did not do but by consent, we bade them good night, and so past
the guards, and went to the Doctor's lodgings, and there lay with him,
our discourse being much about the quality of the lady with Mrs. Pierce,
she being somewhat old and handsome, and painted and fine, and had a
very handsome maid with her, which we take to be the marks of a bawd.
But Mrs. Pierce says she is a stranger to her and met by chance in the
coach, and pretends to be a dresser. Her name is Eastwood. So to sleep
in a bad bed about one o'clock in the morning. This afternoon after
dinner comes Mr. Stephenson, one of the burgesses of the town, to
tell me that the Mayor and burgesses did desire my acceptance of a
burgess-ship, and were ready at the Mayor's to make me one. So I went,
and there they were all ready, and did with much civility give me my
oath, and after the oath, did by custom shake me all by the hand. So
I took them to a tavern and made them drink, and paying the reckoning,
went away. They having first in the tavern made Mr. Waith also a
burgess, he coming in while we were drinking. It cost me a piece in gold
to the Town Clerk, and 10s. to the Bayliffes, and spent 6s.

MAY 1662

May 1st. Sir G. Carteret, Sir W. Pen, and myself, with our clerks,
set out this morning from Portsmouth very early, and got by noon to
Petersfield; several officers of the Yard accompanying us so far.
Here we dined and were merry. At dinner comes my Lord Carlingford
from London, going to Portsmouth: tells us that the Duchess of York
is brought to bed of a girl,--[Mary, afterwards Queen of England.]--at
which I find nobody pleased; and that Prince Rupert and the Duke of
Buckingham are sworn of the Privy Councell. He himself made a dish with
eggs of the butter of the Sparagus, which is very fine meat, which
I will practise hereafter. To horse again after dinner, and got to
Gilford, where after supper I to bed, having this day been offended by
Sir W. Pen's foolish talk, and I offending him with my answers. Among
others he in discourse complaining of want of confidence, did ask me to
lend him a grain or two, which I told him I thought he was better stored
with than myself, before Sir George. So that I see I must keep a
greater distance than I have done, and I hope I may do it because of
the interest which I am making with Sir George. To bed all alone, and my
Will in the truckle bed.

[According to the original Statutes of Corpus Christi Coll. Oxon,