service Harman I heard this day commended most seriously and most eminently by the Duke of Yorke.  As also the Duke did do most utmost right to Sir Thomas Teddiman, of whom a scandal was raised, but without cause, he having behaved himself most eminently brave all the whole fight, and to extraordinary great service and purpose, having given Trump himself such a broadside as was hardly ever given to any ship.  Mings is shot through the face, and into the shoulder, where the bullet is lodged.  Young Holmes’ is also ill wounded, and Atber in The Rupert.  Balty tells me the case of The Henery; and it was, indeed, most extraordinary sad and desperate.  After dinner Balty and I to my office, and there talked a great deal of this fight; and I am mightily pleased in him and have great content in, and hopes of his doing well.  Thence out to White Hall to a Committee for Tangier, but it met not.  But, Lord! to see how melancholy the Court is, under the thoughts of this last overthrow (for so it is), instead of a victory, so much and so unreasonably expected.  Thence, the Committee not meeting, Creed and I down the river as low as Sir W. Warren’s, with whom I did motion a business that may be of profit to me, about buying some lighters to send down to the fleete, wherein he will assist me.  So back again, he and I talking of the late ill management of this fight, and of the ill management of fighting at all against so great a force bigger than ours, and so to the office, where we parted, but with this satisfaction that we hear the Swiftsure, Sir W. Barkeley, is come in safe to the Nore, after her being absent ever since the beginning of the fight, wherein she did not appear at all from beginning to end.  But wherever she has been, they say she is arrived there well, which I pray God however may be true.  At the office late, doing business, and so home to supper and to bed.

9th.  Up, and to St. James’s, there to wait on the Duke of Yorke, and had discourse with him about several businesses of the fleete.  But, Lord! to see how the Court is divided about The Swiftsure and The Essex’s being safe.  And wagers and odds laid on both sides.  I did tell the Duke how Sir W. Batten did tell me this morning that he was sure the Swiftsure is safe.  This put them all in a great joy and certainty of it, but this I doubt will prove nothing.  Thence to White Ball in expectation of a meeting of Tangier, and we did industriously labour to have it this morning; but we could not get a fifth person there, so after much pains and thoughts on my side on behalfe of Yeabsly, we were fain to breake up.  But, Lord! to see with what patience Lord Ashly did stay all the morning to get a Committee, little thinking that I know the reason of his willingnesse.  So I home to dinner and back again to White Hall, and, being come thither a little too soon, went to Westminster Hall, and bought a payre of gloves, and to see how people do take this late fight at sea, and I find all give over the thoughts