the fires.  So he would have had a shilling or 6d. for bringing of me so far; but I had but 3d. about me and did give him it.  In Paul’s church-yard I called at Kirton’s, and there they had got a mass book for me, which I bought and cost me twelve shillings; and, when I came home, sat up late and read in it with great pleasure to my wife, to hear that she was long ago so well acquainted with.  So to bed.  I observed this night very few bonfires in the City, not above three in all London, for the Queen’s coming; whereby I guess that (as I believed before) her coming do please but very few.

3d.  Saturday.  At home all the morning.  In the afternoon to White Hall, where my Lord and Lady were gone to kiss the Queene’s hand.  To Westminster Hall, where I met with Tom Doling, and we two took Mrs. Lane to the alehouse, where I made her angry with commending of Tom Newton and her new sweetheart to be both too good for her, so that we parted with much anger, which made Tom and me good sport.  So home to write letters by the post, and so to bed.

4th (Lord’s day).  In the morn to our own church, where Mr. Mills did begin to nibble at the Common Prayer, by saying “Glory be to the Father, &c.” after he had read the two psalms; but the people had been so little used to it, that they could not tell what to answer.  This declaration of the King’s do give the Presbyterians some satisfaction, and a pretence to read the Common Prayer, which they would not do before because of their former preaching against it.  After dinner to Westminster, where I went to my Lord’s, and having spoke with him, I went to the Abbey, where the first time that ever I heard the organs in a cathedral!  Thence to my Lord’s, where I found Mr. Pierce, the surgeon, and with him and Mr. Sheply, in our way calling at the Bell to see the seven Flanders mares that my Lord has bought lately, where we drank several bottles of Hull ale.  Much company I found to come to her, and cannot wonder at it, for she is very pretty and wanton.  Hence to my father’s, where I found my mother in greater and greater pain of the stone.  I staid long and drank with them, and so home and to bed.  My wife seemed very pretty to-day, it being the first time I had given her leave to wear a black patch.

5th (Office day).  Being disappointed of money, we failed of going to Deptford to pay off the Henrietta to-day.  Dined at home, and at home all day, and at the office at night, to make up an account of what the debts of nineteen of the twenty-five ships that should have been paid off, is increased since the adjournment of the Parliament, they being to sit again to-morrow.  This 5th of November is observed exceeding well in the City; and at night great bonfires and fireworks.  At night Mr. Moore came and sat with me, and there I took a book and he did instruct me in many law notions, in which I took great pleasure.  To bed.