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 LIBRARY MAGDALENE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M. A. LATE FELLOW AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

 (Unabridged)

 WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES

 EDITED WITH ADDITIONS BY

 HENRY B. WHEATLEY F. S. A. 

 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. JULY & AUGUST 1662

July 1st. To the office, and there we sat till past noon, and thenCaptain Cuttance and I by water to Deptford, where the Royal James (inwhich my Lord went out the last voyage, though [he] came back in theCharles) was paying off by Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen. So to dinner, where I had Mr. Sheply to dine with us, and from thence I sent to my Lordto know whether she should be a first rate, as the men would have her, ora second. He answered that we should forbear paying the officers and suchwhose pay differed upon the rate of the ship, till he could speak with hisRoyal Highness. To the Pay again after dinner, and seeing of Cooper, themate of the ship, whom I knew in the Charles, I spoke to him aboutteaching the mathematiques, and do please myself in my thoughts oflearning of him, and bade him come to me in a day or two. Towards eveningI left them, and to Redriffe by land, Mr. Cowly, the Clerk of the Cheque, with me, discoursing concerning the abuses of the yard, in which he didgive me much light. So by water home, and after half an hour sittingtalking with my wife, who was afeard I did intend to go with my Lord tofetch the Queen mother over, in which I did clear her doubts, I went tobed by daylight, in order to my rising early to-morrow. 

2nd. Up while the chimes went four, and to put down my journal, and so tomy office, to read over such instructions as concern the officers of theYard; for I am much upon seeing into the miscarriages there. By and by, by appointment, comes Commissioner Pett; and then a messenger from Mr. Coventry, who sits in his boat expecting us, and so we down to him at theTower, and there took water all, and to Deptford (he in our passage takingnotice how much difference there is between the old Captains for obedienceand order, and the King's new Captains, which I am very glad to hear himconfess); and there we went into the Store-house, and viewed first theprovisions there, and then his books, but Mr. Davis himself was not there, he having a kinswoman in the house dead, for which, when by and by I sawhim, he do trouble himself most ridiculously, as if there was neveranother woman in the world; in which so much laziness, as also in theClerkes of the Cheque and Survey (which after one another we did examine), as that I do not perceive that there is one-third of their dutiesperformed; but I perceive, to my great content, Mr. Coventry will havethings reformed. So Mr. Coventry to London, and Pett and I to the Pay, where Sir Williams both were paying off the Royal James still, and so todinner, and to the Pay again, where I did relieve several of my LordSandwich's people, but was sorry to see them so peremptory, and at everyword would, complain to my Lord, as if they shall have such a command overmy Lord. In the evening I went forth and took a walk with Mr. Davis, andtold him what had passed at his office to-day, and did give him my advice, and so with the rest by barge home and to bed

3rd. Up by four o'clock and to my office till 8 o'clock, writing over twocopies of our contract with Sir W. Rider, &c. , for 500 ton of hempe, which, because it is a secret, I have the trouble of writing over as wellas drawing. Then home to dress myself, and so to the office, whereanother fray between Sir R. Ford and myself about his yarn, wherein I findthe board to yield on my side, and was glad thereof, though troubled thatthe office should fall upon me of disobliging Sir Richard. At noon we allby invitation dined at the Dolphin with the Officers of the Ordnance;where Sir W. Compton, Mr. O'Neale, 'and other great persons, were, and avery great dinner, but I drank as I still do but my allowance of wine. After dinner, was brought to Sir W. Compton a gun to discharge seventimes, the best of all devices that ever I saw, and very serviceable, andnot a bawble; for it is much approved of, and many thereof made. Thenceto my office all the afternoon as long as I could see, about setting manybusinesses in order. In the evening came Mr. Lewis to me, and veryingeniously did enquire whether I ever did look into the business of theChest at Chatham;

 [Pepys gives some particulars about the Chest on November 13th, 1662. "The Chest at Chatham was originally planned by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins in 1588, after the defeat of the Armada; the seamen voluntarily agreed to have 'defalked' out of their wages certain sums to form a fund for relief. The property became considerable, as well as the abuses, and in 1802 the Chest was removed to Greenwich. In 1817, the stock amounted to L300, 000 Consols. "--Hist. Of Rochester, p. 346. --B. ]

and after my readiness to be informed did appear to him, he did produce apaper, wherein he stated the government of the Chest to me; and upon thewhole did tell me how it hath ever been abused, and to this day is; andwhat a meritorious act it would be to look after it; which I am resolvedto do, if God bless me; and do thank him very much for it. So home, andafter a turn or two upon the leads with my wife, who has lately had butlittle of my company, since I begun to follow my business, but iscontented therewith since she sees how I spend my time, and so to bed. 

4th. Up by five o'clock, and after my journall put in order, to my officeabout my business, which I am resolved to follow, for every day I see whatground I get by it. By and by comes Mr. Cooper, mate of the RoyallCharles, of whom I intend to learn mathematiques, and do begin with himto-day, he being a very able man, and no great matter, I suppose, willcontent him. After an hour's being with him at arithmetique (my firstattempt being to learn the multiplication-table); then we parted tillto-morrow. And so to my business at my office again till noon, aboutwhich time Sir W. Warren did come to me about business, and did begin toinstruct me in the nature of fine timber and deals, telling me the natureof every sort; and from that we fell to discourse of Sir W. Batten'scorruption and the people that he employs, and from one discourse toanother of the kind. I was much pleased with his company, and so staidtalking with him all alone at my office till 4 in the afternoon, withouteating or drinking all day, and then parted, and I home to eat a bit, andso back again to my office; and toward the evening came Mr. Sheply, who isto go out of town to-morrow, and so he and I with much ado settled hisaccounts with my Lord, which, though they be true and honest, yet soobscure, that it vexes me to see in what manner they are kept. He beinggone, and leave taken of him as of a man likely not to come to Londonagain a great while, I eat a bit of bread and butter, and so to bed. Thisday I sent my brother Tom, at his request, my father's old Bass Viallwhich he and I have kept so long, but I fear Tom will do little good atit. 

5th. To my office all the morning, to get things ready against oursitting, and by and by we sat and did business all the morning, and atnoon had Sir W. Pen, who I hate with all my heart for his base treacheroustricks, but yet I think it not policy to declare it yet, and his sonWilliam, to my house to dinner, where was also Mr. Creed and my cozenHarry Alcocke. I having some venison given me a day or two ago, and so Ihad a shoulder roasted, another baked, and the umbles

 [The umbles are the liver, kidneys, and other portions of the inside of the deer. They were usually made into pies, and old cookery books contain directions for the making of 'umble pies. ']

baked in a pie, and all very well done. We were merry as I could be inthat company, and the more because I would not seem otherwise to Sir W. Pen, he being within a day or two to go for Ireland. After dinner he andhis son went away, and Mr. Creed would, with all his rhetoric, havepersuaded me to have gone to a play; and in good earnest I find my naturedesirous to have gone, notwithstanding my promise and my business, towhich I have lately kept myself so close, but I did refuse it, and I hopeshall ever do so, and above all things it is considerable that my mind wasnever in my life in so good a condition of quiet as it has been since Ihave followed my business and seen myself to get greater and greaterfitness in my employment, and honour every day more than other. So at myoffice all the afternoon, and then my mathematiques at night with Mr. Cooper, and so to supper and to bed. 

6th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed to-day with my wife merry and pleasant, and then rose and settled my accounts with my wife for housekeeping, anddo see that my kitchen, besides wine, fire, candle, sope, and many otherthings, comes to about 30s. A week, or a little over. To church, whereMr. Mills made a lazy sermon. So home to dinner, where my brother Tomdined with me, and so my wife and I to church again in the afternoon, andthat done I walked to the Wardrobe and spent my time with Mr. Creed andMr. Moore talking about business; so up to supper with my Lady [Sandwich], who tells me, with much trouble, that my Lady Castlemaine is still asgreat with the King, and that the King comes as often to her as ever hedid, at which, God forgive me, I am well pleased. It began to rain, and soI borrowed a hat and cloak of Mr. Moore and walked home, where I foundCaptain Ferrer with my wife, and after speaking a matter of an hour withhim he went home and we all to bed. Jack Cole, my old friend, found me outat the Wardrobe; and, among other things, he told me that certainly mostof the chief ministers of London would fling up their livings; and that, soon or late, the issue thereof would be sad to the King and Court. 

7th. Up and to my office early, and there all the morning alone tilldinner, and after dinner to my office again, and about 3 o'clock with mywife by water to Westminster, where I staid in the Hall while my wife wentto see her father and mother, and she returning we by water home again, and by and by comes Mr. Cooper, so he and I to our mathematiques, and sosupper and to bed. My morning's work at the office was to put the newbooks of my office into order, and writing on the backsides what booksthey be, and transcribing out of some old books some things into them. 

8th. At the office all the morning and dined at home, and after dinner inall haste to make up my accounts with my Lord, which I did with sometrouble, because I had some hopes to have made a profit to myself in thisaccount and above what was due to me (which God forgive me in), but Icould not, but carried them to my Lord, with whom they passed well. So tothe Wardrobe, where alone with my Lord above an hour; and he do seem stillto have his old confidence in me; and tells me to boot, that Mr. Coventryhath spoke of me to him to great advantage; wherein I am much pleased. Byand by comes in Mr. Coventry to visit my Lord; and so my Lord and he and Iwalked together in the great chamber a good while; and I found him a mostingenuous man and good company. He being gone I also went home by water, Mr. Moore with me for discourse sake, and then parted from me, Cooperbeing there ready to attend me, so he and I to work till it was dark, andthen eat a bit and by daylight to bed. 

9th. Up by four o'clock, and at my multiplicacion-table hard, which isall the trouble I meet withal in my arithmetique. So made me ready and tothe office, where all the morning busy, and Sir W. Pen came to my officeto take his leave of me, and desiring a turn in the garden, did commit thecare of his building to me, and offered all his services to me in allmatters of mine. I did, God forgive me! promise him all my service andlove, though the rogue knows he deserves none from me, nor do I intend toshow him any; but as he dissembles with me, so must I with him. Dined athome, and so to the office again, my wife with me, and while I was for anhour making a hole behind my seat in my closet to look into the office, she was talking to me about her going to Brampton, which I would willinglyhave her to do but for the cost of it, and to stay here will be veryinconvenient because of the dirt that I must have when my house is pulleddown. Then to my business till night, then Mr. Cooper and I to ourbusiness, and then came Mr. Mills, the minister, to see me, which he hathbut rarely done to me, though every day almost to others of us; but he isa cunning fellow, and knows where the good victuals is, and the gooddrink, at Sir W. Batten's. However, I used him civilly, though I love himas I do the rest of his coat. So to supper and to bed. 

