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Title: Diary of Samuel Pepys, Mar/Apr 1665/66

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                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.
                              MARCH & APRIL
                                1665-1666


March 1st.  Up, and to the office and there all the morning sitting and
at noon to dinner with my Lord Bruncker, Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen at
the White Horse in Lumbard Streete, where, God forgive us!  good sport
with Captain Cocke's having his mayde sicke of the plague a day or two
ago and sent to the pest house, where she now is, but he will not say
anything but that she is well.  But blessed be God!  a good Bill this
week we have; being but 237 in all, and 42 of the plague, and of them but
six in the City: though my Lord Bruneker says, that these six are most of
them in new parishes where they were not the last week.  Here was with us
also Mr. Williamson, who the more I know, the more I honour.  Hence I
slipt after dinner without notice home and there close to my business at
my office till twelve at night, having with great comfort returned to my
business by some fresh vowes in addition to my former, and-more severe,
and a great joy it is to me to see myself in a good disposition to
business.  So home to supper and to my Journall and to bed.



2nd.  Up, as I have of late resolved before 7 in the morning and to the
office, where all the morning, among other things setting my wife and
Mercer with much pleasure to worke upon the ruling of some paper for the
making of books for pursers, which will require a great deale of worke
and they will earn a good deale of money by it, the hopes of which makes
them worke mighty hard.  At noon dined and to the office again, and about
4 o'clock took coach and to my Lord Treasurer's and thence to Sir Philip
Warwicke's new house by appointment, there to spend an houre in talking
and we were together above an hour, and very good discourse about the
state of the King as to money, and particularly in the point of the Navy.
He endeavours hard to come to a good understanding of Sir G. Carteret's
accounts, and by his discourse I find Sir G. Carteret must be brought to
it, and what a madman he is that he do not do it of himself, for the King
expects the Parliament will call upon him for his promise of giving an
account of the money, and he will be ready for it, which cannot be, I am
sure, without Sir G. Carteret's accounts be better understood than they
are.  He seems to have a great esteem of me and my opinion and thoughts
of things.  After we had spent an houre thus discoursing and vexed that
we do but grope so in the darke as we do, because the people, that should
enlighten us, do not helpe us, we resolved fitting some things for
another meeting, and so broke up.  He shewed me his house, which is yet
all unhung, but will be a very noble house indeed.  Thence by coach
calling at my bookseller's and carried home L10 worth of books, all, I
hope, I shall buy a great while.  There by appointment find Mr. Hill come
to sup and take his last leave of me, and by and by in comes Mr. James
Houbland to bear us company, a man I love mightily, and will not lose his
acquaintance.  He told me in my eare this night what he and his brothers
have resolved to give me, which is L200, for helping them out with two or
three ships.  A good sum and that which I did believe they would give me,
and I did expect little less.  Here we talked and very good company till
late, and then took leave of one another, and indeed I am heartily sorry
for Mr. Hill's leaving us, for he is a very worthy gentleman, as most I
know.  God give him a good voyage and successe in his business.  Thus we
parted and my wife and I to bed, heavy for the losse of our friend.



3rd.  All the morning at the office, at noon to the Old James, being sent
for, and there dined with Sir William Rider, Cutler, and others, to make
an end with two Scots Maisters about the freight of two ships of my Lord
Rutherford's.  After a small dinner and a little discourse I away to the
Crowne behind the Exchange to Sir W. Pen, Captain Cocke and Fen, about
getting a bill of Cocke's paid to Pen, in part for the East India goods
he sold us.  Here Sir W. Pen did give me the reason in my eare of his
importunity for money, for that he is now to marry his daughter.  God
send her better fortune than her father deserves I should wish him for a
false rogue.  Thence by coach to Hales's, and there saw my wife sit; and
I do like her picture mightily, and very like it will be, and a brave
piece of work.  But he do complain that her nose hath cost him as much
work as another's face, and he hath done it finely indeed.  Thence home
and late at the office, and then to bed.



4th (Lord's day).  And all day at my Tangier and private accounts, having
neglected them since Christmas, which I hope I shall never do again; for
I find the inconvenience of it, it being ten times the labour to remember
and settle things.  But I thank God I did it at last, and brought them
all fine and right; and I am, I thinke, by all appears to me (and I am
sure I cannot be L10 wrong), worth above L4600, for which the Lord be
praised!  being the biggest sum I ever was worth yet.



5th.  I was at it till past two o'clock on Monday morning, and then read
my vowes, and to bed with great joy and content that I have brought my
things to so good a settlement, and now having my mind fixed to follow my
business again and sensible of Sir W. Coventry's jealousies, I doubt,
concerning me, partly my siding with Sir G. Carteret, and partly that
indeed I have been silent in my business of the office a great while, and
given but little account of myself and least of all to him, having not
made him one visitt since he came to towne from Oxford, I am resolved to
fall hard to it again, and fetch up the time and interest I have lost or
am in a fair way of doing it.  Up about eight o'clock, being called up by
several people, among others by Mr. Moone, with whom I went to Lumbard
Streete to Colvill, and so back again and in my chamber he and I did end
all our businesses together of accounts for money upon bills of Exchange,
and am pleased to find myself reputed a man of business and method, as he
do give me out to be.  To the 'Change at noon and so home to dinner.
Newes for certain of the King of Denmarke's declaring for the Dutch, and
resolution to assist them.  To the office, and there all the afternoon.
In the evening come Mr. James and brother Houblons to agree upon share
parties for their ships, and did acquaint me that they had paid my
messenger, whom I sent this afternoon for it, L200 for my friendship in
the business, which pleases me mightily.  They being gone I forth late to
Sir H. Viner's to take a receipt of them for the L200 lodged for me there
with them, and so back home, and after supper to bed.



6th.  Up betimes and did much business before office time.  Then to the
office and there till noon and so home to dinner and to the office again
till night.  In the evening being at Sir W. Batten's, stepped in (for I
have not used to go thither a good while), I find my Lord Bruncker and
Mrs. Williams, and they would of their own accord, though I had never
obliged them (nor my wife neither) with one visit for many of theirs, go
see my house and my wife; which I showed them and made them welcome with
wine and China oranges (now a great rarity since the war, none to be
had).  There being also Captain Cocke and Mrs. Turner, who had never been
in my house since I come to the office before, and Mrs. Carcasse, wife of
Mr. Carcasses.  My house happened to be mighty clean, and did me great
honour, and they mightily pleased with it.  They gone I to the office and
did some business, and then home to supper and to bed.  My mind troubled
through a doubtfulness of my having incurred Sir W. Coventry's
displeasure by not having waited on him since his coming to towne, which
is a mighty faulte and that I can bear the fear of the bad effects of
till I have been with him, which shall be to-morrow, God willing.  So to
bed.



7th.  Up betimes, and to St. James's, thinking Mr. Coventry had lain
there; but he do not, but at White Hall; so thither I went and had as
good a time as heart could wish, and after an houre in his chamber about
publique business he and I walked up, and the Duke being gone abroad we
walked an houre in the Matted Gallery: he of himself begun to discourse
of the unhappy differences between him and my Lord of Sandwich, and from
the beginning to the end did run through all passages wherein my Lord
hath, at any time, gathered any dissatisfaction, and cleared himself to
me most honourably; and in truth, I do believe he do as he says.  I did
afterwards purge myself of all partiality in the business of Sir G.
Carteret, (whose story Sir W. Coventry did also run over,) that I do mind
the King's interest, notwithstanding my relation to him; all which he
declares he firmly believes, and assures me he hath the same kindnesse
and opinion of me as ever.  And when I said I was jealous of myself, that
having now come to such an income as I am, by his favour, I should not be
found to do as much service as might deserve it; he did assure me, he
thinks it not too much for me, but thinks I deserve it as much as any man
in England.  All this discourse did cheer my heart, and sets me right
again, after a good deal of melancholy, out of fears of his
disinclination to me, upon the differences with my Lord Sandwich and Sir
G. Carteret; but I am satisfied throughly, and so went away quite another
man, and by the grace of God will never lose it again by my folly in not
visiting and writing to him, as I used heretofore to do.  Thence by coach
to the Temple, and it being a holyday, a fast-day, there 'light, and took
water, being invited, and down to Greenwich, to Captain Cocke's, where
dined, he and Lord Bruncker, and Matt. Wren, Boltele, and Major Cooper,
who is also a very pretty companion; but they all drink hard, and, after
dinner, to gaming at cards.  So I provoked my Lord to be gone, and he and
I to Mr. Cottle's and met Mrs. Williams (without whom he cannot stir out
of doors) and there took coach and away home.  They carry me to London
and set me down at the Temple, where my mind changed and I home, and to
writing and heare my boy play on the lute, and a turne with my wife
pleasantly in the garden by moonshine, my heart being in great peace, and
so home to supper and to bed.  The King and Duke are to go to-morrow to
Audly End, in order to the seeing and buying of it of my Lord Suffolke.



8th.  Up betimes and to the office, where all the morning sitting and did
discover three or four fresh instances of Sir W. Pen's old cheating
dissembling tricks, he being as false a fellow as ever was born.  Thence
with Sir.  W. Batten and Lord Bruncker to the White Horse in Lumbard
Streete to dine with Captain Cocke, upon particular business of canvas to
buy for the King, and here by chance I saw the mistresse of the house I
have heard much of, and a very pretty woman she is indeed and her husband
the simplest looked fellow and old that ever I saw.  After dinner I took
coach and away to Hales's, where my wife is sitting; and, indeed, her
face and necke, which are now finished, do so please me that I am not
myself almost, nor was not all the night after in writing of my letters,
in consideration of the fine picture that I shall be master of.  Thence
home and to the office, where very late, and so home to supper and to
bed.



