me his heir and give my brother Tom something, and that my father and mother should have likewise something, to raise portions for John and Pall.  I pray God he may be as good as his word.  Here I staid and supped and so home, there being Joyce Norton there and Ch.  Glascock.  Going home I called at Wotton’s and took home a piece of cheese.  At home Mr. Sheply sat with me a little while, and so we all to bed.  This news and my Lord’s great kindness makes me very cheerful within.  I pray God make me thankful.  This day, according to order, Sir Arthur [Haselrigge] appeared at the House; what was done I know not, but there was all the Rumpers almost come to the House to-day.  My Lord did seem to wonder much why Lambert was so willing to be put into the Tower, and thinks he has some design in it; but I think that he is so poor that he cannot use his liberty for debts, if he were at liberty; and so it is as good and better for him to be there, than any where else.

8th.  To Whitehall to bespeak some firing for my father at Short’s, and likewise to speak to Mr. Blackburne about Batters being gunner in the “Wexford.”  Then to Westminster Hall, where there was a general damp over men’s minds and faces upon some of the Officers of the Army being about making a remonstrance against Charles Stuart or any single person; but at noon it was told, that the General had put a stop to it, so all was well again.  Here I met with Jasper, who was to look for me to bring me to my Lord at the lobby; whither sending a note to my Lord, he comes out to me and gives me direction to look after getting some money for him from the Admiralty, seeing that things are so unsafe, that he would not lay out a farthing for the State, till he had received some money of theirs.  Home about two o’clock, and took my wife by land to Paternoster Row, to buy some Paragon for a petticoat and so home again.  In my way meeting Mr. Moore, who went home with me while I ate a bit and so back to Whitehall again, both of us.  He waited at the Council for Mr. Crew.  I to the Admiralty, where I got the order for the money, and have taken care for the getting of it assigned upon Mr. Hutchinson, Treasurer for the Navy, against tomorrow.  Hence going home I met with Mr. King that belonged to the Treasurers at War and took him to Harper’s, who told me that he and the rest of his fellows are cast out of office by the new Treasurers.  This afternoon, some of the Officers of the Army, and some of the Parliament, had a conference at White Hall to make all right again, but I know not what is done.  This noon I met at the Dog tavern Captain Philip Holland, with whom I advised how to make some advantage of my Lord’s going to sea, which he told me might be by having of five or six servants entered on board, and I to give them what wages I pleased, and so their pay to be mine; he was also very urgent to have me take the Secretary’s place, that my Lord did proffer me.  At the same time in comes Mr. Wade