10th. Up by four o'clock, and before I went to the office I practised myarithmetique, and then, when my wife was up, did call her and Sarah, anddid make up a difference between them, for she is so good a servant as Iam loth to part with her. So to the office all the morning, where verymuch business, but it vexes me to see so much disorder at our table, that, every man minding a several business, we dispatch nothing. Dined at homewith my wife, then to the office again, and being called by Sir W. Batten, walked to the Victualler's office, there to view all the several officesand houses to see that they were employed in order to give the Council anaccount thereof. So after having taken an oath or two of Mr. Lewes andCaptain Brown and others I returned to the office, and there satdespatching several businesses alone till night, and so home and bydaylight to bed. 

11th. Up by four o'clock, and hard at my multiplicacion-table, which I amnow almost master of, and so made me ready and to my office, where by andby comes Mr. Pett, and then a messenger from Mr. Coventry, who stays inhis boat at the Tower for us. So we to him, and down to Deptford first, and there viewed some deals lately served in at a low price, which ourofficers, like knaves, would untruly value in their worth, but we foundthem good. Then to Woolwich, and viewed well all the houses and storesthere, which lie in very great confusion for want of storehouses, and thento Mr. Ackworth's and Sheldon's to view their books, which we found not toanswer the King's service and security at all as to the stores. Then tothe Ropeyard, and there viewed the hemp, wherein we found greatcorruption, and then saw a trial between Sir R. Ford's yarn and our own, and found great odds. So by water back again. About five in theafternoon to Whitehall, and so to St. James's; and at Mr. Coventry'schamber, which is very neat and fine, we had a pretty neat dinner, andafter dinner fell to discourse of business and regulation, and do think ofmany things that will put matters into better order, and upon the whole myheart rejoices to see Mr. Coventry so ingenious, and able, and studious todo good, and with much frankness and respect to Mr. Pett and myselfparticularly. About 9 o'clock we broke up after much discourse and manythings agreed on in order to our business of regulation, and so by water(landing Mr. Pett at the Temple) I went home and to bed. 

12th. Up by five o'clock, and put things in my house in order to be laidup, against my workmen come on Monday to take down the top of my house, which trouble I must go through now, but it troubles me much to think ofit. So to my office, where till noon we sat, and then I to dinner and tothe office all the afternoon with much business. At night with Cooper atarithmetique, and then came Mr. Creed about my Lord's accounts to eventhem, and he gone I to supper and to bed. 

13th (Lord's day) . . . . I had my old pain all yesterday and thismorning, and so kept my bed all this morning. So up and after dinner andsome of my people to church, I set about taking down my books and papersand making my chamber fit against to-morrow to have the people come towork in pulling down the top of my house. In the evening I walked to thegarden and sent for Mr. Turner (who yesterday did give me occasion ofspeaking to him about the difference between him and me), and I told himmy whole mind, and how it was in my power to do him a discourtesy abouthis place of petty purveyance, and at last did make him see (I think) thatit was his concernment to be friendly to me and what belongs to me. Afterspeaking my mind to him and he to me, we walked down and took boat at theTower and to Deptford, on purpose to sign and seal a couple of warrants, as justice of peace in Kent, against one Annis, who is to be tried nextTuesday, at Maidstone assizes, for stealing some lead out of WoolwichYard. Going and coming I did discourse with Mr. Turner about the faultsof our management of the business of our office, of which he is sensible, but I believe is a very knave. Come home I found a rabbit at the fire, and so supped well, and so to my journall and to bed. 

14th. Up by 4 o'clock and to my arithmetique, and so to my office till 8, then to Thames Street along with old Mr. Green, among the tarr-men, anddid instruct myself in the nature and prices of tarr, but could not getStockholm for the use of the office under L10 15s. Per last, which is agreat price. So home, and at noon Dr. T. Pepys came to me, and he and Ito the Exchequer, and so back to dinner, where by chance comes Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon, and then Mr. Battersby, the minister, and then Mr. Dun, and it happened that I had a haunch of venison boiled, and so they werevery wellcome and merry; but my simple Dr. Do talk so like a fool that Iam weary of him. They being gone, to my office again, and there all theafternoon, and at night home and took a few turns with my wife in thegarden and so to bed. My house being this day almost quite untiled inorder to its rising higher. This night I began to put on my waistcoatalso. I found the pageant in Cornhill taken down, which was prettystrange. 

15th. Up by 4 o'clock, and after doing some business as to settling mypapers at home, I went to my office, and there busy till sitting time. Soat the office all the morning, where J. Southern, Mr. Coventry's clerk, did offer me a warrant for an officer to sign which I desired, claiming itfor my clerk's duty, which however did trouble me a little to be put uponit, but I did it. We broke up late, and I to dinner at home, where mybrother Tom and Mr. Cooke came and dined with me, but I could not be merryfor my business, but to my office again after dinner, and they two and mywife abroad. In the evening comes Mr. Cooper, and I took him by water onpurpose to tell me things belonging to ships, which was time well spent, and so home again, and my wife came home and tells me she has been verymerry and well pleased with her walk with them. About bedtime it fella-raining, and the house being all open at top, it vexed me; but there wasno help for it. 

16th. In the morning I found all my ceilings, spoiled with rain lastnight, so that I fear they must be all new whited when the work is done. Made me ready and to my office, and by and by came Mr. Moore to me, and soI went home and consulted about drawing up a fair state of all my Lord'saccounts, which being settled, he went away, and I fell to writing of itvery neatly, and it was very handsome and concisely done. At noon to myLord's with it, but found him at dinner, and some great company with him, Mr. Edward Montagu and his brother, and Mr. Coventry, and after dinner hewent out with them, and so I lost my labour; but dined with Mr. Moore andthe people below, who after dinner fell to talk of Portugall rings, andCaptain Ferrers offered five or six to sell, and I seeming to like a ringmade of a coco-nutt with a stone done in it, he did offer and would giveit me. By and by we went to Mr. Creed's lodging, and there got a dish ortwo of sweetmeats, and I seeing a very neat leaden standish to carrypapers, pen, and ink in when one travels I also got that of him, and thatdone I went home by water and to finish some of my Lord's business, and soearly to bed. This day I was told that my Lady Castlemaine (being quitefallen out with her husband) did yesterday go away from him, with all herplate, jewels, and other best things; and is gone to Richmond to a brotherof her's; which, I am apt to think, was a design to get out of town, thatthe King might come at her the better. But strange it is how for herbeauty I am willing to construe all this to the best and to pity herwherein it is to her hurt, though I know well enough she is a whore. 

17th. To my office, and by and by to our sitting; where much business. Mr. Coventry took his leave, being to go with the Duke over for theQueen-Mother. I dined at home, and so to my Lord's, where I presented himwith a true state of all his accounts to last Monday, being the 14th ofJuly, which did please him, and to my great joy I continue in his greatesteem and opinion. I this day took a general acquittance from my Lord tothe same day. So that now I have but very few persons to deal withall formoney in the world. Home and found much business to be upon my hands, andwas late at the office writing letters by candle light, which is rare atthis time of the year, but I do it with much content and joy, and then Ido please me to see that I begin to have people direct themselves to me inall businesses. Very late I was forced to send for Mr. Turner, Smith, Young, about things to be sent down early to-morrow on board the King'spleasure boat, and so to bed with my head full of business, but wellcontented in mind as ever in my life. 

18th. Up very early, and got a-top of my house, seeing the design of mywork, and like it very well, and it comes into my head to have mydining-room wainscoated, which will be very pretty. By-and-by by water toDeptford, to put several things in order, being myself now only left intown, and so back again to the office, and there doing business all themorning and the afternoon also till night, and then comes Cooper for mymathematiques, but, in good earnest, my head is so full of business that Icannot understand it as otherwise I should do. At night to bed, beingmuch troubled at the rain coming into my house, the top being open. 

19th. Up early and to some business, and my wife coming to me I staidlong with her discoursing about her going into the country, and as she isnot very forward so am I at a great loss whether to have her go or nobecause of the charge, and yet in some considerations I would be glad shewas there, because of the dirtiness of my house and the trouble of havingof a family there. So to my office, and there all the morning, and thento dinner and my brother Tom dined with me only to see me. In theafternoon I went upon the river to look after some tarr I am sending downand some coles, and so home again; it raining hard upon the water, I putashore and sheltered myself, while the King came by in his barge, goingdown towards the Downs to meet the Queen: the Duke being gone yesterday. But methought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be ableto command the rain. Home, and Cooper coming (after I had dispatchedseveral letters) to my mathematiques, and so at night to bed to a chamberat Sir W. Pen's, my own house being so foul that I cannot lie there anylonger, and there the chamber lies so as that I come into it over my leadswithout going about, but yet I am not fully content with it, for therewill be much trouble to have servants running over the leads to and fro. 

20th (Lord's day). My wife and I lay talking long in bed, and at last sheis come to be willing to stay two months in the country, for it is herunwillingness to stay till the house is quite done that makes me at a losshow to have her go or stay. But that which troubles me most is that ithas rained all this morning so furiously that I fear my house is all overwater, and with that expectation I rose and went into my house and findthat it is as wet as the open street, and that there is not onedry-footing above nor below in my house. So I fitted myself for dirt, andremoved all my books to the office and all day putting up and restoringthings, it raining all day long as hard within doors as without. At lastto dinner, we had a calf's head and bacon at my chamber at Sir W. Pen's, and there I and my wife concluded to have her go and her two maids and theboy, and so there shall be none but Will and I left at home, and so thehouse will be freer, for it is impossible to have anybody come into myhouse while it is in this condition, and with this resolution all theafternoon we were putting up things in the further cellar against nextweek for them to be gone, and my wife and I into the office and theremeasured a soiled flag that I had found there, and hope to get it tomyself, for it has not been demanded since I came to the office. But mywife is not hasty to have it, but rather to stay a while longer and seethe event whether it will be missed or no. At night to my office, andthere put down this day's passages in my journall, and read my oaths, as Iam obliged every Lord's day. And so to Sir W. Pen's to my chamber again, being all in dirt and foul, and in fear of having catched cold today withdabbling in the water. But what has vexed me to-day was that by carryingthe key to Sir W. Pen's last night, it could not in the midst of all myhurry to carry away my books and things, be found, and at last they foundit in the fire that we made last night. So to bed. 

