l day putting up and
restoring things, it raining all day long as hard within doors as
without. At last to dinner, we had a calf's head and bacon at my chamber
at Sir W. Pen's, and there I and my wife concluded to have her go and
her two maids and the boy, and so there shall be none but Will and I
left at home, and so the house will be freer, for it is impossible to
have anybody come into my house while it is in this condition, and
with this resolution all the afternoon we were putting up things in the
further cellar against next week for them to be gone, and my wife and I
into the office and there measured a soiled flag that I had found there,
and hope to get it to myself, for it has not been demanded since I came
to the office. But my wife is not hasty to have it, but rather to stay a
while longer and see the event whether it will be missed or no. At night
to my office, and there put down this day's passages in my journall, and
read my oaths, as I am obliged every Lord's day. And so to Sir W. Pen's
to my chamber again, being all in dirt and foul, and in fear of having
catched cold today with dabbling in the water. But what has vexed me
to-day was that by carrying the key to Sir W. Pen's last night, it could
not in the midst of all my hurry to carry away my books and things, be
found, and at last they found it in the fire that we made last night. So
to bed.

21st. Up early, and though I found myself out of order and cold, and the
weather cold and likely to rain, yet upon my promise and desire to
do what I intended, I did take boat and down to Greenwich, to Captain
Cocke's, who hath a most pleasant seat, and neat. Here I drank wine, and
eat some fruit off the trees; and he showed a great rarity, which was
two or three of a great number of silver dishes and plates, which he
bought of an embassador that did lack money, in the edge or rim of which
was placed silver and gold medalls, very ancient, and I believe wrought,
by which, if they be, they are the greatest rarity that ever I saw in
my life, and I will show Mr. Crumlum them. Thence to Woolwich to the
Rope-yard; and there looked over several sorts of hemp, and did fall
upon my great survey of seeing the working and experiments of the
strength and the charge in the dressing of every sort; and I do think
have brought it to so great a certainty, as I have done the King great
service in it: and do purpose to get it ready against the Duke's coming
to town to present to him.