They being gone, I to my office till towards twelve o’clock, and then home and to bed.  Upon the ’Change, this day, I saw how uncertain the temper of the people is, that, from our discharging of about 200 that lay idle, having nothing to do, upon some of our ships, which were ordered to be fitted for service, and their works are now done, the towne do talk that the King discharges all his men, 200 yesterday and 800 to-day, and that now he hath got L100,000 in his hand, he values not a Dutch warr.  But I undeceived a great many, telling them how it is.

2nd.  Up and to the office, where all the morning.  At noon to the ’Change, and there, which is strange, I could meet with nobody that I could invite home to my venison pasty, but only Mr. Alsopp and Mr. Lanyon, whom I invited last night, and a friend they brought along with them.  So home and with our venison pasty we had other good meat and good discourse.  After dinner sat close to discourse about our business of the victualling of the garrison of Tangier, taking their prices of all provisions, and I do hope to order it so that they and I also may get something by it, which do much please me, for I hope I may get nobly and honestly with profit to the King.  They being gone came Sir W. Warren, and he and I discoursed long about the business of masts, and then in the evening to my office, where late writing letters, and then home to look over some Brampton papers, which I am under an oathe to dispatch before I spend one half houre in any pleasure or go to bed before 12 o’clock, to which, by the grace of God, I will be true.  Then to bed.  When I came home I found that to-morrow being Sunday I should gain nothing by doing it to-night, and to-morrow I can do it very well and better than to-night.  I went to bed before my time, but with a resolution of doing the thing to better purpose to-morrow.

3rd (Lord’s day).  Up and ready, and all the morning in my chamber looking over and settling some Brampton businesses.  At noon to dinner, where the remains of yesterday’s venison and a couple of brave green geese, which we are fain to eat alone, because they will not keepe, which troubled us.  After dinner I close to my business, and before the evening did end it with great content, and my mind eased by it.  Then up and spent the evening walking with my wife talking, and it thundering and lightning all the evening, and this yeare have had the most of thunder and lightning they say of any in man’s memory, and so it is, it seems, in France and everywhere else.  So to prayers and to bed.

4th.  Up, and many people with me about business, and then out to several places, and so at noon to my Lord Crew’s, and there dined and very much made of there by him.  He offered me the selling of some land of his in Cambridgeshire, a purchase of about L1000, and if I can compass it I will.  After dinner I walked homeward, still doing business by the way, and at home find my wife this day of her