Diary, Aug/Sep 1660 | Page 9

before I went to bed, in the kitchen.

15th. To the office, and after dinner by water to White Hall, where I
found the King gone this morning by 5 of the clock to see a Dutch
pleasure-boat below bridge,
[A yacht which was greatly admired, and was imitated and improved
by Commissioner Pett, who built a yacht for the King in 1661, which
was called the "Jenny." Queen Elizabeth had a yacht, and one was built
by Phineas Pett in 1604.]
where he dines, and my Lord with him. The King do tire all his people
that are about him with early rising since he came. To the office, all the
afternoon I staid there, and in the evening went to Westminster Hall,
where I staid at Mrs. Michell's, and with her and her husband sent for
some drink, and drank with them. By the same token she and Mrs.
Murford and another old woman of the Hall were going a gossiping

tonight. From thence to my Lord's, where I found him within, and he
did give me direction about his business in his absence, he intending to
go into the country to-morrow morning. Here I lay all night in the old
chamber which I had now given up to W. Howe, with whom I did
intend to lie, but he and I fell to play with one another, so that I made
him to go lie with Mr. Sheply. So I lay alone all night.

16th. This morning my Lord (all things being ready) carried me by
coach to Mr. Crew's, (in the way talking how good he did hope my
place would be to me, and in general speaking that it was not the salary
of any place that did make a man rich, but the opportunity of getting
money while he is in the place) where he took leave, and went into the
coach, and so for Hinchinbroke. My Lady Jemimah and Mr. Thomas
Crew in the coach with him. Hence to Whitehall about noon, where I
met with Mr. Madge, who took me along with him and Captain Cooke
(the famous singer) and other masters of music to dinner at an ordinary
about Charing Cross where we dined, all paying their club. Hence to
the Privy Seal, where there has been but little work these two days. In
the evening home.

17th. To the office, and that done home to dinner where Mr. Unthanke,
my wife's tailor, dined with us, we having nothing but a dish of sheep's
trotters. After dinner by water to Whitehall, where a great deal of
business at the Privy Seal. At night I and Creed and the judge-Advocate
went to Mr. Pim, the tailor's, who took us to the Half Moon, and there
did give us great store of wine and anchovies, and would pay for them
all. This night I saw Mr. Creed show many the strangest emotions to
shift off his drink I ever saw in my life. By coach home and to bed.

18th. This morning I took my wife towards Westminster by water, and
landed her at Whitefriars, with L5 to buy her a petticoat, and I to the
Privy Seal. By and by comes my wife to tell me that my father has
persuaded her to buy a most fine cloth of 26s. a yard, and a rich lace,
that the petticoat will come to L5, at which I was somewhat troubled,
but she doing it very innocently, I could not be angry. I did give her
more money, and sent her away, and I and Creed and Captain Hayward
(who is now unkindly put out of the Plymouth to make way for Captain

Allen to go to Constantinople, and put into his ship the Dover, which I
know will trouble my Lord) went and dined at the Leg in King Street,
where Captain Ferrers, my Lord's Cornet, comes to us, who after dinner
took me and Creed to the Cockpitt play,
[The Cockpit Theatre, situated in Drury Lane, was occupied as a
playhouse in the reign of James I. It was occupied by Davenant and his
company in 1658, and they remained in it until. November 15th, 1660,
when they removed to Salisbury Court.]
the first that I have had time to see since my coming from sea, "The
Loyall Subject," where one Kinaston, a boy, acted the Duke's sister, but
made the loveliest lady that ever I saw in my life, only her voice not
very good. After the play done, we three went to drink, and by Captain
Ferrers' means, Kinaston and another that acted Archas, the General,
came and drank with us. Hence home by coach, and after being
trimmed, leaving my wife to look after her little bitch,