Diary, Jun/Jul/Aug 1661 | Page 8

wherry, and my Lord did give five guns, all
they had charged, which was the greatest respect my Lord could do me,
and of which I was not a little proud. So with a sad and merry heart I
left them sailing pleasantly from Erith, hoping to be in the Downs
tomorrow early. We toward London in our boat. Pulled off our
stockings and bathed our legs a great while in the river, which I had not
done some years before. By and by we come to Greenwich, and
thinking to have gone on the King's yacht, the King was in her, so we
passed by, and at Woolwich went on shore, in the company of Captain
Poole of Jamaica and young Mr. Kennersley, and many others, and so
to the tavern where we drank a great deal both wine and beer. So we
parted hence and went home with Mr. Falconer, who did give us
cherrys and good wine. So to boat, and young Poole took us on board
the Charity and gave us wine there, with which I had full enough, and
so to our wherry again, and there fell asleep till I came almost to the
Tower, and there the Captain and I parted, and I home and with wine
enough in my head, went to bed.

14th. To Whitehall to my Lord's, where I found Mr. Edward Montagu
and his family come to lie during my Lord's absence. I sent to my
house by my Lord's order his shipp--[Qy. glass omitted after
shipp.]--and triangle virginall. So to my father's, and did give him order
about the buying of this cloth to send to my Lord. But I could not stay
with him myself, for having got a great cold by my playing the fool in
the water yesterday I was in great pain, and so went home by coach to
bed, and went not to the office at all, and by keeping myself warm, I
broke wind and so came to some ease. Rose and eat some supper, and
so to bed again.

15th. My father came and drank his morning draft with me, and sat
with me till I was ready, and so he and I about the business of the cloth.
By and by I left him and went and dined with my Lady, who, now my
Lord is gone, is come to her poor housekeeping again. Then to my
father's, who tells me what he has done, and we resolved upon two

pieces of scarlet, two of purple, and two of black, and L50 in linen. I
home, taking L300 with me home from Alderman Backwell's. After
writing to my Lord to let him know what I had done I was going to bed,
but there coming the purser of the King's yacht for victualls presently,
for the Duke of York is to go down to-morrow, I got him to promise
stowage for these things there, and so I went to bed, bidding Will go
and fetch the things from the carrier's hither, which about 12 o'clock
were brought to my house and laid there all night.

16th (Lord's day). But no purser coming in the morning for them, and I
hear that the Duke went last night, and so I am at a great loss what to
do; and so this day (though the Lord's day) staid at home, sending Will
up and down to know what to do. Sometimes thinking to continue my
resolution of sending by the carrier to be at Deal on Wednesday next,
sometimes to send them by sea by a vessel on purpose, but am not yet
come to a resolution, but am at a very great loss and trouble in mind
what in the world to do herein. The afternoon (while Will was abroad) I
spent in reading "The Spanish Gypsey," a play not very good, though
commended much. At night resolved to hire a Margate Hoy, who
would go away to-morrow morning, which I did, and sent the things all
by him, and put them on board about 12 this night, hoping to have them
as the wind now serves in the Downs to-morrow night. To-bed with
some quiet of mind, having sent the things away.

17th. Visited this morning by my old friend Mr. Ch. Carter, who staid
and went to Westminster with me, and there we parted, and I to the
Wardrobe and dined with my Lady. So home to my painters, who are
now about painting my stairs. So to the office, and at night we all went
to Sir W. Pen's, and there sat and drank till 11 at night, and so home
and to bed.

18th. All this morning at home vexing about the delay of