o some trouble to think what he meant by
it. But when we came to my Lord's house, I went in; and whether it was
my Lord's neglect, or general indifference, I know not, but he made
me no kind of compliment there; and, methinks, the young ladies look
somewhat highly upon me. So I went away without bidding adieu to
anybody, being desirous not to be thought too servile. But I do hope and
believe that my Lord do yet value me as high as ever, though he dare not
admit me to the freedom he once did, and that my Lady is still the same
woman. So rode home and there found my uncle Wight. 'Tis an odd thing
as my wife tells me his caressing her and coming on purpose to give her
visits, but I do not trouble myself for him at all, but hope the best
and very good effects of it. He being gone I eat something and my
wife. I told all this day's passages, and she to give me very good
and rational advice how to behave myself to my Lord and his family, by
slighting every body but my Lord and Lady, and not to seem to have
the least society or fellowship with them, which I am resolved to do,
knowing that it is my high carriage that must do me good there, and to
appear in good clothes and garbe. To the office, and being weary, early
home to bed.

27th. Up, but weary, and to the office, where we sat all the morning.
Before I went to the office there came Bagwell's wife to me to speak for
her husband. I liked the woman very well and stroked her under the chin,
but could not find in my heart to offer anything uncivil to her, she
being, I believe, a very modest woman. At noon with Mr. Coventry to the
African house, and to my Lord Peterborough's business again, and then to
dinner, where, before dinner, we had the best oysters I have seen this
year, and I think as good in all respects as ever I eat in my life. I
eat a great many. Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir Martin
Noell, who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the Additional
Duty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no;
which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is made
of cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe. But
it was carried against the Company, though they stand out against the
verdict. Thence home and to the office, where late, and so home to
supper and to bed, and had a very pleasing and condescending answer from
my poor father to-day in answer to my angry discontentful letter to him
the other day, wh