter, as it was my brother Tom's practice. However, the matter ofthis is not great, and so I did it. So to the 'Change, and meeting SirW. Warren, with him to a taverne, and there talked, as we used to do, ofthe evils the King suffers in our ordering of business in the Navy, asSir W. Batten now forces us by his knavery. So home to dinner, and tothe office, where all the afternoon, and thence betimes home, my eyesbeginning every day to grow less and less able to bear with long readingor writing, though it be by daylight; which I never observed till now. So home to my wife, and after supper to bed. 

6th. This morning up and to my office, where Sympson my joyner cameto work upon altering my closet, which I alter by setting the door inanother place, and several other things to my great content. Busy at itall day, only in the afternoon home, and there, my books at the officebeing out of order, wrote letters and other businesses. So at night withmy head full of the business of my closet home to bed, and strange it isto think how building do fill my mind and put out all other things outof my thoughts. 

7th. Betimes at my office with the joyners, and giving order for otherthings about it. By and by we sat all the morning. At noon to dinner, and after dinner comes Deane of Woolwich, and I spent, as I hadappointed, all the afternoon with him about instructions which hegives me to understand the building of a ship, and I think I shall soonunderstand it. In the evening a little to my office to see how the workgoes forward there, and then home and spent the evening also with Mr. Deane, and had a good supper, and then to bed, he lying at my house. 

8th (Lord's day). This day my new tailor, Mr. Langford, brought me homea new black cloth suit and cloake lined with silk moyre, and he beinggone, who pleases me very well with his work and I hope will use mepretty well, then Deane and I to my chamber, and there we repeated myyesterday's lesson about ships all the morning, and I hope I shall soonunderstand it. At noon to dinner, and strange how in discourse he criesup chymistry from some talk he has had with an acquaintance of his, a chymist, when, poor man, he understands not one word of it. ButI discern very well that it is only his good nature, but in this ofbuilding ships he hath taken great pains, more than most builders Ibelieve have. After dinner he went away, and my wife and I to church, and after church to Sir W. Pen, and there sat and talked with him, and the perfidious rogue seems, as he do always, mightily civil to us, though I know he hates and envies us. So home to supper, prayers, and tobed. 

9th. Up and to my office all the morning, and there saw several thingsdone in my work to my great content, and at noon home to dinner, andafter dinner in Sir W. Pen's coach he set my wife and I down at the NewExchange, and after buying some things we walked to my Lady Sandwich's, who, good lady, is now, thanks be to God! so well as to sit up, and sentto us, if we were not afeard, to come up to her. So we did; but she wasmightily against my wife's coming so near her; though, poor wretch! sheis as well as ever she was, as to the meazles, and nothing can I seeupon her face. There we sat talking with her above three hours, till sixo'clock, of several things with great pleasure and so away, and homeby coach, buying several things for my wife in our way, and so afterlooking what had been done in my office to-day, with good content hometo supper and to bed. But, strange, how I cannot get any thing to takeplace in my mind while my work lasts at my office. This day my wife andI in our way to Paternoster Row to buy things called upon Mr. Hollyardto advise upon her drying up her issue in her leg, which inclines ofitself to dry up, and he admits of it that it should be dried up. 

10th. Up and at my office looking after my workmen all the morning, andafter the office was done did the same at night, and so home to supperand to bed. 

11th. Up and all day, both forenoon and afternoon, at my office to seeit finished by the joyners and washed and every thing in order, andindeed now my closet is very convenient and pleasant for me. My uncleWight came to me to my office this afternoon to speak with me about Mr. Maes's business again, and from me went to my house to see my wife, andstrange to think that my wife should by and by send for me after he wasgone to tell me that he should begin discourse of her want of childrenand his also, and how he thought it would be best for him and her tohave one between them, and he would give her L500 either in money orjewells beforehand, and make the child his heir. He commended her body, and discoursed that for all he knew the thing was lawful. She says shedid give him a very warm answer, such as he did not excuse himself bysaying that he said this in jest, but told her that since he saw whather mind was he would say no more to her of it, and desired her to makeno words of it. It seemed he did say all this in a kind of counterfeitlaugh, but by all words that passed, which I cannot now so well setdown, it is plain to me that he was in good earnest, and that I fearall his kindness is but only his lust to her. What to think of it of asudden I know not, but I think not to take notice yet of it to him tillI have thought better of it. So with my mind and head a little troubledI received a letter from Mr. Coventry about a mast for the Duke's yacht, which with other business makes me resolve to go betimes to Woolwichto-morrow. So to supper and to bed. 

12th. Up by 4 o'clock and by water to Woolwich, where did some businessand walked to Greenwich, good discourse with Mr. Deane best part ofthe way; there met by appointment Commissioner Pett, and with him toDeptford, where did also some business, and so home to my office, and atnoon Mrs. Hunt and her cozens child and mayd came and dined with me. Mywife sick ... In bed. I was troubled with it, but, however, could nothelp it, but attended them till after dinner, and then to the office andthere sat all the afternoon, and by a letter to me this afternoon fromMr. Coventry I saw the first appearance of a warr with Holland. So home;and betimes to bed because of rising to-morrow. 

13th. Up before three o'clock, and a little after upon the water, itbeing very light as at noon, and a bright sunrising; but by and by arainbow appeared, the first that ever in a morning I saw, and then itfell a-raining a little, but held up again, and I to Woolwich, wherebefore all the men came to work I with Mr. Deane spent two hours uponthe new ship, informing myself in the names and natures of many partsof her to my great content, and so back again, without doing any thingelse, and after shifting myself away to Westminster, looking afterMr. Maes's business and others. In the Painted Chamber I heard afine conference between some of the two Houses upon the Bill forConventicles. The Lords would be freed from having their houses searchedby any but the Lord Lieutenant of the County; and upon being foundguilty, to be tried only by their peers; and thirdly, would have itadded, that whereas the Bill says, "That that, among other things, shall be a conventicle wherein any such meeting is found doing any thingcontrary to the Liturgy of the Church of England, " they would have itadded, "or practice. " The Commons to the Lords said, that they knew notwhat might hereafter be found out which might be called the practice ofthe Church of England; for there are many things may be said to be thepractice of the Church, which were never established by any law, eithercommon, statute, or canon; as singing of psalms, binding up prayers atthe end of the Bible, and praying extempore before and after sermon:and though these are things indifferent, yet things for aught they atpresent know may be started, which may be said to be the practice of theChurch which would not be fit to allow. For the Lords' priviledges, Mr. Walter told them how tender their predecessors had been of thepriviledges of the Lords; but, however, where the peace of the kingdomstands in competition with them, they apprehend those priviledges mustgive place. He told them that he thought, if they should owne all to bethe priviledges of the Lords which might be demanded, they should be ledlike the man (who granted leave to his neighbour to pull off his horse'stail, meaning that he could not do it at once) that hair by hair had hishorse's tail pulled off indeed: so the Commons, by granting one thingafter another, might be so served by the Lords. Mr. Vaughan, whom Icould not to my grief perfectly hear, did say, if that they should beobliged in this manner to, exempt the Lords from every thing, it wouldin time come to pass that whatever (be [it] never so great) should bevoted by the Commons as a thing penall for a commoner, the contraryshould be thought a priviledge to the Lords: that also in this business, the work of a conventicle being but the work of an hour, the cause ofa search would be over before a Lord Lieutenant, who may be many milesoff, can be sent for; and that all this dispute is but about L100; forit is said in the Act, that it shall be banishment or payment of L100. I thereupon heard the Duke of Lenox say, that there might be Lords whocould not always be ready to lose L100, or some such thing: They brokeup without coming to any end in it. There was also in the Commons' Housea great quarrel about Mr. Prin, and it was believed that he should havebeen sent to the Towre, for adding something to a Bill (after it wasordered to be engrossed) of his own head--a Bill for measures for wineand other things of that sort, and a Bill of his owne bringing in; butit appeared he could not mean any hurt in it. But, however, the King wasfain to write in his behalf, and all was passed over. But it is worth myremembrance, that I saw old Ryly the Herald, and his son; and spoke tohis son, who told me in very bad words concerning Mr. Prin, that theKing had given him an office of keeping the Records; but that he nevercomes thither, nor had been there these six months: so that I perceivethey expect to get his imployment from him. Thus every body is liable tobe envied and supplanted. At noon over to the Leg, where Sir G. Ascue, Sir Robt. Parkhurst and Sir W. Pen dined. A good dinner and merry. Thence to White Hall walking up and down a great while, but the Councilnot meeting soon enough I went homeward, calling upon my cozen RogerPepys, with whom I talked and heard so much from him of his desire thatI would see my brother's debts paid, and things still of that naturetending to my parting with what I get with pain to serve others'expenses that I was cruelly vexed. Thence to Sir R. Bernard, and thereheard something of Pigott's delay of paying our money, that that alsovexed me mightily. So home and there met with a letter from my cozenScott, which tells me that he is resolved to meddle no more with ourbusiness, of administering for my father, which altogether makes mealmost distracted to think of the trouble that I am like to meet with byother folks' business more than ever I hope to have by my owne. So withgreat trouble of mind to bed. 

14th. Up, full of pain, I believe by cold got yesterday. So to theoffice, where we sat, and after office home to dinner, being inextraordinary pain. After dinner my pain increasing I was forced to goto bed, and by and by my pain rose to be as great for an hour or two asever I remember it was in any fit of the stone, both in the lowerpart of my belly and in my back also. No wind could I break. I tooka glyster, but it brought away but a little, and my height of painfollowed it. At last after two hours lying thus in most extraordinaryanguish, crying and roaring, I know not what, whether it was my greatsweating that may do it, but upon getting by chance, among my othertumblings, upon my knees, in bed, my pain began to grow less and less, till in an hour after I was in very little pain, but could break nowind, nor make any water, and so continued, and slept well all night. 

15th (Lord's day). Rose, and as I had intended without reference to thispain, took physique, and it wrought well with me, my wife lying from meto-night, the first time she did in the same house ever since we weremarried, I think (unless while my father was in town, that he lay withme). She took physique also to-day, and both of our physiques wroughtwell, so we passed our time to-day, our physique having done working, with some pleasure talking, but I was not well, for I could make nowater yet, but a drop or two with great pain, nor break any wind. Inthe evening came Mr. Vernatty to see me and discourse about my LordPeterborough's business, and also my uncle Wight and Norbury, but I tookno notice nor showed any different countenance to my uncle Wight, orhe to me, for all that he carried himself so basely to my wife the lastweek, but will take time to make my use of it. So, being exceeding hot, to bed, and slept well. 

16th. Forced to rise because of going to the Duke to St. James's, wherewe did our usual business, and thence by invitation to Mr. Pierces thechyrurgeon, where I saw his wife, whom I had not seen in many monthsbefore. She holds her complexion still, but in everything else, even inthis her new house and the best rooms in it, and her closet whichher husband with some vainglory took me to show me, she continues theeeriest slattern that ever I knew in my life. By and by we to see anexperiment of killing a dogg by letting opium into his hind leg. He andDr. Clerke did fail mightily in hitting the vein, and in effect did notdo the business after many trials; but with the little they got in, thedogg did presently fall asleep, and so lay till we cut him up, and alittle dogg also, which they put it down his throate; he also staggeredfirst, and then fell asleep, and so continued. Whether he recovered orno, after I was gone, I know not, but it is a strange and sudden effect. Thence walked to Westminster Hall, where the King was expected to cometo prorogue the House, but it seems, afterwards I hear, he did notcome. I promised to go again to Mr. Pierce's, but my pain grew so great, besides a bruise I got to-day in my right testicle, which now vexes meas much as the other, that I was mighty melancholy, and so by coachhome and there took another glyster, but find little good by it, butby sitting still my pain of my bruise went away, and so after supper tobed, my wife and I having talked and concluded upon sending my father anoffer of having Pall come to us to be with us for her preferment, if byany means I can get her a husband here, which, though it be some troubleto us, yet it will be better than to have her stay there till nobodywill have her and then be flung upon my hands. 

17th. Slept well all night and lay long, then rose and wrote my letterto my father about Pall, as we had resolved last night. So to dinnerand then to the office, finding myself better than I was, and makinga little water, but not yet breaking any great store of wind, which Iwonder at, for I cannot be well till I do do it. After office home andto supper and with good ease to bed, and endeavoured to tie my handsthat I might not lay them out of bed, by which I believe I have gotcold, but I could not endure it. 

18th. Up and within all the morning, being willing to keep as much asI could within doors, but receiving a very wakening letter from Mr. Coventry about fitting of ships, which speaks something like to be done, I went forth to the office, there to take order in things, and afterdinner to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier, but did little. So homeagain and to Sir W. Pen, who, among other things of haste in this neworder for ships, is ordered to be gone presently to Portsmouth to lookafter the work there. I staid to discourse with him, and so home tosupper, where upon a fine couple of pigeons, a good supper; and here Imet a pretty cabinet sent me by Mr. Shales, which I give my wife, thefirst of that sort of goods I ever had yet, and very conveniently itcomes for her closett. I staid up late finding out the private boxes, but could not do some of them, and so to bed, afraid that I have beentoo bold to-day in venturing in the cold. This day I begun to drinkbutter-milke and whey, and I hope to find great good by it. 

19th. Up, and it being very rayny weather, which makes it cooler thanit was, by coach to Charing Cross with Sir W. Pen, who is going toPortsmouth this day, and left him going to St. James's to take leaveof the Duke, and I to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier; where Godforgive how our Report of my Lord Peterborough's accounts was read overand agreed to by the Lords, without one of them understanding it! Andhad it been what it would, it had gone: and, besides, not one thingtouching the King's profit in it minded or hit upon. Thence by coachhome again, and all the morning at the office, sat, and all theafternoon till 9 at night, being fallen again to business, and I hopemy health will give me leave to follow it. So home to supper and to bed, finding myself pretty well. A pretty good stool, which I impute to mywhey to-day, and broke wind also. 

20th. Up and to my office, whither by and by comes Mr. Cholmely, andstaying till the rest of the company come he told me how Mr. EdwardMontagu is turned out of the Court, not [to] return again. His fault, I perceive, was his pride, and most of all his affecting to seem greatwith the Queene and it seems indeed had more of her eare than any bodyelse, and would be with her talking alone two or three hours together;insomuch that the Lords about the King, when he would be jesting withthem about their wives, would tell the King that he must have a careof his wife too, for she hath now the gallant: and they say the Kinghimself did once ask Montagu how his mistress (meaning the Queene) did. He grew so proud, and despised every body, besides suffering nobody, heor she, to get or do any thing about the Queene, that they all labouredto do him a good turn. They also say that he did give some affront tothe Duke of Monmouth, which the King himself did speak to him of. Butstrange it is that this man should, from the greatest negligence in theworld, come to be the miracle of attendance, so as to take all officesfrom everybody, either men or women, about the Queene. Insomuch that hewas observed as a miracle, but that which is the worst, that which ina wise manner performed [would] turn to his greatest advantage, was bybeing so observed employed to his greatest wrong, the world concludingthat there must be something more than ordinary to cause him to do this. So he is gone, nobody pitying but laughing at him; and he pretends onlythat he is gone to his father, that is sick in the country. By and bycomes Povy, Creed, and Vernatty, and so to their accounts, wherein moretrouble and vexation with Povy. That being done, I sent them going andmyself fell to business till dinner. So home to dinner very pleasant. In the afternoon to my office, where busy again, and by and by came aletter from my father so full of trouble for discontents there betweenmy mother and servants, and such troubles to my father from hence fromCave that hath my brother's bastard that I know not what in the world todo, but with great trouble, it growing night, spent some time walking, and putting care as much as I could out of my head, with my wife in thegarden, and so home to supper and to bed. 

21st. Up, called by Mr. Cholmely, and walked with him in the garden tillothers came to another Committee of Tangier, as we did meet as we diduse to do, to see more of Povy's folly, and so broke up, and at theoffice sat all the morning, Mr. Coventry with us, and very hot we aregetting out some ships. At noon to the 'Change, and there did somebusiness, and thence home to dinner, and so abroad with my wife by coachto the New Exchange, and there laid out almost 40s. Upon her, and socalled to see my Lady Sandwich, whom we found in her dining-room, whichjoyed us mightily; but she looks very thin, poor woman, being mightilybroke. She told us that Mr. Montagu is to return to Court, as she hears, which I wonder at, and do hardly believe. So home and to my office, where late, and so home to supper and to bed. 

22nd (Lord's day). Up and by water to White Hall to my Lord's lodgings, and with him walked to White Hall without any great discourse, nor do Ifind that he do mind business at all. Here the Duke of Yorke called meto him, to ask me whether I did intend to go with him to Chatham or no. I told him if he commanded, but I did believe there would be businesshere for me, and so he told me then it would be better to stay, whichI suppose he will take better than if I had been forward to go. Thence, after staying and seeing the throng of people to attend the King toChappell (but, Lord! what a company of sad, idle people they are) Iwalked to St. James's with Colonell Remes, where staid a good while andthen walked to White Hall with Mr. Coventry, talking about business. Someeting Creed, took him with me home and to dinner, a good dinner, and thence by water to Woolwich, where mighty kindly received by Mrs. Falconer and her husband, who is now pretty well again, this being thefirst time I ever carried my wife thither. I walked to the Docke, whereI met Mrs. Ackworth alone at home, and God forgive me! what thoughtsI had, but I had not the courage to stay, but went to Mr. Pett'sand walked up and down the yard with him and Deane talking about thedispatch of the ships now in haste, and by and by Creed and my wife anda friend of Mr. Falconer's came with the boat and called me, and so bywater to Deptford, where I landed, and after talking with others walkedto Half-way house with Mr. Wayth talking about the business of hissupplying us with canvas, and he told me in discourse several instancesof Sir W. Batten's cheats. So to Half-way house, whither my wife andthem were gone before, and after drinking there we walked, and by waterhome, sending Creed and the other with the boat home. Then wrote aletter to Mr. Coventry, and so a good supper of pease, the first I eatthis year, and so to bed. 

23rd. Up and to the office, where Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, andmyself met and did business, we being in a mighty hurry. The King isgone down with the Duke and a great crew this morning by break of dayto Chatham. Towards noon I and my wife by water to Woolwich, leaving mywife at Mr. Falconer's, and Mr. Hater and I with some officers of theyard on board to see several ships how ready they are. Then to Mr. Falconer's to a good dinner, having myself carried them a vessel ofsturgeon and a Lamprey pie, and then to the Yarde again, and amongother things did at Mr. Ackworth's obtain a demonstration of his beinga knave; but I did not discover it, till it be a little more seasonable. So back to the Ropeyard and took my wife and Mr. Hater back, it rainingmighty hard of a sudden, but we with the tilt

 [Tilt (A. S. Teld) represents a tent or awning. It was used for a cloth covering for a cart or waggon, or for a canopy or awning over a portion of a boat. ]

kept ourselves dry. So to Deptford, did some business there; but, Lord!to see how in both places the King's business, if ever it should come toa warr, is likely to be done, there not being a man that looks or speakslike a man that will take pains, or use any forecast to serve the King, at which I am heartily troubled. So home, it raining terribly, but westill dry, and at the office late discoursing with Sir J. Minnes andSir W. Batten, who like a couple of sots receive all I say but to littlepurpose. So late home to supper and to bed. 

24th. Up and to the office, where Sir J. Minnes and I sat all themorning, and after dinner thither again, and all the afternoon hard atthe office till night, and so tired home to supper and to bed. This dayI heard that my uncle Fenner is dead, which makes me a little sad, tosee with what speed a great many of my friends are gone, and more, Ifear, for my father's sake, are going. 

25th. Took physique betimes and to sleep, then up, it working all themorning. At noon dined, and in the afternoon in my chamber spendingtwo or three hours to look over some unpleasant letters and things oftrouble to answer my father in, about Tom's business and others, thatvexed me, but I did go through it and by that means eased my mind verymuch. This afternoon also came Tom and Charles Pepys by my sending for, and received of me L40 in part towards their L70 legacy of my uncle's. Spent the evening talking with my wife, and so to bed. 

26th. Up to the office, where we sat, and I had some high words with SirW. Batten about canvas, wherein I opposed him and all his experience, about seams in the middle, and the profit of having many breadths andnarrow, which I opposed to good purpose, to the rejecting of the wholebusiness. At noon home to dinner, and thence took my wife by coach, andshe to my Lady Sandwich to see her. I to Tom Trice, to discourse aboutmy father's giving over his administration to my brother, and thence toSir R. Bernard, and there received L19 in money, and took up my father'sbond of L21, that is L40, in part of Piggot's L209 due to us, whichL40 he pays for 7 roods of meadow in Portholme. Thence to my wife, andcarried her to the Old Bayly, and there we were led to the Quest House, by the church, where all the kindred were by themselves at the buriallof my uncle Fenner; but, Lord! what a pitiful rout of people there wasof them, but very good service and great company the whole was. And soanon to church, and a good sermon, and so home, having for ease putmy L19 into W. Joyce's hand, where I left it. So to supper and to bed, being in a little pain from some cold got last night lying withoutanything upon my feet. 

27th. Up, not without some pain by cold, which makes me mightymelancholy, to think of the ill state of my health. To the office, wherebusy till my brains ready to drop with variety of business, and vexedfor all that to see the service like to suffer by other people'sneglect. Vexed also at a letter from my father with two troublesome onesenclosed from Cave and Noble, so that I know not what to do therein. Athome to dinner at noon. But to comfort my heart, Captain Taylor this daybrought me L20 he promised me for my assistance to him about his masts. After dinner to the office again, and thence with Mr. Wayth to St. Catherine's to see some variety of canvas's, which indeed was worthmy seeing, but only I was in some pain, and so took not the delight Ishould otherwise have done. So home to the office, and there busy tilllate at night, and so home to supper and to bed. This morning my taylorbrought me a very tall mayde to be my cook-mayde; she asked L5, but mywife offered her but L3 10s. --whether she will take it or no I know nottill to-morrow, but I am afeard she will be over high for us, she havinglast been a chamber mayde, and holds up her head, as my little girle Suobserved. 

28th. Up pretty well as to pain and wind, and to the office, where wesat close and did much business. At noon I to the 'Change, and thenceto Mr. Cutler's, where I heard Sir W. Rider was, where I found them atdinner and dined with them, he having yesterday and to-day a fit of apain like the gout, the first time he ever had it. A good dinner. Gooddiscourse, Sir W. Rider especially much fearing the issue of a Dutchwarr, wherein I very highly commend him. Thence home, and at theoffice a while, and then with Mr. Deane to a second lesson upon myShipwrightry, wherein I go on with great pleasure. He being gone I tothe office late, and so home to supper and to bed. But, Lord! to seehow my very going to the 'Change, and being without my gowne, presentlybrought me wind and pain, till I came home and was well again; but I amcome to such a pass that I shall not know what to do with myself, butI am apt to think that it is only my legs that I take cold in from myhaving so long worn a gowne constantly. 

29th (Whitsunday. King's Birth and Restauration day). Up, and havingreceived a letter last night desiring it from Mr. Coventry, I walkedto St. James's, and there he and I did long discourse together of thebusiness of the office, and the warr with the Dutch; and he seemed toargue mightily with the little reason that there is for all this. Forfirst, as to the wrong we pretend they have done us: that of the EastIndys, for their not delivering of Poleron, it is not yet known whetherthey have failed or no; that of their hindering the Leopard cannotamount to above L3, 000 if true; that of the Guinny Company, all they haddone us did not amount to above L200 or L300 he told me truly; and thatnow, from what Holmes, without any commission, hath done in taking anisland and two forts, hath set us much in debt to them; and he believesthat Holmes will have been so puffed up with this, that he by this timehath been enforced with more strength than he had then, hath, I say, done a great deale more wrong to them. He do, as to the effect of thewarr, tell me clearly that it is not any skill of the Dutch that canhinder our trade if we will, we having so many advantages over them, ofwinds, good ports, and men; but it is our pride, and the laziness of themerchant. He seems to think that there may be some negotiation which mayhinder a warr this year, but that he speaks doubtfully as unwilling Iperceive to be thought to discourse any such thing. The main thing hedesired to speake with me about was, to know whether I do understand myLord Sandwich's intentions as to going to sea with this fleete; saying, that the Duke, if he desires it, is most willing to it; but thinkingthat twelve ships is not a fleete fit for my Lord to be troubled togo out with, he is not willing to offer it to him till he hath someintimations of his mind to go, or not. He spoke this with very greatrespect as to my Lord, though methinks it is strange they should notunderstand one another better at this time than to need another'smediation. Thence walked over the Parke to White Hall, Mr. Povy with me, and was taken in a very great showre in the middle of the Parke that wewere very wet. So up into, the house and with him to the King's closett, whither by and by the King came, my Lord Sandwich carrying the sword. A Bishopp preached, but he speaking too low for me to hear behind theKing's closett, I went forth and walked and discoursed with ColonellReames, who seems a very willing man to be informed in his business ofcanvas, which he is undertaking to strike in with us to serve the Navy. By and by my Lord Sandwich came forth, and called me to him: and we fellinto discourse a great while about his business, wherein he seems tobe very open with me, and to receive my opinion as he used to do; andI hope I shall become necessary to him again. He desired me to think ofthe fitness, or not, for him to offer himself to go to sea; and to givehim my thoughts in a day or two. Thence after sermon among the ladies onthe Queene's side; where I saw Mrs. Stewart, very fine and pretty, butfar beneath my Lady Castlemayne. Thence with Mr. Povy home to dinner;where extraordinary cheer. And after dinner up and down to see hishouse. And in a word, methinks, for his perspective upon his wall inhis garden, and the springs rising up with the perspective in the littleclosett; his room floored above with woods of several colours, like butabove the best cabinet-work I ever saw; his grotto and vault, with hisbottles of wine, and a well therein to keep them cool; his furnitureof all sorts; his bath at the top of his house, good pictures, and hismanner of eating and drinking; do surpass all that ever I did see of oneman in all my life. Thence walked home and found my uncle Wight and Mr. Rawlinson, who supped with me. They being gone, I to bed, being in somepain from my being so much abroad to-day, which is a most strange thingthat in such warm weather the least ayre should get cold and wind in me. I confess it makes me mighty sad and out of all content in the world. 

30th. Lay long, the bells ringing, it being holiday, and then up andall the day long in my study at home studying of shipmaking with greatcontent till the evening, and then came Mr. Howe and sat and then suppedwith me. He is a little conceited, but will make a discreet man. Hebeing gone, a little to my office, and then home to bed, being in muchpain from yesterday's being abroad, which is a consideration of mightysorrow to me. 

31st. Up, and called upon Mr. Hollyard, with whom I advised and shallfall upon some course of doing something for my disease of thewind, which grows upon me every day more and more. Thence to my LordSandwich's, and while he was dressing I below discoursed with CaptainCooke, and I think if I do find it fit to keep a boy at all I had asgood be supplied from him with one as any body. By and by up to my Lord, and to discourse about his going to sea, and the message I had from Mr. Coventry to him. He wonders, as he well may, that this course shouldbe taken, and he every day with the Duke, who, nevertheless, seemsmost friendly to him, who hath not yet spoke one word to my Lord of hisdesire to have him go to sea. My Lord do tell me clearly that were itnot that he, as all other men that were of the Parliament side, areobnoxious to reproach, and so is forced to bear what otherwise he wouldnot, he would never suffer every thing to be done in the Navy, and henever be consulted; and it seems, in the naming of all these commandersfor this fleete, he hath never been asked one question. But we concludedit wholly inconsistent with his honour not to go with this fleete, norwith the reputation which the world hath of his interest at Court;and so he did give me commission to tell Mr. Coventry that he is mostwilling to receive any commands from the Duke in this fleete, wereit less than it is, and that particularly in this service. Withthis message I parted, and by coach to the office, where I found Mr. Coventry, and told him this. Methinks, I confess, he did not seem sopleased with it as I expected, or at least could have wished, and askedme whether I had told my Lord that the Duke do not expect his going, which I told him I had. But now whether he means really that the Duke, as he told me the other day, do think the Fleete too small for himto take or that he would not have him go, I swear I cannot tell. Butmethinks other ways might have been used to put him by without going inthis manner about it, and so I hope it is out of kindness indeed. Dinedat home, and so to the office, where a great while alone in my office, nobody near, with Bagwell's wife of Deptford, but the woman seems somodest that I durst not offer any courtship to her, though I had it inmy mind when I brought her in to me. But I am resolved to do her husbanda courtesy, for I think he is a man that deserves very well. So abroadwith my wife by coach to St. James's, to one Lady Poultny's, where Ifound my Lord, I doubt, at some vain pleasure or other. I did give him ashort account of what I had done with Mr. Coventry, and so left him, andto my wife again in the coach, and with her to the Parke, but the Queenebeing gone by the Parke to Kensington, we staid not but straight homeand to supper (the first time I have done so this summer), and so tomy office doing business, and then to my monthly accounts, where to mygreat comfort I find myself better than I was still the last month, andnow come to L930. I was told to-day, that upon Sunday night last, beingthe King's birth-day, the King was at my Lady Castlemayne's lodgings(over the hither-gates at Lambert's lodgings) dancing with fiddlers allnight almost; and all the world coming by taking notice of it, which Iam sorry to hear. The discourse of the town is only whether a warr withHolland or no, and we are preparing for it all we can, which is butlittle. Myself subject more than ordinary to pain by winde, which makesme very sad, together with the trouble which at present lies upon me inmy father's behalf, rising from the death of my brother, which are manyand great. Would to God they were over!

JUNE 1664

June 1st. Up, having lain long, going to bed very late after the endingof my accounts. Being up Mr. Hollyard came to me, and to my greatsorrow, after his great assuring me that I could not possibly have thestone again, he tells me that he do verily fear that I have it again, and has brought me something to dissolve it, which do make me verymuch troubled, and pray to God to ease me. He gone, I down by water toWoolwich and Deptford to look after the dispatch of the ships, all theway reading Mr. Spencer's Book of Prodigys, which is most ingeniouslywrit, both for matter and style. Home at noon, and my little girl got memy dinner, and I presently out by water and landed at Somerset stairs, and thence through Covent Garden, where I met with Mr. Southwell (Sir W. Pen's friend), who tells me the very sad newes of my Lord Tiviott's andnineteen more commission officers being killed at Tangier by the Moores, by an ambush of the enemy upon them, while they were surveying theirlines; which is very sad, and, he says, afflicts the King much. Thenceto W. Joyce's, where by appointment I met my wife (but neither of themat home), and she and I to the King's house, and saw "The Silent Woman;"but methought not so well done or so good a play as I formerly thoughtit to be, or else I am nowadays out of humour. Before the play was done, it fell such a storm of hayle, that we in the middle of the pit werefain to rise;

 [The stage was covered in by a tiled roof, but the pit was open to the sky. "The pit lay open to the weather for sake of light, but was subsequently covered in with a glazed cupola, which, however, only imperfectly protected the audience, so that in stormy weather the house was thrown into disorder, and the people in the pit were fain to rise" (Cunningham's "Story of Nell Gwyn, " ed. 1893, p. 33). ]

and all the house in a disorder, and so my wife and I out and got into alittle alehouse, and staid there an hour after the play was done beforewe could get a coach, which at last we did (and by chance took up JoyceNorton and Mrs. Bowles, and set them at home), and so home ourselves, and I, after a little to my office, so home to supper and to bed. 

2nd. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and then tothe 'Change, where after some stay by coach with Sir J. Minnes and Mr. Coventry to St. James's, and there dined with Mr. Coventry very finely, and so over the Parke to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier aboutproviding provisions, money, and men for Tangier. At it all theafternoon, but it is strange to see how poorly and brokenly things aredone of the greatest consequence, and how soon the memory of this greatman is gone, or, at least, out of mind by the thoughts of who goes next, which is not yet knowne. My Lord of Oxford, Muskerry, and several othersare discoursed of. It seems my Lord Tiviott's design was to go a mileand half out of the towne, to cut down a wood in which the enemy did useto lie in ambush. He had sent several spyes; but all brought word thatthe way was clear, and so might be for any body's discovery of an enemybefore you are upon them. There they were all snapt, he and all hisofficers, and about 200 men, as they say; there being left now in thegarrison but four captains. This happened the 3d of May last, being notbefore that day twelvemonth of his entering into his government there:but at his going out in the morning he said to some of his officers, "Gentlemen, let us look to ourselves, for it was this day three yearsthat so many brave Englishmen were knocked on the head by the Moores, when Fines made his sally out. " Here till almost night, and then homewith Sir J. Minnes by coach, and so to my office a while, and home tosupper and bed, being now in constant pain in my back, but whether it beonly wind or what it is the Lord knows, but I fear the worst. 

3rd. Up, still in a constant pain in my back, which much afflicts mewith fear of the consequence of it. All the morning at the office, wesat at the office extraordinary upon the business of our stores, but, Lord! what a pitiful account the Surveyor makes of it grieves my heart. This morning before I came out I made a bargain with Captain Taylor fora ship for the Commissioners for Tangier, wherein I hope to get L40 orL50. To the 'Change, and thence home and dined, and then by coach toWhite Hall, sending my wife to Mrs. Hunt's. At the Committee for Tangierall the afternoon, where a sad consideration to see things of so greatweight managed in so confused a manner as it is, so as I would nothave the buying of an acre of land bought by the Duke of York and Mr. Coventry, for ought I see, being the only two that do anything like men;Prince Rupert do nothing but swear and laugh a little, with an oathe ortwo, and that's all he do. Thence called my wife and home, and I lateat my office, and so home to supper and to bed, pleased at my hopes ofgains by to-day's work, but very sad to think of the state of my health. 

4th. Up and to St. James's by coach, after a good deal of talk beforeI went forth with J. Noble, who tells me that he will secure us againstCave, that though he knows, and can prove it, yet nobody else canprove it, to be Tom's child; that the bond was made by one Hudson, ascrivener, next to the Fountaine taverne, in the Old Bayly; that thechildren were born, and christened, and entered in the parish-book ofSt. Sepulchre's, by the name of Anne and Elizabeth Taylor and he willgive us security against Cave if we pay him the money. And then up tothe Duke, and was with him giving him an account how matters go, andof the necessity there is of a power to presse seamen, without which wecannot really raise men for this fleete of twelve sayle, besides that itwill assert the King's power of pressing, which at present is somewhatdoubted, and will make the Dutch believe that we are in earnest. Thenceby water to the office, where we sat till almost two o'clock. Thismorning Captain Ferrer came to the office to tell me that my Lord hathgiven him a promise of Young's place in the Wardrobe, and hearing that Ipretend a promise to it he comes to ask my consent, which I denied him, and told him my Lord may do what he pleases with his promise to me, butmy father's condition is not so as that I should let it go if my Lordwill stand to his word, and so I sent him going, myself being troubleda little at it. After office I with Mr. Coventry by water to St. James'sand dined with him, and had excellent discourse from him. So to theCommittee for Tangier all afternoon, where still the same confuseddoings, and my Lord Fitz-Harding now added to the Committee; which willsignify much. It grieves me to see how brokenly things are ordered. Soby coach home, and at my office late, and so to supper and to bed, mybody by plenty of breaking of wind being just now pretty well again, having had a constant akeing in my back these 5 or 6 days. Mr. Coventrydiscoursing this noon about Sir W. Batten (what a sad fellow he is!)told me how the King told him the other day how Sir W. Batten, beingin the ship with him and Prince Rupert when they expected to fight withWarwick, did walk up and down sweating with a napkin under his throat todry up his sweat; and that Prince Rupert being a most jealous man, andparticularly of Batten, do walk up and down swearing bloodily to theKing, that Batten had a mind to betray them to-day, and that the napkinwas a signal; "but, by God, " says he, "if things go ill, the first thingI will do is to shoot him. " He discoursed largely and bravely to meconcerning the different sort of valours, the active and passive valour. For the latter, he brought as an instance General Blake; who, in thedefending of Taunton and Lime for the Parliament, did through hisstubborn sort of valour defend it the most 'opiniastrement' that everany man did any thing; and yet never was the man that ever madeany attaque by land or sea, but rather avoyded it on all, even fairoccasions. On the other side, Prince Rupert, the boldest attaquer in theworld for personal courage; and yet, in the defending of Bristol, no manever did anything worse, he wanting the patience and seasoned head toconsult and advise for defence, and to bear with the evils of a siege. The like he says is said of my Lord Tiviott, who was the boldestadventurer of his person in the world, and from a mean man in few yearswas come to this greatness of command and repute only by the deathof all his officers, he many times having the luck of being the onlysurvivor of them all, by venturing upon services for the King of Francethat nobody else would; and yet no man upon a defence, he being all furyand no judgment in a fight. He tells me above all of the Duke of Yorke, that he is more himself and more of judgement is at hand in him in themiddle of a desperate service, than at other times, as appeared in thebusiness of Dunkirke, wherein no man ever did braver things, or was inhotter service in the close of that day, being surrounded with enemies;and then, contrary to the advice of all about him, his counsel carriedhimself and the rest through them safe, by advising that he might makehis passage with but a dozen with him; "For, " says he, "the enemy cannotmove after me so fast with a great body, and with a small one we shallbe enough to deal with them;" and though he is a man naturally martiallto the highest degree, yet a man that never in his life talks one wordof himself or service of his owne, but only that he saw such or such athing, and lays it down for a maxime that a Hector can have no courage. He told me also, as a great instance of some men, that the Prince ofCondo's excellence is, that there not being a more furious man in theworld, danger in fight never disturbs him more than just to make himcivill, and to command in words of great obligation to his officers andmen; but without any the least disturbance in his judgment or spirit. 

5th (Lord's day). About one in the morning I was knocked up by my maydsto come to my wife who is very ill. I rose, and from some cold she gotto-day, or from something else, she is taken with great gripings, alooseness, and vomiting. I lay a while by her upon the bed, she beingin great pain, poor wretch, but that being a little over I to bed again, and lay, and then up and to my office all the morning, setting mattersto rights in some accounts and papers, and then to dinner, whitherMr. Shepley, late come to town, came to me, and after dinner andsome pleasant discourse he went his way, being to go out of townto Huntington again to-morrow. So all the afternoon with my wifediscoursing and talking, and in the evening to my office doing business, and then home to supper and to bed. 

