nnel with 42 sail of ships.

17th. Up and to the office, where Mr. Coventry very angry to see things
go so coldly as they do, and I must needs say it makes me fearful every
day of having some change of the office, and the truth is, I am of late
a little guilty of being remiss myself of what I used to be, but I hope
I shall come to my old pass again, my family being now settled again.
Dined at home, and to the office, where late busy in setting all my
businesses in order, and I did a very great and a very contenting
afternoon's work. This day my aunt Wight sent my wife a new scarfe, with
a compliment for the many favours she had received of her, which is the
several things we have sent her. I am glad enough of it, for I see my
uncle is so given up to the Wights that I hope for little more of them.
So home to supper and to bed.

18th (Lord's day). Up and to church all of us. At noon comes Anthony
and W. Joyce (their wives being in the country with my father) and dined
with me very merry as I can be in such company. After dinner walked
to Westminster (tiring them by the way, and so left them, Anthony
in Cheapside and the other in the Strand), and there spent all the
afternoon in the Cloysters as I had agreed with Jane Welsh, but she came
not, which vexed me, staying till 5 o'clock, and then walked homeward,
and by coach to the old Exchange, and thence to my aunt Wight's, and
invited her and my uncle to supper, and so home, and by and by they
came, and we eat a brave barrel of oysters Mr. Povy sent me this
morning, and very merry at supper, and so to prayers and to bed. Last
night it seems my aunt Wight did send my wife a new scarfe, laced, as a
token for her many givings to her. It is true now and then we give them
some toys, as oranges, &c., but my aime is to get myself something more
from my uncle's favour than this.

19th. Up, my wife and I having a little anger about her woman already,
she thinking that I take too much care of her at table to mind her (my
wife) of cutting for her, but it soon over, and so up and with Sir W.
Batten and Sir W. Pen to St. James's, and there did our business with
the Duke, and thence homeward straight, calling at the Coffee-house, and
there had very good discourse with Sir----Blunt and Dr. Whistler about
Egypt and other things. So home to dinner, my wife having put on to-day
her winter new suit of moyre, which is handsome, and so after dinner I
did give her L15 to lay out in linen and ne