21st. Up early, and though I found myself out of order and cold, and theweather cold and likely to rain, yet upon my promise and desire to do whatI intended, I did take boat and down to Greenwich, to Captain Cocke's, whohath a most pleasant seat, and neat. Here I drank wine, and eat somefruit off the trees; and he showed a great rarity, which was two or threeof a great number of silver dishes and plates, which he bought of anembassador that did lack money, in the edge or rim of which was placedsilver and gold medalls, very ancient, and I believe wrought, by which, ifthey be, they are the greatest rarity that ever I saw in my life, and Iwill show Mr. Crumlum them. Thence to Woolwich to the Rope-yard; andthere looked over several sorts of hemp, and did fall upon my great surveyof seeing the working and experiments of the strength and the charge inthe dressing of every sort; and I do think have brought it to so great acertainty, as I have done the King great service in it: and do purpose toget it ready against the Duke's coming to town to present to him. Ibreakfasted at Mr. Falconer's well, and much pleased with my inquiries. Thence to the dock, where we walked in Mr. Shelden's garden, eating morefruit, and drinking, and eating figs, which were very good, and talkingwhile the Royal James was bringing towards the dock, and then we went outand saw the manner and trouble of docking such a ship, which yet theycould not do, but only brought her head into the Dock, and so shored herup till next tide. But, good God! what a deal of company was there fromboth yards to help to do it, when half the company would have done it aswell. But I see it is impossible for the King to have things done ascheap as other men. Thence by water, and by and by landing at theriverside somewhere among the reeds, we walked to Greenwich, where toCocke's house again and walked in the garden, and then in to his lady, whoI find is still pretty, but was now vexed and did speak very discontentedand angry to the Captain for disappointing a gentleman that he had invitedto dinner, which he took like a wise man and said little, but she was veryangry, which put me clear out of countenance that I was sorry I went in. So after I had eat still some more fruit I took leave of her in the gardenplucking apricots for preserving, and went away and so by water home, andthere Mr. Moore coming and telling me that my Lady goes into the countryto-morrow, I carried my wife by coach to take her leave of her father, Istaying in Westminster Hall, she going away also this week, and thence tomy Lady's, where we staid and supped with her, but found that my Lady wastruly angry and discontented with us for our neglecting to see her as weused to do, but after a little she was pleased as she was used to be, atwhich we were glad. So after supper home to bed. 

22d. Among my workmen early: then to the office, and there I had lettersfrom the Downs from Mr. Coventry; who tells me of the foul weather theyhad last Sunday, that drove them back from near Boulogne, whither theywere going for the Queen, back again to the Downs, with the loss of theircables, sayles, and masts; but are all safe, only my Lord Sandwich, whowent before with the yachts; they know not what is become of him, which dotrouble me much; but I hope he got ashore before the storm begun; whichGod grant! All day at the office, only at home at dinner, where I washighly angry with my wife for her keys being out of the way, but they werefound at last, and so friends again. All the afternoon answering lettersand writing letters, and at night to Mr. Coventry an ample letter inanswer to all his and the Duke's business. Late at night at the office, where my business is great, being now all alone in town, but I shall gothrough it with pleasure. So home and to bed. 

23rd. This morning angry a little in the morning, and my house being somuch out of order makes me a little pettish. I went to the office, andthere dispatched business by myself, and so again in the afternoon; beinga little vexed that my brother Tom, by his neglect, do fail to get a coachfor my wife and maid this week, by which she will not be at BramptonFeast, to meet my Lady at my father's. At night home, and late packing upthings in order to their going to Brampton to-morrow, and so to bed, quiteout of sorts in my mind by reason that the weather is so bad, and my houseall full of wet, and the trouble of going from one house to another to SirW. Pen's upon every occasion. Besides much disturbed by reason of thetalk up and down the town, that my Lord Sandwich is lost; but I trust inGod the contrary. 

24th. Up early this morning sending the things to the carrier's, and myboy, who goes to-day, though his mistress do not till next Monday. Allthe morning at the office, Sir W. Batten being come to town last night. Ihear, to my great content, that my Lord Sandwich is safe landed in France. Dined at our chamber, where W. Bowyer with us, and after much simple talkwith him, I left him, and to my office, where all the afternoon busy till9 at night, among other things improving my late experiment at Woolwichabout hemp. So home and to bed. 

25th. At the office all the morning, reading Mr. Holland's' discourse ofthe Navy, lent me by Mr. Turner, and am much pleased with them, theyhitting the very diseases of the Navy, which we are troubled withnow-a-days. I shall bestow writing of them over and much reading thereof. This morning Sir W. Batten came in to the office and desired to speak withme; he began by telling me that he observed a strangeness between him andme of late, and would know the reason of it, telling me he heard that Iwas offended with merchants coming to his house and making contractsthere. I did tell him that as a friend I had spoke of it to Sir W. Penand desired him to take a time to tell him of it, and not as a backbiter, with which he was satisfied, but I find that Sir W. Pen has played theknave with me, and not told it from me as a friend, but in a bad sense. He also told me that he heard that exceptions were taken at his carryinghis wife down to Portsmouth, saying that the King should not pay for it, but I denied that I had spoke of it, nor did I. At last he desired thedifference between our wives might not make a difference between us, whichI was exceedingly glad to hear, and do see every day the fruit of lookingafter my business, which I pray God continue me in, for I do begin to bevery happy. Dined at home, and so to the office all the afternoon again, and at night home and to bed. 

26th. Sir W. Batten, Mr. Pett, and I at the office sitting all themorning. So dined at home, and then to my office again, causing the modelhanging in my chamber to be taken down and hung up in my office, for fearof being spoilt by the workmen, and for my own convenience of studying it. This afternoon I had a letter from Mr. Creed, who hath escaped narrowly inthe King's yacht, and got safe to the Downs after the late storm; and thatthere the King do tell him, that he is sure that my Lord is landed atCallis safe, of which being glad, I sent news thereof to my Lord Crew, andby the post to my Lady into the country. This afternoon I went toWestminster; and there hear that the King and Queen intend to come toWhite Hall from Hampton Court next week, for all winter. Thence to Mrs. Sarah, and there looked over my Lord's lodgings, which are very pretty;and White Hall garden and the Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are nowat bowles), in brave condition. Mrs. Sarah told me how the falling outbetween my Lady Castlemaine and her Lord was about christening of thechild lately, [The boy was born in June at Lady Castlemaine's house in King Street. By the direction of Lord Castlemaine, who had become a Roman Catholic, the child was baptized by a priest, and this led to a final separation between husband and wife. Some days afterwards the child was again baptized by the rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster, in presence of the godparents, the King, Aubrey De Vere, Earl of Oxford, and Barbara, Countess of Suffolk, first Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen and Lady Castlemaine's aunt. The entry in the register of St. Margaret's is as follows: "1662 June 18 Charles Palmer Ld Limbricke, s. To ye right honorble Roger Earl of Castlemaine by Barbara" (Steinman's "Memoir of Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, " 1871, p. 33). The child was afterwards called Charles Fitzroy, and was created Duke of Southampton in 1674. He succeeded his mother in the dukedom of Cleveland in 1709, and died 1730. ]

which he would have, and had done by a priest: and, some days after, shehad it again christened by a minister; the King, and Lord of Oxford, andDuchesse of Suffolk, being witnesses: and christened with a proviso, thatit had not already been christened. Since that she left her Lord, carrying away every thing in the house; so much as every dish, and cloth, and servant but the porter. He is gone discontented into France, theysay, to enter a monastery; and now she is coming back again to her housein Kingstreet. But I hear that the Queen did prick her out of the listpresented her by the King;

 ["By the King's command Lord Clarendon, much against his inclination, had twice visited his royal mistress with a view of inducing her, by persuasions which he could not justify, to give way to the King's determination to have Lady Castlemaine of her household . . . . Lord Clarendon has given a full account of all that transpired between himself, the King and the Queen, on this very unpleasant business ('Continuation of Life of Clarendon, ' 1759, ff. 168-178). "--Steinman's Memoir of Duchess of Cleveland, p. 35. "The day at length arrived when Lady Castlemaine was to be formally admitted a Lady of the Bedchamber. The royal warrant, addressed to the Lord Chamberlain, bears date June 1, 1663, and includes with that of her ladyship, the names of the Duchess of Buckingham, the Countesses of Chesterfield and Bath, and the Countess Mareshall. A separate warrant of the same day directs his lordship to admit the Countess of Suffolk as Groom of the Stole and first Lady of the Bedchamber, to which undividable offices she had, with the additional ones of Mistress of the Robes and Keeper of the Privy Purse, been nominated by a warrant dated April 2, 1662, wherein the reception of her oath is expressly deferred until the Queen's household shall be established. We here are furnished with the evidence that Charles would not sign the warrants for the five until Catherine had withdrawn her objection to his favourite one. "-- Addenda to Steinman's Memoir of Duchess of Cleveland (privately printed), 1874, p. I. ]

desiring that she might have that favour done her, or that he would sendher from whence she come: and that the King was angry and the Queendiscontented a whole day and night upon it; but that the King hathpromised to have nothing to do with her hereafter. But I cannot believethat the King can fling her off so, he loving her too well: and so I writthis night to my Lady to be my opinion; she calling her my lady, and thelady I admire. Here I find that my Lord hath lost the garden to hislodgings, and that it is turning into a tennis-court. Hence by water tothe Wardrobe to see how all do there, and so home to supper and to bed. 

27th (Lord's day). At church alone in the pew in the morning. In theafternoon by water I carried my wife to Westminster, where she went totake leave of her father, [Mrs. Pepys's father was Alexander Marchant, Sieur de St. Michel, a scion of a good family in Anjou. Having turned Huguenot at the age of twenty-one, his father disinherited him, and he was left penniless. He came over in the retinue of Henrietta Maria, on her marriage with Charles I. , as one of her Majesty's gentlemen carvers, but the Queen dismissed him on finding out he was a Protestant and did not go to mass. He described himself as being captain and major of English troops in Italy and Flanders. --Wheatley's Pepys and the World he lived in, pp. 6, 250. He was full of schemes; see September 22nd, 1663, for account of his patent for curing smoky chimneys. ]

and I to walk in the Park, which is now every day more and more pleasant, by the new works upon it. Here meeting with Laud Crispe, I took him tothe farther end, and sat under a tree in a corner, and there sung somesongs, he singing well, but no skill, and so would sing false sometimes. Then took leave of him, and found my wife at my Lord's lodging, and sotook her home by water, and to supper in Sir W. Pen's balcony, and Mrs. Keene with us, and then came my wife's brother, and then broke up, and tobed. 

