April 1st (Lord’s day).  Mr. Ibbott preached very well.  After dinner my Lord did give me a private list of all the ships that were to be set out this summer, wherein I do discern that he bath made it his care to put by as much of the Anabaptists as he can.  By reason of my Lord and my being busy to send away the packet by Mr. Cooke of the Nazeby, it was four o’clock before we could begin sermon again.  This day Captain Guy come on board from Dunkirk, who tells me that the King will come in, and that the soldiers at Dunkirk do drink the King’s health in the streets.  At night the Captain, Sir R. Stayner, Mr. Sheply, and I did sup together in the Captain’s cabin.  I made a commission for Captain Wilgness, of the Bear, to-night, which got me 30s.  So after writing a while I went to bed.

2d.  Up very early, and to get all my things and my boy’s packed up.  Great concourse of commanders here this morning to take leave of my Lord upon his going into the Nazeby, so that the table was full, so there dined below many commanders, and Mr. Creed, who was much troubled to hear that he could not go along with my Lord, for he had already got all his things thither, thinking to stay there, but W. Howe was very high against it, and he indeed did put him out, though everybody was glad of it.  After dinner I went in one of the boats with my boy before my Lord, and made shift before night to get my cabin in pretty good order.  It is but little, but very convenient, having one window to the sea and another to the deck, and a good bed.  This morning comes Mr. Ed. Pickering, like a coxcomb as he always was.  He tells me that the King will come in, but that Monk did resolve to have the doing of it himself, or else to hinder it.

3d.  Late to bed.  About three in the morning there was great knocking at my cabin, which with much difficulty (so they say) waked me, and I rose, but it was only for a packet, so went to my bed again, and in the morning gave it my Lord.  This morning Capt.  Isham comes on board to see my Lord and drunk his wine before he went into the Downs, there likewise come many merchants to get convoy to the Baltique, which a course was taken for.  They dined with my Lord, and one of them by name Alderman Wood talked much to my Lord of the hopes that we have now to be settled, (under the King he meant); but my Lord took no notice of it.  After dinner which was late my Lord went on shore, and after him I and Capt.  Sparling went in his boat, but the water being almost at low water we could not stay for fear of not getting into our boat again.  So back again.  This day come the Lieutenant of the Swiftsure, who was sent by my Lord to Hastings, one of the Cinque Ports, to have got Mr. Edward Montagu to have been one of their burgesses, but could not, for they were all promised before.  After he had done his message, I took him and Mr. Pierce, the surgeon (who this day came on board, and not before), to my cabin, where we drank a bottle of wine.  At night, busy a-writing, and so to bed.  My heart exceeding heavy for not hearing of my dear wife, and indeed I do not remember that ever my heart was so apprehensive of her absence as at this very time.