young [lady] to get, only by trying of tricks in dancing.  So home, and there Captain Deane come and spent the evening with me, to draw some finishing lines on his fine draught of “The Resolution,” the best ship, by all report, in the world, and so to bed.  Wonderful hot all day and night, and this the first night that I remember in my life that ever I could lie with only a sheet and one rug.  So much I am now stronger than ever I remember myself, at least since before I had the stone.

16th.  Up, and to the office, where Yeabsly and Lanyon come to town and to speak with me about a matter wherein they are accused of cheating the King before the Lords’ Commissioners of Tangier, and I doubt it true, but I have no hand in it, but will serve them what I can.  All the morning at the office, and at noon dined at home, and then to the office again, where we met to finish the draft of the Victualler’s contract, and so I by water with my Lord Brouncker to Arundell House, to the Royall Society, and there saw an experiment of a dog’s being tied through the back, about the spinal artery, and thereby made void of all motion; and the artery being loosened again, the dog recovers.  Thence to Cooper’s, and saw his advance on my wife’s picture, which will be indeed very fine.  So with her to the ’Change, to buy some things, and here I first bought of the sempstress next my bookseller’s, where the pretty young girl is, that will be a great beauty.  So home, and to supper with my wife in the garden, it being these two days excessively hot, and so to bed.

17th.  Up, and fitted myself to discourse before the Council about business of tickets.  So to White Hall, where waited on the Duke of York, and then the Council about that business; and I did discourse to their liking, only was too high to assert that nothing could be invented to secure the King more in the business of tickets than there is; which the Duke of Buckingham did except against, and I could have answered, but forbore; but all liked very well.  Thence home, and with my wife and Deb. to the King’s House to see a play revived called The------, a sorry mean play, that vexed us to sit in so much heat of the weather to hear it.  Thence to see Betty Michell newly lain in, and after a little stay we took water and to Spring Garden, and there walked, and supped, and staid late, and with much pleasure, and to bed.  The weather excessive hot, so as we were forced to lie in two beds, and I only with a sheet and rug, which is colder than ever I remember I could bear.

18th.  At the office all the morning.  At noon dined at home and Creed with me, who I do really begin to hate, and do use him with some reservedness.  Here was also my old acquaintance, Will Swan, to see me, who continues a factious fanatick still, and I do use him civilly, in expectation that those fellows may grow great again.  Thence to the office, and then with my wife to the ’Change and Unthanke’s,