Diary, Jun/Jul 1660 | Page 7

and the Hall to see my father.
Then to the Leg in King Street with Mr. Moore, and sent for.
L'Impertinent to dinner with me. After that with Mr. Moore about Privy
Seal business. To Mr. Watkins, so to Mr. Crew's. Then towards my
father's met my Lord and with him to Dorset House to the Chancellor.
So to Mr. Crew's and saw my Lord at supper, and then home, and went
to see Mrs. Turner, and so to bed.

12th. Visited by the two Pierces, Mr. Blackburne, Dr. Clerk and Mr.

Creed, and did give them a ham of bacon. So to my Lord and with him
to the Duke of Gloucester. The two Dukes dined with the Speaker, and
I saw there a fine entertainment and dined with the pages. To Mr.
Crew's, whither came Mr. Greatorex, and with him to the Faithornes,
and so to the Devils tavern. To my Lord's and staid till 12 at night about
business. So to my father's, my father and mother in bed, who had been
with my uncle Fenner, &c., and my wife all day and expected me. But I
found Mr. Cook there, and so to bed.

13th. To my Lord's and thence to the Treasurer's of the Navy,' with Mr.
Creed and Pierce the Purser to Rawlinson's, whither my uncle Wight
came, and I spent 12s. upon them. So to Mr. Crew's, where I blotted a
new carpet--[It was customary to use carpets as table cloths.]--that was
hired, but got it out again with fair water. By water with my Lord in a
boat to Westminster, and to the Admiralty, now in a new place. After
business done there to the Rhenish wine-house with Mr. Blackburne,
Creed, and Wivell. So to my Lord's lodging and to my father's, and to
bed.

14th. Up to my Lord and from him to the Treasurer of the Navy for
L500. After that to a tavern with Washington the Purser, very gallant,
and ate and drank. To Mr. Crew's and laid my money. To my Lady
Pickering with the plate that she did give my Lord the other day. Then
to Will's and met William Symons and Doling and Luellin, and with
them to the Bull- head, and then to a new alehouse in Brewer's Yard,
where Winter that had the fray with Stoakes, and from them to my
father's.

15th. All the morning at the Commissioners of the Navy about getting
out my bill for L650 for the last quarter, which I got done with a great
deal of ease, which is not common. After that with Mr. Turner to the
Dolphin and drunk, and so by water to W. Symons, where D. Scobell
with his wife, a pretty and rich woman. Mrs. Symons, a very fine
woman, very merry after dinner with marrying of Luellin and D.
Scobell's kinswoman that was there. Then to my Lord who told me how
the King has given him the place of the great Wardrobe. My Lord
resolves to have Sarah again. I to my father's, and then to see my uncle

and aunt Fenner. So home and to bed.

16th. Rose betimes and abroad in one shirt, which brought me a great
cold and pain. Murford took me to Harvey's by my father's to drink and
told me of a business that I hope to get L5 by. To my Lord, and so to
White Hall with him about the Clerk of the Privy Seal's place, which he
is to have.
Then to the Admiralty, where I wrote same letters. Here Coll.
Thompson told me, as a great secret; that the Nazeby was on fire when
the King was there, but that is not known; when God knows it is quite
false. Got a piece of gold from Major Holmes for the horse of Dixwell's
I brought to town. Dined at Mr. Crew's, and after dinner with my Lord
to Whitehall. Court attendance infinite tedious. Back with my Lord to
my Lady Wright's and staid till it had done raining, which it had not
done a great while. After that at night home to my father's and to bed.

17th (Lord's day). Lay long abed. To Mr. Mossum's; a good sermon.
This day the organs did begin to play at White Hall before the
King.--[All organs were removed from churches by an ordinance dated
1644.]--Dined at my father's. After dinner to Mr. Mossum's again, and
so in the garden, and heard Chippell's father preach, that was Page to
the Protector, and just by the window that I stood at sat Mrs. Butler, the
great beauty. After sermon to my Lord. Mr. Edward and I into Gray's
Inn walks, and saw many beauties. So to my father's, where Mr. Cook,