ed much with the King's
gittar, and Fairbrother, the rogue that I intrusted with the carrying of
it on foot, whom I thought I had lost. Col. Dixwell's horse taken by a
soldier and delivered to my Lord, and by him to me to carry to London.
Came to Canterbury, dined there. I saw the minster and the remains of
Becket's tomb. To Sittiligborne and Rochester. At Chatham and Rochester
the ships and bridge. Mr. Hetly's mistake about dinner. Come to
Gravesend. A good handsome wench I kissed, the first that I have seen
a great while. Supped with my Lord, drank late below with Penrose,
the Captain. To bed late, having first laid out all my things against
to-morrow to put myself in a walking garb. Weary and hot to bed to Mr.
Moore.

9th. Up betimes, 25s. the reckoning for very bare. Paid the house and
by boats to London, six boats. Mr. Moore, W. Howe, and I, and then the
child in the room of W. Howe. Landed at the Temple. To Mr. Crew's. To
my father's and put myself into a handsome posture to wait upon my Lord,
dined there. To White Hall with my Lord and Mr. Edwd. Montagu. Found the
King in the Park. There walked. Gallantly great.

10th. (Lord's day.) At my father's found my wife and to walk with her in
Lincoln's Inn walks.

11th. Betimes to my Lord. Extremely much people and business. So with
him to Whitehall to the Duke. Back with him by coach and left him in
Covent Garden. I back to Will's and the Hall to see my father. Then to
the Leg in King Street with Mr. Moore, and sent for. L'Impertinent to
dinner with me. After that with Mr. Moore about Privy Seal business. To
Mr. Watkins, so to Mr. Crew's. Then towards my father's met my Lord and
with him to Dorset House to the Chancellor. So to Mr. Crew's and saw my
Lord at supper, and then home, and went to see Mrs. Turner, and so to
bed.

12th. Visited by the two Pierces, Mr. Blackburne, Dr. Clerk and Mr.
Creed, and did give them a ham of bacon. So to my Lord and with him to
the Duke of Gloucester. The two Dukes dined with the Speaker, and I
saw there a fine entertainment and dined with the pages. To Mr. Crew's,
whither came Mr. Greatorex, and with him to the Faithornes, and so
to the Devils tavern. To my Lord's and staid till 12 at night about
business. So to my father's, my father and mother in bed, who had been
with my uncle Fenner, &c., and my wife all day and expected me. But I
found Mr. Cook there, and so to bed.

13th. To my Lord's and thence to the Treasurer's of the Nav