9th.  Up, and being ready, to the Cockpitt to make a visit to the Duke of
Albemarle, and to my great joy find him the same man to me that [he has
been] heretofore, which I was in great doubt of, through my negligence in
not visiting of him a great while; and having now set all to rights
there, I am in mighty ease in my mind and I think shall never suffer
matters to run so far backward again as I have done of late, with
reference to my neglecting him and Sir W. Coventry.  Thence by water down
to Deptford, where I met my Lord Bruncker and Sir W. Batten by agreement,
and to measuring Mr. Castle's new third-rate ship, which is to be called
the Defyance.

     [William Castell wrote to the Navy Commissioners on February 17th,
     1665-66, to inform them that the "Defiance" had gone to Longreach,
     and again, on February 22nd, to say that Mr. Grey had no masts large
     enough for the new ship.  Sir William Batten on March 29th asked for
     the consent of the Board to bring the "Defiance" into dock ("
     Calendar of State Papers," Domestic, 1665-66, pp.  252, 262, 324).]

And here I had my end in saving the King some money and getting myself
some experience in knowing how they do measure ships.  Thence I left them
and walked to Redriffe, and there taking water was overtaken by them in
their boat, and so they would have me in with them to Castle's house,
where my Lady Batten and Madam Williams were, and there dined and a deale
of doings.  I had a good dinner and counterfeit mirthe and pleasure with
them, but had but little, thinking how I neglected my business.  Anon,
all home to Sir W. Batten's and there Mrs. Knipp coming we did spend the
evening together very merry.  She and I singing, and, God forgive me!  I
do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem
pleasure above all things, though yet in the middle of it, it has
reluctances after my business, which is neglected by my following my
pleasure.  However musique and women I cannot but give way to, whatever
my business is.  They being gone I to the office a while and so home to
supper and to bed.



10th.  Up, and to the office, and there busy sitting till noon.  I find
at home Mrs. Pierce and Knipp come to dine with me.  We were mighty
merry; and, after dinner, I carried them and my wife out by coach to the
New Exchange, and there I did give my valentine, Mrs. Pierce, a dozen
payre of gloves, and a payre of silke stockings, and Knipp for company's
sake, though my wife had, by my consent, laid out 20s. upon her the other
day, six payre of gloves.  Thence to Hales's to have seen our pictures,
but could not get in, he being abroad, and so to the Cakehouse hard by,
and there sat in the coach with great pleasure, and eat some fine cakes
and so carried them to Pierces and away home.  It is a mighty fine witty
boy, Mrs. Pierces little boy.  Thence home and to the office, where late
writing letters and leaving a great deale to do on Monday, I home to
supper and to bed.  The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more
in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do it; and
out of my observation that most men that do thrive in the world, do
forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their
estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late
for them to enjoy it with any pleasure.



11th (Lord's day).  Up, and by water to White Hall, there met
Mr. Coventry coming out, going along with the Commissioners of the
Ordnance to the water side to take barge, they being to go down to the
Hope.  I returned with them as far as the Tower in their barge speaking
with Sir W. Coventry and so home and to church, and at noon dined and
then to my chamber, where with great pleasure about one business or other
till late, and so to supper and to bed.



12th.  Up betimes, and called on by abundance of people about business,
and then away by water to Westminster, and there to the Exchequer about
some business, and thence by coach calling at several places, to the Old
Exchange, and there did much business, and so homeward and bought a
silver salt for my ordinary table to use, and so home to dinner, and
after dinner comes my uncle and aunt Wight, the latter I have not seen
since the plague; a silly, froward, ugly woman she is.  We made mighty
much of them, and she talks mightily of her fear of the sicknesse, and so
a deale of tittle tattle and I left them and to my office where late, and
so home to supper and to bed.  This day I hear my Uncle Talbot Pepys died
the last week, and was buried.  All the news now is, that Sir Jeremy
Smith is at Cales--[Cadiz]--with his fleete, and Mings in the Elve.--
[Elbe]--The King is come this noon to towne from Audly End, with the
Duke of Yorke and a fine train of gentlemen.



13th.  Up betimes, and to the office, where busy sitting all the morning,
and I begin to find a little convenience by holding up my head to Sir W.
Pen, for he is come to be more supple.  At noon to dinner, and then to
the office again, where mighty business, doing a great deale till
midnight and then home to supper and to bed.  The plague encreased this
week 29 from 28, though the total fallen from 238 to 207, which do never
a whit please me.



14th.  Up, and met by 6 o'clock in my chamber Mr. Povy (from White Hall)
about evening reckonings between him and me, on our Tangier business, and
at it hard till toward eight o'clock, and he then carried me in his
chariot to White Hall, where by and by my fellow officers met me, and we
had a meeting before the Duke.  Thence with my Lord Bruncker towards
London, and in our way called in Covent Garden, and took in Sir John
(formerly Dr.) Baber; who hath this humour that he will not enter into
discourse while any stranger is in company, till he be told who he is
that seems a stranger to him.  This he did declare openly to me, and
asked my Lord who I was, giving this reason, that he has been
inconvenienced by being too free in discourse till he knew who all the
company were.  Thence to Guildhall (in our way taking in Dr. Wilkins),
and there my Lord and I had full and large discourse with Sir Thomas
Player, the Chamberlain of the City (a man I have much heard of for his
credit and punctuality in the City, and on that score I had a desire to
be made known to him), about the credit of our tallys, which are lodged
there for security to such as should lend money thereon to the use of the
Navy.  And I had great satisfaction therein: and the truth is, I find all
our matters of credit to be in an ill condition.  Thence, I being in a
little haste walked before and to the 'Change a little and then home, and
presently to Trinity house to dinner, where Captain Cox made his Elder
Brother's dinner.  But it seemed to me a very poor sorry dinner.  I
having many things in my head rose, when my belly was full, though the
dinner not half done, and home and there to do some business, and by and
by out of doors and met Mr. Povy coming to me by appointment, but it
being a little too late, I took a little pride in the streete not to go
back with him, but prayed him to come another time, and I away to Kate
Joyce's, thinking to have spoke to her husband about Pall's business, but
a stranger, the Welsh Dr. Powell, being there I forebore and went away
and so to Hales's, to see my wife's picture, which I like mighty well,
and there had the pleasure to see how suddenly he draws the Heavens,
laying a darke ground and then lightening it when and where he will.
Thence to walk all alone in the fields behind Grayes Inne, making an end
of reading over my dear "Faber fortunae," of my Lord Bacon's, and thence,
it growing dark, took two or three wanton turns about the idle places and
lanes about Drury Lane, but to no satisfaction, but a great fear of the
plague among them, and so anon I walked by invitation to Mrs. Pierces,
where I find much good company, that is to say, Mrs. Pierce, my wife,
Mrs. Worshipp and her daughter, and Harris the player, and Knipp, and
Mercer, and Mrs. Barbary Sheldon, who is come this day to spend a weeke
with my wife; and here with musique we danced, and sung and supped, and
then to sing and dance till past one in the morning; and much mirthe with
Sir Anthony Apsley and one Colonell Sidney, who lodge in the house; and
above all, they are mightily taken with Mrs. Knipp.  Hence weary and
sleepy we broke up, and I and my company homeward by coach and to bed.



15th.  Lay till it was full time to rise, it being eight o'clock, and so
to the office and there sat till almost three o'clock and then to dinner,
and after dinner (my wife and Mercer and Mrs. Barbary being gone to
Hales's before), I and my cozen Anthony Joyce, who come on purpose to
dinner with me, and he and I to discourse of our proposition of marriage
between Pall and Harman, and upon discourse he and I to Harman's house
and took him to a taverne hard by, and we to discourse of our business,
and I offered L500, and he declares most ingenuously that his trade is
not to be trusted on, that he however needs no money, but would have her
money bestowed on her, which I like well, he saying that he would
adventure 2 or L300 with her.  I like him as a most good-natured, and
discreet man, and, I believe, very cunning.  We come to this conclusion
for us to meete one another the next weeke, and then we hope to come to
some end, for I did declare myself well satisfied with the match.  Thence
to Hales's, where I met my wife and people; and do find the picture,
above all things, a most pretty picture, and mighty like my wife; and I
asked him his price: he says L14, and the truth is, I think he do deserve
it.  Thence toward London and home, and I to the office, where I did
much, and betimes to bed, having had of late so little sleep, and there
slept



16th.  Till 7 this morning.  Up and all the morning about the
Victualler's business, passing his account.  At noon to the 'Change, and
did several businesses, and thence to the Crowne behind the 'Change and
dined with my Lord Bruncker and Captain Cocke and Fenn, and Madam
Williams, who without question must be my Lord's wife, and else she could
not follow him wherever he goes and kisse and use him publiquely as she
do.  Thence to the office, where Sir W. Pen and I made an end of the
Victualler's business, and thence abroad about several businesses, and so
in the evening back again, and anon called on by Mr. Povy, and he and I
staid together in my chamber till 12 at night ending our reckonings and
giving him tallys for all I was to pay him and so parted, and I to make
good my Journall for two or three days, and begun it till I come to the
other side, where I have scratched so much, for, for want of sleep, I
begun to write idle and from the purpose.  So forced to breake off, and
to bed.--[There are several erasures in the original MS.]



17th.  Up, and to finish my Journall, which I had not sense enough the
last night to make an end of, and thence to the office, where very busy
all the morning.  At noon home to dinner and presently with my wife out
to Hales's, where I am still infinitely pleased with my wife's picture.
I paid him L14 for it, and 25s. for the frame, and I think it is not a
whit too deare for so good a picture.  It is not yet quite finished and
dry, so as to be fit to bring home yet.  This day I begun to sit, and he
will make me, I think, a very fine picture.  He promises it shall be as
good as my wife's, and I sit to have it full of shadows, and do almost
break my neck looking over my shoulder to make the posture for him to
work by.  Thence home and to the office, and so home having a great cold,
and so my wife and Mrs. Barbary have very great ones, we are at a loss
how we all come by it together, so to bed, drinking butter-ale.  This day
my W. Hewer comes from Portsmouth and gives me an instance of another
piece of knavery of Sir W. Pen, who wrote to Commissioner Middleton, that
it was my negligence the other day he was not acquainted, as the board
directed, with our clerks coming down to the pay.  But I need no new
arguments to teach me that he is a false rogue to me and all the world
besides.



