ge will be made up in the fruit it brings. Thence
to the Coffee-house and 'Change, and so home to dinner, and then to the
office all the afternoon, whither comes W. Howe to see me, being come
from, and going presently back to sea with my Lord. Among other things
he tells me Mr. Creed is much out of favour with my Lord from his
freedom of talke and bold carriage, and other things with which my Lord
is not pleased, but most I doubt his not lending my Lord money, and Mr.
Moore's reporting what his answer was I doubt in the worst manner. But,
however, a very unworthy rogue he is, and, therefore, let him go for one
good for nothing, though wise to the height above most men I converse
with. In the evening (W. Howe being gone) comes Mr. Martin, to trouble
me again to get him a Lieutenant's place for which he is as fit as a
foole can be. But I put him off like an arse, as he is, and so setting
my papers and books in order: I home to supper and to bed.

22nd. Up and to the office, where we sat all the morning. At noon comes
my uncle Thomas and his daughter Mary about getting me to pay them the
L30 due now, but payable in law to her husband. I did give them the
best answer I could, and so parted, they not desiring to stay to dinner.
After dinner I down to Deptford, and there did business, and so back to
my office, where very late busy, and so home to supper and to bed.

23rd (Lord's day). Up and to church. At noon comes unexpected Mr.
Fuller, the minister, and dines with me, and also I had invited Mr.
Cooper with one I judge come from sea, and he and I spent the whole
afternoon together, he teaching me some things in understanding of
plates. At night to the office, doing business, and then home to supper.
Then a psalm, to prayers, and to bed.

24th. Up and in Sir J. Minnes' coach (alone with Mrs. Turner as far as
Paternoster Row, where I set her down) to St. James's, and there did our
business, and I had the good lucke to speak what pleased the Duke about
our great contract in hand with Sir W. Warren against Sir W. Batten,
wherein the Duke is very earnest for our contracting. Thence home to the
office till noon, and then dined and to the 'Change and off with Sir W.
Warren for a while, consulting about managing his contract. Thence to a
Committee at White Hall of Tangier, where I had the good lucke to speak
something to very good purpose about the Mole at Tangier, which was
well received even by Sir J. Lawson and Mr. Cholmely, th