te Bear on
Cornhill, for 100 pieces of Callico to make flaggs; and as I know I
shall save the King money, so I hope to get a little for my pains and
venture of my own money myself. Late in the evening doing business, and
then comes Captain Tayler, and he and I till 12 o'clock at night arguing
about the freight of his ship Eagle, hired formerly by me to Tangier,
and at last we made an end, and I hope to get a little money, some small
matter by it. So home to bed, being weary and cold, but contented that I
have made an end of that business.

9th (Lord's day). Lay pretty long, but however up time enough with my
wife to go to church. Then home to dinner, and Mr. Fuller, my Cambridge
acquaintance, coming to me about what he was with me lately, to release
a waterman, he told me he was to preach at Barking Church; and so I
to heare him, and he preached well and neatly. Thence, it being time
enough, to our owne church, and there staid wholly privately at the
great doore to gaze upon a pretty lady, and from church dogged her home,
whither she went to a house near Tower hill, and I think her to be one
of the prettiest women I ever saw. So home, and at my office a while
busy, then to my uncle Wight's, whither it seems my wife went after
sermon and there supped, but my aunt and uncle in a very ill humour one
with another, but I made shift with much ado to keep them from scolding,
and so after supper home and to bed without prayers, it being cold, and
to-morrow washing day.

10th. Up and, it being rainy, in Sir W. Pen's coach to St. James's,
and there did our usual business with the Duke, and more and more
preparations every day appear against the Dutch, and (which I must
confess do a little move my envy) Sir W. Pen do grow every day more and
more regarded by the Duke,

["The duke had decided that the English fleet should consist of
three squadrons to be commanded by himself, Prince Rupert, and Lord
Sandwich, from which arrangement the two last, who were land
admirals; had concluded that Penn would have no concern in this
fleet. Neither the duke, Rupert, nor Sandwich had ever been engaged
in an encounter of fleets.... Penn alone of the four was
familiar with all these things. By the duke's unexpected
announcement that he should take Penn with him into his own ship,
Rupert and Sandwich at once discovered that they would be really and
practically under Penn's command in everyth