6th. Up and found my wife very ill again, which troubles me, but I wasforced to go forth. So by water with Mr. Gauden and others to see a shiphired by me for the Commissioners of Tangier, and to give order therein. So back to the office, and by coach with Mr. Gauden to White Hall, andthere to my Lord Sandwich, and here I met Mr. Townsend very opportunelyand Captain Ferrer, and after some discourse we did accommodate thebusiness of the Wardrobe place, that he shall have the reversion if hewill take it out by giving a covenant that if Mr. Young' dyes before myfather my father shall have the benefit of it for his life. So home, andthence by water to Deptford, and there found our Trinity Brethren comefrom their election to church, where Dr. Britton made, methought, anindifferent sermon touching the decency that we ought to observe inGod's house, the church, but yet to see how ridiculously some men willcarry themselves. Sir W. Batten did at open table anon in the name ofthe whole Society desire him to print his sermon, as if the Doctor couldthink that they were fit judges of a good sermon. Then by barge with SirW. Batten to Trinity House. It seems they have with much ado carriedit for Sir G. Carteret against Captain Harrison, poor man, who bysuccession ought to have been it, and most hands were for him, but onlythey were forced to fright the younger Brethren by requiring them to settheir hands (which is an ill course) and then Sir G. Carteret carryedit. Here was at dinner my Lord Sandwich, Mr. Coventry, my Lord Craven, and others. A great dinner, and good company. Mr. Prin also, who wouldnot drink any health, no, not the King's, but sat down with his hat onall the while;

 [William Prynne had published in 1628 a small book against the drinking of healths, entitled, "Healthes, Sicknesse; or a compendious and briefe Discourse, prouing, the Drinking and Pledging of Healthes to be sinfull and utterly unlawfull unto Christians ... Wherein all those ordinary objections, excuses or pretences, which are made to justifie, extenuate, or excuse the drinking or pledging of Healthes are likewise cleared and answered. " The pamphlet was dedicated to Charles I. As "more interessed in the theame and subject of this compendious discourse then any other that I know, " and "because your Majestie of all other persons within your owne dominions, are most dishonoured, prejudiced, and abused by these Healthes. "]

but nobody took notice of it to him at all; but in discourse withthe Doctor he did declare himself that he ever was, and has expressedhimself in all his books for mixt communion against the Presbyterianexamination. Thence after dinner by water, my Lord Sandwich and allus Tangier men, where at the Committee busy till night with greatconfusion, and then by coach home, with this content, however, that Ifind myself every day become more and more known, and shall one day hopeto have benefit by it. I found my wife a little better. A little to myoffice, then home to supper and to bed. 

7th. Up and to the office (having by my going by water without anything upon my legs yesterday got some pain upon me again), where all themorning. At noon a little to the 'Change, and thence home to dinner, mywife being ill still in bed. Thence to the office, where busy all theafternoon till 9 at night, and so home to my wife, to supper, and tobed. 

8th. All day before dinner with Creed, talking of many things, amongothers, of my Lord's going so often to Chelsy, and he, without myspeaking much, do tell me that his daughters do perceive all, and dohate the place, and the young woman there, Mrs. Betty Becke; for myLord, who sent them thither only for a disguise for his going thither, will come under pretence to see them, and pack them out of doors to theParke, and stay behind with her; but now the young ladies are gone totheir mother to Kensington. To dinner, and after dinner till 10 at nightin my study writing of my old broken office notes in shorthand all inone book, till my eyes did ake ready to drop out. So home to supper andto bed. 

9th. Up and at my office all the morning. At noon dined at home, Mr. Hunt and his kinswoman (wife in the country), after dinner I to theoffice, where we sat all the afternoon. Then at night by coach to attendthe Duke of Albemarle about the Tangier ship. Coming back my wife spiedme going home by coach from Mr. Hunt's, with whom she hath gained muchin discourse to-day concerning W. Howe's discourse of me to him. That hewas the man that got me to be secretary to my Lord; and all that I havethereby, and that for all this I never did give him 6d. In my life. Which makes me wonder that this rogue dare talk after this manner, and Ithink all the world is grown false. But I hope I shall make good useof it. So home to supper and to bed, my eyes aching mightily since lastnight. 

10th. Up and by water to White Hall, and there to a Committee ofTangier, and had occasion to see how my Lord Ashworth--[Lord Ashworthis probably a miswriting for Lord Ashley (afterwards Earl ofShaftesbury). ]--deports himself, which is very fine indeed, and it joysmy heart to see that there is any body looks so near into the King'sbusiness as I perceive he do in this business of my Lord Peterborough'saccounts. Thence into the Parke, and met and walked with Captain SylasTaylor, my old acquaintance while I was of the Exchequer, and Dr. Whore, talking of musique, and particularly of Mr. Berckenshaw's way, whichTaylor magnifies mightily, and perhaps but what it deserves, but notso easily to be understood as he and others make of it. Thence homeby water, and after dinner abroad to buy several things, as a map, andpowder, and other small things, and so home to my office, and in theevening with Captain Taylor by water to our Tangier ship, and so home, well pleased, having received L26 profit to-day of my bargain for thisship, which comforts me mightily, though I confess my heart, what withmy being out of order as to my health, and the fear I have of the moneymy Lord oweth me and I stand indebted to him in, is much cast down oflate. In the evening home to supper and to bed. 

11th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, where somediscourse arose from Sir G. Carteret and Mr. Coventry, which gives meoccasion to think that something like a war is expected now indeed, though upon the 'Change afterwards I hear too that an Embassador islanded from Holland, and one from their East India Company, to treatwith ours about the wrongs we pretend to. Mr. Creed dined with me, andthence after dinner by coach with my wife only to take the ayre, itbeing very warm and pleasant, to Bowe and Old Ford; and thence toHackney. There 'light, and played at shuffle-board, eat cream and goodchuries; and so with good refreshment home. Then to my office vexed withCaptain Taylor about the delay of carrying down the ship hired by me forTangier, and late about that and other things at the office. So home tosupper and to bed. 

12th (Lord's day). All the morning in my chamber consulting my lesson ofship building, and at noon Mr. Creed by appointment came and dined withus, and sat talking all the afternoon till, about church time, mywife and I began our great dispute about going to Griffin's child'schristening, where I was to have been godfather, but Sir J. Minnesrefusing, he wanted an equal for me and my Lady Batten, and so soughtfor other. Then the question was whether my wife should go, and shehaving dressed herself on purpose, was very angry, and began to talkopenly of my keeping her within doors before Creed, which vexed me tothe guts, but I had the discretion to keep myself without passion, andso resolved at last not to go, but to go down by water, which we didby H. Russell--[a waterman]--to the Half-way house, and there eat anddrank, and upon a very small occasion had a difference again broke out, where without any the least cause she had the cunning to cry a greatwhile, and talk and blubber, which made me mighty angry in mind, butsaid nothing to provoke her because Creed was there, but walked home, being troubled in my mind also about the knavery and neglect of CaptainFudge and Taylor, who were to have had their ship for Tangier ready byThursday last, and now the men by a mistake are come on board, and notany master or man or boy of the ship's company on board with them whenwe came by her side this afternoon, and also received a letter from Mr. Coventry this day in complaint of it. We came home, and after supperCreed went home, and I to bed. My wife made great means to be friends, coming to my bedside and doing all things to please me, and at last Icould not hold out, but seemed pleased, and so parted, and I with muchado to sleep, but was easily wakened by extraordinary great rain, andmy mind troubled the more to think what the soldiers would do on boardtonight in all this weather. 

13th. So up at 5 o'clock, and with Captain Taylor on board her atDeptford, and found all out of order, only the soldiers civil, and SirArthur Bassett a civil person. I rated at Captain Taylor, whom, contraryto my expectation, I found a lying and a very stupid blundering fellow, good for nothing, and yet we talk of him in the Navy as if he had beenan excellent officer, but I find him a lying knave, and of no judgmentor dispatch at all. After finding the condition of the ship, no master, not above four men, and many ship's provisions, sayls, and other thingswanting, I went back and called upon Fudge, whom I found like a lyingrogue unready to go on board, but I did so jeer him that I made him getevery thing ready, and left Taylor and H. Russell to quicken him, and soaway and I by water on to White Hall, where I met his Royal Highnesse ata Tangier Committee about this very thing, and did there satisfy him howthings are, at which all was pacified without any trouble, and I hopemay end well, but I confess I am at a real trouble for fear the rogueshould not do his work, and I come to shame and losse of the money I didhope justly to have got by it. Thence walked with Mr. Coventry to St. James's, and there spent by his desire the whole morning reading of someold Navy books given him of old Sir John Cooke's by the Archbishop ofCanterbury that now is; wherein the order that was observed in the Navythen, above what it is now, is very observable, and fine things we didobserve in our reading. Anon to dinner, after dinner to discourse of thebusiness of the Dutch warr, wherein he tells me the Dutch do in everyparticular, which are but few and small things that we can demandof them, whatever cry we unjustly make, do seem to offer at anaccommodation, for they do owne that it is not for their profit to havewarr with England. We did also talk of a History of the Navy of England, how fit it were to be writ; and he did say that it hath been in hismind to propose to me the writing of the History of the late Dutchwarr, which I am glad to hear, it being a thing I much desire, and sortsmightily with my genius; and, if well done, may recommend me much. So hesays he will get me an order for making of searches to all records, &c. , in order thereto, and I shall take great delight in doing of it. Thenceby water down to the Tower, and thither sent for Mr. Creed to my house, where he promised to be, and he and I down to the ship, and find allthings in pretty good order, and I hope will end to my mind. Thencehaving a gaily down to Greenwich, and there saw the King's works, whichare great, a-doing there, and so to the Cherry Garden, and so carriedsome cherries home, and after supper to bed, my wife lying with me, which from my not being thoroughly well, nor she, we have not done aboveonce these two or three weeks. 

14th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and had greatconflict about the flags again, and am vexed methought to see my LordBerkely not satisfied with what I said, but however I stop the King'sbeing abused by the flag makers for the present. I do not know how itmay end, but I will do my best to preserve it. So home to dinner, andafter dinner by coach to Kensington. In the way overtaking Mr. Laxton, the apothecary, with his wife and daughters, very fine young lasses, in a coach; and so both of us to my Lady Sandwich, who hath lain thisfortnight here at Deane Hodges's. Much company came hither to-day, myLady Carteret, &c. , Sir William Wheeler and his lady, and, above all, Mr. Becke, of Chelsy, and wife and daughter, my Lord's mistress, and onethat hath not one good feature in her face, and yet is a fine lady, ofa fine taille, and very well carriaged, and mighty discreet. I took allthe occasion I could to discourse with the young ladies in her companyto give occasion to her to talk, which now and then she did, and thatmighty finely, and is, I perceive, a woman of such an ayre, as I wonderthe less at my Lord's favour to her, and I dare warrant him she hathbrains enough to entangle him. Two or three houres we were in hercompany, going into Sir H. Finche's garden, and seeing the fountayne, and singing there with the ladies, and a mighty fine cool place it is, with a great laver of water in the middle and the bravest place formusique I ever heard. After much mirthe, discoursing to the ladiesin defence of the city against the country or court, and giving themoccasion to invite themselves to-morrow to me to dinner, to my venisonpasty, I got their mother's leave, and so good night, very wellpleased with my day's work, and, above all, that I have seen my Lord'smistresse. So home to supper, and a little at my office, and to bed. 

15th. Up and by appointment with Captain Witham (the Captain thatbrought the newes of the disaster at Tangier, where my Lord Tiviott wasslain) and Mr. Tooker to Beares Quay, and there saw and more afterwardat the several grannarys several parcels of oates, and strange it is tohear how it will heat itself if laid up green and not often turned. Wecame not to any agreement, but did cheapen several parcels, and thenceaway, promising to send again to them. So to the Victualling office, andthen home. And in our garden I got Captain Witham to tell me the wholestory of my Lord Tiviott's misfortune; for he was upon the guard withhis horse neare the towne, when at a distance he saw the enemy appearupon a hill, a mile and a half off, and made up to them, and with muchado escaped himself; but what became of my Lord he neither knows northinks that any body but the enemy can tell. Our losse was about fourhundred. But he tells me that the greater wonder is that my Lord Tiviottmet no sooner with such a disaster; for every day he did commit himselfto more probable danger than this, for now he had the assurance of allhis scouts that there was no enemy thereabouts; whereas he used everyday to go out with two or three with him, to make his discoveries, ingreater danger, and yet the man that could not endure to have anybodyelse to go a step out of order to endanger himself. He concludes him tobe the man of the hardest fate to lose so much honour at one blow thatever was. His relation being done he parted; and so I home to look afterthings for dinner. And anon at noon comes Mr. Creed by chance, and byand by the three young ladies:--[Lord Sandwich's daughters. ]--andvery merry we were with our pasty, very well baked; and a good dish ofroasted chickens; pease, lobsters, strawberries. And after dinner tocards: and about five o'clock, by water down to Greenwich; and up to thetop of the hill, and there played upon the ground at cards. And so tothe Cherry Garden, and then by water singing finely to the Bridge, andthere landed; and so took boat again, and to Somersett House. And bythis time, the tide being against us, it was past ten of the clock; andsuch a troublesome passage, in regard of my Lady Paulina's fearfullness, that in all my life I never did see any poor wretch in that condition. Being come hither, there waited for them their coach; but it being solate, I doubted what to do how to get them home. After half an hour'sstay in the street, I sent my wife home by coach with Mr. Creed's boy;and myself and Creed in the coach home with them. But, Lord! the fearthat my Lady Paulina was in every step of the way; and indeed at thistime of the night it was no safe thing to go that road; so that I waseven afeard myself, though I appeared otherwise. --We came safe, however, to their house, where all were abed; we knocked them up, my Lady and allthe family being in bed. So put them into doors; and leaving them withthe mayds, bade them good night, and then into the towne, Creed and I, it being about twelve o'clock and past; and to several houses, inns, butcould get no lodging, all being in bed. At the last house, at last, we found some people drinking and roaring; and there got in, and afterdrinking, got an ill bed, where

16th. I lay in my drawers and stockings and wastecoate till five of theclock, and so up; and being well pleased with our frolique, walked toKnightsbridge, and there eat a messe of creame, and so to St. James's, and there walked a little, and so I to White Hall, and took coach, andfound my wife well got home last night, and now in bed. So I to theoffice, where all the morning, and at noon to the 'Change, so home andto my office, where Mr. Ackworth came to me (though he knows himselfand I know him to be a very knave), yet he came to me to discover theknavery of other people like the most honest man in the world. However, good use I shall make of his discourse, for in this he is much in theright. He being gone I to the 'Change, Mr. Creed with me, after we hadbeen by water to see a vessell we have hired to carry more soldiers toTangier, and also visited a rope ground, wherein I learnt several usefulthings. The talk upon the 'Change is, that De Ruyter is dead, withfifty men of his own ship, of the plague, at Cales: that the HollandEmbassador here do endeavour to sweeten us with fair words; and thingslikely to be peaceable. Home after I had spoke with my cozen RichardPepys upon the 'Change, about supplying us with bewpers from Norwich, which I should be glad of, if cheap. So home to supper and bed. 

17th. Up, and to my office, where I dispatched much business, and thendown by water to Woolwich to make a discovery of a cheate providing forus in the working of some of our own ground Tows into new cordage, to besold to us for Riga cordage. Thence to Mr. Falconer's, where I met SirW. Batten and Lady, and Captain Tinker, and there dined with them, and so to the Dockyarde and to Deptford by water, and there very longinforming myself in the business of flags and bewpers and other things, and so home late, being weary, and full of good information to-day, butI perceive the corruptions of the Navy are of so many kinds that it isendless to look after them, especially while such a one as Sir W. Battendiscourages every man that is honest. So home to my office, there verylate, and then to supper and to bed mightily troubled in my mind to hearhow Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes do labour all they can to abuse orenable others to abuse the King. 

18th. From morning till 11 at night (only a little at dinner at home)at my office very busy, setting many businesses in order to my greattrouble, but great content in the end. So home to supper and to bed. Strange to see how pert Sir W. Pen is to-day newly come from Portsmouthwith his head full of great reports of his service and the state of theships there. When that is over he will be just as another man again orworse. But I wonder whence Mr. Coventry should take all this care forhim, to send for him up only to look after his Irish business with myLord Ormond and to get the Duke's leave for him to come with so muchofficiousness, when I am sure he knows him as well as I do as to hislittle service he do. 

19th (Lord's day). Up, and all the morning and afternoon (only at dinnerat home) at my office doing many businesses for want of time on the weekdays. In the afternoon the greatest shower of rain of a sudden and thegreatest and most continued thunder that ever I heard I think in mylife. In the evening home to my wife, and there talked seriously ofseveral of our family concernments, and among others of bringing Pallout of the country to us here to try to put her off, which I am verydesirous, and my wife also of. So to supper, prayers, which I have oflate too much omitted. So to bed. 

20th. It having been a very cold night last night I had got some cold, and so in pain by wind, and a sure precursor of pain is sudden lettingoff farts, and when that stops, then my passages stop and my painbegins. Up and did several businesses, and so with my wife by water toWhite Hall, she to her father's, I to the Duke, where we did our usualbusiness. And among other discourse of the Dutch, he was merrily sayinghow they print that Prince Rupert, Duke of Albemarle, and my LordSandwich, are to be Generalls; and soon after is to follow them "VieuxPen;" and so the Duke called him in mirth Old Pen. They have, it seems, lately wrote to the King, to assure him that their setting-out shipswere only to defend their fishing-trade, and to stay near home, not toannoy the King's subjects; and to desire that he would do the like withhis ships: which the King laughs at, but yet is troubled they shouldthink him such a child, to suffer them to bring home their fish and EastIndia Company's ships, and then they will not care a fart for us. Thenceto Westminster Hall, it being term time, meeting Mr. Dickering, he tellsme how my Lady last week went to see Mrs. Becke, the mother; and by andby the daughter came in, but that my Lady do say herself, as he says, that she knew not for what reason, for she never knew they had adaughter, which I do not believe. She was troubled, and her heart didrise as soon as she appeared, and seems the most ugly woman that evershe saw. This if true were strange, but I believe it is not. Thence tomy Lord's lodgings; and were merry with the young ladies, who make agreat story of their appearing before their mother the morning after wecarried them, the last week, home so late; and that their mother took itvery well, at least without any anger. Here I heard how the rich widow, my Lady Gold, is married to one Neale, after he had received a box onthe eare by her brother (who was there a sentinel, in behalf of somecourtier) at the door; but made him draw, and wounded him. She calledNeale up to her, and sent for a priest, married presently, and went tobed. The brother sent to the Court, and had a serjeant sent for Neale;but Neale sent for him up to be seen in bed, and she owned him for herhusband: and so all is past. It seems Sir H. Bennet did look after her. My Lady very pleasant. After dinner came in Sir Thomas Crew and Mr. Sidney, lately come from France, who is growne a little, and a prettyyouth he is; but not so improved as they did give him out to be, butlike a child still. But yet I can perceive he hath good parts and goodinclinations. Thence with Creed, who dined here, to Westminster to findout Mr. Hawly, and did, but he did not accept of my offer of his beingsteward to my Lord at sea. Thence alone to several places about my lawbusinesses, and with good success; at last I to Mr. Townsend at theWardrobe, and received kind words from him to be true to me againstCaptain Ferrers his endeavours to get the place from my father as myLord hath promised him. Here met Will. Howe, and he went forth with me;and by water back to White Hall to wait on my Lord, who is come backfrom Hinchinbroke; where he has been about 4 or 5 days. But I was nevermore vexed to see how an over-officious visitt is received, forhe received me with as little concernment as in the middle of hisdiscontent, and a fool I am to be of so servile a humour, and vexed withthat consideration I took coach home, and could not get it off my mindall night. To supper and to bed, my wife finding fault with Besse forher calling upon Jane that lived with us, and there heard Mrs. Harperand her talk ill of us and not told us of it. With which I was alsovexed, and told her soundly of it till she cried, poor wench, and I hopewithout dissimulation, and yet I cannot tell; however, I was glad to seein what manner she received it, and so to sleep. 

21st. Being weary yesterday with walking I sleep long, and at last upand to the office, where all the morning. At home to dinner, Mr. Deanewith me. After dinner I to White Hall (setting down my wife by theway) to a Committee of Tangier, where the Duke of Yorke, I perceive, doattend the business very well, much better than any man there or mostof them, and my [mind] eased of some trouble I lay under for fear of histhinking ill of me from the bad successe in the setting forth of thesecrew men to Tangier. Thence with Mr. Creed, and walked in the Parke, andso to the New Exchange, meeting Mr. Moore, and he with us. I shewed himno friendly look, but he took no notice to me of the Wardrobe business, which vexes me. I perceive by him my Lord's business of his family andestate goes very ill, and runs in debt mightily. I would to God I wereclear of it, both as to my owne money and the bond of L1000, which Istand debtor for him in, to my cozen Thomas Pepys. Thence by coach homeand to my office a little, and so to supper and to bed. 

22nd. Up and I found Mr. Creed below, who staid with me a while, and then I to business all the morning. At noon to the 'Change andCoffee-house, where great talke of the Dutch preparing of sixty sayle ofships. The plague grows mightily among them, both at sea and land. Fromthe 'Change to dinner to Trinity House with Sir W. Rider and Cutler, where a very good dinner. Here Sir G. Ascue dined also, who I perceivedesires to make himself known among the seamen. Thence home, therecoming to me my Lord Peterborough's Sollicitor with a letter from him todesire present dispatch in his business of freight, and promises me L50, which is good newes, and I hope to do his business readily for him. Thismuch rejoiced me. All the afternoon at his business, and late at nightcomes the Sollicitor again, and I with him at 9 o'clock to Mr. Povy's, and there acquainted him with the business. The money he won't paywithout warrant, but that will be got done in a few days. So home bycoach and to bed. 

23rd. Up, and to the office, and there we sat all the morning. So tothe 'Change, and then home to dinner and to my office, where till 10at night very busy, and so home to supper and to bed. My cozen, ThomasPepys, was with me yesterday and I took occasion to speak to him aboutthe bond I stand bound for my Lord Sandwich to him in L1000. I did veryplainly, obliging him to secrecy, tell him how the matter stands, yetwith all duty to my Lord my resolution to be bound for whatever hedesires me for him, yet that I would be glad he had any other security. I perceive by Mr. Moore today that he hath been with my Lord, and myLord how he takes it I know not, but he is looking after other securityand I am mighty glad of it. W. Howe was with me this afternoon, todesire some things to be got ready for my Lord against his going down tohis ship, which will be soon; for it seems the King and both the Queenesintend to visit him. The Lord knows how my Lord will get out of thischarge; for Mr. Moore tells me to-day that he is L10, 000 in debt andthis will, with many other things that daily will grow upon him (whilehe minds his pleasure as he do), set him further backward. But it waspretty this afternoon to hear W. Howe mince the matter, and say that hedo believe that my Lord is in debt L2000 or L3000, and then correctedhimself and said, No, not so, but I am afraid he is in debt L1000. Ipray God gets me well rid of his Lordship as to his debt, and I carenot. 

24th. Up and out with Captain Witham in several places again to look foroats for Tangier, and among other places to the City granarys, whereit seems every company have their granary and obliged to keep such aquantity of corne always there or at a time of scarcity to issue so muchat so much a bushell: and a fine thing it is to see their stores ofall sorts, for piles for the bridge, and for pipes, a thing I never sawbefore. 

 [From the commencement of the reign of Henry VIII. , or perhaps earlier, it was the custom of the City of London to provide against scarcity, by requiring each of the chartered Companies to keep in store a certain quantity of corn, which was to be renewed from time to time, and when required for that purpose, produced in the market for sale, at such times and prices, and in such quantities, as the Lord Mayor or Common Council should direct. See the report of a case in the Court of Chancery, "Attorney-General v. Haberdashers' Company" (Mylne and Keens "Reports, " vol. I. , p. 420). --B. ]

Thence to the office, and there busy all the morning. At noon to myuncle Wight's, and there dined, my wife being there all the morning. After dinner to White Hall; and there met with Mr. Pierce, and he showedme the Queene's bed-chamber, and her closett, where she had nothing butsome pretty pious pictures, and books of devotion; and her holy water ather head as she sleeps, with her clock by her bed-side, wherein a lampburns that tells her the time of the night at any time. Thence with himto the Parke, and there met the Queene coming from Chappell, with herMayds of Honour, all in silver-lace gowns again: which is new to me, andthat which I did not think would have been brought up again. Thence hecarried me to the King's closett: where such variety of pictures, andother things of value and rarity, that I was properly confounded andenjoyed no pleasure in the sight of them; which is the only time in mylife that ever I was so at a loss for pleasure, in the greatest plentyof objects to give it me. Thence home, calling in many places and doingabundance of errands to my great content, and at night weary home, whereMr. Creed waited for me, and he and I walked in the garden, wherehe told me he is now in a hurry fitting himself for sea, and that itremains that he deals as an ingenuous man with me in the business I wotof, which he will do before he goes. But I perceive he will have me domany good turns for him first, both as to his bills coming to him inthis office, and also in his absence at the Committee of Tangier, whichI promise, and as he acquits himself to me I will willingly do. I wouldI knew the worst of it, what it is he intends, that so I may either quitmy hands of him or continue my kindness still to him. 

25th. We staid late, and he lay with me all night and rose very merrytalking, and excellent company he is, that is the truth of it, and amost cunning man. He being gone I to the office, where we sat all themorning. At noon to dinner, and then to my office busy, and by and byhome with Mr. Deane to a lesson upon raising a Bend of Timbers, [This seems to refer to knee timber, of which there was not a sufficient supply. A proposal was made to produce this bent wood artificially: "June 22, 1664. Sir William Petty intimated that it seemed by the scarcity and greater rate of knee timber that nature did not furnish crooked wood enough for building: wherefore he thought it would be fit to raise by art, so much of it in proportion, as to reduce it to an equal rate with strait timber" (Birch's "History of the Royal Society, ")]

and he being gone I to the office, and there came Captain Taylor, and heand I home, and I have done all very well with him as to the business ofthe last trouble, so that come what will come my name will be clear ofany false dealing with him. So to my office again late, and then to bed. 

26th (Lord's day). Up, and Sir J. Minnes set me down at my LordSandwich's, where I waited till his coming down, when he came, too, could find little to say to me but only a general question or two, andso good-bye. Here his little daughter, my Lady Katharine was brought, who is lately come from my father's at Brampton, to have her cheeklooked after, which is and hath long been sore. But my Lord will ratherhave it be as it is, with a scarr in her face, than endanger it beingworse by tampering. He being gone, I went home, a little troubled to seehe minds me no more, and with Creed called at several churches, which, God knows, are supplied with very young men, and the churches veryempty; so home and at our owne church looked in, and there heard onepreach whom Sir W. Pen brought, which he desired us yesterday to hear, that had been his chaplin in Ireland, a very silly fellow. So homeand to dinner, and after dinner a frolique took us, we would go thisafternoon to the Hope; so my wife dressed herself, and, with goodvictuals and drink, we took boat presently and the tide with us gotdown, but it was night, and the tide spent by the time we got toGravesend; so there we stopped, but went not on shore, only Creed, toget some cherries, [Pliny tells us that cherries were introduced into Britain by the Romans, and Lydgate alludes to them as sold in the London streets. Richard Haines, fruiterer to Henry VI IL, imported a number of cherry trees from Flanders, and planted them at Tenham, in Kent. Hence the fame of the Kentish cherries. ]

and send a letter to the Hope, where the Fleete lies. And so, it beingrainy, and thundering mightily, and lightning, we returned. By andby the evening turned mighty clear and moonshine; we got with greatpleasure home, about twelve o'clock, which did much please us, Creedtelling pretty stories in the boat. He lay with me all night. 

27th. Up, and he and I walked to Paul's Church yard, and there saw SirHarry Spillman's book, and I bespoke it and others, and thence we tookcoach, and he to my Lord's and I to St. James's, where we did our usualbusiness, and thence I home and dined, and then by water to Woolwich, and there spent the afternoon till night under pretence of buyingCaptain Blackman's house and grounds, and viewing the ground took noticeof Clothiers' cordage with which he, I believe, thinks to cheat theKing. That being done I by water home, it being night first, and there Ifind our new mayd Jane come, a cook mayd. So to bed. 

28th. Up, and this day put on a half shirt first this summer, it beingvery hot; and yet so ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afeard I shallcatch cold, while all the world is ready to melt away. To the officeall the morning, at noon to dinner at home, then to my office till theevening, then out about several businesses and then by appointment tothe 'Change, and thence with my uncle Wight to the Mum house, and theredrinking, he do complain of his wife most cruel as the most troublesomewoman in the world, and how she will have her will, saying she broughthim a portion and God knows what. By which, with many instances more, Iperceive they do live a sad life together. Thence to the Mitre and therecomes Dr. Burnett to us and Mr. Maes, but the meeting was chiefly tobring the Doctor and me together, and there I began to have his adviceabout my disease, and then invited him to my house: and I am resolvedto put myself into his hands. Here very late, but I drank nothing, norwill, though he do advise me to take care of cold drinks. So home and tobed. 

29th. Up, and Mr. Shepley came to me, who is lately come to town; amongother things I hear by him how the children are sent for away from myfather's, but he says without any great discontent. I am troubled thereshould be this occasion of difference, and yet I am glad they are gone, lest it should have come to worse. He tells me how my brave dogg I didgive him, going out betimes one morning to Huntington, was set upon byfive other doggs, and worried to pieces, of which I am a little, andhe the most sorry I ever saw man for such a thing. Forth with him andwalked a good way talking, then parted and I to the Temple, and tomy cozen Roger Pepys, and thence by water to Westminster to see DeanHoniwood, whom I had not visited a great while. He is a good-natured, but a very weak man, yet a Dean, and a man in great esteem. Thencewalked to my Lord Sandwich's, and there dined, my Lord there. He waspleasant enough at table with me, but yet without any discourse ofbusiness, or any regard to me when dinner was over, but fell to cards, and my Lady and I sat two hours alone, talking of the condition ofher family's being greatly in debt, and many children now coming up toprovide for. I did give her my sense very plain of it, which she tookwell and carried further than myself, to the bemoaning their condition, and remembering how finely things were ordered about six years ago, whenI lived there and my Lord at sea every year. Thence home, doing severalerrands by the way. So to my office, and there till late at night, Mr. Comander coming to me for me to sign and seal the new draft of my will, which I did do, I having altered something upon the death of my brotherTom. So home to supper and to bed. 

30th. Up, and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon hometo dinner, Mr. Wayth with me, and by and by comes in Mr. Falconer andhis wife and dined with us, the first time she was ever here. We had apretty good dinner, very merry in discourse, sat after dinner an hour ortwo, then down by water to Deptford and Woolwich about getting of somebusiness done which I was bound to by my oath this month, and thoughin some things I have not come to the height of my vow of doing all mybusiness in paying all my petty debts and receipt of all my petty moniesdue to me, yet I bless God I am not conscious of any neglect in me thatthey are not done, having not minded my pleasure at all, and so beingresolved to take no manner of pleasure till it be done, I doubt not Godwill forgive me for not forfeiting the L10 promised. Walked back fromWoolwich to Greenwich all alone, save a man that had a cudgell in hishand, and, though he told me he laboured in the King's yarde, and manyother good arguments that he is an honest man, yet, God forgive me! Idid doubt he might knock me on the head behind with his club. But I gotsafe home. Then to the making up my month's accounts, and find myselfstill a gainer and rose to L951, for which God be blessed. I end themonth with my mind full of business and some sorrow that I have notexactly performed all my vowes, though my not doing is not my fault, andshall be made good out of my first leisure. Great doubts yet whether theDutch wary go on or no. The Fleet ready in the Hope, of twelve sayle. The King and Queenes go on board, they say, on Saturday next. Youngchildren of my Lord Sandwich gone with their mayds from my mother's, which troubles me, it being, I hear from Mr. Shepley, with greatdiscontent, saying, that though they buy good meate, yet can never haveit before it stinks, which I am ashamed of. 

JULY 1664

July 1st. Up and within all the morning, first bringing down my Tryangleto my chamber below, having a new frame made proper for it to stand on. By and by comes Dr. Burnett, who assures me that I have an ulcer eitherin the kidneys or bladder, for my water, which he saw yesterday, he issure the sediment is not slime gathered by heat, but is a direct pusse. He did write me down some direction what to do for it, but not with thesatisfaction I expected. 

 Dr. Burnett's advice to mee. 

 The Originall is fyled among my letters. 

 Take of ye Rootes of Marsh-Mallows foure ounces, of Cumfry, of Liquorish, of each two ounces, of ye Mowers of St. John's Wort two Handsfull, of ye Leaves of Plantan, of Alehoofe, of each three handfulls, of Selfeheale, of Red Roses, of each one Handfull, of Cynament, of Nutmegg, of each halfe an ounce. Beate them well, then powre upon them one Quart of old Rhenish wine, and about Six houres after strayne it and clarify it with ye white of an Egge, and with a sufficient quantity of sugar, boyle it to ye consistence of a Syrrup and reserve it for use. 

 Dissolve one spoonefull of this Syrrup in every draught of Ale or beere you drink. 

 Morning and evening swallow ye quantity of an hazle-nutt of Cyprus Terebintine. 

 If you are bound or have a fit of ye Stone eate an ounce of Cassia new drawne, from ye poynt of a knife. 

 Old Canary or Malaga wine you may drinke to three or 4 glasses, but noe new wine, and what wine you drinke, lett it bee at meales. -[From a slip of paper inserted in the Diary at this place. ]

I did give him a piece, with good hopes, however, that his advice willbe of use to me, though it is strange that Mr. Hollyard should never sayone word of this ulcer in all his life to me. He being gone, I to the'Change, and thence home to dinner, and so to my office, busy tillthe evening, and then by agreement came Mr. Hill and Andrews and oneCheswicke, a maister who plays very well upon the Spinette, and we satsinging Psalms till 9 at night, and so broke up with great pleasure, and very good company it is, and I hope I shall now and then have theircompany. They being gone, I to my office till towards twelve o'clock, and then home and to bed. Upon the 'Change, this day, I saw howuncertain the temper of the people is, that, from our discharging ofabout 200 that lay idle, having nothing to do, upon some of our ships, which were ordered to be fitted for service, and their works are nowdone, the towne do talk that the King discharges all his men, 200yesterday and 800 to-day, and that now he hath got L100, 000 in his hand, he values not a Dutch warr. But I undeceived a great many, telling themhow it is. 

2nd. Up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon to the'Change, and there, which is strange, I could meet with nobody thatI could invite home to my venison pasty, but only Mr. Alsopp and Mr. Lanyon, whom I invited last night, and a friend they brought along withthem. So home and with our venison pasty we had other good meat and gooddiscourse. After dinner sat close to discourse about our business ofthe victualling of the garrison of Tangier, taking their prices of allprovisions, and I do hope to order it so that they and I also may getsomething by it, which do much please me, for I hope I may get nobly andhonestly with profit to the King. They being gone came Sir W. Warren, and he and I discoursed long about the business of masts, and then inthe evening to my office, where late writing letters, and then home tolook over some Brampton papers, which I am under an oathe to dispatchbefore I spend one half houre in any pleasure or go to bed before 12o'clock, to which, by the grace of God, I will be true. Then to bed. When I came home I found that to-morrow being Sunday I should gainnothing by doing it to-night, and to-morrow I can do it very welland better than to-night. I went to bed before my time, but with aresolution of doing the thing to better purpose to-morrow. 

3rd (Lord's day). Up and ready, and all the morning in my chamberlooking over and settling some Brampton businesses. At noon to dinner, where the remains of yesterday's venison and a couple of brave greengeese, which we are fain to eat alone, because they will not keepe, which troubled us. After dinner I close to my business, and before theevening did end it with great content, and my mind eased by it. Then upand spent the evening walking with my wife talking, and it thunderingand lightning all the evening, and this yeare have had the most ofthunder and lightning they say of any in man's memory, and so it is, itseems, in France and everywhere else. So to prayers and to bed. 

4th. Up, and many people with me about business, and then out to severalplaces, and so at noon to my Lord Crew's, and there dined and very muchmade of there by him. He offered me the selling of some land of his inCambridgeshire, a purchase of about L1000, and if I can compass it Iwill. After dinner I walked homeward, still doing business by the way, and at home find my wife this day of her owne accord to have lainout 25s. Upon a pair of pendantes for her eares, which did vex me andbrought both me and her to very high and very foule words from herto me, such as trouble me to think she should have in her mouth, andreflecting upon our old differences, which I hate to have remembered. Ivowed to breake them, or that she should go and get what she could forthem again. I went with that resolution out of doors; the poor wretchafterwards in a little while did send out to change them for her moneyagain. I followed Besse her messenger at the 'Change, and theredid consult and sent her back; I would not have them changed, beingsatisfied that she yielded. So went home, and friends again as to thatbusiness; but the words I could not get out of my mind, and so went tobed at night discontented, and she came to bed to me, but all would notmake me friends, but sleep and rise in the morning angry. This day theKing and the Queene went to visit my Lord Sandwich and the fleete, goingforth in the Hope. 

 ["Their Majesties were treated at Tilbury Hope by the Earl of Sandwich, returning the same day, abundantly satisfied both with the dutiful respects of that honourable person and with the excellent condition of all matters committed to his charge" ("The Newes, " July 7th, 1664). --B. ]

5th. Up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon to the 'Changea little, then with W. Howe home and dined. So after dinner to myoffice, and there busy till late at night, having had among other thingsmuch discourse with young Gregory about the Chest business, wherein SirW. Batten is so great a knave, and also with Alsop and Lanyon about theTangier victualling, wherein I hope to get something for myself. Latehome to supper and to bed, being full of thoughts of a sudden resolutionthis day taken upon the 'Change of going down to-morrow to the Hope. 

6th. Up very betimes, and my wife also, and got us ready; and abouteight o'clock, having got some bottles of wine and beer and neat'stongues, we went to our barge at the Towre, where Mr. Pierce and hiswife, and a kinswoman and his sister, and Mrs. Clerke and her sister andcozen were to expect us; and so set out for the Hope, all the way downplaying at cards and other sports, spending our time pretty merry. Cometo the Hope about one and there showed them all the ships, and had acollacion of anchovies, gammon, &c. , and after an houre's stay or more, embarked again for home; and so to cards and other sports till we cameto Greenwich, and there Mrs. Clerke and my wife and I on shore to analehouse, for them to do their business, and so to the barge again, having shown them the King's pleasure boat; and so home to the Bridge, bringing night home with us; and it rained hard, but we got them on footto the Beare, and there put them into a boat, and I back to my wife inthe barge, and so to the Tower Wharf and home, being very well pleasedtoday with the company, especially Mrs. Pierce, who continues hercomplexion as well as ever, and hath, at this day, I think, the bestcomplexion that ever I saw on any woman, young or old, or child either, all days of my life. Also Mrs. Clerke's kinswoman sings very prettily, but is very confident in it; Mrs. Clerke herself witty, but spoils allin being so conceited and making so great a flutter with a few fineclothes and some bad tawdry things worne with them. But the charge ofthe barge lies heavy upon me, which troubles me, but it is but once, andI may make Pierce do me some courtesy as great. Being come home, I wearyto bed with sitting. The reason of Dr. Clerke's not being here was theKing's being sicke last night and let blood, and so he durst not comeaway to-day. 

