), and going into their coach after sermon with great gazeing. So
I home, and my cozen, Mary Pepys's husband, comes after me, and told me
that out of the money he received some months since he did receive 18d.
too much, and did now come and give it me, which was very pretty.
So home, and there found Mr. Andrews and his lady, a well-bred and a
tolerable pretty woman, and by and by Mr. Hill and to singing, and then
to supper, then to sing again, and so good night. To prayers and tonight
[bed]. It is a little strange how these Psalms of Ravenscroft after 2
or 3 times singing prove but the same again, though good. No diversity
appearing at all almost.

12th. Up, and with Sir W. Batten by coach to White Hall, where all of
us with the Duke; Mr. Coventry privately did tell me the reason of his
advice against our pretences to the Prize Office (in his letter from
Portsmouth), because he knew that the King and the Duke had resolved to
put in some Parliament men that have deserved well, and that would
needs be obliged, by putting them in. Thence homeward, called at my
bookseller's and bespoke some books against the year's out, and then
to the 'Change, and so home to dinner, and then to the office, where
my Lord Brunkard comes and reads over part of our Instructions in the
Navy--and I expounded it to him, so he is become my disciple. He gone,
comes Cutler to tell us that the King of France hath forbid any canvass
to be carried out of his kingdom, and I to examine went with him to the
East India house to see a letter, but came too late. So home again, and
there late till 12 at night at my office, and then home to supper and
to bed. This day (to see how things are ordered in the world), I had
a command from the Earle of Sandwich, at Portsmouth, not to be forward
with Mr. Cholmly and Sir J. Lawson about the Mole at Tangier, because
that what I do therein will (because of his friendship to me known)
redound against him, as if I had done it upon his score. So I wrote to
my Lord my mistake, and am contented to promise never to pursue it more,
which goes against my mind with all my heart.

13th. Lay long in bed, then up, and many people to speak with me. Then
to my office, and dined at noon at home, then to the office again, where
we sat all the afternoon, and then home at night to a little supper, and
so after my office again at 12 at night home to bed.

14th. Up, and after a while at the office, I abroad in several places,
among other