to bed. This evening Mr. Hollyard came to me and told me that he
hath searched my boy, and he finds he hath a stone in his bladder, which
grieves me to the heart, he being a good-natured and well-disposed boy,
and more that it should be my misfortune to have him come to my house.
Sir G. Carteret was here this afternoon; and strange to see how we plot
to make the charge of this warr to appear greater than it is, because of
getting money.

24th. Up and to the office, where all the morning busy answering
of people. About noon out with Commissioner Pett, and he and I to
a Coffee-house, to drink jocolatte, very good; and so by coach to
Westminster, being the first day of the Parliament's meeting. After
the House had received the King's speech, and what more he had to say,
delivered in writing, the Chancellor being sicke, it rose, and I with
Sir Philip Warwicke home and conferred our matters about the charge
of the Navy, and have more to give him in the excessive charge of this
year's expense. I dined with him, and Mr. Povy with us and Sir Edmund
Pooly, a fine gentleman, and Mr. Chichly, and fine discourse we had
and fine talke, being proud to see myself accepted in such company and
thought better than I am. After dinner Sir Philip and I to talk again,
and then away home to the office, where sat late; beginning our sittings
now in the afternoon, because of the Parliament; and they being rose, I
to my office, where late till almost one o'clock, and then home to bed.

25th. Up and at my office all the morning, to prepare an account of the
charge we have been put to extraordinary by the Dutch already; and I
have brought it to appear L852,700; but God knows this is only a scare
to the Parliament, to make them give the more money. Thence to the
Parliament House, and there did give it to Sir Philip Warwicke; the
House being hot upon giving the King a supply of money, and I by
coach to the 'Change and took up Mr. Jenings along with me (my old
acquaintance), he telling me the mean manner that Sir Samuel Morland
lives near him, in a house he hath bought and laid out money upon, in
all to the value of L1200, but is believed to be a beggar; and so I ever
thought he would be. From the 'Change with Mr. Deering and Luellin to
the White Horse tavern in Lombard Street, and there dined with them, he
giving me a dish of meat to discourse in order to my serving Deering,
which I am already obliged to do, and shall do it, and would be glad he
w