7th. Up, and this day begun, the first day this year, to put off mylinnen waistcoat, but it happening to be a cool day I was afraid oftaking cold, which troubles me, and is the greatest pain I have in theworld to think of my bad temper of my health. At the office all themorning. Dined at home, to my office to prepare some things against aCommittee of Tangier this afternoon. So to White Hall, and there foundthe Duke and twenty more reading their commission (of which I am, andwas also sent to, to come) for the Royall Fishery, which is very large, and a very serious charter it is; but the company generally so illfitted for so serious a worke that I do much fear it will come tolittle. That being done, and not being able to do any thing for lackeof an oathe for the Governor and Assistants to take, we rose. Then ourCommittee for the Tangier victualling met and did a little, and so up, and I and Mr. Coventry walked in the garden half an hour, talking ofthe business of our masts, and thence away and with Creed walked half anhour or more in the Park, and thence to the New Exchange to drink somecreame, but missed it and so parted, and I home, calling by the wayfor my new bookes, viz. , Sir H. Spillman's "Whole Glossary, " "Scapula'sLexicon, " and Shakespeare's plays, which I have got money out of mystationer's bills to pay for. So home and to my office a while, and thenhome and to bed, finding myself pretty well for all my waistecoate beingput off to-day. The king is pretty well to-day, though let blood thenight before yesterday. 

8th. Up and called out by my Lord Peterborough's gentleman to Mr. Povy'sto discourse about getting of his money, wherein I am concerned in hopesof the L50 my Lord hath promised me, but I dare not reckon myself sureof it till I have it in my main, --[hand. ]--for these Lords are hard tobe trusted. Though I well deserve it. I staid at Povy's for hiscoming in, and there looked over his stables and every thing, butnotwithstanding all the times I have been there I do yet find many finethings to look on. Thence to White Hall a little, to hear how the Kingdo, he not having been well these three days. I find that he is prettywell again. So to Paul's Churchyarde about my books, and to the binder'sand directed the doing of my Chaucer, [This was Speght's edition of 1602, which is still in the Pepysian Library. The book is bound in calf, with brass clasps and bosses. It is not lettered. ]

though they were not full neate enough for me, but pretty well it is;and thence to the clasp-maker's to have it clasped and bossed. So to the'Change and home to dinner, and so to my office till 5 o'clock, and thencame Mr. Hill and Andrews, and we sung an houre or two. Then brokeup and Mr. Alsop and his company came and consulted about our Tangiervictualling and brought it to a good head. So they parted, and I tosupper and to bed. 

9th. Up, and at the office all the morning. In the afternoon by coachwith Sir J. Minnes to White Hall, and there to a Committee for Fishing;but the first thing was swearing to be true to the Company, and wewere all sworne; but a great dispute we had, which, methought, is veryominous to the Company; some, that we should swear to be true to thebest of our power, and others to the best of our understanding; andcarried in the last, though in that we are the least able to serve theCompany, because we would not be obliged to attend the business when wecan, but when we list. This consideration did displease me, but it wasvoted and so went. We did nothing else, but broke up till a Committeeof Guinny was set and ended, and then met again for Tangier, and thereI did my business about my Lord Peterborough's order and my own for myexpenses for the garrison lately. So home, by the way calling for myChaucer and other books, and that is well done to my mind, which pleasedme well. So to my office till late writing letters, and so home to mywife to supper and bed, where we have not lain together because of theheat of the weather a good while, but now against her going into thecountry. 

10th (Lord's day). Up and by water, towards noon, to Somersett House, and walked to my Lord Sandwich's, and there dined with my Lady and thechildren. And after some ordinary discourse with my Lady, after dinnertook our leaves and my wife hers, in order to her going to the countryto-morrow. But my Lord took not occasion to speak one word of my fatheror mother about the children at all, which I wonder at, and begin I willnot. Here my Lady showed us my Lady Castlemayne's picture, finely done;given my Lord; and a most beautiful picture it is. Thence with my LadyJemimah and Mr. Sidney to St. Gyles's Church, and there heard a long, poore sermon. Thence set them down and in their coach to Kate Joyce'schristening, where much company, good service of sweetmeates; and afteran houre's stay, left them, and in my Lord's coach--his noble, richcoach--home, and there my wife fell to putting things in order againsther going to-morrow, and I to read, and so to bed, where I not well, andso had no pleasure at all with my poor wife. 

11th. But betimes up this morning, and, getting ready, we by coach toHolborne, where, at nine o'clock, they set out, and I and my man Will onhorseback, by my wife, to Barnett; a very pleasant day; and there dinedwith her company, which was very good; a pretty gentlewoman with her, that goes but to Huntington, and a neighbour to us in towne. Here westaid two hours and then parted for all together, and my poor wife Ishall soon want I am sure. Thence I and Will to see the Wells, half amile off, [The mineral springs at Barnet Common, nearly a mile to the west of High Barnet. The discovery of the wells was announced in the "Perfect Diurnall" of June 5th, 1652, and Fuller, writing in 1662, says that there are hopes that the waters may "save as many lives as were lost in the fatal battle at Barnet" ("Worthies, " Herts). A pamphlet on "The Barnet Well Water" was published by the Rev. W. M. Trinder, M. D. , as late as the year 1800, but in 1840 the old well- house was pulled down. ]

and there I drank three glasses, and went and walked and came back anddrunk two more; the woman would have had me drink three more; but Icould not, my belly being full, but this wrought very well, and so werode home, round by Kingsland, Hackney, and Mile End till we were quiteweary, and my water working at least 7 or 8 times upon the road, whichpleased me well, and so home weary, and not being very well, I betimesto bed, and there fell into a most mighty sweat in the night, abouteleven o'clock, and there, knowing what money I have in the house andhearing a noyse, I begun to sweat worse and worse, till I melted almostto water. I rung, and could not in half an houre make either of thewenches hear me, and this made me fear the more, lest they might begaga; and then I begun to think that there was some design in a stonebeing flung at the window over our stayres this evening, by which thethiefes meant to try what looking there would be after them and knowour company. These thoughts and fears I had, and do hence apprehend thefears of all rich men that are covetous and have much money by them. At last Jane rose, and then I understand it was only the dogg wants alodging and so made a noyse. So to bed, but hardly slept, at last did, and so till morning, 12th. And so rose, called up by my Lord Peterborough's gentleman aboutgetting his Lord's money to-day of Mr. Povy, wherein I took such order, that it was paid, and I had my L50 brought me, which comforts my heart. We sat at the office all the morning, then at home. Dined alone; sad forwant of company and not being very well, and know not how to eat alone. After dinner down with Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, and Sir W. Battento view, and did like a place by Deptford yard to lay masts in. Byand by comes Mr. Coventry, and after a little stay he and I down toBlackwall, he having a mind to see the yarde, which we did, and finestorehouses there are and good docks, but of no great profit to him thatoweth them for ought we see. 

 [For "owneth. " This sense is very common in Shakespeare. In the original edition of the authorized version of the Bible we read: "So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that oweth this girdle" (Acts xxi. I i) Nares's Glossary. ]

So home by water with him, having good discourse by the way, and so I tothe office a while, and late home to supper and to bed. 

13th. Up and to my office, at noon (after having at an alehouse hardby discoursed with one Mr. Tyler, a neighbour, and one Captain Sandersabout the discovery of some pursers that have sold their provisions) Ito my Lord Sandwich, thinking to have dined there, but they not diningat home, I with Captain Ferrers to Mr. Barwell the King's Squire Sadler, where about this time twelvemonths I dined before at a good venisonpasty. The like we had now, and very good company, Mr. Tresham andothers. Thence to White Hall to the Fishery, and there did little. Soby water home, and there met Lanyon, &c. , about Tangier matters, andso late to my office, and thence home and to bed. Mr. Moore was with melate to desire me to come to my Lord Sandwich tomorrow morning, which Ishall, but I wonder what my business is. 

14th. My mind being doubtful what the business should be, I rose alittle after four o'clock, and abroad. Walked to my Lord's, and nobodyup, but the porter rose out of bed to me so I back again to FleeteStreete, and there bought a little book of law; and thence, hearing apsalm sung, I went into St. Dunstan's, and there heard prayers read, which, it seems, is done there every morning at six o'clock; a thing Inever did do at a chappell, but the College Chappell, in all my life. Thence to my Lord's again, and my Lord being up, was sent for up, andhe and I alone. He did begin with a most solemn profession of the sameconfidence in and love for me that he ever had, and then told me what amisfortune was fallen upon me and him: in me, by a displeasure which myLord Chancellor did show to him last night against me, in the highestand most passionate manner that ever any man did speak, even to the nothearing of any thing to be said to him: but he told me, that he did sayall that could be said for a man as to my faithfullnesse and duty to hisLordship, and did me the greatest right imaginable. And what should thebusiness be, but that I should be forward to have the trees in ClarendonPark marked and cut down, which he, it seems, hath bought of my LordAlbemarle; when, God knows! I am the most innocent man in the world init, and did nothing of myself, nor knew of his concernment therein, butbarely obeyed my Lord Treasurer's warrant for the doing thereof. Andsaid that I did most ungentlemanlike with him, and had justified therogues in cutting down a tree of his; and that I had sent the veriestFanatique [Deane] that is in England to mark them, on purpose tonose--[provoke]--him. All which, I did assure my Lord, was most properlyfalse, and nothing like it true; and told my Lord the whole passage. MyLord do seem most nearly affected; he is partly, I believe, for me, andpartly for himself. So he advised me to wait presently upon my Lord, andclear myself in the most perfect manner I could, with all submission andassurance that I am his creature both in this and all other things; andthat I do owne that all I have, is derived through my Lord Sandwich fromhis Lordship. So, full of horror, I went, and found him busy in tryalsof law in his great room; and it being Sitting-day, durst not stay, butwent to my Lord and told him so: whereupon he directed me to take himafter dinner; and so away I home, leaving my Lord mightily concerned forme. I to the office, and there sat busy all the morning. At noon to the'Change, and from the 'Change over with Alsopp and the others to thePope's Head tavern, and there staid a quarter of an hour, and concludedupon this, that in case I got them no more than 3s. Per week per manI should have of them but L150 per ann. , but to have it without anyadventure or charge, but if I got them 3s. 2d. , then they would give meL300 in the like manner. So I directed them to draw up their tender ina line or two against the afternoon, and to meet me at White Hall. SoI left them, and I to my Lord Chancellor's; and there coming out afterdinner I accosted him, telling him that I was the unhappy Pepys thathad fallen into his high displeasure, and come to desire him to give meleave to make myself better understood to his Lordship, assuring himof my duty and service. He answered me very pleasingly, that he wasconfident upon the score of my Lord Sandwich's character of me, but thathe had reason to think what he did, and desired me to call upon him someevening: I named to-night, and he accepted of it. So with my heart lightI to White Hall, and there after understanding by a stratagem, and yetappearing wholly desirous not to understand Mr. Gauden's price when hedesired to show it me, I went down and ordered matters in our tenderso well that at the meeting by and by I was ready with Mr. Gauden'sand his, both directed him a letter to me to give the board their twotenders, but there being none but the Generall Monk and Mr. Coventry andPovy and I, I did not think fit to expose them to view now, but put itoff till Saturday, and so with good content rose. Thence I to the HalfMoone, against the 'Change, to acquaint Lanyon and his friends of ourproceedings, and thence to my Lord Chancellor's, and there heard severaltryals, wherein I perceive my Lord is a most able and ready man. Afterall done, he himself called, "Come, Mr. Pepys, you and I will take aturn in the garden. " So he was led down stairs, having the goute, andthere walked with me, I think, above an houre, talking most friendly, yet cunningly. I told him clearly how things were; how ignorant I wasof his Lordship's concernment in it; how I did not do nor say one wordsingly, but what was done was the act of the whole Board. He told me byname that he was more angry with Sir G. Carteret than with me, and alsowith the whole body of the Board. But thinking who it was of the Boardthat knew him least, he did place his fear upon me; but he finds thathe is indebted to none of his friends there. I think I did thoroughlyappease him, till he thanked me for my desire and pains to satisfy him;and upon my desiring to be directed who I should of his servants advisewith about this business, he told me nobody, but would be glad to hearfrom me himself. He told me he would not direct me in any thing, that itmight not be said that the Lord Chancellor did labour to abuse the King;or (as I offered) direct the suspending the Report of the Purveyors butI see what he means, and I will make it my worke to do him servicein it. But, Lord! to see how he is incensed against poor Deane, as afanatique rogue, and I know not what: and what he did was done in spiteto his Lordship, among all his friends and tenants. He did plainly saythat he would not direct me in any thing, for he would not put himselfinto the power of any man to say that he did so and so; but plainlytold me as if he would be glad I did something. Lord! to see how we poorwretches dare not do the King good service for fear of the greatness ofthese men. He named Sir G. Carteret, and Sir J. Minnes, and the rest;and that he was as angry with them all as me. But it was pleasant tothink that, while he was talking to me, comes into the garden Sir G. Carteret; and my Lord avoided speaking with him, and made him and manyothers stay expecting him, while I walked up and down above an houre, Ithink; and would have me walk with my hat on. And yet, after all this, there has been so little ground for this his jealousy of me, that I amsometimes afeard that he do this only in policy to bring me to his sideby scaring me; or else, which is worse, to try how faithfull I wouldbe to the King; but I rather think the former of the two. I parted withgreat assurance how I acknowledged all I had to come from his Lordship;which he did not seem to refuse, but with great kindness and respectparted. So I by coach home, calling at my Lord's, but he not within. Atmy office late, and so home to eat something, being almost starved forwant of eating my dinner to-day, and so to bed, my head being full ofgreat and many businesses of import to me. 

15th. Up, and to my Lord Sandwich's; where he sent for me up, and Idid give my Lord an account of what had passed with my Lord Chancelloryesterday; with which he was well pleased, and advised me by all meansto study in the best manner I could to serve him in this business. Afterthis discourse ended, he begun to tell me that he had now pitched uponhis day of going to sea upon Monday next, and that he would now give mean account how matters are with him. He told me that his work now in theworld is only to keep up his interest at Court, having little hopesto get more considerably, he saying that he hath now about L8, 000 perannum. It is true, he says, he oweth about L10, 000; but he hath been atgreat charges in getting things to this pass in his estate; besides hisbuilding and good goods that he hath bought. He says he hath now evenedhis reckonings at the Wardrobe till Michaelmas last, and hopes to finishit to Ladyday before he goes. He says now there is due, too, L7, 000 tohim there, if he knew how to get it paid, besides L2000 that Mr. Montagudo owe him. As to his interest, he says that he hath had all the injurydone him that ever man could have by another bosom friend that knowsall his secrets, by Mr. Montagu; but he says that the worst of it allis past, and he gone out and hated, his very person by the King, and hebelieves the more upon the score of his carriage to him; nay, that theDuke of Yorke did say a little while since in his closett, that he didhate him because of his ungratefull carriage to my Lord of Sandwich. Hesays that he is as great with the Chancellor, or greater, than ever inhis life. That with the King he is the like; and told me an instance, that whereas he formerly was of the private council to the King beforehe was last sicke, and that by the sickness an interruption was madein his attendance upon him; the King did not constantly call him, as heused to do, to his private council, only in businesses of the sea andthe like; but of late the King did send a message to him by Sir HarryBennet, to excuse the King to my Lord that he had not of late sent forhim as he used to do to his private council, for it was not out of anydistaste, but to avoid giving offence to some others whom he did notname; but my Lord supposes it might be Prince Rupert, or it may be onlythat the King would rather pass it by an excuse, than be thought unkind:but that now he did desire him to attend him constantly, which of latehe hath done, and the King never more kind to him in his life than now. The Duke of Yorke, as much as is possible; and in the business of late, when I was to speak to my Lord about his going to sea, he says that hefinds the Duke did it with the greatest ingenuity and love in the world;"and whereas, " says my Lord, "here is a wise man hard by that thinkshimself so, and would be thought so, and it may be is in a degree so(naming by and by my Lord Crew), would have had me condition with himthat neither Prince Rupert nor any body should come over his head, and Iknow not what. " The Duke himself hath caused in his commission, that hebe made Admirall of this and what other ships or fleets shall hereafterbe put out after these; which is very noble. He tells me in these cases, and that of Mr. Montagu's, and all others, he finds that bearing of thempatiently is his best way, without noise or trouble, and things wear outof themselves and come fair again. But, says he, take it from me, neverto trust too much to any man in the world, for you put yourself into hispower; and the best seeming friend and real friend as to the present mayhave or take occasion to fall out with you, and then out comes all. Thenhe told me of Sir Harry Bennet, though they were always kind, yet nowit is become to an acquaintance and familiarity above ordinary, that forthese months he hath done no business but with my Lord's advice in hischamber, and promises all faithfull love to him and service upon alloccasions. My Lord says, that he hath the advantage of being able by hisexperience to helpe and advise him; and he believes that that chieflydo invite Sir Harry to this manner of treating him. "Now, " says my Lord, "the only and the greatest embarras that I have in the world is, howto behave myself to Sir H. Bennet and my Lord Chancellor, in case thatthere do lie any thing under the embers about my Lord Bristoll, whichnobody can tell; for then, " says he, "I must appear for one or other, and I will lose all I have in the world rather than desert my LordChancellor: so that, " says he, "I know not for my life what to do inthat case. " For Sir H. Bennet's love is come to the height, and hisconfidence, that he hath given my Lord a character, and will oblige myLord to correspond with him. "This, " says he, "is the whole condition ofmy estate and interest; which I tell you, because I know not whether Ishall see you again or no. " Then as to the voyage, he thinks it will beof charge to him, and no profit; but that he must not now look after northink to encrease, but study to make good what he hath, that what is dueto him from the Wardrobe or elsewhere may be paid, which otherwise wouldfail, and all a man hath be but small content to him. So we seemed totake leave one of another; my Lord of me, desiring me that I wouldwrite to him and give him information upon all occasions in matters thatconcern him; which, put together with what he preambled with yesterday, makes me think that my Lord do truly esteem me still, and desires topreserve my service to him; which I do bless God for. In the middle ofour discourse my Lady Crew came in to bring my Lord word that he hathanother son, my Lady being brought to bed just now, I did not think hertime had been so nigh, but she's well brought to bed, for which God bepraised! and send my Lord to study the laying up of something the more!Then with Creed to St. James's, and missing Mr. Coventry, to White Hall;where, staying for him in one of the galleries, there comes out of thechayre-room Mrs. Stewart, in a most lovely form, with her hair allabout her eares, having her picture taking there. There was the King andtwenty more, I think, standing by all the while, and a lovely creatureshe in this dress seemed to be. Thence to the 'Change by coach, and sohome to dinner and then to my office. In the evening Mr. Hill, Andrewsand I to my chamber to sing, which we did very pleasantly, and then tomy office again, where very late and so home, with my mind I bless Godin good state of ease and body of health, only my head at this juncturevery full of business, how to get something. Among others what thisrogue Creed will do before he goes to sea, for I would fain be rid ofhim and see what he means to do, for I will then declare myself his firmfriend or enemy. 

16th. Up in the morning, my head mightily confounded with the greatdeale of business I have upon me to do. But to the office, and theredispatched Mr. Creed's business pretty well about his bill; but thenthere comes W. Howe for my Lord's bill of Imprest for L500 to carry withhim this voyage, and so I was at a loss how to carry myself in it, Creedbeing there, but there being no help I delivered it to them both, andlet them contend, when I perceive they did both endeavour to have it, but W. Howe took it, and the other had the discretion to suffer it. ButI think I cleared myself to Creed that it past not from any practiceof mine. At noon rose and did some necessary business at the 'Change. Thence to Trinity House to a dinner which Sir G. Carteret makes thereas Maister this year. Thence to White Hall to the Tangier Committee, andthere, above my expectation, got the business of our contract for thevictualling carried for my people, viz. , Alsopp, Lanyon, and Yeabsly;and by their promise I do thereby get L300 per annum to myself, whichdo overjoy me; and the matter is left to me to draw up. Mr. Lewes was inthe gallery and is mightily amazed at it, and I believe Mr. Gauden willmake some stir about it, for he wrote to Mr. Coventry to-day about it toargue why he should for the King's convenience have it, but Mr. Coventrymost justly did argue freely for them that served cheapest. Thencewalked a while with Mr. Coventry in the gallery, and first find that heis mighty cold in his present opinion of Mr. Peter Pett for his flaggingand doing things so lazily there, and he did also surprise me witha question why Deane did not bring in their report of the timber ofClarendon. What he means thereby I know not, but at present put him off;nor do I know how to steer myself: but I must think of it, and advisewith my Lord Sandwich. Thence with Creed by coach to my Lord Sandwich's, and there I got Mr. Moore to give me my Lord's hand for my receipt ofL109 more of my money of Sir G. Carteret, so that then his debt to mewill be under L500, I think. This do ease my mind also. Thence carriedhim and W. Howe into London, and set them down at Sir G. Carteret's toreceive some money, and I home and there busy very late, and so home tosupper and to bed, with my mind in pretty good ease, my business beingin a pretty good condition every where. 

17th (Lord's day). All the morning at my office doing business there, itraining hard. So dined at home alone. After dinner walked to my Lord's, and there found him and much other guests at table at dinner, and itseems they have christened his young son to-day-called him James. I gota piece of cake. I got my Lord to signe and seale my business about myselling of Brampton land, which though not so full as I would, yet is asfull as I can at present. Walked home again, and there fell to read, andby and by comes my uncle Wight, Dr. Burnett, and another gentleman, and talked and drank, and the Doctor showed me the manner of eating, turpentine, which pleases me well, for it is with great ease. So theybeing gone, I to supper and to bed. 

18th. Up, and walked to my Lord's, and there took my leave of him, heseeming very friendly to me in as serious a manner as ever in his life, and I believe he is very confident of me. He sets out this morningfor Deale. Thence to St. James's to the Duke, and there did our usualbusiness. He discourses very freely of a warr with Holland, to beginabout winter, so that I believe we shall come to it. Before we went upto the Duke, Sir G. Carteret and I did talk together in the Parke aboutmy Lord Chancellor's business of the timber; he telling me freely thatmy Lord Chancellor was never so angry with him in all his life, as hewas for this business, in great passion; and that when he saw me there, he knew what it was about. And plots now with me how we may serve myLord, which I am mightily glad of; and I hope together we may do it. Thence to Westminster to my barber's, to have my Periwigg he lately mademe cleansed of its nits, which vexed me cruelly that he should put sucha thing into my hands. Here meeting his mayd Jane, that has lived withthem so long, I talked with her, and sending her of an errand to Dr. Clerk's, did meet her, and took her into a little alehouse in BrewersYard, and there did sport with her, without any knowledge of her though, and a very pretty innocent girl she is. Thence to my Lord Chancellor's, but he being busy I went away to the 'Change, and so home to dinner. Byand by comes Creed, and I out with him to Fleet Street, and he to Mr. Povy's, I to my Lord Chancellor's, and missing him again walked toPovy's, and there saw his new perspective in his closet. Povy, to mygreat surprise and wonder, did here attacque me in his own and Mr. Bland's behalf that I should do for them both for the new contractorsfor the victualling of the garrison. Which I am ashamed that he shouldask of me, nor did I believe that he was a man that did seek benefit insuch poor things. Besides that he professed that he did not believe thatI would have any hand myself in the contract, and yet here declares thathe himself would have profit by it, and himself did move me that Sir W. Rider might join, and Ford with Gauden. I told him I had no interestin them, but I fear they must do something to him, for he told me thatthose of the Mole did promise to consider him. Thence home and Creedwith me, and there he took occasion to owne his obligations to me, anddid lay down twenty pieces in gold upon my shelf in my closett, whichI did not refuse, but wish and expected should have been more. But, however, this is better than nothing, and now I am out of expectation, and shall henceforward know how to deal with him. After discourse ofsettling his matters here, we went out by coach, and he 'light at theTemple, and there took final leave of me, in order to his following myLord to-morrow. I to my Lord Chancellor, and discoursed his businesswith him. I perceive, and he says plainly, that he will not have any manto have it in his power to say that my Lord Chancellor did contrive thewronging the King of his timber; but yet I perceive, he would be glad tohave service done him therein; and told me Sir G. Carteret hath told himthat he and I would look after his business to see it done in the bestmanner for him. Of this I was glad, and so away. Thence home, and latewith my Tangier men about drawing up their agreement with us, wherein Ifind much trouble, and after doing as much as we could to-night, brokeup and I to bed. 

19th. Up, and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noondined alone at home. After dinner Sir W. Batten and I down by water toWoolwich, where coming to the ropeyarde we are told that Mr. Falconer, who hath been ill of a relapse these two days, is just now dead. Wewent up to his widow, who is sicke in bed also. The poor woman in greatsorrow, and entreats our friendship, which we shall, I think, in everything do for her. I am sure I will. Thence to the Docke, and there inSheldon's garden eat some fruit; so to Deptford a little, and thencehome, it raining mightily, and being cold I doubted my health after it. At the office till 9 o'clock about Sir W. Warren's contract for masts, and then at home with Lanyon and Yeabsly till 12 and past about theircontract for Tangier, wherein they and I differed, for I would have itdrawn to the King's advantage, as much as might be, which they did notlike, but parted good friends; however, when they were gone, I wishedthat I had forborne any disagreement till I had had their promise to mein writing. They being gone, I to bed. 

20th. Up, and a while to my office, and then home with Mr. Deane tilldinner, discoursing upon the business of my Lord Chancellor's timber inClarendon Parke, and how to make a report therein without offending him;which at last I drew up, and hope it will please him. But I would toGod neither I nor he ever had had any thing to have done with it! Dinedtogether with a good pig, and then out by coach to White Hall, to theCommittee for Fishing; but nothing done, it being a great day to-daythere upon drawing at the Lottery of Sir Arthur Slingsby. I got in andstood by the two Queenes and the Duchesse of Yorke, and just behind myLady Castlemayne, whom I do heartily adore; and good sport it was tosee how most that did give their ten pounds did go away with a pair ofglobes only for their lot, and one gentlewoman, one Mrs. Fish, with theonly blanke. And one I staid to see drew a suit of hangings valued atL430, and they say are well worth the money, or near it. One other suitthere is better than that; but very many lots of three and fourscorepounds. I observed the King and Queenes did get but as poor lots as anyelse. But the wisest man I met with was Mr. Cholmley, who insured asmany as would, from drawing of the one blank for 12d. ; in which casethere was the whole number of persons to one, which I think was three orfour hundred. And so he insured about 200 for 200 shillings, so that hecould not have lost if one of them had drawn it, for there was enoughto pay the L10; but it happened another drew it, and so he got all themoney he took. I left the lottery, and went to a play, only a piece ofit, which was the Duke's house, "Worse and Worse;" just the same mannerof play, and writ, I believe, by the same man as "The Adventures of FiveHours;" very pleasant it was, and I begin to admire Harris more thanever. Thence to Westminster to see Creed, and he and I took a walk inthe Parke. He is ill, and not able yet to set out after my Lord, butwill do to-morrow. So home, and late at my office, and so home to bed. This evening being moonshine I played a little late upon my flageolettein the garden. But being at Westminster Hall I met with great news thatMrs. Lane is married to one Martin, one that serves Captain Marsh. Sheis gone abroad with him to-day, very fine. I must have a bout with hervery shortly to see how she finds marriage. 

21st. Up, and to the office, where we sat all the morning, among otherthings making a contract with Sir W. Warren for almost 1000 Gottenburgmasts, the biggest that ever was made in the Navy, and wholly of mycompassing and a good one I hope it is for the King. Dined at Sir W. Batten's, where I have not eat these many months. Sir G. Carteret, Mr. Coventry, Sir J. Minnes, and myself there only, and my Lady. A goodvenison pasty, and very merry, and pleasant I made myself with myLady, and she as much to me. This morning to the office comes NicholasOsborne, Mr. Gauden's clerke, to desire of me what piece of plate Iwould choose to have a L100, or thereabouts, bestowed upon me in, hehaving order to lay out so much; and, out of his freedom with me, doof himself come to make this question. I a great while urged myunwillingnesse to take any, not knowing how I could serve Mr. Gauden, but left it wholly to himself; so at noon I find brought home in fineleather cases, a pair of the noblest flaggons that ever I saw all thedays of my life; whether I shall keepe them or no I cannot tell; forit is to oblige me to him in the business of the Tangier victualling, wherein I doubt I shall not; but glad I am to see that I shall be sureto get something on one side or other, have it which will: so, with amerry heart, I looked upon them, and locked them up. After dinner to[give] my Lord Chancellor a good account of his business, and he is verywell pleased therewith, and carries himself with great discretion to me, without seeming over glad or beholding to me; and yet I know that he dothink himself very well served by me. Thence to Westminster and to Mrs. Lane's lodgings, to give her joy, and there suffered me to deal withher as I hoped to do, and by and by her husband comes, a sorry, simplefellow, and his letter to her which she proudly showed me a simple, nonsensical thing. A man of no discourse, and I fear married her to makea prize of, which he is mistaken in, and a sad wife I believe she willprove to him, for she urged me to appoint a time as soon as he is goneout of town to give her a meeting next week. So by water with a coupleof cozens of Mrs. Lane's, and set them down at Queenhive, and I throughBridge home, and there late at business, and so home to supper and tobed. 

22nd. Up and to my office, where busy all the morning. At noon to the'Change, and so home to dinner, and then down by water to Deptford, where coming too soon, I spent an houre in looking round the yarde, andputting Mr. Shish

 [Jonas Shish, master-shipwright at Deptford. There are several papers of his among the State Papers. "I was at the funeral of old Mr. Shish, Master Shipwright of His Majesty's Yard here, an honest and remarkable man, and his death a public loss, for his excellent success in building ships (though altogether illiterate) and for bringing up so many of his children to be able artists. I held up the pall with three knights who did him that honour, and he was worthy of it. It was the custom of this good man to rise in the night and pray, kneeling in his own coffin, which he had lying by him for many years. He was born that famous year, the Gunpowder- plot, 1605" (Evelyn's "Diary, " May 13th, 1680). ]

to measure a piece or two of timber, which he did most cruelly wrong, and to the King's losse 12 or 13s. In a piece of 28 feet in contents. Thence to the Clerke of the Cheques, from whose house Mr. Falconer wasburied to-day; Sir J. Minnes and I the only principal officers thatwere there. We walked to church with him, and then I left them withoutstaying the sermon and straight home by water, and there find, as Iexpected, Mr. Hill, and Andrews, and one slovenly and ugly fellow, Seignor Pedro, who sings Italian songs to the theorbo most neatly, and they spent the whole evening in singing the best piece of musiquecounted of all hands in the world, made by Seignor Charissimi, thefamous master in Rome. Fine it was, indeed, and too fine for me to judgeof. They have spoke to Pedro to meet us every weeke, and I fear itwill grow a trouble to me if we once come to bid judges to meet us, especially idle Masters, which do a little displease me to consider. They gone comes Mr. Lanyon, who tells me Mr. Alsopp is now becomedangerously ill, and fears his recovery, covery, which shakes myexpectation of L630 per annum by the business; and, therefore, bless Godfor what Mr. Gauden hath sent me, which, from some discourse to-day withMr. Osborne, swearing that he knows not any thing of this business ofthe victualling; but, the contrary, that it is not that moves Mr. Gaudento send it me, for he hath had order for it any time these two months. Whether this be true or no, I know not; but I shall hence with the moreconfidence keepe it. To supper and to the office a little, and to walkin the garden, the moon shining bright, and fine warm fair weather, andso home to bed. 

23rd. Up, and all the morning at the office. At noon to the 'Change, where I took occasion to break the business of my Lord Chancellor'stimber to Mr. Coventry in the best manner I could. He professed to me, that, till, Sir G. Carteret did speake of it at the table, after ourofficers were gone to survey it, he did not know that my Lord Chancellorhad any thing to do with it; but now he says that he had been told bythe Duke that Sir G. Carteret had spoke to him about it, and that he hadtold the Duke that, were he in my Lord Chancellor's case, if he were hisfather, he would rather fling away the gains of two or L3, 000, than haveit said that the timber, which should have been the King's, if it hadcontinued the Duke of Albemarle's, was concealed by us in favour of myLord Chancellor; for, says he, he is a great man, and all such as he, and he himself particularly, have a great many enemies that would beglad of such an advantage against him. When I told him it was strangethat Sir J. Minnes and Sir G. Carteret, that knew my Lord Chancellor'sconcernment therein, should not at first inform us, he answered me thatfor Sir J. Minnes, he is looked upon to be an old good companion, but bynobody at the other end of the towne as any man of business, and thatmy Lord Chancellor, he dares say, never did tell him of it, only Sir G. Carteret, he do believe, must needs know it, for he and Sir J. Shaw arethe greatest confidants he hath in the world. So for himself, he said, he would not mince the matter, but was resolved to do what was fit, andstand upon his owne legs therein, and that he would speak to theDuke, that he and Sir G. Carteret might be appointed to attend my LordChancellor in it. All this disturbs me mightily. I know not what to sayto it, nor how to carry myself therein; for a compliance will discommendme to Mr. Coventry, and a discompliance to my Lord Chancellor. But Ithink to let it alone, or at least meddle in it as little more as I can. From thence walked toward Westminster, and being in an idle and wantonhumour, walked through Fleet Alley, and there stood a most pretty wenchat one of the doors, so I took a turn or two, but what by sense ofhonour and conscience I would not go in, but much against my will tookcoach and away, and away to Westminster Hall, and there 'light of Mrs. Lane, and plotted with her to go over the water. So met at White'sstairs in Chanel Row, and over to the old house at Lambeth Marsh, andthere eat and drank, and had my pleasure of her twice, she being thestrangest woman in talk of love to her husband sometimes, and sometimesagain she do not care for him, and yet willing enough to allow me aliberty of doing what I would with her. So spending 5s. Or 6s. Upon her, I could do what I would, and after an hour's stay and more back againand set her ashore there again, and I forward to Fleet Street, andcalled at Fleet Alley, not knowing how to command myself, and went inand there saw what formerly I have been acquainted with, the wickednessof these houses, and the forcing a man to present expense. The womanindeed is a most lovely woman, but I had no courage to meddle with herfor fear of her not being wholesome, and so counterfeiting that I hadnot money enough, it was pretty to see how cunning she was, would notsuffer me to have to do in any manner with her after she saw I had nomoney, but told me then I would not come again, but she now was sure Iwould come again, but I hope in God I shall not, for though she beone of the prettiest women I ever saw, yet I fear her abusing me. Sodesiring God to forgive me for this vanity, I went home, taking somebooks from my bookseller, and taking his lad home with me, to whom Ipaid L10 for books I have laid up money for, and laid out within thesethree weeks, and shall do no more a great while I hope. So to my officewriting letters, and then home and to bed, weary of the pleasure I havehad to-day, and ashamed to think of it. 

24th (Lord's day). Up, in some pain all day from yesterday's passages, having taken cold, I suppose. So staid within all day reading of twoor three good plays. At night to my office a little, and so home, aftersupper to bed. 

25th. Up, and with Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten by coach to St. James's, but there the Duke being gone out we to my Lord Berkeley'schamber, Mr. Coventry being there, and among other things there met witha printed copy of the King's commission for the repair of Paul's, whichis very large, and large power for collecting money, and recovering ofall people that had bought or sold formerly any thing belonging to theChurch. And here I find my Lord Mayor of the City set in order beforethe Archbishopp or any nobleman, though all the greatest officers ofstate are there. But yet I do not hear by my Lord Berkeley, who isone of them, that any thing is like to come of it. Thence back againhomewards, and Sir W. Batten and I to the Coffee-house, but no newes, only the plague is very hot still, and encreases among the Dutch. Hometo dinner, and after dinner walked forth, and do what I could I couldnot keep myself from going through Fleet Lane, but had the sense ofsafety and honour not to go in, and the rather being a holiday I fearedI might meet with some people that might know me. Thence to CharingCross, and there called at Unthanke's to see what I owed, but foundnothing, and here being a couple of pretty ladies, lodgers in thekitchen, I staid a little there. Thence to my barber Gervas, who thisday buries his child, which it seems was born without a passage behind, so that it never voided any thing in the week or fortnight that it hasbeen born. Thence to Mr. Reeves, it coming just now in my head to buy amicroscope, but he was not within, so I walked all round that end of thetown among the loathsome people and houses, but, God be thanked! had nodesire to visit any of them. So home, where I met Mr. Lanyon, who tellsme Mr. Alsop is past hopes, which will mightily disappoint me in myhopes there, and yet it may be not. I shall think whether it will besafe for me to venture myself or no, and come in as an adventurer. Hegone, Mr. Cole (my old Jack Cole) comes to see and speak with me, andhis errand in short to tell me that he is giving over his trade; he cando no good in it, and will turn what he has into money and go to sea, his father being dead and leaving him little, if any thing. This I wassorry to hear, he being a man of good parts, but, I fear, debauched. Ipromised him all the friendship I can do him, which will end in little, though I truly mean it, and so I made him stay with me till 11 at night, talking of old school stories, and very pleasing ones, and truly I findthat we did spend our time and thoughts then otherwise than I think boysdo now, and I think as well as methinks that the best are now. He suppedwith me, and so away, and I to bed. And strange to see how we are alldivided that were bred so long at school together, and what variousfortunes we have run, some good, some bad. 

26th. All the morning at the office, at noon to Anthony Joyce's, toour gossip's dinner. I had sent a dozen and a half of bottles of winethither, and paid my double share besides, which is 18s. Very merry wewere, and when the women were merry and rose from table, I abovewith them, ne'er a man but I, I began discourse of my not getting ofchildren, and prayed them to give me their opinions and advice, and theyfreely and merrily did give me these ten, among them (1) Do not hug mywife too hard nor too much; (2) eat no late suppers; (3) drink juyceof sage; (4) tent and toast; (5) wear cool holland drawers; (6) keepstomach warm and back cool; (7) upon query whether it was best to do atnight or morn, they answered me neither one nor other, but when we hadmost mind to it; (8) wife not to go too straight laced; (9) myself todrink mum and sugar; (10) Mrs. Ward did give me, to change my place. The 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th they all did seriously declare, and laymuch stress upon them as rules fit to be observed indeed, and especiallythe last, to lie with our heads where our heels do, or at least to makethe bed high at feet and low at head. Very merry all, as much as Icould be in such sorry company. Great discourse of the fray yesterdayin Moorefields, how the butchers at first did beat the weavers (betweenwhom there hath been ever an old competition for mastery), but at lastthe weavers rallied and beat them. At first the butchers knocked downall for weavers that had green or blue aprons, till they were fain topull them off and put them in their breeches. At last the butchers werefain to pull off their sleeves, that they might not be known, and weresoundly beaten out of the field, and some deeply wounded and bruised;till at last the weavers went out tryumphing, calling L100 for abutcher. I to Mr. Reeves to see a microscope, he having been with meto-day morning, and there chose one which I will have. Thence back andtook up young Mrs. Harman, a pretty bred and pretty humoured woman whomI could love well, though not handsome, yet for her person and carriage, and black. By the way met her husband going for her, and set them bothdown at home, and so home to my office a while, and so to supper andbed. 

