Samuel Pepys

Up very early, and by water to Whitehall to my Lord’s, and there to my Lord’s lodging (Wm. Howe being now ill of the gout at Mr. Pierce’s).

Late home by coach so far as Ludgate with Mr. Mathews, and thence home on foot with W. Hewer with me, and so to bed.

I took Mr. Crofts and Mathews to the Sun Tavern and there made them drink, and discoursed concerning the office.

To the Admiralty, and there was doing things in order to the calculating of the debts of the Navy and other business, all the afternoon.

My Lord and the principal officers met, and had a great discourse about raising of money for the Navy, which is in very sad condition.

We sat late, discoursing about the worth of my office of Clerk of the Acts, which Mr. Man hath a mind to buy. I asked four years’ purchase.

I got my 50l., due to me for my first quarter’s salary as Secretary to my Lord, which Tho. Hater received and brought home to me.

Sat at our office to-day, and my father came this day the first time to see us at my new office.

Finding my Lord at home I got him to look over my accounts, which he did approve of and signed them, and so we are even to this day.

With Dick Vines and his brother Payton, we walked to Lisson Green and Marybone and back again.

To White Hall Chappell, where I heard a cold sermon of the Bishop of Salisbury’s. The ceremonies did not please me, they do so overdo them.

So many lies I never heard in praise of anything as Mr. Butler told of Ireland.

I went with Mr. Henson to the Swan Tavern and sent for Mr. Butler, who was now all full of his high discourse in praise of Ireland.

Meeting with Mr. Henson, who had formerly had the brave clock that went with bullets (which is now taken away from him by the King).

A boy brought me a letter from Poet Fisher, who tells me that he is upon a panegyrique of the King, and desired to borrow a piece of me.

Will, my clerk, and I were all the afternoon making up my accounts, and I find myself worth about 100l. after all my expenses.

Meeting with W. Symons and his wife, and Luellin, and D. Scobell’s wife, we went to Wood’s at the Pell Mell (our old house for clubbing).

I was told how Baron against all expectation and law has got the place of Bickerstaffe.

My Lord's patent is done, which he presented upon his knees to the Speaker; and so it was read in the House, and he took his place.

Thinking to have a meeting, but my Lord could not, it being the day that he was to go and be admitted in the House of Lords.