28th. Up early, and by six o'clock, after my wife was ready, I walkedwith her to the George, at Holborn Conduit, where the coach stood ready tocarry her and her maid to Bugden, but that not being ready, my brother Tomstaid with them to see them gone, and so I took a troubled though willinggoodbye, because of the bad condition of my house to have a family in it. So I took leave of her and walked to the waterside, and there took boatfor the Tower; hearing that the Queen-Mother is come this morning alreadyas high as Woolwich: and that my Lord Sandwich was with her; at which myheart was glad, and I sent the waterman, though yet not very certain ofit, to my wife to carry news thereof to my Lady. So to my office all themorning abstracting the Duke's instructions in the margin thereof. Sohome all alone to dinner, and then to the office again, and in the eveningCooper comes, and he being gone, to my chamber a little troubled andmelancholy, to my lute late, and so to bed, Will lying there at my feet, and the wench in my house in Will's bed. 

29th. Early up, and brought all my money, which is near L300, out of myhouse into this chamber; and so to the office, and there we sat all themorning, Sir George Carteret and Mr. Coventry being come from sea. Thismorning among other things I broached the business of our being abusedabout flags, which I know doth trouble Sir W. Batten, but I care not. Atnoon being invited I went with Sir George and Mr. Coventry to Sir W. Batten's to dinner, and there merry, and very friendly to Sir Wm. And heto me, and complies much with me, but I know he envies me, and I do notvalue him. To the office again, and in the evening walked to Deptford(Cooper with me talking of mathematiques), to send a fellow to prison forcutting of buoy ropes, and to see the difference between the flags sent innow-a-days, and I find the old ones, which were much cheaper, to be whollyas good. So I took one of a sort with me, and Mr. Wayth accompanying ofme a good way, talking of the faults of the Navy, I walked to Redriffeback, and so home by water, and after having done, late, at the office, Iwent to my chamber and to bed. 

30th. Up early, and to my office, where Cooper came to me and begun hislecture upon the body of a ship, which my having of a modell in the officeis of great use to me, and very pleasant and useful it is. Then by waterto White Hall, and there waited upon my Lord Sandwich; and joyed him, athis lodgings, of his safe coming home after all his danger, which heconfesses to be very great. And his people do tell me how bravely my Lorddid carry himself, while my Lord Crofts did cry; and I perceive it is allthe town talk how poorly he carried himself. But the best was of one Mr. Rawlins, a courtier, that was with my Lord; and in the greatest dangercried, "God damn me, my Lord, I won't give you three-pence for your placenow. " But all ends in the honour of the pleasure-boats; which, had theynot been very good boats, they could never have endured the sea as theydid. Thence with Captain Fletcher, of the Gage, in his ship's boat with 8oars (but every ordinary oars outrowed us) to Woolwich, expecting to findSir W. Batten there upon his survey, but he is not come, and so we got adish of steaks at the White Hart, while his clarkes and others werefeasting of it in the best room of the house, and after dinner playing atshuffleboard, [The game of shovelboard was played by two players (each provided with five coins) on a smooth heavy table. On the table were marked with chalk a series of lines, and the play was to strike the coin on the edge of the table with the hand so that it rested between these lines. Shakespeare uses the expression "shove-groat shilling, " as does Ben Jonson. These shillings were usually smooth and worn for the convenience of playing. Strutt says ("Sports and Pastimes"), "I have seen a shovel-board table at a low public house in Benjamin Street, near Clerkenwell Green, which is about three feet in breadth and thirty-nine feet two inches in length, and said to be the longest at this time in London. "]

and when at last they heard I was there, they went about their survey. ButGod help the King! what surveys, shall be taken after this manner! Iafter dinner about my business to the Rope-yard, and there staid tillnight, repeating several trialls of the strength, wayte, waste, and otherthings of hemp, by which I have furnished myself enough to finish myintended business of stating the goodness of all sorts of hemp. At nighthome by boat with Sir W. Warren, who I landed by the way, and so beingcome home to bed. 

31st. Up early and among my workmen, I ordering my rooms above, whichwill please me very well. So to my office, and there we sat all themorning, where I begin more and more to grow considerable there. At noonMr. Coventry and I by his coach to the Exchange together; and inLumbard-street met Captain Browne of the Rosebush: at which he was cruelangry: and did threaten to go to-day to the Duke at Hampton Court, and gethim turned out because he was not sailed. But at the Exchange we resolvedof eating a bit together, which we did at the Ship behind the Exchange, and so took boat to Billingsgate, and went down on board the Rosebush atWoolwich, and found all things out of order, but after frightening theofficers there, we left them to make more haste, and so on shore to theyard, and did the same to the officers of the yard, that the ship was notdispatched. Here we found Sir W. Batten going about his survey, but sopoorly and unlike a survey of the Navy, that I am ashamed of it, and so isMr. Coventry. We found fault with many things, and among others themeasure of some timber now serving in which Mr. Day the assistant told usof, and so by water home again, all the way talking of the office businessand other very pleasant discourse, and much proud I am of getting thus farinto his books, which I think I am very much in. So home late, and itbeing the last day of the month, I did make up my accounts before I wentto bed, and found myself worth about L650, for which the Lord God bepraised, and so to bed. I drank but two glasses of wine this day, and yetit makes my head ake all night, and indisposed me all the next day, ofwhich I am glad. I am now in town only with my man Will and Jane, andbecause my house is in building, I do lie at Sir W. Pen's house, he beinggone to Ireland. My wife, her maid and boy gone to Brampton. I am verywell entered into the business and esteem of the office, and do ply itclose, and find benefit by it. 

 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. AUGUST 1662

August 1st. Up, my head aching, and to my office, where Cooper read meanother lecture upon my modell very pleasant. So to my business all themorning, which increases by people coming now to me to the office. Atnoon to the Exchange, where meeting Mr. Creed and Moore we three to ahouse hard by (which I was not pleased with) to dinner, and after dinnerand some discourse ordinary by coach home, it raining hard, and so at theoffice all the afternoon till evening to my chamber, where, God forgiveme, I was sorry to hear that Sir W. Pen's maid Betty was gone awayyesterday, for I was in hopes to have had a bout with her before she hadgone, she being very pretty. I had also a mind to my own wench, but Idare not for fear she should prove honest and refuse and then tell mywife. I staid up late, putting things in order for my going to Chathamto-morrow, and so to bed, being in pain . . . With the little riding ina coach to-day from the Exchange, which do trouble me. 

2nd. Up early, and got me ready in my riding clothes, and so to theoffice, and there wrote letters to my father and wife against night, andthen to the business of my office, which being done, I took boat withWill, and down to Greenwich, where Captain Cocke not being at home I wasvexed, and went to walk in the Park till he come thither to me: and Will'sforgetting to bring my boots in the boat did also vex me, for I was forcedto send the boat back again for them. I to Captain Cocke's along with himto dinner, where I find his lady still pretty, but not so good a humour asI thought she was. We had a plain, good dinner, and I see they do livevery frugally. I eat among other fruit much mulberrys, a thing I have noteat of these many years, since I used to be at Ashted, at my cozenPepys's. After dinner we to boat, and had a pleasant passage down toGravesend, but it was nine o'clock before we got thither, so that we werein great doubt what to do, whether to stay there or no; and the ratherbecause I was afeard to ride, because of my pain . . . ; but at theSwan, finding Mr. Hemson and Lieutenant Carteret of the Foresight come tomeet me, I borrowed Mr. Hemson's horse, and he took another, and so werode to Rochester in the dark, and there at the Crown Mr. Gregory, Barrow, and others staid to meet me. So after a glass of wine, we to our barge, that was ready for me, to the Hill-house, where we soon went to bed, before we slept I telling upon discourse Captain Cocke the manner of mybeing cut of the stone, which pleased him much. So to sleep. 

3rd (Lord's day). Up early, and with Captain Cocke to the dock-yard, afine walk, and fine weather. Where we walked till Commissioner Pett cometo us, and took us to his house, and showed us his garden and fine things, and did give us a fine breakfast of bread and butter, and sweetmeats andother things with great choice, and strong drinks, with which I could notavoyde making my head ake, though I drank but little. Thither came CaptainAllen of the Foresight, and the officers of the yard to see me. Thence byand by to church, by coach, with the Commissioner, and had a dull sermon. A full church, and some pretty women in it; among others, Beck Allen, whowas a bride-maid to a new married couple that came to church to-day, and, which was pretty strange, sat in a pew hung with mourning for a mother ofthe bride's, which methinks should have been taken down. After dinnergoing out of the church saluted Mrs. Pett, who came after us in the coachto church, and other officers' wives. The Commissioner staid at dinnerwith me, and we had a good dinner, better than I would have had, but I sawthere was no helping of it. After dinner the Commissioner and I left thecompany and walked in the garden at the Hill-house, which is verypleasant, and there talked of our businesses and matters of the navy. Soto church again, where quite weary, and so after sermon walked with him tothe yard up and down and the fields, and saw the place designed for thewet dock. And so to his house, and had a syllabub, and saw his closet, which come short of what I expected, but there was fine modells of shipsin it indeed, whose worth I could not judge of. At night walked home tothe Hill-house, Mr. Barrow with me, talking of the faults of the yard, walking in the fields an hour or two, and so home to supper, and soCaptain Cocke and I to bed. This day among other stories he told me howdespicable a thing it is to be a hangman in Poland, although it be a placeof credit. And that, in his time, there was some repairs to be made ofthe gallows there, which was very fine of stone; but nobody could be gotto mend it till the Burgomaster, or Mayor of the town, with all thecompanies of those trades which were necessary to be used about thoserepairs, did go in their habits with flags, in solemn procession to theplace, and there the Burgomaster did give the first blow with the hammerupon the wooden work; and the rest of the Masters of the Companys upon theworks belonging to their trades; that so workmen might not be ashamed tobe employed upon doing of the gallows' works. 