27th. Up, and after some discourse with Mr. Duke, who is to be Secretaryto the Fishery, and is now Secretary to the Committee for Trade, whoI find a very ingenious man, I went to Mr. Povy's, and there heard alittle of his empty discourse, and fain he would have Mr. Gauden beenthe victualler for Tangier, which none but a fool would say to me whenhe knows he hath made it his request to me to get him something of thesemen that now do it. Thence to St. James's, but Mr. Coventry being illand in bed I did not stay, but to White Hall a little, walked up anddown, and so home to fit papers against this afternoon, and after dinnerto the 'Change a little, and then to White Hall, where anon the Dukeof Yorke came, and a Committee we had of Tangier, where I read over myrough draught of the contract for Tangier victualling, and acquaintedthem with the death of Mr. Alsopp, which Mr. Lanyon had told me thismorning, which is a sad consideration to see how uncertain a thingour lives are, and how little to be presumed of in our greatestundertakings. The words of the contract approved of, and I home andthere came Mr. Lanyon to me and brought my neighbour, Mr. Andrews, tome, whom he proposes for his partner in the room of Mr. Alsopp, andI like well enough of it. We read over the contract together, anddiscoursed it well over and so parted, and I am glad to see it once overin this condition again, for Mr. Lanyon and I had some discourse to-dayabout my share in it, and I hope if it goes on to have my first hopes ofL300 per ann. They gone, I to supper and to bed. This afternoon came mygreat store of Coles in, being to Chaldron, so that I may see how longthey will last me. 

28th. At the office all the morning, dined, after 'Change, at home, andthen abroad, and seeing "The Bondman" upon the posts, I consulted myoaths and find I may go safely this time without breaking it; I wentthither, notwithstanding my great desire to have gone to Fleet Alley, God forgive me, again. There I saw it acted. It is true, for wantof practice, they had many of them forgot their parts a little; butBetterton and my poor Ianthe outdo all the world. There is nothing moretaking in the world with me than that play. Thence to Westminster to mybarber's, and strange to think how when I find that Jervas himself didintend to bring home my periwigg, and not Jane his maid, I did desirenot to have it at all, for I had a mind to have her bring it home. Ialso went to Mr. Blagrave's about speaking to him for his kinswoman tocome live with my wife, but they are not come to town, and so I homeby coach and to my office, and then to supper and to bed. My presentposture is thus: my wife in the country and my mayde Besse with her andall quiett there. I am endeavouring to find a woman for her to my mind, and above all one that understands musique, especially singing. I am thewillinger to keepe one because I am in good hopes to get 2 or L300 perannum extraordinary by the business of the victualling of Tangier, andyet Mr. Alsopp, my chief hopes, is dead since my looking after it, and now Mr. Lanyon, I fear, is, falling sicke too. I am pretty well inhealth, only subject to wind upon any cold, and then immediate and greatpains. All our discourse is of a Dutch warr and I find it is likely tocome to it, for they are very high and desire not to compliment us atall, as far as I hear, but to send a good fleete to Guinny to oppose usthere. My Lord Sandwich newly gone to sea, and I, I think, fallen intohis very good opinion again, at least he did before his going, and byhis letter since, show me all manner of respect and confidence. I amover-joyed in hopes that upon this month's account I shall find myselfworth L1000, besides the rich present of two silver and gilt flaggonswhich Mr. Gauden did give me the other day. I do now live very prettilyat home, being most seriously, quietly, and neatly served by my twomayds Jane and the girle Su, with both of whom I am mightily wellpleased. My greatest trouble is the settling of Brampton Estate, that Imay know what to expect, and how to be able to leave it when I die, soas to be just to my promise to my uncle Thomas and his son. The nextthing is this cursed trouble my brother Tom is likely to put us to byhis death, forcing us to law with his creditors, among others Dr. TomPepys, and that with some shame as trouble, and the last how to know inwhat manner as to saving or spending my father lives, lest they shouldrun me in debt as one of my uncle's executors, and I never the wisernor better for it. But in all this I hope shortly to be at leisure toconsider and inform myself well. 

29th. At the office all the morning dispatching of business, at noonto the 'Change after dinner, and thence to Tom Trice about Dr. Pepys'sbusiness, and thence it raining turned into Fleet Alley, and there waswith Cocke an hour or so. The jade, whether I would not give her moneyor not enough; she would not offer to invite to do anything, but on thecontrary saying she had no time, which I was glad of, for I had no mindto meddle with her, but had my end to see what a cunning jade she was, to see her impudent tricks and ways of getting money and raising thereckoning by still calling for things, that it come to 6 or 7 shillingspresently. So away home, glad I escaped without any inconvenience, and there came Mr. Hill, Andrews and Seignor Pedro, and great store ofmusique we had, but I begin to be weary of having a master with us, forit spoils, methinks, the ingenuity of our practice. After they weregone comes Mr. Bland to me, sat till 11 at night with me, talking ofthe garrison of Tangier and serving them with pieces of eight. A mind hehath to be employed there, but dares not desire any courtesy of me, andyet would fain engage me to be for him, for I perceive they do all findthat I am the busy man to see the King have right done him by inquiringout other bidders. Being quite tired with him, I got him gone, and so tobed. 

30th. All the morning at the office; at noon to the 'Change, where greattalke of a rich present brought by an East India ship from some of thePrinces of India, worth to the King L70, 000 in two precious stones. After dinner to the office, and there all the afternoon making an endof several things against the end of the month, that I may clear all myreckonings tomorrow; also this afternoon, with great content, I finishedthe contracts for victualling of Tangier with Mr. Lanyon and the rest, and to my comfort got him and Andrews to sign to the giving me L300 perannum, by which, at least, I hope to be a L100 or two the better. Wrotemany letters by the post to ease my mind of business and to clear mypaper of minutes, as I did lately oblige myself to clear every thingagainst the end of the month. So at night with my mind quiet andcontented to bed. This day I sent a side of venison and six bottles ofwine to Kate Joyce. 

31st (Lord's day). Up, and to church, where I have not been these manyweeks. So home, and thither, inviting him yesterday, comes Mr. Hill, atwhich I was a little troubled, but made up all very well, carrying himwith me to Sir J. Minnes, where I was invited and all our families to avenison pasty. Here good cheer and good discourse. After dinner Mr. Hill and I to my house, and there to musique all the afternoon. He beinggone, in the evening I to my accounts, and to my great joy and withgreat thanks to Almighty God, I do find myself most clearly worth L1014, the first time that ever I was worth L1000 before, which is the heightof all that ever I have for a long time pretended to. But by theblessing of God upon my care I hope to lay up something more in a littletime, if this business of the victualling of Tangier goes on as I hopeit will. So with praise to God for this state of fortune that I ambrought to as to wealth, and my condition being as I have at large setit down two days ago in this book, I home to supper and to bed, desiringGod to give me the grace to make good use of what I have and continue mycare and diligence to gain more. 

AUGUST 1664

August 1st. Up, my mind very light from my last night's accounts, and soup and with Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, and Sir W. Pen to St. James's, where among other things having prepared with some industry every man apart this morning and no sooner (for fear they should either consider ofit or discourse of it one to another) Mr. Coventry did move the Duke andobtain it that one of the clerkes of the Clerke of the Acts should havean addition of L30 a year, as Mr. Turner hath, which I am glad of, thatI may give T. Hater L20 and keep L10 towards a boy's keeping. Thence Mr. Coventry and I to the Attorney's chamber at the Temple, but not beingthere we parted, and I home, and there with great joy told T. Hater whatI had done, with which the poor wretch was very glad, though his modestywould not suffer him to say much. So to the Coffee-house, and there allthe house full of the victory Generall Soushe

 [General Soushe was Louis Ratuit, Comte de Souches. The battle was fought at Lewenz (or Leva), in Hungary. --B. ]

(who is a Frenchman, a soldier of fortune, commanding part of the Germanarmy) hath had against the Turke; killing 4, 000 men, and taking mostextraordinary spoil. Thence taking up Harman and his wife, carried themto Anthony Joyce's, where we had my venison in a pasty well done; but, Lord! to see how much they made of, it, as if they had never eat anybefore, and very merry we were, but Will most troublesomely so, and Ifind he and his wife have a most wretched life one with another, but wetook no notice, but were very merry as I could be in such company. ButMrs. Harman is a very pretty-humoured wretch, whom I could love with allmy heart, being so good and innocent company. Thence to Westminster toMr. Blagrave's, and there, after singing a thing or two over, I spoke tohim about a woman for my wife, and he offered me his kinswoman, which Iwas glad of, but she is not at present well, but however I hope to haveher. Thence to my Lord Chancellor's, and thence with Mr. Coventry, whoappointed to meet me there, and with him to the Attorney General, andthere with Sir Ph. Warwicke consulted of a new commission to be hadthrough the Broad Seale to enable us to make this contract for Tangiervictualling. So home, and there talked long with Will about the youngwoman of his family which he spoke of for to live with my wife, butthough she hath very many good qualitys, yet being a neighbour's childand young and not very staid, I dare not venture of having her, becauseof her being able to spread any report of our family upon any discontentamong the heart of our neighbours. So that my dependance is upon Mr. Blagrave, and so home to supper and to bed. Last night, at 12 o'clock, I was waked with knocking at Sir W. Pen's door; and what was it butpeople's running up and down to bring him word that his brother, [George Penn, the elder brother of Sir W. Penn, was a wealthy merchant at San Lucar, the port of Seville. He was seized as a heretic by the Holy Office, and cast into a dungeon eight feet square and dark as the grave. There he remained three years, every month being scourged to make him confess his crimes. At last, after being twice put to the rack, he offered to confess whatever they would suggest. His property, L12, 000, was then confiscated, his wife, a Catholic, taken from him, and he was banished from Spain for ever. --M. B. ]

who hath been a good while, it seems, sicke, is dead. 

2nd. At the office all the morning. At noon dined, and then to, the'Change, and there walked two hours or more with Sir W. Warren, whoafter much discourse in general of Sir W. Batten's dealings, he fell totalk how every body must live by their places, and that he was willing, if I desired it, that I should go shares with him in anything that hedeals in. He told me again and again, too, that he confesses himselfmy debtor too for my service and friendship to him in his present greatcontract of masts, and that between this and Christmas he shall be instocke and will pay it me. This I like well, but do not desire to becomea merchant, and, therefore, put it off, but desired time to think ofit. Thence to the King's play-house, and there saw "Bartholomew Fayre, "which do still please me; and is, as it is acted, the best comedy in theworld, I believe. I chanced to sit by Tom Killigrew, who tells methat he is setting up a Nursery; that is, is going to build a house inMoorefields, wherein he will have common plays acted. But four operas itshall have in the year, to act six weeks at a time; where we shallhave the best scenes and machines, the best musique, and every thing asmagnificent as is in Christendome; and to that end hath sent for voicesand painters and other persons from Italy. Thence homeward called uponmy Lord Marlborough, and so home and to my office, and then to Sir W. Pen, and with him and our fellow officers and servants of the house andnone else to Church to lay his brother in the ground, wherein nothinghandsome at all, but that he lays him under the Communion table in thechancel, about nine at night? So home and to bed. 

3rd. Up betimes and set some joyners on work to new lay my floor in ourwardrobe, which I intend to make a room for musique. Thence abroad toWestminster, among other things to Mr. Blagrave's, and there had hisconsent for his kinswoman to come to be with my wife for her woman, atwhich I am well pleased and hope she may do well. Thence to White Hallto meet with Sir G. Carteret about hiring some ground to make our mastdocke at Deptford, but being Council morning failed, but met with Mr. Coventry, and he and I discoursed of the likeliness of a Dutch warr, which I think is very likely now, for the Dutch do prepare a fleet tooppose us at Guinny, and he do think we shall, though neither of us havea mind to it, fall into it of a sudden, and yet the plague do increaseamong them, and is got into their fleet, and Opdam's own ship, whichmakes it strange they should be so high. Thence to the 'Change, andthence home to dinner, and down by water to Woolwich to the rope yard, and there visited Mrs. Falconer, who tells me odd stories of how Sir W. Pen was rewarded by her husband with a gold watch (but seems not certainof what Sir W. Batten told me, of his daughter having a life given herin L80 per ann. ) for his helping him to his place, and yet cost him L150to Mr. Coventry besides. He did much advise it seems Mr. Falconer notto marry again, expressing that he would have him make his daughter hisheire, or words to that purpose, and that that makes him, she thinks, socold in giving her any satisfaction, and that W. Boddam hath publicklysaid, since he came down thither to be clerke of the ropeyard, that ithath this week cost him L100, and would be glad that it would cost himbut half as much more for the place, and that he was better before thannow, and that if he had been to have bought it, he would not have givenso much for it. Now I am sure that Mr. Coventry hath again and againsaid that he would take nothing, but would give all his part in itfreely to him, that so the widow might have something. What the meaningof this is I know not, but that Sir W. Pen do get something byit. Thence to the Dockeyard, and there saw the new ship in greatforwardness. So home and to supper, and then to the office, where late, Mr. Bland and I talking about Tangier business, and so home to bed. 

4th. Up betimes and to the office, fitting myself against a greatdispute about the East India Company, which spent afterwards with us allthe morning. At noon dined with Sir W. Pen, a piece of beef only, and Icounterfeited a friendship and mirth which I cannot have with him, yetout with him by his coach, and he did carry me to a play and pay for meat the King's house, which is "The Rivall Ladys, " a very innocent andmost pretty witty play. I was much pleased with it, and it being givenme, I look upon it as no breach to my oathe. Here we hear that Clun, oneof their best actors, was, the last night, going out of towne (after hehad acted the Alchymist, wherein was one of his best parts that he acts)to his country-house, set upon and murdered; one of the rogues taken, anIrish fellow. It seems most cruelly butchered and bound. The house willhave a great miss of him. Thence visited my Lady Sandwich, who tells memy Lord FitzHarding is to be made a Marquis. Thence home to my officelate, and so to supper and to bed. 

5th. Up very betimes and set my plaisterer to work about whiting andcolouring my musique roome, which having with great pleasure seen done, about ten o'clock I dressed myself, and so mounted upon a very prettymare, sent me by Sir W. Warren, according to his promise yesterday. Andso through the City, not a little proud, God knows, to be seen upon sopretty a beast, and to my cozen W. Joyce's, who presently mounted too, and he and I out of towne toward Highgate; in the way, at Kentish-towne, showing me the place and manner of Clun's being killed and laid in aditch, and yet was not killed by any wounds, having only one in his arm, but bled to death through his struggling. He told me, also, the mannerof it, of his going home so late [from] drinking with his whore, andmanner of having it found out. Thence forward to Barnett, and theredrank, and so by night to Stevenage, it raining a little, but not much, and there to my great trouble, find that my wife was not come, nor anyStamford coach gone down this week, so that she cannot come. So vexedand weary, and not thoroughly out of pain neither in my old parts, Iafter supper to bed, and after a little sleep, W. Joyce comes in hisshirt into my chamber, with a note and a messenger from my wife, thatshe was come by Yorke coach to Bigglesworth, and would be with usto-morrow morning. So, mightily pleased at her discreete action in thisbusiness, I with peace to sleep again till next morning. So up, and

6th. Here lay Deane Honiwood last night. I met and talked with him thismorning, and a simple priest he is, though a good, well-meaning man. W. Joyce and I to a game at bowles on the green there till eight o'clock, and then comes my wife in the coach, and a coach full of women, only oneman riding by, gone down last night to meet a sister of his coming totown. So very joyful drank there, not 'lighting, and we mounted and awaywith them to Welling, and there 'light, and dined very well and merryand glad to see my poor-wife. Here very merry as being weary I could be, and after dinner, out again, and to London. In our way all the way themightiest merry, at a couple of young gentlemen, come down to meet thesame gentlewoman, that ever I was in my life, and so W. Joyce too, tosee how one of them was horsed upon a hard-trotting sorrell horse, andboth of them soundly weary and galled. But it is not to be set down howmerry we were all the way. We 'light in Holborne, and by another coachmy wife and mayde home, and I by horseback, and found all things welland most mighty neate and clean. So, after welcoming my wife a little, to the office, and so home to supper, and then weary and not very wellto bed. 

7th (Lord's day). Lay long caressing my wife and talking, she telling mesad stories of the ill, improvident, disquiett, and sluttish manner thatmy father and mother and Pall live in the country, which troubles memightily, and I must seek to remedy it. So up and ready, and my wifealso, and then down and I showed my wife, to her great admiration andjoy, Mr. Gauden's present of plate, the two flaggons, which indeed areso noble that I hardly can think that they are yet mine. So blessing Godfor it, we down to dinner mighty pleasant, and so up after dinner for awhile, and I then to White Hall, walked thither, having at home met witha letter of Captain Cooke's, with which he had sent a boy for me to see, whom he did intend to recommend to me. I therefore went and there metand spoke with him. He gives me great hopes of the boy, which pleasesme, and at Chappell I there met Mr. Blagrave, who gives a report of theboy, and he showed me him, and I spoke to him, and the boy seems a goodwilling boy to come to me, and I hope will do well. I am to speak toMr. Townsend to hasten his clothes for him, and then he is to come. So Iwalked homeward and met with Mr. Spong, and he with me as far as theOld Exchange talking of many ingenuous things, musique, and at last ofglasses, and I find him still the same ingenuous man that ever he was, and do among other fine things tell me that by his microscope of hisowne making he do discover that the wings of a moth is made just as thefeathers of the wing of a bird, and that most plainly and certainly. While we were talking came by several poor creatures carried by, byconstables, for being at a conventicle. They go like lambs, without anyresistance. I would to God they would either conform, or be more wise, and not be catched! Thence parted with him, mightily pleased with hiscompany, and away homeward, calling at Dan Rawlinson, and supped therewith my uncle Wight, and then home and eat again for form sake with her, and then to prayers and to bed. 

8th. Up and abroad with Sir W. Batten, by coach to St. James's, whereby the way he did tell me how Sir J. Minnes would many times arrogateto himself the doing of that that all the Board have equal share in, and more that to himself which he hath had nothing to do in, andparticularly the late paper given in by him to the Duke, the translationof a Dutch print concerning the quarrel between us and them, which hedid give as his own when it was Sir Richard Ford's wholly. Also he toldme how Sir W. Pen (it falling in our discourse touching Mrs. Falconer)was at first very great for Mr. Coventry to bring him in guests, andthat at high rates for places, and very open was he to me therein. Afterbusiness done with the Duke, I home to the Coffee-house, and so home todinner, and after dinner to hang up my fine pictures in my dining room, which makes it very pretty, and so my wife and I abroad to the King'splay-house, she giving me her time of the last month, she having notseen any then; so my vowe is not broke at all, it costing me no moremoney than it would have done upon her, had she gone both her times thatwere due to her. Here we saw "Flora's Figarys. " I never saw it before, and by the most ingenuous performance of the young jade Flora, it seemedas pretty a pleasant play as ever I saw in my life. So home to supper, and then to my office late, Mr. Andrews and I to talk about ourvictualling commission, and then he being gone I to set down my fourdays past journalls and expenses, and so home to bed. 

9th. Up, and to my office, and there we sat all the morning, at noonhome, and there by appointment Mr. Blagrave came and dined with me, andbrought a friend of his of the Chappell with him. Very merry at dinner, and then up to my chamber and there we sung a Psalm or two of Lawes's, then he and I a little talke by ourselves of his kinswoman that is tocome to live with my wife, who is to come about ten days hence, and Ihope will do well. They gone I to my office, and there my head being alittle troubled with the little wine I drank, though mixed with beer, but it may be a little more than I used to do, and yet I cannot say so, I went home and spent the afternoon with my wife talking, and then inthe evening a little to my office, and so home to supper and to bed. This day comes the newes that the Emperour hath beat the Turke;

 [This was the battle of St. Gothard, in which the Turks were defeated with great slaughter by the imperial forces under Montecuculli, assisted by the confederates from the Rhine, and by forty troops of French cavalry under Coligni. St. Gothard is in Hungary, on the river Raab, near the frontier of Styria; it is about one hundred and twenty miles south of Vienna, and thirty east of Gratz. The battle took place on the 9th Moharrem, A. H. 1075, or 23rd July, A. D. 1664 (old style), which is that used by Pepys. --B. ]

killed the Grand Vizier and several great Bassas, with an army of 80, 000men killed and routed; with some considerable loss of his own side, having lost three generals, and the French forces all cut off almost. Which is thought as good a service to the Emperour as beating the Turkealmost, for had they conquered they would have been as troublesome tohim. 

 [The fact is, the Germans were beaten by the Turks, and the French won the battle for them. --B. ]

10th. Up, and, being ready, abroad to do several small businesses, amongothers to find out one to engrave my tables upon my new sliding rulewith silver plates, it being so small that Browne that made it cannotget one to do it. So I find out Cocker, the famous writing-master, andget him to do it, and I set an hour by him to see him design it all; andstrange it is to see him with his natural eyes to cut so small at hisfirst designing it, and read it all over, without any missing, when formy life I could not, with my best skill, read one word or letter of it;but it is use. But he says that the best light for his life to do a verysmall thing by (contrary to Chaucer's words to the Sun, "that he shouldlend his light to them that small seals grave"), it should be by anartificial light of a candle, set to advantage, as he could do it. I find the fellow, by his discourse, very ingenuous; and among otherthings, a great admirer and well read in all our English poets, andundertakes to judge of them all, and that not impertinently. Wellpleased with his company and better with his judgement upon my Rule, Ileft him and home, whither Mr. Deane by agreement came to me and dinedwith me, and by chance Gunner Batters's wife. After dinner Deane and I[had] great discourse again about my Lord Chancellor's timber, out ofwhich I wish I may get well. Thence I to Cocker's again, and sat by himwith good discourse again for an hour or two, and then left him, andby agreement with Captain Silas Taylor (my old acquaintance at theExchequer) to the Post Officer to hear some instrument musique of Mr. Berchenshaw's before my Lord Brunkard and Sir Robert Murray. I mustconfess, whether it be that I hear it but seldom, or that really voiceis better, but so it is that I found no pleasure at all in it, andmethought two voyces were worth twenty of it. So home to my office awhile, and then to supper and to bed. 

11th. Up, and through pain, to my great grief forced to wear my gowneto keep my legs warm. At the office all the morning, and there a highdispute against Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen about the breadth of canvasagain, they being for the making of it narrower, I and Mr. Coventry andSir J. Minnes for the keeping it broader. So home to dinner, and by andby comes Mr. Creed, lately come from the Downes, and dined with me. Ishow him a good countenance, but love him not for his base ingratitudeto me. However, abroad, carried my wife to buy things at the NewExchange, and so to my Lady Sandwich's, and there merry, talking withher a great while, and so home, whither comes Cocker with my rule, whichhe hath engraved to admiration, for goodness and smallness of work: itcost me 14s. The doing, and mightily pleased I am with it. By and by, hegone, comes Mr. Moore and staid talking with me a great while aboutmy Lord's businesses, which I fear will be in a bad condition for hisfamily if my Lord should miscarry at sea. He gone, I late to my office, and cannot forbear admiring and consulting my new rule, and so home tosupper and to bed. This day, for a wager before the King, my Lords ofCastlehaven and Arran (a son of my Lord of Ormond's), they two alone didrun down and kill a stoute bucke in St. James's parke. 

12th. Up, and all the morning busy at the office with Sir W. Warrenabout a great contract for New England masts, where I was very hard withhim, even to the making him angry, but I thought it fit to do it as wellas just for my owne [and] the King's behalf. At noon to the 'Changea little, and so to dinner and then out by coach, setting my wife andmayde down, going to Stevens the silversmith to change some old silverlace and to go buy new silke lace for a petticoat; I to White Hall anddid much business at a Tangier Committee; where, among other things, speaking about propriety of the houses there, and how we ought to letthe Portugeses I have right done them, as many of them as continue, ordid sell the houses while they were in possession, and something furtherin their favour, the Duke in an anger I never observed in him before, did cry, says he, "All the world rides us, and I think we shall neverride anybody. " Thence home, and, though late, yet Pedro being there, hesang a song and parted. I did give him 5s. , but find it burdensome andso will break up the meeting. At night is brought home our poor Fancy, which to my great grief continues lame still, so that I wish she had notbeen brought ever home again, for it troubles me to see her. 

13th. Up, and before I went to the office comes my Taylor with a coateI have made to wear within doors, purposely to come no lower than myknees, for by my wearing a gowne within doors comes all my tendernessabout my legs. There comes also Mr. Reeve, with a microscope andscotoscope. 

 [An optical instrument used to enable objects to be seen in the dark. The name is derived from the Greek. ]

For the first I did give him L5 10s. , a great price, but a most curiousbauble it is, and he says, as good, nay, the best he knows in England, and he makes the best in the world. The other he gives me, and is ofvalue; and a curious curiosity it is to look objects in a darke roomwith. Mightly pleased with this I to the office, where all the morning. There offered by Sir W. Pen his coach to go to Epsum and carry my wife, I stept out and bade my wife make her ready, but being not very well andother things advising me to the contrary, I did forbear going, and soMr. Creed dining with me I got him to give my wife and me a play thisafternoon, lending him money to do it, which is a fallacy that I havefound now once, to avoyde my vowe with, but never to be more practised Iswear, and to the new play, at the Duke's house, of "Henry the Fifth;" amost noble play, writ by my Lord Orrery; wherein Betterton, Harris, andIanthe's parts are most incomparably wrote and done, and the wholeplay the most full of height and raptures of wit and sense, that everI heard; having but one incongruity, or what did, not please me in it, that is, that King Harry promises to plead for Tudor to their Mistresse, Princesse Katherine of France, more than when it comes to it he seemsto do; and Tudor refused by her with some kind of indignity, not with adifficulty and honour that it ought to have been done in to him. Thencehome and to my office, wrote by the post, and then to read a little inDr. Power's book of discovery by the Microscope to enable me a littlehow to use and what to expect from my glasse. So to supper and to bed. 

14th (Lord's day). After long lying discoursing with my wife, I up, and comes Mr. Holliard to see me, who concurs with me that my pain isnothing but cold in my legs breeding wind, and got only by my using towear a gowne, and that I am not at all troubled with any ulcer, but mythickness of water comes from my overheat in my back. He gone, comes Mr. Herbert, Mr. Honiwood's man, and dined with me, a very honest, plain, well-meaning man, I think him to be; and by his discourse and manner oflife, the true embleme of an old ordinary serving-man. After dinner upto my chamber and made an end of Dr. Power's booke of the Microscope, very fine and to my content, and then my wife and I with great pleasure, but with great difficulty before we could come to find the manner ofseeing any thing by my microscope. At last did with good content, thoughnot so much as I expect when I come to understand it better. By and bycomes W. Joyce, in his silke suit, and cloake lined with velvett:staid talking with me, and I very merry at it. He supped with me; but acunning, crafty fellow he is, and dangerous to displease, for his tonguespares nobody. After supper I up to read a little, and then to bed. 

15th. Up, and with Sir J. Minnes by coach to St. James's, and there didour business with the Duke, who tells us more and more signs of a Dutchwarr, and how we must presently set out a fleete for Guinny, for theDutch are doing so, and there I believe the warr will begin. Thence homewith him again, in our way he talking of his cures abroad, while he waswith the King as a doctor, and above all men the pox. And among others, Sir J. Denham he told me he had cured, after it was come to an ulcerall over his face, to a miracle. To the Coffee-house I, and so to the'Change a little, and then home to dinner with Creed, whom I met at theCoffee-house, and after dinner by coach set him down at the Temple, andI and my wife to Mr. Blagrave's. They being none of them at home; I tothe Hall, leaving her there, and thence to the Trumpett, whither cameMrs. Lane, and there begins a sad story how her husband, as I feared, proves not worth a farthing, and that she is with child and undone, if Ido not get him a place. I had my pleasure here of her, and she, like animpudent jade, depends upon my kindness to her husband, but I will haveno more to do with her, let her brew as she has baked, seeing she wouldnot take my counsel about Hawly. After drinking we parted, and I toBlagrave's, and there discoursed with Mrs. Blagrave about her kinswoman, who it seems is sickly even to frantiqueness sometimes, and amongother things chiefly from love and melancholy upon the death of herservant, --[Servant = lover. ]--insomuch that she telling us all mostsimply and innocently I fear she will not be able to come to us with anypleasure, which I am sorry for, for I think she would have pleased usvery well. In comes he, and so to sing a song and his niece with us, but she sings very meanly. So through the Hall and thence by coach home, calling by the way at Charing Crosse, and there saw the great Dutchmanthat is come over, under whose arm I went with my hat on, and could notreach higher than his eye-browes with the tip of my fingers, reaching ashigh as I could. He is a comely and well-made man, and his wife a verylittle, but pretty comely Dutch woman. It is true, he wears prettyhigh-heeled shoes, but not very high, and do generally wear a turbant, which makes him show yet taller than really he is, though he is verytall, as I have said before. Home to my office, and then to supper, andthen to my office again late, and so home to bed, my wife and I troubledthat we do not speed better in this business of her woman. 

16th. Wakened about two o'clock this morning with the noise of thunder, which lasted for an houre, with such continued lightnings, not flashes, but flames, that all the sky and ayre was light; and that for a greatwhile, not a minute's space between new flames all the time; such athing as I never did see, nor could have believed had ever been innature. And being put into a great sweat with it, could not sleep tillall was over. And that accompanied with such a storm of rain as I neverheard in my life. I expected to find my house in the morning overflowedwith the rain breaking in, and that much hurt must needs have been donein the city with this lightning; but I find not one drop of rain in myhouse, nor any newes of hurt done. But it seems it has been here andall up and down the countrie hereabouts the like tempest, Sir W. Battensaying much of the greatness thereof at Epsum. Up and all the morning atthe office. At noon busy at the 'Change about one business or other, andthence home to dinner, and so to my office all the afternoon very busy, and so to supper anon, and then to my office again a while, collectingobservations out of Dr. Power's booke of Microscopes, and so home tobed, very stormy weather to-night for winde. This day we had newes thatmy Lady Pen is landed and coming hither, so that I hope the family willbe in better order and more neate than it hath been. 

17th. Up, and going to Sir W. Batten to speak to him about business, he did give me three, bottles of his Epsum water, which I drank andit wrought well with me, and did give me many good stools, and I foundmyself mightily cooled with them and refreshed. Thence I to Mr. Honiwoodand my father's old house, but he was gone out, and there I staidtalking with his man Herbert, who tells me how Langford and his wife arevery foul-mouthed people, and will speak very ill of my father, callinghim old rogue in reference to the hard penniworths he sold him of hisgoods when the rogue need not have bought any of them. So that I amresolved he shall get no more money by me, but it vexes me to think thatmy father should be said to go away in debt himself, but that I willcause to be remedied whatever comes of it. Thence to my Lord Crew, andthere with him a little while. Before dinner talked of the Dutch war, and find that he do much doubt that we shall fall into it without themoney or consent of Parliament, that is expected or the reason of itthat is fit to have for every warr. Dined with him, and after dinnertalked with Sir Thomas Crew, who told me how Mr. Edward Montagu isfor ever blown up, and now quite out with his father again; to whomhe pretended that his going down was, not that he was cast out of theCourt, but that he had leave to be absent a month; but now he finds thetruth. Thence to my Lady Sandwich, where by agreement my wife dined, andafter talking with her I carried my wife to Mr. Pierce's and left herthere, and so to Captain Cooke's, but he was not at home, but I therespoke with my boy Tom Edwards, and directed him to go to Mr. Townsend(with whom I was in the morning) to have measure taken of his clothes tobe made him there out of the Wardrobe, which will be so done, and thenI think he will come to me. Thence to White Hall, and after long stayingthere was no Committee of the Fishery as was expected. Here I walkedlong with Mr. Pierce, who tells me the King do still sup every nightwith my Lady Castlemayne, who he believes has lately slunk a great bellyaway, for from very big she is come to be down again. Thence to Mrs. Pierce's, and with her and my wife to see Mrs. Clarke, where with himand her very merry discoursing of the late play of Henry the 5th, whichthey conclude the best that ever was made, but confess with me thatTudor's being dismissed in the manner he is is a great blemish to theplay. I am mightily pleased with the Doctor, for he is the only man Iknow that I could learn to pronounce by, which he do the best that everI heard any man. Thence home and to the office late, and so to supperand to bed. My Lady Pen came hither first to-night to Sir W. Pen'slodgings. 

18th. Lay too long in bed, till 8 o'clock, then up and Mr. Reeve cameand brought an anchor and a very fair loadstone. He would have had mebought it, and a good stone it is, but when he saw that I would notbuy it he said he [would] leave it for me to sell for him. By and by hecomes to tell me that he had present occasion for L6 to make up a sum, and that he would pay me in a day or two, but I had the unusual wit todeny him, and so by and by we parted, and I to the office, where busyall the morning sitting. Dined alone at home, my wife going to-day todine with Mrs. Pierce, and thence with her and Mrs. Clerke to see a newplay, "The Court Secret. " I busy all the afternoon, toward eveningto Westminster, and there in the Hall a while, and then to my barber, willing to have any opportunity to speak to Jane, but wanted it. So toMrs. Pierces, who was come home, and she and Mrs. Clerke busy at cards, so my wife being gone home, I home, calling by the way at the Wardrobeand met Mr. Townsend, Mr. Moore and others at the Taverne thereby, andthither I to them and spoke with Mr. Townsend about my boy's clothes, which he says shall be soon done, and then I hope I shall be settledwhen I have one in the house that is musicall. So home and to supper, and then a little to my office, and then home to bed. My wife says theplay she saw is the worst that ever she saw in her life. 

19th. Up and to the office, where Mr. Coventry and Sir W. Pen and I satall the morning hiring of ships to go to Guinny, where we believe thewarr with Holland will first break out. At noon dined at home, and afterdinner my wife and I to Sir W. Pen's, to see his Lady, the first time, who is a well-looked, fat, short, old Dutchwoman, but one that hath beenheretofore pretty handsome, and is now very discreet, and, I believe, hath more wit than her husband. Here we staid talking a good while, andvery well pleased I was with the old woman at first visit. So away home, and I to my office, my wife to go see my aunt Wight, newly come to town. Creed came to me, and he and I out, among other things, to look out aman to make a case, for to keep my stone, that I was cut of, in, and heto buy Daniel's history, which he did, but I missed of my end. So partedupon Ludgate Hill, and I home and to the office, where busy till supper, and home to supper to a good dish of fritters, which I bespoke, and weredone much to my mind. Then to the office a while again, and so hometo bed. The newes of the Emperour's victory over the Turkes is by somedoubted, but by most confessed to be very small (though great) of whatwas talked, which was 80, 000 men to be killed and taken of the Turke'sside. 

20th. Up and to the office a while, but this day the Parliament meetingonly to be adjourned to November (which was done, accordingly), we didnot meet, and so I forth to bespeak a case to be made to keep my stonein, which will cost me 25s. Thence I walked to Cheapside, there to seethe effect of a fire there this morning, since four o'clock; which Ifind in the house of Mr. Bois, that married Dr. Fuller's niece, who areboth out of towne, leaving only a mayde and man in towne. It begun intheir house, and hath burned much and many houses backward, though noneforward; and that in the great uniform pile of buildings in the middleof Cheapside. I am very sorry for them, for the Doctor's sake. Thenceto the 'Change, and so home to dinner. And thence to Sir W. Batten's, whither Sir Richard Ford came, the Sheriffe, who hath been at this fireall the while; and he tells me, upon my question, that he and the Mayorwere there, as it is their dutys to be, not only to keep the peace, butthey have power of commanding the pulling down of any house or houses, to defend the whole City. By and by comes in the Common Cryer of theCity to speak with him; and when he was gone, says he, "You may seeby this man the constitution of the Magistracy of this City; that thisfellow's place, I dare give him (if he will be true to me) L1000 forhis profits every year, and expect to get L500 more to myself thereby. When, " says he, "I in myself am forced to spend many times as much. " Byand by came Mr. Coventry, and so we met at the office, to hire ships forGuinny, and that done broke up. I to Sir W. Batten's, there to discoursewith Mrs. Falconer, who hath been with Sir W. Pen this evening, afterMr. Coventry had promised her half what W. Bodham had given him for hisplace, but Sir W. Pen, though he knows that, and that Mr. Bodham hathsaid that his place hath cost him L100 and would L100 more, yet is heso high against the poor woman that he will not hear to give her afarthing, but it seems do listen after a lease where he expects Mr. Falconer hath put in his daughter's life, and he is afraid that that isnot done, and did tell Mrs. Falconer that he would see it and know whatis done therein in spite of her, when, poor wretch, she neither do norcan hinder him the knowing it. Mr. Coventry knows of this business ofthe lease, and I believe do think of it as well as I. But the poor womanis gone home without any hope, but only Mr. Coventry's own nobleness. SoI to my office and wrote many letters, and so to supper and to bed. 

21st (Lord's day). Waked about 4 o'clock with my wife, having alooseness, and peoples coming in the yard to the pump to draw waterseveral times, so that fear of this day's fire made me fearful, andcalled Besse and sent her down to see, and it was Griffin's maid forwater to wash her house. So to sleep again, and then lay talking till9 o'clock. So up and drunk three bottles of Epsum water, which wroughtwell with me. I all the morning and most of the afternoon after dinnerputting papers to rights in my chamber, and the like in the evening tillnight at my office, and renewing and writing fair over my vowes. So hometo supper, prayers, and to bed. Mr. Coventry told us the Duke was goneill of a fit of an ague to bed; so we sent this morning to see how hedo. 

 [Elizabeth Falkener, wife of John Falkener, announced to Pepys the death of "her dear and loving husband" in a letter dated July 19th, 1664 "begs interest that she may be in something considered by the person succeeding her husband in his employment, which has occasioned great expenses. " ("Calendar of State Papers, " Domestic, 1663-64, p. 646)]

22nd. Up and abroad, doing very many errands to my great content whichlay as burdens upon my mind and memory. Home to dinner, and so toWhite Hall, setting down my wife at her father's, and I to the TangierCommittee, where several businesses I did to my mind, and with hopesthereby to get something. So to Westminster Hall, where by appointmentI had made I met with Dr. Tom Pepys, but avoided all discourse ofdifference with him, though much against my will, and he like a doatingcoxcomb as he is, said he could not but demand his money, and that hewould have his right, and that let all anger be forgot, and such sorrystuff, nothing to my mind, but only I obtained this satisfaction, thathe told me about Sturbridge last was 12 months or 2 years he was atBrampton, and there my father did tell him that what he had done for mybrother in giving him his goods and setting him up as he had done wasupon condition that he should give my brother John L20 per ann. , whichhe charged upon my father, he tells me in answer, as a great deal ofhard measure that he should expect that with him that had a brother soable as I am to do that for him. This is all that he says he can say asto my father's acknowledging that he had given Tom his goods. He sayshis brother Roger will take his oath that my father hath given himthanks for his counsel for his giving of Tom his goods and setting himup in the manner that he hath done, but the former part of this he didnot speak fully so bad nor as certain what he could say. So we walkedtogether to my cozen Joyce's, where my wife staid for me, and then Ihome and her by coach, and so to my office, then to supper and to bed. 

