[Elizabeth Falkener, wife of John Falkener, announced to Pepys the death of “her dear and loving husband” in a letter dated July 19th, 1664 “begs interest that she may be in something considered by the person succeeding her husband in his employment, which has occasioned great expenses.” ("Calendar of State Papers,” Domestic, 1663-64, p. 646)]

22nd.  Up and abroad, doing very many errands to my great content which lay as burdens upon my mind and memory.  Home to dinner, and so to White Hall, setting down my wife at her father’s, and I to the Tangier Committee, where several businesses I did to my mind, and with hopes thereby to get something.  So to Westminster Hall, where by appointment I had made I met with Dr. Tom Pepys, but avoided all discourse of difference with him, though much against my will, and he like a doating coxcomb as he is, said he could not but demand his money, and that he would have his right, and that let all anger be forgot, and such sorry stuff, nothing to my mind, but only I obtained this satisfaction, that he told me about Sturbridge last was 12 months or 2 years he was at Brampton, and there my father did tell him that what he had done for my brother in giving him his goods and setting him up as he had done was upon condition that he should give my brother John L20 per ann., which he charged upon my father, he tells me in answer, as a great deal of hard measure that he should expect that with him that had a brother so able as I am to do that for him.  This is all that he says he can say as to my father’s acknowledging that he had given Tom his goods.  He says his brother Roger will take his oath that my father hath given him thanks for his counsel for his giving of Tom his goods and setting him up in the manner that he hath done, but the former part of this he did not speak fully so bad nor as certain what he could say.  So we walked together to my cozen Joyce’s, where my wife staid for me, and then I home and her by coach, and so to my office, then to supper and to bed.

23rd.  Lay long talking with my wife, and angry awhile about her desiring to have a French mayde all of a sudden, which I took to arise from yesterday’s being with her mother.  But that went over and friends again, and so she be well qualitied, I care not much whether she be French or no, so a Protestant.  Thence to the office, and at noon to the ’Change, where very busy getting ships for Guinny and for Tangier.  So home to dinner, and then abroad all the afternoon doing several errands, to comply with my oath of ending many businesses before Bartholomew’s day, which is two days hence.  Among others I went into New Bridewell, in my way to Mr. Cole, and there I saw the new model, and it is very handsome.  Several at work, among others, one pretty whore brought in last night, which works very lazily.  I did give them 6d. to drink, and so away.  To Graye’s Inn, but missed Mr. Cole, and so homeward called at Harman’s, and there bespoke some chairs for a room, and so home, and busy late, and then to supper and to bed.  The Dutch East India Fleete are now come home safe, which we are sorry for.  Our Fleets on both sides are hastening out to Guinny.