7th.  Up betimes to the Duke of Albemarle about money to be got for the Navy, or else we must shut up shop.  Thence to Westminster Hall and up and down, doing not much; then to London, but to prevent Povy’s dining with me (who I see is at the ’Change) I went back again and to Herbert’s at Westminster, there sent for a bit of meat and dined, and then to my Lord Treasurer’s, and there with Sir Philip Warwicke, and thence to White Hall in my Lord Treasurer’s chamber with Sir Philip Warwicke till dark night, about fower hours talking of the business of the Navy Charge, and how Sir G. Carteret do order business, keeping us in ignorance what he do with his money, and also Sir Philip did shew me nakedly the King’s condition for money for the Navy; and he do assure me, unless the King can get some noblemen or rich money-gentlemen to lend him money, or to get the City to do it, it is impossible to find money:  we having already, as he says, spent one year’s share of the three-years’ tax, which comes to L2,500,000.  Being very glad of this day’s discourse in all but that I fear I shall quite lose Sir G. Carteret, who knows that I have been privately here all this day with Sir Ph.  Warwicke.  However, I will order it so as to give him as little offence as I can.  So home to my office, and then to supper and to bed.

8th.  Up, and all the morning full of business at the office.  At noon dined with Mr. Povy, and then to the getting some business looked over of his, and then I to my Lord Chancellor’s, where to have spoke with the Duke of Albemarle, but the King and Council busy, I could not; then to the Old Exchange and there of my new pretty seamstress bought four bands, and so home, where I found my house mighty neat and clean.  Then to my office late, till past 12, and so home to bed.  The French Embassadors

     [The French ambassadors were Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Verneuil,
     natural son of Henry iv. and brother of Henrietta Maria, and M. de
     Courtin.—­B.]

are come incognito before their train, which will hereafter be very pompous.  It is thought they come to get our King to joyne with the King of France in helping him against Flanders, and they to do the like to us against Holland.  We have laine a good while with a good fleete at Harwich.  The Dutch not said yet to be out.  We, as high as we make our shew, I am sure, are unable to set out another small fleete, if this should be worsted.  Wherefore, God send us peace!  I cry.

9th (Lord’s day).  To church with my wife in the morning, in her new light-coloured silk gowne, which is, with her new point, very noble.  Dined at home, and in the afternoon to Fanchurch, the little church in the middle of Fanchurch Streete, where a very few people and few of any rank.  Thence, after sermon, home, and in the evening walking in the garden, my Lady Pen and her daughter walked with my wife and I, and so to my house to eat with us, and very merry, and so broke up and to bed.