ir reduction is to go to the
building of the Mole; and so to other matters, ordered as against
next meeting. This done we broke up, and I to the Cockpitt, with much
crowding and waiting, where I saw "The Valiant Cidd"--[Translated from
the "Cid" of Corneille]--acted, a play I have read with great delight,
but is a most dull thing acted, which I never understood before, there
being no pleasure in it, though done by Betterton and by Ianthe, And
another fine wench that is come in the room of Roxalana nor did the King
or queen once smile all the whole play, nor any of the company seem to
take any pleasure but what was in the greatness and gallantry of the
company. Thence to my Lord's, and Mr. Moore being in bed I staid not,
but with a link walked home and got thither by 12 o'clock, knocked up my
boy, and put myself to bed.

2nd. Before I went to the office my wife and I had another falling out
about Sarah, against whom she has a deadly hate, I know not for what,
nor can I see but she is a very good servant. Then to my office, and
there sat all the morning, and then to dinner with my wife at home, and
after dinner did give Jane a very serious lesson, against we take her
to be our chamber-maid, which I spoke so to her that the poor girl cried
and did promise to be very dutifull and carefull. So to the office,
where we sat as Commissioners for the Chest, and so examined most of the
old accountants to the Chest about it, and so we broke up, and I to my
office till late preparing business, and so home, being cold, and this
night first put on a wastecoate. So to bed.

3rd. Called up by Commissioner Pett, and with him by water, much against
my will, to Deptford, and after drinking a warm morning draft, with Mr.
Wood and our officers measuring all the morning his New England masts,
with which sight I was much pleased for my information, though I
perceive great neglect and indifference in all the King's officers in
what they do for the King. That done, to the Globe, and there dined with
Mr. Wood, and so by water with Mr. Pett home again, all the way reading
his Chest accounts, in which I did see things did not please me; as
his allowing himself 1300 for one year's looking to the business of
the Chest, and L150 per annum for the rest of the years. But I found no
fault to him himself, but shall when they come to be read at the Board.
We did also call at Limehouse to view two Busses that are building,
that being a thing we are now ver