, and there went
off with Sir W. Warren and took occasion to desire him to lend me L100,
which he said he would let the have with all his heart presently, as he
had promised me a little while ago to give me for my pains in his two
great contracts for masts L100, and that this should be it. To which end
I did move it to him, and by this means I hope to be, possessed of the
L100 presently within 2 or 3 days. So home to dinner, and then to the
office, and down to Blackwall by water to view a place found out for
laying of masts, and I think it will be most proper. So home and there
find Mr. Pen come to visit my wife, and staid with them till sent for to
Mr. Bland's, whither by appointment I was to go to supper, and against
my will left them together, but, God knows, without any reason of fear
in my conscience of any evil between them, but such is my natural folly.
Being thither come they would needs have my wife, and so Mr. Bland and
his wife (the first time she was ever at my house or my wife at hers)
very civilly went forth and brought her and W. Pen, and there Mr. Povy
and we supped nobly and very merry, it being to take leave of Mr. Bland,
who is upon going soon to Tangier. So late home and to bed.

15th. At the office all the morning, then to the 'Change, and so home to
dinner, where Luellin dined with us, and after dinner many people came
in and kept me all the afternoon, among other the Master and Wardens
of Chyrurgeon's Hall, who staid arguing their cause with me; I did give
them the best answer I could, and after their being two hours with me
parted, and I to my office to do business, which is much on my hands,
and so late home to supper and to bed.

16th. Up betimes and to my office, where all the morning very busy
putting papers to rights. And among other things Mr. Gauden coming to
me, I had a good opportunity to speak to him about his present, which
hitherto hath been a burden: to me, that I could not do it, because I
was doubtfull that he meant it as a temptation to me to stand by him in
the business of Tangier victualling; but he clears me it was not, and
that he values me and my proceedings therein very highly, being but
what became me, and that what he did was for my old kindnesses to him in
dispatching of his business, which I was glad to hear, and with my heart
in good rest and great joy parted, and to my business again. At noon to
the 'Change, where by appointment I met Sir W. Warren, and afterwards to