nd so home, and busy late,
and then to supper and to bed. The Dutch East India Fleete are now
come home safe, which we are sorry for. Our Fleets on both sides are
hastening out to Guinny.

24th. Up by six o'clock, and to my office with Tom Hater dispatching
business in haste. At nine o'clock to White Hall about Mr. Maes's
business at the Council, which stands in an ill condition still. Thence
to Graye's Inn, but missed of Mr. Cole the lawyer, and so walked home,
calling among the joyners in Wood Streete to buy a table and bade in
many places, but did not buy it till I come home to see the place where
it is to stand, to judge how big it must be. So after 'Change home and a
good dinner, and then to White Hall to a Committee of the Fishery, where
my Lord Craven and Mr. Gray mightily against Mr. Creed's being joined
in the warrant for Secretary with Mr. Duke. However I did get it put
off till the Duke of Yorke was there, and so broke up doing nothing. So
walked home, first to the Wardrobe, and there saw one suit of clothes
made for my boy and linen set out, and I think to have him the latter
end of this week, and so home, Mr. Creed walking the greatest part
of the way with me advising what to do in his case about his being
Secretary to us in conjunction with Duke, which I did give him the best
I could, and so home and to my office, where very much business, and
then home to supper and to bed.

25th. Up and to the office after I had spoke to my taylor, Langford (who
came to me about some work), desiring to know whether he knew of any
debts that my father did owe of his own in the City. He tells me, "No,
not any." I did on purpose try him because of what words he and his wife
have said of him (as Herbert told me the other day), and further did
desire him, that if he knew of any or could hear of any that he should
bid them come to me, and I would pay them, for I would not that because
he do not pay my brother's debts that therefore he should be thought
to deny the payment of his owne. All the morning at the office busy. At
noon to the 'Change, among other things busy to get a little by the hire
of a ship for Tangier. So home to dinner, and after dinner comes
Mr. Cooke to see me; it is true he was kind to me at sea in carrying
messages to and fro to my wife from sea, but I did do him kindnesses
too, and therefore I matter not much to compliment or make any regard
of his thinking me to slight him as I do for his folly about my