Diary, May/Jun 1665 | Page 5

a dog, it proved
stupefying and vomitive, as before" (Birch's "History of the Royal
Society," vol, ii., pp. 42, 43).]
drawn by one of the Society do the same effect, and is judged to be the
same thing with the poyson both in colour and smell, and effect. I saw
also an abortive child preserved fresh in spirits of salt. Thence parted,
and to White Hall to the Councilchamber about an order touching the
Navy (our being empowered to commit seamen or Masters that do not,
being hired or pressed, follow their worke), but they could give us none.

So a little vexed at that, because I put in the memorial to the Duke of
Albemarle alone under my own hand, home, and after some time at the
office home to bed. My Lord Chief Justice Hide did die suddenly this
week, a day or two ago, of an apoplexy.

4th. Up, and to the office, where we sat busy all the morning. At noon
home to dinner, and then to the office again all day till almost midnight,
and then, weary, home to supper and to bed.

5th. Up betimes, and by water to Westminster, there to speak the first
time with Sir Robert Long, to give him my Privy Seal and my Lord
Treasurer's order for Tangier Tallys; he received me kindly enough.
Thence home by water, and presently down to Woolwich and back to
Blackewall, and there, viewed the Breach, in order to a Mast Docke,
and so to Deptford to the Globe, where my Lord Brunkard, Sir J.
Minnes, Sir W. Batten, and Commissioner Pett were at dinner, having
been at the Breach also, but they find it will be too great charge to
make use of it. After dinner to Mr. Evelyn's; he being abroad, we
walked in his garden, and a lovely noble ground he hath indeed. And
among other rarities, a hive of bees, so as being hived in glass, you may
see the bees making their honey and combs mighty pleasantly. Thence
home, and I by and by to Mr. Povy's to see him, who is yet in his
chamber not well, and thence by his advice to one Lovett's, a varnisher,
to see his manner of new varnish, but found not him at home, but his
wife, a very beautiful woman, who shewed me much variety of
admirable work, and is in order to my having of some papers fitted with
his lines for my use for tables and the like. I know not whether I was
more pleased with the thing, or that I was shewed it by her, but
resolved I am to have some made. So home to my office late, and then
to supper and to bed. My wife tells me that she hears that my poor aunt
James hath had her breast cut off here in town, her breast having long
been out of order. This day, after I had suffered my owne hayre to grow
long, in order to wearing it, I find the convenience of periwiggs is so
great, that I have cut off all short again, and will keep to periwiggs.

6th. Up, and all day at the office, but a little at dinner, and there late till
past 12. So home to bed, pleased as I always am after I have rid a great

deal of work, it being very satisfactory to me.

7th (Lord's day). Up, and to church with my wife. Home and dined.
After dinner come Mr. Andrews and spent the afternoon with me, about
our Tangier business of the victuals, and then parted, and after sermon
comes Mr. Hill and a gentleman, a friend of his, one Mr. Scott, that
sings well also, and then comes Mr. Andrews, and we all sung and
supped, and then to sing again and passed the Sunday very pleasantly
and soberly, and so I to my office a little, and then home to prayers and
to bed. Yesterday begun my wife to learn to, limn of one Browne,
[Alexander Browne, a printseller, who taught drawing, and practised it
with success. He published in 1669, "Ars Pictoria, or an Academy
treating of Drawing, Painting, Limning and Etching."]
which Mr. Hill helps her to, and, by her beginning upon some eyes, I
think she will [do] very fine things, and I shall take great delight in it.

8th. Up very betimes, and did much business before I went out with
several persons, among others Captain Taylor, who would leave the
management of most of his business now he is going to Harwich, upon
me, and if I can get money by it, which I believe it will, I shall take
some of it upon me. Thence with Sir W. Batten to