ell, and
my Lady much troubled for one of her daughters that is sick. I dined
with them, and a very pretty lady, their kinswoman, with them. My joy
is, that I do think I have good hold on Sir George and Mr. Coventry. Sir
George told me of a chest of drawers that were given Sir W. B. by Hughes
the rope-maker, whom he has since put out of his employment, and now the
fellow do cry out upon Sir W. for his cabinet. So home again by water
and to church, and from church Sir Williams both and Sir John Minnes
into the garden, and anon Sir W. Pen and I did discourse about my
lodgings and Sir J. Minnes, and I did open all my mind to him, and he
told me what he had heard, and I do see that I shall hardly keep my best
lodging chamber, which troubles me, but I did send for Goodenough the
plasterer, who tells me that it did ever belong to my lodgings, but lent
by Mr. Payles to Mr. Smith, and so I will strive hard for it before I
lose it. So to supper with them at Sir W. Batten's, and do counterfeit
myself well pleased, but my heart is troubled and offended at the whole
company. So to my office to prepare notes to read to the Duke to-morrow
morning, and so to my lodgings and to bed, my mind a little eased
because I am resolved to know the worst concerning my lodgings tomorrow.
Among other things Sir W. Pen did tell me of one of my servants looking
into Sir J. Minnes' window when my Lady Batten lay there, which do much
trouble them, and me also, and I fear will wholly occasion my loosing
the leads. One thing more he told me of my Jane's cutting off a
carpenter's long mustacho, and how the fellow cried, and his wife would
not come near him a great while, believing that he had been among some
of his wenches. At which I was merry, though I perceive they discourse
of it as a crime of hers, which I understand not.

15th. Up betimes to meet with the plasterer and bricklayer that did
first divide our lodgings, and they do both tell me that my chamber now
in dispute did ever belong to my lodgings, which do put me into good
quiet of mind. So by water with Sir Wm. Pen to White Hall; and, with
much ado, was fain to walk over the piles through the bridge, while Sir
W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes were aground against the bridge, and could
not in a great while get through. At White Hall we hear that the Duke
of York is gone a-hunting to-day; and so we returned: they going to the
Duke of Albemarle's, where I left them (after I had observed a very good
pi