[The mineral springs at Barnet Common, nearly a mile to the west of High Barnet.  The discovery of the wells was announced in the “Perfect Diurnall” of June 5th, 1652, and Fuller, writing in 1662, says that there are hopes that the waters may “save as many lives as were lost in the fatal battle at Barnet” ("Worthies,” Herts).  A pamphlet on “The Barnet Well Water” was published by the Rev. W. M. Trinder, M.D., as late as the year 1800, but in 1840 the old well- house was pulled down.]

and there I drank three glasses, and went and walked and came back and drunk two more; the woman would have had me drink three more; but I could not, my belly being full, but this wrought very well, and so we rode home, round by Kingsland, Hackney, and Mile End till we were quite weary, and my water working at least 7 or 8 times upon the road, which pleased me well, and so home weary, and not being very well, I betimes to bed, and there fell into a most mighty sweat in the night, about eleven o’clock, and there, knowing what money I have in the house and hearing a noyse, I begun to sweat worse and worse, till I melted almost to water.  I rung, and could not in half an houre make either of the wenches hear me, and this made me fear the more, lest they might be gaga; and then I begun to think that there was some design in a stone being flung at the window over our stayres this evening, by which the thiefes meant to try what looking there would be after them and know our company.  These thoughts and fears I had, and do hence apprehend the fears of all rich men that are covetous and have much money by them.  At last Jane rose, and then I understand it was only the dogg wants a lodging and so made a noyse.  So to bed, but hardly slept, at last did, and so till morning,

12th.  And so rose, called up by my Lord Peterborough’s gentleman about getting his Lord’s money to-day of Mr. Povy, wherein I took such order, that it was paid, and I had my L50 brought me, which comforts my heart.  We sat at the office all the morning, then at home.  Dined alone; sad for want of company and not being very well, and know not how to eat alone.  After dinner down with Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, and Sir W. Batten to view, and did like a place by Deptford yard to lay masts in.  By and by comes Mr. Coventry, and after a little stay he and I down to Blackwall, he having a mind to see the yarde, which we did, and fine storehouses there are and good docks, but of no great profit to him that oweth them for ought we see.

[For “owneth.”  This sense is very common in Shakespeare.  In the original edition of the authorized version of the Bible we read:  “So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that oweth this girdle” (Acts xxi.  I i) Nares’s Glossary.]

So home by water with him, having good discourse by the way, and so I to the office a while, and late home to supper and to bed.