Diary, Sep/Oct 1662 | Page 9

they do what they list, and care not for his commands, and
especially on Sundays they go whither they please, and not to church,
which vexes me mightily, and I am resolved to school [him] soundly
for it, it being so much unlike my father, that I cannot endure it in
myself or him. So walked home and in my way at the Exchange found
my uncle Wight, and he and I to an alehouse to drink a cup of beer, and
so away, and I home and at the office till 9 o'clock and past, and so to
my lodgings. I forgot that last night Mr. Cooke came to me to make his
peace for inviting my brother lately out of town without my leave, but
he do give me such a character of the lady that he has found out for him
that I do much rejoice at, and did this night write a letter to her, which
he enclosed in one of his, and by the report that I hear of her I confess I
am much pleased with the match.

11th. Up, but not so soon as I have of late practised, my little trouble of
mind and the shortness of the days making me to lie a little longer than

I used to do, but I must make it up by sitting up longer of nights. To my
office, whither my brother Tom, whom I chide sufficiently for
yesterday's work. So we sat at the office all the morning, some of us at
Deptford paying the ordinary there; at noon Sir W. Pen took me to his
lodgings to dinner, and after dinner I to my office again, and now and
then to see how my work goes on, and so to my office late, and so to
my lodgings, and after staying up till past 12 at night, at my musique
upon my lute, to bed. This night Tom came to show me a civil letter
sent him from his mistress. I am pleased well enough with the business.

12th. Up betimes and to my office, and up to my workmen, which goes
on slowly and troubles me much. Besides, my mind is troubled till I see
how Sir John Minnes will carry himself to me about my lodgings, for
all my fear is that he will get my best chamber from me, for as for the
leads I care not a farthing for them. At my office all the morning, Mr.
Lewes teaching me to understand the method of making up Purser's
accounts, which is very needful for me and very hard. Dined at home
all in dirt, and my mind weary of being thus out of order, but I hope in
God it will away, but for the present I am very melancholy, as I have
been a great while. All the afternoon till 9 at night at my office, and
then home and eat an egg or two, and so to my lodgings and to bed.
This day, by letters from my father, I hear that Captain Ferrers, who is
with my Lord in the country, was at Brampton (with Mr. Creed) to see
him; and that a day or two ago, being provoked to strike one of my
Lord's footmen, the footman drew his sword, and hath almost cut the
fingers of one of his hands off; which I am sorry for: but this is the
vanity of being apt to command and strike.

13th. Up betimes and to my office, and we sat all the morning, and then
at noon dined alone at home, and so among my work folks studying
how to get my way sure to me to go upon the leads, which I fear at last
I must be contented to go without, but, however, my mind is troubled
still about it. We met again in the afternoon to set accounts even
between the King and the masters of ships hired to carry provisions to
Lisbon, and in the evening Mr. Moore came to me and did lie with me
at my lodgings. It is great pleasure to me his company and discourse,
and did talk also about my law business, which I must now fall upon

minding again, the term coming on apace. So to bed.

14th (Lord's day). Up very early, and Mr. Moore taking leave of me the
barber came and trimmed me (I having him now to come to me again
after I have used a pumice-stone a good while, not but what I like this
where I cannot conveniently have a barber, but here I cannot keep my
hair dry without one), and so by water to White Hall, by the way
hearing that the Bishop of London had