11th.  At the office all the morning, dined at home and my father and Dr. Thos.  Pepys with him upon a poor dinner, my wife being abroad.  After dinner I went to the theatre, and there saw “Love’s Mistress” done by them, which I do not like in some things as well as their acting in Salsbury Court.  At night home and found my wife come home, and among other things she hath got her teeth new done by La Roche, and are indeed now pretty handsome, and I was much pleased with it.  So to bed.

12th.  At the office about business all the morning, so to the Exchange, and there met with Nick Osborne lately married, and with him to the Fleece, where we drank a glass of wine.  So home, where I found Mrs. Hunt in great trouble about her husband’s losing of his place in the Excise.  From thence to Guildhall, and there set my hand to the book before Colonel King for my sea pay, and blessed be God! they have cast me at midshipman’s pay, which do make my heart very glad.  So, home, and there had Sir W. Batten and my Lady and all their company and Capt.  Browne and his wife to a collation at my house till it was late, and then to bed.

13th.  Early up in the morning to read “The Seaman’s Grammar and Dictionary” I lately have got, which do please me exceeding well.  At the office all the morning, dined at home, and Mrs. Turner, The.  Joyce, and Mr. Armiger, and my father and mother with me, where they stand till I was weary of their company and so away.  Then up to my chamber, and there set papers and things in order, and so to bed.

14th.  With Sir W. Batten and Pen to Mr. Coventry’s, and there had a dispute about my claim to the place of Purveyor of Petty-provisions, and at last to my content did conclude to have my hand to all the bills for these provisions and Mr. Turner to purvey them, because I would not have him to lose the place.  Then to my Lord’s, and so with Mr. Creed to an alehouse, where he told me a long story of his amours at Portsmouth to one of Mrs. Boat’s daughters, which was very pleasant.  Dined with my Lord and Lady, and so with Mr. Creed to the Theatre, and there saw “King and no King,” well acted.  Thence with him to the Cock alehouse at Temple Bar, where he did ask my advice about his amours, and I did give him it, which was to enquire into the condition of his competitor, who is a son of Mr. Gauden’s, and that I promised to do for him, and he to make [what] use he can of it to his advantage.  Home and to bed.

15th.  At the office all the morning.  At noon Sir Williams both and I at a great fish dinner at the Dolphin, given us by two tax merchants, and very merry we were till night, and so home.  This day my wife and Pall went to see my Lady Kingston, her brother’s lady.

16th.  Early at Sir Wm. Pen’s, and there before Mr. Turner did reconcile the business of the purveyance between us two.  Then to Whitehall to my Lord’s, and dined with him, and so to Whitefriars and saw “The Spanish Curate,” in which I had no great content.  So home, and was very much troubled that Will. staid out late, and went to bed early, intending not to let him come in, but by and by he comes and I did let him in, and he did tell me that he was at Guildhall helping to pay off the seamen, and cast the books late.  Which since I found to be true.  So to sleep, being in bed when he came.