23rd. Lay long talking with my wife, and angry awhile about her desiringto have a French mayde all of a sudden, which I took to arise fromyesterday's being with her mother. But that went over and friends again, and so she be well qualitied, I care not much whether she be French orno, so a Protestant. Thence to the office, and at noon to the 'Change, where very busy getting ships for Guinny and for Tangier. So home todinner, and then abroad all the afternoon doing several errands, tocomply with my oath of ending many businesses before Bartholomew's day, which is two days hence. Among others I went into New Bridewell, in myway to Mr. Cole, and there I saw the new model, and it is very handsome. Several at work, among others, one pretty whore brought in last night, which works very lazily. I did give them 6d. To drink, and so away. ToGraye's Inn, but missed Mr. Cole, and so homeward called at Harman's, and there bespoke some chairs for a room, and so home, and busy late, and then to supper and to bed. The Dutch East India Fleete are nowcome home safe, which we are sorry for. Our Fleets on both sides arehastening out to Guinny. 

24th. Up by six o'clock, and to my office with Tom Hater dispatchingbusiness in haste. At nine o'clock to White Hall about Mr. Maes'sbusiness at the Council, which stands in an ill condition still. Thenceto Graye's Inn, but missed of Mr. Cole the lawyer, and so walked home, calling among the joyners in Wood Streete to buy a table and bade inmany places, but did not buy it till I come home to see the place whereit is to stand, to judge how big it must be. So after 'Change home and agood dinner, and then to White Hall to a Committee of the Fishery, wheremy Lord Craven and Mr. Gray mightily against Mr. Creed's being joinedin the warrant for Secretary with Mr. Duke. However I did get it putoff till the Duke of Yorke was there, and so broke up doing nothing. Sowalked home, first to the Wardrobe, and there saw one suit of clothesmade for my boy and linen set out, and I think to have him the latterend of this week, and so home, Mr. Creed walking the greatest partof the way with me advising what to do in his case about his beingSecretary to us in conjunction with Duke, which I did give him the bestI could, and so home and to my office, where very much business, andthen home to supper and to bed. 

25th. Up and to the office after I had spoke to my taylor, Langford (whocame to me about some work), desiring to know whether he knew of anydebts that my father did owe of his own in the City. He tells me, "No, not any. " I did on purpose try him because of what words he and his wifehave said of him (as Herbert told me the other day), and further diddesire him, that if he knew of any or could hear of any that he shouldbid them come to me, and I would pay them, for I would not that becausehe do not pay my brother's debts that therefore he should be thoughtto deny the payment of his owne. All the morning at the office busy. Atnoon to the 'Change, among other things busy to get a little by the hireof a ship for Tangier. So home to dinner, and after dinner comesMr. Cooke to see me; it is true he was kind to me at sea in carryingmessages to and fro to my wife from sea, but I did do him kindnessestoo, and therefore I matter not much to compliment or make any regardof his thinking me to slight him as I do for his folly about my brotherTom's mistress. After dinner and some talk with him, I to my office;there busy, till by and by Jacke Noble came to me to tell me that he hadCave in prison, and that he would give me and my father good securitythat neither we nor any of our family should be troubled with the child;for he could prove that he was fully satisfied for him; and that if theworst came to the worst, the parish must keep it; that Cave did bringthe child to his house, but they got it carried back again, and thatthereupon he put him in prison. When he saw that I would not pay himthe money, nor made anything of being secured against the child, he thensaid that then he must go to law, not himself, but come in as a witnessfor Cave against us. I could have told him that he could bear witnessthat Cave is satisfied, or else there is no money due to himself; butI let alone any such discourse, only getting as much out of him as Icould. I perceive he is a rogue, and hath inquired into everything andconsulted with Dr. Pepys, and that he thinks as Dr. Pepys told him thatmy father if he could would not pay a farthing of the debts, and yet Imade him confess that in all his lifetime he never knew my father to beasked for money twice, nay, not once, all the time he lived with him, and that for his own debts he believed he would do so still, but hemeant only for those of Tom. He said now that Randall and his wife andthe midwife could prove from my brother's own mouth that the child washis, and that Tom had told them the circumstances of time, upon November5th at night, that he got it on her. I offered him if he would securemy father against being forced to pay the money again I would pay him, which at first he would do, give his own security, and when I asked morethan his own he told me yes he would, and those able men, subsidy men, but when we came by and by to discourse of it again he would not then doit, but said he would take his course, and joyne with Cave and releasehim, and so we parted. However, this vexed me so as I could not bequiet, but took coach to go speak with Mr. Cole, but met him not within, so back, buying a table by the way, and at my office late, and then hometo supper and to bed, my mind disordered about this roguish business--inevery thing else, I thank God, well at ease. 

26th. Up by 5 o'clock, which I have not been many a day, and down bywater to Deptford, and there took in Mr. Pumpfield the rope-maker, anddown with him to Woolwich to view Clothier's cordage, which I found badand stopped the receipt of it. Thence to the ropeyard, and there amongother things discoursed with Mrs. Falconer, who tells me that she hasfound the writing, and Sir W. Pen's daughter is not put into thelease for her life as he expected, and I am glad of it. Thence to theDockyarde, and there saw the new ship in very great forwardness, and soby water to Deptford a little, and so home and shifting myself, to the'Change, and there did business, and thence down by water to White Hall, by the way, at the Three Cranes, putting into an alehouse and eat a bitof bread and cheese. There I could not get into the Parke, and so wasfain to stay in the gallery over the gate to look to the passage intothe Parke, into which the King hath forbid of late anybody's coming, towatch his coming that had appointed me to come, which he did by and bywith his lady and went to Guardener's Lane, and there instead of meetingwith one that was handsome and could play well, as they told me, she isthe ugliest beast and plays so basely as I never heard anybody, so thatI should loathe her being in my house. However, she took us by and byand showed us indeed some pictures at one Hiseman's, a picture drawer, aDutchman, which is said to exceed Lilly, and indeed there is both ofthe Queenes and Mayds of Honour (particularly Mrs. Stewart's in a buffdoublet like a soldier) as good pictures, I think, as ever I saw. The Queene is drawn in one like a shepherdess, in the other like St. Katharin, most like and most admirably. I was mightily pleased with thissight indeed, and so back again to their lodgings, where I left them, but before I went this mare that carried me, whose name I know not butthat they call him Sir John, a pitiful fellow, whose face I have longknown but upon what score I know not, but he could have the confidenceto ask me to lay down money for him to renew the lease of his house, which I did give eare to there because I was there receiving a civilityfrom him, but shall not part with my money. There I left them, and I bywater home, where at my office busy late, then home to supper, and so tobed. This day my wife tells me Mr. Pen, [William Penn, afterwards the famous Quaker. P. Gibson, writing to him in March, 1711-12, says: "I remember your honour very well, when you newly came out of France and wore pantaloon breeches"]

Sir William's son, is come back from France, and come to visit her. Amost modish person, grown, she says, a fine gentleman. 

27th. Up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon to the'Change, and there almost made my bargain about a ship for Tangier, which will bring me in a little profit with Captain Taylor. Off the'Change with Mr. Cutler and Sir W. Rider to Cutler's house, and therehad a very good dinner, and two or three pretty young ladies of theirrelations there. Thence to my case-maker for my stone case, and had itto my mind, and cost me 24s. , which is a great deale of money, but it iswell done and pleases me. So doing some other small errands I home, andthere find my boy, Tom Edwards, come, sent me by Captain Cooke, havingbeen bred in the King's Chappell these four years. I propose to make aclerke of him, and if he deserves well, to do well by him. Spent muchof the afternoon to set his chamber in order, and then to the officeleaving him at home, and late at night after all business was done Icalled Will and told him my reason of taking a boy, and that it isof necessity, not out of any unkindness to him, nor should be to hisinjury, and then talked about his landlord's daughter to come to mywife, and I think it will be. So home and find my boy a very schooleboy, that talks innocently and impertinently, but at present it is asport to us, and in a little time he will leave it. So sent him to bed, he saying that he used to go to bed at eight o'clock, and then all ofus to bed, myself pretty well pleased with my choice of a boy. All thenewes this day is, that the Dutch are, with twenty-two sayle of shipsof warr, crewsing up and down about Ostend; at which we are alarmed. MyLord Sandwich is come back into the Downes with only eight sayle, which is or may be a prey to the Dutch, if they knew our weakness andinability to set out any more speedily. 

28th (Lord's day). Up the first time I have had great while. Home todined, and with my boy alone to church anybody to attend me to church adinner, and there met Creed, who, and we merry together, as his learningis such and judgment that I cannot but be pleased with it. After dinnerI took him to church, into our gallery, with me, but slept the best partof the sermon, which was a most silly one. So he and I to walk to the'Change a while, talking from one pleasant discourse to another, andso home, and thither came my uncle Wight and aunt, and supped with usmighty merry. And Creed lay with us all night, and so to bed, very merryto think how Mr. Holliard (who came in this evening to see me) makesnothing, but proving as a most clear thing that Rome is Antichrist. 

29th. Up betimes, intending to do business at my office, by 5 o'clock, but going out met at my door Mr. Hughes come to speak with me aboutoffice business, and told me that as he came this morning from Deptfordhe left the King's yarde a-fire. So I presently took a boat and down, and there found, by God's providence, the fire out; but if there hadbeen any wind it must have burned all our stores, which is a mostdreadfull consideration. But leaving all things well I home, and outabroad doing many errands, Mr. Creed also out, and my wife to hermother's, and Creed and I met at my Lady Sandwich's and there dined; butmy Lady is become as handsome, I think, as ever she was; and so good anddiscreet a woman I know not in the world. After dinner I to Westminsterto Jervas's a while, and so doing many errands by the way, and necessaryones, I home, and thither came the woman with her mother which our Willrecommends to my wife. I like her well, and I think will please us. Mywife and they agreed, and she is to come the next week. At which I amvery well contented, for then I hope we shall be settled, but I mustremember that, never since I was housekeeper, I ever lived so quietly, without any noise or one angry word almost, as I have done since mypresent mayds Besse, Jane, and Susan came and were together. Now I havetaken a boy and am taking a woman, I pray God we may not be worse, but Iwill observe it. After being at my office a while, home to supper and tobed. 

30th. Up and to the office, where sat long, and at noon to dinner athome; after dinner comes Mr. Pen to visit me, and staid an houre talkingwith me. I perceive something of learning he hath got, but a greatdeale, if not too much, of the vanity of the French garbe and affectedmanner of speech and gait. I fear all real profit he hath made of histravel will signify little. So, he gone, I to my office and there verybusy till late at night, and so home to supper and to bed. 

31st. Up by five o'clock and to my office, where T. Hater and Will metme, and so we dispatched a great deal of my business as to the orderingmy papers and books which were behindhand. All the morning very busy atmy office. At noon home to dinner, and there my wife hath got me somepretty good oysters, which is very soon and the soonest, I think, I evereat any. After dinner I up to hear my boy play upon a lute, which I havethis day borrowed of Mr. Hunt; and indeed the boy would, with littlepractice, play very well upon the lute, which pleases me well. So bycoach to the Tangier Committee, and there have another small business bywhich I may get a little small matter of money. Staid but little there, and so home and to my office, where late casting up my monthly accounts, and, blessed be God! find myself worth L1020, which is still the most Iever was worth. So home and to bed. Prince Rupert I hear this day is togo to command this fleete going to Guinny against the Dutch. I doubt fewwill be pleased with his going, being accounted an unhappy' man. My mindat good rest, only my father's troubles with Dr. Pepys and my brotherTom's creditors in general do trouble me. I have got a new boy thatunderstands musique well, as coming to me from the King's Chappell, andI hope will prove a good boy, and my wife and I are upon having a woman, which for her content I am contented to venture upon the charge ofagain, and she is one that our' Will finds out for us, and understandsa little musique, and I think will please us well, only her friends livetoo near us. Pretty well in health, since I left off wearing of a gownewithin doors all day, and then go out with my legs into the cold, whichbrought me daily pain. 

SEPTEMBER 1664

Sept. 1st. A sad rainy night, up and to the office, where busy allthe morning. At noon to the 'Change and thence brought Mr. Pierce, theSurgeon, and Creed, and dined very merry and handsomely; but my wifenot being well of those she not with us; and we cut up the great cakeMoorcocke lately sent us, which is very good. They gone I to my office, and there very busy till late at night, and so home to supper and tobed. 

2nd. Up very betimes and walked (my boy with me) to Mr. Cole's, andafter long waiting below, he being under the barber's hands, I spokewith him, and he did give me much hopes of getting my debt that mybrother owed me, and also that things would go well with my father. Butgoing to his attorney's, that he directed me to, they tell me both thatthough I could bring my father to a confession of a judgment, yet heknowing that there are specialties out against him he is bound to pleadhis knowledge of them to me before he pays me, or else he must do it inhis own wrong. I took a great deal of pains this morning in the thoroughunderstanding hereof, and hope that I know the truth of our case, thoughit be but bad, yet better than to run spending money and all to nopurpose. However, I will inquire a little more. Walked home, doing verymany errands by the way to my great content, and at the 'Change metand spoke with several persons about serving us with pieces of eight atTangier. So home to dinner above stairs, my wife not being well of thosein bed. I dined by her bedside, but I got her to rise and abroad withme by coach to Bartholomew Fayre, and our boy with us, and there shewedthem and myself the dancing on the ropes, and several other the bestshows; but pretty it is to see how our boy carries himself so innocentlyclownish as would make one laugh. Here till late and dark, then up anddown, to buy combes for my wife to give her mayds, and then by coachhome, and there at the office set down my day's work, and then home tobed. 

3rd. I have had a bad night's rest to-night, not sleeping well, as mywife observed, and once or twice she did wake me, and I thought myselfto be mightily bit with fleas, and in the morning she chid her mayds fornot looking the fleas a-days. But, when I rose, I found that it is onlythe change of the weather from hot to cold, which, as I was two wintersago, do stop my pores, and so my blood tingles and itches all day allover my body, and so continued to-day all the day long just as I wasthen, and if it continues to be so cold I fear I must come to the samepass, but sweating cured me then, and I hope, and am told, will thisalso. At the office sat all the morning, dined at home, and after dinnerto White Hall, to the Fishing Committee, but not above four of us met, which could do nothing, and a sad thing it is to see so great a work soill followed, for at this pace it can come to any thing at first sight. Mr. Hill came to tell me that he had got a gentlewoman for my wife, oneMrs. Ferrabosco, that sings most admirably. I seemed glad of it; butI hear she is too gallant for me, and I am not sorry that I misse her. Thence to the office, setting some papers right, and so home to supperand to bed, after prayers. 

5th. Up and to St. James's, and there did our business with the Duke;where all our discourse of warr in the highest measure. Prince Rupertwas with us; who is fitting himself to go to sea in the Heneretta. Andafterwards in White Hall I met him and Mr. Gray, and he spoke to me, and in other discourse, says he, "God damn me, I can answer but forone ship, and in that I will do my part; for it is not in that as in anarmy, where a man can command every thing. " By and by to a Committeefor the Fishery, the Duke of Yorke there, where, after Duke was madeSecretary, we fell to name a Committee, whereof I was willing to be one, because I would have my hand in the business, to understand it and beknown in doing something in it; and so, after cutting out work for theCommittee, we rose, and I to my wife to Unthanke's, and with her fromshop to shop, laying out near L10 this morning in clothes for her. And so I to the 'Change, where a while, and so home and to dinner, andthither came W. Bowyer and dined with us; but strange to see how hecould not endure onyons in sauce to lamb, but was overcome with thesight of it, and so-was forced to make his dinner of an egg or two. Hetells us how Mrs. Lane is undone, by her marrying so bad, and desires tospeak with me, which I know is wholly to get me to do something for herto get her husband a place, which he is in no wise fit for. After dinnerdown to Woolwich with a gaily, and then to Deptford, and so home, allthe way reading Sir J. Suck[l]ing's "Aglaura, " which, methinks, is but amean play; nothing of design in it. Coming home it is strange to see howI was troubled to find my wife, but in a necessary compliment, expectingMr. Pen to see her, who had been there and was by her people denied, which, he having been three times, she thought not fit he should be anymore. But yet even this did raise my jealousy presently and much vex me. However, he did not come, which pleased me, and I to supper, and to theoffice till 9 o'clock or thereabouts, and so home to bed. My aunt Jameshad been here to-day with Kate Joyce twice to see us. The second time mywife was at home, and they it seems are going down to Brampton, which Iam sorry for, for the charge that my father will be put to. But it mustbe borne with, and my mother has a mind to see them, but I do condemnmyself mightily for my pride and contempt of my aunt and kindred thatare not so high as myself, that I have not seen her all this while, norinvited her all this while. 

6th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon hometo dinner, then to my office and there waited, thinking to have hadBagwell's wife come to me about business, that I might have talked withher, but she came not. So I to White Hall by coach with Mr. Andrews, and there I got his contract for the victualling of Tangier signed andsealed by us there, so that all the business is well over, and I hopeto have made a good business of it and to receive L100 by it the nextweeke, for which God be praised! Thence to W. Joyce's and Anthony's, toinvite them to dinner to meet my aunt James at my house, and the ratherbecause they are all to go down to my father the next weeke, and so Iwould be a little kind to them before they go. So home, having calledupon Doll, our pretty 'Change woman, for a pair of gloves trimmed withyellow ribbon, to [match the] petticoate my wife bought yesterday, whichcost me 20s. ; but she is so pretty, that, God forgive me! I could notthink it too much--which is a strange slavery that I stand in to beauty, that I value nothing near it. So going home, and my coach stopping inNewgate Market over against a poulterer's shop, I took occasion to buya rabbit, but it proved a deadly old one when I came to eat it, as I diddo after an hour being at my office, and after supper again there tillpast 11 at night. So home, and to bed. This day Mr. Coventry did tellus how the Duke did receive the Dutch Embassador the other day; bytelling him that, whereas they think us in jest, he believes that thePrince (Rupert) which goes in this fleete to Guinny will soon tell themthat we are in earnest, and that he himself will do the like here, inthe head of the fleete here at home, and that for the meschants, whichhe told the Duke there were in England, which did hope to do themselvesgood by the King's being at warr, says he, the English have ever unitedall this private difference to attend foraigne, and that Cromwell, notwithstanding the meschants in his time, which were the Cavaliers, didnever find them interrupt him in his foraigne businesses, and that hedid not doubt but to live to see the Dutch as fearfull of provoking theEnglish, under the government of a King, as he remembers them to havebeen under that of a Coquin. I writ all this story to my Lord Sandwichtonight into the Downes, it being very good and true, word for word fromMr. Coventry to-day. 

7th. Lay long to-day, pleasantly discoursing with my wife about thedinner we are to have for the Joyces, a day or two hence. Then up andwith Mr. Margetts to Limehouse to see his ground and ropeyarde there, which is very fine, and I believe we shall employ it for the Navy, forthe King's grounds are not sufficient to supply our defence if a warrcomes. Thence back to the 'Change, where great talke of the forwardnesseof the Dutch, which puts us all to a stand, and particularly myself formy Lord Sandwich, to think him to lie where he is for a sacrifice, ifthey should begin with us. So home and Creed with me, and to dinner, andafter dinner I out to my office, taking in Bagwell's wife, who I knewwaited for me, but company came to me so soon that I could have nodiscourse with her, as I intended, of pleasure. So anon abroad withCreed walked to Bartholomew Fayre, this being the last day, and theresaw the best dancing on the ropes that I think I ever saw in my life, and so all say, and so by coach home, where I find my wife hath had herhead dressed by her woman, Mercer, which is to come to her to-morrow, but my wife being to go to a christening tomorrow, she came to do herhead up to-night. So a while to my office, and then to supper and tobed. 

8th. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning. At noon dined athome, and I by water down to Woolwich by a galley, and back again in theevening. All haste made in setting out this Guinny fleete, but yet notsuch as will ever do the King's business if we come to a warr. My wifethis afternoon being very well dressed by her new woman, Mary Mercer, a decayed merchant's daughter that our Will helps us to, did go to thechristening of Mrs. Mills, the parson's wife's child, where she neverwas before. After I was come home Mr. Povey came to me and took me outto supper to Mr. Bland's, who is making now all haste to be gone forTangier. Here pretty merry, and good discourse, fain to admire theknowledge and experience of Mrs. Bland, who I think as good a merchantas her husband. I went home and there find Mercer, whose person I likewell, and I think will do well, at least I hope so. So to my office awhile and then to bed. 

9th. Up, and to put things in order against dinner. I out and boughtseveral things, among others, a dozen of silver salts; home, and to theoffice, where some of us met a little, and then home, and at noon comesmy company, namely, Anthony and Will Joyce and their wives, my auntJames newly come out of Wales, and my cozen Sarah Gyles. Her husband didnot come, and by her I did understand afterwards, that it was because hewas not yet able to pay me the 40s. She had borrowed a year ago of me. 

 [Pepys would have been more proud of his cousin had he anticipated her husband's becoming a knight, for she was probably the same person whose burial is recorded in the register of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, September 4th, 1704: "Dame Sarah Gyles, widow, relict of Sir John Gyles. "--B. ]

I was as merry as I could, giving them a good dinner; but W. Joyce didso talk, that he made every body else dumb, but only laugh at him. Iforgot there was Mr. Harman and his wife, my aunt, a very good harmlessewoman. All their talke is of her and my two she-cozen Joyces and Will'slittle boy Will (who was also here to-day), down to Brampton to myfather's next week, which will be trouble and charge to them, buthowever my father and mother desire to see them, and so let them. Theyeyed mightily my great cupboard of plate, I this day putting my twoflaggons upon my table; and indeed it is a fine sight, and better thanever I did hope to see of my owne. Mercer dined with us at table, thisbeing her first dinner in my house. After dinner left them and to WhiteHall, where a small Tangier Committee, and so back again home, and theremy wife and Mercer and Tom and I sat till eleven at night, singing andfiddling, and a great joy it is to see me master of so much pleasure inmy house, that it is and will be still, I hope, a constant pleasure tome to be at home. The girle plays pretty well upon the harpsicon, butonly ordinary tunes, but hath a good hand; sings a little, but hath agood voyce and eare. My boy, a brave boy, sings finely, and is the mostpleasant boy at present, while his ignorant boy's tricks last, that everI saw. So to supper, and with great pleasure to bed. 

10th. Up and to the office, where we sate all the morning, and I muchtroubled to think what the end of our great sluggishness will be, for wedo nothing in this office like people able to carry on a warr. We mustbe put out, or other people put in. Dined at home, and then my wife andI and Mercer to the Duke's house, and there saw "The Rivalls, " which isno excellent play, but good acting in it; especially Gosnell comes andsings and dances finely, but, for all that, fell out of the key, so thatthe musique could not play to her afterwards, and so did Harris also goout of the tune to agree with her. Thence home and late writing letters, and this night I received, by Will, L105, the first-fruits of myendeavours in the late contract for victualling of Tangier, for whichGod be praised! for I can with a safe conscience say that I have thereinsaved the King L5000 per annum, and yet got myself a hope of L300 perannum without the least wrong to the King. So to supper and to bed. 

11th (Lord's day). Up and to church in the best manner I have gone agood while, that is to say, with my wife, and her woman, Mercer, alongwith us, and Tom, my boy, waiting on us. A dull sermon. Home, dined, left my wife to go to church alone, and I walked in haste being late tothe Abbey at Westminster, according to promise to meet Jane Welsh, andthere wearily walked, expecting her till 6 o'clock from three, but noJane came, which vexed me, only part of it I spent with Mr. Blagravewalking in the Abbey, he telling me the whole government and disciplineof White Hall Chappell, and the caution now used against admitting anydebauched persons, which I was glad to hear, though he tells me thereare persons bad enough. Thence going home went by Jarvis's, and therestood Jane at the door, and so I took her in and drank with her, hermaster and mistress being out of doors. She told me how she could notcome to me this afternoon, but promised another time. So I walked homecontented with my speaking with her, and walked to my uncle Wight's, where they were all at supper, and among others comes fair Mrs. Margarett Wight, who indeed is very pretty. So after supper home toprayers and to bed. This afternoon, it seems, Sir J. Minnes fell sickeat church, and going down the gallery stairs fell down dead, but came tohimself again and is pretty well. 

12th. Up, and to my cozen Anthony Joyce's, and there took leave of myaunt James, and both cozens, their wives, who are this day going down tomy father's by coach. I did give my Aunt 20s. , to carry as a token to mymother, and 10s. To Pall. Thence by coach to St. James's, and there didour business as usual with the Duke; and saw him with great pleasureplay with his little girle, --[Afterwards Queen Mary II. ]--like anordinary private father of a child. Thence walked to Jervas's, whereI took Jane in the shop alone, and there heard of her, her master andmistress were going out. So I went away and came again half an hourafter. In the meantime went to the Abbey, and there went in to see thetombs with great pleasure. Back again to Jane, and there upstairs anddrank with her, and staid two hours with her kissing her, but nothingmore. Anon took boat and by water to the Neat Houses over against FoxHall to have seen Greatorex dive, which Jervas and his wife were gone tosee, and there I found them (and did it the rather for a pretence formy having been so long at their house), but being disappointed of somenecessaries to do it I staid not, but back to Jane, but she would notgo out with me. So I to Mr. Creed's lodgings, and with him walked upand down in the New Exchange, talking mightily of the convenience andnecessity of a man's wearing good clothes, and so after eating a messeof creame I took leave of him, he walking with me as far as FleeteConduit, he offering me upon my request to put out some money for meinto Backewell's hands at 6 per cent. Interest, which he seldom gives, which I will consider of, being doubtful of trusting any of these greatdealers because of their mortality, but then the convenience of havingone's money, at an houre's call is very great. Thence to my uncleWight's, and there supped with my wife, having given them a brave barrelof oysters of Povy's giving me. So home and to bed. 

13th. Up and, to the office, where sat busy all morning, dined at homeand after dinner to Fishmonger's Hall, where we met the first time uponthe Fishery Committee, and many good things discoursed of concerningmaking of farthings, which was proposed as a way of raising money forthis business, and then that of lotterys, [Among the State Papers is a "Statement of Articles in the Covenant proposed by the Commissioners for the Royal Fishing to, Sir Ant. Desmarces & Co. In reference to the regulation of lotteries; which are very unreasonable, and of the objections thereto" ("Calendar of State Papers, " Domestic, 1663-64, p. 576. )]

but with great confusion; but I hope we shall fall into greater order. So home again and to my office, where after doing business home and to alittle musique, after supper, and so to bed. 

14th. Up, and wanting some things that should be laid ready for mydressing myself I was angry, and one thing after another made my wifegive Besse warning to be gone, which the jade, whether out of fear orill-nature or simplicity I know not, but she took it and asked leaveto go forth to look a place, and did, which vexed me to the heart, shebeing as good a natured wench as ever we shall have, but only forgetful. At the office all the morning and at noon to the 'Change, and there wentoff with Sir W. Warren and took occasion to desire him to lend me L100, which he said he would let the have with all his heart presently, as hehad promised me a little while ago to give me for my pains in his twogreat contracts for masts L100, and that this should be it. To which endI did move it to him, and by this means I hope to be, possessed of theL100 presently within 2 or 3 days. So home to dinner, and then to theoffice, and down to Blackwall by water to view a place found out forlaying of masts, and I think it will be most proper. So home and therefind Mr. Pen come to visit my wife, and staid with them till sent for toMr. Bland's, whither by appointment I was to go to supper, and againstmy will left them together, but, God knows, without any reason of fearin my conscience of any evil between them, but such is my natural folly. Being thither come they would needs have my wife, and so Mr. Bland andhis wife (the first time she was ever at my house or my wife at hers)very civilly went forth and brought her and W. Pen, and there Mr. Povyand we supped nobly and very merry, it being to take leave of Mr. Bland, who is upon going soon to Tangier. So late home and to bed. 

15th. At the office all the morning, then to the 'Change, and so home todinner, where Luellin dined with us, and after dinner many people camein and kept me all the afternoon, among other the Master and Wardensof Chyrurgeon's Hall, who staid arguing their cause with me; I did givethem the best answer I could, and after their being two hours with meparted, and I to my office to do business, which is much on my hands, and so late home to supper and to bed. 

16th. Up betimes and to my office, where all the morning very busyputting papers to rights. And among other things Mr. Gauden coming tome, I had a good opportunity to speak to him about his present, whichhitherto hath been a burden: to me, that I could not do it, because Iwas doubtfull that he meant it as a temptation to me to stand by him inthe business of Tangier victualling; but he clears me it was not, andthat he values me and my proceedings therein very highly, being butwhat became me, and that what he did was for my old kindnesses to him indispatching of his business, which I was glad to hear, and with my heartin good rest and great joy parted, and to my business again. At noon tothe 'Change, where by appointment I met Sir W. Warren, and afterwards tothe Sun taverne, where he brought to me, being all alone; L100 in a bag, which I offered him to give him my receipt for, but he told me, no, itwas my owne, which he had a little while since promised me and was gladthat (as I had told him two days since) it would now do me courtesy; andso most kindly he did give it me, and I as joyfully, even out of myself, carried it home in a coach, he himself expressly taking care thatnobody might see this business done, though I was willing enough to havecarried a servant with me to have received it, but he advised me to doit myself. So home with it and to dinner; after dinner I forth with myboy to buy severall things, stools and andirons and candlesticks, &c. , household stuff, and walked to the mathematical instrument maker inMoorefields and bought a large pair of compasses, and there met Mr. Pargiter, and he would needs have me drink a cup of horse-radish ale, which he and a friend of his troubled with the stone have been drinkingof, which we did and then walked into the fields as far almost as SirG. Whitmore's, all the way talking of Russia, which, he says, is asad place; and, though Moscow is a very great city, yet it is from thedistance between house and house, and few people compared with this, andpoor, sorry houses, the Emperor himself living in a wooden house, hisexercise only flying a hawk at pigeons and carrying pigeons ten ortwelve miles off and then laying wagers which pigeon shall come soonesthome to her house. All the winter within doors, some few playing atchesse, but most drinking their time away. Women live very slavishlythere, and it seems in the Emperor's court no room hath above two orthree windows, and those the greatest not a yard wide or high, forwarmth in winter time; and that the general cure for all diseases thereis their sweating houses, or people that are poor they get into theirovens, being heated, and there lie. Little learning among things ofany sort. Not a man that speaks Latin, unless the Secretary of Stateby chance. Mr. Pargiter and I walked to the 'Change together and thereparted, and so I to buy more things and then home, and after a littleat my office, home to supper and to bed. This day old Hardwicke came andredeemed a watch he had left with me in pawne for 40s. Seven years ago, and I let him gave it. Great talk that the Dutch will certainly be outthis week, and will sail directly to Guinny, being convoyed out of theChannel with 42 sail of ships. 

17th. Up and to the office, where Mr. Coventry very angry to see thingsgo so coldly as they do, and I must needs say it makes me fearful everyday of having some change of the office, and the truth is, I am of latea little guilty of being remiss myself of what I used to be, but I hopeI shall come to my old pass again, my family being now settled again. Dined at home, and to the office, where late busy in setting all mybusinesses in order, and I did a very great and a very contentingafternoon's work. This day my aunt Wight sent my wife a new scarfe, witha compliment for the many favours she had received of her, which is theseveral things we have sent her. I am glad enough of it, for I see myuncle is so given up to the Wights that I hope for little more of them. So home to supper and to bed. 

18th (Lord's day). Up and to church all of us. At noon comes Anthonyand W. Joyce (their wives being in the country with my father) and dinedwith me very merry as I can be in such company. After dinner walkedto Westminster (tiring them by the way, and so left them, Anthonyin Cheapside and the other in the Strand), and there spent all theafternoon in the Cloysters as I had agreed with Jane Welsh, but she camenot, which vexed me, staying till 5 o'clock, and then walked homeward, and by coach to the old Exchange, and thence to my aunt Wight's, andinvited her and my uncle to supper, and so home, and by and by theycame, and we eat a brave barrel of oysters Mr. Povy sent me thismorning, and very merry at supper, and so to prayers and to bed. Lastnight it seems my aunt Wight did send my wife a new scarfe, laced, as atoken for her many givings to her. It is true now and then we give themsome toys, as oranges, &c. , but my aime is to get myself something morefrom my uncle's favour than this. 

19th. Up, my wife and I having a little anger about her woman already, she thinking that I take too much care of her at table to mind her (mywife) of cutting for her, but it soon over, and so up and with Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen to St. James's, and there did our business withthe Duke, and thence homeward straight, calling at the Coffee-house, andthere had very good discourse with Sir----Blunt and Dr. Whistler aboutEgypt and other things. So home to dinner, my wife having put on to-dayher winter new suit of moyre, which is handsome, and so after dinner Idid give her L15 to lay out in linen and necessaries for the houseand to buy a suit for Pall, and I myself to White Hall to a TangierCommittee, where Colonell Reames hath brought us so full and methodicalan account of all matters there, that I never have nor hope to see thelike of any publique business while I live again. The Committee up, I toWestminster to Jervas's, and spoke with Jane; who I find cold and notso desirous of a meeting as before, and it is no matter, I shall bethe freer from the inconvenience that might follow thereof, besidesoffending God Almighty and neglecting my business. So by coach home andto my office, where late, and so to supper and to bed. I met with Dr. Pierce to-day, who, speaking of Dr. Frazier's being so earnest to havesuch a one (one Collins) go chyrurgeon to the Prince's person will havehim go in his terms and with so much money put into his hands, he tellsme (when I was wondering that Frazier should order things with thePrince in that confident manner) that Frazier is so great with my LadyCastlemayne, and Stewart, and all the ladies at Court, in helping toslip their calfes when there is occasion, and with the great men incuring of their claps that he can do what he please with the King, inspite of any man, and upon the same score with the Prince; they allhaving more or less occasion to make use of him. Sir G. Carteret tellsme this afternoon that the Dutch are not yet ready to set out; and bythat means do lose a good wind which would carry them out and keep usin, and moreover he says that they begin to boggle in the business, andhe thinks may offer terms of peace for all this, and seems to arguethat it will be well for the King too, and I pray God send it. ColonellReames did, among other things, this day tell me how it is clear that, if my Lord Tiviott had lived, he would have quite undone Tangier, ordesigned himself to be master of it. He did put the King upon mostgreat, chargeable, and unnecessary works there, and took the courseindustriously to deter, all other merchants but himself to deal there, and to make both King and all others pay what he pleased for all thatwas brought thither. 

20th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, at noon to the'Change, and there met by appointment with Captain Poyntz, who hath someplace, or title to a place, belonging to gameing, and so I discoursedwith him about the business of our improving of the Lotterys, to theKing's benefit, and that of the Fishery, and had some light from him inthe business, and shall, he says, have more in writing from him. So hometo dinner and then abroad to the Fishing Committee at Fishmongers' Hall, and there sat and did some business considerable, and so up and home, and there late at my office doing much business, and I find with greatdelight that I am come to my good temper of business again. God continueme in it. So home to supper, it being washing day, and to bed. 

21st. Up, and by coach to Mr. Povy's, and there got him to signe thepayment of Captain Tayler's bills for the remainder of freight forthe Eagle, wherein I shall be gainer about L30, thence with him toWestminster by coach to Houseman's [Huysman] the great picture drawer, and saw again very fine pictures, and have his promise, for Mr. Povy'ssake, to take pains in what picture I shall set him about, and I thinkto have my wife's. But it is a strange thing to observe and fit for meto remember that I am at no time so unwilling to part with money as whenI am concerned in the getting of it most, as I thank God of late I havegot more in this month, viz. Near 0250, than ever I did in half a yearbefore in my life, I think. Thence to White Hall with him, and so walkedto the old Exchange and back to Povy's to dinner, where great and goodcompany; among others Sir John Skeffington, whom I knew at MagdalenCollege, a fellow-commoner, my fellow-pupil, but one with whom I had nogreat acquaintance, he being then, God knows, much above me. Here Iwas afresh delighted with Mr. Povy's house and pictures of perspective, being strange things to think how they do delude one's eye, thatmethinks it would make a man doubtful of swearing that ever he saw anything. Thence with him to St. James's, and so to White Hall to a TangierCommittee, and hope I have light of another opportunity of getting alittle money if Sir W. Warren will use me kindly for deales to Tangier, and with the hopes went joyfully home, and there received CaptainTayler's money, received by Will to-day, out of which (as I said above)I shall get above L30. So with great comfort to bed, after supper. Bydiscourse this day I have great hopes from Mr. Coventry that the Dutchand we shall not fall out. 

22nd. Up and at the office all the morning. To the 'Change at noon, andamong other things discoursed with Sir William Warren what I might doto get a little money by carrying of deales to Tangier, and told him theopportunity I have there of doing it, and he did give me some advice, though not so good as he would have done at any other time of the year, but such as I hope to make good use of, and get a little money by. So toSir G. Carteret's to dinner, and he and I and Captain Cocke all alone, and good discourse, and thence to a Committee of Tangier at White Hall, and so home, where I found my wife not well, and she tells me she thinksshe is with child, but I neither believe nor desire it. But God's willbe done! So to my office late, and home to supper and to bed; having gota strange cold in my head, by flinging off my hat at dinner, and sittingwith the wind in my neck. 

 [In Lord Clarendon's Essay, "On the decay of respect paid to Age, " he says that in his younger days he never kept his hat on before those older than himself, except at dinner. --B. ]

23rd. My cold and pain in my head increasing, and the palate of my mouthfalling, I was in great pain all night. My wife also was not well, so that a mayd was fain to sit up by her all night. Lay long in themorning, at last up, and amongst others comes Mr. Fuller, that was thewit of Cambridge, and Praevaricator

 [At the Commencement (Comitia Majora) in July, the Praevaricator, or Varier, held a similar position to the Tripos at the Comitia Minora. He was so named from varying the question which he proposed, either by a play upon the words or by the transposition of the terms in which it was expressed. Under the pretence of maintaining some philosophical question, he poured out a medley of absurd jokes and 'personal ridicule, which gradually led to the abolition of the office. In Thoresby's "Diary" we read, "Tuesday, July 6th. The Praevaricator's speech was smart and ingenious, attended with vollies of hurras" (see Wordsworth's "University Life in the Eighteenth Century "). --M. B. ]

in my time, and staid all the morning with me discoursing, and hisbusiness to get a man discharged, which I did do for him. Dined withlittle heart at noon, in the afternoon against my will to the office, where Sir G. Carteret and we met about an order of the Council for thehiring him a house, giving him L1000 fine, and L70 per annum forit. Here Sir J. Minnes took occasion, in the most childish and mostunbeseeming manner, to reproach us all, but most himself, that he wasnot valued as Comptroller among us, nor did anything but only set hishand to paper, which is but too true; and every body had a palace, andhe no house to lie in, and wished he had but as much to build him ahouse with, as we have laid out in carved worke. It was to no end tooppose, but all bore it, and after laughed at him for it. So home, andlate reading "The Siege of Rhodes" to my wife, and then to bed, my headbeing in great pain and my palate still down. 

