e in all the King's officers in
what they do for the King. That done, to the Globe, and there dined with
Mr. Wood, and so by water with Mr. Pett home again, all the way reading
his Chest accounts, in which I did see things did not please me; as
his allowing himself 1300 for one year's looking to the business of
the Chest, and L150 per annum for the rest of the years. But I found no
fault to him himself, but shall when they come to be read at the Board.
We did also call at Limehouse to view two Busses that are building,
that being a thing we are now very hot upon. Our call was to see what
dimensions they are of, being 50 feet by the keel and about 60 tons.
Home and did a little business, and so taking Mr. Pett by the way, we
walked to the Temple, in our way seeing one of the Russia Embassador's
coaches go along, with his footmen not in liverys, but their country
habits; one of one colour and another of another, which was very
strange. At the Temple spoke with Mr. Turner and Calthrop, and so walked
home again, being in some pain through the cold which I have got to-day
by water, which troubles me. At the office doing business a good while,
and so home and had a posset, and so to bed.

4th. At the office all the morning setting about business, and after
dinner to it again, and so till night, and then home looking over my
Brampton papers against to-morrow that we are to meet with our counsel
on both sides toward an arbitration, upon which I was very late, and so
to bed.

5th. Up, it being a snow and hard frost, and being up I did call up
Sarah, who do go away to-day or to-morrow. I paid her her wages, and
gave her 10s. myself, and my wife 5s. to give her. For my part I think
never servant and mistress parted upon such foolish terms in the world
as they do, only for an opinion in my wife that she is ill-natured, in
all other things being a good servant. The wench cried, and I was
ready to cry too, but to keep peace I am content she should go, and the
rather, though I say nothing of that, that Jane may come into her place.
This being done, I walked towards Guildhall, thither being summoned by
the Commissioners for the Lieutenancy; but they sat not this morning. So
meeting in my way W. Swan, I took him to a house thereabouts, and gave
him a morning draft of buttered ale;

[Buttered ale must have been a horrible concoction, as it is
described as ale boiled with lump sugar and spice.]

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