4th. Up by four o'clock in the morning and walked to the Dock, whereCommissioner Pett and I took barge and went to the guardships and musteredthem, finding them but badly manned; thence to the Sovereign, which wefound kept in good order and very clean, which pleased us well, but few ofthe officers on board. Thence to the Charles, and were troubled to seeher kept so neglectedly by the boatswain Clements, who I always took for avery good officer; it is a very brave ship. Thence to Upnor Castle, andthere went up to the top, where there is a fine prospect, but of verysmall force; so to the yard, and there mustered the whole ordinary, wheregreat disorder by multitude of servants and old decrepid men, which mustbe remedied. So to all the storehouses and viewed the stores of all sortsand the hemp, where we found Captain Cocke's (which he came down to seealong with me) very bad, and some others, and with much content (Godforgive me) I did hear by the Clerk of the Ropeyard how it was by Sir W. Batten's private letter that one parcel of Alderman Barker's' wasreceived. At two o'clock to dinner to the Hill-house, and after dinnerdispatched many people's business, and then to the yard again, and lookedover Mr. Gregory's and Barrow's houses to see the matter of differencebetween them concerning an alteration that Barrow would make, which Ishall report to the board, but both their houses very pretty, and deserveto be so, being well kept. Then to a trial of several sorts of hemp, butcould not perform it here so well as at Woolwich, but we did do it prettywell. So took barge at the dock and to Rochester, and there Captain Cockeand I and our two men took coach about 8 at night and to Gravesend, whereit was very dark before we got thither to the Swan; and there, meetingwith Doncaster, an old waterman of mine above bridge, we eat a shortsupper, being very merry with the drolling, drunken coachman that broughtus, and so took water. It being very dark, and the wind rising, and ourwaterman unacquainted with this part of the river, so that we presentlycast upon the Essex shore, but got off again, and so, as well as we could, went on, but I in such fear that I could not sleep till we came to Erith, and there it begun to be calm, and the stars to shine, and so I began totake heart again, and the rest too, and so made shift to slumber a little. Above Woolwich we lost our way, and went back to Blackwall, and up anddown, being guided by nothing but the barking of a dog, which we hadobserved in passing by Blackwall, and so, 5th. Got right again with much ado, after two or three circles and so on, and at Greenwich set in Captain Cocke, and I set forward, hailing to allthe King's ships at Deptford, but could not wake any man: so that we couldhave done what we would with their ships. At last waked one man; but itwas a merchant ship, the Royall Catharine: so to the Towerdock and home, where the girl sat up for me. It was about three o'clock, and putting Mr. Boddam out of my bed, went to bed, and lay till nine o'clock, and so tothe office, where we sat all the morning, and I did give some accounts ofmy service. Dined alone at home, and was glad my house is begun tiling. And to the office again all the afternoon, till it was so dark that Icould not see hardly what it is that I now set down when I write thisword, and so went to my chamber and to bed, being sleepy. 

6th. Up early, and, going to my office, met Sir G. Carteret in comingthrough the yard, and so walked a good while talking with him about Sir W. Batten, and find that he is going down the wind in every body's esteem, and in that of his honesty by this letter that he wrote to Captn. Allenconcerning Alderman Barker's hemp. Thence by water to White Hall; and soto St. James's; but there found Mr. Coventry gone to Hampton Court. So tomy Lord's; and he is also gone: this being a great day at the Councilabout some business at the Council before the King. Here I met with Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon, who told me how Mr. Edward Montagu hath lately hada duell with Mr. Cholmely, that is first gentleman-usher to the Queen, andwas a messenger from the King to her in Portugall, and is a finegentleman; but had received many affronts from Mr. Montagu, and someunkindness from my Lord, upon his score (for which I am sorry). He provedtoo hard for Montagu, and drove him so far backward that he fell into aditch, and dropt his sword, but with honour would take no advantage overhim; but did give him his life: and the world says Mr. Montagu did carryhimself very poorly in the business, and hath lost his honour for everwith all people in it, of which I am very glad, in hopes that it willhumble him. I hear also that he hath sent to my Lord to borrow L400, giving his brother Harvey's' security for it, and that my Lord will lendit him, for which I am sorry. Thence home, and at my office all themorning, and dined at home, and can hardly keep myself from having a mindto my wench, but I hope I shall not fall to such a shame to myself. Allthe afternoon also at my office, and did business. In the evening came Mr. Bland the merchant to me, who has lived long in Spain, and is concerned inthe business of Tangier, who did discourse with me largely of it, andafter he was gone did send me three or four printed things that he hathwrote of trade in general and of Tangier particularly, but I do not findmuch in them. This afternoon Mr. Waith was with me, and did tell me muchconcerning the Chest, which I am resolved to look into; and I perceive heis sensible of Sir W. Batten's carriage; and is pleased to see any thingwork against him. Who, poor man, is, I perceive, much troubled, and didyesterday morning walk in the garden with me, did tell me he did see therewas a design of bringing another man in his room, and took notice of mysorting myself with others, and that we did business by ourselves withouthim. Part of which is true, but I denied, and truly, any design of doinghim any such wrong as that. He told me he did not say it particularly ofme, but he was confident there was somebody intended to be brought in, nay, that the trayne was laid before Sir W. Pen went, which I was glad tohear him say. Upon the whole I see he perceives himself tottering, andthat he is suspected, and would be kind to me, but I do my business in theoffice and neglect him. At night writing in my study a mouse ran over mytable, which I shut up fast under my shelf's upon my table till to-morrow, and so home and to bed. 

7th. Up by four o'clock and to my office, and by and by Mr. Cooper comesand to our modell, which pleases me more and more. At this till 8o'clock, and so we sat in the office and staid all the morning, myinterest still growing, for which God be praised. This morning I gotunexpectedly the Reserve for Mr. Cooper to be maister of, which was onlyby taking an opportune time to motion [it], which is one good effect of mybeing constant at the office, that nothing passes without me; and I havethe choice of my own time to propose anything I would have. Dined athome, and to the office again at my business all the afternoon till night, and so to supper and to bed. It being become a pleasure to me now-a-daysto follow my business, and the greatest part may be imputed to my drinkingno wine, and going to no plays. 

8th. Up by four o'clock in the morning, and at five by water to Woolwich, there to see the manner of tarring, and all the morning looking to see theseveral proceedings in making of cordage, and other things relating tothat sort of works, much to my satisfaction. At noon came Mr. Coventry onpurpose from Hampton Court to see the same, and dined with Mr. Falconer, and after dinner to several experiments of Hemp, and particularly someMilan hemp that is brought over ready dressed. Thence we walked talking, very good discourse all the way to Greenwich, and I do find most excellentdiscourse from him. Among other things, his rule of suspecting every manthat proposes any thing to him to be a knave; or, at least, to have someends of his own in it. Being led thereto by the story of Sir JohnMillicent, that would have had a patent from King James for every man tohave had leave to have given him a shilling; and that he might take it ofevery man that had a mind to give it, and being answered that that was afair thing, but what needed he a patent for it, and what he would do tothem that would not give him. He answered, he would not force them; butthat they should come to the Council of State, to give a reason why theywould not. Another rule is a proverb that he hath been taught, which isthat a man that cannot sit still in his chamber (the reason of which I didnot understand him), and he that cannot say no (that is, that is of sogood a nature that he cannot deny any thing, or cross another in doing anything), is not fit for business. The last of which is a very great faultof mine, which I must amend in. Thence by boat; I being hot, he put theskirt of his cloak about me; and it being rough, he told me the passage ofa Frenchman through London Bridge, where, when he saw the great fall, hebegun to cross himself and say his prayers in the greatest fear in theworld, and soon as he was over, he swore "Morbleu! c'est le plus grandplaisir du monde, " being the most like a French humour in the world. 

 [When the first editions of this Diary were printed no note was required here. Before the erection of the present London Bridge the fall of water at the ebb tide was great, and to pass at that time was called "Shooting the bridge". It was very hazardous for small boats. The ancient mode, even in Henry VIII. 's time, of going to the Tower and Greenwich, was to land at the Three Cranes, in Upper Thames Street, suffer the barges to shoot the bridge, and to enter them again at Billingsgate. See Cavendish's "Wolsey, " p. 40, ed. 1852]

To Deptford, and there surprised the Yard, and called them to a muster, and discovered many abuses, which we shall be able to understand hereafterand amend. Thence walked to Redriffe, and so to London Bridge, where Iparted with him, and walked home and did a little business, and to supperand to bed. 

9th. Up by four o'clock or a little after, and to my office, whither byand by comes Cooper, to whom I told my getting for him the Reserve, forwhich he was very thankful, and fell to work upon our modell, and did agood morning's work upon the rigging, and am very sorry that I must losehim so soon. By and by comes Mr. Coventry, and he and I alone sat at theoffice all the morning upon business. And so to dinner to Trinity House, and thence by his coach towards White Hall; but there being a stop at theSavoy, we 'light and took water, and my Lord Sandwich being out of town, we parted there, all the way having good discourse, and in short I findhim the most ingenuous person I ever found in my life, and am happy in hisacquaintance and my interest in him. Home by water, and did business atmy office. Writing a letter to my brother John to dissuade him from beingModerator of his year, which I hear is proffered him, of which I am veryglad. By and by comes Cooper, and he and I by candlelight at my modell, being willing to learn as much of him as is possible before he goes. Sohome and to bed. 

10th (Lord's day). Being to dine at my brother's, I walked to St. Dunstan's, the church being now finished; and here I heard Dr. Bates, ' whomade a most eloquent sermon; and I am sorry I have hitherto had so low anopinion of the man, for I have not heard a neater sermon a great while, and more to my content. So to Tom's, where Dr. Fairebrother, newly comefrom Cambridge, met me, and Dr. Thomas Pepys. I framed myself as pleasantas I could, but my mind was another way. Hither came my uncle Fenner, hearing that I was here, and spoke to me about Pegg Kite's business of herportion, which her husband demands, but I will have nothing to do with it. I believe he has no mind to part with the money out of his hands, but lethim do what he will with it. He told me the new service-book--[The CommonPrayer Book of 1662, now in use. ]--(which is now lately come forth) waslaid upon their deske at St. Sepulchre's for Mr. Gouge to read; but helaid it aside, and would not meddle with it: and I perceive the Presbytersdo all prepare to give over all against Bartholomew-tide. 

 [Thomas Gouge (1609-1681), an eminent Presbyterian minister, son of William Gouge, D. D. (lecturer at and afterwards Rector of St. Anne's, Blackfriars). He was vicar of the parish of St. Sepulchre from 1638 until the Act of Uniformity, in 1662, forced him to resign his living. ]

Mr. Herring, being lately turned out at St. Bride's, did read the psalm tothe people while they sung at Dr. Bates's, which methought is a strangeturn. After dinner to St. Bride's, and there heard one Carpenter, an oldman, who, they say, hath been a Jesuit priest, and is come over to us; buthe preaches very well. So home with Mrs. Turner, and there hear that Mr. Calamy hath taken his farewell this day of his people, and that otherswill do so the next Sunday. Mr. Turner, the draper, I hear, is knighted, made Alderman, and pricked for Sheriffe, with Sir Thomas Bluddel, for thenext year, by the King, and so are called with great honour the King'sSheriffes. Thence walked home, meeting Mr. Moore by the way, and he homewith me and walked till it was dark in the garden, and so good night, andI to my closet in my office to perfect my Journall and to read my solemnvows, and so to bed. 

