mbarked on board Lord
Sandwich's fleet.--B.]

21st, All the morning putting things in my house in order, and packing
up glass to send into the country to my father, and books to my brother
John, and then to my Lord Crew's to dinner; and thence to Mr. Lewes
Philip's chamber, and there at noon with him for business, and received
L80 upon Jaspar Trice's account, and so home with it, and so to my
chamber for all this evening, and then to bed.

22nd. At the office busy all the morning, and thence to dinner to my
Lady Sandwich's, and thence with Mr. Moore to our Attorney, Wellpoole's,
and there found that Godfry has basely taken out a judgment against us
for the L40, for which I am vexed. And thence to buy a pair of stands
and a hanging shelf for my wife's chamber, and so home, and thither came
Mr. Savill with the pictures, and we hung them up in our dining-room. It
comes now to appear very handsome with all my pictures. This evening I
wrote letters to my father; among other things acquainting him with the
unhappy accident which hath happened lately to my Lord of Dorset's
two oldest sons, who, with two Belasses and one Squire Wentworth, were
lately apprehended for killing and robbing of a tanner about Newington'
on Wednesday last, and are all now in Newgate. I am much troubled
for it, and for the grief and disgrace it brings to their familys and
friends. After this, having got a very great cold, I got something warm
to-night, and so to bed.

23rd (Lord's day). My cold being increased, I staid at home all day,
pleasing myself with my dining-room, now graced with pictures, and
reading of Dr. Fuller's "Worthys." So I spent the day, and at night
comes Sir W. Pen and supped and talked with me. This day by God's mercy
I am 29 years of age, and in very good health, and like to live and get
an estate; and if I have a heart to be contented, I think I may reckon
myself as happy a man as any is in the world, for which God be praised.
So to prayers and to bed.

24th. Long with Mr. Berkenshaw in the morning at my musique practice;
finishing my song of "Gaze not on Swans," in two parts, which pleases
me well, and I did give him L5 for this month or five weeks that he hath
taught me, which is a great deal of money and troubled me to part with
it. Thence to the Paynter s, and set again for my picture in little, and
thence over the water to Southwark to Mr. Berkenshaw's house, and there
sat with him all the afternoon, he showing me h