18th (Lord's day).  Up and my cold better, so to church, and then home to
dinner, and so walked out to St. James's Church, thinking to have seen
faire Mrs. Butler, but could not, she not being there, nor, I believe,
lives thereabouts now.  So walked to Westminster, very fine fair dry
weather, but all cry out for lack of rain.  To Herbert's and drank, and
thence to Mrs. Martin's, and did what I would with her; her husband going
for some wine for us.  The poor man I do think would take pains if I can
get him a purser's place, which I will endeavour.  She tells me as a
secret that Betty Howlet of the Hall, my little sweetheart, that I used
to call my second wife, is married to a younger son of Mr. Michell's (his
elder brother, who should have had her, being dead this plague), at which
I am glad, and that they are to live nearer me in Thames Streete, by the
Old Swan.  Thence by coach home and to my chamber about some accounts,
and so to bed.  Sir Christopher Mings is come home from Hambro without
anything done, saving bringing home some pipestaves for us.



19th.  Up betimes and upon a meeting extraordinary at the office most of
the morning with Lord Bruncker, Sir W. Coventry, and Sir W. Pen, upon the
business of the accounts.  Where now we have got almost as much as we
would have we begin to lay all on the Controller, and I fear he will be
run down with it, for he is every day less and less capable of doing
business.  Thence with my Lord Bruncker, Sir W. Coventry to the ticket
office, to see in what little order things are there, and there it is a
shame to see how the King is served.  Thence to the Chamberlain of
London, and satisfy ourselves more particularly how much credit we have
there, which proves very little.  Thence to Sir Robert Long's, absent.
About much the same business, but have not the satisfaction we would have
there neither.  So Sir W. Coventry parted, and my Lord and I to Mrs.
Williams's, and there I saw her closett, where indeed a great many fine
things there are, but the woman I hate.  Here we dined, and Sir J. Minnes
come to us, and after dinner we walked to the King's play-house, all in
dirt, they being altering of the stage to make it wider.  But God knows
when they will begin to act again; but my business here was to see the
inside of the stage and all the tiring-rooms and machines; and, indeed,
it was a sight worthy seeing.  But to see their clothes, and the various
sorts, and what a mixture of things there was; here a wooden-leg, there a
ruff, here a hobbyhorse, there a crown, would make a man split himself to
see with laughing; and particularly Lacy's wardrobe, and Shotrell's. But
then again, to think how fine they show on the stage by candle-light, and
how poor things they are to look now too near hand, is not pleasant at
all.  The machines are fine, and the paintings very pretty.  Thence
mightily satisfied in my curiosity I away with my Lord to see him at her
house again, and so take leave and by coach home and to the office, and
thence sent for to Sir G. Carteret by and by to the Broad Streete, where
he and I walked two or three hours till it was quite darke in his gallery
talking of his affairs, wherein I assure him all will do well, and did
give him (with great liberty, which he accepted kindly) my advice to deny
the Board nothing they would aske about his accounts, but rather call
upon them to know whether there was anything more they desired, or was
wanting.  But our great discourse and serious reflections was upon the
bad state of the kingdom in general, through want of money and good
conduct, which we fear will undo all.  Thence mightily satisfied with
this good fortune of this discourse with him I home, and there walked in
the darke till 10 o'clock at night in the garden with Sir W. Warren,
talking of many things belonging to us particularly, and I hope to get
something considerably by him before the year be over.  He gives me good
advice of circumspection in my place, which I am now in great mind to
improve; for I think our office stands on very ticklish terms, the
Parliament likely to sit shortly and likely to be asked more money, and
we able to give a very bad account of the expence of what we have done
with what they did give before.  Besides, the turning out the prize
officers may be an example for the King giving us up to the Parliament's
pleasure as easily, for we deserve it as much.  Besides, Sir G. Carteret
did tell me tonight how my Lord Bruncker himself, whose good-will I could
have depended as much on as any, did himself to him take notice of the
many places I have; and though I was a painful man, yet the Navy was
enough for any man to go through with in his owne single place there,
which much troubles me, and shall yet provoke me to more and more care
and diligence than ever.  Thence home to supper, where I find my wife and
Mrs. Barbary with great colds, as I also at this time have.  This day by
letter from my father he propounds a match in the country for Pall, which
pleased me well, of one that hath seven score and odd pounds land per
annum in possession, and expects L1000 in money by the death of an old
aunt.  He hath neither father, mother, sister, nor brother, but demands
L600 down, and L100 on the birth of first child, which I had some
inclination to stretch to.  He is kinsman to, and lives with, Mr.
Phillips, but my wife tells me he is a drunken, ill-favoured, ill-bred
country fellow, which sets me off of it again, and I will go on with
Harman.  So after supper to bed.



20th.  Up and to the office, where busy all the morning.  At noon dined
in haste, and so my wife, Mrs. Barbary, Mercer, and I by coach to
Hales's, where I find my wife's picture now perfectly finished in all
respects, and a beautiful picture it is, as almost I ever saw.  I sat
again, and had a great deale done, but, whatever the matter is, I do not
fancy that it has the ayre of my face, though it will be a very fine
picture.  Thence home and to my business, being post night, and so home
to supper and to, bed.



21st.  Up betimes, and first by coach to my Lord Generall to visitt him,
and then to the Duke of Yorke, where we all met and did our usual
business with him; but, Lord! how everything is yielded to presently,
even by Sir W. Coventry, that is propounded by the Duke, as now to have
Troutbecke, his old surgeon, and intended to go Surgeon-General of the
fleete, to go Physician-General of the fleete, of which there never was
any precedent in the world, and he for that to have L20 per month.
Thence with Lord Bruncker to Sir Robert Long, whom we found in his
closett, and after some discourse of business he fell to discourse at
large and pleasant, and among other things told us of the plenty of
partridges in France, where he says the King of France and his company
killed with their guns, in the plain de Versailles, 300 and odd
partridges at one bout.  Thence I to the Excise Office behind the
'Change, and there find our business of our tallys in great disorder as
to payment, and thereupon do take a resolution of thinking how to remedy
it, as soon as I can.  Thence home, and there met Sir W. Warren, and
after I had eat a bit of victuals (he staying in the office) he and I to
White Hall.  He to look after the business of the prize ships which we
are endeavouring to buy, and hope to get money by them.  So I to London
by coach and to Gresham College, where I staid half an houre, and so away
home to my office, and there walking late alone in the darke in the
garden with Sir W. Warren, who tells me that at the Committee of the
Lords for the prizes to-day, there passed very high words between my Lord
Ashly and Sir W. Coventry, about our business of the prize ships.  And
that my Lord Ashly did snuff and talk as high to him, as he used to do to
any ordinary seaman.  And that Sir W. Coventry did take it very quietly,
but yet for all did speak his mind soberly and with reason, and went
away, saying, he had done his duty therein, and so left it to them,
whether they would let so many ships go for masts or not: Here he and I
talked of 1,000 businesses, all profitable discourse, and late parted,
and I home to supper and to bed, troubled a little at a letter from my
father, telling me how [he] is like to be sued for a debt of Tom's, by
Smith, the mercer.



22nd.  Up, and to the office all the morning.  At noon my wife being gone
to her father's I dined with Sir W. Batten, he inviting me.  After dinner
to my office close, and did very much business, and so late home to
supper and to bed.  The plague increased four this week, which troubles
me, though but one in the whole.



23rd.  Up, and going out of my dressing-room, when ready to go down
stairs, I spied little Mrs. Tooker, my pretty little girle, which, it
seems, did come yesterday to our house to stay a little while with us,
but I did not know of it till now.  I was glad of her coming, she being a
very pretty child, and now grown almost a woman.  I out by six o'clock by
appointment to Hales's, where we fell to my picture presently very hard,
and it comes on a very fine picture, and very merry, pleasant discourse
we had all the morning while he was painting.  Anon comes my wife and
Mercer and little Tooker, and having done with me we all to a picture
drawer's hard by, Hales carrying me to see some landskipps of a man's
doing.  But I do not [like] any of them, save only a piece of fruit,
which indeed was very fine.  Thence I to Westminster, to the Chequer,
about a little business, and then to the Swan, and there sent for a bit
of meat and dined; and after dinner had opportunity of being pleased with
Sarah; and so away to Westminster Hall, and there Mrs. Michell tells me
with great joy how little Betty Howlett is married to her young son
Michell, which is a pretty odd thing, that he should so soon succeed in
the match to his elder brother that died of the plague, and to the house
and trade intended for him, and more they say that the girle has
heretofore said that she did love this little one more than the other
brother that was intended her all along.  I am mighty glad of this match,
and more that they are likely to live near me in Thames Streete, where I
may see Betty now and then, whom I from a girle did use to call my second
wife, and mighty pretty she is.  Thence by coach to Anthony Joyce to
receive Harman's answer, which did trouble me to receive, for he now
demands L800, whereas he never made exception at the portion, but
accepted of L500.  This I do not like; but, however, I cannot much blame
the man, if he thinks he can get more of another than of me.  So home and
hard to my business at the office, where much business, and so home to
supper and to bed.