11th. All the morning at the office. Dined at home all alone, and so tomy office again, whither Dean Fuller came to see me, and having businessabout a ship to carry his goods to Dublin, whither he is shortly toreturn, I went with him to the Hermitage, and the ship happening to beCaptn. Holland's I did give orders for them to be well looked after, andthence with him to the Custom House about getting a pass for them, and soto the Dolphin tavern, where I spent 6d. On him, but drank but one glassof wine, and so parted. He tells me that his niece, that sings so well, whom I have long longed to see, is married to one Mr. Boys, a wholesaleman at the Three Crowns in Cheapside. I to the office again, whitherCooper came and read his last lecture to me upon my modell, and so bid megood bye, he being to go to-morrow to Chatham to take charge of the ship Ihave got him. So to my business till 9 at night, and so to supper and tobed, my mind a little at ease because my house is now quite tiled. 

12th. Up early at my office, and I find all people beginning to come tome. Among others Mr. Deane, the Assistant of Woolwich, who I find willdiscover to me the whole abuse that his Majesty suffers in the measuringof timber, of which I shall be glad. He promises me also a modell of aship, which will please me exceedingly, for I do want one of my own. Byand by we sat, and among other things Sir W. Batten and I had a differenceabout his clerk's making a warrant for a Maister, which I would notsuffer, but got another signed, which he desires may be referred to a fullboard, and I am willing to it. But though I did get another signed of myown clerk's, yet I will give it to his clerk, because I would not bejudged unkind, and though I will stand upon my privilege. At noon homeand to dinner alone, and so to the office again, where busy all theafternoon till to o'clock at night, and so to supper and to bed, my mindbeing a little disquieted about Sir W. Batten's dispute to-day, thoughthis afternoon I did speak with his man Norman at last, and told him thereason of my claim. 

13th. Up early, and to my office, where people come to me about business, and by and by we met on purpose to enquire into the business of theflag-makers, where I am the person that do chiefly manage the businessagainst them on the King's part; and I do find it the greatest cheat thatI have yet found; they having eightpence per yard allowed them by pretenceof a contract, where no such thing appears; and it is threepence more thanwas formerly paid, and than I now offer the Board to have them done. Wedid not fully end it, but refer it to another time. At noon Commr. Pettand I by water to Greenwich, and on board the pleasure-boats to see whatthey wanted, they being ordered to sea, and very pretty things I stillfind them, and so on shore and at the Shipp had a bit of meat and dined, there waiting upon us a barber of Mr. Pett's acquaintance that plays verywell upon the viollin. Thence to Lambeth; and there saw the littlepleasure-boat in building by the King, my Lord Brunkard, and thevirtuosoes of the town, according to new lines, which Mr. Pett cries upmightily, but how it will prove we shall soon see. So by water home, andbusy at my study late, drawing a letter to the yards of reprehension anddirection for the board to sign, in which I took great pains. So home andto bed. 

14th. Up early and to look on my works, and find my house to go on apace. So to my office to prepare business, and then we met and sat till noon, and then Commissioner Pett and I being invited, went by Sir John Winter'scoach sent for us, to the Mitre, in Fenchurch street, to a venison-pasty;where I found him a very worthy man; and good discourse. Most of which wasconcerning the Forest of Dean, and the timber there, and iron-workes withtheir great antiquity, and the vast heaps of cinders which they find, andare now of great value, being necessary for the making of iron at thisday; and without which they cannot work: with the age of many trees thereleft at a great fall in Edward the Third's time, by the name offorbid-trees, which at this day are called vorbid trees. Thence to myoffice about business till late, and so home and to bed. 

15th. Up very early, and up about seeing how my work proceeds, and ampretty well pleased therewith; especially my wife's closet will be verypretty. So to the office and there very busy, and many people coming tome. At noon to the Change, and there hear of some Quakers that are seizedon, that would have blown up the prison in Southwark where they are put. So to the Swan, in Old Fish Street, where Mr. Brigden and hisfather-in-law, Blackbury, of whom we had bought timber in the office, buthave not dealt well with us, did make me a fine dinner only to myself; andafter dinner comes in a jugler, which shewed us very pretty tricks. Iseemed very pleasant, but am no friend to the man's dealings with us inthe office. After an hour or two sitting after dinner talking aboutoffice business, where I had not spent any time a great while, I went toPaul's Church Yard to my bookseller's; and there I hear that next Sundaywill be the last of a great many Presbyterian ministers in town, who, Ihear, will give up all. I pray God the issue may be good, for thediscontent is great. Home and to my office till 9 at night doingbusiness, and so to bed. My mind well pleased with a letter I found athome from Mr. Coventry, expressing his satisfaction in a letter I writlast night, and sent him this morning, to be corrected by him in order toits sending down to all the Yards as a charge to them. 

17th (Lord's day). Up very early, this being the last Sunday that thePresbyterians are to preach, unless they read the new Common Prayer andrenounce the Covenant, [On St. Bartholomew's day, August 24th, 1662, the Act of Uniformity took effect, and about two hundred Presbyterian and Independent ministers lost their preferments. ]

and so I had a mind to hear Dr. Bates's farewell sermon, and walkedthither, calling first at my brother's, where I found that he is come homeafter being a week abroad with Dr. Pepys, nobody knows where, nor I but bychance, that he was gone, which troubles me. So I called only at thedoor, but did not ask for him, but went to Madam Turner's to know whethershe went to church, and to tell her that I would dine with her; and sowalked to St. Dunstan's, where, it not being seven o'clock yet, the doorswere not open; and so I went and walked an hour in the Temple-garden, reading my vows, which it is a great content to me to see how I am achanged man in all respects for the better, since I took them, which theGod of Heaven continue to me, and make me thankful for. At eight o'clockI went, and crowded in at a back door among others, the church beinghalf-full almost before any doors were open publicly; which is the firsttime that I have done so these many years since I used to go with myfather and mother, and so got into the gallery, beside the pulpit, andheard very well. His text was, "Now the God of Peace--;" the lastHebrews, and the 20th verse: he making a very good sermon, and very littlereflections in it to any thing of the times. Besides the sermon, I wasvery well pleased with the sight of a fine lady that I have often seenwalk in Graye's Inn Walks, and it was my chance to meet her again at thedoor going out, and very pretty and sprightly she is, and I believe thesame that my wife and I some years since did meet at Temple Bar gate andhave sometimes spoke of. So to Madam Turner's, and dined with her. Shehad heard Parson Herring take his leave; tho' he, by reading so much ofthe Common Prayer as he did, hath cast himself out of the good opinion ofboth sides. After dinner to St. Dunstan's again; and the church quitecrowded before I came, which was just at one o'clock; but I got into thegallery again, but stood in a crowd and did exceedingly sweat all thetime. He pursued his text again very well; and only at the conclusiontold us, after this manner: "I do believe that many of you do expect thatI should say something to you in reference to the time, this being thelast time that possibly I may appear here. You know it is not my mannerto speak any thing in the pulpit that is extraneous to my text andbusiness; yet this I shall say, that it is not my opinion, fashion, orhumour that keeps me from complying with what is required of us; butsomething which, after much prayer, discourse, and study yet remainsunsatisfied, and commands me herein. Wherefore, if it is my unhappinessnot to receive such an illumination as should direct me to do otherwise, Iknow no reason why men should not pardon me in this world, and amconfident that God will pardon me for it in the next. " And so heconcluded. Parson Herring read a psalm and chapters before sermon; andone was the chapter in the Acts, where the story of Ananias and Sapphirais. And after he had done, says he, "This is just the case of England atpresent. God he bids us to preach, and men bid us not to preach; and ifwe do, we are to be imprisoned and further punished. All that I can sayto it is, that I beg your prayers, and the prayers of all good Christians, for us. " This was all the exposition he made of the chapter in these verywords, and no more. I was much pleased with Dr. Bates's manner ofbringing in the Lord's Prayer after his own; thus, "In whose comprehensivewords we sum up all our imperfect desires; saying, 'Our Father, '" &c. Church being done and it raining I took a hackney coach and so home, beingall in a sweat and fearful of getting cold. To my study at my office, andthither came Mr. Moore to me and walked till it was quite dark. Then Iwrote a letter to my Lord Privy Seale as from my Lord for Mr. -------to besworn directly by deputy to my Lord, he denying to swear him as deputytogether with me. So that I am now clear of it, and the profit is nowcome to be so little that I am not displeased at my getting off so well. He being gone I to my study and read, and so to eat a bit of bread andcheese and so to bed. I hear most of the Presbyters took their leavesto-day, and that the City is much dissatisfied with it. I pray God keeppeace among us, and make the Bishops careful of bringing in good men intheir rooms, or else all will fly a-pieces; for bad ones will not [go]down with the City. 

18th. Up very early, and up upon my house to see how work goes on, whichdo please me very well. So about seven o'clock took horse and rode toBowe, and there staid at the King's Head, and eat a breakfast of eggs tillMr. Deane of Woolwich came to me, and he and I rid into Waltham Forest, and there we saw many trees of the King's a-hewing; and he showed me thewhole mystery of off square, [Off-square is evidently a mistake, in the shorthand MS. , for half square. ]

wherein the King is abused in the timber that he buys, which I shall withmuch pleasure be able to correct. After we had been a good while in thewood, we rode to Illford, and there, while dinner was getting ready, heand I practised measuring of the tables and other things till I didunderstand measuring of timber and board very well. So to dinner and byand by, being sent for, comes Mr. Cooper, our officer in the Forest, anddid give me an account of things there, and how the country is backward tocome in with their carts. By and by comes one Mr. Marshall, of whom theKing has many carriages for his timber, and they staid and drank with me, and while I am here, Sir W. Batten passed by in his coach, homewards fromColchester, where he had been seeing his son-in-law, Lemon, that liesa-dying, but I would take no notice of him, but let him go. By and by Igot a horseback again and rode to Barking, and there saw the place wherethey ship this timber for Woolwich; and so Deane and I home again, andparted at Bowe, and I home just before a great showre of rayne, as Godwould have it. I find Deane a pretty able man, and able to do the Kingservice; but, I think, more out of envy to the rest of the officers of theyard, of whom he complains much, than true love, more than others, to theservice. He would fain seem a modest man, and yet will commend his ownwork and skill, and vie with other persons, especially the Petts, but Ilet him alone to hear all he will say. Whiled away the evening at myoffice trying to repeat the rules of measuring learnt this day, and so tobed with my mind very well pleased with this day's work. 

