gs of that sort, and a Bill of his owne bringing in; but
it appeared he could not mean any hurt in it. But, however, the King was
fain to write in his behalf, and all was passed over. But it is worth my
remembrance, that I saw old Ryly the Herald, and his son; and spoke to
his son, who told me in very bad words concerning Mr. Prin, that the
King had given him an office of keeping the Records; but that he never
comes thither, nor had been there these six months: so that I perceive
they expect to get his imployment from him. Thus every body is liable to
be envied and supplanted. At noon over to the Leg, where Sir G. Ascue,
Sir Robt. Parkhurst and Sir W. Pen dined. A good dinner and merry.
Thence to White Hall walking up and down a great while, but the Council
not meeting soon enough I went homeward, calling upon my cozen Roger
Pepys, with whom I talked and heard so much from him of his desire that
I would see my brother's debts paid, and things still of that nature
tending to my parting with what I get with pain to serve others'
expenses that I was cruelly vexed. Thence to Sir R. Bernard, and there
heard something of Pigott's delay of paying our money, that that also
vexed me mightily. So home and there met with a letter from my cozen
Scott, which tells me that he is resolved to meddle no more with our
business, of administering for my father, which altogether makes me
almost distracted to think of the trouble that I am like to meet with by
other folks' business more than ever I hope to have by my owne. So with
great trouble of mind to bed.

14th. Up, full of pain, I believe by cold got yesterday. So to the
office, where we sat, and after office home to dinner, being in
extraordinary pain. After dinner my pain increasing I was forced to go
to bed, and by and by my pain rose to be as great for an hour or two as
ever I remember it was in any fit of the stone, both in the lower
part of my belly and in my back also. No wind could I break. I took
a glyster, but it brought away but a little, and my height of pain
followed it. At last after two hours lying thus in most extraordinary
anguish, crying and roaring, I know not what, whether it was my great
sweating that may do it, but upon getting by chance, among my other
tumblings, upon my knees, in bed, my pain began to grow less and less,
till in an hour after I was in very little pain, but could break no
wind, nor make any water, and so continued, and slept well all night.

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