Handel, has
now disappeared from the concert room and joined Mr. Pepys's 'Arched
Viall' in the limbo of things forgotten.... Mr. Pepys's
verdict that it would never do... has been fully confirmed by
the event, as his predictions usually were, being indeed always
founded on calm judgment and close observation."--B. (Hueffer's
Italian and other Studies, 1883, p. 263).]

where being tuned with lute-strings, and played on with kees like an
organ, a piece of parchment is always kept moving; and the strings,
which by the kees are pressed down upon it, are grated in imitation of a
bow, by the parchment; and so it is intended to resemble several vyalls
played on with one bow, but so basely and harshly, that it will never
do. But after three hours' stay it could not be fixed in tune; and so
they were fain to go to some other musique of instruments, which I am
grown quite out of love with, and so I, after some good discourse with
Mr. Spong, Hill, Grant, and Dr. Whistler, and others by turns, I home
to my office and there late, and so home, where I understand my wife has
spoke to Jane and ended matters of difference between her and her, and
she stays with us, which I am glad of; for her fault is nothing
but sleepiness and forgetfulness, otherwise a good-natured, quiet,
well-meaning, honest servant, and one that will do as she is bid, so one
called upon her and will see her do it. This morning, by three o'clock,
the Prince--[Rupert]--and King, and Duke with him, went down the River,
and the Prince under sail the next tide after, and so is gone from the
Hope. God give him better successe than he used to have! This day Mr.
Bland went away hence towards his voyage to Tangier. This day also I
had a letter from an unknown hand that tells me that Jacke Angier, he
believes, is dead at Lisbon, for he left him there ill.

6th. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning, among other
things about this of the flags and my bringing in of callicos to oppose
Young and Whistler. At noon by promise Mr. Pierce and his wife and Madam
Clerke and her niece came and dined with me to a rare chine of beefe and
spent the afternoon very pleasantly all the afternoon, and then to my
office in the evening, they being gone, and late at business, and then
home to supper and to bed, my mind coming to itself in following of my
business.

7th. Lay pretty while with some discontent abed, even to the having
bad words with my