After that we all went to my Lord’s, whither came afterwards Mr. Harrison, and by chance seeing Mr. Butler—­[Mr. Butler is usually styled by Pepys Mons. l’Impertinent.]—­coming by I called him in and so we sat drinking a bottle of wine till night.  At which time Mistress Ann—­[Probably Mrs. (afterwards Lady) Anne Montagu, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu, and sister to Mrs. Jem.]—­came with the key of my Lord’s study for some things, and so we all broke up and after I had gone to my house and interpreted my Lord’s letter by his character—­[The making of ciphers was a popular amusement about this time.  Pepys made several for Montagu, Downing, and others.]—­I came to her again and went with her to her lodging and from thence to Mr. Crew’s, where I advised with him what to do about my Lord’s lodgings and what answer to give to Sir Ant.  Cooper and so I came home and to bed.  All the world is at a loss to think what Monk will do:  the City saying that he will be for them, and the Parliament saying he will be for them.

19th.  This morning I was sent for to Mr. Downing, and at his bed side he told me, that he had a kindness for me, and that he thought that he had done me one; and that was, that he had got me to be one of the Clerks of the Council; at which I was a little stumbled, and could not tell what to do, whether to thank him or no; but by and by I did; but not very heartily, for I feared that his doing of it was but only to ease himself of the salary which he gives me.  After that Mr. Sheply staying below all this time for me we went thence and met Mr. Pierce,

[Pepys had two friends named Pierce, one the surgeon and the other the purser; he usually (but not always) distinguishes them.  The one here alluded to was probably the surgeon, and husband of pretty Mrs. Pierce.  After the Restoration James Pearse or Pierce became Surgeon to the Duke of York, and he was also Surgeon-General of the Fleet.]

so at the Harp and Ball drank our morning draft and so to Whitehall where I met with Sir Ant.  Cooper and did give him some answer from my Lord and he did give us leave to keep the lodgings still.  And so we did determine thereupon that Mr. Sheply might now go into the country and would do so to-morrow.  Back I went by Mr. Downing’s order and staid there till twelve o’clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings, but he came not, so I staid all alone reading the answer of the Dutch Ambassador to our State, in answer to the reasons of my Lord’s coming home, which he gave for his coming, and did labour herein to contradict my Lord’s arguments for his coming home.  Thence to my office and so with Mr. Sheply and Moore, to dine upon a turkey with Mrs. Jem, and after that Mr. Moore and I went to the French Ordinary, where Mr. Downing this day feasted Sir Arth.  Haselrigge, and a great many more of the Parliament, and did stay to put him in mind of me.  Here he gave me a note to go and invite some other members to dinner tomorrow.  So I went to White Hall, and did stay at Marsh’s, with Simons, Luellin, and all the rest of the Clerks of the Council, who I hear are all turned out, only the two Leighs, and they do all tell me that my name was mentioned the last night, but that nothing was done in it.  Hence I went and did leave some of my notes at the lodgings of the members and so home.  To bed.