lked home, where I found Captain Ferrer with my wife, and
after speaking a matter of an hour with him he went home and we all to
bed. Jack Cole, my old friend, found me out at the Wardrobe; and, among
other things, he told me that certainly most of the chief ministers of
London would fling up their livings; and that, soon or late, the issue
thereof would be sad to the King and Court.

7th. Up and to my office early, and there all the morning alone till
dinner, and after dinner to my office again, and about 3 o'clock with
my wife by water to Westminster, where I staid in the Hall while my wife
went to see her father and mother, and she returning we by water home
again, and by and by comes Mr. Cooper, so he and I to our mathematiques,
and so supper and to bed. My morning's work at the office was to put
the new books of my office into order, and writing on the backsides what
books they be, and transcribing out of some old books some things into
them.

8th. At the office all the morning and dined at home, and after dinner
in all haste to make up my accounts with my Lord, which I did with some
trouble, because I had some hopes to have made a profit to myself in
this account and above what was due to me (which God forgive me in), but
I could not, but carried them to my Lord, with whom they passed well. So
to the Wardrobe, where alone with my Lord above an hour; and he do seem
still to have his old confidence in me; and tells me to boot, that Mr.
Coventry hath spoke of me to him to great advantage; wherein I am much
pleased. By and by comes in Mr. Coventry to visit my Lord; and so my
Lord and he and I walked together in the great chamber a good while; and
I found him a most ingenuous man and good company. He being gone I
also went home by water, Mr. Moore with me for discourse sake, and then
parted from me, Cooper being there ready to attend me, so he and I to
work till it was dark, and then eat a bit and by daylight to bed.

9th. Up by four o'clock, and at my multiplicacion-table hard, which is
all the trouble I meet withal in my arithmetique. So made me ready and
to the office, where all the morning busy, and Sir W. Pen came to my
office to take his leave of me, and desiring a turn in the garden, did
commit the care of his building to me, and offered all his services to
me in all matters of mine. I did, God forgive me! promise him all my
service and love, though the rogue knows he deserves none from me, nor
do I intend to