sing an hour or two in
ridiculous talk, and then to my office, doing business there till 9 at
night, and so home and to supper and to bed. My house is now in its last
dirt, I hope, the plasterer and painter now being upon winding up all
my trouble, which I expect will now in a fortnight's time, or a little
more, be quite over.

29th (Lord Mayor's day). Intended to have made me fine, and by
invitation to have dined with the Lord Mayor to-day, but going to see
Sir W. Batten this morning, I found Sir G. Carteret and Sir J. Minnes
going with Sir W. Batten and myself to examine Sir G. Carteret's
accounts for the last year, whereupon I settled to it with them all the
day long, only dinner time (which Sir G. Carteret gave us), and by night
did as good as finish them, and so parted, and thence to my office, and
there set papers in order and business against to-morrow. I received
a letter this day from my father, speaking more trouble about my uncle
Thomas his business, and of proceeding to lay claim to Brampton and
all my uncle left, because it is given conditional that we should pay
legacys, which to him we have not yet done, but I hope that will do us
no hurt; God help us if it should, but it disquiets my mind. I have also
a letter from my Lord Sandwich desiring me upon matters of concernment
to be with him early tomorrow morning, which I wonder what it should be.
So my mind full of thoughts, and some trouble at night, home and to bed.
Sir G. Carteret, who had been at the examining most of the late people
that are clapped up, do say that he do not think that there hath been
any great plotting among them, though they have a good will to it; but
their condition is so poor, and silly, and low, that they do not fear
them at all.

30th. Could sleep but little to-night for thoughts of my business. So
up by candlelight and by water to Whitehall, and so to my Lord Sandwich,
who was up in his chamber and all alone, did acquaint me with his
business; which was, that our old acquaintance Mr. Wade (in Axe Yard)
hath discovered to him L7,000 hid in the Tower, of which he was to have
two for discovery; my Lord himself two, and the King the other three,
when it was found; and that the King's warrant runs for me on my Lord's
part, and one Mr. Lee for Sir Harry Bennet, to demand leave of the
Lieutenant of the Tower for to make search. After he had told me the
whole business, I took leave and hastened to my office, expecting to be
called by