homewards, but met with Mr. Creed, with whom I went and walked in Grayes-Inn-walks, and from thence to Islington, and there eat and drank at the house my father and we were wont of old to go to; and after that walked homeward, and parted in Smithfield:  and so I home, much wondering to see how things are altered with Mr. Creed, who, twelve months ago, might have been got to hang himself almost as soon as go to a drinking-house on a Sunday.

13th.  All the morning at home among my workmen.  At noon Mr. Creed and I went to the ordinary behind the Exchange, where we lately were, but I do not like it so well as I did.  So home with him and to the office, where we sat late, and he did deliver his accounts to us.  The office being done I went home and took pleasure to see my work draw to an end.

14th.  Up early and by water to Whitehall to my Lord, and there had much talk with him about getting some money for him.  He told me of his intention to get the Muster Master’s place for Mr. Pierce, the purser, who he has a mind to carry to sea with him, and spoke very slightingly of Mr. Creed, as that he had no opinion at all of him, but only he was forced to make use of him because of his present accounts.  Thence to drink with Mr. Shepley and Mr. Pinkny, and so home and among my workmen all day.  In the evening Mr. Shepley came to me for some money, and so he and I to the Mitre, and there we had good wine and a gammon of bacon.  My uncle Wight, Mr. Talbot, and others were with us, and we were pretty merry.  So at night home and to bed.  Finding my head grow weak now-a-days if I come to drink wine, and therefore hope that I shall leave it off of myself, which I pray God I could do.

15th.  With my workmen all day till the afternoon, and then to the office, where Mr. Creed’s accounts were passed.  Home and found all my joyner’s work now done, but only a small job or two, which please me very well.  This afternoon there came two men with an order from a Committee of Lords to demand some books of me out of the office, in order to the examining of Mr. Hutchinson’s accounts, but I give them a surly answer, and they went away to complain, which put me into some trouble with myself, but I resolve to go to-morrow myself to these Lords and answer them.  To bed, being in great fear because of the shavings which lay all up and down the house and cellar, for fear of fire.

16th.  Up early to see whether the work of my house be quite done, and I found it to my mind.  Staid at home all the morning, and about 2 o’clock went in my velvet coat by water to the Savoy, and there, having staid a good while, I was called into the Lords, and there, quite contrary to my expectations, they did treat me very civilly, telling me that what they had done was out of zeal to the King’s service, and that they would joyne with the governors of the chest with all their hearts, since they knew that there was any, which they did not before.  I give