sioner for Harwich and the
latter for Portsmouth, I away to the 'Change, and there did very
much business, so home to dinner, and Mr. Duke, our Secretary for the
Fishery, dined with me. After dinner to discourse of our business, much
to my content, and then he away, and I by water among the smiths on
the other side, and to the alehouse with one and was near buying 4 or 5
anchors, and learned something worth my knowing of them, and so home
and to my office, where late, with my head very full of business, and so
away home to supper and to bed.

5th. Up and to the office, where all the morning, at noon to the
'Change, and thence home to dinner, and so with my wife to the Duke's
house to a play, "Macbeth," a pretty good play, but admirably acted.
Thence home; the coach being forced to go round by London Wall home,
because of the bonefires; the day being mightily observed in the City.
To my office late at business, and then home to supper, and to bed.

6th (Lord's day). Up and with my wife to church. Dined at home. And
I all the afternoon close at my office drawing up some proposals to
present to the Committee for the Fishery to-morrow, having a great
good intention to be serviceable in the business if I can. At night, to
supper with my uncle Wight, where very merry, and so home. To prayers
and to bed.

7th. Up and with Sir W. Batten to White Hall, where mighty thrusting
about the Duke now upon his going. We were with him long. He advised us
to follow our business close, and to be directed in his absence by
the Committee of the Councell for the Navy. By and by a meeting of the
Fishery, where the Duke was, but in such haste, and things looked so
superficially over, that I had not a fit opportunity to propose my paper
that I wrote yesterday, but I had chewed it to Mr. Gray and Wren before,
who did like it most highly, as they said, and I think they would not
dissemble in that manner in a business of this nature, but I see the
greatest businesses are done so superficially that I wonder anything
succeeds at all among us, that is publique. Thence somewhat vexed to
see myself frustrated in the good I hoped to have done and a little
reputation to have gained, and thence to my barber's, but Jane not being
in the way I to my Lady Sandwich's, and there met my wife and dined, but
I find that I dine as well myself, that is, as neatly, and my meat as
good and well-dressed, as my good Lady do, in the absence of my Lord.
Thence by water