anything.  Thence to the New one, where I never was before, which much exceeds the other; and here we also walked, and the boy crept through the hedge and gathered abundance of roses, and, after a long walk, passed out of doors as we did in the other place, and here we had cakes and powdered beef—­[salt beef]—­and ale, and so home again by water with much pleasure.  This day, being the King’s birth-day, was very solemnly observed; and the more, for that the Queen this day comes to Hampton Court.  In the evening, bonfires were made, but nothing to the great number that was heretofore at the burning of the Rump.  So to bed.

30th.  This morning I made up my accounts, and find myself ‘de claro’ worth about L530, and no more, so little have I increased it since my last reckoning; but I confess I have laid out much money in clothes.  Upon a suddaine motion I took my wife, and Sarah and Will by water, with some victuals with us, as low as Gravesend, intending to have gone into the Hope to the Royal James, to have seen the ship and Mr. Shepley, but meeting Mr. Shepley in a hoy, bringing up my Lord’s things, she and I went on board, and sailed up with them as far as half-way tree, very glad to see Mr. Shepley.  Here we saw a little Turk and a negroe, which are intended for pages to the two young ladies.  Many birds and other pretty noveltys there was, but I was afeard of being louzy, and so took boat again, and got to London before them, all the way, coming and going, reading in the “Wallflower” with great pleasure.  So home, and thence to the Wardrobe, where Mr. Shepley was come with the things.  Here I staid talking with my Lady, who is preparing to go to-morrow to Hampton Court.  So home, and at ten o’clock at night Mr. Shepley came to sup with me.  So we had a dish of mackerell and pease, and so he bid us good night, going to lie on board the hoy, and I to bed.

31st.  Lay long in bed, and so up to make up my Journall for these two or three days past.  Then came Anthony Joyce, who duns me for money for the tallow which he served in lately by my desire, which vexes me, but I must get it him the next by my promise.  By and by to White Hall, hearing that Sir G. Carteret was come to town, but I could not find him, and so back to Tom’s, and thence I took my father to my house, and there he dined with me, discoursing of our businesses with uncle Thomas and T. Trice.  After dinner he departed and I to the office where we met, and that being done I walked to my Brother’s and the Wardrobe and other places about business, and so home, and had Sarah to comb my head clean, which I found so foul with powdering and other troubles, that I am resolved to try how I can keep my head dry without powder; and I did also in a suddaine fit cut off all my beard, which I had been a great while bringing up, only that I may with my pumice-stone do my whole face, as I now do my chin, and to save time, which I find a very easy way and gentile.  So she also washed my