10th.  All the morning clearing our cellars, and breaking in pieces all my old lumber, to make room, and to prevent fire.  And then to Sir W. Batten’s, and dined; and there hear that Sir W. Rider says that the towne is full of the report of the wealth that is in his house, and would be glad that his friends would provide for the safety of their goods there.  This made me get a cart; and thither, and there brought my money all away.  Took a hackney-coach myself (the hackney-coaches now standing at Allgate).  Much wealth indeed there is at his house.  Blessed be God, I got all mine well thence, and lodged it in my office; but vexed to have all the world see it.  And with Sir W. Batten, who would have taken away my hands before they were stowed.  But by and by comes brother Balty from sea, which I was glad of; and so got him, and Mr. Tooker, and the boy, to watch with them all in the office all night, while I upon Jane’s coming went down to my wife, calling at Deptford, intending to see Bagwell, but did not ’ouvrir la porte comme je’ did expect.  So down late to Woolwich, and there find my wife out of humour and indifferent, as she uses upon her having much liberty abroad.

11th.  Lay there, and up betimes, and by water with my gold, and laid it with the rest in my office, where I find all well and safe.  So with Sir W. Batten to the New Exchange by water and to my Lord Bruncker’s house, where Sir W. Coventry and Sir G. Carteret met.  Little business before us but want of money.  Broke up, and I home by coach round the town.  Dined at home, Balty and myself putting up my papers in m closet in the office.  He away, I down to Deptford and there spoke with Bagwell and agreed upon to-morrow, and come home in the rain by water.  In the evening at Sir W. Pen’s; with my wife, at supper, he in a mad, ridiculous, drunken humour; and it seems there have been some late distances between his lady and him, as my [wife] tells me.  After supper, I home, and with Mr. Hater, Gibson, and Tom alone, got all my chests and money into the further cellar with much pains, but great content to me when done.  So very late and weary, to bed.

12th.  Up, and with Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen to St. James’s by water, and there did our usual business with the Duke of Yorke.  Thence I to Westminster, and there, spoke with Michell and Howlett, who tell me how their poor young ones are going to Shadwell’s.  The latter told me of the unkindness of the young man to his wife, which is now over, and I have promised to appear a counsellor to him.  I am glad she is like to be so near us again.  Thence to Martin, and there did ’tout ce que je voudrais avec’ her, and drank, and away by water home and to dinner, Balty and his wife there.  After dinner I took him down with me to Deptford, and there by the Bezan loaded above half my goods and sent them away.  So we back home, and then I found occasion to return in the dark and to Bagwell, and there . . . did do all that I desired,