nd heard the King's speech
to them; but he speaks the worst that ever I heard man in my life worse
than if he read it all, and he had it in writing in his hand. Thence,
after the House was up, and I inquired what the order of the House was,
I to W. Joyce,' with his brother, and told them all. Here was Kate come,
and is a comely fat woman. I would not stay dinner, thinking to go home
to dinner, and did go by water as far as the bridge, but thinking that
they would take it kindly my being there, to be bayled for him if there
was need, I returned, but finding them gone out to look after it, only
Will and his wife and sister left and some friends that came to visit
him, I to Westminster Hall, and by and by by agreement to Mrs. Lane's
lodging, whither I sent for a lobster, and with Mr. Swayne and his wife
eat it, and argued before them mightily for Hawly, but all would not do,
although I made her angry by calling her old, and making her know what
herself is. Her body was out of temper for any dalliance, and so after
staying there 3 or 4 hours, but yet taking care to have my oath safe of
not staying a quarter of an hour together with her, I went to W. Joyce,
where I find the order come, and bayle (his father and brother) given;
and he paying his fees, which come to above L2, besides L5 he is to give
one man, and his charges of eating and drinking here, and 10s. a-day
as many days as he stands under bayle: which, I hope, will teach him
hereafter to hold his tongue better than he used to do. Thence with
Anth. Joyce's wife alone home talking of Will's folly, and having set
her down, home myself, where I find my wife dressed as if she had been
abroad, but I think she was not, but she answering me some way that
I did not like I pulled her by the nose, indeed to offend her, though
afterwards to appease her I denied it, but only it was done in haste.
The poor wretch took it mighty ill, and I believe besides wringing her
nose she did feel pain, and so cried a great while, but by and by I made
her friends, and so after supper to my office a while, and then home to
bed. This day great numbers of merchants came to a Grand Committee of
the House to bring in their claims against the Dutch. I pray God guide
the issue to our good!

6th. Up and to my office, whither by and by came John Noble, my father's
old servant, to speake with me. I smelling the business, took him home;
and there, all alone, he told me how he had been serviceable to my