24th.  Up and to the office, where all the morning.  At noon home to
dinner, where Anthony Joyce, and I did give my final answer, I would give
but L500 with my sister, and did show him the good offer made us in the
country, to which I did now more and more incline, and intend to pursue
that.  After dinner I to White Hall to a Committee for Tangier, where the
Duke of Yorke was, and I acquitted myself well in what I had to do.
After the Committee up, I had occasion to follow the Duke into his
lodgings, into a chamber where the Duchesse was sitting to have her
picture drawn by Lilly, who was there at work.  But I was well pleased to
see that there was nothing near so much resemblance of her face in his
work, which is now the second, if not the third time, as there was of my
wife's at the very first time.  Nor do I think at last it can be like,
the lines not being in proportion to those of her face.  So home, and to
the office, where late, and so to bed.



25th (Lady day and Sunday).  Up, and to my chamber in my gowne all the
morning about settling my papers there.  At noon to dinner, where my
wife's brother, whom I sent for to offer making him a Muster-Master and
send to sea, which the poore man likes well of and will go, and it will
be a good preferment to him, only hazardous.  I hope he will prove a good
discreet man.  After dinner to my papers and Tangier accounts again till
supper, and after supper again to them, but by my mixing them, I know not
how, my private and publique accounts, it makes me mad to see how hard it
is to bring them to be understood, and my head is confounded, that though
I did sweare to sit up till one o'clock upon them, yet, I fear, it will
be to no purpose, for I cannot understand what I do or have been doing of
them to-day.



26th.  Up, and a meeting extraordinary there was of Sir W. Coventry, Lord
Bruncker, and myself, about the business of settling the ticket office,
where infinite room is left for abusing the King in the wages of seamen.
Our [meeting] being done, my Lord Bruncker and I to the Tower, to see the
famous engraver, to get him to grave a seale for the office.  And did see
some of the finest pieces of work in embossed work, that ever I did see
in my life, for fineness and smallness of the images thereon, and I will
carry my wife thither to shew them her.  Here I also did see bars of gold
melting, which was a fine sight.  So with my Lord to the Pope's Head
Taverne in Lumbard Streete to dine by appointment with Captain Taylor,
whither Sir W. Coventry come to us, and were mighty merry, and I find
reason to honour him every day more and more.  Thence alone to Broade
Street to Sir G. Carteret by his desire to confer with him, who is I find
in great pain about the business of the office, and not a little, I
believe, in fear of falling there, Sir W. Coventry having so great a
pique against him, and herein I first learn an eminent instance how great
a man this day, that nobody would think could be shaken, is the next
overthrown, dashed out of countenance, and every small thing of
irregularity in his business taken notice of, where nobody the other day
durst cast an eye upon them, and next I see that he that the other day
nobody durst come near is now as supple as a spaniel, and sends and
speaks to me with great submission, and readily hears to advice.  Thence
home to the office, where busy late, and so home a little to my accounts
publique and private, but could not get myself rightly to know how to
dispose of them in order to passing.



27th.  All the morning at the office busy.  At noon dined at home, Mr.
Cooke, our old acquaintance at my Lord Sandwich's, come to see and dine
with me, but I quite out of humour, having many other and better things
to thinke of.  Thence to the office to settle my people's worke and then
home to my publique accounts of Tangier, which it is strange by meddling
with evening reckonings with Mr. Povy lately how I myself am become
intangled therein, so that after all I could do, ready to breake my head
and brains, I thought of another way, though not so perfect, yet the only
one which this account is capable of.  Upon this latter I sat up till
past two in the morning and then to bed.



28th.  Up, and with Creed, who come hither betimes to speake with me
about his accounts, to White Hall by water, mighty merry in discourse,
though I had been very little troubled with him, or did countenance it,
having now, blessed be God!  a great deale of good business to mind to
better purpose than chatting with him.  Waited on the Duke, after that
walked with Sir W. Clerke into St. James's Parke, and by and by met with
Mr. Hayes, Prince Rupert's Secretary, who are mighty, both, briske
blades, but I fear they promise themselves more than they expect.  Thence
to the Cockpitt, and dined with a great deal of company at the Duke of
Albemarle's, and a bad and dirty, nasty dinner.  So by coach to Hales's,
and there sat again, and it is become mighty like.  Hither come my wife
and Mercer brought by Mrs. Pierce and Knipp, we were mighty merry and the
picture goes on the better for it.  Thence set them down at Pierces, and
we home, where busy and at my chamber till 12 at night, and so to bed.
This night, I am told, the Queene of Portugall, the mother to our Queene,
is lately dead, and newes brought of it hither this day.

     [Donna Luiza, the Queen Regent of Portugal.  She was daughter of the
     Duke de Medina Sidonia and widow of Juan IV. The Court wore the
     deepest mourning on this occasion.  The ladies were directed to wear
     their hair plain, and to appear without spots on their faces, the
     disfiguring fashion of patching having just been introduced.--
     Strickland s Queens of England, vol. viii., p. 362.]



29th.  All the morning hard at the office.  At noon dined and then out to
Lumbard Streete, to look after the getting of some money that is lodged
there of mine in Viner's hands, I having no mind to have it lie there
longer.  So back again and to the office, where and at home about
publique and private business and accounts till past 12 at night, and so
to bed.  This day, poor Jane, my old, little Jane, came to us again, to
my wife's and my great content, and we hope to take mighty pleasure in
her, she having all the marks and qualities of a good and loving and
honest servant, she coming by force away from the other place, where she
hath lived ever since she went from us, and at our desire, her late
mistresse having used all the stratagems she could to keepe her.



30th.  My wife and I mighty pleased with Jane's coming to us again.  Up,
and away goes Alce, our cooke-mayde, a good servant, whom we loved and
did well by her, and she an excellent servant, but would not bear being
told of any faulte in the fewest and kindest words and would go away of
her owne accord, after having given her mistresse warning fickly for a
quarter of a yeare together.  So we shall take another girle and make
little Jane our cook, at least, make a trial of it.  Up, and after much
business I out to Lumbard Streete, and there received L2200 and brought
it home; and, contrary to expectation, received L35 for the use of L2000
of it [for] a quarter of a year, where it hath produced me this profit,
and hath been a convenience to me as to care and security of my house,
and demandable at two days' warning, as this hath been.  This morning Sir
W. Warren come to me a second time about having L2000 of me upon his
bills on the Act to enable him to pay for the ships he is buying, wherein
I shall have considerable profit.  I am loth to do it, but yet speaking
with Colvill I do not see but I shall be able to do it and get money by
it too.  Thence home and eat one mouthful, and so to Hales's, and there
sat till almost quite darke upon working my gowne, which I hired to be
drawn in; an Indian gowne, and I do see all the reason to expect a most
excellent picture of it.  So home and to my private accounts in my
chamber till past one in the morning, and so to bed, with my head full of
thoughts for my evening of all my accounts tomorrow, the latter end of
the month, in which God give me good issue, for I never was in such a
confusion in my life and that in great sums.



31st All the morning at the office busy.  At noon to dinner, and thence
to the office and did my business there as soon as I could, and then home
and to my accounts, where very late at them, but, Lord!  what a deale of
do I have to understand any part of them, and in short do what I could,
I could not come to any understanding of them, but after I had throughly
wearied myself, I was forced to go to bed and leave them much against my
will and vowe too, but I hope God will forgive me, for I have sat up
these four nights till past twelve at night to master them, but cannot.
Thus ends this month, with my head and mind mighty full and disquiett
because of my accounts, which I have let go too long, and confounded my
publique with my private that I cannot come to any liquidating of them.
However, I do see that I must be grown richer than I was by a good deale
last month.  Busy also I am in thoughts for a husband for my sister, and
to that end my wife and I have determined that she shall presently go
into the country to my father and mother, and consider of a proffer made
them for her in the country, which, if she likes, shall go forward.






                          DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
                                  APRIL
                                  1666


April 1st (Lord's day).  Up and abroad, and by coach to Charing Cross, to
wait on Sir Philip Howard; whom I found in bed: and he do receive me very
civilly.  My request was about suffering my wife's brother to go to sea,
and to save his pay in the Duke's guards; which after a little difficulty
he did with great respect agree to.  I find him a very fine-spoken
gentleman, and one of great parts, and very courteous.  Much pleased with
this visit I to White Hall, where I met Sir G. Downing, and to discourse
with him an houre about the Exchequer payments upon the late Act, and
informed myself of him thoroughly in my safety in lending L2000 to Sir W.
Warren, upon an order of his upon the Exchequer for L2602 and I do
purpose to do it.  Thence meeting Dr. Allen, the physician, he and I and
another walked in the Parke, a most pleasant warm day, and to the
Queene's chappell; where I do not so dislike the musique.  Here I saw on
a post an invitation to all good Catholiques to pray for the soul of such
a one departed this life.  The Queene, I hear, do not yet hear of the
death of her mother, she being in a course of physique, that they dare
not tell it her.  At noon by coach home, and there by invitation met my
uncle and aunt Wight and their cozen Mary, and dined with me and very
merry.  After dinner my uncle and I abroad by coach to White Hall, up and
down the house, and I did some business and thence with him and a
gentleman he met with to my Lord Chancellor's new house, and there viewed
it again and again and up to the top and I like it as well as ever and
think it a most noble house.  So all up and down my Lord St. Albans his
new building and market-house, and the taverne under the market-house,
looking to and again into every place of building, and so away and took
coach and home, where to my accounts, and was at them till I could not
hold open my eyes, and so to bed.  I this afternoon made a visit to my
Lady Carteret, whom I understood newly come to towne; and she took it
mighty kindly, but I see her face and heart are dejected from the
condition her husband's matters stand in.  But I hope they will do all
well enough.  And I do comfort her as much as I can, for she is a noble
lady.



