ery and his son Castle's
ill language of me behind my back, saying that I favour my fellow
traytours, but I shall be even with him. So home and to the 'Change,
where I met with Mr. Coventry, who himself is now full of talke of a
Dutch warr; for it seems the Lords have concurred in the Commons'
vote about it; and so the next week it will be presented to the King,
insomuch that he do desire we would look about to see what stores we
lack, and buy what we can. Home to dinner, where I and my wife much
troubled about my money that is in my Lord Sandwich's hand, for fear of
his going to sea and be killed; but I will get what of it out I can.
All the afternoon, not being well, at my office, and there doing much
business, my thoughts still running upon a warr and my money. At night
home to supper and to bed.

24th (Lord's day). Up, and all the morning in my chamber setting some
of my private papers in order, for I perceive that now publique business
takes up so much of my time that I must get time a-Sundays or a-nights
to look after my owne matters. Dined and spent all the afternoon talking
with my wife, at night a little to the office, and so home to supper and
to bed.

25th. Up, and with Sir W. Pen by coach to St. James's and there up to
the Duke, and after he was ready to his closet, where most of our talke
about a Dutch warr, and discoursing of things indeed now for it. The
Duke, which gives me great good hopes, do talk of setting up a good
discipline in the fleete. In the Duke's chamber there is a bird, given
him by Mr. Pierce, the surgeon, comes from the East Indys, black the
greatest part, with the finest collar of white about the neck; but talks
many things and neyes like the horse, and other things, the best almost
that ever I heard bird in my life. Thence down with Mr. Coventry and Sir
W. Rider, who was there (going along with us from the East Indya house
to-day) to discourse of my Lord Peterborough's accounts, and then walked
over the Parke, and in Mr. Cutler's coach with him and Rider as far
as the Strand, and thence I walked to my Lord Sandwich's, where by
agreement I met my wife, and there dined with the young ladies; my Lady,
being not well, kept her chamber. Much simple discourse at table among
the young ladies. After dinner walked in the garden, talking, with Mr.
Moore about my Lord's business. He told me my Lord runs in debt every
day more and more, and takes little care how to come out of it. He
counted to m