home, calling
in Ducke Lane for the book I bought this morning, and so home, and wrote
my letters at the office, and then home to supper and to bed.

23rd (Lord's day). Up, and, being desired by a messenger from Sir G.
Carteret, I by water over to Southwarke, and so walked to the Falkon, on
the Bank-side, and there got another boat, and so to Westminster, where
I would have gone into the Swan; but the door was locked; and the girl
could not let me in, and so to Wilkinson's in King Street, and there
wiped my shoes, and so to Court, where sermon not yet done I met with
Brisband; and he tells me, first, that our business of tickets did come
to debate yesterday, it seems, after I was gone away, and was voted
a miscarriage in general. He tells me in general that there is great
looking after places, upon a presumption of a great many vacancies;
and he did shew me a fellow at Court, a brother of my Lord Fanshaw's, a
witty but rascally fellow, without a penny in his purse, that was asking
him what places there were in the Navy fit for him, and Brisband tells
me, in mirth, he told him the Clerke of the Acts, and I wish he had it,
so I were well and quietly rid of it; for I am weary of this kind of
trouble, having, I think, enough whereon to support myself. By and by,
chapel done, I met with Sir W. Coventry, and he and I walked awhile
together in the Matted Gallery; and there he told me all the proceedings
yesterday: that the matter is found, in general, a miscarriage, but no
persons named; and so there is no great matter to our prejudice yet,
till, if ever, they come to particular persons. He told me Birch was
very industrious to do what he could, and did, like a friend; but they
were resolved to find the thing, in general, a miscarriage; and says,
that when we shall think fit to desire its being heard, as to our own
defence, it will be granted. He tells me how he hath, with advantage,
cleared himself in what concerns himself therein, by his servant
Robson, which I am glad of. He tells me that there is a letter sent by
conspiracy to some of the House, which he hath seen, about the matter of
selling of places, which he do believe he shall be called upon to-morrow
for: and thinks himself well prepared to defend himself in it; and
then neither he, nor his friends for him, are afeard of anything to
his prejudice. Thence by coach, with Brisband, to Sir G. Carteret's, in
Lincoln's Inn Fields, and there dined: a good dinner and good co