all the morning, where, among other things,
being provoked by some impertinence of Sir W. Batten's, I called him
unreasonable man, at which he was very angry and so was I, but I think
we shall not much fall out about it. After dinner to several places
about business, and so home and wrote letters at my office, and one to
Mr. Coventry about business, and at the close did excuse my not waiting
on him myself so often as others do for want of leisure. So home and to
bed.

13th (Lord's day). In the morning to Paul's, where I heard a pretty good
sermon, and thence to dinner with my Lady at the Wardrobe; and after
much talk with her after dinner, I went to the Temple to Church, and
there heard another: by the same token a boy, being asleep, fell down
a high seat to the ground, ready to break his neck, but got no hurt.
Thence to Graye's Inn walkes; and there met Mr. Pickering and walked
with him two hours till 8 o'clock till I was quite weary. His discourse
most about the pride of the Duchess of York; and how all the ladies envy
my Lady Castlemaine. He intends to go to Portsmouth to meet the Queen
this week; which is now the discourse and expectation of the town. So
home, and no sooner come but Sir W. Warren comes to me to bring me a
paper of Field's (with whom we have lately had a great deal of trouble
at the office), being a bitter petition to the King against our office
for not doing justice upon his complaint to us of embezzlement of the
King's stores by one Turpin. I took Sir William to Sir W. Pen's (who was
newly come from Walthamstow), and there we read it and discoursed, but
we do not much fear it, the King referring it to the Duke of York. So we
drank a glass or two of wine, and so home and I to bed, my wife being in
bed already.

14th. Being weary last night I lay very long in bed to-day, talking with
my wife, and persuaded her to go to Brampton, and take Sarah with her,
next week, to cure her ague by change of ayre, and we agreed all things
therein. We rose, and at noon dined, and then we to the Paynter's, and
there sat the last time for my little picture, which I hope will please
me. Then to Paternoster Row to buy things for my wife against her
going. So home and walked upon the leads with my wife, and whether she
suspected anything or no I know not, but she is quite off of her going
to Brampton, which something troubles me, and yet all my design was that
I might the freer go to Portsmouth when the rest go to pay o