2nd.  Up, and to the office and thence with Mr. Gawden to Guildhall to
see the bills and tallys there in the chamber (and by the way in the
streete his new coach broke and we fain to take an old hackney).  Thence
to the Exchequer again to inform myself of some other points in the new
Act in order to my lending Sir W. Warren L2000 upon an order of his upon
the Act, which they all encourage me to.  There walking with Mr. Gawden
in Westminster Hall, he and I to talke from one business to another and
at last to the marriage of his daughter.  He told me the story of Creed's
pretences to his daughter, and how he would not believe but she loved
him, while his daughter was in great passion on the other hand against
him.  Thence to talke of his son Benjamin; and I propounded a match for
him, and at last named my sister, which he embraces heartily, and
speaking of the lowness of her portion, that it would be less than L1000,
he tells me if every thing else agrees, he will out of what he means to
give me yearly, make a portion for her shall cost me nothing more than I
intend freely.  This did mightily rejoice me and full of it did go with
him to London to the 'Change; and there did much business and at the
Coffee-house with Sir W. Warren, who very wisely did shew me that my
matching my sister with Mr. Gawden would undo me in all my places,
everybody suspecting me in all I do; and I shall neither be able to serve
him, nor free myself from imputation of being of his faction, while I am
placed for his severest check.  I was convinced that it would be for
neither of our interests to make this alliance, and so am quite off of it
again, but with great satisfaction in the motion.  Thence to the Crowne
tavern behind the Exchange to meet with Cocke and Fenn and did so, and
dined with them, and after dinner had the intent of our meeting, which
was some private discourse with Fenn, telling him what I hear and think
of his business, which he takes very kindly and says he will look about
him.  It was about his giving of ill language and answers to people that
come to him about money and some other particulars.  This morning Mrs.
Barbary and little Mrs. Tooker went away homeward.  Thence my wife by
coach calling me at White Hall to visit my Lady Carteret, and she was not
within.  So to Westminster Hall, where I purposely tooke my wife well
dressed into the Hall to see and be seen; and, among others, [met]
Howlet's daughter, who is newly married, and is she I call wife, and one
I love mightily.  So to Broad Streete and there met my Lady and Sir G.
Carteret, and sat and talked with them a good while and so home, and to
my accounts which I cannot get through with.  But at it till I grew
drowsy, and so to bed mightily vexed that I can come to no better issue
in my accounts.



3rd.  Up, and Sir W. Warren with me betimes and signed a bond, and
assigned his order on the Exchequer to a blank for me to fill and I did
deliver him L1900.  The truth is, it is a great venture to venture so
much on the Act, but thereby I hedge in L300 gift for my service about
some ships that he hath bought, prizes, and good interest besides, and
his bond to repay me the money at six weeks' warning.  So to the office,
where busy all the morning.  At noon home to dinner, and there my brother
Balty dined with me and my wife, who is become a good serious man, and I
hope to do him good being sending him a Muster-Master on one of the
squadrons of the fleete.  After dinner and he gone I to my accounts hard
all the afternoon till it was quite darke, and I thank God I do come to
bring them very fairly to make me worth L5,000 stocke in the world, which
is a great mercy to me.  Though I am a little troubled to find L50
difference between the particular account I make to myself of my profits
and loss in each month and the account which I raise from my acquittances
and money which I have at the end of every month in my chest and other
men's hands.  However I do well believe that I am effectually L5,000, the
greatest sum I ever was in my life yet, and this day I have as I have
said before agreed with Sir W. Warren and got of him L300 gift.  At night
a while to the office and then home and supped and to my accounts again
till I was ready to sleepe, there being no pleasure to handle them, if
they are not kept in good order.  So to bed.



4th.  Up, and with Sir W. Pen in his coach to White Hall, in his way
talking simply and fondly as he used to do, but I find myself to slight
him and his simple talke, I thank God, and that my condition will enable
me to do it.  Thence, after doing our business with the Duke of Yorke,
with Captain Cocke home to the 'Change in his coach.  He promises me
presently a dozen of silver salts, and proposes a business for which he
hath promised Mrs. Williams for my Lord Bruncker a set of plate shall
cost him L500 and me the like, which will be a good business indeed.
After done several businesses at the 'Change I home, and being washing
day dined upon cold meate, and so abroad by coach to Hales's, and there
sat till night, mightily pleased with my picture, which is now almost
finished.  So by coach home, it being the fast day and to my chamber and
so after supper to bed, consulting how to send my wife into the country
to advise about Pall's marriage, which I much desire, and my father too,
and two or three offers are now in hand.



5th.  Up, and before office time to Lumbard Streete, and there at Viner's
was shewn the silver plates, made for Captain Cocke to present my Lord
Bruncker; and I chose a dozen of the same weight to be bespoke for
myself, which he told me yesterday he would give me on the same occasion.
To the office, where the falsenesse and impertinencies of Sir W. Pen
would make a man mad to think of.  At noon would have avoided, but could
not, dining with my Lord Bruncker and his mistresse with Captain Cocke at
the Sun Taverne in Fish Streete, where a good dinner, but the woman do
tire me, and indeed how simply my Lord Bruncker, who is otherwise a wise
man, do proceed at the table in serving of Cocke, without any means of
understanding in his proposal, or defence when proposed, would make a man
think him a foole.  After dinner home, where I find my wife hath on a
sudden, upon notice of a coach going away to-morrow, taken a resolution
of going in it to Brampton, we having lately thought it fit for her to go
to satisfy herself and me in the nature of the fellow that is there
proposed to my sister.  So she to fit herself for her journey and I to
the office all the afternoon till late, and so home and late putting
notes to "It is decreed, nor shall thy fate, &c." and then to bed.  The
plague is, to our great grief, encreased nine this week, though decreased
a few in the total.  And this encrease runs through many parishes, which
makes us much fear the next year.



6th.  Up mighty betimes upon my wife's going this day toward Brampton.  I
could not go to the coach with her, but W. Hewer did and hath leave from
me to go the whole day's journey with her.  All the morning upon business
at the office, and at noon dined, and Mrs. Hunt coming lent her L5 on her
occasions and so carried her to Axe Yard end at Westminster and there
left her, a good and understanding woman, and her husband I perceive
thrives mightily in his business of the Excise.  Thence to Mr. Hales and
there sat, and my picture almost finished, which by the word of Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce (who come in accidently) is mighty like, and I am sure I am
mightily pleased both in the thing and the posture.  Thence with them
home a little, and so to White Hall and there met by agreement with Sir
Stephen Fox and Mr. Ashburnham, and discoursed the business of our Excise
tallys; the former being Treasurer of the guards, and the other Cofferer
of the King's household.  I benefitted much by their discourse.  We come
to no great conclusion upon our discourse, but parted, and I home, where
all things, methinks, melancholy in the absence of my wife.  This day
great newes of the Swedes declaring for us against the Dutch, and, so far
as that, I believe it.  After a little supper to bed.



7th.  Lay pretty long to-day, lying alone and thinking of several
businesses.  So up to the office and there till noon.  Thence with my
Lord Bruncker home by coach to Mrs. Williams's, where Bab. Allen and Dr.
Charleton dined.  Bab and I sang and were mighty merry as we could be
there, where the rest of the company did not overplease.  Thence took her
by coach to Hales's, and there find Mrs. Pierce and her boy and Mary.
She had done sitting the first time, and indeed her face is mighty like
at first dash.  Thence took them to the cakehouse, and there called in
the coach for cakes and drank, and thence I carried them to my Lord
Chancellor's new house to shew them that, and all mightily pleased,
thence set each down at home, and so I home to the office, where about
ten of the clock W. Hewer comes to me to tell me that he has left my wife
well this morning at Bugden, which was great riding, and brings me a
letter from her.  She is very well got thither, of which I am heartily
glad.  After writing several letters, I home to supper and to bed.  The
Parliament of which I was afraid of their calling us of the Navy to an
account of the expense of money and stores and wherein we were so little
ready to give them a good answer [will soon meet].  The Bishop of
Munster, every body says, is coming to peace with the Dutch, we having
not supplied him with the money promised him.



8th (Lord's day).  Up, and was in great trouble how to get a passage to
White Hall, it raining, and no coach to be had.  So I walked to the Old
Swan, and there got a scull.  To the Duke of Yorke, where we all met to
hear the debate between Sir Thomas Allen and Mr. Wayth; the former
complaining of the latter's ill usage of him at the late pay of his ship.
But a very sorry poor occasion he had for it.  The Duke did determine it
with great judgement, chiding both, but encouraging Wayth to continue to
be a check to all captains in any thing to the King's right.  And,
indeed, I never did see the Duke do any thing more in order, nor with
more judgement than he did pass the verdict in this business.  The Court
full this morning of the newes of Tom Cheffin's death, the King's
closett-keeper.  He was well last night as ever, flaying at tables in the
house, and not very ill this morning at six o'clock, yet dead before
seven: they think, of an imposthume in his breast.  But it looks
fearfully among people nowadays, the plague, as we hear, encreasing every
where again.  To the Chappell, but could not get in to hear well.  But I
had the pleasure once in my life to see an Archbishop (this was of Yorke)
in a pulpit.  Then at a loss how to get home to dinner, having promised
to carry Mrs. Hunt thither.  At last got my Lord Hinchingbroke's coach,
he staying at Court; and so took her up in Axe-yard, and home and dined.
And good discourse of the old matters of the Protector and his family,
she having a relation to them.  The Protector

     [Richard Cromwell subsequently returned to England, and resided in
     strict privacy at Cheshunt for some years before his death in 1712]

lives in France: spends about L500 per annum.  Thence carried her home
again and then to Court and walked over to St. James's Chappell, thinking
to have heard a Jesuite preach, but come too late.  So got a hackney and
home, and there to business.  At night had Mercer comb my head and so to
supper, sing a psalm, and to bed.



