7th.  Up, and having set my neighbour, Mr. Hudson, wine coopers, at work drawing out a tierce of wine for the sending of some of it to my wife, I abroad, only taking notice to what a condition it hath pleased God to bring me that at this time I have two tierces of Claret, two quarter casks of Canary, and a smaller vessel of Sack; a vessel of Tent, another of Malaga, and another of white wine, all in my wine cellar together; which, I believe, none of my friends of my name now alive ever had of his owne at one time.  To Westminster, and there with Mr. Povy and Creed talking of our Tangier business, and by and by I drew Creed aside and acquainted him with what Sir G. Carteret did tell me about Backewell the other day, because he hath money of his in his hands.  So home, taking some new books, L5 worth, home to my great content.  At home all the day after busy.  Some excellent discourse and advice of Sir W. Warren’s in the afternoon, at night home to look over my new books, and so late to bed.

8th.  All day very diligent at the office, ended my letters by 9 at night, and then fitted myself to go down to Woolwich to my wife, which I did, calling at Sir G. Carteret’s at Deptford, and there hear that my Lady Sandwich is come, but not very well.  By 12 o’clock to Woolwich, found my wife asleep in bed, but strange to think what a fine night I had down, but before I had been one minute on shore, the mightiest storm come of wind and rain that almost could be for a quarter of an houre and so left.  I to bed, being the first time I come to her lodgings, and there lodged well.

9th (Lord’s day).  Very pleasant with her and among my people, while she made her ready, and, about 10 o’clock, by water to Sir G. Carteret, and there find my Lady [Sandwich] in her chamber, not very well, but looks the worst almost that ever I did see her in my life.  It seems her drinking of the water at Tunbridge did almost kill her before she could with most violent physique get it out of her body again.  We are received with most extraordinary kindnesse by my Lady Carteret and her children, and dined most nobly.  Sir G. Carteret went to Court this morning.  After dinner I took occasion to have much discourse with Mr. Ph.  Carteret, and find him a very modest man; and I think verily of mighty good nature, and pretty understanding.  He did give me a good account of the fight with the Dutch.  My Lady Sandwich dined in her chamber.  About three o’clock I, leaving my wife there, took boat and home, and there shifted myself into my black silke suit, and having promised Harman yesterday, I to his house, which I find very mean, and mean company.  His wife very ill; I could not see her.  Here I, with her father and Kate Joyce, who was also very ill, were godfathers and godmother to his boy, and was christened Will.  Mr. Meriton christened him.  The most observable thing I found there to my content, was to hear him and his clerk tell me that in this parish of Michell’s, Cornhill,