took me to his
lodgings to dinner, and after dinner I to my office again, and now and
then to see how my work goes on, and so to my office late, and so to my
lodgings, and after staying up till past 12 at night, at my musique upon
my lute, to bed. This night Tom came to show me a civil letter sent him
from his mistress. I am pleased well enough with the business.

12th. Up betimes and to my office, and up to my workmen, which goes on
slowly and troubles me much. Besides, my mind is troubled till I see how
Sir John Minnes will carry himself to me about my lodgings, for all my
fear is that he will get my best chamber from me, for as for the leads
I care not a farthing for them. At my office all the morning, Mr. Lewes
teaching me to understand the method of making up Purser's accounts,
which is very needful for me and very hard. Dined at home all in dirt,
and my mind weary of being thus out of order, but I hope in God it will
away, but for the present I am very melancholy, as I have been a great
while. All the afternoon till 9 at night at my office, and then home
and eat an egg or two, and so to my lodgings and to bed. This day, by
letters from my father, I hear that Captain Ferrers, who is with my Lord
in the country, was at Brampton (with Mr. Creed) to see him; and that a
day or two ago, being provoked to strike one of my Lord's footmen, the
footman drew his sword, and hath almost cut the fingers of one of his
hands off; which I am sorry for: but this is the vanity of being apt to
command and strike.

13th. Up betimes and to my office, and we sat all the morning, and then
at noon dined alone at home, and so among my work folks studying how to
get my way sure to me to go upon the leads, which I fear at last I must
be contented to go without, but, however, my mind is troubled still
about it. We met again in the afternoon to set accounts even between the
King and the masters of ships hired to carry provisions to Lisbon, and
in the evening Mr. Moore came to me and did lie with me at my lodgings.
It is great pleasure to me his company and discourse, and did talk also
about my law business, which I must now fall upon minding again, the
term coming on apace. So to bed.

14th (Lord's day). Up very early, and Mr. Moore taking leave of me the
barber came and trimmed me (I having him now to come to me again after I
have used a pumice-stone a good while, not but what I like this where
I cannot conveniently have a barber, but here