9th.  Up betimes, and with my Joyner begun the making of the window in my
boy's chamber bigger, purposing it shall be a roome to eat and for having
musique in.  To the office, where a meeting upon extraordinary business,
at noon to the 'Change about more, and then home with Creed and dined,
and then with him to the Committee of Tangier, where I got two or three
things done I had a mind to of convenience to me.  Thence by coach to
Mrs. Pierce's, and with her and Knipp and Mrs. Pierce's boy and girle
abroad, thinking to have been merry at Chelsey; but being come almost to
the house by coach near the waterside, a house alone, I think the Swan,
a gentleman walking by called to us to tell us that the house was shut up
of the sicknesse.  So we with great affright turned back, being holden to
the gentleman; and went away (I for my part in great disorder) for
Kensington, and there I spent about 30s. upon the jades with great
pleasure, and we sang finely and staid till about eight at night, the
night coming on apace and so set them down at Pierce's, and so away home,
where awhile with Sir W. Warren about business, and then to bed,



10th.  Up betimes, and many people to me about business.  To the office
and there sat till noon, and then home and dined, and to the office again
all the afternoon, where we sat all, the first time of our resolution to
sit both forenoons and afternoons.  Much business at night and then home,
and though late did see some work done by the plasterer to my new window
in the boy's chamber plastered.  Then to supper, and after having my head
combed by the little girle to bed.  Bad news that the plague is decreased
in the general again and two increased in the sickness.



11th.  To White Hall, having first set my people to worke about setting
me rails upon the leads of my wife's closett, a thing I have long
designed, but never had a fit opportunity till now.  After having done
with the Duke of Yorke, I to Hales's, where there was nothing found to be
done more to my picture, but the musique, which now pleases me mightily,
it being painted true.  Thence home, and after dinner to Gresham College,
where a great deal of do and formality in choosing of the Council and
Officers.  I had three votes to be of the Council, who am but a stranger,
nor expected any.  So my Lord Bruncker being confirmed President I home,
where I find to my great content my rails up upon my leads.  To the
office and did a little business, and then home and did a great jobb at
my Tangier accounts, which I find are mighty apt to run into confusion,
my head also being too full of other businesses and pleasures.  This noon
Bagwell's wife come to me to the office, after her being long at
Portsmouth.  After supper, and past 12 at night to bed.



12th.  Up and to the office, where all the morning.  At noon dined at
home and so to my office again, and taking a turne in the garden my Lady
Pen comes to me and takes me into her house, where I find her daughter
and a pretty lady of her acquaintance, one Mrs. Lowder, sister, I
suppose, of her servant Lowder's, with whom I, notwithstanding all my
resolution to follow business close this afternoon, did stay talking and
playing the foole almost all the afternoon, and there saw two or three
foolish sorry pictures of her doing, but very ridiculous compared to what
my wife do.  She grows mighty homely and looks old.  Thence ashamed at
myself for this losse of time, yet not able to leave it, I to the office,
where my Lord Bruncker come; and he and I had a little fray, he being, I
find, a very peevish man, if he be denied what he expects, and very
simple in his argument in this business (about signing a warrant for
paying Sir Thos. Allen L1000 out of the groats); but we were pretty good
friends before we parted, and so we broke up and I to the writing my
letters by the post, and so home to supper and to bed.



13th.  Up, being called up by my wife's brother, for whom I have got a
commission from the Duke of Yorke for Muster-Master of one of the
divisions, of which Harman is Rere-Admirall, of which I am glad as well
as he.  After I had acquainted him with it, and discoursed a little of
it, I went forth and took him with me by coach to the Duke of Albemarle,
who being not up, I took a walk with Balty into the Parke, and to the
Queene's Chappell, it being Good Friday, where people were all upon their
knees very silent; but, it seems, no masse this day.  So back and waited
on the Duke and received some commands of his, and so by coach to Mr.
Hales's, where it is pretty strange to see that his second doing, I mean
the second time of her sitting, is less like Mrs. Pierce than the first,
and yet I am confident will be most like her, for he is so curious that I
do not see how it is possible for him to mistake.  Here he and I
presently resolved of going to White Hall, to spend an houre in the
galleries there among the pictures, and we did so to my great
satisfaction, he shewing me the difference in the payntings, and when I
come more and more to distinguish and observe the workmanship, I do not
find so many good things as I thought there was, but yet great difference
between the works of some and others; and, while my head and judgment was
full of these, I would go back again to his house to see his pictures,
and indeed, though, I think, at first sight some difference do open, yet
very inconsiderably but that I may judge his to be very good pictures.
Here we fell into discourse of my picture, and I am for his putting out
the Landskipp, though he says it is very well done, yet I do judge it
will be best without it, and so it shall be put out, and be made a plain
sky like my wife's picture, which will be very noble.  Thence called upon
an old woman in Pannier Ally to agree for ruling of some paper for me and
she will do it pretty cheap.  Here I found her have a very comely black
mayde to her servant, which I liked very well.  So home to dinner and to
see my joiner do the bench upon my leads to my great content.  After
dinner I abroad to carry paper to my old woman, and so to Westminster
Hall, and there beyond my intention or design did see and speak with
Betty Howlett, at her father's still, and it seems they carry her to her
own house to begin the world with her young husband on Monday next,
Easter Monday.  I please myself with the thoughts of her neighbourhood,
for I love the girl mightily.  Thence home, and thither comes Mr. Houblon
and a brother, with whom I evened for the charter parties of their ships
for Tangier, and paid them the third advance on their freight to full
satisfaction, and so, they being gone, comes Creed and with him till past
one in the morning, evening his accounts till my head aked and I was fit
for nothing, however, coming at last luckily to see through and settle
all to my mind, it did please me mightily, and so with my mind at rest to
bed, and he with me and hard to sleep.



14th.  Up about seven and finished our papers, he and I, and I delivered
him tallys and some money and so away I to the office, where we sat all
the morning.  At noon dined at home and Creed with me, then parted, and I
to the office, and anon called thence by Sir H. Cholmley and he and I to
my chamber, and there settled our matters of accounts, and did give him
tallys and money to clear him, and so he being gone and all these
accounts cleared I shall be even with the King, so as to make a very
clear and short account in a very few days, which pleases me very well.
Here he and I discoursed a great while about Tangier, and he do convince
me, as things are now ordered by my Lord Bellasses and will be by Norwood
(men that do only mind themselves), the garrison will never come to any
thing, and he proposes his owne being governor, which in truth I do think
will do very well, and that he will bring it to something.  He gone I to
my office, where to write letters late, and then home and looked over a
little more my papers of accounts lately passed, and so to bed.



15th (Easter Day).  Up and by water to Westminster to the Swan to lay
down my cloak, and there found Sarah alone, with whom after I had staid
awhile I to White Hall Chapel, and there coming late could hear nothing
of the Bishop of London's sermon.  So walked into the Park to the
Queene's chappell, and there heard a good deal of their mass, and some of
their musique, which is not so contemptible, I think, as our people would
make it, it pleasing me very well; and, indeed, better than the anthem I
heard afterwards at White Hall, at my coming back.  I staid till the King
went down to receive the Sacrament, and stood in his closett with a great
many others, and there saw him receive it, which I did never see the
manner of before.  But I do see very little difference between the degree
of the ceremonies used by our people in the administration thereof, and
that in the Roman church, saving that methought our Chappell was not so
fine, nor the manner of doing it so glorious, as it was in the Queene's
chappell.  Thence walked to Mr. Pierces, and there dined, I alone with
him and her and their children: very good company and good discourse,
they being able to tell me all the businesses of the Court; the amours
and the mad doings that are there; how for certain Mrs. Stewart do do
everything with the King that a mistress should do; and that the King
hath many bastard children that are known and owned, besides the Duke of
Monmouth.  After a great deale of this discourse I walked thence into the
Parke with her little boy James with me, who is the wittiest boy and the
best company in the world, and so back again through White Hall both
coming and going, and people did generally take him to be my boy and some
would aske me.  Thence home to Mr. Pierce again; and he being gone forth,
she and I and the children out by coach to Kensington, to where we were
the other day, and with great pleasure stayed till night; and were mighty
late getting home, the horses tiring and stopping at every twenty steps.
By the way we discoursed of Mrs. Clerke, who, she says, is grown mighty
high, fine, and proud, but tells me an odd story how Captain Rolt did see
her the other day accost a gentleman in Westminster Hall and went with
him, and he dogged them to Moorefields to a little blind bawdy house, and
there staid watching three hours and they come not out, so could stay no
longer but left them there, and he is sure it was she, he knowing her
well and describing her very clothes to Mrs. Pierce, which she knows are
what she wears.  Seeing them well at home I homeward, but the horses at
Ludgate Hill made a final stop; so there I 'lighted, and with a linke, it
being about 10 o'clock, walked home, and after singing a Psalm or two and
supped to bed.



16th.  Up, and set my people, Mercer, W. Hewer, Tom and the girle at work
at ruling and stitching my ruled book for the Muster-Masters, and I hard
toward the settling of my Tangier accounts.  At noon dined alone, the
girl Mercer taking physique can eat nothing, and W. Hewer went forth to
dinner.  So up to my accounts again, and then comes Mrs. Mercer and fair
Mrs. Turner, a neighbour of hers that my wife knows by their means, to
visit me.  I staid a great while with them, being taken with this pretty
woman, though a mighty silly, affected citizen woman she is.  Then I left
them to come to me at supper anon, and myself out by coach to the old
woman in Pannyer Alley for my ruled papers, and they are done, and I am
much more taken with her black maid Nan.  Thence further to Westminster,
thinking to have met Mrs. Martin, but could not find her, so back and
called at Kirton's to borrow 10s. to pay for my ruled papers, I having
not money in my pocket enough to pay for them.  But it was a pretty
consideration that on this occasion I was considering where I could with
most confidence in a time of need borrow 10s., and I protest I could not
tell where to do it and with some trouble and fear did aske it here.  So
that God keepe me from want, for I shall be in a very bad condition to
helpe myself if ever I should come to want or borrow.  Thence called for
my papers and so home, and there comes Mrs. Turner and Mercer and supped
with me, and well pleased I was with their company, but especially Mrs.
Turner's, she being a very pretty woman of person and her face pretty
good, the colour of her haire very fine and light.  They staid with me
talking till about eleven o'clock and so home, W. Hewer, who supped with
me, leading them home.  So I to bed.



