6th (Lord’s day).  By water to White Hall, to Sir G. Carteret, to give him an account of the backwardness of the ships we have hired to Portugall:  at which he is much troubled.  Thence to the Chappell, and there, though crowded, heard a very honest sermon before the King by a Canon of Christ Church, upon these words, “Having a form of godliness, but denying,” &c.  Among other things, did much insist upon the sin of adultery:  which methought might touch the King, and the more because he forced it into his sermon, methinks, besides his text.  So up and saw the King at dinner; and thence with Sir G. Carteret to his lodgings to dinner, with him and his lady, where I saluted her, and was well received as a stranger by her; she seems a good lady, and all their discourse, which was very much, was upon their sufferings and services for the King.  Yet not without some trouble, to see that some that had been much bound to them, do now neglect them; and others again most civil that have received least from them:  and I do believe that he hath been a good servant to the King.  Thence to walk in the Park, where the King and Duke did walk round the Park.  After I was tired I went and took boat to Milford stairs, and so to Graye’s Inn walks, the first time I have been there this year, and it is very pleasant and full of good company.  When tired I walked to the Wardrobe, and there staid a little with my Lady, and so by water from Paul’s Wharf (where my boat staid for me), home and supped with my wife with Sir W. Pen, and so home and to bed.

7th.  By water to Whitehall and thence to Westminster, and staid at the Parliament-door long to speak with Mr. Coventry, which vexed me.  Thence to the Lords’ House, and stood within the House, while the Bishops and Lords did stay till the Chancellor’s coming, and then we were put out, and they to prayers.  There comes a Bishop; and while he was rigging himself, he bid his man listen at the door, whereabout in the prayers they were but the man told him something, but could not tell whereabouts it was in the prayers, nor the Bishop neither, but laughed at the conceit; so went in:  but, God forgive me!  I did tell it by and by to people, and did say that the man said that they were about something of saving their souls, but could not tell whereabouts in the prayers that was.  I sent in a note to my Lord Privy Seal, and he came out to me; and I desired he would make another deputy for me, because of my great business of the Navy this month; but he told me he could not do it without the King’s consent, which vexed me.  So to Dr. Castle’s, and there did get a promise from his clerk that his master should officiate for me to-morrow.  Thence by water to Tom’s, and there with my wife took coach and to the old Exchange, where having bought six large Holland bands, I sent her home, and myself found out my uncle Wight and Mr. Rawlinson, and with them went to the tatter’s house to dinner, and there had a good dinner of cold