19th. Up betimes and to see how my work goes on. Then Mr. Creed came tome, and he and I walked an hour or two till 8 o'clock in the garden, speaking of our accounts one with another and then things public. Amongother things he tells me that my Lord has put me into Commission withhimself and many noblemen and others for Tangier, which, if it be, is notonly great honour, but may be of profit too, and I am very glad of it. Byand by to sit at the office; and Mr. Coventry did tell us of the duellbetween Mr. Jermyn, nephew to my Lord St. Albans, and Colonel GilesRawlins, the latter of whom is killed, and the first mortally wounded, asit is thought. They fought against Captain Thomas Howard, my LordCarlisle's brother, and another unknown; who, they say, had armour on thatthey could not be hurt, so that one of their swords went up to the hiltagainst it. They had horses ready, and are fled. But what is moststrange, Howard sent one challenge, but they could not meet, and thenanother, and did meet yesterday at the old Pall Mall at St. James's, andwould not to the last tell Jermyn what the quarrel was; nor do any bodyknow. The Court is much concerned in this fray, and I am glad of it;hoping that it will cause some good laws against it. After sitting, SirG. Carteret and I walked a good while in the garden, who told me that SirW. Batten had made his complaint to him that some of us had a mind to dohim a bad turn, but I do not see that Sir George is concerned for him atall, but rather against him. He professes all love to me, and did tell mehow he had spoke of me to my Lord Chancellor, and that if my Lord Sandwichwould ask my Lord Chancellor, he should know what he had said of me to himto my advantage, of which I am very glad, and do not doubt that all thingswill grow better and better every day for me. Dined at home alone, thento my office, and there till late at night doing business, and so home, eat a bit, and to bed. 

20th. Up early, and to my office, and thence to my Lord Sandwich, whom Ifound in bed, and he sent for me in. Among other talk, he do tell me thathe hath put me into commission with a great many great persons in thebusiness of Tangier, which is a very great honour to me, and may be ofgood concernment to me. By and by comes in Mr. Coventry to us, whom myLord tells that he is also put into the commission, and that I am there, of which he said he was glad; and did tell my Lord that I was indeed thelife of this office, and much more to my commendation beyond measure. Andthat, whereas before he did bear me respect for his sake, he do do it nowmuch more for my own; which is a great blessing to me. Sir G. Carterethaving told me what he did yesterday concerning his speaking to my LordChancellor about me. So that on all hands, by God's blessing, I findmyself a very rising man. By and by comes my Lord Peterborough in, withwhom we talked a good while, and he is going tomorrow towards Tangieragain. I perceive there is yet good hopes of peace with Guyland, --[AMoorish usurper, who had put himself at the head of an army for thepurpose of attacking Tangier. --B. ]--which is of great concernment toTangier. And many other things I heard which yet I understand not, and socannot remember. My Lord and Lord Peterborough going out to the SolicitorGeneral about the drawing up of this Commission, I went to WestminsterHall with Mr. Moore, and there meeting Mr. Townsend, he would needs takeme to Fleet Street, to one Mr. Barwell, squire sadler to the King, andthere we and several other Wardrobe-men dined. We had a venison pasty, and other good plain and handsome dishes; the mistress of the house apretty, well-carriaged woman, and a fine hand she hath; and her maid apretty brown lass. But I do find my nature ready to run back to my oldcourse of drinking wine and staying from my business, and yet, thank God, I was not fully contented with it, but did stay at little ease, and afterdinner hastened home by water, and so to my office till late at night. Inthe evening Mr. Hayward came to me to advise with me about the business ofthe Chest, which I have now a mind to put in practice, though I know itwill vex Sir W. Batten, which is one of the ends (God forgive me) that Ihave in it. So home, and eat a bit, and to bed. 

21st. Up early, and to my office, and by and by we sat all the morning. At noon, though I was invited to my uncle Fenner's to dinner to a haunchof venison I sent him yesterday, yet I did not go, but chose to go to Mr. Rawlinson's, where my uncle Wight and my aunt, and some neighbour coupleswere at a very good venison pasty. Hither came, after we were set down, amost pretty young lady (only her hands were not white nor handsome), whichpleased me well, and I found her to be sister to Mrs. Anne Wight thatcomes to my uncle Wight's. We were good company, and had a very prettydinner. And after dinner some talk, I with my aunt and this young ladyabout their being [at] Epsom, from whence they came to-day, and so homeand to my office, and there doing business till past 9 at night, and sohome and to bed. But though I drank no wine to-day, yet how easily was Iof my own accord stirred up to desire my aunt and this pretty lady (for itwas for her that I did it) to carry them to Greenwich and see the pleasureboats. But my aunt would not go, of which since I am much glad. 

22nd. About three o'clock this morning I waked with the noise of therayne, having never in my life heard a more violent shower; and then thecatt was lockt in the chamber, and kept a great mewing, and leapt upon thebed, which made me I could not sleep a great while. Then to sleep, andabout five o'clock rose, and up to my office, and about 8 o'clock wentdown to Deptford, and there with Mr. Davis did look over most of hisstores; by the same token in the great storehouse, while Captain Badilywas talking to us, one from a trap-door above let fall unawares a coyle ofcable, that it was 10, 000 to one it had not broke Captain Badily's neck, it came so near him, but did him no hurt. I went on with looking andinforming myself of the stores with great delight, and having done there, I took boat home again and dined, and after dinner sent for some of myworkmen and did scold at them so as I hope my work will be hastened. Thenby water to Westminster Hall, and there I hear that old Mr. Hales didlately die suddenly in an hour's time. Here I met with Will Bowyer, andhad a promise from him of a place to stand to-morrow at his house to seethe show. Thence to my Lord's, and thither sent for Mr. Creed, who came, and walked together talking about business, and then to his lodgings atClerke's, the confectioner's, where he did give me a little banquet, and Ihad liked to have begged a parrot for my wife, but he hath put me in a wayto get a better from Steventon; at Portsmouth. But I did get of him adraught of Tangier to take a copy by, which pleases me very well. So homeby water and to my office, where late, and so home to bed. 

23d. Up early, and about my works in my house, to see what is done anddesign more. Then to my office, and by and by we sat till noon at theoffice. After sitting, Mr. Coventry and I did walk together a great whilein the Garden, where he did tell me his mind about Sir G. Carteret'shaving so much the command of the money, which must be removed. Andindeed it is the bane of all our business. He observed to me also how SirW. Batten begins to struggle and to look after his business, which he doindeed a little, but it will come to nothing. I also put him upon gettingan order from the Duke for our inquiries into the Chest, which he will seedone. So we parted, and Mr. Creed by appointment being come, he and Iwent out together, and at an ordinary in Lumbard Streete dined together, and so walked down to the Styllyard, and so all along Thames-street, butcould not get a boat: I offered eight shillings for a boat to attend methis afternoon, and they would not, it being the day of the Queen's comingto town from Hampton Court. So we fairly walked it to White Hall, andthrough my Lord's lodgings we got into White Hall garden, and so to theBowling-green, and up to the top of the new Banqueting House there, overthe Thames, which was a most pleasant place as any I could have got; andall the show consisted chiefly in the number of boats and barges; and twopageants, one of a King, and another of a Queen, with her Maydes of Honoursitting at her feet very prettily; and they tell me the Queen is Sir. Richard Ford's daughter. Anon come the King and Queen in a barge under acanopy with 10, 000 barges and boats, I think, for we could see no waterfor them, nor discern the King nor Queen. And so they landed at WhiteHall Bridge, and the great guns on the other side went off: But that whichpleased me best was, that my Lady Castlemaine stood over against us upon apiece of White Hall, where I glutted myself with looking on her. Butmethought it was strange to see her Lord and her upon the same placewalking up and down without taking notice one of another, only at firstentry he put off his hat, and she made him a very civil salute, butafterwards took no notice one of another; but both of them now and thenwould take their child, which the nurse held in her armes, and dandle it. One thing more; there happened a scaffold below to fall, and we fearedsome hurt, but there was none, but she of all the great ladies only rundown among the common rabble to see what hurt was done, and did take careof a child that received some little hurt, which methought was so noble. Anon there came one there booted and spurred that she talked long with. And by and by, she being in her hair, she put on his hat, which was but anordinary one, to keep the wind off. But methinks it became her mightily, as every thing else do. The show being over, I went away, not weary withlooking on her, and to my Lord's lodgings, where my brother Tom and Dr. Thomas Pepys were to speak with me. So I walked with them in the garden, and was very angry with them both for their going out of town without myknowledge; but they told me the business, which was to see a gentlewomanfor a wife for Tom, of Mr. Cooke's providing, worth L500, of goodeducation, her name Hobell, and lives near Banbury, demands L40 per annumjoynter. Tom likes her, and, they say, had a very good reception, andthat Cooke hath been very serviceable therein, and that she is committedto old Mr. Young, of the Wardrobe's, tuition. After I had told them mymind about their folly in going so unadvisedly, I then begun to inquireafter the business, and so did give no answer as to my opinion till I havelooked farther into it by Mr. Young. By and by, as we were walking in myLord's walk, comes my Lord, and so we broke our discourse and went in withhim, and after I had put them away I went in to my Lord, and he and I hadhalf an hour's private discourse about the discontents of the times, whichwe concluded would not come to anything of difference, though thePresbyters would be glad enough of it; but we do not think religion willso soon cause another war. Then to his own business. He asked my advicethere, whether he should go on to purchase more land and to borrow moneyto pay for it, which he is willing to do, because such a bargain as thatof Mr. Buggins's, of Stukely, will not be every day to be had, andBrampton is now perfectly granted him by the King--I mean the reversion ofit--after the Queen's death; and, in the meantime, he buys it of Sir PeterBall his present right. Then we fell to talk of Navy business, and heconcludes, as I do, that he needs not put himself upon any more voyagesabroad to spend money, unless a war comes; and that by keeping his familyawhile in the country, he shall be able to gather money. He is glad of afriendship with Mr. Coventry, and I put him upon increasing it, which hewill do, but he (as Mr. Coventry do) do much cry against the course of ourpayments and the Treasurer to have the whole power in his own hands ofdoing what he will, but I think will not meddle in himself. He told mealso that in the Commission for Tangier Mr. Coventry had advised him thatMr. Povy, who intended to be Treasurer, [Thomas Povy, who had held, under Cromwell, a high situation in the Office of Plantations, was appointed in July, 1660, Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Rents and Revenues of James, Duke of York; but his royal master's affairs falling into confusion, he surrendered his patent on the 27th July, 1668, for a consideration of L2, 000. He was also First Treasurer for Tangier, which office he resigned to Pepys. Povy, had apartments at Whitehall, besides his lodgings in Lincoln's Inn, and a villa near Hounslow, called the Priory, which he had inherited from Justinian Povy, who purchased it in 1625. He was one of the sons of Justinian Povy, Auditor-General to Queen Anne of Denmark in 1614, whose father was John Povy, citizen and embroiderer of London. ]

and it is intended him, may not be of the Commission itself, and my Lord Ithink will endeavour to get him to be contented to be left out of theCommission, and it is a very good rule indeed that the Treasurer in nooffice ought to be of the Commission. Here we broke off, and I bid himgood night, and so with much ado, the streets being at nine o'clock atnight crammed with people going home to the city, for all the borders ofthe river had been full of people, as the King had come, to a miracle gotto the Palace Yard, and there took boat, and so to the Old Swan, and sowalked home, and to bed very weary. 

