ay expecting him, while I walked up and down above an houre, I
think; and would have me walk with my hat on. And yet, after all this,
there has been so little ground for this his jealousy of me, that I am
sometimes afeard that he do this only in policy to bring me to his side
by scaring me; or else, which is worse, to try how faithfull I would
be to the King; but I rather think the former of the two. I parted with
great assurance how I acknowledged all I had to come from his Lordship;
which he did not seem to refuse, but with great kindness and respect
parted. So I by coach home, calling at my Lord's, but he not within. At
my office late, and so home to eat something, being almost starved for
want of eating my dinner to-day, and so to bed, my head being full of
great and many businesses of import to me.

15th. Up, and to my Lord Sandwich's; where he sent for me up, and I
did give my Lord an account of what had passed with my Lord Chancellor
yesterday; with which he was well pleased, and advised me by all means
to study in the best manner I could to serve him in this business. After
this discourse ended, he begun to tell me that he had now pitched upon
his day of going to sea upon Monday next, and that he would now give me
an account how matters are with him. He told me that his work now in the
world is only to keep up his interest at Court, having little hopes
to get more considerably, he saying that he hath now about L8,000 per
annum. It is true, he says, he oweth about L10,000; but he hath been at
great charges in getting things to this pass in his estate; besides his
building and good goods that he hath bought. He says he hath now evened
his reckonings at the Wardrobe till Michaelmas last, and hopes to finish
it to Ladyday before he goes. He says now there is due, too, L7,000 to
him there, if he knew how to get it paid, besides L2000 that Mr. Montagu
do owe him. As to his interest, he says that he hath had all the injury
done him that ever man could have by another bosom friend that knows
all his secrets, by Mr. Montagu; but he says that the worst of it all
is past, and he gone out and hated, his very person by the King, and he
believes the more upon the score of his carriage to him; nay, that the
Duke of Yorke did say a little while since in his closett, that he did
hate him because of his ungratefull carriage to my Lord of Sandwich. He
says that he is as great with the Chancellor, or greater, than ever in
his life.