such as he did not excuse himself by
saying that he said this in jest, but told her that since he saw what
her mind was he would say no more to her of it, and desired her to make
no words of it. It seemed he did say all this in a kind of counterfeit
laugh, but by all words that passed, which I cannot now so well set
down, it is plain to me that he was in good earnest, and that I fear
all his kindness is but only his lust to her. What to think of it of a
sudden I know not, but I think not to take notice yet of it to him till
I have thought better of it. So with my mind and head a little troubled
I received a letter from Mr. Coventry about a mast for the Duke's yacht,
which with other business makes me resolve to go betimes to Woolwich
to-morrow. So to supper and to bed.

12th. Up by 4 o'clock and by water to Woolwich, where did some business
and walked to Greenwich, good discourse with Mr. Deane best part of
the way; there met by appointment Commissioner Pett, and with him to
Deptford, where did also some business, and so home to my office, and at
noon Mrs. Hunt and her cozens child and mayd came and dined with me. My
wife sick ... in bed. I was troubled with it, but, however, could not
help it, but attended them till after dinner, and then to the office and
there sat all the afternoon, and by a letter to me this afternoon from
Mr. Coventry I saw the first appearance of a warr with Holland. So home;
and betimes to bed because of rising to-morrow.

13th. Up before three o'clock, and a little after upon the water, it
being very light as at noon, and a bright sunrising; but by and by a
rainbow appeared, the first that ever in a morning I saw, and then it
fell a-raining a little, but held up again, and I to Woolwich, where
before all the men came to work I with Mr. Deane spent two hours upon
the new ship, informing myself in the names and natures of many parts
of her to my great content, and so back again, without doing any thing
else, and after shifting myself away to Westminster, looking after
Mr. Maes's business and others. In the Painted Chamber I heard a
fine conference between some of the two Houses upon the Bill for
Conventicles. The Lords would be freed from having their houses searched
by any but the Lord Lieutenant of the County; and upon being found
guilty, to be tried only by their peers; and thirdly, would have it
added, that whereas the Bill says, "That that, among other things,
shall be a conventicle wherein