laces about business, and among others to my bookseller's
in Duck Lane, and so home, where the house still full of dirt by
painters and others, and will not be clean a good while. So to read
and talk with my wife till by and by called to the office about Sir W.
Warren's business, where we met a little, and then home to supper and to
bed. This day I went, by Mr. Povy's direction, to a coachmaker near him,
for a coach just like his, but it was sold this very morning.

3rd. Up, and all the morning at the Office. At noon to dinner, and then
to the Office, and there busy till 12 at night, without much pain to my
eyes, but I did not use them to read or write, and so did hold out very
well. So home, and there to supper, and I observed my wife to eye my
eyes whether I did ever look upon Deb., which I could not but do now and
then (and to my grief did see the poor wretch look on me and see me look
on her, and then let drop a tear or two, which do make my heart relent
at this minute that I am writing this with great trouble of mind, for
she is indeed my sacrifice, poor girle); and my wife did tell me in bed
by the by of my looking on other people, and that the only way is to put
things out of sight, and this I know she means by Deb., for she tells me
that her Aunt was here on Monday, and she did tell her of her desire of
parting with Deb., but in such kind terms on both sides that my wife is
mightily taken with her. I see it will be, and it is but necessary, and
therefore, though it cannot but grieve me, yet I must bring my mind to
give way to it. We had a great deal of do this day at the Office about
Clutterbucke,--[See note to February 4th, 1663-64]--I declaring my
dissent against the whole Board's proceedings, and I believe I shall
go near to shew W. Pen a very knave in it, whatever I find my Lord
Brouncker.

4th. Up, and by coach to White Hall; and there I find the King and Duke
of York come the last night, and every body's mouth full of my Lord
Anglesey's suspension being sealed; which it was, it seems, yesterday;
so that he is prevented in his remedy at the Council; and, it seems, the
two new Treasurers did kiss the King's hand this morning, brought in by
my Lord Arlington. They walked up and down together the Court this day,
and several people joyed them; but I avoided it, that I might not be
seen to look either way. This day also I hear that my Lord Ormond is
to be declared in Council no more Deputy Governor of Ireland, h