g, communicated his suspicions to that
monarch, and immediately gave up his commission. We hear no more of
Huntington till the Restoration, when his name occurs with those of
many other officers, who tendered their services to the king. His
reasons for laying down his commission are printed in Thurloe's
"State Papers" and Maseres's "Tracts."--B.]

did take away his life and nothing else. Then to some loose atheisticall
discourse of Cocke's, when he was almost drunk, and then about 11
o'clock broke up, and I to my office, to fit up an account for Povy,
wherein I hope to get something. At it till almost two o'clock, then to
supper and to bed.

3rd. Up, and at the office all the morning, and at noon to Mr. Cutler's,
and there dined with Sir W. Rider and him, and thence Sir W. Rider and I
by coach to White Hall to a Committee of the Fishery; there only to
hear Sir Edward Ford's proposal about farthings, wherein, O God! to see
almost every body interested for him; only my Lord Annesly, who is a
grave, serious man. My Lord Barkeley was there, but is the most hot,
fiery man in discourse, without any cause, that ever I saw, even to
breach of civility to my Lord Anglesey, in his discourse opposing to my
Lord's. At last, though without much satisfaction to me, it was voted
that it should be requested of the King, and that Sir Edward Ford's
proposal is the best yet made. Thence by coach home. The Duke of Yorke
being expected to-night with great joy from Portsmouth, after his having
been abroad at sea three or four days with the fleete; and the Dutch are
all drawn into their harbours. But it seems like a victory: and a matter
of some reputation to us it is, and blemish to them; but in no degree
like what it is esteemed at, the weather requiring them to do so. Home
and at my office late, and then to supper and to bed.

4th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and then up and to my office, there
to dispatch a business in order to the getting something out of the
Tangier business, wherein I have an opportunity to get myself paid upon
the score of freight. I hope a good sum. At noon home to dinner, and
then in the afternoon to church. So home, and by and by comes Mr. Hill
and Andrews, and sung together long and with great content. Then to
supper and broke up. Pretty discourse, very pleasant and ingenious, and
so to my office a little, and then home (after prayers) to bed. This day
I hear the Duke of Yorke is come