t 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 necessaries for the house
and to buy a suit for Pall, and I myself to White Hall to a Tangier
Committee, where Colonell Reames hath brought us so full and methodical
an account of all matters there, that I never have nor hope to see the
like of any publique business while I live again. The Committee up, I to
Westminster to Jervas's, and spoke with Jane; who I find cold and not
so desirous of a meeting as before, and it is no matter, I shall be
the freer from the inconvenience that might follow thereof, besides
offending God Almighty and neglecting my business. So by coach home and
to my office, where late, and so to supper and to bed. I met with Dr.
Pierce to-day, who, speaking of Dr. Frazier's being so earnest to have
such a one (one Collins) go chyrurgeon to the Prince's person will have
him go in his terms and with so much money put into his hands, he tells
me (when I was won