24th. Up and to the office, where all the morning busy, then home todinner, and so after dinner comes one Phillips, who is concerned inthe Lottery, and from him I collected much concerning that business. Icarried him in my way to White Hall and set him down at Somersett House. Among other things he told me that Monsieur Du Puy, that is so great aman at the Duke of Yorke's, and this man's great opponent, is a knaveand by quality but a tailor. To the Tangier Committee, and there Iopposed Colonell Legg's estimate of supplies of provisions to be sentto Tangier till all were ashamed of it, and he fain after all his goodhusbandry and seeming ignorance and joy to have the King's money saved, yet afterwards he discovered all his design to be to keep the furnishingof these things to the officers of the Ordnance, but Mr. Coventryseconded me, and between us we shall save the King some money in theyear. In one business of deales in L520, I offer to save L172, and yetpurpose getting money, to myself by it. So home and to my office, andbusiness being done home to supper and so to bed, my head and throatbeing still out of order mightily. This night Prior of Brampton came andpaid me L40, and I find this poor painful man is the only thriving andpurchasing man in the town almost. We were told to-day of a Dutch shipof 3 or 400 tons, where all the men were dead of the plague, and theship cast ashore at Gottenburgh. 

25th (Lord's day). Up, and my throat being yet very sore, and, my headout of order, we went not to church, but I spent all the morning readingof "The Madd Lovers, " a very good play, and at noon comes Harman and hiswife, whom I sent for to meet the Joyces, but they came not. It seemsWill has got a fall off his horse and broke his face. However, we wereas merry as I could in their company, and we had a good chine of beef, but I had no taste nor stomach through my cold, and therefore littlepleased with my dinner. It raining, they sat talking with us all theafternoon. So anon they went away; and then I to read another play, "TheCustome of the Country, " which is a very poor one, methinks. Then tosupper, prayers, and bed. 

26th. Up pretty well again, but my mouth very scabby, my cold beinggoing away, so that I was forced to wear a great black patch, but thatwould not do much good, but it happens we did not go to the Duke to-day, and so I staid at home busy all the morning. At noon, after dinner, to the 'Change, and thence home to my office again, where busy, wellemployed till 10 at night, and so home to supper and to bed, my minda little troubled that I have not of late kept up myself so briske inbusiness; but mind my ease a little too much and my family upon thecoming of Mercer and Tom. So that I have not kept company, nor appearedvery active with Mr. Coventry, but now I resolve to settle to it again, not that I have idled all my time, but as to my ease something. So Ihave looked a little too much after Tangier and the Fishery, and thatin the sight of Mr. Coventry, but I have good reason to love myself forserving Tangier, for it is one of the best flowers in my garden. 

27th. Lay long, sleeping, it raining and blowing very hard. Then up andto the office, my mouth still being scabby and a patch on it. At theoffice all the morning. At noon dined at home, and so after dinner(Lewellin dining with me and in my way talking about Deering) to theFishing Committee, and had there very many fine things argued, and Ihope some good will cone of it. So home, where my wife having (after allher merry discourse of being with child) her months upon her is gone tobed. I to my office very late doing business, then home to supper andto bed. To-night Mr. T. Trice and Piggot came to see me, and desire mygoing down to Brampton Court, where for Piggot's sake, for whom it isnecessary, I should go, I would be glad to go, and will, contrary to mypurpose, endeavour it, but having now almost L1000, if not above, in myhouse, I know not what to do with it, and that will trouble my mind toleave in the house, and I not at home. 

28th. Up and by water with Mr. Tucker down to Woolwich, first to doseveral businesses of the King's, then on board Captain Fisher's ship, which we hire to carry goods to Tangier. All the way going and comingI reading and discoursing over some papers of his which he, poor man, having some experience, but greater conceit of it than is fit, did atthe King's first coming over make proposals of, ordering in a new mannerthe whole revenue of the kingdom, but, God knows, a most weak thing;however, one paper I keep wherein he do state the main branches of thepublick revenue fit to consider and remember. So home, very cold, andfearfull of having got some pain, but, thanks be to God! I was wellafter it. So to dinner, and after dinner by coach to White Hall, thinking to have met at a Committee of Tangier, but nobody being therebut my Lord Rutherford, he would needs carry me and another Scotch Lordto a play, and so we saw, coming late, part of "The Generall, " my LordOrrery's (Broghill) second play; but, Lord! to see how no more either inwords, sense, or design, it is to his "Harry the 5th" is not imaginable, and so poorly acted, though in finer clothes, is strange. And here Imust confess breach of a vowe in appearance, but I not desiring it, butagainst my will, and my oathe being to go neither at my own charge norat another's, as I had done by becoming liable to give them another, asI am to Sir W. Pen and Mr. Creed; but here I neither know which of thempaid for me, nor, if I did, am I obliged ever to return the like, or didit by desire or with any willingness. So that with a safe conscience Ido think my oathe is not broke and judge God Almighty will not think itother wise. Thence to W. Joyce's, and there found my aunt and cozen Marycome home from my father's with great pleasure and content, and thenceto Kate's and found her also mighty pleased with her journey and theirgood usage of them, and so home, troubled in my conscience at my beingat a play. But at home I found Mercer playing on her Vyall, which is apretty instrument, and so I to the Vyall and singing till late, and soto bed. My mind at a great losse how to go down to Brampton this weeke, to satisfy Piggott; but what with the fears of my house, my money, mywife, and my office, I know not how in the world to think of it, TomHater being out of towne, and I having near L1000 in my house. 

29th. Up and to the office, where all the morning, dined at home andCreed with me; after dinner I to Sir G. Carteret, and with him to hisnew house he is taking in Broad Streete, and there surveyed all therooms and bounds, in order to the drawing up a lease thereof; and thatdone, Mr. Cutler, his landlord, took me up and down, and showed me allhis ground and house, which is extraordinary great, he having boughtall the Augustine Fryers, and many, many a L1000 he hath and will burythere. So home to my business, clearing my papers and preparing myaccounts against tomorrow for a monthly and a great auditt. So to supperand to bed. Fresh newes come of our beating the Dutch at Guinny quiteout of all their castles almost, which will make them quite mad hereat home sure. And Sir G. Carteret did tell me, that the King do joymightily at it; but asked him laughing, "But, " says he, "how shall I doto answer this to the Embassador when he comes?" Nay they say that wehave beat them out of the New Netherlands too;

 [Captain (afterwards Sir Robert) Holmes' expedition to attack the Dutch settlements in Africa eventuated in an important exploit. Holmes suddenly left the coast of Africa, sailed across the Atlantic, and reduced the Dutch settlement of New Netherlands to English rule, under the title of New York. "The short and true state of the matter is this: the country mentioned was part of the province of Virginia, and, as there is no settling an extensive country at once, a few Swedes crept in there, who surrendered the plantations they could not defend to the Dutch, who, having bought the charts and papers of one Hudson, a seaman, who, by the commission from the crown of England, discovered a river, to which he gave his name, conceited they had purchased a province. Sometimes, when we had strength in those parts, they were English subjects; at others, when that strength declined, they were subjects of the United Provinces. However, upon King Charles's claim the States disowned the title, but resumed it during our confusions. On March 12th, 1663-64, Charles II. Granted it to the Duke of York ... The King sent Holmes, when he returned, to the Tower, and did not discharge him; till he made it evidently appear that he had not infringed the law of nations ". (Campbell's "Naval History, " vol. Ii, p. , 89). How little did the King or Holmes himself foresee the effects of the capture, --B. ]

so that we have been doing them mischief for a great while in severalparts of the world; without publique knowledge or reason. Their fleetefor Guinny is now, they say, ready, and abroad, and will be goingthis week. Coming home to-night, I did go to examine my wife's houseaccounts, and finding things that seemed somewhat doubtful, I was angrythough she did make it pretty plain, but confessed that when she domisse a sum, she do add something to other things to make it, and, uponmy being very angry, she do protest she will here lay up something forherself to buy her a necklace with, which madded me and do still troubleme, for I fear she will forget by degrees the way of living cheap andunder a sense of want. 

30th. Up, and all day, both morning and afternoon, at my accounts, itbeing a great month, both for profit and layings out, the last being L89for kitchen and clothes for myself and wife, and a few extraordinariesfor the house; and my profits, besides salary, L239; so that I have thisweeke, notwithstanding great layings out, and preparations for layingout, which I make as paid this month, my balance to come to L1203, forwhich the Lord's name be praised! Dined at home at noon, staying longlooking for Kate Joyce and my aunt James and Mary, but they came not. Somy wife abroad to see them, and took Mary Joyce to a play. Then inthe evening came and sat working by me at the office, and late hometo supper and to bed, with my heart in good rest for this day's work, though troubled to think that my last month's negligence besides themaking me neglect business and spend money, and lessen myself both asto business and the world and myself, I am fain to preserve my vowe bypaying 20s. Dry--[ Dry = hard, as "hard cash. " ]--money into the poor'sbox, because I had not fulfilled all my memorandums and paid all mypetty debts and received all my petty credits, of the last month, but Itrust in God I shall do so no more. 

OCTOBER 1664

October 1st. Up and at the office both forenoon and afternoon very busy, and with great pleasure in being so. This morning Mrs. Lane (now Martin)like a foolish woman, came to the Horseshoe hard by, and sent for mewhile I was: at the office; to come to speak with her by a note sealedup, I know to get me to do something for her husband, but I sent her ananswer that I would see her at Westminster, and so I did not go, and shewent away, poor soul. At night home to supper, weary, and my eyes sorewith writing and reading, and to bed. We go now on with great vigourin preparing against the Dutch, who, they say, will now fall upon uswithout doubt upon this high newes come of our beating them so, whollyin Guinny. 

2nd (Lord's day). My wife not being well to go to church I walked withmy boy through the City, putting in at several churches, among othersat Bishopsgate, and there saw the picture usually put before the King'sbook, put up in the church, but very ill painted, though it were apretty piece to set up in a church. I intended to have seen the Quakers, who, they say, do meet every Lord's day at the Mouth at Bishopsgate; butI could see none stirring, nor was it fit to aske for the place, so Iwalked over Moorefields, and thence to Clerkenwell church, and there, asI wished, sat next pew to the fair Butler, who indeed is a most perfectbeauty still; and one I do very much admire myself for my choice of herfor a beauty, she having the best lower part of her face that ever Isaw all days of my life. After church I walked to my Lady Sandwich's, through my Lord Southampton's new buildings in the fields behind Gray'sInn; and, indeed, they are a very great and a noble work. So I dinedwith my Lady, and the same innocent discourse that we used to have, onlyafter dinner, being alone, she asked me my opinion about Creed, whetherhe would have a wife or no, and what he was worth, and proposed Mrs. Wright for him, which, she says, she heard he was once inquiring after. She desired I would take a good time and manner of proposing it, andI said I would, though I believed he would love nothing but money, andmuch was not to be expected there, she said. So away back to ClerkenwellChurch, thinking to have got sight of la belle Boteler again, butfailed, and so after church walked all over the fields home, and theremy wife was angry with me for not coming home, and for gadding abroadto look after beauties, she told me plainly, so I made all peace, andto supper. This evening came Mrs. Lane (now Martin) with her husband todesire my helpe about a place for him. It seems poor Mr. Daniel is deadof the Victualling Office, a place too good for this puppy to follow himin. But I did give him the best words I could, and so after drinking aglasse of wine sent them going, but with great kindnesse. Go to supper, prayers, and to bed. 

3rd. Up with Sir J. Minnes, by coach, to St. James's; and there all thenewes now of very hot preparations for the Dutch: and being with theDuke, he told us he was resolved to make a tripp himself, and that SirW. Pen should go in the same ship with him. Which honour, God forgiveme! I could grudge him, for his knavery and dissimulation, though Ido not envy much the having the same place myself. Talke also of greathaste in the getting out another fleete, and building some ships; andnow it is likely we have put one another by each other's dalliance pasta retreate. Thence with our heads full of business we broke up, and I tomy barber's, and there only saw Jane and stroked her under the chin, andaway to the Exchange, and there long about several businesses, hoping toget money by them, and thence home to dinner and there found Hawly. Butmeeting Bagwell's wife at the office before I went home I took herinto the office and there kissed her only. She rebuked me for doing it, saying that did I do so much to many bodies else it would be a stain tome. But I do not see but she takes it well enough, though in the main Ibelieve she is very honest. So after some kind discourse we parted, andI home to dinner, and after dinner down to Deptford, where I found Mr. Coventry, and there we made, an experiment of Holland's and our cordage, and ours outdid it a great deale, as my book of observations tellsparticularly. Here we were late, and so home together by water, and Ito my office, where late, putting things in order. Mr. Bland came thisnight to me to take his leave of me, he going to Tangier, wherein I wishhim good successe. So home to supper and to bed, my mind troubled at thebusinesses I have to do, that I cannot mind them as I ought to do andget money, and more that I have neglected my frequenting and seemingmore busy publicly than I have done of late in this hurry of business, but there is time left to recover it, and I trust in God I shall. 

4th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and thismorning Sir W. Pen went to Chatham to look: after the ships now goingout thence, and particularly that wherein the Duke and himself go. Hetook Sir G. Ascue with: him, whom, I believe, he hath brought into play. At noon to the 'Change and thence home, where I found my aunt Jamesand the two she joyces. They dined and were merry with us. Thenceafter dinner to a play, to see "The Generall;" which is so dull and soill-acted, that I think it is the worst. I ever saw or heard in all mydays. I happened to sit near; to Sir Charles Sidly; who I find a verywitty man, and he did at every line take notice of the dullness ofthe poet and badness of the action, that most pertinently; which Iwas mightily taken with; and among others where by Altemire's commandClarimont, the Generall, is commanded to rescue his Rivall, whom sheloved, Lucidor, he, after a great deal of demurre, broke out; "Well, I'le save my Rivall and make her confess, that I deserve, while he dobut possesse. " "Why, what, pox, " says Sir Charles Sydly, "would hehave him have more, or what is there more to be had of a woman than thepossessing her?" Thence-setting all them at home, I home with my wifeand Mercer, vexed at my losing my time and above 20s. In money, andneglecting my business to see so bad a play. To-morrow they told usshould be acted, or the day after, a new play, called "The Parson'sDreame, " acted all by women. So to my office, and there did business;and so home to supper and to bed. 

5th. Up betimes and to my office, and thence by coach to New Bridewellto meet with Mr. Poyntz to discourse with him (being Master of theWorkhouse there) about making of Bewpers for us. But he was not within;however his clerke did lead me up and down through all the house, andthere I did with great pleasure see the many pretty works, and thelittle children employed, every one to do something, which was a veryfine sight, and worthy encouragement. I cast away a crowne among them, and so to the 'Change and among the Linnen Wholesale Drapers to enquireabout Callicos, to see what can be done with them for the supplying ourwant of Bewpers for flaggs, and I think I shall do something thereinto good purpose for the King. So to the Coffeehouse, and there fell indiscourse with the Secretary of the Virtuosi of Gresham College, and hadvery fine discourse with him. He tells me of a new invented instrumentto be tried before the College anon, and I intend to see it. So toTrinity House, and there I dined among the old dull fellows, and so homeand to my office a while, and then comes Mr. Cocker to see me, and Idiscoursed with him about his writing and ability of sight, and how Ishall do to get some glasse or other to helpe my eyes by candlelight;and he tells me he will bring me the helps he hath within a day or two, and shew me what he do. Thence to the Musique-meeting at the Postoffice, where I was once before. And thither anon come all the Gresham College, and a great deal of noble company: and the new instrument was broughtcalled the Arched Viall, ["There seems to be a curious fate reigning over the instruments which have the word 'arch' prefixed to their name. They have no vitality, and somehow or other come to grief. Even the famous archlute, which was still a living thing in the time of Handel, has now disappeared from the concert room and joined Mr. Pepys's 'Arched Viall' in the limbo of things forgotten.... Mr. Pepys's verdict that it would never do... Has been fully confirmed by the event, as his predictions usually were, being indeed always founded on calm judgment and close observation. "--B. (Hueffer's Italian and other Studies, 1883, p. 263). ]

where being tuned with lute-strings, and played on with kees like anorgan, a piece of parchment is always kept moving; and the strings, which by the kees are pressed down upon it, are grated in imitation of abow, by the parchment; and so it is intended to resemble several vyallsplayed on with one bow, but so basely and harshly, that it will neverdo. But after three hours' stay it could not be fixed in tune; and sothey were fain to go to some other musique of instruments, which I amgrown quite out of love with, and so I, after some good discourse withMr. Spong, Hill, Grant, and Dr. Whistler, and others by turns, I hometo my office and there late, and so home, where I understand my wife hasspoke to Jane and ended matters of difference between her and her, andshe stays with us, which I am glad of; for her fault is nothingbut sleepiness and forgetfulness, otherwise a good-natured, quiet, well-meaning, honest servant, and one that will do as she is bid, so onecalled upon her and will see her do it. This morning, by three o'clock, the Prince--[Rupert]--and King, and Duke with him, went down the River, and the Prince under sail the next tide after, and so is gone from theHope. God give him better successe than he used to have! This day Mr. Bland went away hence towards his voyage to Tangier. This day also Ihad a letter from an unknown hand that tells me that Jacke Angier, hebelieves, is dead at Lisbon, for he left him there ill. 

6th. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning, among otherthings about this of the flags and my bringing in of callicos to opposeYoung and Whistler. At noon by promise Mr. Pierce and his wife and MadamClerke and her niece came and dined with me to a rare chine of beefe andspent the afternoon very pleasantly all the afternoon, and then to myoffice in the evening, they being gone, and late at business, and thenhome to supper and to bed, my mind coming to itself in following of mybusiness. 

7th. Lay pretty while with some discontent abed, even to the havingbad words with my wife, and blows too, about the ill-serving up ofour victuals yesterday; but all ended in love, and so I rose and tomy office busy all the morning. At noon dined at home, and then to myoffice again, and then abroad to look after callicos for flags, and hopeto get a small matter by my pains therein and yet save the King a greatdeal of money, and so home to my office, and there came Mr. Cocker, andbrought me a globe of glasse, and a frame of oyled paper, as I desired, to show me the manner of his gaining light to grave by, and to lessenthe glaringnesse of it at pleasure by an oyled paper. This I bought ofhim, giving him a crowne for it; and so, well satisfied, he went away, and I to my business again, and so home to supper, prayers, and to bed. 

8th. All the morning at the office, and after dinner abroad, and amongother things contracted with one Mr. Bridges, at the White Bear onCornhill, for 100 pieces of Callico to make flaggs; and as I know Ishall save the King money, so I hope to get a little for my pains andventure of my own money myself. Late in the evening doing business, andthen comes Captain Tayler, and he and I till 12 o'clock at night arguingabout the freight of his ship Eagle, hired formerly by me to Tangier, and at last we made an end, and I hope to get a little money, some smallmatter by it. So home to bed, being weary and cold, but contented that Ihave made an end of that business. 

9th (Lord's day). Lay pretty long, but however up time enough with mywife to go to church. Then home to dinner, and Mr. Fuller, my Cambridgeacquaintance, coming to me about what he was with me lately, to releasea waterman, he told me he was to preach at Barking Church; and so Ito heare him, and he preached well and neatly. Thence, it being timeenough, to our owne church, and there staid wholly privately at thegreat doore to gaze upon a pretty lady, and from church dogged her home, whither she went to a house near Tower hill, and I think her to be oneof the prettiest women I ever saw. So home, and at my office a whilebusy, then to my uncle Wight's, whither it seems my wife went aftersermon and there supped, but my aunt and uncle in a very ill humour onewith another, but I made shift with much ado to keep them from scolding, and so after supper home and to bed without prayers, it being cold, andto-morrow washing day. 

10th. Up and, it being rainy, in Sir W. Pen's coach to St. James's, and there did our usual business with the Duke, and more and morepreparations every day appear against the Dutch, and (which I mustconfess do a little move my envy) Sir W. Pen do grow every day more andmore regarded by the Duke, ["The duke had decided that the English fleet should consist of three squadrons to be commanded by himself, Prince Rupert, and Lord Sandwich, from which arrangement the two last, who were land admirals; had concluded that Penn would have no concern in this fleet. Neither the duke, Rupert, nor Sandwich had ever been engaged in an encounter of fleets.... Penn alone of the four was familiar with all these things. By the duke's unexpected announcement that he should take Penn with him into his own ship, Rupert and Sandwich at once discovered that they would be really and practically under Penn's command in everything. "]

because of his service heretofore in the Dutch warr which I am confidentis by some strong obligations he hath laid upon Mr. Coventry; for Mr. Coventry must needs know that he is a man of very mean parts, but onlya bred seaman: Going home in coach with Sir W. Batten he told me how SirJ. Minnes by the means of Sir R. Ford was the last night brought to hishouse and did discover the reason of his so long discontent with him, and now they are friends again, which I am sorry for, but he told it meso plainly that I see there is no thorough understanding between them, nor love, and so I hope there will be no great combination in any thing, nor do I see Sir J. Minnes very fond as he used to be. But: Sir W. Batten do raffle still against Mr. Turner and his wife, telling me heis a false fellow, and his wife a false woman, and has rotten teethand false, set in with wire, and as I know they are so, so I am gladhe finds it so. To the Coffee-house, and thence to the 'Change, andtherewith Sir W. Warren to the Coffee-house behind the 'Change, and satalone with him till 4 o'clock talking of his businesses first and thenof business in general, and discourse how I might get money and how tocarry myself to advantage to contract no envy and yet make the worldsee my pains; which was with great content to me, and a good friend andhelpe I am like to find him, for which God be thanked! So home to dinnerat 4 o'clock, and then to the office, and there late, and so home tosupper and to bed, having sat up till past twelve at night to look overthe account of the collections for the Fishery, and the loose and basemanner that monies so collected are disposed of in, would make aman never part with a penny in that manner, and, above all, theinconvenience of having a great man, though never so seeming pious asmy Lord Pembroke is. He is too great to be called to an account, andis abused by his servants, and yet obliged to defend them for his ownesake. This day, by the blessing of God, my wife and I have been marriednine years: but my head being full of business, I did not think of itto keep it in any extraordinary manner. But bless God for our long livesand loves and health together, which the same God long continue, I wish, from my very heart!

11th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. My wife thismorning went, being invited, to my Lady Sandwich, and I alone at home atdinner, till by and by Luellin comes and dines with me. He tells me whata bawdy loose play this "Parson's Wedding" is, that is acted by nothingbut women at the King's house, and I am glad of it. Thence to theFishery in Thames Street, and there several good discourses about theletting of the Lotterys, and, among others, one Sir Thomas Clifford, whom yet I knew not, do speak very well and neatly. Thence I to my cozenWill Joyce to get him to go to Brampton with me this week, but I thinkhe will not, and I am not a whit sorry for it, for his company bothchargeable and troublesome. So home and to my office, and then to supperand then to my office again till late, and so home, with my head andheart full of business, and so to bed. My wife tells me the sad news ofmy Lady Castlemayne's being now become so decayed, that one would notknow her; at least far from a beauty, which I am sorry for. This daywith great joy Captain Titus told us the particulars of the French'sexpedition against Gigery upon the Barbary Coast, in the Straights, with6, 000 chosen men. They have taken the Fort of Gigery, wherein were fivemen and three guns, which makes the whole story of the King of France'spolicy and power to be laughed at. 

12th. This morning all the morning at my office ordering things againstmy journey to-morrow. At noon to the Coffeehouse, where very gooddiscourse. For newes, all say De Ruyter is gone to Guinny before us. SirJ. Lawson is come to Portsmouth; and our fleete is hastening all speed:I mean this new fleete. Prince Rupert with his is got into the Downes. At home dined with me W. Joyce and a friend of his. W. Joyce will gowith me to Brampton. After dinner I out to Mr. Bridges, the linnendraper, and evened with (him) for 100 pieces of callico, and did givehim L208 18s. , which I now trust the King for, but hope both to savethe King money and to get a little by it to boot. Thence by water upand down all the timber yards to look out some Dram timber, but can findnone for our turne at the price I would have; and so I home, and thereat my office late doing business against my journey to clear my hands ofevery thing for two days. So home and to supper and bed. 

13th. After being at the office all the morning, I home and dined, andtaking leave of my wife with my mind not a little troubled how she wouldlook after herself or house in my absence, especially, too, leaving aconsiderable sum of money in the office, I by coach to the Red Lyon inAldersgate Street, and there, by agreement, met W. Joyce and Tom Trice, and mounted, I upon a very fine mare that Sir W. Warren helps me to, andso very merrily rode till it was very darke, I leading the way throughthe darke to Welling, and there, not being very weary, to supper and tobed. But very bad accommodation at the Swan. In this day's journey I metwith Mr. White, Cromwell's chaplin that was, and had a great deale ofdiscourse with him. Among others, he tells me that Richard is, and hathlong been, in France, and is now going into Italy. He owns publiquelythat he do correspond, and return him all his money. That Richard hathbeen in some straits at the beginning; but relieved by his friends. Thathe goes by another name, but do not disguise himself, nor deny himselfto any man that challenges him. He tells me, for certain, that offershad been made to the old man, of marriage between the King and hisdaughter, to have obliged him, but he would not. 

 [The Protector wished the Duke of Buckingham to marry his daughter Frances. She married, 1. Robert Rich, grandson and heir to Robert, Earl of Warwick, on November 11th, 1657, who died in the following February; 2. Sir John Russell, Bart. She died January 27th, 1721-22, aged eighty-four. In T. Morrice's life of Roger, Earl of Orrery, prefixed to Orrery's "State Letters" (Dublin, 1743, vol. I. , p. 40), there is a circumstantial account of an interview between Orrery (then Lord Broghill) and Cromwell, in which the former suggested to the latter that Charles II. Should marry Frances Cromwell. Cromwell gave great attention to the reasons urged, "but walking two or three turns, and pondering with himself, he told Lord Broghill the king would never forgive him the death of his father. His lordship desired him to employ somebody to sound the king in this matter, to see how he would take it, and offered himself to mediate in it for him. But Cromwell would not consent, but again repeated, 'The king cannot and will not forgive the death of his father;' and so he left his lordship, who durst not tell him he had already dealt with his majesty in that affair. Upon this my lord withdrew, and meeting Cromwell's wife and daughter, they inquired how he had succeeded; of which having given them an account, he added they must try their interest in him, but none could prevail. "]

He thinks (with me) that it never was in his power to bring in the Kingwith the consent of any of his officers about him; and that he scornedto bring him in as Monk did, to secure himself and deliver every bodyelse. When I told him of what I found writ in a French book of oneMonsieur Sorbiere, that gives an account of his observations hereinEngland; among other things he says, that it is reported that Cromwelldid, in his life-time, transpose many of the bodies of the Kings ofEngland from one grave to another, and that by that means it is notknown certainly whether the head that is now set up upon a post be thatof Cromwell, or of one of the Kings; Mr. White tells me that he believeshe never had so poor a low thought in him to trouble himself about it. He says the hand of God is much to be seen; that all his children arein good condition enough as to estate, and that their relations thatbetrayed their family are all now either hanged or very miserable. 

14th. Up by break of day, and got to Brampton by three o'clock, where myfather and mother overjoyed to see me, my mother, ready to weepe everytime she looked upon me. After dinner my father and I to the Court, andthere did all our business to my mind, as I have set down in a paperparticularly expressing our proceedings at this court. So home, where W. Joyce full of talk and pleased with his journey, and after supper I tobed and left my father, mother, and him laughing. 

15th. My father and I up and walked alone to Hinchingbroke; and amongthe other late chargeable works that my Lord hath done there, we sawhis water-works and the Oral which is very fine; and so is the house allover, but I am sorry to think of the money at this time spenttherein. Back to my father's (Mr. Sheply being out of town) and therebreakfasted, after making an end with Barton about his businesses, and then my mother called me into the garden, and there but all to nopurpose desiring me to be friends with John, but I told her I cannot, nor indeed easily shall, which afflicted the poor woman, but I cannothelp it. Then taking leave, W. Joyce and I set out, calling T. Trice atBugden, and thence got by night to Stevenage, and there mighty merry, though I in bed more weary than the other two days, which, I think, proceeded from our galloping so much, my other weariness being almostall over; but I find that a coney skin in my breeches preserves meperfectly from galling, and that eating after I come to my Inne, withoutdrinking, do keep me from being stomach sick, which drink do presentlymake me. We lay all in several beds in the same room, and W. Joyce fullof his impertinent tricks and talk, which then made us merry, as anyother fool would have done. So to sleep. 

16th (Lord's day). It raining, we set out, and about nine o'clock gotto Hatfield in church-time; and I 'light and saw my simple Lord Salsburysit there in his gallery. Staid not in the Church, but thence mountedagain and to Barnett by the end of sermon, and there dined at the RedLyon very weary again, but all my weariness yesterday night and to-dayin my thighs only, the rest of my weariness in my shoulders and armsbeing quite gone. Thence home, parting company at my cozen Anth. Joyce's, by four o'clock, weary, but very well, to bed at home, where Ifind all well. Anon my wife came to bed, but for my ease rose again andlay with her woman. 

17th. Rose very well and not weary, and with Sir W. Batten to St. James's; there did our business. I saw Sir J. Lawson since his returnfrom sea first this morning, and hear that my Lord Sandwich is come fromPortsmouth to town. Thence I to him, and finding him at my Lord Crew's, I went with him home to his house and much kind discourse. Thence myLord to Court, and I with Creed to the 'Change, and thence with Sir W. Warren to a cook's shop and dined, discoursing and advising him abouthis great contract he is to make tomorrow, and do every day receivegreat satisfaction in his company, and a prospect of a just advantageby his friendship. Thence to my office doing some business, but it beingvery cold, I, for fear of getting cold, went early home to bed, my wifenot being come home from my Lady Jemimah, with whom she hath been at aplay and at Court to-day. 

18th. Up and to the office, where among other things we made a verygreat contract with Sir W. Warren for 3, 000 loade of timber. At noondined at home. In the afternoon to the Fishery, where, very confused andvery ridiculous, my Lord Craven's proceedings, especially his findingfault with Sir J. Collaton and Colonell Griffin's' report in theaccounts of the lottery-men. Thence I with Mr. Gray in his coach toWhite Hall, but the King and Duke being abroad, we returned to SomersettHouse. In discourse I find him a very worthy and studious gentleman inthe business of trade, and among-other things he observed well to me, how it is not the greatest wits, but the steady man, that is a goodmerchant: he instanced in Ford and Cocke, the last of whom he valuesabove all men as his oracle, as Mr. Coventry do Mr. Jolliffe. He saysthat it is concluded among merchants, that where a trade hath oncebeen and do decay, it never recovers again, and therefore that themanufacture of cloath of England will never come to esteem again; that, among other faults, Sir Richard Ford cannot keepe a secret, and that itis so much the part of a merchant to be guilty of that fault that theDuke of Yoke is resolved to commit no more secrets to the merchantsof the Royall Company; that Sir Ellis Layton is, for a speech of fortywords, the wittiest man that ever he knew in his life, but longer he isnothing, his judgment being nothing at all, but his wit most absolute. At Somersett House he carried me in, and there I saw the Queene's newrooms, which are most stately and nobly furnished; and there I saw her, and the Duke of Yorke and Duchesse were there. The Duke espied me, andcame to me, and talked with me a very great while about our contractthis day with Sir W. Warren, and among other things did with somecontempt ask whether we did except Polliards, which Sir W. Batten didyesterday (in spite, as the Duke I believe by my Lord Barkely do wellenough know) among other things in writing propose. Thence home bycoach, it raining hard, and to my office, where late, then home tosupper and to bed. This night the Dutch Embassador desired and had anaudience of the King. What the issue of it was I know not. Both sidesI believe desire peace, but neither will begin, and so I believe a warrwill follow. The Prince is with his fleet at Portsmouth, and the Dutchare making all preparations for warr. 

19th. Up and to my office all the morning. At noon dined at home;then abroad by coach to buy for the office "Herne upon the Statute ofCharitable Uses, " in order to the doing something better in the Chestthan we have done, for I am ashamed to see Sir W. Batten possess himselfso long of so much money as he hath done. Coming home, weighed, my twosilver flaggons at Stevens's. They weigh 212 oz. 27 dwt. , which is aboutL50, at 5s. Per oz. , and then they judge the fashion to be worth above5s. Per oz. More--nay, some say 10s. An ounce the fashion. But I do notbelieve, but yet am sorry to see that the fashion is worth so much, andthe silver come to no more. So home and to my office, where very busylate. My wife at Mercer's mother's, I believe, W. Hewer with them, whichI do not like, that he should ask my leave to go about business, andthen to go and spend his time in sport, and leave me here busy. Tosupper and to bed, my wife coming in by and by, which though I knowthere was no hurt in it; I do not like. 

20th. Up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon my uncleThomas came, dined with me, and received some money of me. Then I tomy office, where I took in with me Bagwell's wife, and there I caressedher, and find her every day more and more coming with good words andpromises of getting her husband a place, which I will do. So we parted, and I to my Lord Sandwich at his lodgings, and after a little stayaway with Mr. Cholmely to Fleete Streete; in the way he telling me thatTangier is like to be in a bad condition with this same Fitzgerald, he being a man of no honour, nor presence, nor little honesty, andendeavours: to raise the Irish and suppress the English interest there;and offend every body, and do nothing that I hear of well, which I amsorry for. Thence home, by the way taking two silver tumblers home, which I have bought, and so home, and there late busy at my office, andthen home to supper and to bed. 

21st. Up and by coach to Mr. Cole's, and there conferred with him aboutsome law business, and so to Sir W. Turner's, and there bought my cloth, coloured, for a suit and cloake, to line with plush the cloak, whichwill cost me money, but I find that I must go handsomely, whatever itcosts me, and the charge will be made up in the fruit it brings. Thenceto the Coffee-house and 'Change, and so home to dinner, and then to theoffice all the afternoon, whither comes W. Howe to see me, being comefrom, and going presently back to sea with my Lord. Among other thingshe tells me Mr. Creed is much out of favour with my Lord from hisfreedom of talke and bold carriage, and other things with which my Lordis not pleased, but most I doubt his not lending my Lord money, and Mr. Moore's reporting what his answer was I doubt in the worst manner. But, however, a very unworthy rogue he is, and, therefore, let him go for onegood for nothing, though wise to the height above most men I conversewith. In the evening (W. Howe being gone) comes Mr. Martin, to troubleme again to get him a Lieutenant's place for which he is as fit as afoole can be. But I put him off like an arse, as he is, and so settingmy papers and books in order: I home to supper and to bed. 

22nd. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon comesmy uncle Thomas and his daughter Mary about getting me to pay them theL30 due now, but payable in law to her husband. I did give them thebest answer I could, and so parted, they not desiring to stay to dinner. After dinner I down to Deptford, and there did business, and so back tomy office, where very late busy, and so home to supper and to bed. 

23rd (Lord's day). Up and to church. At noon comes unexpected Mr. Fuller, the minister, and dines with me, and also I had invited Mr. Cooper with one I judge come from sea, and he and I spent the wholeafternoon together, he teaching me some things in understanding ofplates. At night to the office, doing business, and then home to supper. Then a psalm, to prayers, and to bed. 

24th. Up and in Sir J. Minnes' coach (alone with Mrs. Turner as far asPaternoster Row, where I set her down) to St. James's, and there did ourbusiness, and I had the good lucke to speak what pleased the Duke aboutour great contract in hand with Sir W. Warren against Sir W. Batten, wherein the Duke is very earnest for our contracting. Thence home to theoffice till noon, and then dined and to the 'Change and off with Sir W. Warren for a while, consulting about managing his contract. Thence to aCommittee at White Hall of Tangier, where I had the good lucke to speaksomething to very good purpose about the Mole at Tangier, which waswell received even by Sir J. Lawson and Mr. Cholmely, the undertakers, against whose interest I spoke; that I believe I shall be valued forit. Thence into the galleries to talk with my Lord Sandwich; among otherthings, about the Prince's writing up to tell us of the danger he andhis fleete lie in at Portsmouth, of receiving affronts from the Dutch;which, my Lord said, he would never have done, had he lain there withone ship alone: nor is there any great reason for it, because of thesands. However, the fleete will be ordered to go and lay themselves upat the Cowes. Much beneath the prowesse of the Prince, I think, and thehonour of the nation, at the first to be found to secure themselves. MyLord is well pleased to think, that, if the Duke and the Prince go, all the blame of any miscarriage will not light on him; and that if anything goes well, he hopes he shall have the share of the glory, for thePrince is by no means well esteemed of by any body. Thence home, andthough not very well yet up late about the Fishery business, wherein Ihope to give an account how I find the Collections to have been managed, which I did finish to my great content, and so home to supper and tobed. This day the great O'Neale died; I believe, to the content of allthe Protestant pretenders in Ireland. 

25th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and finishedSir W. Warren's great contract for timber, with great content to me, because just in the terms I wrote last night to Sir W. Warren andagainst the terms proposed by Sir W. Batten. At noon home to dinner, and there found Creed and Hawley. After dinner comes in Mrs. Ingram, thefirst time to make a visit to my wife. After a little stay I left themand to the Committee of the Fishery, and there did make my report of thelate public collections for the Fishery, much to the satisfaction of theCommittee, and I think much to my reputation, for good notice was takenof it and much it was commended. So home, in my way taking care of apiece of plate for Mr. Christopher Pett, against the launching of hisnew great ship tomorrow at Woolwich, which I singly did move to HisRoyall Highness, and did obtain it for him, to the value of twentypieces. And he, under his hand, do acknowledge to me that he did neverreceive so great a kindness from any man in the world as from me herein. So to my office, and then to supper, and then to my office again, wherebusy late, being very full now a days of business to my great content, I thank God, and so home to bed, my house being full of a design, to goto-morrow, my wife and all her servants, to see the new ship launched. 

