h folly and against my mind and all reason. But I was willing to
forbear discovering of it, and did receive Mrs. Butler, her mother, Mr.
Lull and his wife, very civil people, very kindly, and without the least
discontent, and Tom had a good and neat dinner for us. We had little
discourse of any business, but leave it to one Mr. Smith on her part and
myself on ours. So we staid till sermon was done, and I took leave, and
to see Mr. Moore, who recovers well; and his doctor coming to him, one
Dr. Merrit, we had some of his very good discourse of anatomy, and other
things, very pleasant. By and by, I with Mr. Townsend walked in the
garden, talking and advising with him about Tom's business, and he
tells me he will speak with Smith, and says I offer fair to give her
L30 joynture and no more. Thence Tom waiting for me homewards towards my
house, talking and scolding him for his folly, and telling him my mind
plainly what he has to trust to if he goes this way to work, for he
shall never have her upon the terms they demand of L50. He left me, and
I to my uncle Wight, and there supped, and there was pretty Mistress
Margt. Wight, whom I esteem very pretty, and love dearly to look upon
her. We were very pleasant, I droning with my aunt and them, but I am
sorry to hear that the news of the selling of Dunkirk

[A treaty was signed on the 27th October by which Dunkirk was sold
to France for five million livres, two of which were to be paid
immediately, and the remaining three by eight bills at dates varying
from three months to two years; during which time the King of
England was to contribute the aid of a naval force, if necessary,
for defence against Spain. Subsequently the remaining three
millions were reduced to 2,500,000 to be paid at Paris, and 254,000
in London. It is not known that Clarendon suggested the sale of
Dunkirk, but it is certain that he adopted the measure with zeal.
There is also no doubt that he got as much as France could be
induced to give.--Lister's Life of Clarendon, ii. 173-4.]

is taken so generally ill, as I find it is among the merchants; and
other things, as removal of officers at Court, good for worse; and all
things else made much worse in their report among people than they
are. And this night, I know not upon what ground, the gates of the City
ordered to be kept shut, and double guards every where. So home, and
after preparing things against t