with me. After dinner I to White Hall (setting down my wife by the
way) to a Committee of Tangier, where the Duke of Yorke, I perceive, do
attend the business very well, much better than any man there or most
of them, and my [mind] eased of some trouble I lay under for fear of his
thinking ill of me from the bad successe in the setting forth of these
crew men to Tangier. Thence with Mr. Creed, and walked in the Parke, and
so to the New Exchange, meeting Mr. Moore, and he with us. I shewed him
no friendly look, but he took no notice to me of the Wardrobe business,
which vexes me. I perceive by him my Lord's business of his family and
estate goes very ill, and runs in debt mightily. I would to God I were
clear of it, both as to my owne money and the bond of L1000, which I
stand debtor for him in, to my cozen Thomas Pepys. Thence by coach home
and to my office a little, and so to supper and to bed.

22nd. Up and I found Mr. Creed below, who staid with me a while,
and then I to business all the morning. At noon to the 'Change and
Coffee-house, where great talke of the Dutch preparing of sixty sayle of
ships. The plague grows mightily among them, both at sea and land. From
the 'Change to dinner to Trinity House with Sir W. Rider and Cutler,
where a very good dinner. Here Sir G. Ascue dined also, who I perceive
desires to make himself known among the seamen. Thence home, there
coming to me my Lord Peterborough's Sollicitor with a letter from him to
desire present dispatch in his business of freight, and promises me L50,
which is good newes, and I hope to do his business readily for him. This
much rejoiced me. All the afternoon at his business, and late at night
comes the Sollicitor again, and I with him at 9 o'clock to Mr. Povy's,
and there acquainted him with the business. The money he won't pay
without warrant, but that will be got done in a few days. So home by
coach and to bed.

23rd. Up, and to the office, and there we sat all the morning. So to
the 'Change, and then home to dinner and to my office, where till 10
at night very busy, and so home to supper and to bed. My cozen, Thomas
Pepys, was with me yesterday and I took occasion to speak to him about
the bond I stand bound for my Lord Sandwich to him in L1000. I did very
plainly, obliging him to secrecy, tell him how the matter stands, yet
with all duty to my Lord my resolution to be bound for whatever he
desires me for him, yet that I would be glad he had any other