26th. Up, my people rising mighty betimes, to fit themselves to go bywater; and my boy, he could not sleep, but wakes about four o'clock, and in bed lay playing on his lute till daylight, and, it seems, did thelike last night till twelve o'clock. About eight o'clock, my wife, sheand her woman, and Besse and Jane, and W. Hewer and the boy, to thewater-side, and there took boat, and by and by I out of doors, to lookafter the flaggon, to get it ready to carry to Woolwich. That being notready, I stepped aside and found out Nellson, he that Whistler buys hisbewpers of, and did there buy 5 pieces at their price, and am in hopesthereby to bring them down or buy ourselves all we spend of Nellson atthe first hand. This jobb was greatly to my content, and by and by theflaggon being finished at the burnisher's, I home, and there fittedmyself, and took a hackney-coach I hired, it being a very cold andfoule day, to Woolwich, all the way reading in a good book touching thefishery, and that being done, in the book upon the statute of charitableuses, mightily to my satisfaction. At Woolwich; I there up to the Kingand Duke, and they liked the plate well. Here I staid above with themwhile the ship was launched, which was done with great success, and theKing did very much like the ship, saying, she had the best bow thatever he saw. But, Lord! the sorry talke and discourse among the greatcourtiers round about him, without any reverence in the world, but withso much disorder. By and by the Queene comes and her Mayds of Honour;one whereof, Mrs. Boynton, and the Duchesse of Buckingham, had been verysiclee coming by water in the barge (the water being very rough); butwhat silly sport they made with them in very common terms, methought, was very poor, and below what people think these great people say anddo. The launching being done, the King and company went down to takebarge; and I sent for Mr. Pett, and put the flaggon into the Duke'shand, and he, in the presence of the King, did give it, Mr. Pett takingit upon his knee. This Mr. Pett is wholly beholding to me for, and hedo know and I believe will acknowledge it. Thence I to Mr. Ackworth, andthere eat and drank with Commissioner Pett and his wife, and thence toShelden's, where Sir W. Batten and his Lady were. By and by I took coachafter I had enquired for my wife or her boat, but found none. Going outof the gate, an ordinary woman prayed me to give her room to London, which I did, but spoke not to her all the way, but read, as long as Icould see, my book again. Dark when we came to London, and a stop ofcoaches in Southwarke. I staid above half an houre and then 'light, andfinding Sir W. Batten's coach, heard they were gone into the Beare atthe Bridge foot, and thither I to them. Presently the stop is removed, and then going out to find my coach, I could not find it, for it wasgone with the rest; so I fair to go through the darke and dirt overthe bridge, and my leg fell in a hole broke on the bridge, but, theconstable standing there to keep people from it, I was catched up, otherwise I had broke my leg; for which mercy the Lord be praised! So atFanchurch I found my coach staying for me, and so home, where the littlegirle hath looked to the house well, but no wife come home, which mademe begin to fear [for] her, the water being very rough, and cold anddarke. But by and by she and her company come in all well, at which Iwas glad, though angry. Thence I to Sir W. Batten's, and there sat latewith him, Sir R. Ford, and Sir John Robinson; the last of whom continuesstill the same foole he was, crying up what power he has in the City, in knowing their temper, and being able to do what he will with them. Itseems the City did last night very freely lend the King L100, 000without any security but the King's word, which was very noble. But thisloggerhead and Sir R. Ford would make us believe that they did it. NowSir R. Ford is a cunning man, and makes a foole of the other, and theother believes whatever the other tells him. But, Lord! to think thatsuch a man should be Lieutenant of the Tower, and so great a man as heis, is a strange thing to me. With them late and then home and with mywife to bed, after supper. 

27th. Up and to the office, where all the morning busy. At noon, SirG. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, Sir W. Pen, and myself, weretreated at the Dolphin by Mr. Foly, the ironmonger, where a good plaindinner, but I expected musique, the missing of which spoiled my dinner, only very good merry discourse at dinner. Thence with Sir G. Carteretby coach to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier, and thence back toLondon, and 'light in Cheapside and I to Nellson's, and there met witha rub at first, but took him out to drink, and there discoursed to mygreat content so far with him that I think I shall agree with him forBewpers to serve the Navy with. So with great content home and to myoffice, where late, and having got a great cold in my head yesterdayhome to supper and to bed. 

28th. Slept ill all night, having got a very great cold the other day atWoolwich in [my] head, which makes me full of snot. Up in the morning, and my tailor brings me home my fine, new, coloured cloth suit, mycloake lined with plush, as good a suit as ever I wore in my life, and mighty neat, to my great content. To my office, and there allthe morning. At noon to Nellson's, and there bought 20 pieces more ofBewpers, and hope to go on with him to a contract. Thence to the 'Changea little, and thence home with Luellin to dinner, where Mr. Deane metme by appointment, and after dinner he and I up to my chamber, andthere hard at discourse, and advising him what to do in his business atHarwich, and then to discourse of our old business of ships and takingnew rules of him to my great pleasure, and he being gone I to my officea little, and then to see Sir W. Batten, who is sick of a greater coldthan I, and thither comes to me Mr. Holliard, and into the chamber tome, and, poor man (beyond all I ever saw of him), was a little drunk, and there sat talking and finding acquaintance with Sir W. Batten and myLady by relations on both sides, that there we staid very long. At lastbroke up, and he home much overcome with drink, but well enough to getwell home. So I home to supper and to bed. 

29th. Up, and it being my Lord Mayor's show, my boy and three mayds wentout; but it being a very foule, rainy day, from morning till night, Iwas sorry my wife let them go out. All the morning at the office. At dinner at home. In the afternoon to the office again, and about 9o'clock by appointment to the King's Head tavern upon Fish Street Hill, whither Mr. Wolfe (and Parham by his means) met me to discourse aboutthe Fishery, and great light I had by Parham, who is a little conceited, but a very knowing man in his way, and in the general fishing trade ofEngland. Here I staid three hours, and eat a barrel of very fine oystersof Wolfe's giving me, and so, it raining hard, home and to my office, and then home to bed. All the talke is that De Ruyter is come over-landhome with six or eight of his captaines to command here at home, andtheir ships kept abroad in the Straights; which sounds as if they had amind to do something with us. 

30th (Lord's day). Up, and this morning put on my new, fine, colouredcloth suit, with my cloake lined with plush, which is a dear and noblesuit, costing me about L17. To church, and then home to dinner, andafter dinner to a little musique with my boy, and so to church with mywife, and so home, and with her all the evening reading and at musiquewith my boy with great pleasure, and so to supper, prayers, and to bed. 

31st. Very busy all the morning, at noon Creed to me and dined with me, and then he and I to White Hall, there to a Committee of Tangier, whereit is worth remembering when Mr. Coventry proposed the retrenchingsome of the charge of the horse, the first word asked by the Duke ofAlbemarle was, "Let us see who commands them, " there being three troops. One of them he calls to mind was by Sir Toby Bridges. "Oh!" says he, "there is a very good man. If you must reform

 [Reform, i. E. Disband. See "Memoirs of Sir John Reresby, " September 2nd, 1651. "A great many younger brothers and reformed officers of the King's army depended upon him for their meat and drink. " So reformado, a discharged or disbanded officer. --M. B. ]

two of them, be sure let him command the troop that is left. " Thencehome, and there came presently to me Mr. Young and Whistler, who findthat I have quite overcome them in their business of flags, and now theycome to intreat my favour, but I will be even with them. So late tomy office and there till past one in the morning making up my month'saccounts, and find that my expense this month in clothes has kept mefrom laying up anything; but I am no worse, but a little better than Iwas, which is L1205, a great sum, the Lord be praised for it! So hometo bed, with my mind full of content therein, and vexed for my being soangry in bad words to my wife to-night, she not giving me a good accountof her layings out to my mind to-night. This day I hear young Mr. Stanly, a brave young [gentleman], that went out with young Jermin, with Prince Rupert, is already dead of the small-pox, at Portsmouth. Allpreparations against the Dutch; and the Duke of Yorke fitting himselfwith all speed, to go to the fleete which is hastening for him; beingnow resolved to go in the Charles. 

NOVEMBER 1664

November 1st. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning, at noon(my wife being invited to my Lady Sandwich's) all alone dined at homeupon a good goose with Mr. Wayth, discussing of business. Thence Ito the Committee of the Fishery, and there we sat with several gooddiscourses and some bad and simple ones, and with great disorder, andyet by the men of businesse of the towne. But my report in thebusiness of the collections is mightily commended and will get me somereputation, and indeed is the only thing looks like a thing well donesince we sat. Then with Mr. Parham to the tavern, but I drank no wine, only he did give me another barrel of oysters, and he brought one MajorGreene, an able fishmonger, and good discourse to my information. Sohome and late at business at my office. Then to supper and to bed. 

2nd. Up betimes, and down with Mr. Castle to Redriffe, and there walkedto Deptford to view a parcel of brave knees--[Knees of timber]--ofhis, which indeed are very good, and so back again home, I seeming veryfriendly to him, though I know him to be a rogue, and one that hatesme with his heart. Home and to dinner, and so to my office all theafternoon, where in some pain in my backe, which troubled me, but Ithink it comes only with stooping, and from no other matter. At nightto Nellson's, and up and down about business, and so home to my office, then home to supper and to bed. 

3rd. Up and to the office, where strange to see how Sir W. Pen isflocked to by people of all sorts against his going to sea. At theoffice did much business, among other an end of that that has troubledme long, the business of the bewpers and flags. At noon to the 'Change, and thence by appointment was met with Bagwell's wife, and she followedme into Moorfields, and there into a drinking house, and all alone eatand drank together. I did there caress her, but though I did make someoffer did not receive any compliance from her in what was bad, but verymodestly she denied me, which I was glad to see and shall value her thebetter for it, and I hope never tempt her to any evil more. Thence backto the town, and we parted and I home, and then at the office late, where Sir W. Pen came to take his leave of me, being to-morrow, which isvery sudden to us, to go on board to lie on board, but I think will comeashore again before the ship, the Charles, ["The Royal Charles" was the Duke of York's ship, and Sir William Penn, who hoisted his flag in the "Royal James" on November 8th, shifted to the "Royal Charles" on November 30th. The duke gave Penn the command of the fleet immediately under himself. On Penn's monument he is styled "Great Captain Commander under His Royal Highness" (Penn's "Memorials of Sir William Penn, " vol. Ii. , p. 296). ]

can go away. So home to supper and to bed. This night Sir W. Batten did, among other things, tell me strange newes, which troubles me, that myLord Sandwich will be sent Governor to Tangier, which, in some respects, indeed, I should be glad of, for the good of the place and the safetyof his person; but I think his honour will suffer, and, it may be, hisinterest fail by his distance. 

4th. Waked very betimes and lay long awake, my mind being so full ofbusiness. Then up and to St. James's, where I find Mr. Coventry fullof business, packing up for his going to sea with the Duke. Walked withhim, talking, to White Hall, where to the Duke's lodgings, who is gonethither to lodge lately. I appeared to the Duke, and thence Mr. Coventryand I an hour in the Long Gallery, talking about the management of ouroffice, he tells me the weight of dispatch will lie chiefly on me, andtold me freely his mind touching Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes, thelatter of whom, he most aptly said, was like a lapwing; that all he didwas to keepe a flutter, to keepe others from the nest that they wouldfind. He told me an old story of the former about the light-houses, howjust before he had certified to the Duke against the use of them, andwhat a burden they are to trade, and presently after, at his being atHarwich, comes to desire that he might have the setting one up there, and gets the usefulness of it certified also by the Trinity House. Afterlong discoursing and considering all our stores and other things, as howthe King hath resolved upon Captain Taylor

 [Coventry, writing to Secretary Bennet (November 14th, 1664), refers to the objections made to Taylor, and adds: "Thinks the King will not easily consent to his rejection, as he is a man of great abilities and dispatch, and was formerly laid aside at Chatham on the Duchess of Albemarle's earnest interposition for another. He is a fanatic, it is true, but all hands will be needed for the work cut out; there is less danger of them in harbour than at sea, and profit will convert most of them" ("Calendar of State Papers, " Domestic, 1664-65, p. 68). ]

and Colonell Middleton, the first to be Commissioner for Harwich and thelatter for Portsmouth, I away to the 'Change, and there did verymuch business, so home to dinner, and Mr. Duke, our Secretary for theFishery, dined with me. After dinner to discourse of our business, muchto my content, and then he away, and I by water among the smiths onthe other side, and to the alehouse with one and was near buying 4 or 5anchors, and learned something worth my knowing of them, and so homeand to my office, where late, with my head very full of business, and soaway home to supper and to bed. 

5th. Up and to the office, where all the morning, at noon to the'Change, and thence home to dinner, and so with my wife to the Duke'shouse to a play, "Macbeth, " a pretty good play, but admirably acted. Thence home; the coach being forced to go round by London Wall home, because of the bonefires; the day being mightily observed in the City. To my office late at business, and then home to supper, and to bed. 

6th (Lord's day). Up and with my wife to church. Dined at home. AndI all the afternoon close at my office drawing up some proposals topresent to the Committee for the Fishery to-morrow, having a greatgood intention to be serviceable in the business if I can. At night, tosupper with my uncle Wight, where very merry, and so home. To prayersand to bed. 

7th. Up and with Sir W. Batten to White Hall, where mighty thrustingabout the Duke now upon his going. We were with him long. He advised usto follow our business close, and to be directed in his absence bythe Committee of the Councell for the Navy. By and by a meeting of theFishery, where the Duke was, but in such haste, and things looked sosuperficially over, that I had not a fit opportunity to propose my paperthat I wrote yesterday, but I had chewed it to Mr. Gray and Wren before, who did like it most highly, as they said, and I think they would notdissemble in that manner in a business of this nature, but I see thegreatest businesses are done so superficially that I wonder anythingsucceeds at all among us, that is publique. Thence somewhat vexed tosee myself frustrated in the good I hoped to have done and a littlereputation to have gained, and thence to my barber's, but Jane not beingin the way I to my Lady Sandwich's, and there met my wife and dined, butI find that I dine as well myself, that is, as neatly, and my meat asgood and well-dressed, as my good Lady do, in the absence of my Lord. Thence by water I to my barber's again, and did meet in the street myJane, but could not talk with her, but only a word or two, and so bycoach called my wife, and home, where at my office late, and then, itbeing washing day, to supper and to bed. 

8th. Up and to the office, where by and by Mr. Coventry come, and afterdoing a little business, took his leave of us, being to go to sea withthe Duke to-morrow. At noon, I and Sir J. Minnes and Lord Barkeley (whowith Sir J. Duncum, and Mr. Chichly, are made Masters of the Ordnance), to the office of the Ordnance, to discourse about wadding for guns. Thence to dinner, all of us to the Lieutenant's of the Tower; where agood dinner, but disturbed in the middle of it by the King's cominginto the Tower: and so we broke up, and to him, and went up and downthe store-houses and magazines; which are, with the addition of thenew great store-house, a noble sight. He gone, I to my office, whereBagwell's wife staid for me, and together with her a good while, to meetagain shortly. So all the afternoon at my office till late, and then tobed, joyed in my love and ability to follow my business. This day, Mr. Lever sent my wife a pair of silver candlesticks, very pretty ones. Thefirst man that ever presented me, to whom I have not only done littleservice, but apparently did him the greatest disservice in his businessof accounts, as Purser-Generall, of any man at the board. 

9th. Called up, as I had appointed, by H. Russell, between two and threeo'clock, and I and my boy Tom by water with a gally down to the Hope, itbeing a fine starry night. Got thither by eight o'clock, and there, asexpected, found the Charles, her mainmast setting. Commissioner Pettaboard. I up and down to see the ship I was so well acquainted with, and a great worke it is, the setting so great a mast. Thence theCommissioner and I on board Sir G. Ascue, in the Henery, who lacks menmightily, which makes me think that there is more believed to be ina man that hath heretofore been employed than truly there is; for onewould never have thought, a month ago, that he would have wanted 1000men at his heels. Nor do I think he hath much of a seaman in him: forhe told me, says he, "Heretofore, we used to find our ships clear andready, everything to our hands in the Downes. Now I come, and must lookto see things done like a slave, things that I never minded, norcannot look after. " And by his discourse I find that he hath not mindedanything in her at all. Thence not staying, the wind blowing hard, Imade use of the Jemmy yacht and returned to the Tower in her, my boybeing a very droll boy and good company. Home and eat something, andthen shifted myself, and to White Hall, and there the King being in hisCabinet Council (I desiring to speak with Sir G. Carteret), I was calledin, and demanded by the King himself many questions, to which I didgive him full answers. There were at this Council my Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Treasurer, the two Secretarys, and Sir G. Carteret. Not a little contented at this chance of being made known tothese persons, and called often by my name by the King, I to Mr. Piercesto take leave of him, but he not within, but saw her and made verylittle stay, but straight home to my office, where I did business, andthen to supper and to bed. The Duke of York is this day gone away toPortsmouth. 

10th. Up, and not finding my things ready, I was so angry with Besse asto bid my wife for good and all to bid her provide herself a place, for though she be very good-natured, she hath no care nor memory of herbusiness at all. So to the office, where vexed at the malice of SirW. Batten and folly of Sir J. Minnes against Sir W. Warren, but Iprevented, and shall do, though to my own disquiet and trouble. Atnoon dined with Sir W. Batten and the Auditors of the Exchequer atthe Dolphin by Mr. Wayth's desire, and after dinner fell to businessrelating to Sir G. Carteret's account, and so home to the office, whereSir W. Batten begins, too fast, to shew his knavish tricks in givingwhat price he pleases for commodities. So abroad, intending to havespoke with my Lord Chancellor about the old business of his wood atClarendon, but could not, and so home again, and late at my office, andthen home to supper and bed. My little girle Susan is fallen sicke ofthe meazles, we fear, or, at least, of a scarlett feavour. 

11th. Up, and with Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten to the CouncilChamber at White Hall, to the Committee of the Lords for the Navy, wherewe were made to wait an houre or two before called in. In that timelooking upon some books of heraldry of Sir Edward Walker's making, whichare very fine, there I observed the Duke of Monmouth's armes are neatlydone, and his title, "The most noble and high-born Prince, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, &c. ;" nor could Sir J. Minnes, nor any body there, tell whence he should take the name of Scott? And then I found my LordSandwich, his title under his armes is, "The most noble and mighty Lord, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, &c. " Sir Edward Walker afterwards coming in, in discourse did say that there was none of the families of princes inChristendom that do derive themselves so high as Julius Caesar, norso far by 1000 years, that can directly prove their rise; only some inGermany do derive themselves from the patrician familys of Rome, butthat uncertainly; and, among other things, did much inveigh againstthe writing of romances, that 500 years hence being wrote of matters ingeneral, true as the romance of Cleopatra, the world will not know whichis the true and which the false. Here was a gentleman attending herethat told us he saw the other day (and did bring the draught of itto Sir Francis Prigeon) of a monster born of an hostler's wife atSalisbury, two women children perfectly made, joyned at the lower partof their bellies, and every part perfect as two bodies, and only onepayre of legs coming forth on one side from the middle where theywere joined. It was alive 24 hours, and cried and did as all hopefullchildren do; but, being showed too much to people, was killed. By and bywe were called in, where a great many lords: Annesly in the chair. But, Lord! to see what work they will make us, and what trouble we shall haveto inform men in a business they are to begin to know, when the greatestof our hurry is, is a thing to be lamented; and I fear the consequencewill be bad to us. Thence I by coach to the 'Change, and thence hometo dinner, my head akeing mightily with much business. Our little girlbetter than she was yesterday. After dinner out again by coach to myLord Chancellor's, but could not speak with him, then up and down toseek Sir Ph. Warwicke, Sir G. Carteret, and my Lord Berkely, but failedin all, and so home and there late at business. Among other things Mr. Turner making his complaint to me how my clerks do all the worke and getall the profit, and he hath no comfort, nor cannot subsist, I did makehim apprehend how he is beholding to me more than to any body for mysuffering him to act as Pourveyour of petty provisions, and told himso largely my little value of any body's favour, that I believe he willmake no complaints again a good while. So home to supper and to bed, after prayers, and having my boy and Mercer give me some, each of themsome, musique. 

12th. Up, being frighted that Mr. Coventry was come to towne and now atthe office, so I run down without eating or drinking or washing to theoffice and it proved my Lord Berkeley. There all the morning, at noon tothe 'Change, and so home to dinner, Mr. Wayth with me, and then to theoffice, where mighty busy till very late, but I bless God I go throughwith it very well and hope I shall. 

13th (Lord's day). This morning to church, where mighty sport, to hearour clerke sing out of tune, though his master sits by him that beginsand keeps the tune aloud for the parish. Dined at home very well, andspent all the afternoon with my wife within doors, and getting a speechout of Hamlett, "To bee or not to bee, "' without book. In the evening tosing psalms, and in come Mr. Hill to see me, and then he and I and theboy finely to sing, and so anon broke up after much pleasure, he gone Ito supper, and so prayers and to bed. 

14th. Up, and with Sir W. Batten to White Hall, to the Lords of theAdmiralty, and there did our business betimes. Thence to Sir PhilipWarwicke about Navy business: and my Lord Ashly; and afterwards to myLord Chancellor, who is very well pleased with me, and my carrying ofhis business. And so to the 'Change, where mighty busy; and so hometo dinner, where Mr. Creed and Moore: and after dinner I to my LordTreasurer's, to Sir Philip Warwicke there, and then to White Hall, to the Duke of Albemarle, about Tangier; and then homeward to theCoffee-house to hear newes. And it seems the Dutch, as I afterwardsfound by Mr. Coventry's letters, have stopped a ship of masts of Sir W. Warren's, coming for us in a Swede's ship, which they will not releaseupon Sir G. Downing's claiming her: which appears as the first act ofhostility; and is looked upon as so by Mr. Coventry. The Elias, ' comingfrom New England (Captain Hill, commander), is sunk; only the captainand a few men saved. She foundered in the sea. So home, where infinitebusy till 12 at night, and so home to supper and to bed. 

15th. That I might not be too fine for the business I intend this day, Idid leave off my fine new cloth suit lined with plush and put on mypoor black suit, and after office done (where much business, butlittle done), I to the 'Change, and thence Bagwell's wife with muchado followed me through Moorfields to a blind alehouse, and there I didcaress her and eat and drink, and many hard looks and sooth the poorwretch did give me, and I think verily was troubled at what I did, butat last after many protestings by degrees I did arrive at what I would, with great pleasure, and then in the evening, it raining, walked intotown to where she knew where she was, and then I took coach and to WhiteHall to a Committee of Tangier, where, and every where else, I thankGod, I find myself growing in repute; and so home, and late, very late, at business, nobody minding it but myself, and so home to bed, weary andfull of thoughts. Businesses grow high between the Dutch and us on everyside. 

16th. My wife not being well, waked in the night, and strange to see howdead sleep our people sleep that she was fain to ring an hour before anybody would wake. At last one rose and helped my wife, and so to sleepagain. Up and to my business, and then to White Hall, there to attendthe Lords Commissioners, and so directly home and dined with Sir W. Batten and my Lady, and after dinner had much discourse tending toprofit with Sir W. Batten, how to get ourselves into the prize office

 [The Calendars of State Papers are full of references to applications for Commissionerships of the Prize Office. In December, 1664, the Navy Committee appointed themselves the Commissioners for Prize Goods, Sir Henry Bennet being appointed comptroller, and Lord Ashley treasurer. ]

or some other fair way of obliging the King to consider us in ourextraordinary pains. Then to the office, and there all the afternoonvery busy, and so till past 12 at night, and so home to bed. This day mywife went to the burial of a little boy of W. Joyce's. 

17th. Up and to my office, and there all the morning mighty busy, andtaking upon me to tell the Comptroller how ill his matters were done, and I think indeed if I continue thus all the business of the officewill come upon me whether I will or no. At noon to the 'Change, and thenhome with Creed to dinner, and thence I to the office, where close at itall the afternoon till 12 at night, and then home to supper and to bed. This day I received from Mr. Foley, but for me to pay for it, if I likeit, an iron chest, having now received back some money I had laid outfor the King, and I hope to have a good sum of money by me, thereby, ina few days, I think above L800. But when I come home at night, I couldnot find the way to open it; but, which is a strange thing, my littlegirle Susan could carry it alone from one table clear from the groundand set upon another, when neither I nor anyone in my house but Jane thecook-mayde could do it. 

18th. Up and to the office, and thence to the Committee of the Fisheryat White Hall, where so poor simple doings about the business of theLottery, that I was ashamed to see it, that a thing so low and baseshould have any thing to do with so noble an undertaking. But I had theadvantage this day to hear Mr. Williamson discourse, who come to be acontractor with others for the Lotterys, and indeed I find he is a verylogicall man and a good speaker. But it was so pleasant to see my LordCraven, the chaireman, before many persons of worth and grave, use thiscomparison in saying that certainly these that would contract for allthe lotteries would not suffer us to set up the Virginia lottery forplate before them, "For, " says he, "if I occupy a wench first, you mayoccupy her again your heart out you can never have her maidenhead afterI have once had it, " which he did more loosely, and yet as if he hadfetched a most grave and worthy instance. They made mirth, but I andothers were ashamed of it. Thence to the 'Change and thence home todinner, and thence to the office a good while, and thence to the Councilchamber at White Hall to speake with Sir G. Carteret, and here byaccident heard a great and famous cause between Sir G. Lane and oneMr. Phill. Whore, an Irish business about Sir G. Lane's endeavouring toreverse a decree of the late Commissioners of Ireland in a Rebells casefor his land, which the King had given as forfeited to Sir G. Lane, for whom the Sollicitor did argue most angell like, and one of theCommissioners, Baron, did argue for the other and for himself andhis brethren who had decreed it. But the Sollicitor do so pay theCommissioners, how four all along did act for the Papists, and threeonly for the Protestants, by which they were overvoted, but at lastone word (which was omitted in the Sollicitor's repeating of an Actof Parliament in the case) being insisted on by the other part, theSollicitor was put to a great stop, and I could discern he could nottell what to say, but was quite out. Thence home well pleased with thisaccident, and so home to my office, where late, and then to supper andto bed. This day I had a letter from Mr. Coventry, that tells me thatmy Lord Brunkard is to be one of our Commissioners, of which I am veryglad, if any more must be. 

19th. All the morning at the office, and without dinner down by galleyup and down the river to visit the yards and ships now ordered forthwith great delight, and so home to supper, and then to office late towrite letters, then home to bed. 

20th (Lord's day). Up, and with my wife to church, where Pegg Pen veryfine in her new coloured silk suit laced with silver lace. Dined athome, and Mr. Sheply, lately come to town, with me. A great deal ofordinary discourse with him. Among other things praying him to speakto Stankes to look after our business. With him and in private with Mr. Bodham talking of our ropeyarde stores at Woolwich, which are mightylow, even to admiration. They gone, in the evening comes Mr. Andrews andsings with us, and he gone, I to Sir W. Batten's, where Sir J. Minnesand he and I to talk about our letter to my Lord Treasurer, where hisfolly and simple confidence so great in a report so ridiculous that hehath drawn up to present to my Lord, nothing of it being true, that Iwas ashamed, and did roundly and in many words for an houre togethertalk boldly to him, which pleased Sir W. Batten and my Lady, but I wasin the right, and was the willinger to do so before them, that theymight see that I am somebody, and shall serve him so in his way anothertime. So home vexed at this night's passage, for I had been very hotwith him, so to supper and to bed, out of order with this night'svexation. 

21st. Up, and with them to the Lords at White Hall, where they do singleme out to speake to and to hear, much to my content, and received theircommands, particularly in several businesses. Thence by their order tothe Attorney General's about a new warrant for Captain Taylor which Ishall carry for him to be Commissioner in spite of Sir W. Batten, andyet indeed it is not I, but the ability of the man, that makes the Dukeand Mr. Coventry stand by their choice. I to the 'Change and therestaid long doing business, and this day for certain newes is come thatTeddiman hath brought in eighteen or twenty Dutchmen, merchants, theirBourdeaux fleete, and two men of wary to Portsmouth. 

 [Captain Sir Thomas Teddiman (or Tyddiman) had been appointed Rear-Admiral of Lord Sandwich's squadron of the English fleet. In a letter from Sir William Coventry to Secretary Bennet, dated November 13th, 1664, we read, "Rear Admiral Teddeman with four or five ships has gone to course in the Channel, and if he meet any refractory Dutchmen will teach them their duty" ("Calendar of State Papers, " Domestic, 1664. -65, p. 66). ]

And I had letters this afternoon, that three are brought into the Downesand Dover; so that the warr is begun: God give a good end to it! Afterdinner at home all the afternoon busy, and at night with Sir W. Battenand Sir J. Minnes looking over the business of stating the accounts ofthe navy charge to my Lord Treasurer, where Sir J. Minnes's paper servedus in no stead almost, but was all false, and after I had done it withgreat pains, he being by, I am confident he understands not one wordin it. At it till 10 at night almost. Thence by coach to Sir PhilipWarwicke's, by his desire to have conferred with him, but he beingin bed, I to White Hall to the Secretaries, and there wrote to Mr. Coventry, and so home by coach again, a fine clear moonshine night, butvery cold. Home to my office awhile, it being past 12 at night; and soto supper and to bed. 

22nd. At the office all the morning. Sir G. Carteret, upon a motion ofSir W. Batten's, did promise, if we would write a letter to him, to shewit to the King on our behalf touching our desire of being Commissionersof the Prize office. I wrote a letter to my mind and, after eating a bitat home (Mr. Sheply dining and taking his leave of me), abroad andto Sir G. Carteret with the letter and thence to my Lord Treasurer's;wherewith Sir Philip Warwicke long studying all we could to make thelast year swell as high as we could. And it is much to see how he dostudy for the King, to do it to get all the money from the Parliamentall he can: and I shall be serviceable to him therein, to help him toheads upon which to enlarge the report of the expense. He did observe tome how obedient this Parliament was for awhile, and the last sitting howthey begun to differ, and to carp at the King's officers; and what theywill do now, he says, is to make agreement for the money, for there isno guess to be made of it. He told me he was prepared to convince theParliament that the Subsidys are a most ridiculous tax (the four lastnot rising to L40, 000), and unequall. He talks of a tax of Assessment ofL70, 000 for five years; the people to be secured that it shall continueno longer than there is really a warr; and the charges thereof to bepaid. He told me, that one year of the late Dutch warr cost L1, 623, 000. Thence to my Lord Chancellor's, and there staid long with Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes, to speak with my lord about our Prize Officebusiness; but, being sicke and full of visitants, we could not speakwith him, and so away home. Where Sir Richard Ford did meet us withletters from Holland this day, that it is likely the Dutch fleete willnot come out this year; they have not victuals to keep them out, and itis likely they will be frozen before they can get back. Captain Cockeis made Steward for sick and wounded seamen. So home to supper, wheretroubled to hear my poor boy Tom has a fit of the stone, or some otherpain like it. I must consult Mr. Holliard for him. So at one in themorning home to bed. 

23rd. Up and to my office, where close all the morning about my LordTreasurer's accounts, and at noon home to dinner, and then to the officeall the afternoon very busy till very late at night, and then to supperand to bed. This evening Mr. Hollyard came to me and told me that hehath searched my boy, and he finds he hath a stone in his bladder, whichgrieves me to the heart, he being a good-natured and well-disposed boy, and more that it should be my misfortune to have him come to my house. Sir G. Carteret was here this afternoon; and strange to see how we plotto make the charge of this warr to appear greater than it is, because ofgetting money. 

24th. Up and to the office, where all the morning busy answeringof people. About noon out with Commissioner Pett, and he and I toa Coffee-house, to drink jocolatte, very good; and so by coach toWestminster, being the first day of the Parliament's meeting. Afterthe House had received the King's speech, and what more he had to say, delivered in writing, the Chancellor being sicke, it rose, and I withSir Philip Warwicke home and conferred our matters about the chargeof the Navy, and have more to give him in the excessive charge of thisyear's expense. I dined with him, and Mr. Povy with us and Sir EdmundPooly, a fine gentleman, and Mr. Chichly, and fine discourse we hadand fine talke, being proud to see myself accepted in such company andthought better than I am. After dinner Sir Philip and I to talk again, and then away home to the office, where sat late; beginning our sittingsnow in the afternoon, because of the Parliament; and they being rose, Ito my office, where late till almost one o'clock, and then home to bed. 

25th. Up and at my office all the morning, to prepare an account of thecharge we have been put to extraordinary by the Dutch already; and Ihave brought it to appear L852, 700; but God knows this is only a scareto the Parliament, to make them give the more money. Thence to theParliament House, and there did give it to Sir Philip Warwicke; theHouse being hot upon giving the King a supply of money, and I bycoach to the 'Change and took up Mr. Jenings along with me (my oldacquaintance), he telling me the mean manner that Sir Samuel Morlandlives near him, in a house he hath bought and laid out money upon, inall to the value of L1200, but is believed to be a beggar; and so I everthought he would be. From the 'Change with Mr. Deering and Luellin tothe White Horse tavern in Lombard Street, and there dined with them, hegiving me a dish of meat to discourse in order to my serving Deering, which I am already obliged to do, and shall do it, and would be glad hewere a man trusty that I might venture something along with him. Thencehome, and by and by in the evening took my wife out by coach, leavingher at Unthanke's while I to White Hall and to Westminster Hall, whereI have not been to talk a great while, and there hear that Mrs. Lane andher husband live a sad life together, and he is gone to be a paymasterto a company to Portsmouth to serve at sea. She big with child. ThenceI home, calling my wife, and at Sir W. Batten's hear that the House havegiven the King L2, 500, 000 to be paid for this warr, only for the Navy, in three years' time; which is a joyfull thing to all the King's partyI see, but was much opposed by Mr. Vaughan and others, that it should beso much. So home and to supper and to bed. 

26th. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning. Home a while todinner and then to the office, where very late busy till quite weary, but contented well with my dispatch of business, and so home to supperand to bed. 

27th (Lord's day). To church in the morning, then dined at home, andto my office, and there all the afternoon setting right my business offlaggs, and after all my pains find reason not to be sorry, becauseI think it will bring me considerable profit. In the evening come Mr. Andrews and Hill, and we sung, with my boy, Ravenscroft's 4-part psalms, most admirable musique. Then (Andrews not staying) we to supper, andafter supper fell into the rarest discourse with Mr. Hill about Rome andItaly; but most pleasant that I ever had in my life. At it very late andthen to bed. 

28th. Up, and with Sir J. Minnes and W. Batten to White Hall, but noCommittee of Lords (which is like to do the King's business well). So toWestminster, and there to Jervas's and was a little while with Jane, andso to London by coach and to the Coffee-house, where certain news of ourpeace made by Captain Allen with Argier, which is good news; and thatthe Dutch have sent part of their fleete round by Scotland; and resolveto pay off the rest half-pay, promising the rest in the Spring, herebykeeping their men. But how true this, I know not. Home to dinner, thencome Dr. Clerke to speak with me about sick and wounded men, wherein heis like to be concerned. After him Mr. Cutler, and much talk with him, and with him to White Hall, to have waited on the Lords by order, butno meeting, neither to-night, which will spoil all. I think I shall getsomething by my discourse with Cutler. So home, and after being at myoffice an hour with Mr. Povy talking about his business of Tangier, getting him some money allowed him for freight of ships, wherein I hopeto get something too. He gone, home hungry and almost sick for want ofeating, and so to supper and to bed. 

29th. Up, and with Sir W. Batten to the Committee of Lords at theCouncil Chamber, where Sir G. Carteret told us what he had said tothe King, and how the King inclines to our request of making usCommissioners of the Prize office, but meeting him anon in the gallery, he tells me that my Lord Barkely is angry we should not acquaint himwith it, so I found out my Lord and pacified him, but I know not whetherhe was so in earnest or no, for he looked very frowardly. Thence to theParliament House, and with Sir W. Batten home and dined with him, mywife being gone to my Lady Sandwich's, and then to the office, where wesat all the afternoon, and I at my office till past 12 at night, and sohome to bed. This day I hear that the King should say that the Dutch dobegin to comply with him. Sir John Robinson told Sir W. Batten that heheard the King say so. I pray God it may be so. 

30th. Up, and with Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes to the Committee ofthe Lords, and there did our business; but, Lord! what a sorry dispatchthese great persons give to business. Thence to the 'Change, and therehear the certainty and circumstances of the Dutch having called in theirfleete and paid their men half-pay, the other to be paid them upon theirbeing ready upon beat of drum to come to serve them again, and in themeantime to have half-pay. This is said. Thence home to dinner, and soto my office all the afternoon. In the evening my wife and Sir W. Warrenwith me to White Hall, sending her with the coach to see her father andmother. He and I up to Sir G. Carteret, and first I alone and then bothhad discourse with him about things of the Navy, and so I and he callingmy wife at Unthanke's, home again, and long together talking how toorder things in a new contract for Norway goods, as well to the King'sas to his advantage. He gone, I to my monthly accounts, and, bless God!I find I have increased my last balance, though but little; but I hopeere long to get more. In the meantime praise God for what I have, whichis L1209. So, with my heart glad to see my accounts fall so right inthis time of mixing of monies and confusion, I home to bed. 

DECEMBER 1664

December 1st. Up betimes and to White Hall to a Committee of Tangier, and so straight home and hard to my business at my office till noon, then to dinner, and so to my office, and by and by we sat all theafternoon, then to my office again till past one in the morning, and sohome to supper and to bed. 

2nd. Lay long in bed. Then up and to the office, where busy all themorning. At home dined. After dinner with my wife and Mercer to theDuke's House, and there saw "The Rivalls, " which I had seen before; butthe play not good, nor anything but the good actings of Betterton andhis wife and Harris. Thence homeward, and the coach broke with us inLincoln's Inn Fields, and so walked to Fleete Streete, and there tookcoach and home, and to my office, whither by and by comes Captain Cocke, and then Sir W. Batten, and we all to Sir J. Minnes, and I did givethem a barrel of oysters I had given to me, and so there sat and talked, where good discourse of the late troubles, they knowing things, allof them, very well; and Cocke, from the King's own mouth, being thenentrusted himself much, do know particularly that the King's credulityto Cromwell's promises, private to him, against the advice of hisfriends and the certain discovery of the practices and discourses ofCromwell in council (by Major Huntington)

 [According to Clarendon the officer here alluded to was a major in Cromwell's own regiment of horse, and employed by him to treat with Charles I. Whilst at Hampton Court; but being convinced of the insincerity of the proceeding, communicated his suspicions to that monarch, and immediately gave up his commission. We hear no more of Huntington till the Restoration, when his name occurs with those of many other officers, who tendered their services to the king. His reasons for laying down his commission are printed in Thurloe's "State Papers" and Maseres's "Tracts. "--B. ]

did take away his life and nothing else. Then to some loose atheisticalldiscourse of Cocke's, when he was almost drunk, and then about 11o'clock broke up, and I to my office, to fit up an account for Povy, wherein I hope to get something. At it till almost two o'clock, then tosupper and to bed. 

