to my father's and to bed.

17th (Lord's day). Lay long abed. To Mr. Mossum's; a good sermon. This
day the organs did begin to play at White Hall before the King.--[All
organs were removed from churches by an ordinance dated 1644.]--Dined at
my father's. After dinner to Mr. Mossum's again, and so in the garden,
and heard Chippell's father preach, that was Page to the Protector, and
just by the window that I stood at sat Mrs. Butler, the great beauty.
After sermon to my Lord. Mr. Edward and I into Gray's Inn walks, and saw
many beauties. So to my father's, where Mr. Cook, W. Bowyer, and my coz
Roger Wharton supped and to bed.

18th. To my Lord's, where much business and some hopes of getting some
money thereby. With him to the Parliament House, where he did intend to
have gone to have made his appearance to-day, but he met Mr. Crew upon
the stairs, and would not go in. He went to Mrs. Brown's, and staid till
word was brought him what was done in the House. This day they made an
end of the twenty men to be excepted from pardon to their estates.
By barge to Stepny with my Lord, where at Trinity House we had great
entertainment. With, my Lord there went Sir W. Pen, Sir H. Wright,
Hetly, Pierce; Creed, Hill, I and other servants. Back again to the
Admiralty, and so to my Lord's lodgings, where he told me that he did
look after the place of the Clerk of the Acts--[The letters patent
appointing Pepys to the office of Clerk of the Acts is dated July 13th,
1660.]--for me. So to Mr. Crew's and my father's and to bed. My wife
went this day to Huntsmore for her things, and I was very lonely all
night. This evening my wife's brother, Balty, came to me to let me know
his bad condition and to get a place for him, but I perceive he stands
upon a place for a gentleman, that may not stain his family when, God
help him, he wants bread.

19th. Called on betimes by Murford, who showed me five pieces to get a
business done for him and I am resolved to do it., Much business at my
Lord's. This morning my Lord went into the House of Commons, and there
had the thanks of the House, in the name of the Parliament and Commons
of England, for his late service to his King and Country. A motion was
made for a reward for him, but it was quashed by Mr. Annesly, who, above
most men, is engaged to my Lord's and Mr. Crew's families. Meeting with
Captain Stoakes at Whitehall, I dined with him and Mr. Gullop, a
parson (with whom afterwards I was much offen