n and myself to examine Sir G. Carteret's
accounts for the last year, whereupon I settled to it with them all the
day long, only dinner time (which Sir G. Carteret gave us), and by night
did as good as finish them, and so parted, and thence to my office, and
there set papers in order and business against to-morrow. I received
a letter this day from my father, speaking more trouble about my uncle
Thomas his business, and of proceeding to lay claim to Brampton and
all my uncle left, because it is given conditional that we should pay
legacys, which to him we have not yet done, but I hope that will do us
no hurt; God help us if it should, but it disquiets my mind. I have also
a letter from my Lord Sandwich desiring me upon matters of concernment
to be with him early tomorrow morning, which I wonder what it should be.
So my mind full of thoughts, and some trouble at night, home and to bed.
Sir G. Carteret, who had been at the examining most of the late people
that are clapped up, do say that he do not think that there hath been
any great plotting among them, though they have a good will to it; but
their condition is so poor, and silly, and low, that they do not fear
them at all.

30th. Could sleep but little to-night for thoughts of my business. So
up by candlelight and by water to Whitehall, and so to my Lord Sandwich,
who was up in his chamber and all alone, did acquaint me with his
business; which was, that our old acquaintance Mr. Wade (in Axe Yard)
hath discovered to him L7,000 hid in the Tower, of which he was to have
two for discovery; my Lord himself two, and the King the other three,
when it was found; and that the King's warrant runs for me on my Lord's
part, and one Mr. Lee for Sir Harry Bennet, to demand leave of the
Lieutenant of the Tower for to make search. After he had told me the
whole business, I took leave and hastened to my office, expecting to be
called by a letter from my Lord to set upon the business, and so there I
sat with the officers all the morning. At noon when we were up comes
Mr. Wade with my Lord's letter, and tells me the whole business. So we
consulted for me to go first to Sir H. Bennet, who is now with many of
the Privy Counsellors at the Tower, examining of their late prisoners,
to advise with him when to begin. So I went; and the guard at the Tower
Gate, making me leave my sword at the gate, I was forced to stay so long
in the ale-house hard by, till my boy run home for my cloak, that my