good tall fellow that he had to his servant, and said unto him, ’I have business to go from home; if anie therefore come to ask for me, saie thou art the owner of the mill, and the man for whom they shall so aske, and that thou hast kept this mill for the space of three yeares; but in no wise name me.’  The servant promised his maister so to doo.  And shortlie after, came Sir Anthonie Kingston to the miller’s house, and calling for the miller, the servant came forth, and answered that he was the miller.  ’How long,’ quoth Sir Anthonie, ‘hast thou kept this mill?’ He answered, ‘Three years.’—­’Well, then,’ said he, ’come on:  thou must go with me;’ and caused his men to laie hands on him, and to bring him to the next tree, saieing to him, ’Thou hast been a busie knave, and therefore here shalt thou hang.’  Then cried the fellow out, and saide that he was not the miller, but the miller’s man.  ’Well, then,’ said Sir Anthonie, ’thou art a false knave to be in two tales:  therefore,’ said he, ‘hang him up;’ and so incontinentlie hanged he was indeed.  After he was dead, one that was present told Sir Anthonie, ’Surelie, sir, this was but the miller’s man.’—­’What then!’ said he, ’could he ever have done his maister better service than to hang for him?’”—­B.]

So after dinner I took them by water to White Hall, taking in a very pretty woman at Paul’s Wharf, and there landed we, and I left Roger Pepys and to St. Margaret’s Church, and there saw Betty, and so to walk in the Abbey with Sir John Talbot, who would fain have pumped me about the prizes, but I would not let him, and so to walk towards Michell’s to see her, but could not, and so to Martin’s, and her husband was at home, and so took coach and to the Park, and thence home and to bed betimes.  Water 1s., coach 5s.  Balty borrowed L2.

20th.  Up betimes and to the getting ready my answer to the Committee of Accounts to several questions, which makes me trouble, though I know of no blame due to me from any, let them enquire what they can out.

[The first part of the entry for April 20th is among the rough notes, and stands as follows:  “Monday 20.  Up and busy about answer to Committee of Accounts this morning about several questions which vexed me though in none I have reason to be troubled.  But the business of The Flying Greyhound begins to find me some care, though in that I am wholly void of blame.”  This may be compared with the text.]

I to White Hall, and there hear how Henry Brouncker is fled, which, I think, will undo him:  but what good it will do Harman I know not, he hath so befooled himself; but it will be good sport to my Lord Chancellor to hear how his great enemy is fain to take the same course that he is.  There met Robinson, who tells me that he fears his master, W. Coventry, will this week have his business brought upon the stage again, about selling of places, which I shall be sorry for, though the less, since I hear his standing for Pen