he country, but whether to Richmond as he intended,
and thence to meet us at Hampton Court on Monday, I know not, or to
Brampton. At which I am much troubled. In the evening home and to bed.

8th (Lord's day). Lay till church-time in bed, and so up and to church,
and there I found Mr. Mills come home out of the country again, and
preached but a lazy sermon. Home and dined with my wife, and so to
church again with her. Thence walked to my Lady's, and there supped with
her, and merry, among other things, with the parrott which my Lord
hath brought from the sea, which speaks very well, and cries Pall so
pleasantly, that made my Lord give it my Lady Paulina; but my Lady, her
mother, do not like it. Home, and observe my man Will to walk with his
cloak flung over his shoulder, like a Ruffian, which, whether it was
that he might not be seen to walk along with the footboy, I know not,
but I was vexed at it; and coming home, and after prayers, I did ask him
where he learned that immodest garb, and he answered me that it was not
immodest, or some such slight answer, at which I did give him two
boxes on the ears, which I never did before, and so was after a little
troubled at it.

9th. Early up and at the office with Mr. Hater, making my alphabet of
contracts, upon the dispatch of which I am now very intent, for that
I am resolved much to enquire into the price of commodities. Dined at
home, and after dinner to Greatorex's, and with him and another stranger
to the Tavern, but I drank no wine. He recommended Bond, of our end of
the town, to teach me to measure timber, and some other things that I
would learn, in order to my office. Thence back again to the office,
and there T. Hater and I did make an end of my alphabet, which did much
please me. So home to supper and to bed.

10th. At the office all the morning, much business; and great hopes of
bringing things, by Mr. Coventry's means, to a good condition in the
office. Dined at home, Mr. Hunt with us; to the office again in the
afternoon, but not meeting, as was intended, I went to my brother's
and bookseller's, and other places about business, and paid off all for
books to this day, and do not intend to buy any more of any kind a good
while, though I had a great mind to have bought the King's works, as
they are new printed in folio, and present it to my Lord; but I think it
will be best to save the money. So home and to bed.

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