p and to my chamber preparing
papers against my father comes to lie here for discourse about country
business. Dined well with my wife at home, being myself not yet thorough
well, making water with some pain, but better than I was, and all my
fear of an ague gone away. In the afternoon my father came to see us,
and he gone I up to my morning's work again, and so in the evening a
little to the office and to see Sir W. Batten, who is ill again, and so
home to supper and to bed.

12th. Up, and after my wife had dressed herself very fine in her new
laced gown, and very handsome indeed, W. Howe also coming to see us, I
carried her by coach to my uncle Wight's and set her down there, and W.
Howe and I to the Coffee-house, where we sat talking about getting of
him some place under my Lord of advantage if he should go to sea, and I
would be glad to get him secretary and to out Creed if I can, for he
is a crafty and false rogue. Thence a little to the 'Change, and thence
took him to my uncle Wight's, where dined my father, poor melancholy
man, that used to be as full of life as anybody, and also my aunt's
brother, Mr. Sutton, a merchant in Flanders, a very sober, fine man, and
Mr. Cole and his lady; but, Lord! how I used to adore that man's talke,
and now methinks he is but an ordinary man, his son a pretty boy indeed,
but his nose unhappily awry. Other good company and an indifferent,
and but indifferent dinner for so much company, and after dinner got
a coach, very dear, it being Easter time and very foul weather, to my
Lord's, and there visited my Lady, and leaving my wife there I and W.
Howe to Mr. Pagett's, and there heard some musique not very good, but
only one Dr. Walgrave, an Englishman bred at Rome, who plays the best
upon the lute that I ever heard man. Here I also met Mr. Hill

[Thomas Hill, a man whose taste for music caused him to be a very
acceptable companion to Pepys. In January, 1664-65, he became
assistant to the secretary of the Prize Office.]

the little merchant, and after all was done we sung. I did well enough a
Psalm or two of Lawes; he I perceive has good skill and sings well, and
a friend of his sings a good base. Thence late walked with them two as
far as my Lord's, thinking to take up my wife and carry them home,
but there being no coach to be got away they went, and I staid a great
while, it being very late, about 10 o'clock, before a coach could be
got. I found my Lord and ladies