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still in great pain.

22nd. Up, and carrying my wife and her brother to Covent Garden, near
their father's new lodging, by coach, I to my Lord Sandwich's, who
receives me now more and more kindly, now he sees that I am respected
in the world; and is my most noble patron. Here I staid and talked
about many things, with my Lord and Mr. Povy, being there about Tangier
business, for which the Commission is a taking out. Hence (after talking
with Mr. Cooke, whom I met here about Mrs. Butler's portion, he do
persist to say that it will be worth L600 certain, when he knows as well
as I do now that it is but L400, and so I told him, but he is a fool,
and has made fools of us). So I by water to my brother's, and thence to
Mr. Smith's, where I was, last night, and there by appointment met Mrs.
Butler, with whom I plainly discoursed and she with me. I find she will
give but L400, and no more, and is not willing to do that without a
joynture, which she expects and I will not grant for that portion, and
upon the whole I find that Cooke has made great brags on both sides, and
so has abused us both, but know not how to help it, for I perceive she
had much greater expectations of Tom's house and being than she finds.
But however we did break off the business wholly, but with great love
and kindness between her and me, and would have been glad we had known
one another's minds sooner, without being misguided by this fellow
to both our shames and trouble. For I find her a very discreet, sober
woman, and her daughter, I understand and believe, is a good lady; and
if portions did agree, though she finds fault with Tom's house, and his
bad imperfection in his speech, I believe we should well agree in other
matters. After taking a kind farewell, I to Tom's, and there did give
him a full account of this sad news, with which I find he is much
troubled, but do appear to me to be willing to be guided herein, and
apprehends that it is not for his good to do otherwise, and so I do
persuade [him] to follow his business again, and I hope he will, but
for Cooke's part and Dr. Pepys, I shall know them for two fools another
time. Hence, it raining hard, by coach home, being first trimmed here
by Benier, who being acquainted with all the players, do tell me that
Betterton is not married to Ianthe, as they say; but also that he is
a very sober, serious man, and studious and humble, following of his
studies, and is rich already with what he gets and save