Lord Mayor that now is, Sir John Robinson, Lieutenant of the Tower, with
all his company, was gone with their coaches to his house in Minchen
Lane. So my cloak being come, I walked thither; and there, by Sir G.
Carteret's means, did presently speak with Sir H. Bennet, who did show
and give me the King's warrant to me and Mr. Leigh, and another to
himself, for the paying of L2,000 to my Lord, and other two to the
discoverers. After a little discourse, dinner come in; and I dined with
them. There was my Lord Mayor, my Lord Lauderdale, Mr. Secretary Morris,
to whom Sir H. Bennet would give the upper hand; Sir Wm. Compton, Sir G.
Carteret, and myself, and some other company, and a brave dinner. After
dinner, Sir H. Bennet did call aside the Lord Mayor and me, and did
break the business to him, who did not, nor durst appear the least
averse to it, but did promise all assistance forthwith to set upon it.
So Mr. Lee and I to our office, and there walked till Mr. Wade and
one Evett his guide did come, and W. Griffin, and a porter with his
picke-axes, &c.; and so they walked along with us to the Tower, and Sir
H. Bennet and my Lord Mayor did give us full power to fall to work.
So our guide demands, a candle, and down into the cellars he goes,
inquiring whether they were the same that Baxter

[Intended for John Barkstead, Lieutenant of the Tower under
Cromwell. Committed to the Tower (see March 17th, 1661-62).]

always had. We went into several little cellars, and then went out
a-doors to view, and to the Cole Harbour; but none did answer so well to
the marks which was given him to find it by, as one arched vault. Where,
after a great deal of council whether to set upon it now, or delay for
better and more full advice, we set to it, to digging we went to almost
eight o'clock at night, but could find nothing. But, however, our guides
did not at all seem discouraged; for that they being confident that the
money is there they look for, but having never been in the cellars, they
could not be positive to the place, and therefore will inform themselves
more fully now they have been there, of the party that do advise them.
So locking the door after us, we left work to-night, and up to the
Deputy Governor (my Lord Mayor, and Sir H. Bennet, with the rest of the
company being gone an hour before); and he do undertake to keep the key
of the cellars, that none shall go down without his privity. But, Lord!
to see what a young simp