3rd.  Up, and abroad about several things, among others to see Mr. Peter Honiwood, who was at my house the other day, and I find it was for nothing but to pay me my brother John’s Quarterage.  Thence to see Mrs. Turner, who takes it mighty ill I did not come to dine with the Reader, her husband, which, she says, was the greatest feast that ever was yet kept by a Reader, and I believe it was well.  But I am glad I did not go, which confirms her in an opinion that I am growne proud.  Thence to the ’Change, and to several places, and so home to dinner and to my office, where till 12 at night writing over a discourse of mine to Mr. Coventry touching the Fishermen of the Thames upon a reference of the business by him to me concerning their being protected from presse.  Then home to supper and to bed.

4th.  Up very betimes, and walked, it being bitter cold, to Ratcliffe, to the plate-maker’s and back again.  To the office, where we sat all the morning, I, with being empty and full of ayre and wind, had some pain to-day.  Dined alone at home, my wife being gone abroad to buy some more things.  All the afternoon at the office.  William Howe come to see me, being come up with my Lord from sea:  he is grown a discreet, but very conceited fellow.  He tells me how little respectfully Sir W. Pen did carry it to my Lord onboard the Duke’s ship at sea; and that Captain Minnes, a favourite of Prince Rupert’s, do shew my Lord little respect; but that every body else esteems my Lord as they ought.  I am sorry for the folly of the latter, and vexed at the dissimulation of the former.  At night home to supper and to bed.  This day was proclaimed at the ’Change the war with Holland.

5th (Lord’s day).  Up, and Mr. Burston bringing me by order my Lord’s plates, which he has been making this week.  I did take coach and to my Lord Sandwich’s and dined with my Lord; it being the first time he hath dined at home since his coming from sea:  and a pretty odd demand it was of my Lord to my Lady before me:  “How do you, sweetheart?  How have you done all this week?” himself taking notice of it to me, that he had hardly seen her the week before.  At dinner he did use me with the greatest solemnity in the world, in carving for me, and nobody else, and calling often to my Lady to cut for me; and all the respect possible.  After dinner looked over the plates, liked them mightily, and indeed I think he is the most exact man in what he do in the world of that kind.  So home again, and there after a song or two in the evening with Mr. Hill, I to my office, and then home to supper and to bed.