1000, and if I can compass it I
will. After dinner I walked homeward, still doing business by the way,
and at home find my wife this day of her owne accord to have lain
out 25s. upon a pair of pendantes for her eares, which did vex me and
brought both me and her to very high and very foule words from her
to me, such as trouble me to think she should have in her mouth, and
reflecting upon our old differences, which I hate to have remembered. I
vowed to breake them, or that she should go and get what she could for
them again. I went with that resolution out of doors; the poor wretch
afterwards in a little while did send out to change them for her money
again. I followed Besse her messenger at the 'Change, and there
did consult and sent her back; I would not have them changed, being
satisfied that she yielded. So went home, and friends again as to that
business; but the words I could not get out of my mind, and so went to
bed at night discontented, and she came to bed to me, but all would not
make me friends, but sleep and rise in the morning angry. This day the
King and the Queene went to visit my Lord Sandwich and the fleete, going
forth in the Hope.

["Their Majesties were treated at Tilbury Hope by the Earl of
Sandwich, returning the same day, abundantly satisfied both with the
dutiful respects of that honourable person and with the excellent
condition of all matters committed to his charge" ("The Newes," July
7th, 1664).--B.]

5th. Up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon to the 'Change
a little, then with W. Howe home and dined. So after dinner to my
office, and there busy till late at night, having had among other things
much discourse with young Gregory about the Chest business, wherein Sir
W. Batten is so great a knave, and also with Alsop and Lanyon about the
Tangier victualling, wherein I hope to get something for myself. Late
home to supper and to bed, being full of thoughts of a sudden resolution
this day taken upon the 'Change of going down to-morrow to the Hope.

6th. Up very betimes, and my wife also, and got us ready; and about
eight o'clock, having got some bottles of wine and beer and neat's
tongues, we went to our barge at the Towre, where Mr. Pierce and his
wife, and a kinswoman and his sister, and Mrs. Clerke and her sister and
cozen were to expect us; and so set out for the Hope, all the way down
playing at cards and other sports, spending our time pretty merry.