with him and other officers.  Thence to Mr. Backewell’s, the goldsmith, where I took my Lord’s L100 in plate for Mr. Secretary Nicholas, and my own piece of plate, being a state dish and cup in chased work for Mr. Coventry, cost me above L19.  Carried these and the money by coach to my Lord’s at White Hall, and from thence carried Nicholas’s plate to his house and left it there, intending to speak with him anon.  So to Westminster Hall, where meeting with M. L’Impertinent and W. Bowyer, I took them to the Sun Tavern, and gave them a lobster and some wine, and sat talking like a fool till 4 o’clock.  So to my Lord’s, and walking all the afternoon in White Hall Court, in expectation of what shall be done in the Council as to our business.  It was strange to see how all the people flocked together bare, to see the King looking out of the Council window.  At night my Lord told me how my orders that I drew last night about giving us power to act, are granted by the Council.  At which he and I were very glad.  Home and to bed, my boy lying in my house this night the first time.

5th.  This morning my brother Tom brought me my jackanapes coat with silver buttons.  It rained this morning, which makes us fear that the glory of this great day will be lost; the King and Parliament being to be entertained by the City to-day with great pomp.

["July 5th.  His Majesty, the two Dukes, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, and the Privy Council, dined at the Guildhall.  Every Hall appeared with their colours and streamers to attend His Majesty; the Masters in gold chains.  Twelve pageants in the streets between Temple Bar and Guildhall.  Forty brace of bucks were that day spent in the City of London.”—­Rugge’s Diurnal.—­B.]

Mr. Hater’ was with me to-day, and I agreed with him to be my clerk.

[Thomas Hayter.  He remained with Pepys for some time; and by his assistance was made Petty Purveyor of Petty Missions.  He succeeded Pepys as Clerk of the Acts in 1673, and in 1679 he was Secretary of the Admiralty, and Comptroller of the Navy from 1680 to 1682.]

Being at White Hall, I saw the King, the Dukes, and all their attendants go forth in the rain to the City, and it bedraggled many a fine suit of clothes.  I was forced to walk all the morning in White Hall, not knowing how to get out because of the rain.  Met with Mr. Cooling, my Lord Chamberlain’s secretary, who took me to dinner among the gentlemen waiters, and after dinner into the wine-cellar.  He told me how he had a project for all us Secretaries to join together, and get money by bringing all business into our hands.  Thence to the Admiralty, where Mr. Blackburne and I (it beginning to hold up) went and walked an hour or two in the Park, he giving of me light in many things in my way in this office that I go about.  And in the evening I got my present of plate carried to Mr. Coventry’s.  At my Lord’s at night comes Dr. Petty to me, to tell me that Barlow had come to town, and other things, which put me into a despair, and I went to bed very sad.