11th.  Up very early in the morning, and so about a great deal of business in order to our going hence to-day.  Burr going on shore last night made me very angry.  So that I sent for Mr. Pitts to come tome from the Vice-Admiral’s, intending not to have employed Burr any more.  But Burr by and by coming and desiring humbly that I would forgive him and Pitts not coming I did set him to work.  This morning we began to pull down all the State’s arms in the fleet, having first sent to Dover for painters and others to come to set up the King’s.  The rest of the morning writing of letters to London which I afterwards sent by Dunne.  I had this morning my first opportunity of discoursing with Dr. Clarke,

     [Timothy Clarke, M. D., one of the original Fellows of the Royal
     Society.  He was appointed one of the physicians in ordinary to
     Charles ii. on the death of Dr. Quartermaine in 1667.]

whom I found to be a very pretty man and very knowing.  He is now going in this ship to the King.  There dined here my Lord Crafford and my Lord Cavendish, and other Scotchmen whom I afterwards ordered to be received on board the Plymouth, and to go along with us.  After dinner we set sail from the Downs, I leaving my boy to go to Deal for my linen.  In the afternoon overtook us three or four gentlemen; two of the Berties, and one Mr. Dormerhoy, a Scotch gentleman, whom I afterwards found to be a very fine man, who, telling my Lord that they heard the Commissioners were come out of London to-day, my Lord dropt anchor over against Dover Castle (which give us about thirty guns in passing), and upon a high debate with the Vice and Rear Admiral whether it were safe to go and not stay for the Commissioners, he did resolve to send Sir R. Stayner to Dover, to enquire of my Lord Winchelsea, whether or no they are come out of London, and then to resolve to-morrow morning of going or not; which was done.  It blew very hard all this night that I was afeard of my boy.  About 11 at night came the boats from Deal, with great store of provisions, by the same token John Goods told me that above 20 of the fowls are smothered, but my boy was put on board the Northwich.  To bed.

12th.  This morning I inquired for my boy, whether he was come well or no, and it was told me that he was well in bed.  My Lord called me to his chamber, he being in bed, and gave me many orders to make for direction for the ships that are left in the Downs, giving them the greatest charge in the world to bring no passengers with them, when they come after us to Scheveling Bay, excepting Mr. Edward Montagu, Mr. Thomas Crew, and Sir H. Wright.  Sir R. Stayner hath been here early in the morning and told my Lord, that my Lord Winchelsea understands by letters, that the Commissioners are only to come to Dover to attend the coming over of the King.  So my Lord did give order for weighing anchor, which we did, and sailed all day.  In our way in the morning, coming in