ho tells me of the foul weather they
had last Sunday, that drove them back from near Boulogne, whither they
were going for the Queen, back again to the Downs, with the loss
of their cables, sayles, and masts; but are all safe, only my Lord
Sandwich, who went before with the yachts; they know not what is become
of him, which do trouble me much; but I hope he got ashore before the
storm begun; which God grant! All day at the office, only at home at
dinner, where I was highly angry with my wife for her keys being out
of the way, but they were found at last, and so friends again. All the
afternoon answering letters and writing letters, and at night to Mr.
Coventry an ample letter in answer to all his and the Duke's business.
Late at night at the office, where my business is great, being now all
alone in town, but I shall go through it with pleasure. So home and to
bed.

23rd. This morning angry a little in the morning, and my house being so
much out of order makes me a little pettish. I went to the office, and
there dispatched business by myself, and so again in the afternoon;
being a little vexed that my brother Tom, by his neglect, do fail to
get a coach for my wife and maid this week, by which she will not be at
Brampton Feast, to meet my Lady at my father's. At night home, and late
packing up things in order to their going to Brampton to-morrow, and so
to bed, quite out of sorts in my mind by reason that the weather is so
bad, and my house all full of wet, and the trouble of going from one
house to another to Sir W. Pen's upon every occasion. Besides much
disturbed by reason of the talk up and down the town, that my Lord
Sandwich is lost; but I trust in God the contrary.

24th. Up early this morning sending the things to the carrier's, and my
boy, who goes to-day, though his mistress do not till next Monday. All
the morning at the office, Sir W. Batten being come to town last night.
I hear, to my great content, that my Lord Sandwich is safe landed in
France. Dined at our chamber, where W. Bowyer with us, and after much
simple talk with him, I left him, and to my office, where all the
afternoon busy till 9 at night, among other things improving my late
experiment at Woolwich about hemp. So home and to bed.

25th. At the office all the morning, reading Mr. Holland's' discourse
of the Navy, lent me by Mr. Turner, and am much pleased with them,
they hitting the very diseases of the Navy, which we are troubled
with now-a-