late till 12 at night at my office, and then home to supper and
to bed. This day (to see how things are ordered in the world), I had
a command from the Earle of Sandwich, at Portsmouth, not to be forward
with Mr. Cholmly and Sir J. Lawson about the Mole at Tangier, because
that what I do therein will (because of his friendship to me known)
redound against him, as if I had done it upon his score. So I wrote to
my Lord my mistake, and am contented to promise never to pursue it more,
which goes against my mind with all my heart.

13th. Lay long in bed, then up, and many people to speak with me. Then
to my office, and dined at noon at home, then to the office again, where
we sat all the afternoon, and then home at night to a little supper, and
so after my office again at 12 at night home to bed.

14th. Up, and after a while at the office, I abroad in several places,
among others to my bookseller's, and there spoke for several books
against New Year's day, I resolving to lay out about L7 or L8, God
having given me some profit extraordinary of late; and bespoke also some
plate, spoons, and forks. I pray God keep me from too great expenses,
though these will still be pretty good money. Then to the 'Change, and
I home to dinner, where Creed and Mr. Caesar, my boy's lute master,
who plays indeed mighty finely, and after dinner I abroad, parting from
Creed, and away to and fro, laying out or preparing for laying out more
money, but I hope and resolve not to exceed therein, and to-night spoke
for some fruit for the country for my father against Christmas, and
where should I do it, but at the pretty woman's, that used to stand at
the doore in Fanchurch Streete, I having a mind to know her. So home,
and late at my office, evening reckonings with Shergoll, hoping to get
money by the business, and so away home to supper and to bed, not being
very well through my taking cold of late, and so troubled with some
wind.

15th. Called up very betimes by Mr. Cholmly, and with him a good while
about some of his Tangier accounts; and, discoursing of the condition
of Tangier, he did give me the whole account of the differences between
Fitzgerald and Norwood, which were very high on both sides, but
most imperious and base on Fitzgerald's, and yet through my Lord
FitzHarding's means, the Duke of York is led rather to blame Norwood and
to speake that he should be called home, than be sensible of the other.
He is a creature of FitzHarding's, as a