So by coach home and to my office, where late, and
so to supper and to bed. I met with Dr. Pierce
to-day, who, speaking of Dr. Frazier’s being
so earnest to have such a one (one Collins) go chyrurgeon
to the Prince’s person will have him go in his
terms and with so much money put into his hands, he
tells me (when I was wondering that Frazier should
order things with the Prince in that confident manner)
that Frazier is so great with my Lady Castlemayne,
and Stewart, and all the ladies at Court, in helping
to slip their calfes when there is occasion, and with
the great men in curing of their claps that he can
do what he please with the King, in spite of any man,
and upon the same score with the Prince; they all
having more or less occasion to make use of him.
Sir G. Carteret tells me this afternoon that the Dutch
are not yet ready to set out; and by that means do
lose a good wind which would carry them out and keep
us in, and moreover he says that they begin to boggle
in the business, and he thinks may offer terms of peace
for all this, and seems to argue that it will be well
for the King too, and I pray God send it. Colonell
Reames did, among other things, this day tell me how
it is clear that, if my Lord Tiviott had lived, he
would have quite undone Tangier, or designed himself
to be master of it. He did put the King upon
most great, chargeable, and unnecessary works there,
and took the course industriously to deter, all other
merchants but himself to deal there, and to make both
King and all others pay what he pleased for all that
was brought thither.
20th. Up and to the office, where we sat all
the morning, at noon to the ’Change, and there
met by appointment with Captain Poyntz, who hath some
place, or title to a place, belonging to gameing, and
so I discoursed with him about the business of our
improving of the Lotterys, to the King’s benefit,
and that of the Fishery, and had some light from him
in the business, and shall, he says, have more in
writing from him. So home to dinner and then
abroad to the Fishing Committee at Fishmongers’
Hall, and there sat and did some business considerable,
and so up and home, and there late at my office doing
much business, and I find with great delight that
I am come to my good temper of business again.
God continue me in it. So home to supper, it
being washing day, and to bed.
21st. Up, and by coach to Mr. Povy’s,
and there got him to signe the payment of Captain
Tayler’s bills for the remainder of freight for
the Eagle, wherein I shall be gainer about L30, thence
with him to Westminster by coach to Houseman’s
[Huysman] the great picture drawer, and saw again
very fine pictures, and have his promise, for Mr. Povy’s
sake, to take pains in what picture I shall set him
about, and I think to have my wife’s.
But it is a strange thing to observe and fit for me
to remember that I am at no time so unwilling to part
with money as when I am concerned in the getting of
it most, as I thank God of late I have got more in