d to try a couple of
bands, and did (though I had a mind to be playing the fool with her)
purposely stay but a little while, and kept the door open, and called
the master and mistress of the house one after another to drink and talk
with me, and showed them both my old and new bands. So that as I did
nothing so they are able to bear witness that I had no opportunity there
to do anything. Thence by coach with Sir W. Pen home, calling at the
Temple for Lawes's Psalms, which I did not so much (by being against my
oath) buy as only lay down money till others be bound better for me, and
by that time I hope to get money of the Treasurer of the Navy by bills,
which, according to my oath, shall make me able to do it. At home dined,
and all the afternoon at a Committee of the Chest, and at night comes
my aunt and uncle Wight and Nan Ferrers and supped merrily with me,
my uncle coming in an hour after them almost foxed. Great pleasure by
discourse with them, and so, they gone, late to bed.

21st. Up pretty betimes and to my office, and thither came by and by Mr.
Vernaty and staid two hours with me, but Mr. Gauden did not come, and so
he went away to meet again anon. Then comes Mr. Creed, and, after some
discourse, he and I and my wife by coach to Westminster (leaving her at
Unthanke's, her tailor's) Hall, and there at the Lords' House heard that
it is ordered, that, upon submission upon the knee both to the House and
my Lady Peters, W. Joyce shall be released. I forthwith made him submit,
and aske pardon upon his knees; which he did before several Lords. But
my Lady would not hear it; but swore she would post the Lords, that the
world might know what pitifull Lords the King hath; and that revenge was
sweeter to her than milk; and that she would never be satisfied unless
he stood in a pillory, and demand pardon there. But I perceive the Lords
are ashamed of her, and so I away calling with my wife at a place or two
to inquire after a couple of mayds recommended to us, but we found
both of them bad. So set my wife at my uncle Wight's and I home, and
presently to the 'Change, where I did some business, and thence to my
uncle's and there dined very well, and so to the office, we sat all the
afternoon, but no sooner sat but news comes my Lady Sandwich was come to
see us, so I went out, and running up (her friend however before me) I
perceive by my dear Lady blushing that in my dining-room she was doing
something upon the pott, which I a