In the evening came Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten to see me, and Sir J. Minnes advises me to the same thing, but would not have me take anything from the apothecary, but from him, his Venice treacle being better than the others, which I did consent to and did anon take and fell into a great sweat, and about 10 or 11 o’clock came out of it and shifted myself, and slept pretty well alone, my wife lying in the red chamber above.

10th.  In the morning most of my disease, that is, itching and pimples, were gone.  In the morning visited by Mr. Coventry and others, and very glad I am to see that I am so much inquired after and my sickness taken notice of as I did.  I keep my bed all day and sweat again at night, by which I expect to be very well to-morrow.  This evening Sir W. Warren came himself to the door and left a letter and box for me, and went his way.  His letter mentions his giving me and my wife a pair of gloves; but, opening the box, we found a pair of plain white gloves for my hand, and a fair state dish of silver, and cup, with my arms, ready cut upon them, worth, I believe, about L18, which is a very noble present, and the best I ever had yet.  So after some contentful talk with my wife, she to bed and I to rest.

11th.  Took a clyster in the morning and rose in the afternoon.  My wife and I dined on a pullet and I eat heartily, having eat nothing since Sunday but water gruel and posset drink, but must needs say that our new maid Mary has played her part very well in her readiness and discretion in attending me, of which I am very glad.  In the afternoon several people came to see me, my uncle Thomas, Mr. Creed, Sir J. Minnes (who has been, God knows to what end, mighty kind to me and careful of me in my sickness).  At night my wife read Sir H. Vane’s tryall to me, which she began last night, and I find it a very excellent thing, worth reading, and him to have been a very wise man.  So to supper and to bed.

12th.  Up and find myself pretty well, and so to the office, and there all the morning.  Rose at noon and home to dinner in my green chamber, having a good fire.  Thither there came my wife’s brother and brought Mary Ashwell with him, whom we find a very likely person to please us, both for person, discourse, and other qualitys.  She dined with us, and after dinner went away again, being agreed to come to us about three weeks or a month hence.  My wife and I well pleased with our choice, only I pray God I may be able to maintain it.  Then came an old man from Mr. Povy, to give me some advice about his experience in the stone, which I [am] beholden to him for, and was well pleased with it, his chief remedy being Castle soap in a posset.  Then in the evening to the office, late writing letters and my Journall since Saturday, and so home to supper and to bed.