ise he and all others will be discouraged from
discovering abuses in future, with order thereon for a share of the
work to be given to him" ("Calendar," Domestic, 1663-64, p. 395)]

home with me by boat and discoursed it, and he will come to reason when
I can make him to understand it. No sooner landed but it fell a mighty
storm of rain and hail, so I put into a cane shop and bought one to walk
with, cost me 4s. 6d., all of one joint. So home to dinner, and had an
excellent Good Friday dinner of peas porridge and apple pye. So to the
office all the afternoon preparing a new book for my contracts, and this
afternoon come home the office globes done to my great content. In the
evening a little to visit Sir W. Pen, who hath a feeling this day or two
of his old pain. Then to walk in the garden with my wife, and so to my
office a while, and then home to the only Lenten supper I have had of
wiggs--[Buns or teacakes.]--and ale, and so to bed. This morning betimes
came to my office to me boatswain Smith of Woolwich, telling me a
notable piece of knavery of the officers of the yard and Mr. Gold in
behalf of a contract made for some old ropes by Mr. Wood, and I believe
I shall find Sir W. Batten of the plot (vide my office daybook).

[These note-books referred to in the Diary are not known to exist
now.]

9th. The last night, whether it was from cold I got to-day upon the
water I know not, or whether it was from my mind being over concerned
with Stanes's business of the platery of the navy, for my minds was
mighty troubled with the business all night long, I did wake about one
o'clock in the morning, a thing I most rarely do, and pissed a little
with great pain, continued sleepy, but in a high fever all night, fiery
hot, and in some pain. Towards morning I slept a little and waking
found myself better, but.... with some pain, and rose I confess with my
clothes sweating, and it was somewhat cold too, which I believe might do
me more hurt, for I continued cold and apt to shake all the morning, but
that some trouble with Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten kept me warm. At
noon home to dinner upon tripes, and so though not well abroad with my
wife by coach to her Tailor's and the New Exchange, and thence to my
father's and spoke one word with him, and thence home, where I found
myself sick in my stomach and vomited, which I do not use to do. Then
I drank a glass or two of Hypocras, and to the office to dispatch
so