[The Tower Menagerie was not abolished until the reign of
     William iv.]

and all that was to be shown, and so took them to my house, and there made much of them, and so saw them back to my Lady’s.  Sir Thomas Crew’s children being as pretty and the best behaved that ever I saw of their age.  Thence, at the goldsmith’s, took my picture in little,—­[Miniature by Savill]—­which is now done, home with me, and pleases me exceedingly and my wife.  So to supper and to bed, it being exceeding hot.

4th (Lord’s day).  Lay long talking with my wife, then Mr. Holliard came to me and let me blood, about sixteen ounces, I being exceedingly full of blood and very good.  I begun to be sick; but lying upon my back I was presently well again, and did give him 5s. for his pains, and so we parted, and I, to my chamber to write down my journall from the beginning of my late journey to this house.  Dined well, and after dinner, my arm tied up with a black ribbon, I walked with my wife to my brother Tom’s; our boy waiting on us with his sword, which this day he begins to wear, to outdo Sir W. Pen’s boy, who this day, and Six W. Batten’s too, begin to wear new livery; but I do take mine to be the neatest of them all.  I led my wife to Mrs. Turner’s pew, and the church being full, it being to hear a Doctor who is to preach a probacon sermon, I went out to the Temple and there walked, and so when church was done went to Mrs. Turner’s, and after a stay there, my wife and I walked to Grays Inn, to observe fashions of the ladies, because of my wife’s making some clothes.  Thence homewards, and called in at Antony Joyce’s, where we found his wife brought home sick from church, and was in a convulsion fit.  So home and to Sir W. Pen’s and there supped, and so to prayers at home and to bed.

5th.  My arme not being well, I staid within all the morning, and dined alone at home, my wife being gone out to buy some things for herself, and a gown for me to dress myself in.  And so all the afternoon looking over my papers, and at night walked upon the leads, and so to bed.

6th.  This morning I got my seat set up on the leads, which pleases me well.  So to the office, and thence to the Change, but could not meet with my uncle Wight.  So home to dinner and then out again to several places to pay money and to understand my debts, and so home and walked with my wife on the leads, and so to supper and to bed.  I find it a hard matter to settle to business after so much leisure and pleasure.

7th.  Walked to Westminster; where I understand the news that Mr. Montagu is this last night come to the King with news, that he left the Queen and fleet in the Bay of Biscay, coming this wayward; and that he believes she is now at the Isle of Scilly.  So at noon to my Lord Crew’s and there dined, and after dinner Sir Thos.  Crew and I talked together, and among other instances of the simple light discourse