days. I shall bestow writing of them over and much reading
thereof. This morning Sir W. Batten came in to the office and desired
to speak with me; he began by telling me that he observed a strangeness
between him and me of late, and would know the reason of it, telling
me he heard that I was offended with merchants coming to his house and
making contracts there. I did tell him that as a friend I had spoke of
it to Sir W. Pen and desired him to take a time to tell him of it, and
not as a backbiter, with which he was satisfied, but I find that Sir W.
Pen has played the knave with me, and not told it from me as a friend,
but in a bad sense. He also told me that he heard that exceptions were
taken at his carrying his wife down to Portsmouth, saying that the King
should not pay for it, but I denied that I had spoke of it, nor did I.
At last he desired the difference between our wives might not make a
difference between us, which I was exceedingly glad to hear, and do
see every day the fruit of looking after my business, which I pray God
continue me in, for I do begin to be very happy. Dined at home, and so
to the office all the afternoon again, and at night home and to bed.

26th. Sir W. Batten, Mr. Pett, and I at the office sitting all the
morning. So dined at home, and then to my office again, causing the
model hanging in my chamber to be taken down and hung up in my office,
for fear of being spoilt by the workmen, and for my own convenience
of studying it. This afternoon I had a letter from Mr. Creed, who hath
escaped narrowly in the King's yacht, and got safe to the Downs after
the late storm; and that there the King do tell him, that he is sure
that my Lord is landed at Callis safe, of which being glad, I sent news
thereof to my Lord Crew, and by the post to my Lady into the country.
This afternoon I went to Westminster; and there hear that the King and
Queen intend to come to White Hall from Hampton Court next week, for all
winter. Thence to Mrs. Sarah, and there looked over my Lord's lodgings,
which are very pretty; and White Hall garden and the Bowling-ally (where
lords and ladies are now at bowles), in brave condition. Mrs. Sarah
told me how the falling out between my Lady Castlemaine and her Lord was
about christening of the child lately,

[The boy was born in June at Lady Castlemaine's house in King
Street. By the direction of Lord Castlemaine, who had become a
Roman Catholic, the child was baptize