know how to look upon me.  Thence homeward walked, and in my way met Creed coming to meet me, and then turned back and walk a while, and so to boat and home by water, I being not very forward to talk of his business, and he by design the same, to see how I would speak of it, but I did not, but in general terms, and so after supper with general discourse to bed and sleep.  Thus, by God’s blessing, ends this book of two years; I being in all points in good health and a good way to thrive and do well.  Some money I do and can lay up, but not much, being worth now above L700, besides goods of all sorts.  My wife in the country with Ashwell, her woman, with my father; myself at home with W. Hewer and my cooke-maid Hannah, my boy Wayneman being lately run away from me.  In my office, my repute and understanding good, especially with the Duke and Mr. Coventry; only the rest of the officers do rather envy than love me, I standing in most of their lights, specially Sir W. Batten, whose cheats I do daily oppose to his great trouble, though he appears mighty kind and willing to keep friendship with me, while Sir J. Minnes, like a dotard, is led by the nose by him.  My wife and I, by my late jealousy, for which I am truly to be blamed, have not the kindness between us which we used and ought to have, and I fear will be lost hereafter if I do not take course to oblige her and yet preserve my authority.  Publique matters are in an ill condition; Parliament sitting and raising four subsidys for the King, which is but a little, considering his wants; and yet that parted withal with great hardness.  They being offended to see so much money go, and no debts of the publique’s paid, but all swallowed by a luxurious Court:  which the King it is believed and hoped will retrench in a little time, when he comes to see the utmost of the revenue which shall be settled on him:  he expecting to have his L1,200,000 made good to him, which is not yet done by above L150,000, as he himself reports to the House.  My differences with my uncle Thomas at a good quiett, blessed be God! and other matters.  The town full of the great overthrow lately given to the Spaniards by the Portugalls, they being advanced into the very middle of Portugall.  The weather wet for two or three months together beyond belief, almost not one fair day coming between till this day, which has been a very pleasant [day] and the first pleasant [day] this summer.  The charge of the Navy intended to be limited to L200,000 per annum, the ordinary charge of it, and that to be settled upon the Customs.  The King yet greatly taken up with Madam Castlemaine and Mrs. Stewart, which God of Heaven put an end to!  Myself very studious to learn what I can of all things necessary for my place as an officer of the Navy, reading lately what concerns measuring of timber and knowledge of the tides.  I have of late spent much time with Creed, being led to it by his business of his accounts, but I find him a fellow of those designs