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person; but at noon it was told, that the General had put a stop to it, so
all was well again. Here I met with Jasper, who was to look for me to

bring me to my Lord at the lobby; whither sending a note to my Lord,
he comes out to me and gives me direction to look after getting some
money for him from the Admiralty, seeing that things are so unsafe,
that he would not lay out a farthing for the State, till he had received
some money of theirs. Home about two o'clock, and took my wife by
land to Paternoster Row, to buy some Paragon for a petticoat and so
home again. In my way meeting Mr. Moore, who went home with me
while I ate a bit and so back to Whitehall again, both of us. He waited
at the Council for Mr. Crew. I to the Admiralty, where I got the order
for the money, and have taken care for the getting of it assigned upon
Mr. Hutchinson, Treasurer for the Navy, against tomorrow. Hence
going home I met with Mr. King that belonged to the Treasurers at War
and took him to Harper's, who told me that he and the rest of his
fellows are cast out of office by the new Treasurers. This afternoon,
some of the Officers of the Army, and some of the Parliament, had a
conference at White Hall to make all right again, but I know not what is
done. This noon I met at the Dog tavern Captain Philip Holland, with
whom I advised how to make some advantage of my Lord's going to
sea, which he told me might be by having of five or six servants
entered on board, and I to give them what wages I pleased, and so their
pay to be mine; he was also very urgent to have me take the Secretary's
place, that my Lord did proffer me. At the same time in comes Mr.
Wade and Mr. Sterry, secretary to the plenipotentiary in Denmark, who
brought the news of the death of the King of Sweden at Gottenburgh
the 3rd of the last month, and he told me what a great change he found
when he came here, the secluded members being restored. He also
spoke very freely of Mr. Wades profit, which he made while he was in
Zeeland, how he did believe that he cheated Mr. Powell, and that he
made above L500 on the voyage, which Mr. Wade did very angrily
deny, though I believe he was guilty enough.

9th. To my Lord at his lodging, and came to Westminster with him in
the coach, with Mr. Dudley with him, and he in the Painted Chamber
[The Painted Chamber, or St. Edward's Chamber, in the old Palace at
Westminster. The first name was given to it from the curious paintings
on the walls, and the second from the tradition that Edward the
Confessor died in it.]

walked a good while; and I telling him that I was willing and ready to
go with him to sea, he agreed that I should, and advised me what to
write to Mr. Downing about it, which I did at my office, that by my
Lord's desire I offered that my place might for a while be supplied by
Mr. Moore, and that I and my security should be bound by the same
bond for him. I went and dined at Mr. Crew's, where Mr. Hawly comes
to me, and I told him the business and shewed him the letter promising
him L20 a year, which he liked very well of. I did the same to Mr.
Moore, which he also took for a courtesy. In the afternoon by coach,
taking Mr. Butler with me to the Navy Office, about the L500 for my
Lord, which I am promised to have to- morrow morning. Then by
coach back again, and at White Hall at the Council Chamber spoke
with my Lord and got him to sign the acquittance for the L500, and he
also told me that he had spoke to Mr. Blackburne to put off Mr. Creed
and that I should come to him for direction in the employment. After
this Mr. Butler and I to Harper's, where we sat and drank for two hours
till ten at night; the old woman she was drunk and began to talk
foolishly in commendation of her son James. Home and to bed. All
night troubled in my thoughts how to order my business upon this great
change with me that I could not sleep, and being overheated with drink
I made a promise the next morning to drink no strong drink this week,
for I find that it makes me sweat