White Hall, and Creed and I walked round the Parke,
a pleasant walk, observing the birds, which is very pleasant; and so
walked to the New Exchange, and there had a most delicate dish of curds
and creame, and discourse with the good woman of the house, a discreet
well-bred woman, and a place with great delight I shall make it now and
then to go thither. Thence up, and after a turn or two in the 'Change,
home to the Old Exchange by coach, where great newes and true, I saw by
written letters, of strange fires seen at Amsterdam in the ayre, and not
only there, but in other places thereabout. The talke of a Dutch warr
is not so hot, but yet I fear it will come to it at last. So home and
to the office, where we sat late. My wife gone this afternoon to
the buriall of my she-cozen Scott, a good woman; and it is a sad
consideration how the Pepys's decay, and nobody almost that I know in a
present way of encreasing them. At night late at my office, and so home
to my wife to supper and to bed.

27th. Up, and all the morning very busy with multitude of clients, till
my head began to be overloaded. Towards noon I took coach and to the
Parliament house door, and there staid the rising of the House, and with
Sir G. Carteret and Mr. Coventry discoursed of some tarr that I have
been endeavouring to buy, for the market begins apace to rise upon us,
and I would be glad first to serve the King well, and next if I could I
find myself now begin to cast how to get a penny myself. Home by coach
with Alderman Backewell in his coach, whose opinion is that the Dutch
will not give over the business without putting us to some trouble to
set out a fleete; and then, if they see we go on well, will seek to
salve up the matter. Upon the 'Change busy. Thence home to dinner, and
thence to the office till my head was ready to burst with business, and
so with my wife by coach, I sent her to my Lady Sandwich and myself to
my cozen Roger Pepys's chamber, and there he did advise me about our
Exchequer business, and also about my brother John, he is put by my
father upon interceding for him, but I will not yet seem the least to
pardon him nor can I in my heart. However, he and I did talk how to get
him a mandamus for a fellowship, which I will endeavour. Thence to my
Lady's, and in my way met Mr. Sanchy, of Cambridge, whom I have not met
a great while. He seems a simple fellow, and tells me their master, Dr.
Rainbow, is newly made Bishop of Carlisle. To my Lad