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Wednesday 20 September 1665
Called up by Captain Cocke (who was last night put into great trouble upon his boy’s being rather worse than…
Monday 11 September 1665
Up and walked to the office, there to do some business till ten of the clock, and then by agreement…
Sunday 14 May 1665
(Lord’s day). Up, and with my wife to church, it being Whitsunday; my wife very fine in a new yellow…
Friday 14 April 1665
Up, and betimes to Mr. Povy, being desirous to have an end of my trouble of mind touching my Tangier…
Sunday 5 July 1663
(Lord’s day). Lady Batten had sent twice to invite me to go with them to Walthamstow to-day, Mrs. Martha being…
Wednesday 11 March 1662/63
Up betimes, and to my office, walked a little in the garden with Sir W. Batten, talking about the difference…
Thursday 25 September 1662
Up betimes and to my workmen, and then to the office, where we sat all the morning. So home to…
Sunday 13 April 1662
(Lord’s day). In the morning to Paul’s, where I heard a pretty good sermon, and thence to dinner with my…
Thursday 1 August 1661
This morning Sir Williams both, and my wife and I and Mrs. Margarett Pen (this first time that I have…
Wednesday 31 July 1661
Singing-master came to me this morning; then to the office all the morning. In the afternoon I went to the…
Wednesday 29 May 1661
(King’s birth-day). Rose early and having made myself fine, and put six spoons and a porringer of silver in my…
Thursday 18 April 1661
Up with my workmen and then about 9 o’clock took horse with both the Sir Williams for Walthamstow, and there…
Tuesday 16 April 1661
So soon as word was brought me that Mr. Coventry was come with the barge to the Towre, I went…
Saturday 13 April 1661
To Whitehall by water from Towre-wharf, where we could not pass the ordinary way, because they were mending of the…