24th (Lord's day). Slept till 7 o'clock, which I have not done a verygreat while, but it was my weariness last night that caused it. So roseand to my office till church time, writing down my yesterday'sobservations, and so to church, where I all alone, and found Will Griffinand Thomas Hewett got into the pew next to our backs, where our maids sit, but when I come, they went out; so forward some people are to outrunthemselves. Here we had a lazy, dull sermon. So home to dinner, where mybrother Tom came to me, and both before and after dinner he and I walkedall alone in the garden, talking about his late journey and his mistress, and for what he tells me it is like to do well. He being gone, I tochurch again, where Mr. Mills, making a sermon upon confession, he didendeavour to pull down auricular confession, but did set it up by his badarguments against it, and advising people to come to him to confess theirsins when they had any weight upon their consciences, as much as ispossible, which did vex me to hear. So home, and after an hour's being inmy office alone, looking over the plates and globes, I walked to my uncleWight's, the truth is, in hopes to have seen and been acquainted with thepretty lady that came along with them to dinner the other day to Mr. Rawlinson, but she is gone away. But here I staid supper, and muchcompany there was; among others, Dr. Burnett, Mr. Cole the lawyer, Mr. Rawlinson, and Mr. Sutton, a brother of my aunt's, that I never sawbefore. Among other things they tell me that there hath been adisturbance in a church in Friday Street; a great many young peopleknotting together and crying out "Porridge"

 [A nickname given by the Dissenters to the Prayer-Book. In Mrs. Behn's "City Heiress" (1682), Sir Anthony says to Sir Timothy, "You come from Church, too. " Sir Timothy replies, "Ay, needs must when the Devil drives--I go to save my bacon, as they say, once a month, and that too after the Porridge is served up. " Scott quotes, in his notes to "Woodstock, " a pamphlet entitled, "Vindication of the Book of Common Prayer, against the contumelious Slanders of the Fanatic party terming it Porridge. "]

often and seditiously in the church, and took the Common Prayer Book, theysay, away; and, some say, did tear it; but it is a thing which appears tome very ominous. I pray God avert it. After supper home and to bed. 

25th. Up early, and among my workmen when they came, and set them in goodorder at work on all hands, which, though it at first began angrily, yet Ipleased myself afterwards in seeing it put into a good posture, and so Ileft them, and away by water to Woolwich (calling in my way in Hamcreek, where I have never been before, and there found two of the King's shipslie there without any living creature aboard, which troubled me, everything being stole away that can be), where I staid seeing a cable of 14inches laid, in which there was good variety. Then to Mr. Falconer's, andthere eat a bit of roast meat off of the spit, and so away to the yard, and there among other things mustered the yard, and did things that Iperceive people do begin to value me, and that I shall be able to be ofcommand in all matters, which God be praised for. Then to Mr. Pett's, andthere eat some fruit and drank, and so to boat again, and to Deptford, calling there about the business of my house only, and so home, where byappointment I found Mr. Coventry, Sir W. Batten, and Mr. Waith met at SirW. Batten's, and thither I met, and so agreed upon a way of answering myLord Treasurer's letter. Here I found Mr. Coventry had got a letter fromthe Duke, sent us for looking into the business of the Chest, of which Iam glad. After we had done here I went home, and up among my workmen, andfound they had done a good day's work, and so to my office till lateordering of several businesses, and so home and to bed, my mind, God bepraised, full of business, but great quiet. 

26th. Up betimes and among my works and workmen, and with great pleasureseeing them go on merrily, and a good many hands, which I perceive makesgood riddance, and so to the office, where we sat all the morning, and atnoon dined alone with Sir W. Batten, which I have not done a great while, but his lady being out of the way I was the willinger to do it, and afterdinner he and I by water to Deptford, and there found Sir G. Carteret andmy Lady at dinner, and so we sat down and eat another dinner of venisonwith them, and so we went to the payhouse, and there staid till to o'clockat night paying off the Martin and Kinsale, being small but troublesomeships to pay, and so in the dark by water home to the Custom House, and sogot a lanthorn to light us home, there being Mr. Morrice the wine cooperwith us, he having been at Deptford to view some of the King's casks wehave to sell. So to bed. 

27th. Up and among my workmen, my work going on still very well. So tomy office all the morning, and dined again with Sir W. Batten, his Ladybeing in the country. Among other stories, he told us of the Mayor ofBristoll's reading a pass with the bottom upwards; and a barber that couldnot read, that flung a letter in the kennel when one came to desire him toread the superscription, saying, "Do you think I stand here to readletters?" Among my workmen again, pleasing myself all the afternoonthere, and so to the office doing business till past 9 at night, and sohome and to bed. This afternoon Mrs. Hunt came to see me, and I did giveher a Muske Millon. To-day my hogshead of sherry I have sold to Sir W. Batten, and am glad of my money instead of wine. After I had wrote thisat my office (as I have of late altogether done since my wife has been inthe country) I went into my house, and Will having been making up books atDeptford with other clerks all day, I did not think he was come home, butwas in fear for him, it being very late, what was become of him. But whenI came home I found him there at his ease in his study, which vexed mecruelly, that he should no more mind me, but to let me be all alone at theoffice waiting for him. Whereupon I struck him, and did stay up till 12o'clock at night chiding him for it, and did in plain terms tell him thatI would not be served so, and that I am resolved to look out some boy thatI may have the bringing up of after my own mind, and which I do intend todo, for I do find that he has got a taste of liberty since he came to methat he will not leave. Having discharged my mind, I went to bed. 

28th. I observe that Will, whom I used to call two or three times in amorning, would now wake of himself and rise without calling. Which thoughangry I was glad to see. So I rose and among my workmen, in my gown, without a doublet, an hour or two or more, till I was afraid of getting anague, and so to the office, and there we sat all the morning, and at noonMr. Coventry and I dined at Sir W. Batten's, where I have now dined threedays together, and so in the afternoon again we sat, which we intend to dotwo afternoons in a week besides our other sitting. In the evening werose, and I to see how my work goes on, and so to my office, writing bythe post and doing other matters, and so home and to bed late. 

29th. Up betimes and among my workmen, where I did stay with them thegreatest part of the morning, only a little at the office, and so todinner alone at home, and so to my workmen again, finding my presence tocarry on the work both to my mind and with more haste, and I thank God Iam pleased with it. At night, the workmen being gone, I went to myoffice, and among other businesses did begin to-night with Mr. Lewes tolook into the nature of a purser's account, and the business ofvictualling, in which there is great variety; but I find I shallunderstand it, and be able to do service there also. So being weary andchill, being in some fear of an ague, I went home and to bed. 

30th. Up betimes among my workmen, and so to the office, where we sat allthe morning, and at noon rose and had news that Sir W. Pen would be intown from Ireland, which I much wonder at, he giving so little notice ofit, and it troubled me exceedingly what to do for a lodging, and more whatto do with my goods, that are all in his house; but at last I resolved tolet them lie there till Monday, and so got Griffin to get a lodging asnear as he could, which is without a door of our back door upon TowerHill, a chamber where John Pavis, one of our clerks, do lie in, but he doprovide himself elsewhere, and I am to have his chamber. So at the officeall the afternoon and the evening till past to at night expecting Sir W. Pen's coming, but he not coming to-night I went thither and there lay verywell, and like my lodging well enough. My man Will after he had got me tobed did go home and lay there, and my maid Jane lay among my goods at SirW. Pen's. 

31st (Lord's day). Waked early, but being in a strange house, did notrise till 7 o'clock almost, and so rose and read over my oaths, and whiledaway an hour thinking upon businesses till Will came to get me ready, andso got ready and to my office, and thence to church. After sermon homeand dined alone. News is brought me that Sir W. Pen is come. But I wouldtake no notice thereof till after dinner, and then sent him word that Iwould wait on him, but he is gone to bed. So to my office, and there mademy monthly accounts, and find myself worth in money about L686 19s. 21/2d. , for which God be praised; and indeed greatly I hope to thankAlmighty God, who do most manifestly bless me in my endeavours to do theduties of my office, I now saving money, and my expenses being little. Mywife is still in the country; my house all in dirt; but my work in a goodforwardness, and will be much to my mind at last. In the afternoon tochurch, and there heard a simple sermon of a stranger upon David's words, "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the way of the ungodly, " &c. , andthe best of his sermon was the degrees of walking, standing, and sitting, showing how by steps and degrees sinners do grow in wickedness. Aftersermon to my brother Tom's, who I found has taken physic to-day, and Italked with him about his country mistress, and read Cook's letter, wherein I am well satisfied, and will appear in promoting it; so back andto Mr. Rawlinson's, and there supped with him, and in came my uncle Wightand my aunt. Our discourse of the discontents that are abroad, among, andby reason of the Presbyters. Some were clapped up to-day, and strictwatch is kept in the City by the train-bands, and letters of a plot aretaken. God preserve us! for all these things bode very ill. So home, andafter going to welcome home Sir W. Pen, who was unready, going to bed, Istaid with him a little while, and so to my lodging and to bed. 

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 Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now at bowles) Fear she should prove honest and refuse and then tell my wife Hopes to have had a bout with her before she had gone Lady Castlemaine is still as great with the King Last of a great many Presbyterian ministers Muske Millon My first attempt being to learn the multiplication-table So good a nature that he cannot deny any thing Sorry to hear that Sir W. Pen's maid Betty was gone away