16th.  Up betimes, and by appointment to the Exchange, where I met Messrs. Houblons, and took them up in my coach and carried them to Charing Crosse, where they to Colonell Norwood to see how they can settle matters with him, I having informed them by the way with advice to be easy with him, for he may hereafter do us service, and they and I are like to understand one another to very good purpose.  I to my Lord Sandwich, and there alone with him to talke of his affairs, and particularly of his prize goods, wherein I find he is wearied with being troubled, and gives over the care of it to let it come to what it will, having the King’s release for the dividend made, and for the rest he thinks himself safe from being proved to have anything more.  Thence to the Exchequer, and so by coach to the ’Change, Mr. Moore with me, who tells me very odde passages of the indiscretion of my Lord in the management of his family, of his carelessnesse, &c., which troubles me, but makes me rejoice with all my heart of my being rid of the bond of L1000, for that would have been a cruel blow to me.  With Moore to the Coffee-House, the first time I have been there, where very full, and company it seems hath been there all the plague time.  So to the ’Change, and then home to dinner, and after dinner to settle accounts with him for my Lord, and so evened with him to this day.  Then to the office, and out with Sir W. Warren for discourse by coach to White Hall, thinking to have spoke with Sir W. Coventry, but did not, and to see the Queene, but she comes but to Hampton Court to-night.  Back to my office and there late, and so home to supper and bed.  I walked a good while to-night with Mr. Hater in the garden, talking about a husband for my sister, and reckoning up all our clerks about us, none of which he thinks fit for her and her portion.  At last I thought of young Gawden, and will thinke of it again.

17th.  Up, and to the office, where busy all the morning.  Late to dinner, and then to the office again, and there busy till past twelve at night, and so home to supper and to bed.  We have newes of Sir Jeremy Smith’s being very well with his fleete at Cales.—­[Cadiz]

18th (Lord’s day).  Lay long in bed discoursing with pleasure with my wife, among other things about Pall’s coming up, for she must be here a little to be fashioned, and my wife hath a mind to go down for her, which I am not much against, and so I rose and to my chamber to settle several things.  At noon comes my uncle Wight to dinner, and brings with him Mrs. Wight, sad company to me, nor was I much pleased with it, only I must shew respect to my uncle.  After dinner they gone, and it being a brave day, I walked to White Hall, where the Queene and ladies are all come:  I saw some few of them, but not the Queene, nor any of the great beauties.  I endeavoured to have seen my Lord Hinchingbrooke, who come to town yesterday, but I could not.  Met with Creed and walked with him a turne or two