11th.  I rose to-day without any pain, which makes me think that my pain yesterday was nothing but from my drinking too much the day before.  To my Lord this morning, who did give me order to get some things ready against the afternoon for the Admiralty where he would meet.  To the Privy Seal, and from thence going to my own house in Axeyard, I went in to Mrs. Crisp’s, where I met with Mr. Hartlibb; for whom I wrote a letter for my Lord to sign for a ship for his brother and sister, who went away hence this day to Gravesend, and from thence to Holland.  I found by discourse with Mrs. Crisp that he is very jealous of her, for that she is yet very kind to her old servant Meade.  Hence to my Lord’s to dinner with Mr. Sheply, so to the Privy Seal; and at night home, and then sent for the barber, and was trimmed in the kitchen, the first time that ever I was so.  I was vexed this night that W. Hewer was out of doors till ten at night but was pretty well satisfied again when my wife told me that he wept because I was angry, though indeed he did give me a good reason for his being out; but I thought it a good occasion to let him know that I do expect his being at home.  So to bed.

12th.  Lord’s day.  To my Lord, and with him to White Hall Chappell, where Mr. Calamy preached, and made a good sermon upon these words “To whom much is given, of him much is required.”  He was very officious with his three reverences to the King, as others do.  After sermon a brave anthem of Captain Cooke’s,

[Henry Cooke, chorister of the Chapel Royal, adhered to the royal cause at the breaking out of the Civil Wars, and for his bravery obtained a captain’s commission.  At the Restoration he received the appointment of Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal; he was an excellent musician, and three of his pupils turned out very distinguished musicians, viz, Pelham Humphrey, John Blow, and Michael Wise.  He was one of the original performers in the “Siege, of Rhodes.”  He died July 13th, 1672,:  and was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.  In another place, Pepys says, “a vain coxcomb he is, though he sings so well.”]

which he himself sung, and the King was well pleased with it.  My Lord dined at my Lord Chamberlain’s, and I at his house with Mr. Sheply.  After dinner I did give Mr. Donne; who is going to sea, the key of my cabin and direction for the putting up of my things.

After, that I went to walk, and meeting Mrs. Lane of Westminster Hall, I took her to my Lord’s, and did give her a bottle of wine in the garden, where Mr. Fairbrother, of Cambridge, did come and found us, and drank with us.  After that I took her to my house, where I was exceeding free in dallying with her, and she not unfree to take it.  At night home and called at my father’s, where I found Mr. Fairbrother, but I did not stay but went homewards and called in at Mr. Rawlinson’s, whither my uncle Wight was coming and did come, but was exceeding angry (he being a little fuddled, and I think it was that I should see him in that case) as I never saw him in my life, which I was somewhat troubled at.  Home and to bed.