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here. Here was also Monsieur Blancfort, Sir Richard Powell, Colonel
Villers, Sir Jonathan Trelawny, and others. And here drank most
excellent, and great variety, and plenty of wines, more than I have
drank, at once, these seven years, but yet did me no great hurt. Having
dined and very merry, and understanding by Blancfort how angry the Duke
of York was, about their offering to send Saville to the Gate-house,
among the rogues; and then, observing how this company, both the ladies
and all, are of a gang, and did drink a health to the union of the two
brothers, and talking of others as their enemies, they parted, and so
we up; and there I did find the Dupe of York and Duchess, with all
the great ladies, sitting upon a carpet, on the ground, there being no
chairs, playing at "I love my love with an A, because he is so and so:
and I hate him with an A, because of this and that:" and some of them,
but particularly the Duchess herself, and my Lady Castlemayne, were very
witty. This done, they took barge, and I with Sir J. Smith to Captain
Cox's; and there to talk, and left them and other company to drink;
while I slunk out to Bagwell's; and there saw her, and her mother, and
our late maid Nell, who cried for joy to see me, but I had no time for
pleasure then nor could stay, but after drinking I back to the yard,
having a month's mind para have had a bout with Nell, which I believe
I could have had, and may another time. So to Cox's, and thence walked
with Sir J. Smith back to Redriffe; and so, by water home, and there my
wife mighty angry for my absence, and fell mightily out, but not being
certain of any thing, but thinks only that Pierce or Knepp was there,
and did ask me, and, I perceive, the boy, many questions. But I did
answer her; and so, after much ado, did go to bed, and lie quiet all
night; but [she] had another bout with me in the morning, but I did make
shift to quiet her, but yet she was not fully satisfied, poor wretch! in
her mind, and thinks much of my taking so much pleasure from her; which,
indeed, is a fault, though I did not design or foresee it when I went.
5th. Up, and by water to White Hall, where did a little business with
the Duke of York at our usual attending him, and thence to my wife, who
was with my coach at Unthanke's, though not very well of those upon her,
and so home to dinner, and after dinner I to the Tower, where I find
Sir W. Coventry with abundance of company with him; and after si
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