3rd. Up, and at the office all the morning, and at noon to Mr. Cutler's, and there dined with Sir W. Rider and him, and thence Sir W. Rider and Iby coach to White Hall to a Committee of the Fishery; there only tohear Sir Edward Ford's proposal about farthings, wherein, O God! to seealmost every body interested for him; only my Lord Annesly, who is agrave, serious man. My Lord Barkeley was there, but is the most hot, fiery man in discourse, without any cause, that ever I saw, even tobreach of civility to my Lord Anglesey, in his discourse opposing to myLord's. At last, though without much satisfaction to me, it was votedthat it should be requested of the King, and that Sir Edward Ford'sproposal is the best yet made. Thence by coach home. The Duke of Yorkebeing expected to-night with great joy from Portsmouth, after his havingbeen abroad at sea three or four days with the fleete; and the Dutch areall drawn into their harbours. But it seems like a victory: and a matterof some reputation to us it is, and blemish to them; but in no degreelike what it is esteemed at, the weather requiring them to do so. Homeand at my office late, and then to supper and to bed. 

4th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and then up and to my office, thereto dispatch a business in order to the getting something out of theTangier business, wherein I have an opportunity to get myself paid uponthe score of freight. I hope a good sum. At noon home to dinner, andthen in the afternoon to church. So home, and by and by comes Mr. Hilland Andrews, and sung together long and with great content. Then tosupper and broke up. Pretty discourse, very pleasant and ingenious, andso to my office a little, and then home (after prayers) to bed. This dayI hear the Duke of Yorke is come to towne, though expected last night, as I observed, but by what hindrance stopped I can't tell. 

5th. Up, and to White Hall with Sir J. Minnes; and there, among aninfinite crowd of great persons, did kiss the Duke's hand; but had notime to discourse. Thence up and down the gallery, and got my Lord ofAlbemarle's hand to my bill for Povy, but afterwards was asked somescurvy questions by Povy about my demands, which troubled [me], but willdo no great hurt I think. Thence vexed home, and there by appointmentcomes my cozen Roger Pepys and Mrs. Turner, and dined with me, and verymerry we were. They staid all the afternoon till night, and then afterI had discoursed an hour with Sir W. Warren plainly declaring myresolution to desert him if he goes on to join with Castle, who andhis family I, for great provocation, love not, which he takes with sometrouble, but will concur in everything with me, he says. Now I am loth, I confess, to lose him, he having been the best friend I have had everin this office. So he being gone, we all, it being night, in MadamTurner's coach to her house, there to see, as she tells us, how fat Mrs. The. Is grown, and so I find her, but not as I expected, but mightilypleased I am to hear the mother commend her daughter Betty that she islike to be a great beauty, and she sets much by her. Thence I to WhiteHall, and there saw Mr. Coventry come to towne, and, with all my heart, am glad to see him, but could have no talke with him, he being but justcome. Thence back and took up my wife, and home, where a while, and thenhome to supper and to bed. 

5th. Up, and in Sir W. Batten's coach to White Hall, but the Dukebeing gone forth, I to Westminster Hall, and there spent much time tilltowards noon to and fro with people. So by and by Mrs. Lane comes andplucks me by the cloak to speak to me, and I was fain to go to hershop, and pretending to buy some bands made her go home, and by and byfollowed her, and there did what I would with her, and so after manydiscourses and her intreating me to do something for her husband, whichI promised to do, and buying a little band of her, which I intend tokeep to, I took leave, there coming a couple of footboys to her with acoach to fetch her abroad I know not to whom. She is great with child, and she says I must be godfather, but I do not intend it. Thence bycoach to the Old Exchange, and there hear that the Dutch are fittingtheir ships out again, which puts us to new discourse, and to alter ourthoughts of the Dutch, as to their want of courage or force. Thence byappointment to the White Horse Taverne in Lumbard Streete, and theredined with my Lord Rutherford, Povy, Mr. Gauden, Creed, and others, andvery merry, and after dinner among other things Povy and I withdrew, andI plainly told him that I was concerned in profit, but very justly, in this business of the Bill that I have been these two or three daysabout, and he consents to it, and it shall be paid. He tells me how hebelieves, and in part knows, Creed to be worth L10, 000; nay, that nowand then he [Povy] hath three or L4, 000 in his hands, for which he givesthe interest that the King gives, which is ten per cent. , and that Creeddo come and demand it every three months the interest to be paid him, which Povy looks upon as a cunning and mean tricke of him; but for allthat, he will do and is very rich. Thence to the office, where we satand where Mr. Coventry came the first time after his return from sea, which I was glad of. So after office to my office, and then home tosupper, and to my office again, and then late home to bed. 

7th. Lay long, then up, and among others Bagwell's wife coming to speakwith me put new thoughts of folly into me which I am troubled at. Thenceafter doing business at my office, I by coach to my Lady Sandwich's, and there dined with her, and found all well and merry. Thence to WhiteHall, and we waited on the Duke, who looks better than he did, methinks, before his voyage; and, I think, a little more stern than he used to do. Thence to the Temple to my cozen Roger Pepys, thinking to have met theDoctor to have discoursed our business, but he came not, so I home, and there by agreement came my Lord Rutherford, Povy, Gauden, Creed, Alderman Backewell, about Tangier business of accounts betweenRutherford and Gauden. Here they were with me an hour or more, thenafter drinking away, and Povy and Creed staid and eat with me; but I wassorry I had no better cheer for Povy; for the foole may be useful, andis a cunning fellow in his way, which is a strange one, and that, thatI meet not in any other man, nor can describe in him. They late with me, and when gone my boy and I to musique, and then to bed. 

8th. Up, and to my office, where all the morning busy. At noon dinedat home, and then to the office, where we sat all the afternoon. In theevening comes my aunt and uncle Wight, Mrs. Norbury, and her daughter, and after them Mr. Norbury, where no great pleasure, my aunt being outof humour in her fine clothes, and it raining hard. Besides, I was alittle too bold with her about her doating on Dr. Venner. Anon they wentaway, and I till past 12 at night at my office, and then home to bed. 

9th. Up betimes and walked to Mr. Povy's, and there, not without somefew troublesome questions of his, I got a note, and went and receivedL117 5s. Of Alderman Viner upon my pretended freight of the "William"for Tangier, which overbears me on one side with joy and on the otherto think of my condition if I shall be called into examination about it, and (though in strictness it is due) not be able to give a good accountof it. Home with it, and there comes Captain Taylor to me, and he andI did set even the business of the ship Union lately gone for Tangier, wherein I hope to get L50 more, for all which the Lord be praised. Atnoon home to dinner, Mr. Hunt and his wife with us, and very pleasant. Then in the afternoon I carried them home by coach, and I to WestminsterHall, and thence to Gervas's, and there find I cannot prevail with Janeto go forth with me, but though I took a good occasion of going to theTrumpet she declined coming, which vexed me. 'Je avait grande envieenvers elle, avec vrai amour et passion'. Thence home and to my officetill one in the morning, setting to rights in writing this day's twoaccounts of Povy and Taylor, and then quietly to bed. This day I hadseveral letters from several places, of our bringing in great numbers ofDutch ships. 

10th. Lay long, at which I am ashamed, because of so many peopleobserving it that know not how late I sit up, and for fear of Sir W. Batten's speaking of it to others, he having staid for me a good while. At the office all the morning, where comes my Lord Brunkard with hispatent in his hand, and delivered it to Sir J. Minnes and myself, wealone being there all the day, and at noon I in his coach with him tothe 'Change, where he set me down; a modest civil person he seems to be, but wholly ignorant in the business of the Navy as possible, but I hopeto make a friend of him, being a worthy man. Thence after hearing thegreat newes of so many Dutchmen being brought in to Portsmouth andelsewhere, which it is expected will either put them upon presentrevenge or despair, I with Sir W. Rider and Cutler to dinner all aloneto the Great James, where good discourse, and, I hope, occasion ofgetting something hereafter. After dinner to White Hall to the Fishery, where the Duke was with us. So home, and late at my office, writing manyletters, then home to supper and to bed. Yesterday come home, and thisnight I visited Sir W. Pen, who dissembles great respect and love to me, but I understand him very well. Major Holmes is come from Guinny, and isnow at Plymouth with great wealth, they say. 

11th (Lord's day). Up and to church alone in the morning. Dined at home, mighty pleasantly. In the afternoon I to the French church, where muchpleased with the three sisters of the parson, very handsome, especiallyin their noses, and sing prettily. I heard a good sermon of the old man, touching duty to parents. Here was Sir Samuel Morland and his lady veryfine, with two footmen in new liverys (the church taking much notice ofthem), and going into their coach after sermon with great gazeing. SoI home, and my cozen, Mary Pepys's husband, comes after me, and told methat out of the money he received some months since he did receive 18d. Too much, and did now come and give it me, which was very pretty. So home, and there found Mr. Andrews and his lady, a well-bred and atolerable pretty woman, and by and by Mr. Hill and to singing, and thento supper, then to sing again, and so good night. To prayers and tonight[bed]. It is a little strange how these Psalms of Ravenscroft after 2or 3 times singing prove but the same again, though good. No diversityappearing at all almost. 

12th. Up, and with Sir W. Batten by coach to White Hall, where all ofus with the Duke; Mr. Coventry privately did tell me the reason of hisadvice against our pretences to the Prize Office (in his letter fromPortsmouth), because he knew that the King and the Duke had resolved toput in some Parliament men that have deserved well, and that wouldneeds be obliged, by putting them in. Thence homeward, called at mybookseller's and bespoke some books against the year's out, and thento the 'Change, and so home to dinner, and then to the office, wheremy Lord Brunkard comes and reads over part of our Instructions in theNavy--and I expounded it to him, so he is become my disciple. He gone, comes Cutler to tell us that the King of France hath forbid any canvassto be carried out of his kingdom, and I to examine went with him to theEast India house to see a letter, but came too late. So home again, andthere late till 12 at night at my office, and then home to supper andto bed. This day (to see how things are ordered in the world), I hada command from the Earle of Sandwich, at Portsmouth, not to be forwardwith Mr. Cholmly and Sir J. Lawson about the Mole at Tangier, becausethat what I do therein will (because of his friendship to me known)redound against him, as if I had done it upon his score. So I wrote tomy Lord my mistake, and am contented to promise never to pursue it more, which goes against my mind with all my heart. 

13th. Lay long in bed, then up, and many people to speak with me. Thento my office, and dined at noon at home, then to the office again, wherewe sat all the afternoon, and then home at night to a little supper, andso after my office again at 12 at night home to bed. 

14th. Up, and after a while at the office, I abroad in several places, among others to my bookseller's, and there spoke for several booksagainst New Year's day, I resolving to lay out about L7 or L8, Godhaving given me some profit extraordinary of late; and bespoke also someplate, spoons, and forks. I pray God keep me from too great expenses, though these will still be pretty good money. Then to the 'Change, andI home to dinner, where Creed and Mr. Caesar, my boy's lute master, who plays indeed mighty finely, and after dinner I abroad, parting fromCreed, and away to and fro, laying out or preparing for laying out moremoney, but I hope and resolve not to exceed therein, and to-night spokefor some fruit for the country for my father against Christmas, andwhere should I do it, but at the pretty woman's, that used to stand atthe doore in Fanchurch Streete, I having a mind to know her. So home, and late at my office, evening reckonings with Shergoll, hoping to getmoney by the business, and so away home to supper and to bed, not beingvery well through my taking cold of late, and so troubled with somewind. 

15th. Called up very betimes by Mr. Cholmly, and with him a good whileabout some of his Tangier accounts; and, discoursing of the conditionof Tangier, he did give me the whole account of the differences betweenFitzgerald and Norwood, which were very high on both sides, butmost imperious and base on Fitzgerald's, and yet through my LordFitzHarding's means, the Duke of York is led rather to blame Norwood andto speake that he should be called home, than be sensible of the other. He is a creature of FitzHarding's, as a fellow that may be done withwhat he will, and, himself certainly pretending to be Generall of theKing's armies, when Monk dyeth, desires to have as few great or wise menin employment as he can now, but such as he can put in and keep under, which he do this coxcomb Fitzgerald. It seems, of all mankind thereis no man so led by another as the Duke is by Lord Muskerry andthis FitzHarding, insomuch, as when the King would have him to bePrivy-Purse, the Duke wept, and said, "But, Sir, I must have yourpromise, if you will have my dear Charles from me, that if ever you haveoccasion for an army again, I may have him with me; believing him to bethe best commander of an army in the world. " But Mr. Cholmly thinks, asall other men I meet with do, that he is a very ordinary fellow. It isstrange how the Duke also do love naturally, and affect the Irish abovethe English. He, of the company he carried with him to sea, took abovetwo-thirds Irish and French. He tells me the King do hate my LordChancellor; and that they, that is the King and my Lord FitzHarding, dolaugh at him for a dull fellow; and in all this business of the Dutchwar do nothing by his advice, hardly consulting him. Only he is a goodminister in other respects, and the King cannot be without him; but, above all, being the Duke's father-in-law, he is kept in; otherwiseFitzHarding were able to fling down two of him. This, all the wise andgrave lords see, and cannot help it; but yield to it. But he bemoanswhat the end of it may be, the King being ruled by these men, as he hathbeen all along since his coming; to the razing all the strong-holds inScotland, and giving liberty to the Irish in Ireland, whom Cromwell hadsettled all in one corner; who are now able, and it is feared everydaya massacre again among them. He being gone I abroad to the carrier's, tosee some things sent away to my father against Christmas, and thence toMoorfields, and there up and down to several houses to drink to look fora place 'pour rencontrer la femme de je sais quoi' against next Monday, but could meet none. So to the Coffeehouse, where great talke of theComet seen in several places; and among our men at sea, and by my LordSandwich, to whom I intend to write about it to-night. Thence home todinner, and then to the office, where all the afternoon, and in theevening home to supper, and then to the office late, and so to bed. Thisnight I begun to burn wax candles in my closett at the office, to trythe charge, and to see whether the smoke offends like that of tallowcandles. 

16th. Up, and by water to Deptford, thinking to have met 'la femme de'Bagwell, but failed, and having done some business at the yard, I backagain, it being a fine fresh morning to walk. Back again, Mr. Waythwalking with me to Half-Way House talking about Mr. Castle's fine kneeslately delivered in. In which I am well informed that they are not asthey should be to make them knees, and I hope shall make good use of itto the King's service. Thence home, and having dressed myself, to the'Change, and thence home to dinner, and so abroad by coach with my wife, and bought a looking glasse by the Old Exchange, which costs me L5 5s. And 6s. For the hooks. A very fair glasse. So toward my cozen Scott's, but meeting my Lady Sandwich's coach, my wife turned back to followthem, thinking they might, as they did, go to visit her, and I 'lightand to Mrs. Harman, and there staid and talked in her shop with her, andmuch pleased I am with her. We talked about Anthony Joyce's giving overtrade and that he intends to live in lodgings, which is a very mad, foolish thing. She tells me she hears and believes it is because he, being now begun to be called on offices, resolves not to take the newoathe, he having formerly taken the Covenant or Engagement, but I thinkhe do very simply and will endeavour for his wife's sake to advise himtherein. Thence to my cozen Scott's, and there met my cozen Roger Pepys, and Mrs. Turner, and The. And Joyce, and prated all the while, and sowith the "corps" to church and heard a very fine sermon of the Parson ofthe parish, and so homeward with them in their coach, but finding it toolate to go home with me, I took another coach and so home, and after awhile at my office, home to supper and to bed. 

17th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon Ito the 'Change, and there, among others, had my first meeting with Mr. L'Estrange, who hath endeavoured several times to speak with me. It isto get, now and then, some newes of me, which I shall, as I see cause, give him. He is a man of fine conversation, I think, but I am sure mostcourtly and full of compliments. Thence home to dinner, and then comethe looking-glass man to set up the looking-glass I bought yesterday, in my dining-room, and very handsome it is. So abroad by coach to WhiteHall, and there to the Committee of Tangier, and then the Fishing. Mr. Povy did in discourse give me a rub about my late bill for money thatI did get of him, which vexed me and stuck in my mind all this evening, though I know very well how to cleare myself at the worst. So home andto my office, where late, and then home to bed. Mighty talke there isof this Comet that is seen a'nights; and the King and Queene did sit uplast night to see it, and did, it seems. And to-night I thought tohave done so too; but it is cloudy, and so no stars appear. But I willendeavour it. Mr. Gray did tell me to-night, for certain, that theDutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle; and that one man inthis Kingdom did tell the King that he is offered L40, 000 to make apeace, and others have been offered money also. It seems the taking oftheir Bourdeaux fleete thus, arose from a printed Gazette of the Dutch'sboasting of fighting, and having beaten the English: in confidencewhereof (it coming to Bourdeaux), all the fleete comes out, and so fallsinto our hands. 

18th (Lord's day). To church, where, God forgive me! I spent most of mytime in looking [on] my new Morena--[a brunette]--at the other side ofthe church, an acquaintance of Pegg Pen's. So home to dinner, and thento my chamber to read Ben Johnson's Cataline, a very excellent piece, and so to church again, and thence we met at the office to hire ships, being in great haste and having sent for several masters of ships tocome to us. Then home, and there Mr. Andrews and Hill come and we sungfinely, and by and by Mr. Fuller, the Parson, and supped with me, he anda friend of his, but my musique friends would not stay supper. Atand after supper Mr. Fuller and I told many storys of apparitions anddelusions thereby, and I out with my storys of Tom Mallard. He gone, I alittle to my office, and then to prayers and to bed. 

19th. Going to bed betimes last night we waked betimes, and from ourpeople's being forced to take the key to go out to light a candle, I wasvery angry and begun to find fault with my wife for not commanding herservants as she ought. Thereupon she giving me some cross answer I didstrike her over her left eye such a blow as the poor wretch did cry outand was in great pain, but yet her spirit was such as to endeavour tobite and scratch me. But I coying--[stroking or caressing]--with hermade her leave crying, and sent for butter and parsley, and friendspresently one with another, and I up, vexed at my heart to think what Ihad done, for she was forced to lay a poultice or something to her eyeall day, and is black, and the people of the house observed it. But Iwas forced to rise, and up and with Sir J. Minnes to White Hall, andthere we waited on the Duke. And among other things Mr. Coventry tookoccasion to vindicate himself before the Duke and us, being all there, about the choosing of Taylor for Harwich. Upon which the Duke did clearhim, and did tell us that he did expect, that, after he had named a man, none of us shall then oppose or find fault with the man; but if we hadanything to say, we ought to say it before he had chose him. Sir G. Carteret thought himself concerned, and endeavoured to clear himself:and by and by Sir W. Batten did speak, knowing himself guilty, and didconfess, that being pressed by the Council he did say what he did, thathe was accounted a fanatique; but did not know that at that time he hadbeen appointed by his Royal Highness. To which the Duke [replied] thatit was impossible but he must know that he had appointed him; and so itdid appear that the Duke did mean all this while Sir W. Batten. So byand by we parted, and Mr. Coventry did privately tell me that he didthis day take this occasion to mention the business to give the Duke anopportunity of speaking his mind to Sir W. Batten in this business, ofwhich I was heartily glad. Thence home, and not finding Bagwell's wifeas I expected, I to the 'Change and there walked up and down, and thenhome, and she being come I bid her go and stay at Mooregate for me, andafter going up to my wife (whose eye is very bad, but she is in verygood temper to me), and after dinner I to the place and walked round thefields again and again, but not finding her I to the 'Change, and therefound her waiting for me and took her away, and to an alehouse, andthere I made much of her, and then away thence and to another andendeavoured to caress her, but 'elle ne voulait pas', which did vex me, but I think it was chiefly not having a good easy place to do it upon. So we broke up and parted and I to the office, where we sat hiring ofships an hour or two, and then to my office, and thence (with CaptainTaylor home to my house) to give him instructions and some notice ofwhat to his great satisfaction had happened to-day. Which I do becauseI hope his coming into this office will a little cross Sir W. Batten andmay do me good. He gone, I to supper with my wife, very pleasant, andthen a little to my office and to bed. My mind, God forgive me, too muchrunning upon what I can 'ferais avec la femme de Bagwell demain', havingpromised to go to Deptford and 'a aller a sa maison avec son mari' whenI come thither. 

20th. Up and walked to Deptford, where after doing something at the yardI walked, without being observed, with Bagwell home to his house, andthere was very kindly used, and the poor people did get a dinner for mein their fashion, of which I also eat very well. After dinner I foundoccasion of sending him abroad, and then alone 'avec elle je tentaisa faire ce que je voudrais et contre sa force je le faisais biens quepasse a mon contentment'. By and by he coming back again I took leaveand walked home, and then there to dinner, where Dr. Fayrebrother cometo see me and Luellin. We dined, and I to the office, leaving them, where we sat all the afternoon, and I late at the office. To supper andto the office again very late, then home to bed. 

21st. Up, and after evening reckonings to this day with Mr. Bridges, the linnen draper, for callicos, I out to Doctors' Commons, where byagreement my cozen Roger and I did meet my cozen Dr. Tom Pepys, andthere a great many and some high words on both sides, but I mustconfess I was troubled; first, to find my cozen Roger such a simple butwell-meaning man as he is; next to think that my father, out of follyand vain glory, should now and then (as by their words I gather) bespeaking how he had set up his son Tom with his goods and house, and nowthese words are brought against him--I fear to the depriving him of allthe profit the poor man intended to make of the lease of his house andsale of his owne goods. I intend to make a quiet end if I can with theDoctor, being a very foul-tounged fool and of great inconvenience tobe at difference with such a one that will make the base noise about itthat he will. Thence, very much vexed to find myself so much troubledabout other men's matters, I to Mrs. Turner's, in Salsbury Court, andwith her a little, and carried her, the porter staying for me, oureagle, which she desired the other day, and we were glad to be rid ofher, she fouling our house of office mightily. They are much pleasedwith her. And thence I home and after dinner to the office, where SirW. Rider and Cutler come, and in dispute I very high with them againsttheir demands, I hope to no hurt to myself, for I was very plain withthem to the best of my reason. So they gone I home to supper, then tothe office again and so home to bed. My Lord Sandwich this day writesme word that he hath seen (at Portsmouth) the Comet, and says it is themost extraordinary thing that ever he saw. 

22nd. Up and betimes to my office, and then out to several places, among others to Holborne to have spoke with one Mr. Underwood about someEnglish hemp, he lies against Gray's Inn. Thereabouts I to a barber'sshop to have my hair cut, and there met with a copy of verses, mightilycommended by some gentlemen there, of my Lord Mordaunt's, in excuseof his going to sea this late expedition, with the Duke of Yorke. But, Lord! they are but sorry things; only a Lord made them. Thence to the'Change; and there, among the merchants, I hear fully the news ofour being beaten to dirt at Guinny, by De Ruyter with his fleete. Theparticulars, as much as by Sir G. Carteret afterwards I heard, I havesaid in a letter to my Lord Sandwich this day at Portsmouth; it beingmost wholly to the utter ruine of our Royall Company, and reproach andshame to the whole nation, as well as justification to them in theirdoing wrong to no man as to his private [property], only takeingwhatever is found to belong to the Company, and nothing else. Dined atthe Dolphin, Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, and I, withSir W. Boreman and Sir Theophilus Biddulph and others, Commissioners ofthe Sewers, about our place below to lay masts in. But coming a littletoo soon, I out again, and tooke boat down to Redriffe; and just intime within two minutes, and saw the new vessel of Sir William Petty'slaunched, the King and Duke being there. 

 [Pepys was wrong as to the name of Sir William Petty's new doublekeeled boat. On February 13th, 1664-65, he gives the correct title, which was "The Experiment. "]

It swims and looks finely, and I believe will do well. The name I thinkis Twilight, but I do not know certainly. Coming away back immediatelyto dinner, where a great deal of good discourse, and Sir G. Carteret'sdiscourse of this Guinny business, with great displeasure at the losseof our honour there, and do now confess that the trade brought all thesetroubles upon us between the Dutch and us. Thence to the office andthere sat late, then I to my office and there till 12 at night, and sohome to bed weary. 

23rd. Up and to my office, then come by appointment cozen Tom Trice tome, and I paid him the L20 remaining due to him upon the bond of L100given him by agreement November, 1663, to end the difference between usabout my aunt's, his mother's, money. And here, being willing to knowthe worst, I told him, "I hope now there is nothing remaining betweenyou and I of future dispute. " "No, " says he, "nothing at all that I knowof, but only a small matter of about 20 or 30s. That my father Pepysreceived for me of rent due to me in the country, which I will in a dayor two bring you an account of, " and so we parted. Dined at home upona good turkey which Mr. Sheply sent us, then to the office all theafternoon, Mr. Cutler and others coming to me about business. Ihear that the Dutch have prepared a fleete to go the backway to theStreights, where without doubt they will master our fleete. This putto that of Guinny makes me fear them mightily, and certainly they area most wise people, and careful of their business. The King of France, they say, do declare himself obliged to defend them, and lays claim byhis Embassador to the wines we have taken from the Dutch Bourdeaux men, and more, it is doubted whether the Swede will be our friend or no. PrayGod deliver us out of these troubles! This day Sir W. Batten sent andafterwards spoke to me, to have me and my wife come and dine with themon Monday next: which is a mighty condescension in them, and for somegreat reason I am sure, or else it pleases God by my late care ofbusiness to make me more considerable even with them than I am sure theywould willingly owne me to be. God make me thankfull and carefull topreserve myself so, for I am sure they hate me and it is hope or fearthat makes them flatter me. It being a bright night, which it has notbeen a great while, I purpose to endeavour to be called in the morningto see the Comet, though I fear we shall not see it, because it rises inthe east but 16 degrees, and then the houses will hinder us. 

24th. Having sat up all night to past two o'clock this morning, ourporter, being appointed, comes and tells us that the bellman tells himthat the star is seen upon Tower Hill; so I, that had been all nightsetting in order all my old papers in my chamber, did leave off all, and my boy and I to Tower Hill, it being a most fine, bright moonshinenight, and a great frost; but no Comet to be seen. So after running onceround the Hill, I and Tom, we home and then to bed. Rose about 9 o'clockand then to the office, where sitting all the morning. At noon to the'Change, to the Coffee-house; and there heard Sir Richard Ford tell thewhole story of our defeat at Guinny. Wherein our men are guilty of themost horrid cowardice and perfidiousness, as he says and tells it, thatever Englishmen were. Captain Raynolds, that was the only commander ofany of the King's ships there, was shot at by De Ruyter, with a bloodyflag flying. He, instead of opposing (which, indeed, had been to nopurpose, but only to maintain honour), did poorly go on board himself, to ask what De Ruyter would have; and so yielded to whatever Ruyterwould desire. The King and Duke are highly vexed at it, it seems, andthe business deserves it. Thence home to dinner, and then abroad to buysome things, and among others to my bookseller's, and there saw severalbooks I spoke for, which are finely bound and good books to my greatcontent. So home and to my office, where late. This evening I beinginformed did look and saw the Comet, which is now, whether worn awayor no I know not, but appears not with a tail, but only is larger andduller than any other star, and is come to rise betimes, and to make agreat arch, and is gone quite to a new place in the heavens than it wasbefore: but I hope in a clearer night something more will be seen. Sohome to bed. 

25th (Lord's day and Christmas day). Up (my wife's eye being ill stillof the blow I did in a passion give her on Monday last) to church alone, where Mr. Mills, a good sermon. To dinner at home, where very pleasantwith my wife and family. After dinner I to Sir W. Batten's, and therereceived so much good usage (as I have of late done) from him and myLady, obliging me and my wife, according to promise, to come and dinewith them to-morrow with our neighbours, that I was in pain all the day, and night too after, to know how to order the business of my wife's notgoing, and by discourse receive fresh instances of Sir J. Minnes'sfolly in complaining to Sir G. Carteret of Sir W. Batten and me for somefamily offences, such as my having of a stopcock to keepe the water fromthem, which vexes me, but it would more but that Sir G. Carteret knowshim very well. Thence to the French church, but coming too late Ireturned and to Mr. Rawlinson's church, where I heard a good sermon ofone that I remember was at Paul's with me, his name Maggett; and verygreat store of fine women there is in this church, more than I knowanywhere else about us. So home and to my chamber, looking over andsetting in order my papers and books, and so to supper, and then toprayers and to bed. 

26th. Up, and with Sir W. Pen to White Hall, and there with the rest didour usual business before the Duke, and then with Sir W. Batten backand to his house, where I by sicknesse excused my wife's coming to themto-day. Thence I to the Coffeehouse, where much good discourse, and allthe opinion now is that the Dutch will avoid fighting with us at home, but do all the hurte they can to us abroad; which it may be they may fora while, but that, I think, cannot support them long. Thence to Sir W. Batten's, where Mr. Coventry and all our families here, women and all, and Sir R. Ford and his, and a great feast and good discourse and merry, there all the afternoon and evening till late, only stepped in to seemy wife, then to my office to enter my day's work, and so home to bed, where my people and wife innocently at cards very merry, and I to bed, leaving them to their sport and blindman's buff. 

27th. My people came to bed, after their sporting, at four o'clock inthe morning; I up at seven, and to Deptford and Woolwich in a gally; theDuke calling to me out of the barge in which the King was with him goingdown the river, to know whither I was going. I told him to Woolwich, butwas troubled afterward I should say no farther, being in a gally, lesthe think me too profuse in my journeys. Did several businesses, and thenback again by two o'clock to Sir J. Minnes's to dinner by appointment, where all yesterday's company but Mr. Coventry, who could not come. Heremerry, and after an hour's chat I down to the office, where busy late, and then home to supper and to bed. The Comet appeared again to-night, but duskishly. I went to bed, leaving my wife and all her folks, andWill also, too, come to make Christmas gambolls to-night. 

28th. I waked in the morning about 6 o'clock and my wife not come tobed; I lacked a pot, but there was none, and bitter cold, so was forcedto rise and piss in the chimney, and to bed again. Slept a littlelonger, and then hear my people coming up, and so I rose, and my wifeto bed at eight o'clock in the morning, which vexed me a little, but Ibelieve there was no hurt in it all, but only mirthe, therefore took nonotice. I abroad with Sir W. Batten to the Council Chamber, where all ofus to discourse about the way of measuring ships and the freight fit togive for them by the tun, where it was strange methought to hear sopoor discourses among the Lords themselves, and most of all to see howa little empty matter delivered gravely by Sir W. Pen was taken mightywell, though nothing in the earth to the purpose. But clothes, Iperceive more and more every day, is a great matter. Thence home withSir W. Batten by coach, and I home to dinner, finding my wife stillin bed. After dinner abroad, and among other things visited my LadySandwich, and was there, with her and the young ladies, playing at cardstill night. Then home and to my office late, then home to bed, leavingmy wife and people up to more sports, but without any great satisfactionto myself therein. 

29th. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. Then whereas Ishould have gone and dined with Sir W. Pen (and the rest of the officersat his house), I pretended to dine with my Lady Sandwich and so home, where I dined well, and began to wipe and clean my books in my chamberin order to the settling of my papers and things there thoroughly, andthen to the office, where all the afternoon sitting, and in the eveninghome to supper, and then to my work again. 

30th. Lay very long in bed with my wife, it being very cold, and my wifevery full of a resolution to keepe within doors, not so much as to goto church or see my Lady Sandwich before Easter next, which I am willingenough to, though I seem the contrary. This and other talke kept mea-bed till almost 10 a'clock. Then up and made an end of looking overall my papers and books and taking everything out of my chamber to haveall made clean. At noon dined, and after dinner forth to several placesto pay away money, to clear myself in all the world, and, among others, paid my bookseller L6 for books I had from him this day, and thesilversmith L22 18s. For spoons, forks, and sugar box, and being wellpleased with seeing my business done to my mind as to my meeting withpeople and having my books ready for me, I home and to my office, andthere did business late, and then home to supper, prayers, and to bed. 

31st. At the office all the morning, and after dinner there again, dispatched first my letters, and then to my accounts, not of the monthbut of the whole yeare also, and was at it till past twelve at night, it being bitter cold; but yet I was well satisfied with my worke, and, above all, to find myself, by the great blessing of God, worth L1349, bywhich, as I have spent very largely, so I have laid up above L500 thisyeare above what I was worth this day twelvemonth. The Lord make me forever thankful to his holy name for it! Thence home to eat a little andso to bed. Soon as ever the clock struck one, I kissed my wife in thekitchen by the fireside, wishing her a merry new yeare, observing thatI believe I was the first proper wisher of it this year, for I did it assoon as ever the clock struck one. 

So ends the old yeare, I bless God, with great joy to me, not only frommy having made so good a yeare of profit, as having spent L420 and laidup L540 and upwards; but I bless God I never have been in so good plightas to my health in so very cold weather as this is, nor indeed in anyhot weather, these ten years, as I am at this day, and have been thesefour or five months. But I am at a great losse to know whether it bemy hare's foote, or taking every morning of a pill of turpentine, or myhaving left off the wearing of a gowne. My family is, my wife, in goodhealth, and happy with her; her woman Mercer, a pretty, modest, quiettmayde; her chambermayde Besse, her cook mayde Jane, the little girlSusan, and my boy, which I have had about half a yeare, Tom Edwards, which I took from the King's chappell, and a pretty and loving quiettfamily I have as any man in England. My credit in the world and myoffice grows daily, and I am in good esteeme with everybody, I think. Mytroubles of my uncle's estate pretty well over; but it comes to be butof little profit to us, my father being much supported by my purse. Butgreat vexations remain upon my father and me from my brother Tom's deathand ill condition, both to our disgrace and discontent, though no greatreason for either. Publique matters are all in a hurry about a Dutchwarr. Our preparations great; our provocations against them great; and, after all our presumption, we are now afeard as much of them, as welately contemned them. Every thing else in the State quiett, blessed beGod! My Lord Sandwich at sea with the fleete at Portsmouth; sendingsome about to cruise for taking of ships, which we have done to a greatnumber. This Christmas I judged it fit to look over all my papers andbooks; and to tear all that I found either boyish or not to be worthkeeping, or fit to be seen, if it should please God to take me awaysuddenly. Among others, I found these two or three notes, which Ithought fit to keep. 

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 A real and not a complimentary acknowledgment A mad merry slut she is About several businesses, hoping to get money by them After many protestings by degrees I did arrive at what I would All divided that were bred so long at school together All ended in love All the men were dead of the plague, and the ship cast ashore And with the great men in curing of their claps At least 12 or 14, 000 people in the street (to see the hanging) Bath at the top of his house Bearing more sayle will go faster than any other ships (multihull) Began discourse of my not getting of children Below what people think these great people say and do But the wench went, and I believe had her turn served Came to bed to me, but all would not make me friends Chatted with her, her husband out of the way Could not saw above 4 inches of the stone in a day Do look upon me as a remembrancer of his former vanity Doubtfull of himself, and easily be removed from his own opinion Drink a dish of coffee Even to the having bad words with my wife, and blows too Expected musique, the missing of which spoiled my dinner Expressly taking care that nobody might see this business done Fear of making her think me to be in a better condition Fear all his kindness is but only his lust to her Feared I might meet with some people that might know me Fetch masts from New England Few in any age that do mind anything that is abstruse Find myself to over-value things when a child Gadding abroad to look after beauties Generally with corruption, but most indeed with neglect God forgive me! what thoughts and wishes I had Good writers are not admired by the present Greatest businesses are done so superficially Had no mind to meddle with her Having some experience, but greater conceit of it than is fit Hear something of the effects of our last meeting (pregnancy?) Helping to slip their calfes when there is occasion Her months upon her is gone to bed Her impudent tricks and ways of getting money How little to be presumed of in our greatest undertakings I had agreed with Jane Welsh, but she came not, which vexed me I do not like his being angry and in debt both together to me I will not by any over submission make myself cheap I slept soundly all the sermon Ill from my late cutting my hair so close to my head In my dining-room she was doing something upon the pott In a hackney and full of people, was ashamed to be seen Ireland in a very distracted condition Irish in Ireland, whom Cromwell had settled all in one corner Jane going into the boat did fall down and show her arse King is mighty kind to these his bastard children King still do doat upon his women, even beyond all shame Lay long caressing my wife and talking Let her brew as she has baked Little children employed, every one to do something Mankind pleasing themselves in the easy delights of the world Meazles, we fear, or, at least, of a scarlett feavour Methought very ill, or else I am grown worse to please Mind to have her bring it home Mrs. Lane was gone forth, and so I missed of my intent My wife was angry with me for not coming home, and for gadding My leg fell in a hole broke on the bridge My wife made great means to be friends, coming to my bedside Never to trust too much to any man in the world New Netherlands to English rule, under the title of New York Not well, and so had no pleasure at all with my poor wife Not when we can, but when we list Not the greatest wits, but the steady man Nothing of the memory of a man, an houre after he is dead! Now against her going into the country (lay together) Periwigg he lately made me cleansed of its nits Play good, but spoiled with the ryme, which breaks the sense Pleased to look upon their pretty daughter Pray God give me a heart to fear a fall, and to prepare for it! Presse seamen, without which we cannot really raise men Pretty sayings, which are generally like paradoxes Reduced the Dutch settlement of New Netherlands to English rule Rotten teeth and false, set in with wire Ryme, which breaks the sense Saw "The German Princess" acted, by the woman herself Sent my wife to get a place to see Turner hanged Shakespeare's plays She had the cunning to cry a great while, and talk and blubber She had got and used some puppy-dog water Sheriffs did endeavour to get one jewell Slabbering my band sent home for another So home to prayers and to bed Staid two hours with her kissing her, but nothing more Strange slavery that I stand in to beauty Subject to be put into a disarray upon very small occasions Such open flattery is beastly Talked with Mrs. Lane about persuading her to Hawly Tear all that I found either boyish or not to be worth keeping That hair by hair had his horse's tail pulled off indeed Their saws have no teeth, but it is the sand only There eat and drank, and had my pleasure of her twice There did see Mrs. Lane..... These Lords are hard to be trusted Things wear out of themselves and come fair again Thinks she is with child, but I neither believe nor desire it Till 12 at night, and then home to supper and to bed To my Lord Sandwich, thinking to have dined there Travels over the high hills in Asia above the clouds Up, my mind very light from my last night's accounts Upon a very small occasion had a difference again broke out Very angry we were, but quickly friends again Very high and very foule words from her to me We do nothing in this office like people able to carry on a warr Went against me to have my wife and servants look upon them What wine you drinke, lett it bee at meales What a sorry dispatch these great persons give to business What is there more to be had of a woman than the possessing her Where a trade hath once been and do decay, it never recovers Wherein every party has laboured to cheat another Willing to receive a bribe if it were offered me Would either conform, or be more wise, and not be catched! Would make a dogg laugh