17th.  Up, and to the office, where all the morning.  At noon dined at
home, my brother Balty with me, who is fitting himself to go to sea.  So
after dinner to my accounts and did proceed a good way in settling them,
and thence to the office, where all the afternoon late, writing my
letters and doing business, but, Lord! what a conflict I had with myself,
my heart tempting me 1000 times to go abroad about some pleasure or
other, notwithstanding the weather foule.  However I reproached myself
with my weaknesse in yielding so much my judgment to my sense, and
prevailed with difficulty and did not budge, but stayed within, and, to
my great content, did a great deale of business, and so home to supper
and to bed.  This day I am told that Moll Davis, the pretty girle, that
sang and danced so well at the Duke's house, is dead.



18th.  [Up] and by coach with Sir W. Batten and Sir Thos. Allen to White
Hall, and there after attending the Duke as usual and there concluding of
many things preparatory to the Prince and Generall's going to sea on
Monday next, Sir W. Batten and Sir T. Allen and I to Mr. Lilly's, the
painter's; and there saw the heads, some finished, and all begun, of the
Flaggmen in the late great fight with the Duke of Yorke against the
Dutch.  The Duke of Yorke hath them done to hang in his chamber, and very
finely they are done indeed.  Here is the Prince's, Sir G. Askue's, Sir
Thomas Teddiman's, Sir Christopher Mings, Sir Joseph Jordan, Sir William
Barkeley, Sir Thomas Allen, and Captain Harman's, as also the Duke of
Albemarle's; and will be my Lord Sandwich's, Sir W. Pen's, and Sir Jeremy
Smith's.  Being very well satisfied with this sight, and other good
pictures hanging in the house, we parted, and I left them, and [to] pass
away a little time went to the printed picture seller's in the way thence
to the Exchange, and there did see great plenty of fine prints; but did
not buy any, only a print of an old pillar in Rome made for a Navall
Triumph,

     [The columna rostrata erected in the Forum to C. Duilius, who
     obtained a triumph for the first naval victory over the
     Carthaginians, B.C. 261.  Part of the column was discovered in the
     ruins of the Forum near the Arch of Septimius, and transferred to
     the Capitol.--B.]

which for the antiquity of the shape of ships, I buy and keepe.  Thence
to the Exchange, that is, the New Exchange, and looked over some play
books and intend to get all the late new plays.  So to Westminster, and
there at the Swan got a bit of meat and dined alone; and so away toward
King's Street, and spying out of my coach Jane that lived heretofore at
Jevons, my barber's, I went a little further and stopped, and went on
foot back, and overtook her, taking water at Westminster Bridge, and
spoke to her, and she telling me whither she was going I over the water
and met her at Lambeth, and there drank with her; she telling me how he
that was so long her servant, did prove to be a married man, though her
master told me (which she denies) that he had lain with her several times
in his house.  There left her 'sans essayer alcune cose con elle', and so
away by boat to the 'Change, and took coach and to Mr. Hales, where he
would have persuaded me to have had the landskipp stand in my picture,
but I like it not and will have it otherwise, which I perceive he do not
like so well, however is so civil as to say it shall be altered.  Thence
away to Mrs. Pierces, who was not at home, but gone to my house to visit
me with Mrs. Knipp.  I therefore took up the little girle Betty and my
mayde Mary that now lives there and to my house, where they had been but
were gone, so in our way back again met them coming back again to my
house in Cornehill, and there stopped laughing at our pretty misfortunes,
and so I carried them to Fish Streete, and there treated them with prawns
and lobsters, and it beginning to grow darke we away, but the jest is our
horses would not draw us up the Hill, but we were fain to 'light and stay
till the coachman had made them draw down to the bottom of the Hill,
thereby warming their legs, and then they came up cheerfully enough, and
we got up and I carried them home, and coming home called at my paper
ruler's and there found black Nan, which pleases me mightily, and having
saluted her again and again away home and to bed .  .  .  .  .  In all my
ridings in the coach and intervals my mind hath been full these three
weeks of setting in musique "It is decreed, &c."



19th.  Lay long in bed, so to the office, where all the morning.  At noon
dined with Sir W. Warren at the Pope's Head.  So back to the office, and
there met with the Commissioners of the Ordnance, where Sir W. Pen being
almost drunk vexed me, and the more because Mr. Chichly observed it with
me, and it was a disparagement to the office.  They gone I to my office.
Anon comes home my wife from Brampton, not looked for till Saturday,
which will hinder me of a little pleasure, but I am glad of her coming.
She tells me Pall's business with Ensum is like to go on, but I must
give, and she consents to it, another 100. She says she doubts my father
is in want of money, for rents come in mighty slowly.  My mother grows
very unpleasant and troublesome and my father mighty infirm through his
old distemper, which altogether makes me mighty thoughtfull.  Having
heard all this and bid her welcome I to the office, where late, and so
home, and after a little more talk with my wife, she to bed and I after
her.



20th.  Up, and after an houre or two's talke with my poor wife, who gives
me more and more content every day than other, I abroad by coach to
Westminster, and there met with Mrs. Martin, and she and I over the water
to Stangold, and after a walke in the fields to the King's Head, and
there spent an houre or two with pleasure with her, and eat a tansy and
so parted, and I to the New Exchange, there to get a list of all the
modern plays which I intend to collect and to have them bound up
together.  Thence to Mr. Hales's, and there, though against his
particular mind, I had my landskipp done out, and only a heaven made in
the roome of it, which though it do not please me thoroughly now it is
done, yet it will do better than as it was before.  Thence to Paul's
Churchyarde, and there bespoke some new books, and so to my ruling
woman's and there did see my work a doing, and so home and to my office a
little, but was hindered of business I intended by being sent for to Mrs.
Turner, who desired some discourse with me and lay her condition before
me, which is bad and poor.  Sir Thomas Harvey intends again to have
lodgings in her house, which she prays me to prevent if I can, which I
promised.  Thence to talke generally of our neighbours.  I find she tells
me the faults of all of them, and their bad words of me and my wife, and
indeed do discover more than I thought.  So I told her, and so will
practise that I will have nothing to do with any of them.  She ended all
with a promise of shells to my wife, very fine ones indeed, and seems to
have great respect and honour for my wife.  So home and to bed.



21st. Up betimes and to the office, there to prepare some things against
the afternoon for discourse about the business of the pursers and
settling the pursers' matters of the fleete according to my proposition.
By and by the office sat, and they being up I continued at the office to
finish my matters against the meeting before the Duke this afternoon, so
home about three to clap a bit of meate in my mouth, and so away with Sir
W. Batten to White Hall, and there to the Duke, but he being to go abroad
to take the ayre, he dismissed us presently without doing any thing till
to-morrow morning.  So my Lord Bruncker and I down to walk in the garden
[at White Hall], it being a mighty hot and pleasant day; and there was
the King, who, among others, talked to us a little; and among other
pretty things, he swore merrily that he believed the ketch that Sir W.
Batten bought the last year at Colchester was of his own getting, it was
so thick to its length.  Another pleasant thing he said of Christopher
Pett, commending him that he will not alter his moulds of his ships upon
any man's advice; "as," says he, "Commissioner Taylor I fear do of his
New London, that he makes it differ, in hopes of mending the Old London,
built by him."  "For," says he, "he finds that God hath put him into the
right, and so will keep in it while he is in."  "And," says the King,
"I am sure it must be God put him in, for no art of his owne ever could
have done it;" for it seems he cannot give a good account of what he do
as an artist.  Thence with my Lord Bruncker in his coach to Hide Parke,
the first time I have been there this year.  There the King was; but I
was sorry to see my Lady Castlemaine, for the mourning forceing all the
ladies to go in black, with their hair plain and without any spots, I
find her to be a much more ordinary woman than ever I durst have thought
she was; and, indeed, is not so pretty as Mrs. Stewart, whom I saw there
also.  Having done at the Park he set me down at the Exchange, and I by
coach home and there to my letters, and they being done, to writing a
large letter about the business of the pursers to Sir W. Batten against
to-morrow's discourse, and so home and to bed.



22nd (Lord's day).  Up, and put on my new black coate, long down to my
knees, and with Sir W. Batten to White Hall, where all in deep mourning
for the Queene's mother.  There had great discourse, before the Duke and
Sir W. Coventry begun the discourse of the day about the purser's
business, which I seconded, and with great liking to the Duke, whom
however afterward my Lord Bruncker and Sir W. Pen did stop by some thing
they said, though not much to the purpose, yet because our proposition
had some appearance of certain charge to the King it was ruled that for
this year we should try another the same in every respect with ours,
leaving out one circumstance of allowing the pursers the victuals of all
men short of the complement.  I was very well satisfied with it and am
contented to try it, wishing it may prove effectual.  Thence away with
Sir W. Batten in his coach home, in our way he telling me the certaine
newes, which was afterward confirmed to me this day by several, that the
Bishopp of Munster has made a league [with] the Hollanders, and that our
King and Court are displeased much at it: moreover we are not sure of
Sweden.  I home to my house, and there dined mighty well, my poor wife
and Mercer and I.  So back again walked to White Hall, and there to and
again in the Parke, till being in the shoemaker's stockes.--[A cant
expression for tight shoes.]--I was heartily weary, yet walked however
to the Queene's Chappell at St. James's, and there saw a little mayde
baptized; many parts and words whereof are the same with that of our
Liturgy, and little that is more ceremonious than ours.  Thence walked to
Westminster and eat a bit of bread and drank, and so to Worster House,
and there staid, and saw the Council up, and then back, walked to the
Cockepitt, and there took my leave of the Duke of Albemarle, who is going
to-morrow to sea.  He seems mightily pleased with me, which I am glad of;
but I do find infinitely my concernment in being careful to appear to the
King and Duke to continue my care of his business, and to be found
diligent as I used to be.  Thence walked wearily as far as Fleet Streete
and so there met a coach and home to supper and to bed, having sat a
great while with Will Joyce, who come to see me, and it is the first time
I have seen him at my house since the plague, and find him the same
impertinent, prating coxcombe that ever he was.



