18th.  I rose early and went to the barber’s (Jervas) in Palace Yard and I was trimmed by him, and afterwards drank with him a cup or two of ale, and did begin to hire his man to go with me to sea.  Then to my Lord’s lodging where I found Captain Williamson and gave him his commission to be Captain of the Harp, and he gave me a piece of gold and 20s. in silver.  So to my own house, where I staid a while and then to dinner with Mr. Shepley at my Lord’s lodgings.  After that to Mr. Mossum’s, where he made a very gallant sermon upon “Pray for the life of the King and the King’s son.” (Ezra vi. 10.) From thence to Mr. Crew’s, but my Lord not being within I did not stay, but went away and met with Mr. Woodfine, who took me to an alehouse in Drury Lane, and we sat and drank together, and ate toasted cakes which were very good, and we had a great deal of mirth with the mistress of the house about them.  From thence homewards, and called at Mr. Blagrave’s, where I took up my note that he had of mine for 40s., which he two years ago did give me as a pawn while he had my lute.  So that all things are even between him and I. So to Mrs. Crisp, where she and her daughter and son and I sat talking till ten o’clock at night, I giving them the best advice that I could concerning their son, how he should go to sea, and so to bed.

19th.  Early to my Lord, where infinity of business to do, which makes my head full; and indeed, for these two or three days, I have not been without a great many cares and thoughts concerning them.  After that to the Admiralty, where a good while with Mr. Blackburne, who told me that it was much to be feared that the King would come in, for all good men and good things were now discouraged.  Thence to Wilkinson’s, where Mr. Sheply and I dined; and while we were at dinner, my Lord Monk’s lifeguard come by with the Serjeant at Arms before them, with two Proclamations, that all Cavaliers do depart the town; but the other that all officers that were lately disbanded should do the same.  The last of which Mr. R. Creed, I remember, said, that he looked upon it as if they had said, that all God’s people should depart the town.  Thence with some sea officers to the Swan, where we drank wine till one comes to me to pay me some money from Worcester, viz., L25.  His name is Wilday.  I sat in another room and took my money and drank with him till the rest of my company were gone and so we parted.  Going home the water was high, and so I got Crockford to carry me over it.  So home, and left my money there.  All the discourse now-a-day is, that the King will come again; and for all I see, it is the wishes of all; and all do believe that it will be so.  My mind is still much troubled for my poor wife, but I hope that this undertaking will be worth my pains.  To Whitehall and staid about business at the Admiralty late, then to Tony Robins’s, where Capt.  Stokes, Mr. Luddington and others were, and I did solicit the Captain for Laud Crisp, who gave me a promise that he would entertain him.  After that to Mrs. Crisp’s where Dr. Clodius and his wife were.  He very merry with drink.  We played at cards late and so to bed.  This day my Lord dined at my Lord Mayor’s [Allen], and Jasper was made drunk, which my Lord was very angry at.