23rd.  Being mighty weary last night, lay long this morning, then up and
to the office, where Sir W. Batten, Lord Bruncker and I met, and toward
noon took coach and to White Hall, where I had the opportunity to take
leave of the Prince, and again of the Duke of Albemarle; and saw them
kiss the King's hands and the Duke's; and much content, indeed, there
seems to be in all people at their going to sea, and [they] promise
themselves much good from them.  This morning the House of Parliament do
meet, only to adjourne again till winter.  The plague, I hear, encreases
in the towne much, and exceedingly in the country everywhere.  Thence
walked to Westminster Hall, and after a little stay, there being nothing
now left to keep me there, Betty Howlett being gone, I took coach and
away home, in my way asking in two or three places the worth of pearles,
I being now come to the time that I have long ago promised my wife a
necklace.  Dined at home and took Balty with me to Hales's to show him
his sister's picture, and thence to Westminster, and there I to the Swan
and drank, and so back again alone to Hales's and there met my wife and
Mercer, Mrs. Pierce being sitting, and two or three idle people of her
acquaintance more standing by.  Her picture do come on well.  So staid
until she had done and then set her down at home, and my wife and I and
the girle by coach to Islington, and there eat and drank in the coach and
so home, and there find a girle sent at my desire by Mrs. Michell of
Westminster Hall, to be my girle under the cooke-mayde, Susan.  But I am
a little dissatisfied that the girle, though young, is taller and bigger
than Su, and will not, I fear, be under her command, which will trouble
me, and the more because she is recommended by a friend that I would not
have any unkindness with, but my wife do like very well of her.  So to my
accounts and journall at my chamber, there being bonfires in the streete,
for being St. George's day, and the King's Coronation, and the day of the
Prince and Duke's going to sea.  So having done my business, to bed.


24th.  Up, and presently am told that the girle that came yesterday hath
packed up her things to be gone home again to Enfield, whence she come,
which I was glad of, that we might be at first rid of her altogether
rather than be liable to her going away hereafter.  The reason was that
London do not agree with her.  So I did give her something, and away she
went.  By and by comes Mr. Bland to me, the first time since his coming
from Tangier, and tells me, in short, how all things are out of order
there, and like to be; and the place never likely to come to anything
while the soldiers govern all, and do not encourage trade.  He gone I to
the office, where all the morning, and so to dinner, and there in the
afternoon very busy all day till late, and so home to supper and to bed.



25th.  Up, and to White Hall to the Duke as usual, and did our business
there.  So I away to Westminster (Batty with me, whom I had presented to
Sir W. Coventry) and there told Mrs. Michell of her kinswoman's running
away, which troubled her.  So home, and there find another little girle
come from my wife's mother, likely to do well.  After dinner I to the
office, where Mr. Prin come to meet about the Chest business; and till
company come, did discourse with me a good while alone in the garden
about the laws of England, telling me the many faults in them; and among
others, their obscurity through multitude of long statutes, which he is
about to abstract out of all of a sort; and as he lives, and Parliaments
come, get them put into laws, and the other statutes repealed, and then
it will be a short work to know the law, which appears a very noble good
thing.  By and by Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Rider met with us, and we did
something to purpose about the Chest, and hope we shall go on to do so.
They up, I to present Batty to Sir W. Pen, who at my entreaty did write a
most obliging letter to Harman to use him civilly, but the dissembling of
the rogue is such, that it do not oblige me at all.  So abroad to my
ruler's of my books, having, God forgive me! a mind to see Nan there,
which I did, and so back again, and then out again to see Mrs. Bettons,
who were looking out of the window as I come through Fenchurch Streete.
So that indeed I am not, as I ought to be, able to command myself in the
pleasures of my eye.  So home, and with my wife and Mercer spent our
evening upon our new leads by our bedchamber singing, while Mrs. Mary
Batelier looked out of the window to us, and we talked together, and at
last bid good night.  However, my wife and I staid there talking of
several things with great pleasure till eleven o'clock at night, and it
is a convenience I would not want for any thing in the world, it being,
methinks, better than almost any roome in my house.  So having, supped
upon the leads, to bed.  The plague, blessed be God! is decreased sixteen
this week.



26th.  To the office, where all the morning.  At noon home to dinner, and
in the afternoon to my office again, where very busy all the afternoon
and particularly about fitting of Mr. Yeabsly's accounts for the view of
the Lords Commissioners for Tangier.  At night home to supper and to bed.



27th.  Up (taking Balty with me, who lay at my house last [night] in
order to his going away to-day to sea with the pursers of the Henery,
whom I appointed to call him), abroad to many several places about
several businesses, to my Lord Treasurer's, Westminster, and I know not
where.  At noon to the 'Change a little, and there bespoke some maps to
hang in my new roome (my boy's roome) which will be very-pretty.  Home to
dinner, and after dinner to the hanging up of maps, and other things for
the fitting of the roome, and now it will certainly be one of the
handsomest and most usefull roomes in my house.  So that what with this
room and the room on my leads my house is half as good again as it was.
All this afternoon about this till I was so weary and it was late I could
do no more but finished the room.  So I did not get out to the office all
the day long.  At night spent a good deale of time with my wife and
Mercer teaching them a song, and so after supper to bed.



28th.  Up and to the office.  At noon dined at home.  After dinner abroad
with my wife to Hales's to see only our pictures and Mrs. Pierce's, which
I do not think so fine as I might have expected it.  My wife to her
father's, to carry him some ruling work, which I have advised her to let
him do.  It will get him some money.  She also is to look out again for
another little girle, the last we had being also gone home the very same
day she came.  She was also to look after a necklace of pearle, which she
is mighty busy about, I being contented to lay out L80 in one for her.
I home to my business.  By and by comes my wife and presently after, the
tide serving, Balty took leave of us, going to sea, and upon very good
terms, to be Muster-Master of a squadron, which will be worth L100 this
yeare to him, besides keeping him the benefit of his pay in the Guards.
He gone, I very busy all the afternoon till night, among other things,
writing a letter to my brother John, the first I have done since my being
angry with him, and that so sharpe a one too that I was sorry almost to
send it when I had wrote it, but it is preparatory to my being kind to
him, and sending for him up hither when he hath passed his degree of
Master of Arts.  So home to supper and to bed.



29th (Lord's day).  Up, and to church, where Mr. Mills, a lazy, simple
sermon upon the Devil's having no right to any thing in this world.  So
home to dinner, and after dinner I and my boy down by water to Redriffe
and thence walked to Mr. Evelyn's, where I walked in his garden till he
come from Church, with great pleasure reading Ridly's discourse, all my
way going and coming, upon the Civill and Ecclesiastical Law.  He being
come home, he and I walked together in the garden with mighty pleasure,
he being a very ingenious man; and the more I know him, the more I love
him.  His chief business with me was to propose having my cozen Thomas
Pepys in Commission of the Peace, which I do not know what to say to till
I speake with him, but should be glad of it and will put him upon it.
Thence walked back again reading and so took water and home, where I find
my uncle and aunt Wight, and supped with them upon my leads with mighty
pleasure and mirthe, and they being gone I mighty weary to bed, after
having my haire of my head cut shorter, even close to my skull, for
coolnesse, it being mighty hot weather.



30th.  Up and, being ready, to finish my journall for four days past.  To
the office, where busy all the morning.  At noon dined alone, my wife
gone abroad to conclude about her necklace of pearle.  I after dinner to
even all my accounts of this month; and, bless God!  I find myself,
notwithstanding great expences of late; viz. L80 now to pay for a
necklace; near L40 for a set of chairs and couch; near L40 for my three
pictures: yet I do gather, and am now worth L5200.  My wife comes home by
and by, and hath pitched upon a necklace with three rows, which is a very
good one, and L80 is the price.  In the evening, having finished my
accounts to my full content and joyed that I have evened them so plainly,
remembering the trouble my last accounts did give me by being let alone a
little longer than ordinary, by which I am to this day at a loss for L50,
I hope I shall never commit such an error again, for I cannot devise
where the L50 should be, but it is plain I ought to be worth L50 more
than I am, and blessed be God the error was no greater.  In the evening
with my [wife] and Mercer by coach to take the ayre as far as Bow, and
eat and drank in the coach by the way and with much pleasure and pleased
with my company.  At night home and up to the leads, but were contrary to
expectation driven down again with a stinke by Sir W. Pen's shying of a
shitten pot in their house of office close by, which do trouble me for
fear it do hereafter annoy me.  So down to sing a little and then to bed.
So ends this month with great layings-out.  Good health and gettings, and
advanced well in the whole of my estate, for which God make me thankful.




ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:

Ashamed at myself for this losse of time
Begun to write idle and from the purpose
Counterfeit mirthe and pleasure with them, but had but little
Driven down again with a stinke by Sir W. Pen's shying of a pot
Great newes of the Swedes declaring for us against the Dutch
He has been inconvenienced by being too free in discourse
Mass, and some of their musique, which is not so contemptible
Reading over my dear "Faber fortunae," of my Lord Bacon's
Thence to Mrs. Martin's, and did what I would with her
Through want of money and good conduct
Too late for them to enjoy it with any pleasure
Tooke my wife well dressed into the Hall to see and be seen




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